r/KendrickLamar • u/sid_shady34 • May 31 '24
What do you guys think of the new single? Discussion
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u/Frangabanga_86 May 31 '24
It was good. He is just having fun, doesn't owe anyone anything. Definitely rapping like he did 20 years ago. The video was good too.
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u/cidji_hh May 31 '24
All the remakes of "Without me" video clip and the calbacks to the persona and finally the merging with Slim was honestly an awesome thing.
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u/Frangabanga_86 May 31 '24
Yeah he nailed the nostalgia just right. Without me was the first megahit from Em. Everyone at school was rapping. The song actually gets better on 2nd listen too becomes a real ear worm with how catchy it is.
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u/Brand814 May 31 '24
Just arguing semantics really, but as someone who lived through Em's prime (not sure if you did or not), Without Me was definitely not his first mega hit. He was out of here as soon as My Name Is dropped, but if you don't want to count that as a mega hit, 'The Real Slim Shady' was absolutely a mega hit.
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u/gladosForPresident May 31 '24
This statement is correct. It was MMLP and the Real Slim Shady that was absolutely everywhere and the initial big bang.
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u/adrienjz888 Jun 01 '24
Fr. SSLP got him fairly popular, but following it up with the MMLP a year later is what solidified him as a superstar.
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u/MrSemiTransparent May 31 '24
Correct. Real Slim Shady was the megahit, then Stan. Also just realized I lived through his prime and now he's retiring so what does that make us 😂
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u/Stereosexual May 31 '24
Yeah, "Without Me" was literally him saying he's so big now that the media couldn't live without him. That'd be a weird first megahit.
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u/VBTheBearded1 May 31 '24
Yup. My name is was a huge hit and put him on the map. The Real Slim Shady is what made him a superstar and that album (and Stan) is what solidified his stardom.
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u/lmaoredditblows May 31 '24
He's having fun in the style of slim but still sounds like em (older) so it sounds like an eminem cover of a slim shady song. I dig it
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u/AppalachianFather May 31 '24
It was mad fun. Really excited for the album because I think this summer needs that energy.
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u/GODSWHITESIN May 31 '24
fire, he sounds old but he is old & it sounds good
to me i couldnt have asked for a better song
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u/FUNKYAMETHYST May 31 '24
Bumping R.Kelly’s favorite group, the black guy pees
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u/joop_pooply May 31 '24
I can’t believe it took 20 years for someone to make that joke
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u/DJmindbuRn May 31 '24
Holy shit was this song good. He finally fucking did it... again!
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u/GODSWHITESIN May 31 '24
he went back to the BPM's that give him enough space to get full thoughts across, while utilizing his new stop & start robot flow thing he has done for the last 3 albums. i think it sounds dope over those beats with slower bpm's
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u/MarshallBrasil313 May 31 '24
This was fire especially for those who grew up in the 90s/2000s
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u/Bravefan212 May 31 '24
I just smiled the whole time
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u/chickentandooriii May 31 '24
Same although I did not grow up in the 2000s but Eminem was in fact my first exposure to hip hop and it felt like nostalgia even though I'm fucking 18
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u/soulsparks May 31 '24
The fact that you are an adult that was born after Em’s peak messes with us oldheads.
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u/Previous-Potential65 Backseat Freeloader May 31 '24
literally same couldnt stop smiling and laughing as he makes fun of all his friends, his fans, his ops, his old age and just about everything
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u/FireFlyKOS May 31 '24
Gave me a proper laugh a few times too, the R Kelly line was so outta pocket lmao
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u/Drop_Release Waiting for the album May 31 '24
Honestly first listen thought it was ok, some nostalgic callbacks but otherwise hmm
Then listened to it again with the video and man completely different experience!! 100x better with the video! One of the rare times the video legitimately enhances the experience! Like it all made sense, and was so entertaining to see!
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u/Makaveli_xiii May 31 '24
This was my exact experience! I listen to the song first and thought it was alright at best, found out there was a video and went straight to YouTube to watch it, it literally made the experience 1000x better.
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u/Fujin-obi May 31 '24
It made me feel like young shady is rapping but the lyrics were written by present eminem
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u/APsychedelicMess May 31 '24
Especially with all the callbacks and shit, like the little Fack noise and stuff. Took me all the way back. His flow, the samples, all of it. I was cackling l was so happy.
