AmbrossiaforHeads started doing polls to find the rap GOAT about a month ago, and right now they are on the final match: Em vs PAC.
PAC
Em
You can vote here:
http://ambrosiaforheads.com/2015/05/finding-the-goat-the-final-battle-eminem-vs-tupacwho-you-got/
PAC
In just five short years making albums, Tupac changed Hip-Hop. Like his background, and his young life, Tupac Shakurs music is filled with passion, soul, and convictionamidst contradiction. His albums (and many of his songs) were conscious and Gangsta Rap at once, taking on police, society, and industry foes within the same confines. At times, Pac was a pepped-up lyricist who was inspired by the greats, displaying metaphor, alliteration, flow, and cadence. In other places, Shakur rapped conversationally, coming from a place of sincere urgency, more about the content than the method. This duality has made the artist also known by 2Pac one of Hip-Hops most enduring superstars, with sales and critical acclaim that have far outlasted his tragic 1996 murder.
Tupacs versatility may be his greatest attribute, from the socially-narrative (Brendas Got A Baby) to the anthematic (California Love) to the revengeful (Picture Me Rollin'). From the top and the bottom, Tupac was gifted in making highly-specific songs that listeners could relate to. He cemented classic LPs such as Me Against The World, and the Death Row follow-up All Eyez On Me double-album. Moreover, Pacs messages and collaborations spanned the Hip-Hop map long before Rap ever lived on the Internet. Known for fast writing, and often limited takes in the studio, Pacs urgency may be one of his flaws, but he maintained to get the words out while the thoughts were real, and the ink was wetand thats just what he did.
Em
Eminem may be the MC who single-handedly ended one of Hip-Hops laziest eras for lyrics upon his late 1990s arrival. Self-deprecating, impassioned, and wildly imaginative, Marshall Mathers came in through Raps screen door as an underground Hip-Hop MC running with The Outsidaz, DJ Spinna, and Thirstin Howl III. However, it was Ems three-ring battle performances and uncanny ability to freestyle top-quality verses that landed his tape on Dr. Dres desk. Once there, Slim Shady combined his hardcore Hip-Hop past with big budget videos, A-list guests, and masterful conceptual production to make him a diamond-selling icon that seemingly was the genres biggest superstar since Tupac and The Notorious B.I.G.
Eminems career touches upon all facets of Hip-Hop, from battling, to true school, to Gangsta Rap, and everything in between. Arguably, Em has the most innovative flow since the late 1980s, with the ability to rhyme fast, slow, and in between on the same track. Like a percussion instrument, Marshalls gift of gab employs syncopation and a pinball rhyme style to complement the elaborate content. In his writing, Eminem can be brutally honest about himself and others, while also being whimsical, harshly critical of the world at large, and wildly entertaining in social commentary. He is Lenny Bruce, Mike Tyson, and Masta Ace in one modern man. With classic, cohesive albums, Academy Award-winning (and Grammy Award-winning) songs, and a style thats the envy of all of Eminems Rap peers, predecessors, and pupils, how could he not be the GOAT?
You can vote here:
http://ambrosiaforheads.com/2015/05/finding-the-goat-the-final-battle-eminem-vs-tupacwho-you-got/