Eminem (1 Viewer)

[Otis]

I've never really understood this, but it's always seemed to me like this guy doesn't get the credit he deserves for being an incredible rapper.

Guy is a genius.

He's clearly more intelligent than 95% of the rappers out there, just based on his vocabulary, the way he puts words together, his musical sensibilities in his rap, etc. His writing is so much more lyrical than anything else out there. And he just is more musical. His pronunciation and rhymes are intricate and interesting, his lines are funny and it's all really creative.

Is it just me, or is this guy the best thing that genre has to offer these days?

Oh, and IN before the first hater poster to come in here and tell us that some of the more "underground stuff" is way better. Yo yo.

 

[NCCommish]

One of my favorites. I am not a huge rap fan but I like his stuff.

 

[E-Z Glider]

One of my favorites. I am not a huge rap fan but I like his stuff.

word

 

[Duk]

One of my favorites. I am not a huge rap fan but I like his stuff.

same for my parents, they dont really listen to rap but love eminem. He's definitely one of my favorites as well he puts on a good concert too

 

[NCCommish]

One of my favorites. I am not a huge rap fan but I like his stuff.

same for my parents, they dont really listen to rap but love eminem. He's definitely one of my favorites as well he puts on a good concert too

 

[baronson]

finally, we agree on something in music

the best rapper to come along since Snoop hit the scene.

 

[BroadwayG]

Musically, no.

Rapping, I don't get all the hate either.

 

[HoTnickZ]

I've never really understood this, but it's always seemed to me like this guy doesn't get the credit he deserves for being an incredible rapper. Guy is a genius.He's clearly more intelligent than 95% of the rappers out there, just based on his vocabulary, the way he puts words together, his musical sensibilities in his rap, etc. His writing is so much more lyrical than anything else out there. And he just is more musical. His pronunciation and rhymes are intricate and interesting, his lines are funny and it's all really creative.Is it just me, or is this guy the best thing that genre has to offer these days?Oh, and IN before the first hater poster to come in here and tell us that some of the more "underground stuff" is way better. Yo yo.

These days? No.But is he a genius wordsmith, with fascinating character portrayal through his music ? Definitely.He doesn't get enough credit because his song making ability/albums have never truly matched his talent, but ask any hip hop fan and he still gets a ton of respect... most just prefer the 'old' Eminem, not so much the whiny singing version that comes across these days.

 

[Yenrub]

I would say that the answer is both yes and no.

His 1st 2 CD’s were very impressive and while he wrote/rapped some tunes that made you think he was nuts they were very well written rhymes/stories. Great delivery and timing.

Since the 2nd CD his stuff has been very unimpressive.

 

[njxbean]

i definitely dont think he is under appreciated. He is one of the highest selling artists ever. And everyone respects his lyricism. He has 3 classic albums. his last one sucked. But he will definitely go down as one of the top 10 MCs. But i think he is definitely not UNDER APPRECIATED.

 

[Shooter McGavin]

His skills are often overshadowed by his shock shtick, but I can't think of a rapper who can flow like him.

 

[Woz]

My age group (early 20s now) practically worshipped this guy when I was in high school and college and rightfully so. Sold a ton of records, had every white and black kid wanting to be like him, and had a very solid movie do very well. He also owned MTV for quite some time. I say he's gotten the "props" he's deserved.

 

[StrikeS2k]

Vanilla Ice >> Emminem

 

[SoFresh&SoClean]

His voice doesn't do it for me. Not a fan. I respect his lyrics though, he's got writing talent. But I just can't listen to him for very long without getting annoyed.

 

[Shooter McGavin]

I would say that the answer is both yes and no.His 1st 2 CD’s were very impressive and while he wrote/rapped some tunes that made you think he was nuts they were very well written rhymes/stories. Great delivery and timing.Since the 2nd CD his stuff has been very unimpressive.

Really? I thought The Eminem Show was his best work. "Square Dance" and "Til I Collapse" are two of the best rap songs I've ever heard. The last one did suck, though. Too much attempted comedy.

 

[Shooter McGavin]

Vanilla Ice >> Emminem

The only thing the two have in common is the color of their skin.

 

[bigbottom]

You ask two different questions.

Thread title: "One of the most underappreciated talents in music?"