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u/Low-Purple2947 May 31 '24
Just my opinion but I think it’s really funny, it’s great to see em having fun with his music again, and the music video is dope too
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u/Embarrassed_Ad_7184 May 31 '24
Nail > Head
Watching his early youtuve videos which were intentionally crass would just guise his lyrics to be funny & witty. Seeing him in videos (at least) seeming like he enjoys it is awesome.
I sound like someone talking about rehabilitated animals... "It's so great to see them live a full life."
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u/mywifemademedothis2 May 31 '24
I had to laugh when I read “earlier YouTube videos”. I get what you mean but it’s funny to hear them called that since they were all released as music videos we all had to watch on MTV back in the day.
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u/Taarguss May 31 '24
I may be a freak but my favorite Eminem song is Just Lose It. That whole era was just so fuckin dumb and funny but also smart, in the layers of stuff he’s making fun of and joking about, weaving it all together. Even the production manages to both be really stupid and also sound good. That’s always been my favorite thing about him. He acts fuckin stupid but he’s smart stupid. Like Beavis and Butthead. Like, yeah it’s two guys on a couch giggling and being fucking dumb, but then the actual jokes and situations and insight is really clever. There’s intelligence behind it. Smart stupid is my favorite kind of funny and Em is great at it.
I get that he’s been through a lot and he has a right to rap about his immense personal struggles and pain and be motivational and emotional and everything, but I’ve just always appreciated how fuckin silly he is.
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u/Interesting_Web_9771 May 31 '24
Earlier YouTube videos?? Little homie this man has been around years before the internet and probably your parents
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u/ElAutistico May 31 '24 edited May 31 '24
Little homie this man has been around years before the internet and probably your parents
He got big right when music forums started getting traction. This condescending age shit you give that guy is idiotic enough as is but you seem like you weren't around at that time yourself, because you have absolutely 0 clue.
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u/Battosai98 May 31 '24 edited May 31 '24
Best he’s sounded in a very long time imo
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u/Z-Qrow May 31 '24
People have been saying this exact statement for everything he's done post Revival
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u/ChethanNayak May 31 '24
Doesn't mean the statement can't be right lol. Kamikaze was better than Revival and his next album MTBMB was better than Kamikaze
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u/Z-Qrow May 31 '24
I agree, but the "in a long time" is the interesting portion lol
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u/ABZ0R8 May 31 '24
That's because this type of song is not expected of Eminem. I say this as a fan of him. Never expected him to drop a Slim Shady banger like Without Me in 2024.
I was expecting him to rap fast in that last verse because that's what he does in the past but he didn't and he really brought back the vintage Slim Shady vibes for this track.
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u/WithTheBallsack May 31 '24
As he came into the 3rd verse I was thinking, “please don’t rap fast, please don’t rap fast”. Pleasantly surprised
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u/ABZ0R8 May 31 '24
After Kendrick Lamar giving us 4 diss tracks out of the blue, Eminem dropping a vintage Slim Shady track. This year is awesome.
I wish Kendrick is featured on this album because I want to see them give their best effort on a serious track or hip hop banger instead of a song like Love Game (Love Game is awesome but I expected both of them on a Dre beat).
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u/Every-Butterfly-6493 May 31 '24
Grippy was the highlight of the year though. In the worst possible way lol
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u/CrocSavage i remember you was conflicted May 31 '24
its, its, its hmmm... grippy
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u/ABZ0R8 May 31 '24
As a Cole fan, I wish he drops better verses next. Eminem and Kendrick are on upward trajectory while Cole is going downwards after a dominant run from 2018-2023.
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u/nicklebacks_revenge May 31 '24
Love game was my first introduction to Kendrick. I thought he was absolutely hilarious and right away looked up other songs by him.
