Jan 18, 2017

Said everyone trying to hype their em feature ever

 

Dec 8, 2017

Based on @Michael Myers' request, i am back with some unadulterated, honest thoughts on the new Eminem. feel free to tag the sxn, they need to read this.

::in b4 eminem starts rapping as the ghost of stokely carmichael::

So... in hindsight what "Walk on Water" - the whiny, limp but intriguing first single -- is really about is... permission; whether he’s asking or telling, the fact it’s the album opener should, I believe, be an indication that the rest of the album is a pivot to the kind of tracks he wants to make, hence forth. Hence releasing...... "Untouchable" as the follow up single..... a treatise/civics lesson on race that essentially forgets it’s supposed to be a catchy single half way through. What a contrast seeing it listed in the Spotify New Music section this morning. It couldn't be further from what's en vogue, currently...... at least on a music-level. Is that good? welll.....

In the Malcolm Gladwell interview, Rick Rubin mentions encouraging eminem to listen to Frank Zappa while preparing for the recording. You def hear that "Trouble Every Day"-lite perspective in "Untouchable" -- attempting to tackle social ills with a removed and sometimes caustic POV.

As Zappa says at one point: "I'm not black/But there's a whole lots a times/I wish I could say I'm not white" Kind of sums of "Untouchable" no?

Speaking of Zappa, this song desperately needed the virtuosity of something like --wait for it-- "Andy" for the guitar production during the first half. Why does modern rock s--- so much now? It sounds like washed off Kid Rock. Then again, given the death of Malcolm Young from AC/DC, I've been thinking about the decline of metal ,like, as popular music, not just a niche genre or whatever. Almost by default "Untouchable" has got one of the most hard rock pop singles at least I’ve heard, almost of default. [edit: keep in mind my contention its better to think of eminem as less a hip hop artist like he's some dude on soundcloud..... and more a rock star in the vein of Jagger, Springsteen, Dylan, a point recently underscored by Elton John in the interview he did with Em. that's the tradition hes apart of now, not this current mumble r&b iteration of rap]

Few other criticisms: the opening moments - where he is singing quietly - should arguably be the chorus. It amazes me Eminem sometimes stumbles onto musicianship by accident than reverses course, inexplicable. Black boy chorus is very jarring. Is it catchy? Will people like it? idk.

Like..... the “lions tigers and bears oh my” line is def reminiscent of the moments that first got me into Eminem. It's a one-off, a flicker. Then gone. Anyways:

The second beat is easily one of the best and most perfectly "Eminem" beats I've heard him on in a long time. Sounds like vintage em production and he flows well over it. I almost wish they discarded the crappy guitars if they weren't going to make them sound 100.... and just used this beat. Though I get the conceit Em was going for, or whatever. He doesn't quite pull it off. And the role playing as a BLM foot soldier/black person is....... troubling. Also, dunno why you guys are slamming his flow (again.... be original). thought it was fine

And in terms of the content......... it's certainly well-intentioned. In a sense eminem is playing catch up even within the universe of big name rap stars and pop megastars going political. Kanye has built his career around it. Jay and bey had their dual treatises on infidelity and blackness. But in the world of trump this feels equally necessary, doesnt it....maybe just for a diff segment of the populous. (Some of you may rightfully slap the less musical Macklemore vibes here..... but i think it’s harder and more pointed then at least the songs I’ve heard by the Seattle rapper. And eminem is capable of landing more blows anyhow.......... in part given his position as a product of midwestern, working class poverty.)

So again, like WOW, like the cover..... I'm intrigued, if not a fan of "Untouchable" (he couldve played with this song title a little more btw). I really think, if Shady Records hired a few of us, maybe a committee/focus group including myself, @Swizz etc...... there's a really great, important song buried inside here. It just needs some fine tuning.

This is NOT a Relapse-style disaster. And it's way more interesting than MMLP 2.

