Eminem being white saved him from being relegated to the Redman, Ludacris, and E-40 tier of rappers
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Eminem's superstardom is based on white privilege
he wouldn't be as famous as his peers if he was a Black rapper
he's Elvis basically
but don't get me wrong, Eminem can rap, he's just always been put on a pedestal because he's white
he wouldn't be as famous as his peers if he was a Black rapper
he's Elvis basically
but don't get me wrong, Eminem can rap, he's just always been put on a pedestal because he's white
i've always hated his music, but to deny his talent seems unserious 
ask krs one. he would probably say em can spit
ask krs one. he would probably say em can spit
also, hate on breh if you want, but this is an amazing piece of music. song/video
most of Em's music is awful. but this is a monster
most of Em's music is awful. but this is a monster
Playaz Eyez
Veteran
His first two albums are much better than Chicken and Beer, and yes I would consistently keep those in rotation, especially over E-40 stuff.
Metal Face
Superstar
Luda >> > > > > Em
Artificial Intelligence
Not Allen Iverson
Ludacris corny to me
So is em
So is em
If Em was black he would just be another lyrical miracle rapper that commercially peaked in the 90’s.
The Last Emperor was supposed to be what Eminem ended up becoming and the difference between them ain't really skin color...a black approximation of what kind of career a similar level of talent and opportunity would get you is Kendrick Lamar, not Ludacris or Canibus.
Em is above Luda, Luda is a tier above red, and why even bring e40 into the discussion. 
Duke Dixon
Superstar
I agree with what you said to a point. I think that was all true until like 2010.
The rappers that I've heard argued as greats after weren't really rapping about street shyt (Kendrick, Cole, Cudi, Kanye). Drake does but no one believes that stuff.
On the flipside being white still protects rappers from being called corny. People still put that label on Big Sean and I think he's been better than people realize lately. I wouldn't put him in the same category as the Hopsins and Joyner Lucases like other people would.
The only rapper that I can think of that was funny like Eminem but never called corny is Sean Price. He was definitely closer to street raps than Luda or Busta.
I don't think Eminem is as good as he was before. I do respect that he put Young MA as the first verse in his one album. That was a good look for her that other rappers never gave her because she isn't a Cardi or Meg type rapper.
The rappers that I've heard argued as greats after weren't really rapping about street shyt (Kendrick, Cole, Cudi, Kanye). Drake does but no one believes that stuff.
On the flipside being white still protects rappers from being called corny. People still put that label on Big Sean and I think he's been better than people realize lately. I wouldn't put him in the same category as the Hopsins and Joyner Lucases like other people would.
The only rapper that I can think of that was funny like Eminem but never called corny is Sean Price. He was definitely closer to street raps than Luda or Busta.
I don't think Eminem is as good as he was before. I do respect that he put Young MA as the first verse in his one album. That was a good look for her that other rappers never gave her because she isn't a Cardi or Meg type rapper.
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What’s with the Redman disrespect in the Booth 
That was true in the past… Burna Boy didn’t have Jimmy Iovine
His debut album is under this label which is essentially the Universal outpost for his country
