Jay-Z or Eminem, who's better overall?

[NoHalfWay]

Same reason I put Jay over Em is the same reason I put a bunch of niccaz over Jay

What would that be?

Classic albums, features, top tier lyricism, all time influential, hip hop mogul, longevity

 

[SunZoo]

Jay has the better discography. But Em is the better lyricist.

You could argue that Em is a better rhymer but not lyricist overall. Jay is more cerebral with the metaphors/entendres.

 

[Illeye buckmatic]

You could argue that Em is a better rhymer but not lyricist overall. Jay is more cerebral with the metaphors/entendres.

An em stan with an unbiased opinion:escosalute:

 

[SunZoo]

. Eminem is done. ?

 

[feelosofer]

Jay is a master lyricist. Em is an elite spitta when he has his head on straight but Jay is the more complete artist.

 

[Soymuscle Mike]

What would that be?

Classic albums, features, top tier lyricism, all time influential, hip hop mogul, longevity

There's plenty rappers who have all of these and being a mogul doesn't mean shyt to me.

 

[NoHalfWay]

There's plenty rappers who have all of these and being a mogul doesn't mean shyt to me.

On the level of Jay? Especially longevity

 

[Soymuscle Mike]

On the level of Jay? Especially longevity

I'll give you longevity, he's easily top 3 on that one.

 

[qnsfinest]

Rhyme for Rhyme, verse for verse Em can take Jay any day of the week. But Jay's catalogue shyts all over Em, damn near 3 classics to none, better music, better songs, better content. Jay is clearly a top 5 MC of all time, Em to me is not even top 15 in my opinion.

 

[Abstract83]

You could argue that Em is a better rhymer but not lyricist overall. Jay is more cerebral with the metaphors/entendres.

Yea I ment to say Em is a better wordsmith. But I prefer Lupe over both of them in rhyming/metaphors/wordplay.

 

[pointproven214]

You could argue that Em is a better rhymer but not lyricist overall. Jay is more cerebral with the metaphors/entendres.

em is easily the better rhymer especially if u take into account imperfect rhyming no way in hell is jay-z is better at rhyming syllables that's just facts also eminem has better punchlines that boy can make me laugh also he various content and song writing i give it to em as well he wrote stan so yeah !!!!!!

so in certain aspects jay-z is better like metaphors wordplay but overall em is better imo.

 

[GeeEffKay]

I never listen to old em albums now, they aged absolutely horribly.

 

[OnlyInCalifornia]

Breh just be honest, he would never drop a 4:44 type album at this point in his career.

 

[SunZoo]

Breh just be honest, he would never drop a 4:44 type album at this point in his career.

Why would he need to drop a 4:44 album? That's not his lane, he just need to do what he does, Em can still rap his ass off, given the right musical direction he can make his own dope album.

He'll be dropping soon enough, color me bad swag pending.

 

[Bolzmark]

While there is room for debate in the actual art of mc'ing, Jay is better imo. In the discussion about catalogue, there is no debate. Jay's is the sun, Em's is a candle. That shyt don't even out.