Eminem is a better rapper than Lil Wayne

As required by the resolution, I will be arguing that Lil Wayne is a rapper equal to or better than Eminem, as it is my opponent's burden to argue that Eminem is better than Lil Wayne. I will address my opponent's three contentions: ----------- "Contention 1- Eminem raps about the things that matter. Eminem raps about a missed childhood, being left by his father at a young age, and a pill addiction. Lil Wayne raps about money, hoes, and more hoes. And more money. And bigger wheels. And more money. " ----------- My opponent's first contention is reliant on two premises: 1. The content of a rapper's lyrics are an important factor in deciding whether or not that rapper is superior to another. 2. Orphaned children and drug addictions "matter" more than money, prostitutes and cars. If either of these 2 premises fail, so does Contention 1. PREMISE 1 FAIL: The skill of a rapper is dependent upon just that, their rap skills. This involves how well they flow, their beats, how well they rhyme, their voice. It is not dependent upon lyrical content. That's poetry you're thinking of. PREMISE 2 FAIL: This is highly subjective and depends entirely upon who you are. To me, orphaned children and some dude addicted to Vicoden don't mean a thing. Money, prostitutes and cars, on the other hand. .. . well, they're awesome. ----------- "Contention 2- Eminem has sold more albums than Lil Wayne Both Lil Wayne AND Eminem have both been in the mainstream rap industry for about the same time, from 1999-present. That being said, Eminem has sold over 80 million albums, while Lil Wayne has sold a mere 6.5 million albums. Clearly, people would rather listen to Eminem. " ----------- My opponent has missed one major point here. .. people are idiots. That's right, the good majority (I'm talking 90% here) of people on this planet are brainless morons, whose opinions should under no circumstances be taken into account. Go here: . http://en.wikipedia.org... Notice anything strange about those tables? I'll give a few examples of how stupid people are mostly responsible for record sales, and that therefore record sales are indicative only of how stupid people are, not how good an artist is: 1. In 19 years, Boys II Men have sold 2 million more records than Bob Dylan has in 50 years. STUPID! 2. New Kids on the Block have sold 70 million records. .. 20 MILLION more than Nirvana, despite that the two bands began at around the same time. STUPID! 3. Britney Spears has sold 80 million records in her 10 year career. Johnny Cash sold just 50 million in his 50 year career. STUPID! Record sales are not indicative of how good a performer is, merely how many idiots have visited a record store in a given time period. ------------ "Contention 3- Eminem is white, which gives a severe disadvantage, yet he is where he is now. " ------------ Why does the colour of one's skin give them a "severe disadvantage" in the rap game? Are white people inherently stupider than black people, or inherently worse at rhyming? If so, proof please. If not, then from where does this disadvantage stem? I would argue that Eminem's skin colour has actually been advantageous to his rapping career, not detrimental. It gives him a point of difference, and probably allowed a lot of white rap fans to "come out of the closet" and buy rap publicly without fear of looking like a wigger. I'll leave it there for this round. Thanks.