by ,-,'-{Bar}-',-, » Dec 20th, '07, 01:16
i honestly wouldnt say musically there's that much difference bewtween him and other artists (who get slept on), i mean he has great lyrics (but other people have better and he didnt invent having great lyrics) he has great flow (loads of people have great flow) he had controversy and the whole i dont give a fuck thing (loads of other rappers have mentalaties like this), if you break eminem down he hasnt actually got many unique defining qualities. what seperates him for me was his ability to split the colour barrier and show people that not all white people are middle class and have well paying jobs, he came across and showed that side of somehting that hadnt broken into main stream rap (succesfully) ever, and it was tracks such as "if i had" and "rock bottom" that showed this in a way were everybody could relate.
so really (ive said this before) the thing about eminem isnt what he does, its how he does it.
so if i cad to say what seperated him, id say his understanding of the music and how to express what he wants to say in music.