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Originally posted by SigmaChiCard
Only if you don't count Canibus...but it's not the radio stuff that's very good....he makes that for the radio...ever heard of EYEdea? He's good.
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Both are good - I'd also add Slug (of Atmosphere), Talib Kweli/Mos Def, and without any doubt, Gift of Gab (of Blackalicious) to those two . . . all ahead of Eminem, if you're looking purely at mic skills.
I think Eminem is one of the smartest men in America - he has crafted an image and a musical style that plays right into what he wants people to think and see. He's made millions of dollars, not only by doing what he wants to do in life, but by selling an image first and foremost, and using that to convey his artistic message (which is only now coming into focus). He's like the evolved form of Marilyn Manson in that way, only on a different plane of ability.