Snoop Dogg Says Eminem Isn’t on His Top 10 Rappers List, And Fans Have Reacted
The Doggfather didn’t mince words.
Snoop Dogg probably wasn’t trying to start something. He did though, as far as Eminem‘s fans are concerned, when he said during an interview that he didn’t consider Em among the top 10 all-time great rappers.
Snoop was discussing artists who like him were proteges of Dr. Dre, who has long had the Midas touch when it comes to unearthing and promoting new talent.
“Eminem! The Great White Hope. White rappers had zero respect in rap. Let’s keep that one thou wow,” Snoop Dogg said. “[Dr. Dre] has probably put Eminem in the position that he would be considered one of the top 10 rappers ever. I don’t think so, but the game thinks that he’s top 10 lyricists and everything that comes with it. That’s just because he’s with Dr. Dre.”
Snoop explained that the 1980s were the problem—the white rapper formerly known as Marshall Mathers “couldn’t fuck with” big names of the era like “Rakim, like Big Daddy Kane, like KRS-One, like LL Cool J … Like Ice Cube.”
Snoop Dogg says Eminem is not in his Top 10 list pic.twitter.com/Gptvq4Ervv
— RapCentury (@RapCentury_) July 29, 2020
He backed away from making it sound like an intentional insult, saying he respected Eminem and saw him as a teammate under Dre, but he didn’t really have any use for Em’s music.
Fans of Snoop and Eminem jumped all over his comments.
https://twitter.com/TheEminemBible/status/1288791343213326336
Snoop from a different era, course he's not gonna have Em in his top 10, he came up with 80s legends – spoilt for choice.
And he's not being disrespectful here either, this just the way he talks. Let's not spread that narrative, he literally called Em his brother. https://t.co/agaMDZsVOf— Holly (@spellboundbyu) July 29, 2020
If your an Eminem fan who is attacking Snoop Dogg Becuase Snoop don’t have Em in his Top 10…
CONGRATULATIONS you have now outted yourself to the world that you are NOT a fan of Hip Hop you are a fan of Eminem. And you are the WORST type of Eminem fan. That is all.
— Scru🇳🇬 (@scrufacejean) July 30, 2020
I’m w/Snoop! I don’t like one Eminem song. NOT ONE! Can’t relate to random words that end up rhyming https://t.co/WMNhUmHt5K
— QT (@QTtheCreator) July 29, 2020
It’s subjective. Everyone’s top ten gonna’ be different. https://t.co/LBJwdIDs8l
— Ladies Luh' Coo' J (@JvleZRvleZ) July 29, 2020
A rhyme technician’s top ten emcees list will tend to look a little different.. My top ten probably looks different than a vibe rapper’s list.. It’s all luv
— Crook 🏴🏳️🏴 (@CrookedIntriago) July 29, 2020
Many also noted that Eminem listed his top 10 via Twitter in June 2020 and he didn’t mention Snoop either.
Eminem ain’t got snoop on his top 10 so 🤷🏽♀️ pic.twitter.com/Ty0HHX1UCf
— Ama 🧍🏽♀️ (@Amarely2016) July 29, 2020
So it all evens out?
Maybe not, but sometimes in music as in politics, it isn’t the nature of the publicity that sells new tracks, it’s that you got your name out there regardless.
Both Snoop and Eminem have always been good at that.
At press time Eminem hadn’t responded to Snoop’s comments, but MTV announced he was nominated for a Video Music Award and Billboard noted that makes him “the first artist to amass eight career nominations for video of the year.”
Maybe that’s all the response he needs.