Eminem might rap till 50 or more

[Hopsinshadie]

You never know. He could even retire now and still make a comeback years later. There are actors who are in their 50's and still play super hero roles like Tom Cruise, so no reason why Em can't stay in the game if he can still flow. Plus if he is still in good shape, He can just wear some make up and he'll be good to go. Now it might be a different kind of Eminem, but I'm just open to the possibilities.

But he must give us something new. We need some new content. I said that if he made a MMLP, I would prefer him to go ALL THE WAY. But going forward, he's gonna have to have something new to talk about and just forget the past. He's gonna have to think hard on what he's going to do to stay appealing.

Or he could just retire and hang out at the golf course for the rest of his life.

The other option would be reality tv shows or ''Dancin With The Stars'' type tv series's.

[SG.]

It's hard to tell because there are literally NO rappers who have managed to last this long with a career - Eminem, Jay Z and Nas are the first rappers of their kind.

[HeySamantha]

It's hard to tell because there are literally NO rappers who have managed to last this long with a career - Eminem, Jay Z and Nas are the first rappers of their kind.

And they're all early 40s, too. They all seem 10 years younger than they are.

[Hopsinshadie]

Beautiful Pain > beautiful

[SG.]

Exactly. Nas shows no signs of stopping, we know he has an album coming. Em has said he has no plans to retire any time soon. And Jay… well, he didn't plan to make MCHG, but he seems to be going through some kind of musical resurgence through Timbo so he could still be going.

Then you've got the next wave of "older" artists like Kanye who could very well end up at this stage themselves.

[Hopsinshadie]

My friend told me that unlike other genres, rap is not a trend because as long as there are things going on in the world, you can rap.

[SG.]

You could literally say that about any genre though.

[Hopsinshadie]

You could literally say that about any genre though.

Not really. I don't hear Heavy metal.

[SG.]

But as long as things are going on in the world, you can make heavy metal.

See, I just said it.

[The Asshole]

I agree this is unprecedented for rappers to reach this age range. As for Jay MGHC was not really anything special. But Nas and Em seem to have hit a resurgence with their most recent albums. At this point I would say just enjoy the prolonged rarity and greatness that both posses.

[jinofthewind]

It's hard to tell because there are literally NO rappers who have managed to last this long with a career - Eminem, Jay Z and Nas are the first rappers of their kind.

Ice-T

[Hopsinshadie]

He needs to make songs to beats like the ones on the deluxe cd. That will appeal to even rock stations.