Oct 22, 2015A:
Akon: “Who is the best rapper ever? I’ll probably have to say Eminem. I would definitely say Eminem. He came from a whole another culture, literally. Mastered it, outsold everybody and he did every kind of record imaginable. He could take any topic and make a song out of it. I haven’t seen any artist do that yet.”Alex Da Kid: "Em reminds me of one of my friends from back home. It was just so natural. I forgot in two seconds that he was the biggest-selling artist of the decade. He knows what he’s doing. Me and him mixed [the song] together and he’s not like somebody that’s telling somebody what to do. We were both on the board turning knobs. The atmosphere and the vibe down there was just super cool."Abbie Cornish- the Robocop actress: "My favorite rapper is Eminem,"
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Barack Obama: “I’m sort of hip to the younger stuff. Eminem … although he curses sometimes.”/ "I've got everything from Jay Z to Eminem to the Fugees,"
Bruce Dickinson, Iron Maiden : "Some of Eminem's rap songs kind of have the teenage love songs like the Fifties love songs. It's kind of like domestic drama set to music. He is really good storyteller."
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50 Cent: “Air Jordan. Tiger Woods. You know how a person is made for something? Eminem is made for hip-hop. The best rapper is a white man.”
Chamillionaire: "Eminem’s rhyme patterns are super dope and he can squeeze a million words in a couple bars. Crazy creative. His voice changes alot tho"
Christina Aguilera: “Eminem? You know, yeah, I do respect him as an artist. I think he’s super talented.”
Chris Rock: “You know the world is messed up when the tallest man in the NBA is Chinese, the best golfer is black, and the best rapper is white.” He doesn't list Em in the list top 5 because: "People get angry when you don't mention Eminem. They really like, 'Hey! Eminem's one of the greatest.' Okay! He's good. I'm not a big 'Stan' guy. I like 'Stan.' I loved him on 'Renegade.' He's great on 'Renegade.' I like him on a lot of stuff. I like 'Stan' but you don't hear 'Stan' at the club, ever. Not any club I wanna be at. 'It was hot last night and then they played "Stan."' 'What? Where were you? Did they play "Stan? Was it a remix or something?'"
Chuck D, Public Enemy: “Eminem’s been doing it for a long time, seven or eight years in Detroit. He’s come through the school of hard knocks. I don’t like to get in to the thing of ‘white rapper’, because he’s just a kid who comes from the ‘hood, and he’s good. If you were blind, you wouldn’t be able to tell.”
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Drake: "Toronto I want you to make some motherfucking noise for the Greatest of all time,Eminem"
Denzel Washington: “Eminem, yes,” he said. “Eminem and Nas are real wordsmiths. So yes, I’m DEFINITELY an Eminem fan.”
Demi Lovato: " I would love to work with Eminem actually… I can relate to him with being in recovery and things like that so I think we could make something awesome together.”
E:Elton John: "From the start, I've always admired Eminem's thinking. That's the reason I wanted to appear on the Grammys with him when I was asked, despite all the nonsense talked about his being homophobic and crap like that. Let the Boy Georges and the George Michaels of the world get up in a twist about it if they don't have the intelligence to see his intelligence.''F: G:H:
Haylay Williams (Featured on Airplanes Part2): ''As if the song couldn't get any better. He just slays me, he's such a genius''
Hopsin: "Eminem is my favorite rapper of all time, Now it's time for me to be his."
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Jay-Z: "I never even told him this, but I remember that Eminem came into the studio when we made 'Moment of Clarity,' which he produced, on The Black Album," Jay said. "So here's Eminem. It's 2003, I think The Eminem Show had come out, and he was, like, the biggest rapper in the world — he sold, like, 20 million records worldwide or some ridiculous number. But when he came to the studio, I remember I hugged him and I could feel that he had on a bulletproof vest. I couldn't imagine being that successful. I mean, he's a guy who loves rap and wanted to be successful his whole career. Then he finally gets it, and there's this dark cloud over him. I think he's [Eminem] a very intelligent rapper... It's just when you make 4000 songs... I'm a constant collaborator. You know some people are gonna have better days, it's just the way it is."
