This article originated from my comment on "What are the rappers who are better than Eminem?" The answer to this question, I think the writing is more nutritious, so it is placed on the public account.
Eminem himself is a very good rapper, and in a way, it is not an exaggeration to say that he is the most popular American rapper for Chinese listeners. Not only has he influenced a large number of listeners, but many rappers who are now active in the Chinese rap circle have also been greatly influenced by MuYe (not to give examples).
Therefore, putting him there as a standard will allow the audience to more intuitively understand many names that they are not familiar with, their influence and historical status on HipHop.
At the same time, if you read the whole article, you can also talk about what kind of people in your mind are better than Eminam, and these people, including Eminam, will be remembered by history.
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First of all, comparing rappers who need to define "bull", "bull" has a lot of consciousness, such as historical status, technology, public recognition, musicality, artistry and so on. So it's irresponsible to say that Rapper A is better than Rapper B.
Let me understand for the time being to compare Rapper's historical position.
Speaking of the more obscure concept of historical status, we need to know that in many cases there may be some coincidence and wonderful deeds that can make a rapper have a lofty historical status, and the factors that determine the historical status can sometimes seem strange. To use someone else's words, for example:
"In the NBA's active guard, generally speaking, many people think that Harden is better than Irving. In the ranking of active players, we will never rank Harden behind Irving, for example, we will often say that the top five active players are Jandukkaden (of course, there are still many versions, so don't leverage here), anyway, from the public point of view, Harden's active status is significantly higher than Irving. But when it comes to historical status, it is difficult for us to choose, Irving has a ring, Harden does not, even if the Nets win the championship this year, given that the two are on the same team, Irving has more rings than Harden. Therefore, comparing the level of the historical status of the two people, it will be confused. ”
From this example, we can understand that historical status is not necessarily a comparison of who is stronger and more technological, and many factors will be taken into account.
Based on my understanding of hip-hop, I think the following factors need to be taken into account in the judgment of historical standing:
1\ Unprecedented/ Originality
2\ Album artistry
3\ Experience
Of course, there are many other factors that determine historical status, but I will discuss them here.
The reason why technology is not used as a factor in determining historical status is because technology alone really does not bring rappers a very, very high historical status, such as Busta Ryhmes, how many rappers in the past, now and in the future dare to say that their technology is better than his? But it's clear that there are plenty of rappers whose technology is far inferior to Busta Ryhmes's all-time higher historical status than his.
Based on the above factors, I will list some examples to find some rappers who are "awesome" than Eminem.
01
Unprecedented/originality
1. Run D.M.C.
Run-D.M.C is one of the true first Hiphop superstars, who have integrated rock elements into hip-hop music like never before, making hip-hop music successfully enter the mainstream of the public for the first time in the colorful music industry. They were the most commercially successful and influential Hiphop Dual of our time, and whenever we talk about rap culture we don't ignore the Run-D .M.C. Raising Hell is an album that I highly recommend to those who want to feel the delicacy and amazement of early Hiphop productions or those who like hip-hop and rock, and the more famous singles are "Walk This Way", "Peter Piper" and "It's Tricky".
2. Eric B.& Rakim
It's another duo, but the highlight of this group is Rakim, the master of flow. I don't have much to say about this great duo, you can go to Station B to see @Bag Bao Manager's introduction to the album "Paid in Full" and Eric B. & Rakim, paying tribute to the simple and unpretentious people who spread the essence of hip-hop culture.
In addition to Eric B. & Rakim, Rakim's later solo career also subverted hiphop, he re-examined the rhyme foot choreography and flow of rap, subverted the most important rhetorical arrangement and rap rhythm in rap music, and deservedly became Nas's most admired Rapper.
3. Dr.Dre
Dr. Dre reinvented Hiphop Production to some extent, driving the rapid development of the West Coast style and leading the essence of gangster rap – G-Funk. His contribution to Hiphop Production was groundbreaking, so whenever we talk about hip-hop producers, we'll never forget him. Not to mention that Dre is still Eminem's teacher, which is certainly better than Em (Doge). The beat of each song on The Chronic album is worth listening to, with rich and complex layers and a gentle G-funk lead sound, which is always amazing to hear. The album's more popular singles include "Nuthin' But A "G" Thang," "Fuck Wit Dre Day," and "Let Me Ride."
02
Album artistry
Too much is too much really, there are a lot of Rapper through an album soaring, in the long river of history will be remembered forever.
