Irv Gotti Says Eminem's 'Not The Greatest Rapper Alive' Next To Jay-Z

Irv Gotti Says Eminem’s ‘Not The Greatest Rapper Alive’ Next To Jay-Z

Written by HipHopRX Denise on June 6th, 2009 in People - U.S., Jay-Z, Eminem, Hip Hop, Hip-Hop Rumors, News.

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Whether you agree or disagree, Irv Gotti doesn’t care, the CEO of The Inc. formerly Murder Inc. recently spoke on his discrepancy with a recent ‘Greatest Rappers Alive’ list and questioned the ranking of hip hop music artist Eminem as being the number one rapper.

Although Irv Gotti says he has no beef with Eminem, he gives it to you raw as to why he has a thing with Eminem being named the ‘Greatest Rapper Alive.’

“…they [Vibe Magazine] had him as the #1 rapper,” stated Irv Gotti. “Sh-t like that kinda pisses me off,” the label executive continued.

Irv Gotti went on to say that Eminem is a great artist who’s witty, smart, etc., but begs to differ when it comes to the type of lyrics that Eminem is spitting in comparison with rap artist Jay-Z.

“But how can we say the guy is the best rapper alive? … Look at Hov [Jay-Z]. He makes real records. Every one of Eminem’s first singles is some clown sh-t. He’s clowning. Is that the #1? That’s not my #1 rapper, man,” Irv Gotti adds.

It seems that Irv Gotti isn’t the only person in the hip hop industry questioning the “Greatest Rappers Alive” tournament list, rapper Joe Budden recently spoke about it on video and questioned the realness of the list as well and questioned how did some of the rappers end up on the list when it comes to being a great rapper.

Check out Irv Gotti speaking to MTV on “Eminem or Jay-Z?”

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12 Responses to “Irv Gotti Says Eminem’s ‘Not The Greatest Rapper Alive’ Next To Jay-Z”

kriLL Says:
June 7th, 2009 at 11:31 am
Of course he isn’t, Neither is Jay Z,

Look underground for the best hip hop artists
kiki Says:
June 7th, 2009 at 2:43 pm
ok irv, you do realize that the people voted for that? that means that people (the fans, the listeners) rated eminem as better than jay-z. which as a fan of both artists, I agree 100%. Jay-Z is amazing, but no one comes close to the lyrical insanity that is eminem. Clowning or not, what people want to hear, what they want to buy, and what they think is the best is clearly (not to mention by quite a landslide) EMINEM.
maybe Says:
June 7th, 2009 at 2:49 pm
underground hip hop IS one of the pathways that lead many artists to huge success. people who think that the best artists are underground may be right, but what makes them the best rapper alive is their ability to appeal to the *masses*
n***a Says:
June 7th, 2009 at 5:14 pm
EM YOU WERE RIGHT;
THEY GONNA START HATING AGAIN HAHAHAHAHAH
HATE IT OR LOVE IT HE IS ON TOP AND WHAT THE FUCK HAPPEND TO MURDER INC HAHAHAHA
WHO IS THIS CLOWN BITCH TALKING ABOUT Eminem like that
Ray Says:
June 7th, 2009 at 5:53 pm
Sounds like a bad case of Jealousy to me and a little raciest. I guess the greatest rapper also has to be black right ?
LOL? Says:
June 8th, 2009 at 3:35 pm
this guy is dumb as fuck go look up eminems battles he rocks it hard as fk.
LOL? Says:
June 8th, 2009 at 3:39 pm
he also needs to go check out renegade em murders jay even if it wasnt a battle his flow is just too sick. :/
TK Says:
June 11th, 2009 at 10:06 am
U guys for real?! Em was sick when he first came out. So was 50, but that whole AfterMath, Shady, G-Unit camp hasn’t evolved since Get Rich or Die Tryin. Same shit being pushed out from that camp! Em is garbage now while Jay keeps comin wit dat fire. That new Shady album is garbage. Homeboy sounds like a damn banjo……duang, duang, da, duang dang dang!
SEEWREN Says:
June 14th, 2009 at 9:07 pm
Fuck! Irv Gotti em got spit blood forealz I’m from Detroit he used to murder niggaz @ the hip hop shop on 7 mile….but on the real Em bit ESHAMs whole swag doe! Foreal foreal.
ME Says:
June 15th, 2009 at 11:38 am
TK are you kidding me? Shady/G-Unit/AfterMath camp hasnt evolved??? Im sorry but what is Murder Inc doing with their number1 rappers?? Ja Rule and DMX have fallen off, while Em, 50, G-Unit, and D12 are still relevant, even when they don’t have CDs poppin off every year. Em is not garbage and his music has evolved a great deal. Jay Z keeps coming wit dat fire? Oh really? What fire would that be? I haven’t heard a bangin track since 2003 (dirt off your shoulders/99 problems). Jay Z is a great rapper and business mogul, but his records DONT EVEN COMPARE TO EMINEMS.
Nanalove Says:
June 30th, 2009 at 4:36 pm
Let’s keep it real .Eminem IS NOT the greatest rapper alive and it should of been Nas or Jay Z or maybe the greatest rapper alive hasn’t been discovered yet and not because they are black but lyrical. Eminem’s lyrics are twisted,full of hate,and he always has to talk bad about someone. There are so many white boys like Eminem and other people who are not signed to a record label that would eat Eminem up and as a black woman who is an artist married to a white man who is a rapper I am offended by Eminem,especially that earlier mix tape on him being racist towards black women( I don’t care how young he was). Eminem has to talk bad about other people because he is insecure with himself and I think it’s sad that he was picked because he doesn’t deserve it. Eminem should feel bad because he always made jokes about Michael Jackson who was really the GREATEST and now he’s gone.
Randy Savage Says:
July 8th, 2009 at 5:48 pm
Hahaha EMINEM said it…they were gunna start hatin again…and what do they do…they HATE….and now em gotta go back on that killer shit lol….get the guns D12….theres more fuckin GIRLS in the building…and one of them gose by the name of irv gotti…lol irv wat a lame name.