> ninti, it looks like this area of the argument has been reduced to semantics.

Perhaps, but you seem to think that what he does is easy and anyone can do it. I do not agree with the assessment.

> The only thing that gets them to be famous is the attitude, in my opinion.

I will not deny that Eminem's attitude is a big part of his success, and certainly it is what a lot of people outside the sphere of rap note about him, but any fan of the genre will tell you that he does it differently then anyone else. It is his style of rhyming that really sets him apart, not his attitude.

> I'm simply trying to explain why I don't like that particular form of "artistic expression."

Hey, that's cool. As I said, we like what we like, no one can be "wrong" or "right" about not liking something. But I hate country, and I don't say that it doesn't take skill ot talent to write it. It is just not to my taste, that's all.