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Rap Regions Tournament Midwest Finals


Midwest Bracket

1)Kanye West vs. 2)Eminem

1st Seed Kanye: Defeated Nelly 5-1, Defeated Lupe 3-2

2nd Seed Eminem: Defeated Twista 5-0, Defeated Common 5-2

Flow-Eminem gets the nod here, but not as easily as you think. Kanye has really improved from College Dropout days. Listen to his incredible flows on MBDTF. Eminem has been A1 since day 1(except for Encore).  0-1

Delivery-Tie. Both rappers are really varied really gifted in their rhyming eloquence lol. 1-1

Albums-Kanye gets the nod here. His discography is arguably the best in any region…(besides the Game). Eminem has 2 or 3 classics depending on how you look at it, the other albums are good. Kanye has 2 classics no 3 if you include MBDTF. Everything else is pretty high too. 2-1

Story-Eminem wins here as well. I mean both can tell a story, but Eminem does it really effortlessly and more consistently. 2-2

Legacy- Actually we have a dilemma here. I want to say tie…but I don’t want to go to that. Lets break it down. Eminem was more dominant early in his career, while Kanye is more dominant in the last 5-6 years. So if you look at influence well Eminem wins that…but then again Kanye has also influenced some rappers. Hmm. These are my 2 favorite rappers.  Well…TIE 3-3

TIE = Commercial Success, Eminem wins 4-3……sheesh. *This is what got Nicki Minaj over J.Cole in Round 1 East Coast bracket lol.



Final Thought: Eminem dominated with wins over Twista and Common, but Kanye West gave him a run for his money. I think Eminem is arguably the best rapper period. Yes he does it all. It seems like if you don’t like his personal life you won’t like him as an artist though. Hes got flows, bars, etc…..SHADY!
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