Mike Otherz
All Star
why isnt zero an option.
How many classics does Eminem have ? (poll)
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Brown Ant
Hunter-Gatherer
Cause he has at least one, depends on how many people think. For me it's just MMLP and SSLP/TES is close, but many think all three are classics.
Rapmastermind
Superstar
SSLP - 4.5 MICS
MMLP - 5 MICS
TES - 4 MICS
E - 2 MICS
Rel - 3 MICS
Rec - 3.5 MICS
"MMLP" is his only Classic and that's mostly off the impact it had commercially but musically songs like "Stan" and "The Way I am" gave Hip Hop heads something to talk about. SSLP is right there, but it had flaws I could see it being Classic at the end of the day cause it's considering Em's official debut and it was a solid ablum. "TES" had impact yes but the production wasn't the greatest on some of those tracks but it was a solid release. "Encore" was uneven and a disaster even though yes there were a few tracks on there. I get it, Yes Lyrically on "Relapse" Em was going in. But he had so much time off he lost his voice and the accents were terrible.
Dre was consistent on the production but it was Em that was messing up the songs. It was him reverting back to his Slim Shady persona but not quite getting it. "Rec" did recover from "Relapse" it was the better album but a little more Pop, actually, way more Pop. "MMLP 2" to me is going to make or break Em's catalog as of right now it's 3 good, 3 bad. He's average. But we know as an emcee he's not average, he's extremely skilled.
Now commercially, Em always delivers. He's a brand and a living Legend. But the fact is his album when compared to the greats aren't the strongest. But yes people will put up SSLP/MMLP/TES in Em's defense that he can create amazing albums. Even though it was a soundtrack, "8 Mile" had some great songs on it too. But Em today is a shelf of his former self. We'll see what he does with this new album but so far I'm like meh on the 1st two songs.
MMLP - 5 MICS
TES - 4 MICS
E - 2 MICS
Rel - 3 MICS
Rec - 3.5 MICS
"MMLP" is his only Classic and that's mostly off the impact it had commercially but musically songs like "Stan" and "The Way I am" gave Hip Hop heads something to talk about. SSLP is right there, but it had flaws I could see it being Classic at the end of the day cause it's considering Em's official debut and it was a solid ablum. "TES" had impact yes but the production wasn't the greatest on some of those tracks but it was a solid release. "Encore" was uneven and a disaster even though yes there were a few tracks on there. I get it, Yes Lyrically on "Relapse" Em was going in. But he had so much time off he lost his voice and the accents were terrible.
Dre was consistent on the production but it was Em that was messing up the songs. It was him reverting back to his Slim Shady persona but not quite getting it. "Rec" did recover from "Relapse" it was the better album but a little more Pop, actually, way more Pop. "MMLP 2" to me is going to make or break Em's catalog as of right now it's 3 good, 3 bad. He's average. But we know as an emcee he's not average, he's extremely skilled.
Now commercially, Em always delivers. He's a brand and a living Legend. But the fact is his album when compared to the greats aren't the strongest. But yes people will put up SSLP/MMLP/TES in Em's defense that he can create amazing albums. Even though it was a soundtrack, "8 Mile" had some great songs on it too. But Em today is a shelf of his former self. We'll see what he does with this new album but so far I'm like meh on the 1st two songs.
MenacingMonk
War & Peace
TES is the only classic. He was at a mature point, musically.
0 mafukka havnt heard an eminem record since his first 2 and havnt heard anyone ever play it since then (that was what late 90s / early 2000s ? )
A classic is somethin like 400 degreez i can go back n listen n ride round to
aint no one tryna play some 1999 eminem
Where the fukk yall live at that people play eminem like that
DaveyDave
Superstar
it's not that hard to figure out, you want cats to write Marshall Mathers LP every time they talk about it?
I do actually. That's not that hard to do either.
Everyone saying the MMLP hasn't listened to that album in years.
Lets be real
Lets be real
Suspicious Dingo
Superstar
Murder Was the Case >>>>
Above the Rim >>>>>
I didn't know Eminem has this many fans on here...interesting.
He has zero classics, even his best album (MMLP) didn't stand the test of time. Exceptional as he is in rappity rapping, it never translated into great artistry on his albums, save for a few songs here and there. he is the single biggest waste of talent ever and a prime example of technical rapping skills =/= great body of work.
He should be thanking his stars for the fact that he's...
1 White and...
2 That he came out at the perfect time where the market was begging for an artist like him; a skilful white rapper in a 70%+ white country, during by far and away the most commercially successful period in rap history. Imagine if he was black with the same skill-set coming out of that era*
* Canibus- We all know how that panned out.
He has zero classics, even his best album (MMLP) didn't stand the test of time. Exceptional as he is in rappity rapping, it never translated into great artistry on his albums, save for a few songs here and there. he is the single biggest waste of talent ever and a prime example of technical rapping skills =/= great body of work.
He should be thanking his stars for the fact that he's...
1 White and...
2 That he came out at the perfect time where the market was begging for an artist like him; a skilful white rapper in a 70%+ white country, during by far and away the most commercially successful period in rap history. Imagine if he was black with the same skill-set coming out of that era*
* Canibus- We all know how that panned out.