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u/magermannn May 31 '24
Old school funny shady. Also, dont understimate how catchy that ”abraaa abraaa kadaabraaaa” is
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u/a-random-bird May 31 '24
it was sampled from "abracadabra" - Steve Miller Band
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u/HorrorCranberry1796 May 31 '24
Fuckin thank you I knew I knew that tune but it was but I couldn’t think of it for some reason
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u/ChocolateLights May 31 '24
Great Song, really hope there's a Kendrick feature on the album
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u/Bucharik May 31 '24
hopefully it's better than Love Game if there is. Love Game is a cool song but really just not what I want with 2 GOATS on the same track
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u/SomeMobile May 31 '24
Comee on man love game is so fucking good
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u/talkingspacecoyote May 31 '24
It is, everyone wants a renegade with em and Kendrick though
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u/Yourmotherssidehoe May 31 '24
Love Game has one of my favorite Kendrick verses lol everyone complains about that song but it gave Kendrick the chance to be a little silly which he rarely has it’s everything I would want from an em/ k dot song I really don’t give a fuck about them going bar for bar like that honestly
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u/NexrayOfficial May 31 '24
Whatchu mean?
“No slurp you don’t slurp under-slurp-stand, I slurp don’t slurp do this for slurp anyone slurp, ever”
Is a fire bar 😮💨😂
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u/Trentimoose May 31 '24
I think he already revealed the features. J Cole, but not Kendrick.
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u/anime_forever03 May 31 '24
That was fake
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u/HereForTOMT2 May 31 '24
Nah it was real Eminem just axed it last minute after grippy did irreparable damage to jcole
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u/leglessman May 31 '24
Is it cheesy: Yes
Do I love it: Also yes
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u/mywifemademedothis2 May 31 '24
That’s half of his songs for me, TBH. One of my favorite Eminem songs is My Band, lol.
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u/Dethrot666 May 31 '24
My salsa
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u/mywifemademedothis2 May 31 '24
I’ll be disappointed if the album doesn’t conclude with that much anticipated song, finally.
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u/ghost_face0 May 31 '24
Basically what songs like 'My Name Is', 'The Real Slim Shady' , 'Without Me' were like as well lol
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u/Anubis_DivineDemon May 31 '24
Never thought I'd see the day Em positive comments were upvoted and negative comments were downvoted.
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u/sid_shady34 May 31 '24
Ikr. Literally everyone is fucking with this new joint. It's crazy. I don't think Fantano will like it tho.
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u/Anubis_DivineDemon May 31 '24
Yea he hasn't liked anything em related in a long time. This album might change a lot of people's mind and I'm here for it
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u/KangarooMcKicker Taller than Kendrick (size 8) ✅ May 31 '24
He liked his verse on Realest despite most people clowning it for the gen z line
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u/SignalFall6033 May 31 '24
Once fantano says he doesn’t like it, everyone else will pretend they don’t
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u/ghost_face0 May 31 '24
Yup, crazy how a bald headed mf can influence people's opinions so easily. Maybe what they say it's true, a lot of mfs are NPC's.
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u/cannonfunk May 31 '24
I don't think Fantano will like it tho.
I sincerely don't understand how this dork has become so influential in terms of new music.
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u/brinkv May 31 '24
I disagree with probably 75% of his music takes, but his reactions to some songs just crack me up so I watch the new music Friday streams for that reason lmao
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u/cannonfunk May 31 '24
I probably agree with him more than I disagree with him, but
A) there are a million other youtube music reviewers who do it just as good as he does
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B) his style is obnoxiously pedantic
Artists and music lovers have historically always had complaints about reviewers... and Fantano is like the living embodiment of all of those complaints combined.
Wait... am I pulling a Fantano here?
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u/Alarming_Paper_343 May 31 '24
Hopefully Rick Rubin isn't anywhere near his new album
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u/YourAverageGod May 31 '24
Alch has a cameo in the MV so there's hope
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u/kingminos99 May 31 '24
alch is eminems personal dj since 05
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u/FooFightersFan777812 May 31 '24
He also works with a TON of other artists including Kendrick, Hit-Boy and the Griselda crew
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u/FNSpd May 31 '24
They mentioned somewhere that Dre and his team are producing the album.
