According to rapper Jim Jones, Eminem is "one of the greatest emcees" in the industry right now. Still, the "We Fly High" superstar wouldn't place the MMLP2 "Rap God" in his Top 5 list of most-influencial hip-hop artists. And why's that?
Slim Shady simply rhymes a "different type of sh*t."
In a recent interview with AllHipHop.com Jones explains:
“I wouldn’t put Eminem in my category cause he’s wicked with the rhymes and all that type of shit, but my music got to reflect on the lifestyle I live,” Jones said. “It gotta make me feel a certain type of way. Eminem is by far one of the greatest emcees because he’s an artist, but his music don’t actually put me like I’m feeling like I want to go on the block and sell drugs. You dig? It’s a different type of shit. When I look at his music it’s like ‘Damn, this nigga is out of control’. The shit he try to squeeze in one line. That’s how I look at him. I look at him as a real artist and try to dissect what he’s saying. And it’s like ‘How the fuck he put 19 syllables in one bar?’”
Do Mstars fans agree with Jones' reasoning?
The NYC native also thinks that rappers today are more "fiends" than "hustlers." Check out the full interview here:
Meanwhile, Em is scheduled to release a new collaboration album in November entitled Shady XV.
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