Boston rapper Slaine went on to interview with Vlad TV about a number of different things, and he ended up speaking on the state of white artists in hip hop. Eminem has certainly set the standard for white artists, and kind of like Jordan with basketball, every up and coming white rapper gets the Eminem comparisons at some point or the other. Slaine elaborates on the point:
“Eminem was so dope that every white emcee after him would kinda get ‘Sounds like Eminem. Next Eminem,’” Slaine said. “I think anybody who came out after him has kinda had that shadow cast. That just goes to show you how big of a shadow that dude cast…I’m sure Yelawolf got put with that shadow cause he’s signed to Eminem’s label. I think Yelawolf is dope honestly in his own right. And he’s carved out a dope career for himself. A great career for himself. But comparing anybody to the career that Eminem had, I mean, he has the biggest career in the history of Hip Hop music. The only guy you can really put in that same discussion career-wise, like the scope—The only guy I think is Jay Z.”
While it might be controversial to say that Eminem had a better career than Jay, Em has certainly left a lasting mark in the history books. Slaine went on to talk about some of his favorite white artists rapping now, such as Ill Bill, Vinnie Paz, Everlast, and Action Bronson. Bronson is definitely a favorite of ours, even though we do admit he sounds a bit too much like Wu Tang artist Ghostface.