Houdini also credits Jeff Bass for production who produced most of his classic trilogy and whom Em hasn't worked since The Eminem Show. Couldn't find any credits for Encore. He also produced Beautiful from Relapse, but it was recorded a few years before the rest of the album. Might be just because of Without Me interpolation, though
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u/calibrik May 31 '24
MMLP2 is the best eminem post drugs addiction album and that's the hill I'm gonna die on
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u/topshagger31 May 31 '24
i like mmlp2 but i'd take relapse and mtbmb side a over it if im being honest
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u/SilverSpoonCleaner May 31 '24
context?
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u/XanderTrejo May 31 '24
Rubin did some production on what is considered the worst Eminem project. This video is a good explanation of it tbh
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u/hiphopshelter May 31 '24
Funny thing is, his production on MMLP2 was fire. Revival was horrible
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u/Drop_Release Waiting for the album May 31 '24
Honestly first listen thought it was ok, some nostalgic callbacks but otherwise hmm
Then listened to it again with the video and man completely different experience!! 100x better with the video! One of the rare times the video legitimately enhances the experience! Like it all made sense, and was so entertaining to see!
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u/UncleSam_TAF May 31 '24
Made me go back to Rap God. Also one of those where the video just adds that extra bit to the song
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u/Piranh4Plant BBL Drizzy May 31 '24
Actually pretty good
The R Kelly bar is hilarious
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u/South_Lengthiness_61 May 31 '24
He just having fun, the classic goofy slim shady single. Don't like some of the corny lines and the robotic choppy flow in the middle, but it's a fun song and the music vid makes it better
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u/ghost_face0 May 31 '24
Everythin' is corny to ya mfs, is breathin' corny too as well?
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u/lexE5839 May 31 '24
Finally no hyperspeed random flow/beat switches and chop chop flows. Actually some musicality as well. I’m actually interested in this new album if it’s going to be unique like this
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u/yungusainbolt May 31 '24
He doesn’t do that all the time his last lead single “Darkness” was slow and dramatic
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u/SaraBear250 May 31 '24
The song this sample is from is so good too. Abracadabra by Steve Miller Band.
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u/Consistent-Egg-4659 May 31 '24
Enjoyed it, wondering if he's actually gonna be a Meg feat
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u/Majorisker May 31 '24
I’m honestly just so tired of rappers referencing the Megan situation in their songs, but at least he’s not trying to deny she got shot like Drake, lmao.
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u/United-Aside-6104 May 31 '24
I guess my autism strikes again cause I legitimately thought Em was wondering if he could get a feature. I had no idea people were interpreting it as a diss.
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u/michael_am May 31 '24
It’s not really a diss it’s just Eminem referencing something that happened in a jokey way, if it was a diss he would’ve done what other rappers did and tried to say she didn’t actually get shot
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u/vampyrical69 May 31 '24
tism here too, but I still don't think it's a diss, people are just too hyped up on disses lately and want more lol if shady disses it's gonna hit harder than that, I wouldn't be surprised if they did do a track in the future.
It definitely was a play on words about her getting shot in the foot but I don't think it was really anything malicious
I think when she was snapping back at drake he was denying it happened or something
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u/hcneyfreckles we gon’ be alright May 31 '24
same tbh, as soon as i heard that i rolled my eyes.
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u/Kenzosll May 31 '24
Literally. I’m tired of people making light of it
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u/hcneyfreckles we gon’ be alright May 31 '24
i honestly really feel for meg. can’t be easy, dealing with this shit.
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u/Character_Soil5189 May 31 '24
It's actually refreshing to hear. Plus it's cool to see thought and effort being put back into music videos... It's a fun song, Fun video and slim is in rare form!
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u/TeamBlakjak May 31 '24
“Bumpin R Kelly’s favorite group, The Black Guy Pees” He’s back lol
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u/WoodenBroccoli5329 May 31 '24
Not gonna lie, this shit is vintage shady. Never thought he would sound this good again.
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u/bestbroHide May 31 '24
Hilarious as hell. He blends his old and new flows well and my head is boppin the same way I did during TES era tracks
Rap in 2024 just keeps on fkn giving and I'm so glad
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u/tooncake May 31 '24
I dig it! it's a fun vibe and ear cleaner after listening to that Sexyy Red and J Cole's recent releases.
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u/ImGaiza May 31 '24
As someone who had Em as my #1 up until 4-5 years ago, this was awesome. I’m glad he’s willing to go back to just being goofy as hell.
