Rap-Up.com || Video Showdown: Eminem vs. Kanye West

Two of music’s biggest stars, Eminem and Kanye West, delivered epic videos within hours of each other and they couldn’t be more different. Em and Rihanna set the screen on fire in the turbulent “Love the Way You Lie” clip co-starring Hollywood megastars Megan Fox and Dominic Monaghan. Kanye’s video, or rather his portrait of “POWER,” is unlike anything we’ve seen—a painting that comes to life in 90 seconds.

Now that you’ve seen both, who do you think had the more impressive visuals? Vote below!

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66 Comments

humberto
August 6th, 2010 at 7:05 am
Kanye West just made a classic.

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SAGE
August 6th, 2010 at 7:15 am
This poll is unfair. Kanye didn’t make a video, he made a portrait.

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eminem albin
August 6th, 2010 at 7:15 am
em em

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no bullshit
August 6th, 2010 at 7:38 am
em obviously…em did a 4 min video ye did a 90 sec picture

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john
August 6th, 2010 at 7:39 am
yeah man this is NOT a good match…Kanye didnt have a real video, and it was only lik 90 sec

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Enbee
August 6th, 2010 at 7:40 am
I voted Kanye.

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Mia
August 6th, 2010 at 7:48 am
Eme is like everything we’ve seen before Ye is like nothing we’ve seen before!

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Will
August 6th, 2010 at 7:53 am
That kanye video was wack all he did was stand there and the visuals did the work and it was short as hell. Eminem and Rihanna Love The Way You Lie was an actual video and it delivered.

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Michael F
August 6th, 2010 at 7:58 am
Kanye is my homie….but for the first time….hes got me shouting ILLUMINATI or whatever you want to call that shit….that video depicted waaaaay too much for it to be representing “Power”

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cari s.
August 6th, 2010 at 8:05 am
Kanye West obviously.

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HEY HEY HEY
August 6th, 2010 at 8:08 am
I LIKE YE, BUT THAT VID WAS STRAIGHT WACKNESS

EM ALL DAI!!!

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Ash
August 6th, 2010 at 8:13 am
I voted Kanye. Em fans will vote Em because they are extremely Bias. + kanye made a damn Motion painting so WTF Rap-UP

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LinezOfBlow
August 6th, 2010 at 8:14 am
Kanye West took his cues from Michael Jackson’s ‘Leave Me Alone’ if anyone can remember that video.

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CHIDI
August 6th, 2010 at 8:15 am
KANYE JUST MADE THE VIDEO TO CREAT BUZZ APART FROM THAT THE VIDEO SUCKS, EM VIDEO IS BETTER 100000000000000000000000 PERCENT LOVE THE WAY YOU LIE WILL TAKE HOME 5 GRAMMY AWARD.
I CAN PUT MY MONI WHERE MY MOTH IS

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gloria
August 6th, 2010 at 8:17 am
Still the same pretentious egotistical Kanye.

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Sly B.
August 6th, 2010 at 8:24 am
Based on the creativity aspects of it, Kanye did. But for an actual video, obviously Eminem. I still vote Kanye considering it was unexpected.

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Infamous1
August 6th, 2010 at 8:25 am
FUX KANYE, HE THINKS HE’S GOD.

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WhatTheF
August 6th, 2010 at 8:33 am
Of course Kanyeezy had more impressive visuals. If only it were longer… But Rihanna was an impressive visual in “Love The Way You Lie” Video.

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kellyrf
August 6th, 2010 at 8:37 am
FUCK EMINEM!
I voted “Power”.

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Ash3s
August 6th, 2010 at 8:37 am
i am not an em fan so i am not bias… yes kanye west was very artistic but you can’t say he had a better video when half of the people don’t even understand the “potrait” including myself… anyways ems video was intense… and it was like a movie and i loved it =)

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MAXIM
August 6th, 2010 at 8:51 am
eminem-super
Kanye -lol

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Maskerade
August 6th, 2010 at 9:07 am
Kanye all the way..

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philly11
August 6th, 2010 at 9:08 am
Ummm. I’m gonna say Em

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dominikvsaigner
August 6th, 2010 at 9:14 am
fan of both, but eminem did a real video, with nice m. fox :)

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MONKEY
August 6th, 2010 at 9:23 am
This poll makes no sense…

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True Blue
August 6th, 2010 at 9:27 am
Eminem, because it was an actual video, and not a 90-second commercial like Kanye’s.

