https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1WpP7iowLc

First single off of Revival. Produced by Rick Rubin.

I'm a fan of dude, but I can't with the track.

can't really see this getting much radio play

LOL @ The last 5 seconds, that came WAY out of left field

and he needs to stop fucking with rick rubin.

I fucked with it..

RAPS

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBNh2PPqlJs&t=0m33s

Just cause its supposed to be serious doesn't mean its gotta be boring.

This just continues the story

but he isn’t making these for the Hip Hop crowd

run-on verses EVER!

plus a myriad of legendary mixtape appearances

Em's earned his place amongst the greats

it's undeniable.

but he is hot gahhhhbage as a solo artist when it comes to album cuts. Sooo much filler with only 4 or 5 bangers.

IMO the production on his albums is also terrible.

he takes the helm (see: God's Son's "The Cross"...smdh)

he just ain't got an ear, like say a Game or (ugh hate to even mention him) Rick Ross

BUT

the MMLP is, was & will always be a masterpiece, production wise included.

Forgot About Dre
Guilty Conscience
The Real Slim Shady
Renegade
Rap God
Lose Yourself

If I Get Locked Up Tonight
Any Man
Role Model
Just Don't Give a Fuck
I'm Shady
Stan
Who Knew
I'm Back
Criminal
Square Dance
Say Goodbye to Hollywood
Deja Vu

Etc.

he crushes that song.

Just rhyming his ass off, spitting ridiculous/funny stuff but nothing *too* shock value/forced.

That song is him at his best IMO.

Insane verses on both.

the shit is embarrassingly bad.

He's rapping about how he isn't perfect and struggles with making a good song now

on a garbage song

https://youtu.be/n1WpP7iowLc?t=1m37s

BITCH I WROTE STAN!

And not a fucking thing since!

I have no idea why but I guess Eminem's pop route is working out well for him.

ie, white people that listen to rock radio.

that claim they don't play hip-hop

Easy to forget Eminem is 45-years old while walking around in the world thinking about Eminem as often as I do anymore, but "Walk on Water" is a great reminder of his age. If Jay-Z found a way to make 47 sound cool earlier this year, Eminem found a way to make 45 sound boring as hell. "Walk on Water" is mostly the sound of a man complaining about how talented he is, how famous he was, and how technically sound and financially successful his post-rehab material is because, and he's right, anybody with a platform is quick to point out how boring it all is to listen to. So here he gets Beyoncé to sing a completely pointless, exhausting hook that Eminem would never sound appropriate next to anyway and then asks Rick Rubin to make one of the least inspired tributes to the most boring aspects of artists like Carole King.

The experience of listening to this song for the first time is about as perplexing as it possibly could be, and none of it feels particularly revelatory or exciting. Eminem works in a very strange space - after this song finished, Youtube moved to a video with 160,000,000+ views called "Guts Over Fear" that Eminem apparently created in 2014 with Sia. I'd never heard of it before. Eminem learned with "Fack" and Encore that there are a lot of people out in the world who've made up their minds on Eminem in the following way: he's perfect and there's not another rapper out there worth listening to as feverishly. So here's a song that doesn't really seem like it's for those people, or the BET Cypher people, or his old fans, or his new fans, or Beyoncé fans, or Rick Rubin fans, or fans of music in general.

It'll probably be a huge success.


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"This is the streets, and I am the trap." � Jay Bilas
http://www.popmatters.com/pm/archive/contributor/517
Hip Hop Handbook: http://tinyurl.com/ll4kzz

... it comes to no conclusion, just like the song it describes has no point.

You're right. It's so weird. He's pandering to everybody, but pandering to nobody. I listen to his old tracks and there's rhythm, and flow, and cadence, on top of the lyricism.

He hasn't exhibited any ability to create music with some feeling and soul since 2009. It's unfortunate considering his immeasurable talent.


>Easy to forget Eminem is 45-years old while walking around in
>the world thinking about Eminem as often as I do anymore, but
>"Walk on Water" is a great reminder of his age. If Jay-Z found
>a way to make 47 sound cool earlier this year, Eminem found a
>way to make 45 sound boring as hell. "Walk on Water" is mostly
>the sound of a man complaining about how talented he is, how
>famous he was, and how technically sound and financially
>successful his post-rehab material is because, and he's right,
>anybody with a platform is quick to point out how boring it
>all is to listen to. So here he gets Beyoncé to sing a
>completely pointless, exhausting hook that Eminem would never
>sound appropriate next to anyway and then asks Rick Rubin to
>make one of the least inspired tributes to the most boring
>aspects of artists like Carole King.
>
>The experience of listening to this song for the first time is
>about as perplexing as it possibly could be, and none of it
>feels particularly revelatory or exciting. Eminem works in a
>very strange space - after this song finished, Youtube moved
>to a video with 160,000,000+ views called "Guts Over Fear"
>that Eminem apparently created in 2014 with Sia. I'd never
>heard of it before. Eminem learned with "Fack" and Encore that
>there are a lot of people out in the world who've made up
>their minds on Eminem in the following way: he's perfect and
>there's not another rapper out there worth listening to as
>feverishly. So here's a song that doesn't really seem like
>it's for those people, or the BET Cypher people, or his old
>fans, or his new fans, or Beyoncé fans, or Rick Rubin fans,
>or fans of music in general.
>
>It'll probably be a huge success.
>
>
>~~~~~~~~~
>"This is the streets, and I am the trap." � Jay Bilas
>http://www.popmatters.com/pm/archive/contributor/517
>Hip Hop Handbook: http://tinyurl.com/ll4kzz

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-PruE_yT7w&t=530s

Em's been washed for a minute now but gets the pass because he's so technical and is great at what he does. It sucks that he wasted a Beyonce chorus but he's sold enough records to justify the collaboration.

His music is good as bar for younger emcees to measure up to. This song is basura straight ass. I had to cleanse my ears of this filth by listening to some 6lack:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5p6VBfWHKU

i actually feel bad for him...damn.

This dude has way more terrible songs than good ones



wayyyyy more

Nigga just reading from his diary now.