Feb 11, 2017 Pretty straight forward thread. Which is the better song? I wasn't the biggest fan of the shouting Recovery-era Eminem but I think I Need a Doctor is pretty great song if your ignore the fact it was produced by Alex Da Kid. Eminem gets emotional yelling at his mentor to wake up and get back in the rap game. It sounded like it was actually serving a purpose and they were gearing up to release Detox, but we all know how that turned out. Pretty sure it was only officially released because it leaked. I think thanks to @Koolo? Medicine Man on the other hand, I couldn't tell you the point of the song if there was one other than the obligatory Eminem feature for Dre's (most likely last) album. I seriously think they stopped working together long before this... The song itself is out of place on the album, and it sounds like they most definitely didn't sit down and work on it let alone even speak during the creative process. That being said it's different and I think Eminem delivered a great verse. Ignoring the rest of the album's theme, it's a fairly solid song on its own. Personally I think I'd have to go with INAD. I think it's just a better overall song and we've obviously got a soft spot when Eminem gets melodramatic.
Feb 11, 2017 i realize i'm probably in the minority on this, but i always thought i need a doctor was a very good track. awesome hook and the verses Eminem put together are very good. and that's coming from someone who hasn't enjoyed most of Eminem's material in the last several years so i pick i need a doctor
Feb 11, 2017 I Need A Doctor corny and Skylar is trash, verses production flows deliveries everything on Medicine Man is better
Feb 11, 2017 INAD, kinda corny, but enjoyable musically and has meaning.... Medicine Man is good, but the content is the same s--- Em been saying since 2000 + the screaming part gets annoying
Feb 11, 2017 Medicine Man hands down...I Need a Doctor was too pop-ish and I dont know if u guys notice how the beat resembles the piano cadence in "Big Egos"
Feb 11, 2017 Voted INAD for pretty much the reasons that have already been said. It actually served a purpose. He stayed on point. Shame it was produced by Alex the Kid.
Feb 11, 2017 both trash but eminems flow in i need a doctor 10x more bearable than medicine man. Medicine Man is the better song overall. INAD has some pretty borderline cringe s---. like when i first heard it i was like "ok this is kind of cool, kind of gay love song" and i think the "kinda cool" part came from it being a Detox single and that Detox was coming, more so than me being dazzled by Eminem's amazing love poem to Dre.
Feb 11, 2017 Medicine Man >>>> INAD by like shittons Beat is somethin serious. Dre verse is top tier. Chicks hook is legit 11/10 - like the godess shiva herself is singing hymns to you telling you to go f--- urself. Eminem verse is sick especially when that huge 808 comes in wheeeeeeeewwwwww typa s--- to make u run an extra 2 miles on treadmill. INAD is just yucky
Feb 11, 2017 How is this close ? I Need A Doctor's hook is sooo pop, one of those things I hate about Recovery type of hook. And what's worse, it has the wackest beat I've ever heard on my life. I can't imagine a beat like that on a Dre album. It'll be the biggest flop a producer ever experienced. Verses of Eminem were good tho. As for Medicine Man, a lot more listenable song compared to INAD, and I've always liked the new flow, voice of Dre. He had a different voice in Compton. Beat is great. Hook is better in my opinion. I don't know if Em's verses were written better or if his delivery, flow was better but Medicine Man sounded a lot more like an Eminem verse to me. INAD is a song with a pop song feeling and a wack beat, Medicine Man is a good rap song with a great beat.
Feb 11, 2017 Medicine Man is far superior IMO but I think I Need a Doctor could be improved a lot if the delivery was better
Feb 11, 2017 I like how, instead of saying the actual word, you put in two trash cans. This was obviously more work for you, but not saying words is so much cooler. Man I missed this forum
Feb 11, 2017 INAD feels more like a real collab, like they were in the studio together and s--- medicine man feels like em just sent his verse via email because dre wanted his name to hype compton up
Feb 11, 2017 doesn't change the fact MM is miles better ok it's not a fact lol but I really think it's better in every way, INAD is just too overwhelming to me