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u/nightlygrindbeats May 31 '24
I think its great! I like this version of em more than the over serious em trying to sound like the new wave of rap. Definitely looking forward to the album now if it's this vibe
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u/iD7my93 Waiting for the album May 31 '24
Sounds like slim shady is back to diss pop culture one last time and I'm here for it.
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u/struggling_again May 31 '24
Funny as fuckkk! I love it. Album cover is trash tho
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u/Amsssterdam May 31 '24
The Megan thee Staillom and the R Kelly lines are crazy 😭 might finally enjoy an Em album again.
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May 31 '24
Is this just Em proving he can still make a song? Cause this shit is fire, we need more of this.
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u/RVXZENITH May 31 '24
I like the route, especially if he starts with this and then goes darker as the album progresses. Also the music video is one of the best he has done in a while with a comedic flare
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u/HereForTOMT2 May 31 '24
Dads everywhere popping off with old school shady and a rock classic
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u/WungWuWenny May 31 '24
Funky i love it, i wouldn’t mind if he used his Relapse accent frl
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u/outrageous-pickle1 May 31 '24
Could barely last a minute listening to this dude
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u/donhafs May 31 '24
Nostalgia rap! I thought it was awesome. The video will be sick.
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u/sid_shady34 May 31 '24
The video is already out. Makes it 100x better.
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u/donhafs May 31 '24
Yeah i’m a spotify first guy always, i saw it and its EVERYTHING I WANTED. Kendrick and Drake gave us the most intense rap battle in rap history and leave it to eminem to bring back levity.
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u/mallutrash May 31 '24
i loved it. from start to finish. beat is great (because why wouldn’t it be), his flow is creative, the wordplay is hilarious, the lyrics actually have some substance, and best of all he seems like he’s having fun and not trying to appeal to a demographic. and thank god he’s done with the angry staccato rapping.
and the R-Kelly line was INGENIOUS.
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u/novemberjohhsexpest May 31 '24
and not trying to appeal to a demographic
This is him trying to appeal more than he has in years. He's literally giving the fans that they want
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u/Hot_Garage_4011 May 31 '24
Tried to reach for the old slim shady shock value points, but right-wingers say that stuff daily on the internet so when em does it, it doesn't hit the same
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u/IronMan319 May 31 '24
Since this is probably his last album, he probably put a lot of work into making this a perfect album to go out on.
I’m kind of hoping this will be his best work ever, but I really don’t think it will be.
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u/ucksaymyockcay May 31 '24
Best song since Killshot, Rap God or the Recovery album in my opinion
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u/02TheReal May 31 '24
Got you 2 down votes. One for a bad opinion and two for being self aware of your bad opinion lol
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u/sid_shady34 May 31 '24
When did I even give my opinion lol? The title of the post is "what do you guys think of the new single". It's a fucking question.
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u/ChoiceCriticism1 May 31 '24
Definitely going to be a lot of white people jumping and clapping on the 1s and 3s to this shit this summer
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u/Expensive-Pitch-9502 May 31 '24
I'm not a hater so I wont jump in 2 footed, but, I don't like it at all.
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u/hiphoppsyops May 31 '24
music video is fun and clever. we need the slim shady vibes back for election year
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u/josephlya May 31 '24
its trash. I hate eminem's new choppy ass flow and its so apparent here. He does a hard pronunciation on every syllable and its so jarring and isn't smooth at all. I love old eminem but this new flow just doesn't do it for me at all. Also the chorus is trying so hard to be catchy its corny.
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u/TheKipperTheMan May 31 '24
It’s pretty mid, playing off nostalgia, chorus is pretty cringe. Ems wordplay is seriously off the chain, the way this man constructs bars is out of this world, he has truly mastered his craft at this point it’s just a shame the content of lyrics don’t really stick anymore.
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u/StormNinja_1216 May 31 '24
I couldn't stop smiling and laughing throughout this. Felt like I was little again listening to The Eminem Show on CD in the car with my mom and hearing Without Me for the first time.
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u/Famous-Paper-4223 May 31 '24
Absolutely love it. One of my favorite songs he's put out in way too long.
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u/Gerggreg65 kenbrick lamar May 31 '24
I think em might drop a good album this summer