Speaking of public reaction, Revival certainly created a great deal of it, most of it negative. Something that Eminem seems to have forgotten is that while lyrics are vitally important to hip-hop – particularly to those of us that are a bit older – they aren’t the only thing that’s important. It wouldn’t be the last time he changed his style based on the public’s reaction. The irony of Em’s just-don’t-give-a-fuck persona is that he’s always been very aware of what others say about him. Fuck it.” I started to write angry songs like “Just Don’t Give a Fuck.” I was like, “I’m gonna rap like I don’t care anymore. I was upset…I had to go back to the drawing board. People were saying that I sounded like AZ and Nas. In fact, the reaction to Infinite birthed Slim Shady: His monotone, relaxed flow drew unwanted comparisons to members of The Firm.
For all the criticisms that can be leveled at late-career Eminem, no one can argue that he’s not being authentic (in fact, the opposite could be true). The reason it is at the bottom of this list is because he wasn’t yet himself.
It excludes soundtracks like 8 Mile and Southpaw, compilations like Curtain Call: The Hits, The Re-Up, and the horrific Shady XV, group efforts including D12 and Bad Meets Evil, and leaked bootlegs such as Straight from the Lab or Straight from the Vault.Įminem’s debut, Infinite, released on Web Entertainment, is raw and unpolished – both in rhymes and beats – and did little to portend the career he would ultimately have. This list includes only solo studio albums. Now that he’s released ten albums, I thought it was time to rank them.
Ranking Nas’s Albums | Ranking Jay-Z’s Albums He’s a wordsmith and a technician, able to bend any word to his will and has mastered every flow over his storied career. He is immensely respected by other great artists and is a hip-hop head through and through. He’s also one of the greatest emcees in history. He’s even penned two books – 2000’s Angry Blonde and 2008’s The Way I Am.īut he’s more than just sales and awards (and books). He’s one of the most commercially successful musicians ever, the second highest-selling singles artist of all time with over 220 million records sold worldwide and nine consecutive number one albums (including his greatest hits collection). Six of his major label releases have won the Grammy for Best Rap Album (he has fifteen in total). “ seems to revel in the ways that he can break and reshape the laws of the language.” – Adam Bradley, Book of RhymesĮminem is one of the all-time greats, a surefire future hall of famer.
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