Judd Apatow: ''The great thing about Eminem is, he’s just hysterical. You forget, people like Eminem because he is riotously funny. And he's a great actor"
Justin Timberlake: "Eminem, I’m a huge fan. I was so excited at the VMAs this year. I got to meet him. I was so excited. I almost asked him for his autograph. I’m just kidding. We shook hands. I think he’s one of the most talented hip hop artists ever, and he’s still not finished.” As for Slim’s criticism of *NSYNC’s music, “I admire him for sticking by what he thinks.”
J.Cole: ''That was wild. There’s very few people left that I still feel weird around. I was in super fan mode. I was sitting there talking a lot, mad nervous, just trying to get it all out [laughs. I told him when I used to have his raps on my wall, this that and the third. I could’ve really talked his head off for an hour with questions and s---. He seemed really appreciative though. I could tell that he was genuine. I was like I’m not a fan just to say I’m fan. "
K: Kanye West: "Nobody's gonna be bigger than Eminem". Kanye doesn't put Em in his top 5 rapper list. "“Em is a good rapper, but he hasn’t made an impact in a long time. I think his gimmick finally wore off and people are starting to see through him. He could’ve been one of the greatest ever, but he let drugs and laziness get in the way. He should be a rap God, but I wouldn’t even put him in my top 5 — at least not with what he has accomplished so far.”
Kim Kardashian: “I am a huge Eminem fan and find it flattering that he would rap about t me. He’s a bit harsh about some other celebrities, but you just have to let it go and have a sense of humor. Personally, I’m honored.”
Kendrick Lamar: K.Dot also discussed his love for Em back in high school.
“That just comes from being a fan from day one. It wasn’t really something I could do overnight. It’s from me being in ninth grade and studying all of the albums, the Marshall Mathers LP and Slim Shady, coming from that era and then finally getting to meet him. It’s just one of those types of things. I already knew the type of wizard he already was. When I finally got into the studio with him, I had to bring my A-game.”
DJ Khalil: “Technically,Eminem is the most skilled rapper I’ve ever heard”
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Lupe Fiasco: " I can't f--- with Eminem"
Larry Bird: “Eminem. My son was listening to that and I was like, “What is that junk?” Then I started listening and I thought, You know, that kid is pretty good. It’s the storytelling.”
Lil Wayne: “Come on out. I’m not calling you out to diss me because I can’t f--- with you, but come do a song. Please, with three e’s.”
Logic:
"My favorite Eminem album is probably The Marshall Mathers LP," Logic said in an interview with Montreality. "I love how raw The Slim Shady LP was and then obviously there's Infinite...So that was cool, but excluding that, calling Slim Shady Eminem's first actual album, I loved it and it was extremely raw, but you can hear a much more polished [Eminem] on The Marshall Mathers LP. He had seen a lot of crazy s--- and he experienced a lot of different things. It was much more than just growing up around a trailer park. It was about what happened since his fame."
Selecting his favorite cuts off The Marshall Mathers LP, Logic picked two album cuts.
"'Who Knew,'" Logic said. "That was awesome. It's so reflective. It's just the realest s--- ever...He was just coming out like, 'f--- you. f--- your mom.' But he was like, 'Don't take it so literal.' Then, he was like, 'I never knew I'd get this f---in' kid to k--- himself.' I'd say that or 'Stan.'"
Logic was also asked about what he would want a collaboration with Eminem to sound like.
"It depends," Logic said. "People change and people grow as artists. I think, no matter what an artist does, you just gotta support it and appreciate it. Sometimes people be like, 'I miss the old this.' But that's where it is. That's where it lives. They did that already. This is them, whether you like it or not. You loved that, so just support them. Be happy they're doing what they love.
"I say that to say this," Logic continued. "The type of collab that I would love is more with Slim Shady. I know in the later years, Em is super hype and yellin on the records, but I love...Actually, my favorite Eminem song is not even an Eminem song. I forget the dude's name but it's called 'Watch Deez.' [Logic is told the song is by Thirstin Howl III]. Yeah. That's my favorite one. That's the type of flow that I would love to go back and forth on a record with Eminem."
