eminem was already eminem before 2001 dropped. eminem saved dre actually.
nobody cared about kanye's drums. its the soul-sampling that blew him up.
those older people that shuffle & line dance to that song dont give a f*ck about outkast or hip-hop. younger people like the song, but not on that level.
i didnt claim that those comments in particular were lies & agenda-filled, but i wouldnt be surprised since half of these rappers' cosigns arent genuine. and thats neither here nor there seeing that we're talking about cultural impact. not industry props.
1) There's no way you could possibly know this, therefore it's speculation.
2) It's beside point. Dude claimed that
Speakerboxxx/Love Below had no impact on Black culture. I merely gave an example of how it did.
As for
2001 and it's impact on Eminem's career, Eminem wasn't selling 10 million copies before
2001. After
2001, his fanbase grew significantly. More so than anything,
2001 gave Eminem credibility. You're saying Eminem saved Dre, but they both helped each other. Where was Eminem's career prior to Dre signing him? I'll wait...
As for Kanye's drums, anybody with any ounce of knowledge of Hip Hop production knows that without nice sounding drums, a soul sample doesn't do much. On top of that Kanye admitted what him biting the drums from "Xxplosive" did for his career.
Lastly, even if you take away the points about Em and Kanye, there's still other things culturally significant about
2001.