Stand-up comedian, impressionist, and actor Aries Spears has recently sat down with DJ VLAD for an interview where the two briefly talked about Eminem‘s place in the top rappers list.
“Of course it’s all subjective. You ain’t gotta say he’s your favorite MC but I think to not put him in the top 10, even if he’s number 10, I think that’s insane. When you really look at his lyrical ability, metaphors, punchlines, double entendres, and the skill in which it takes to rap how can you say he’s not one of the most skillful dudes in the game?” said Aries Spears.
Then Aries Spears commented on Dr. Dre saying that no other rapper can touch Eminem: “There are guys who can touch him. Absolutely. Nas can touch him. Jadakiss can touch him. Jay-Z can touch him. And if he was alive, Biggie can touch him. Rakim could touch him. Big Daddy Kane can touch him. But let’s not lie to each other, there are people out there who just not accept a white guy playing in a black genre and being just as good or better than some other black guys. Some of the militant brothers just ain’t gonna allow that. And they gonna hold against him.” said Aries Spears.
Then he continued: “Eminem is one of the top five. He is in my top five but [generally] with the five to ten, he’s definitely there, I couldn’t put him any less than ten… [Dr. Dre said that because…] A white boy who’s that dope, there is an extra shine on it. It’s like If I own 15 tigers and one of them is white, what stands out? The other 14? It’s a great example because it’s rare. Those other tons on white rappers, are they even close to be as good as Eminem? Eminem is number one and then there is huge gap. Who really out there as a white rapper is in Eminem’s rearview mirror? [Mac Miller, Machine Gun Kelly, Jack Harlow] all of them are not even close, remotely.”
“My top 5 in no particular order is JAY-Z, Jadakiss, Nas, Biggie, Eminem. Damn good list! All spitters!” – Aries Spears added. You can watch the entire interview below:
