Jamal Crawford really got 50 Cent going when he said it was JAY-Z over Eminem in terms of impact on the culture, with Fif, of course, defending his White Boy.
During a chat with Rory and Mal, Don Cannon also gave Eminem the edge — but acknowledged it’s really close.
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“My first time traveling to Japan and Africa, I will say that Eminem is in more places around the world than I have seen JAY-Z. Â I’ve gone to record stores across the countries. Â I see Eminem and Ludacris everywhere. Â Eminem impact across the world. Â The most recognizable faces around the world are MJ, Snoop, Eminem, Elvis. Â And those are the type of things that have my thinking worldwide, maybe, in Hip Hop, he may have the most influence … I was kinda of upset when I went to places like Johannesburg [South Africa] and they didn’t have JAY-Z.”
Cannon did also mention the huge cultural impact that Hov has had domestically, and, as such, you could argue it’s pretty even.