DonutHole

5y

The narrative of that album is in the album itself - liking it or not doesn't matter here - the purpose was clear - mmlp was a response to the critics.
I'm pretty sure critics back then also pointed it out so this isn't even a new perspective lmao

On "remember me"

Remember me? I just don't give a f***
Remember me? Yeah, f*** you too
Remember me? I'm low down and I'm shifty
Remember me? I'm Shady
When I go out, I'mma go out shooting
I don't mean when I die, I mean when I go out to the club, stupid
I'm tryna clean up my f***in' image so I promised the f***in' critics
I wouldn't say f***in' for six minutes

On a song called literally "fuck you" (lyrics below)

Shut up, s***! You're causin' too much chaos
Just bend over and take it like a s***, okay, Ma?
"Oh, now he's raping his own mother
Abusing a w****, snorting coke
And we gave him the Rolling Stone cover?"
You're goddamn right, b****, and now it's too late
I'm triple platinum and tragedies happened in two states
I invented violence, you vile venomous volatile vicious

On" criminal"

A lot of people ask me
Stupid f***in' questions
A lot of people think that
What I say on record
Or what I talk about on a record
That I actually do in real life
Or that I believe in it

He's very obviously sticking it to his critics lol

Not to mention the whole song "the way I am" in which he talks about being misunderstood by the public etc

Edit : I suggest you relisten to the album tbh

DonutHole

5y

I've never heard of Eminem and proof knowing eachother in high-school but let's do the math 🤔:

• Eminem at 17yo dropped out of high school after failing ninth grade 3x

• Google says they met in 1992 when proof joined their lil rap group with chaos kid

• In 1992 Marshall would have been 20 years old (birthyear being 1972)

DonutHole

5y

That something special got passed up on by damn near every record label/exec/a&r/weed carrier at the time

Even fat Joe who was close to big L (a true pioneer and lyricist of horror core rap) said no lmao

Idk the full story of why Eminem got signed but I don't believe the
"he was special" narrative when Redman, masta ace, E-sham, Big L existed before an Eminem was thought of

I personally think there was more to it like interscope records being in desperate need of a superstar so they threw a hail Mary and it worked. Idk though fr

Goo

5y

Tyler spoke from the perspective of a disappointed fan. Eminem didn't listen to his critique and it came back biting him in the ass, now he stays bitter about how Jay-Z is more respected than him.

Earl did switch up on Eminem bc he's an intelligent and mature dude who can think critically, so he realized that all the loser s*** he was into when he was a teen was corny af and didn't wanna associate with Em and his lame fanbase. Meanwhile Eminem is still on the same s*** 2 decades later.

Manz

5y

Earl and Tyler deserved the diss. They went out of their way to diss Em first and they are rappers lol

Manz

5y

Earl and Tyler deserved the diss. They went out of their way to diss Em first and they are rappers lol

Baby Goat

5y

crazy

Ghetto Lenny

5y

I have to listen to one of his projects now. Every song I have heard has been great.

Baby Goat

5y

Can definitely hear ems sslp influence on his flow and cadence on certain tracks

Kendrik lama

5y

Nice ears, he just freestyled over SSLP track!

Baby Goat

5y

https://eminem.news/eminem-kendrick-la.html

Kdogone

5y

Free Westside Boogie

Kendrik lama

5y

Role Model instrumental

Baby Goat

5y

https://eminem.news/eminem-kendrick-la.html

Mango

5y

This is maybe the quickest turnaround for a Shady Records artist in history

Mango

5y

This is maybe the quickest turnaround for a Shady Records artist in history