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Poll: More legendary: Britney or Eminem?
View Poll Results: Bigger legend?
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Britney
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56.08% |
Eminem
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43.92% |
Member Since: 10/30/2011
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Originally posted by ABEL-o-matic
Please don't take the bait, Army and Eminem fans. They're both legendary and iconic.
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Member Since: 8/31/2013
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all Britney has, Em has too, plus more stuff that she never will see
no impact? hihi everyone has literally been talking for months here about the 'white infiltration of hiphop' thats only possible because he broke the barrier and got people to take him seriously (you can't compare a one hit wonder joke novelty act. Em has said that record labels wouldnt take him seriously BECAUSE of Vanilla Ice- that dude put up barriers if anything). he also is the reason white people started really listening to rap- and white people now are a huge part of raps listening audience. Eminem is also the rapper that made 'rap' a global genre. Its still pretty local but it was way more so before Em. Any 'controversy' Britney had, Em had it times 10. Government officials were making speeches about his music, like talk about cultural impact. There's a book being written about it as we speak, set to come out this november.
he has as many iconic videos as Britney does. thats in addition to the rappers who have cited him as an influence of course. and yes he absolutely has 'iconic' performances (if were using the standard that people here use to determine which Britney performances are iconic). plus the term stan alone is more iconic than careers.
hes sold more albums and more singles than her
has more longevity
is more respected in the industry, by his peers, by other rap legends, and by the GP
he wins on all fronts, literally.
I'm not trying to insult Britney, she had an amazing career. But come on.
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Member Since: 2/2/2014
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Originally posted by Mrs. Aaron Paul
all Britney has, Em has too, plus more stuff that she never will see
no impact? hihi everyone has literally been talking for months here about the 'white infiltration of hiphop' thats only possible because he broke the barrier and got people to take him seriously (you can't compare a one hit wonder joke novelty act. Em has said that record labels wouldnt take him seriously BECAUSE of Vanilla Ice- that dude put up barriers if anything). he also is the reason white people started really listening to rap- and white people now are a huge part of raps listening audience. Eminem is also the rapper that made 'rap' a global genre. Its still pretty local but it was way more so before Em.
he has as many iconic videos as Britney does. thats in addition to the rappers who have cited him as an influence of course. and yes he absolutely has 'iconic' performances (if were using the standard that people here use to determine which Britney performances are iconic). plus the term stan alone is more iconic than careers.
hes sold more albums and more singles than her
has more longevity
is more respected in the industry, by his peers, by other rap legends, and by the GP
he wins on all fronts, literally.
I'm not trying to insult Britney, she had an amazing career. But come on.
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Member Since: 6/7/2005
Posts: 20,766
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Britney.
You can't be a rapper and a legend unless you get shot and killed.
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Member Since: 8/31/2013
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Originally posted by Travis Bickle
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gather them
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Member Since: 1/5/2014
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I love Brit but the correct answer is Eminem. The man is a living legend.
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Member Since: 8/12/2012
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Originally posted by Mrs. Aaron Paul
All Britney has, Em has too, plus more stuff that she never will see
no impact? hihi everyone has literally been talking for months here about the 'white infiltration of hiphop' thats only possible because he broke the barrier and got people to take him seriously (you can't compare a one hit wonder joke novelty act. Em has said that record labels wouldnt take him seriously BECAUSE of Vanilla Ice- that dude put up barriers if anything). he also is the reason white people started really listening to rap- and white people now are a huge part of raps listening audience. Eminem is also the rapper that made 'rap' a global genre. Its still pretty local but it was way more so before Em. Any 'controversy' Britney had, Em had it times 10. Government officials were making speeches about his music, like talk about cultural impact. There's a book being written about it as we speak, set to come out this november.
he has as many iconic videos as Britney does. thats in addition to the rappers who have cited him as an influence of course. and yes he absolutely has 'iconic' performances (if were using the standard that people here use to determine which Britney performances are iconic). plus the term stan alone is more iconic than careers.
hes sold more albums and more singles than her
has more longevity
is more respected in the industry, by his peers, by other rap legends, and by the GP
he wins on all fronts, literally.
I'm not trying to insult Britney, she had an amazing career. But come on.
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Member Since: 1/25/2012
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Eminem. He has been consistent, improved and produced better music with time. Britney is an icon though.
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Member Since: 1/25/2012
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Originally posted by LMFAO
Eminem. He has been consistent, improved and produced better music with time. Britney is an icon though.
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No he hasn't. If anything, Britney is the one who has progressed musically in this situation. Not Eminem; he actually downgraded throughout the years.
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Member Since: 8/19/2013
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Em. By far. TBH, Britney is nobody's legend because she simply has not progressed.
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Member Since: 1/25/2012
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Originally posted by BabyCantYouSee
No he hasn't. If anything, Britney is the one who has progressed musically in this situation. Not Eminem; he actually downgraded throughout the years.