 

Jul 23, 2015

@EminemSXN

20 minutes ago this skank called all Em fans a "white trash"...i didnt accept this and went on a full on rant

tweet is deleted

justise is served

f--- this racist b----

 

Feb 9, 2018

This the type of breaking news I come to sxn80 for

 

Sep 19, 2018

 

Aug 31, 2018

HE WAS HIDING AN ALBUM WHILE DRAKE WAS HIDING A CHILD

 

Jul 6, 2017

"I singled out a whole race and for that I apologize, I was wrong, cus no matter what color a girl is, she's still a hoe"

 

Nov 1, 2016

album will have a song that will be considered top 10 Em song of all time

 

Apr 24, 2016

lets stop being c----, the man is a legend...he is...it used to be cool to love him which made it cool to hate him later on, but BY GOD did he f---ing leave earth on 8 mile era...he just rode beats like a bicycle .. i dont even care what he did after 2003... 1998- 2003 made him a legend .. we have to give Eminem the respect he deserves

if we do top 10 rappers of all time, he deserves a spot in there by default based on this (even tho some are dumb but still)
1- his sales
2- his impact
3- his awards
4- his first classic 5 albums (including DN/ 8 MILE)

gotta give dues guys

 

Jul 9, 2024

ALBUM COVER @EminemSXN

 

Jan 20, 2022

99.99999% with a .000001% chance of next week as an absolute worst case scenario.

 

Jan 20, 2022

Em got n----s interesting in airplane names

 

Jan 18, 2022

Update for REDDIT. You're all a bunch of basement dwelling, mouth breathing, low IQ inbred incels.


Saying it's possible that it doesn't drop Friday does not equate to me not being confident the album is coming then. I'm confident there will be a TOMORROW but there's a possibility we get taken out by an asteroid today.

Possibility is not the same as probability you s--- for brain morons. Nothing has changed.

 

Jun 24, 2017

well you just described the entire existence of time in our universe, ofc something is happening in that time frame

 

Mar 17, 2018

I've been a fan of Eminem since 2000, when MMLP released. I was 15 at this time, and having always been a pretty quiet kid that was kinda introverted, the rebellious nature of him at this time really appealed to me. He was somebody that didn't give a f---, wouldn't allow himself to be censored, and I found listening to his music to be a real outlet for me.

Fast forward to today, and I'm a very different person. I'm 33 years old, and my views on people, the world and life in general have changed DRAMATICALLY (as you'd hope they would have over 18 years).

I still listen to MMLP regularly, and love every bit of it, but I don't RELATE as much now. What I mean by that is that I have HUGE nostalgia for how it used to make me feel, and that's a large part of why I love it, I still appreciate the beats, the rhyming, the talent of Eminem on that album, but I no longer feel the rebelliousness when I listen to it as I used to.

Today, when 2018 Eminem is speaking on politics, gun control, Trump, and the state of the world, I can relate to that. It's a big part of my life as a grown man now. Whether or not he's better or worse as a RAPPER is debatable, I love his technical ability, I think he's a genius with flows and rhyme schemes, and yes he still acts immature as f--- on a lot of songs, but the 2018 Eminem is once again speaking about things that relate to ME, that's when I FEEL something, more of a connection, when listening to his music today.

Anybody calling Eminem a hypocrite for speaking on gun control after being so pro-gun in the past really doesn't understand growth as a person, or maybe isn't old enough yet to understand it. Allowing your views and opinions to be changed is a big sign of intelligence, and believe it or not, integrity. If he, or anybody for that matter, had the same views now as they did nearly 20 years ago, that's when you should worry.

Rant over.

 

Jun 23, 2017

 

Jun 3, 2015

 

Apr 28, 2015

On Wicked Ways he asks, "Ever heard of aspergers? It's a rare condition", and on a lot of his other songs he talks about how he was awkward growing up. Autistic people tend to always have a specific talent which they devote a lot of time to. This is evident with Em in his lyrical genius and his devotion to music, its basically his life. His only friend was Proof and he hasn't made any new friends since his passing, also he doesn't have a girlfriend. I'm not trying to diagnose him but I think if he does have it, his autism could prove to be a great asset. Just how he opened up the game for white rappers like Yelawolf, he could open up the door for other autistic rappers like Travis Scott and Young Thug.

 

Jul 9, 2024

OH NO THE ALBUM COVER IS SO BAD. WAHHHH WAHHHHH THIS ALBUM IS GONNA s---. IM JUST GONNA GO LISTEN TO EVIL TWIN AND GODZILLA WAHHHHHHHHHH


fa----s

 

May 31, 2024

Watched the video twice.

I cannot understate how excited I am for this album. f---.