okay, to all you Em lovers, where would you say is the mecca of rap?? Detroit or New York??? New York, right??? okay. If you ever been to the city of New York, im not talking tourist, but to the streets of the Bronx, to the projects and basketball courts there, you will see and hear people that literally eat, sleep, rap; day in and day out, all they do is perfect their lyrics, and im not talking about rap like poeple here in ATL, i have heard them when i used to live in Dekalb county and that's not rap, people from New York, i can honestly say, KNOW rap, go tell them that Em is the best rapper of all time and they will laugh in your face, you may even get slapped. You have to listen to all the underground freestylers up there, Em is not even on the same level, and most of the people that dont understand Jay-Z is because you have to think about his lyrics, you dont just listen to it, i did not like him at first, but when i started getting his style, that's when i became a real fan.

If i had to say who is the best one alive, i would say Jay-Z, he has been around long enough, and he has the money and record sales to prove it, Em has not even been out long enough to be even called the best rapper, but then again most people that are posting on here DONT really know rap, you know more rock/alternative than you do rap, so..........to you Em is the best, go you!, just dont say that around some black people that listen to nothing but rap