The issue of color will always come up in Hip Hop, and the latest person to discuss that is 50 Cent. In a recent interview with Music Choice, he was speaking on whether or not Hip Hop is a black thing, and he came to the conclusion that Hip Hop is black music. He also added that though it is a black thing, Eminem, a white rapper, is better than every black rapper out there. Read 50's words below.
“Hip Hop is Black music, without question, and, unfortunately for some people, it’s tough to accept that you have a White artist that does it better than Black artists. It is what it is. You can get like whoever you think is the best Black artist and stand them face-to-face in a room with Em and he will eat that [guy] alive. Right now if you had 'em prepare themselves, whatever way they would have to prepare themselves to come battle…I bet what I have, everything” that Eminem would win." (Music Choice Interview)This is a tough subject, cos people sometimes people judge based on who they like, or what sub-genre of rap music they like. Eminem is not my choice of 'The Best Rapper' alive right now, but I do have to agree that when it comes to flow and delivery on a song, Eminem will eat any rapper alive. That is not all there is to rap, and I do know Eminem has other qualities as an artist, but that is one of the qualities that people look at when they speak on who is better than who in Hip Hop. And ofcos the other criteria of commercial success; Eminem has no opponent in this department...he is light years ahead of any black rapper in this area, so 50 Cent has a point.
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