When Eminem first came out I thought he was one of the best rappers out there as I didn't know very many hip hop artists at that time other than mainstream crap...after I started listening to the greatness that is underground hip hop the only thought that comes to mind about Eminem is two words "sell out".
I was a Slim supported back in 1997 when he was actually a credible underground MC.
Money does terrible things to people.
How do you go from "As the World Turns" to "Just Lose It"?
Oh yeah, cash. Tsk tsk.
Zack De La Rocha would crisp Eminem up good. If it was talent Vs talent. Although Zack has got battle credibility according to some of Hiphop's vets such as KRS-One.
-AC
My favorite is probly eyedea. Weird thing is I used to really like Aesop but nowadays he gets on a my nerves somewhat.. it just seems like he talks about nothing in almost every song and uses a bunch of big words randomly to try to sound deep. Sage is up there on my list of favorites too.. he's artsy but understandable (to me anyway).