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EMINEM IT WAS A ACTUAL VIDEO
August 6th, 2010 at 9:35 am
KANYES WAS MORE OF A TV COMMERCIAL PROMOTING HIS ALBUM WITCH WOULD BE A GREAT COMMERCIAL. BUT NOT A VIDEO WOW YOU ZOOM OUT ON THE “PAINTING” (SHRUG)

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Saad
August 6th, 2010 at 9:35 am
Both were really good, but I gotta give it to em. great video and message. But ye was absolutely sick too! both deserve credit for good videos, even if ye’s was shorter.

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Cosma
August 6th, 2010 at 9:47 am
EMINEM:x

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Arthur
August 6th, 2010 at 9:47 am
Mr.Kanye )

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meiple
August 6th, 2010 at 10:17 am
it says nuttin bout who got da better video. it says who has da more impressive visualsssss. nobody reads nowadays damnn

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meiple
August 6th, 2010 at 10:19 am
foot in my mouth nvmmmm LOL

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love young weezy baby
August 6th, 2010 at 10:19 am
mr. west for sure
‘ltwyl’ is pretty boring to me. there’s just the same old plot…make up & break up but kanye puts an art in his video and that makes the video looks more interesting. he’s creative. i’m totally agree with him when he says it’s not a video, it’s an moving painting.

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Brian
August 6th, 2010 at 10:28 am
Kanye, and it’s not close. Em’s video is soo standard Ye took a way bigger risk and it paid off. Watch every one start making video portraits now. It’s not like any of the TV stations play videos any more anyway….

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Sheiv
August 6th, 2010 at 10:49 am
How many vids like Em have we seen in our lifetime, seriously?! Nothing impressive about it!
Rihanna’s red fucking hair was the most interesting visual!

Kanye delivers!

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Ash3s
August 6th, 2010 at 11:03 am
people are acting like videos are suppose to be only about visuals that is all lady gaga brainwash BS! …. the video is also about the message…. what message did you get from kanye’s vid sorry i mean moving painting …?

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ts5000
August 6th, 2010 at 11:04 am
did kanye west make an actual video for power
thats what i’m tryin to figure out
its just supposed to be a movin paintin
its basically a promo for the single

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mrs .king
August 6th, 2010 at 11:09 am
kanye is the best don’t you guys remeber heartless and amazing. Kayne is getting back cause everbody was freaking out about dumb taylor swift

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davidf
August 6th, 2010 at 11:42 am
EMINEM LOOKS SO FUNNY WITH THAT HAIR DO, I DON’T KNOW HOW LONG HE IS GOING TO LAST HIS RECOVERY HA HA!

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True Blue
August 6th, 2010 at 11:53 am
^^^ Five consecutive weeks at number one and rave reviews, don’t hold your breath for his failure, honey.

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buddyreal
August 6th, 2010 at 12:13 pm
theres not much room for comparison in this situation..these are both diverse epic videos from epic artist..but u have to admit kayne’s power was not like anything we’ve seen before from a hip hop video stance..can u feel me?

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Winston
August 6th, 2010 at 12:13 pm
Love Em, and the video was dope, but I enjoyed Kanye’s ‘portrait’ more. It was unique and innovative. You really shouldn’t compare though, Kanye’s wasn’t a ‘video’. And to those screaming ‘Illuminati’ or ‘it had nothing to do with power’. Wow, you guys are fools. Please search up the “Sword Of Debacles” to see what Kanye was trying to emphasize here with POWER. And guys, I shouldn’t say this, but you haven’t seen it all. Oh, and those saying it was ‘short’ – Kanye is on a WHOLE different level right now, this ‘portrait’ was just one piece of the ‘Big Picture’ he has in mind. You’ll see soon enough. Kanye >>>>. The man is a genius.

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bam
August 6th, 2010 at 3:32 pm
LOL OMG @ u all..
Kanye’s “VIDEO” is a disaster.. totally failed.

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Yo
August 6th, 2010 at 3:57 pm
Kanye made an epic that will be remembered for a long time.

Hell it’s only 90 seconds long and it is still better than the crap Eminem served up with his new video.

Kanye is a genius! This man is pushing the boundaries, whilst Em is doing the same stale shit!

