In reply to Marc.

skill level yea i agree. but Eminem made a completely unique style and sound of rap with his(mainly during SSLP, MMLP,eminem show era) he gains all my respect for the originality he brought to the game: a dark, hilarious and sarcastic rapper done in a way no one had seen yet..if he were black for sure hed be set a back a considerable amount in record sales, but he would still be more relevant than Royce da 5'9(not dissing on Royce, es sick check him out if you haven't:P)