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She might have improved(I don't see any improvement whatsoever), but Eminem is by far better artist than Britney. And no, Eminem has not downgraded. You are being biased.
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Member Since: 6/18/2012
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Eminem is a legend?
since when
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Member Since: 8/31/2013
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Originally posted by Mariah4life
Eminem is a legend?
since when
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Member Since: 8/19/2013
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Originally posted by Mrs. Aaron Paul
all Britney has, Em has too, plus more stuff that she never will see
no impact? hihi everyone has literally been talking for months here about the 'white infiltration of hiphop' thats only possible because he broke the barrier and got people to take him seriously (you can't compare a one hit wonder joke novelty act. Em has said that record labels wouldnt take him seriously BECAUSE of Vanilla Ice- that dude put up barriers if anything). he also is the reason white people started really listening to rap- and white people now are a huge part of raps listening audience. Eminem is also the rapper that made 'rap' a global genre. Its still pretty local but it was way more so before Em. Any 'controversy' Britney had, Em had it times 10. Government officials were making speeches about his music, like talk about cultural impact. There's a book being written about it as we speak, set to come out this november.
he has as many iconic videos as Britney does. thats in addition to the rappers who have cited him as an influence of course. and yes he absolutely has 'iconic' performances (if were using the standard that people here use to determine which Britney performances are iconic). plus the term stan alone is more iconic than careers.
hes sold more albums and more singles than her
has more longevity
is more respected in the industry, by his peers, by other rap legends, and by the GP
he wins on all fronts, literally.
I'm not trying to insult Britney, she had an amazing career. But come on.
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Some key points to help you with:
1. Licensed to Ill by The Beastie Boys went 9x platinum and was released in 1986. They were the original white male rappers. Eminem even commented on it and said that it changed hip-hop. Don't give that credit to Vanilla Ice
2. Eminem didn't have half the controversy that Britney had 2007 alone was bigger than any Eminem ever had. Britney was (and still is) the most searched person on the Internet ever and topped just about every year-end list. I think it's a fair point to say that Britney was more controversial because she was female just like it's fair to say Eminem was able to sell more because he was a male, though. There were trade-offs for both. And just like Britney still had huge commercial success, Eminem also had his fair share of controversy.
3. Britney's influenced a heck of a lot more artists who have also gone on to be much bigger artists. It's true that Eminem has a lot more respect than Britney will ever get, but influence? Oh, heck no.
4. He has an iconic performance. The one with the tons of Slim Shadys. Meanwhile, Britney has the one where she threw off the suit, the one with the snake, the one with the kiss and the one that she bombed at the VMAs.
It's literally neck-and-neck. Don't try to downplay Britney's accomplishments to put Eminem on a pedestal
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Member Since: 3/6/2014
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Eminem is a legend, Britney is an icon.
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Quote:
Originally posted by Mrs. Aaron Paul
all Britney has, Em has too, plus more stuff that she never will see
no impact? hihi everyone has literally been talking for months here about the 'white infiltration of hiphop' thats only possible because he broke the barrier and got people to take him seriously (you can't compare a one hit wonder joke novelty act. Em has said that record labels wouldnt take him seriously BECAUSE of Vanilla Ice- that dude put up barriers if anything). he also is the reason white people started really listening to rap- and white people now are a huge part of raps listening audience. Eminem is also the rapper that made 'rap' a global genre. Its still pretty local but it was way more so before Em. Any 'controversy' Britney had, Em had it times 10. Government officials were making speeches about his music, like talk about cultural impact. There's a book being written about it as we speak, set to come out this november.
he has as many iconic videos as Britney does. thats in addition to the rappers who have cited him as an influence of course. and yes he absolutely has 'iconic' performances (if were using the standard that people here use to determine which Britney performances are iconic). plus the term stan alone is more iconic than careers.
hes sold more albums and more singles than her
has more longevity
is more respected in the industry, by his peers, by other rap legends, and by the GP
he wins on all fronts, literally.
I'm not trying to insult Britney, she had an amazing career. But come on.
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These delusional Britney fans are literally grasping at straws.
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Member Since: 8/19/2013
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Quote:
Originally posted by LMFAO
Eminem. He has been consistent, improved and produced better music with time. Britney is an icon though.
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Sis, he went from songs like "My Name Is," "The Real Slim Shady," "Stan" and "Forgot About Dre" to "The Monster" and "Headlights." What are your standards?
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Member Since: 1/25/2012
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Originally posted by LMFAO
She might have improved(I don't see any improvement whatsoever), but Eminem is by far better artist than Britney. And no, Eminem has not downgraded. You are being biased.
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Musically, she has. He may be the better artist, but that does not necessarily mean that his music is better than hers. Eminem only has 2 substantial albums. Britney has 3. And how am I being biased when I said Eminem is a bigger legend than Britney earlier?
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Member Since: 1/5/2014
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I'm sorry but Eminem is way more respected as an artist than Britney by critics and the GP.
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