Let's pretend for a minute that DMX, Eminem, etc..died in the prime of their careers

[CourtesyFlusher]

Both were on there way to legendary status (despite what many of us think of them) do you think that would have been cemented if they died or better yet murdered ala biggie n pac? Imagine X dying after Flesh of my flesh, or Em right as the Eminem show was coming out. They woulda been top 3 DOA in most rap books

 

[Nefflum nigga]

Lets pretend this one star is five

 

[Lyrically_N_Gaged]

DMX probably wouldn't be, honestly. And X is my dude.

You wouldn't be able to avoid a vast majority of white hip-hop fans saying Eminem was the G.O.A.T... Infinite would be more renowned. And a vast majority of hip-hop fans that buy albums are white, in general.

Em's talent is undeniable though and i think if Eminem and Jay Z died it'd have had just as much as impact as Pac and B.I.G

 

[CourtesyFlusher]

Lets pretend this one star is five

Umm okay? Lol I'm new here I dont even understand what the stars are about nor do I give a flying vagina

 

[luckyse7enz]

Eminem would have had to die either RIGHT before or right after "Ether" came out just to make it that much more impactful. Can you imagine that?

 

[Cuban Pete]

Umm okay? Lol I'm new here I dont even understand what the stars are about nor do I give a flying vagina

a one star/neg rep or the combination of both is the highest form of disrespect in these lands friend, you would rather have him say he'll fukk your mothers ass with a rusty screwdriver... learn our culture before you post

 

[Capitol]

It really amazes how overrated DMX is starting to be. Dude had one classic album and the rest were average to thrash. He wasn't at any point in his career a top 10 rapper.Get over it.

 

[DANJ!]

Basically... death makes everyone better... well, at least those who had some quality work to stand on.

So yeah, DMX would be a fukkin' icon right now... nobody woulda seen how hard he fell off. Everyone would talk about how his career was just gettin' started and he was about to become the greatest. I'm sure they woulda put out mad made-up shyts and tribute albums n whatnot...

And Em, well, he's the perennial #1 MC to a lotta white folks, even those who don't really listen to rap. And that's not a discredit to him, but he was definitely the answer for those fans who wanted to see someone who looked like them and could rhyme above average and was a star. He was it, so he became the de facto favorite damn near overnight. If he had died in like 2003, he woulda def. been crowned the G.O.A.T. by all the major music outlets.

Nobody ever looks at the downside of what coulda happened to the great deceased rappers, I guess cause it's easier to believe they never woulda fallen off.

 

[YBE]

It really amazes how overrated DMX is starting to be. Dude had one classic album and the rest were average to thrash. He wasn't at any point in his career a top 10 rapper.Get over it.

nikka, get the fukk outta here

 

[Capitol]

nikka, get the fukk outta here

Tell me I'm lying. The way people are overrating his early albums you would think he died after And Then There Was X anyway.

 

[YBE]

Tell me I'm lying. The way people are overrating his early albums you would think he died after And Then There Was X anyway.

I dont feel like arguing bruh. This box of chicken fingers & mozzarella sticks got me feelin the itis

You said X was never a top 10 rapper. thats bullshyt. You dont star in 4 movies back to back if you were a nobody. you dont have two seperate albums go 3x platinum in 12 months if you were a nobody.

 

[JoelB]

He wasn't at any point in his career a top 10 rapper.Get over it.

Did you sleep through 1998/1999?

 

[Capitol]

I dont feel like arguing bruh. This box of chicken fingers & mozzarella sticks got me feelin the itis

You said X was never a top 10 rapper. thats bullshyt. You dont star in 4 movies back to back if you were a nobody. you dont have two seperate albums go 3x platinum in 12 months if you were a nobody.

What does that have to do with being a top ten rapper? I was talking about music breh. I'm not saying he was a failure or a nobody, I'm talking strictly about the albums he made. I don't deny the sales or the run he had. You can't take that from him. I just think IDAHIH is a classic and the rest are average. Chicken fingers tho

 

[CourtesyFlusher]

Damn can't I just have one thread with a cool honest discussion about hip hop without some bitter dikkweeds hijacking it? On another note, pass those fried chickens breh

 

[jdagga]

Both overrated..