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Vegard
August 6th, 2010 at 4:27 pm
They both dissaponted, but where LTWYL was just OK, Power was awful…

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ponyo
August 6th, 2010 at 6:50 pm
kanye all da way baby

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ALFREDO
August 6th, 2010 at 6:51 pm
no manches EMINEM es lo mejor de la musica y es el mejor rapero de todos… daria lo que fuera por estar en uno de sus conciertos. y ese video es de lo mas impactante….

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Ronja
August 7th, 2010 at 4:41 am
@ponyo : eminem all da way baby ..

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Eminem fan
August 7th, 2010 at 7:12 am
of course Eminem has better video than Kanye, his videos are always the best because he is the best rapper ever

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Duhhh
August 7th, 2010 at 7:45 am
Some of you are complete idiots. “Em fans will vote Em because they are extremely Bias. + kanye made a damn Motion painting so WTF Rap-UP” Of course em fans are bias but that goes for kanye fans too you spastic, and secondly don’t release a moving painting as a music video if you don’t want people to compare it to music videos. I considered carefully before I voted, the reason I don’t like Kanyes video is because Its completely big headed and arrogant, and I’m sorry but its not a masterpiece, my GF studied art and even she says its a joke, and just pretentious. Considering Kanye said he wanted to change and become a better person he sure is doing a great job of getting even further up his own ass. I have no doubt Good Ass job or whatever he is gonna call it will be amazing, and I’m getting it first day for sure but he needs to get a grip and realise he’s not the centre of the universe.

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hello?!?
August 7th, 2010 at 7:29 pm
Well…. Eminem’s video is not like his usual videos either, so people can quit saying that it’s nothing new. Sorry to the kanye fans, but i dont think he’s anywhere near to being a god or a legand to be making video’s like this. And he’s not the first person to do this either, it looks alot like one of MJ’s videos called “leave me alone “. I give credit to whoever made Kanye’s video, but no to Kanye. He didn’t do shit, he just stood there for one shot….i bet it wasn’t even his idea. So I give this vote to Em, cuz he actually did something in his :/

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JC
August 8th, 2010 at 1:46 am
Was that a video from Kanye..??? Sorry but I ddn c it as a video…. Em dd it

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anonunbias
August 8th, 2010 at 7:22 am
Just because you’ve never seen anything like kanyes video doesn’t make it good.

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O&G
August 8th, 2010 at 9:05 am
EMINEM FOREVER

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oli12300
August 9th, 2010 at 3:16 am
EMINEM!!!!!! <3

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lollollol
August 9th, 2010 at 7:10 am
HAHAHAH people, i mean shut up. Kanye West’s video will be remembered, artistic, better hahahahahahaha
a lot of bull crap going around here.
Eminem is one of the best rappers ever and Kanye is one of the best…………..producers ever. So shut the f up.

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POLAND
August 9th, 2010 at 11:49 am
Eminem the best rappers :)

Eminem—>see you in poland

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Rap
August 9th, 2010 at 12:52 pm
Eminem
Kanye West sucks,

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stephen
August 9th, 2010 at 1:03 pm
hello i need luv u

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Em forever
August 11th, 2010 at 4:58 pm
Eminem is the best and always will be.

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west-one
August 13th, 2010 at 1:26 pm
As far as the theme is Eminem’s video is best coz it got a gd story line referin to the song. Kanye West’s is the most unique video unlike anythin

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Fan Ov A Fan
August 14th, 2010 at 9:24 am
i love both of there songs!! but both videos where not what i was expecting… plus kanye west video was only 1 min… so i voted for eminem!

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Aguayo24
August 18th, 2010 at 4:31 pm
I Go With Eminem hes the best rapper

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KANYE WEST = The King & the Best
November 29th, 2010 at 1:41 am
@ Duhhh:
No one gives a fly f*** about what your girlfriend studied or how SHE thinks its a ‘joke’. Studying is just being taught about other peoples views..Kanyes video wins, hands down, not because its different, not because its ‘like nothing ever done before’, but because it expresses kanye without using big, popular celebs to prove something that we dont care about. WEST IS BEST! :)

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Elliot
November 29th, 2010 at 10:35 am
Kanye easily – both in terms of visuals and song

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Bob
January 9th, 2011 at 10:11 pm
Em,

but ye and em need to do a song toghter

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