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Chuck D has come to the defense of Melle Mel, who had some interesting takes about the careers of Eminem and Kendrick Lamar claiming they were impactful.

Chuck D has come to the defense of Melle Melafter he received backlash for recent comments about Eminemand Kendrick Lamar The Public Enemy leader took to Twitter on Sunday (March 5) to offer an explanation for Melle Mels critiques of Em and K. Dot. According to Chuck, the Furious Five MC was a dominant force in Hip Hops early years, and so he knew what it took to be the best. Chuck D also compared Melle Mel to NBA Hall of Famer Wilt Chamberlain, who was one of the most dominant players in the NBA at the time of his career. Understand Melle Mel was so dominant over the rest of the pack in the first 5 years of records its hard to comprehend for born after MC folk, he wrote. Its why i call him Wilt Chamberlain and Wilt had a crate of critiques for the rappers after him including ME. Just Let Mel be Wilt lol. Understand Melle Mel was so dominant over the rest of the pack in the first 5 years of records its hard to comprehend for born after MC folk. Its why i call him Wilt Chamberlain and Wilt had a crate of critiques for the rappers after him including ME . Just Let Mel be Wilt lol Chuck D (@MrChuckD) March 5, 2023 Chuck Ds defense comes after Melle Mel claimed Eminem is only a Top 5 rapper in the game because of the color of his skin.During an interview with The Art of Dialogue last week, Mel argued that race played a role in the Detroit rap icon claiming the No. 5 spot on Billboards 50 Greatest Rappers of All Time List ahead of the likes of Biggie Lil Wayne Ice Cube Rakimand LL COOL J Obviously hes a capable rapper, Mel said. If you was talking about sales, hes sold more than everybody. If you were talking about rhyme style, okay he got a rhyme style. But hes white. Hes white! So now if Eminem was another n-gga like all the rest of us, would he be Top 5 on that list when a n-gga that could rhyme just as good as him is 35? That had records and all that? Hes 35. Hes white. The Hip Hop pioneer also questioned the impact and influence of Kendrick Lamar who was crowned the second greatest rapper of all time by Billboard, behind JAY-Z According to Melle Mel, the Pulitzer Prize-winner is a capable lyricist and has made some good songs, but he translate into the street part of Hip Hop. Read more