# Hey Rap/Hip-Hop Fans: How Technically Gifted is Eminem? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 21, 2018, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-rap-hip-hop-fans-how-technically-gifted-is-eminem/810963 "2018-03-21T13:51:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2018, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-rap-hip-hop-fans-how-technically-gifted-is-eminem/810963/21 "2018-04-12T15:16:17Z")
If that was directed at me…ya’ll can talk about whoever you want. My question was more or less answered so knock yourselves out. ---
**Author:** ![Penfeather](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penfeather/32/384_2.png) [@Penfeather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Penfeather)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2018, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-rap-hip-hop-fans-how-technically-gifted-is-eminem/810963/22 "2018-04-12T20:37:07Z")
> [@WordMan](#): > > Oh yeah! Love them. I love **Tricky off Massive Attack’s Protection** , too - **Karmacoma** : [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vi76bxT7K6U](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vi76bxT7K6U) Ishmael Butler resurfaced a few years back with Shabazz Palaces, on Sub-Pop of all labels: his voice has more of a clipped, raspy edge now, [but it works well with his measured flow.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUYaa7_Osik) ---
**Author:** ![Penfeather](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penfeather/32/384_2.png) [@Penfeather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Penfeather)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2018, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-rap-hip-hop-fans-how-technically-gifted-is-eminem/810963/23 "2018-04-12T21:03:42Z")
> [@NAF1138](#): > > Tricky came so close to being great. I have no idea what happened other than trip hop as a genre kind of dying. [It’s just called Lo-Fi now](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIC4VSUE7q4). ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2018, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-rap-hip-hop-fans-how-technically-gifted-is-eminem/810963/24 "2018-04-12T21:34:52Z")
If we are mentioning artists other than Eminem, I’ll just mention who I just discovered and really like, _Flatbush Zombies_ with [Palm Trees](https://youtu.be/kfzRXseSBIM) as one of my faves. I also like [Headstone](https://youtu.be/MZ924VGx5n0), tho the songs couldn’t be more different. ---
**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2018, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-rap-hip-hop-fans-how-technically-gifted-is-eminem/810963/25 "2018-04-13T03:30:40Z")
> [@Ambivalid](#): > > If we are mentioning artists other than Eminem, I’ll just mention who I just discovered and really like, _Flatbush Zombies_ with [Palm Trees](https://youtu.be/kfzRXseSBIM) as one of my faves. I also like [Headstone](https://youtu.be/MZ924VGx5n0), tho the songs couldn’t be more different. I was just listening to their new album today. I dig it, but not as much as some seem to. I have a problem though that mixtapes aren’t on spotify so I can’t easily listen to anything that is not released as a commercial album when I’m driving. Makes spending time with some newer artists kinda tricky. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-rap-hip-hop-fans-how-technically-gifted-is-eminem/810963.md?page=1)