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Eminem Phenomenal Vs. Not Afraid

Started by Old Account, Jun 3, 2015, in Eminem Add to Reading List

Better Song?

  1. Phenomenal

  2. Not Afraid

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  1. Old Account
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    Old Account

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  2. Oldboy
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    Oldboy

    Jun 3, 2015
    not afraid

    easily
     
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  3. Michael Myers
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    Jun 3, 2015
    Not afraid is pretty bad but the mixing of phenomonal makes it too hard to listen to so probably a tie for me
     
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  5. Enigma
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    Enigma Civil liberties > Police safety

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    Phenomenal and I didn't have to think twice. Not Afraid is probably the corniest/most generic song Eminem has ever made. The entire track is like one gigantic cliche.
     
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  6. Flacko
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    Flacko Too Blessed To Be Humble

    Jun 3, 2015
    Both trash.

    But Not Afraid
     
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  7. Old Account
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    I found somebody who agrees with me, we need to stick together :rejoice::wiggins:
     
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  8. FreeAgent
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    FreeAgent Resurrected like Jesus

    Jun 3, 2015
    Phenomenal. I liked Not Afraid when it came out, but my god is it corny. Those f---ing punchlines as well.
     
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    pluto✰ where the opioids?

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  10. Poohdini
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    Not Afraid might be a giant cliche, but it was executed much better overall than Phenomenal was.
     
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  11. Enigma
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    Enigma Civil liberties > Police safety

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    Phenomenal might be forgettable but it's not unlistenable. Not Afraid is on that boarder.... Like, if I played that song around anyone, i would feel really embarrassed.
     
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  12. Enigma
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    Enigma Civil liberties > Police safety

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    I mean sure.... If you like embarrassingly bad punchlines.
     
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    What would you classify "The messiest thing you've ever gone through is your purse' as? Or "Put a spark to it like Martha Stewart barbecuing"?
     
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  14. Pablo
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    Pablo Dragon Z-azou

    Jun 3, 2015
    Both are only good for their hook :dno:
     
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  15. eddie313
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    eddie313 The Funeral

    Jun 3, 2015
    :eminem2:Phenomenal:notbad::dead3:REcovery has different concepts altogether :empalm:
     
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  16. Enigma
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    Enigma Civil liberties > Police safety

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    Those aren't any where near as bad as "f--- the world, feed it beans, it's gassed up" or "Okay quit playing with the scissors and s---, and cut the crap". Not Afraid is literally covered with s-----y punchlines like that Phenomnal isn't and not only that but he emphasizes on the punchlines more in Not Afraid.
     
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  17. Jerome
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    Not Afraid and its not even close
     
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  18. Nick
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    People complain about flows, not afraid is a prime example of a good flowing song. For a sober eminem
     
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  19. Lil Wayne
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    Lil Wayne Tha Carter V

    Jun 3, 2015
    Not Afraid, better beat, hook, flow and subject matter. Eminem addressed his personal and professional failings head-on, rather than hiding behind a joke or inside a nightmare.

    As a former pill addict the bridge at the end and the begining of the verse really reasonated with me and helped me fight my own demon's.
     
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    Not Afraid
     
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