Ed Lover has joined the resistance against Eminem slander, challenging Dr. Umar’s credentials in Hip Hop and beyond.
On Sunday (December 31), the iconic radio host aired 2023’s final episode of his C’Mon Son! podcast. Over the hour-long segment, he took a moment to address the controversial activist reducing Em’s legacy to “white supremacy.”
“Where did you get your doctorate?” he asked, regarding the motivational speaker’s certification. “What makes you a doctor? And then, where did you come from and what makes you a[n] authority on Hip Hop?
“Now Eminem don’t need Dr. Umar to tell him he’s one of the greatest of all time because we’ve already have said it. Hip Hop is for everybody. Hip Hop might’ve been created by Black people, but the love of music, melodies and rhymes have spread all over this world.”
He added: “That’s like saying [Big] Pun can’t be one of the greatest of all time because he’s not African American, ’cause he’s Puerto Rican; Fat Joe don’t deserve to be in Hip Hop because he’s not African American. You weren’t there, Dr. Umar, respectively. You were not there.”
Check out Ed Lover’s comments in the clip below:
Last week, MC Shan also shut down Umar’s onslaught on the Detroit rapper, insisting that race doesn’t factor into mastering the craft.
The Juice Crew rapper went live on Instagram to roast the social media provocateur, reminding “Mr. Muthafuckin’ Umar” that Slim Shady was and has been down with the culture for years.
“You just make everything a race thing, n-gga,” he began. “Everything ain’t no fuckin’ race thing. Eminem — muthafucka, you know that n-gga nice. Em deserves a muthafuckin’ slot in this game!
“Em wasn’t no rich muthafucka that come and rob the rap game, and step off. Em muthafuckin’ came in this muthafucka, he had more problems than any Black n-gga. His plate was just as fucked up as some of us in the Black community. Nobody’s robbin’ us.”
He continued: “If you don’t wanna respect him, you do what you do, n-gga,” he concluded. “We don’t fuck with you anyway like that, n-gga. We talk our Hip Hop shit. You talkin’ Black racial, Black fuckin’ culture rhythm. Yeah, we on that, but n-gga, we don’t fuck with that shit. Leave us over here. Em is down with us, son.”
Hip Hop was created by Blacks and Latinos. I appreciate the candor Ed but facts is facts.
Who said it wasn’t ?
Nobody said it wasn’t. He just found out how to use the word “candor” and wanted to sound important.
Golf wasnt created by black folk….So does that mean that Tiger woods shouldnt be playing it, or that he shouldn’t be given credibility for his success in the game ?
Jus wondering…..
Basketball was created by Dr. James Naismith, a Causcician Canadian. Chocolate was created by Mexicans. Glasses were created by Italians. What exactly is your point here?
I wanted to reiterate for a sec to clarify that I myself used the word “candor” to make my point. I’m aware of my own hypocrisy to sound important. Carry on.
Black people arguing, bitchng, and fighting over a genre of music that they have no control of, yet they think they do. Lol. While the real powers are in the background laughing at them.
Are you serious? Eminem’s last four records are nothing but him bitching, berating, and beating down anyone who doesn’t like his shit music. Which at this point is almost everyone in the country.
He’s not a rap artist. He’s a pop artist like Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears, or Madonna. He has no self-awareness at all. He fancies himself a genre-artist, but he’s not. It’s pop.
All constructed by Dr Dre, a man worth four times what Eminem is. Cause let’s face it, MTV and Dre created this dope.
You clowns give Umar credibility by posting senseless articles like this. No one is checking for his opinion on hip hop. Naturally you guys want people to argue the points for engagement.
No one is checking Eminem’s opinion either. He’s a pop star, not a hip-hop artist. MTV’s last big thing, completely controlled by Dre (sitting on a billion).
wtf you on about gtfo here he is a hip hop artist plain and simple
You clowns give Umar credibility by posting senseless articles like this. No one is checking for his opinion on hip hop. Naturally you guys want people to argue the points for engagement.
Exactly
I do believe that Eminem is one of the best rappers ever, he’s in the top 10 easily. That being said I do find it interesting the number of African Americans that have come to defend Eminem from someone who believes he’s the greatest rapper. Now people may not like the reason he gave for not allowing Eminem to be the goat but most people who know hip hop don’t have Eminem as the goat. At the most they have him top 5. This is reminding me of the scene in Django where Samuel L Jackson cradled Leonardo DiCaprio when he got shot.
Eminem Tone is off….no bass in his voice with a high pitch nasally sound. His flow is great but can’t stand the sound of his voice. Entertaining but not touching the soul. Chuck D’s …I gotta letter from government..TONE attracts you to the song.
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He’s not even top 50.
He’s not a rapper. He’s a pop star. Someone who shook his ass on MTV to make Dre money. Anyone with any inside knowledge knows Dre ain’t much different than Suge. Suge struck out with Vanilla, but Dre made Eminem happy. Right look, right timing, right era.
shut the fuck up clown
When I was a child my uncle used to touch me in weird places. Most of the time he’d have MTV on in the background and I’d hear Eminem’s music from a distance. I’ve hated his music ever since . his tone really pisses me off
This is awesome
This is awesome
It’s still a skewed defense on his part. So you can only be accepted as a white rapper if you’re a have-not? Retards
Shut yo dumb ass up!
Eminem isn’t a rapper. He’s a pop star. I wouldn’t even call his music the last four years “hip-hop.” It’s a hybrid of mutilated Ed Sheeran garbage with some of the worst lyricism I’ve heard in any genre. I don’t even know what to call what he’s doing.
Just say you’re a Eminem hater to spare us from your bitchin’ and whining about how he’s no rapper. What are you? A nobody!
My bad.. my reply was for that whining jerk wbrab38
The Hip-Hop community has spoken. This dude took a L. Doesn’t mean he needs to be ‘canceled’ or excoriated, he just needs to stay in his lane. The reason people love hip-hop is because it IS inclusive and it’s a meritocracy. You don’t get to be king just because of how you look or what race you are or who your parents are, or because of a degree you got in school. You gotta show and prove, and when you do, you won’t be denied. That’s the beauty of it. Peace.
Everything with Umar always race race race. At some point he as to move it forward. He as no voice in hip-hop. Never have I thought about Umar when looking for an opinion on rap. If you nice on the mic you nice on the mic. I don’t care what color you are.
If you nice on the mic you nice on the mic.
That’s an excellent point. So can you explain why a pop star like Eminem has spent the last half-decade beating down dozens of artists who are nice on the mic? And all those artists happen to be black?
um… hes attacked artists for dissing him as most rappers do not all of them are black MGK White Benzino Mexican? your point is?
Eminem has done nothing but attack young black artists for years. He ridicules them on record, makes fun of the culture, and whines that fans don’t like him anymore. He’s a toxic voice in hip-hop and one it’s better off without. No matter your race, hip-hop is for the young and determined, not the bitter.
That said, Eminem is a pop star. He’s grossly overestimated his own stardom for years. He’s a stuck-in-time MTV pop star from the early 2000s and will always have some kind of fan base, but no one views him as a serious hip-hop artist. Which is where he goes wrong in his assessment of his own career and contribution to music.
Hey big boy, you sound like such a lil bitch, in case you don’t know. Boo hoo Eminem, bitch and complain. Awwww you’re so big, how cute.