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Master P: “To be able to break into an African-American game…I would have to take my hat off to him for that.”
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Nas: "I think that's one of the most exciting things hip hop can look forward to. He contributes so much lyrically and musically, he's amazing,"
Nicki Minaj: "Out of all the artist i worked with he was the most involved." / “I am still in shock. I never really thought you’d do a record with me. I didn’t even think you’d know who I was. Thank you for your passion. Thank you for getting on the phone with me and treating me like your peer. I didn’t expect that at all. You have no idea how much that means. You are the most down to earth and humble artist of your caliber I’ve had the pleasure of working with. God bless you and your family. And happy belated birthday.”
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P!nk: “I think he’s one of the most poetic, ballsy, and hilarious people the industry has ever seen.”
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Rakim: "Em is nasty man, I tell people to this day...if Em was black...he’d be the next Muhammad Ali."/ ''I'm big fan of Eminem"
Rihanna: '' I love Eminem and I love the song. (LTWL). Something is wrong with Eminem. He has so much in his mind, that I almost feel lucky that he has music. I feel like he has so much in his head, that music is such a great release for him. He is one of my favorite artists. Absoulutely."
Robert Pattinson: “I was obsessed with Eminem when I was younger. When he first came out, I was about 12 and fanatical about his ‘Slim Shady’ CD. I think he’s a genius.” / "Eminem is my hero"
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Stephen King: “The guy is funny, smart, and sometimes shocking. Those are all things I look for in rock’n’roll.”
Snoop Dogg: "He (Em) f----- him (Jay-Z) awfully on that record. Completely. Like d---!I don't want Eminem on my album. I'm cool"
Queen Latifah: “I think he’s one of the greatest lyricists around. I think the guy’s a freaking lyrical genius.”
Common: "Eminem is the essence of an MC. He can get on any subject matter and rock it, and ... he's coming from his heart. He can get onstage and have a presence. His patterns are real good: He can flow like an instrument. He rides them beats right and says clever stuff. MCing, to me, is when you hear a dude say something and you tell your homie, 'You heard what he said?' Eminem has that 'Oooh, you heard what he said?' That's somebody you gotta step up with your game before [challenging]. He's an MC by heart. You know it. He's eating it, breathing it."
Seamus Hayney - winner of 1995 Nobel Prize in Literature: “There is this guy Eminem. He has created a sense of what is possible. He has sent a voltage around a generation. He has done this not just through his subversive attitude but also his verbal energy.”
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Tony Yayo: "Eminem is like the godfather of rap"/ “In a time like this, when records are not selling, he’s the only one that is selling. You know, Drake and all the other ones, but Em did 800,000 his first week, and he’s #1 for the fifth week. It’s incredible. I think he has a faithful fan base of people who have been following him for years. They’re not going to stop following him and not stop listening to his music. Em said he didn’t like his last album as much as this one. You can hear the difference. I like both of the albums. ‘3 a.m.’ is one of my joints. But Eminem has followers that’s gonna mess with him until the day he dies.”
The Game: "You dont f--- with the white boy, jay knows, everybody knows"/ ''I love Em he's dope hes always been dope and as far as any type of lyrical war the guy, i dont think anyone can beat him''
Tech N9Ne: "His wordplay can’t be matched. If you listen to him; it’s sick! It’s ill, it has cancer [and] it has AIDS; that’s how sick it is! "
Tim Westwood: "Eminem is as important and influential as any politician - maybe more so because he has the ear of the hip-hop generation...He is up there with some of the greatest lyricists in history - I'm talking the likes of Shakespeare. In the hip-hop game he's one of the greatest of all time."
Ty Dolla $ign: "Eminem is definitely the best rapper alive,"
Henry Winkler: "I love Eminem. His new album Recovery, I think that might be a little bit of brilliant genius. He is out in orbit."
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Oct 22, 2015
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Oct 22, 2015
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Oct 22, 2015
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Oct 22, 2015
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