1. Nas
The first album in rap history, a documentary on the streets of New York, no single is not impossible, amazing. Nas used the album to become the bible recorder in "Pac is Jesus, Nas wrote the Bible." The realism of the lyrics in the album and the god-level beat concocted by legendary producers such as premier make this album incomparable in artistic height and sound. Plug in, Nas's new album for 2020... Why can you still take the Grammys... Although respect this is Nas's first grammy, it is really quite speechless
2. A Tribe Called Quest
If you say you know hip hop, but you don't know ATCQ, it's equivalent to not knowing Raf Simons when discussing men's clothing. AtCQ has so many great albums that I put up "The Low End Theory" just because it was the first one I listened to, but ATCQ has no water. There are so many reasons why The Low End Theory is a classic within a classic, and the factors I personally recognize are its delicate production, genius sampling, and Q-tip and Phife's incomparable chemistry. Recommended singles include "Jazz (We ve' Got)," "Buggin Out," "Check the Rhime," and "Scenario."
3. Kanye West
Emm is sure to be someone to spray, how can Kanye's historical status be higher than Muye's. Fine doesn't matter, there are many reasons why no one will think that Kanye's historical status is higher than Muye's, such as Kanye is a few years later than Muye but almost the same era, Kanye's rap ability and skills are relatively ordinary. These reasons do make it impossible to objectively and boldly judge the height of the two, but to be clear, Kanye is irreplaceable in the history of rapping, and if it is really compared, it is not inferior to Mu Ye. As the other respondents have said:
Kanye redefined the art of rap, elevating the concept of Hiphop to a level far beyond simple rap, and his production, musical structure, and integration not only made a significant contribution to hip-hop music, but also expanded the limits of the entire music industry outward.
"MBDTF" is an album without single recommendation, after listening to the whole album in one breath, you will find that the way you see the world has changed, your understanding of everything is subtly sublimated, you will observe the world more patiently, you will have more courage to examine life, you will have more confidence to love this beautiful, artistic world.
03
experienced
First of all, the word experience can be misleading, but I mean that a particular story, experience, or event gives an already high-caliber rapper a higher historical status.
1. Tupac
Tupac is strong in itself, but I personally don't really like the way he spits out words so I don't listen much. But that doesn't stop people from always being taken into account when discussing rap Goat. He himself has a strong rap ability, on-site ability, creative ability and leadership temperament, and his sudden death makes people pay more attention to him and worship him. There is no derogatory meaning, but the status of 2pac has played a role in some extent, sudden death. Back to the album itself, "All Eyez On Me" is a very West Coast album and the best presentation of 2pac's personal style. Among them, "Ambition Az a Ridah", "All About U" and "Only God can Judge Me" are all high-standard works.
2. Biggie
The claim that Biggie and Tupac are in the same historical position is somewhat disapproving to me personally, and I subjectively always appreciate Biggie more. His music has power, emotion, art and heroism, and his improvisational ability has never been matched until now. No matter how much Jayz and Nas clashed after his death, they always looked at BIG, seeing BIG as mentors, big brothers, and King New York. Speaking of experiences, I never thought that experience was the reason for Biggie's kingship, but after carefully considering other factors, I also very much wanted to put Biggie in this article, and experience may be the most appropriate to some extent... But even if Biggie did not die suddenly, his historical position must be at its peak.
The album "Ready to Die" became a timeless classic in the history of hip-hop with Diddy, and like illmatic, it was a single without mediocre. But the more classic ones I'm eager to share are Machine Gun Funk, Gimme the Loot, Everyday Struggle, and Juicy. By the way, I once watched a video in which "Juicy" suddenly played on a high-rise building in Brooklyn, and it resounded throughout Brooklyn, and people on the streets stopped and sang loudly in honor of the King of New York. It's very touching to see, maybe this is the power of hip-hop.
epilogue
"What are the rappers who are better than eminem?" This question may have a different answer after a different definition of "awesome", but in any case, the significance of comparing who is bullish is far less than to feel the initial touch, power and motivation brought by hip-hop in person. I hope that while Chinese hip-hop is booming, everyone can also understand the origin and history of this music with their hearts and truly experience this culture.
Here are some of the more recommended Rapper albums, try to listen to the album in full order, rather than choosing a single song to listen to:
1. AZ《Doe Or Die》
2. Rakim《The Master》
3. Naughty By Nature 《19 Naughty III》
4. KRS-One 《KRS-One》
5. Snoop Dogg 《Doggy Style》
6. Big L《Lifestylez Ov Da Poor & Dangerous》
7. Big Pun 《Capital Punishment》
8. Mos Def《Black On Both Sides》
9. Mobb Deep 《The Infamous》
10. Slick Rick 《The Great Adventures of Slick Rick》
11. Gang Starr 《Moment of Truth》
12. Ice Cube 《Lethal Injection》
13. Kendrick Lamar 《To Pimp a Butterfly》
14. Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth 《Mecca And The Soul Brother》
15. Fugees《The Score》
(The above bold is highly recommended)