Skilla Baby has sparked a debate on social media thanks to his comments on Eminem and what Detroiters think of his music. He shared his thoughts during an appearance on the podcast ‘Baby, This is Keke Palmer’.
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Skilla Baby Talks About Detroit’s Best Rapper
While talking to Keke PalmerSkilla Baby argued that Eminem is not the top rapper from Detroit, noting that the title fluctuates due to inconsistent output from local artists.
“I don’t know, because if you think about it numerically, Eminem is the best rapper in Detroit. But the funny thing is, no one in Detroit says that,” Skilla said.
When Keke asked Skilla who his favorite rapper in Detroit was, he said he wasn’t sure because everyone had their moment of fame in this city.
“Everybody has their moment as Detroit’s favorite rapper. Sada Baby had one, Tee Grizzley had one, Dugg had one, Babyface Ray had one, Veeze was one of Detroit’s best rappers, Baby Smoove. There are a lot of artists who have had their moment. Everybody has their moment as the best in the city. But, what we lack is consistency. Nobody is consistently the best rapper or the favorite rapper in Detroit,” Skilla continued.
Additionally, Skilla Baby remains firm in his opinion of Eminem. He stated that while Detroit respects Eminem, he does not believe the legendary rapper is currently considered the city’s best rapper.
“But nobody in Detroit is playing Eminem right now, I’m not going to lie. And I was an Eminem fan growing up. I was an Eminem fan, but do we consider him our best rapper? I don’t think Detroit does,” Skilla explained.
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Social media was divided over Skilla’s claims, but the Detroit-born host jumped into The Shade Room’s comments section to acknowledge other greats from his hometown, including Kash Doll And Big SeanBig Sean also jumped in to show some affection for Skilla.
@skillababy wrote, “THERE IS NOTHING HOLDING BACK ANYONE’S NAMES I MISSED. DETROIT IS FULL OF GREAT RAPPERS AND I CAN’T FORGET KASH DOLL BIG SEASON AND OF COURSE DEJ.”
@bigsean wrote, “Love Skilla.”
Instagram user @brielle097 wrote, “The truth is he is famous in the world not famous in Detroit lol.”
Instagram user @detroitgottalent wrote, “We respect Eminem but we don’t listen to his music.”
Another Instagram user @dappermann wrote, “Big Sean is the answer. And he’s very consistent.”
While Instagram user @h_jedoo wrote, “Bruh Detroit is widely known for Eminem wtf they say the new generation better keep listening to Sexyy Red and stop giving their opinions about real rappers.”
Instagram user @jemelehill then wrote, “If you’re not from Detroit (and I am from Detroit), you won’t understand this. Detroiters love and respect Eminem, but there’s a disconnect that most people outside of Detroit won’t understand. Most Detroiters won’t say Eminem.”
Instagram user @xhibit_a_ wrote, “So if there was a battle between cities, wouldn’t you send Eminem as your best representative in the battle?”
Finally, Instagram user @tree.oxg wrote, “No one he named could follow Em’s career lol.”
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