In an interview with The Guardian, Ice Cube praises Eminem as one of the best rappers to have ever taken up a microphone.

Ice Cube was made to write a long essay in response to public questions that covered a lot of ground, including his departure from N.W.A., his own regrets, reparations for African Americans, and more

Another question had the same structure as “your Top 5,” but it was restricted to “the best 2” and a specific genre of hip-hop. Therefore, we cannot claim that Ice Cube placed Eminem in his top two. On the other hand, we can certainly declare that the iconic hip-hop musician Eminem ranks among his Top 2 favourite rappers.

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I would not mind going up against Lil Wayne and Eminem since I consider them to be two of the best rappers to have ever touched a microphone.

If not for the peculiarly narrow nature of the inquiry, Marshall would still be there. This is known because in previous interviews, Cube praised Marshall’s skills and included Em in his unranked Top 10.