Answer: No

Poll Question: "Is Eminem one of the best/most interesting talents in rap?"

Answer: Yes

 

[Duk]

You ask two different questions. Thread title: "One of the most underappreciated talents in music?"Answer: NoPoll Question: "Is Eminem one of the best/most interesting talents in rap?"Answer: Yes

thats why I went with yesno

 

[bigbottom]

You ask two different questions. Thread title: "One of the most underappreciated talents in music?"Answer: NoPoll Question: "Is Eminem one of the best/most interesting talents in rap?"Answer: Yes

thats why I went with yesno

I would have gone with noyes if that was an option.

 

[The Noid]

You ask two different questions. Thread title: "One of the most underappreciated talents in music?"Answer: NoPoll Question: "Is Eminem one of the best/most interesting talents in rap?"Answer: Yes

thats why I went with yesno

Same here.

 

[dickey moe]

Currently, he's not as good as he used to be. He's still one of the best rappers out there.

 

[IvanKaramazov]

I like Eminem, but I don't see how anybody can say he's "underrated." Unless you also think Pink Floyd, the Stones, and the Beatles don't get enough credit.

 

[Otis]

i definitely dont think he is under appreciated. He is one of the highest selling artists ever. And everyone respects his lyricism. He has 3 classic albums. his last one sucked. But he will definitely go down as one of the top 10 MCs. But i think he is definitely not UNDER APPRECIATED.

Let me clarify here. Obviously he is more appreciated in the mainstream than many. I'm talking about appreciation in terms of his ability from those "in the know." Seems to me there is a large contingent who refuses to mention Eminem in the same sentence as Tupac, Biggie, JayZ, etc. I like Biggie and think he had some pretty good stuff but, for me personally, Eminem can blow the doors off those guys as a wordsmith and rapper.

 

[Otis]

His voice doesn't do it for me. Not a fan. I respect his lyrics though, he's got writing talent. But I just can't listen to him for very long without getting annoyed.

I love his voice. It's sincere. You can feel it when he's angry. Good stuff.

 

[Early_10]

He appeals to a broader base than most rappers. I don't like the MJ thing though, that was horrid, bordering on Weird Al.

 

[Otis]

I like Eminem, but I don't see how anybody can say he's "underrated." Unless you also think Pink Floyd, the Stones, and the Beatles don't get enough credit.

See my above clarification. I just get the feeling that, maybe because he's white, or because he has lots of shtick, he doesn't get mentioned as one of the greats. To me he's the best rapper I've ever heard.Again, I'm not a big rap fan. I was back in the days of the beastie boys, NWA, etc., and listen to some of the stuff here and there over the years, but mostly it bores me. It's the same old uninteresting crap, uninteresting beats, and unintelligent thugs. Eminem is a breath of fresh air in an otherwise stagnant genre.

 

[HoTnickZ]

i definitely dont think he is under appreciated. He is one of the highest selling artists ever. And everyone respects his lyricism. He has 3 classic albums. his last one sucked. But he will definitely go down as one of the top 10 MCs. But i think he is definitely not UNDER APPRECIATED.

Let me clarify here. Obviously he is more appreciated in the mainstream than many. I'm talking about appreciation in terms of his ability from those "in the know." Seems to me there is a large contingent who refuses to mention Eminem in the same sentence as Tupac, Biggie, JayZ, etc. I like Biggie and think he had some pretty good stuff but, for me personally, Eminem can blow the doors off those guys as a wordsmith and rapper.

This is true..But everybody in the industry, including numerous elite rappers have given him his props as a lyricist. Most hiphop fans would agree as well. He doesn't get mainstream respect because the average listener (non hiphop fan, a lot of his market) cannot interpret the lyrics in rap, much less multi syllable flow and wordplay. Of course lyricism and word play and other such technical aspects isn't everything in music, he cannot touch the song making ability, soul, and numerous other intangibles of Pac or Big.

 

[saintfool]

he has his moments but, by in large, he's decidedly mediocre. i respect that he tried but all too often it was with lame efforts like "### like that" or vanity laden "without me" instead of his more inspired work. history will judge him and find him sorely lacking as an artist.

 

[bigbottom]

Again, I'm not a big rap fan. I was back in the days of the beastie boys, NWA, etc., and listen to some of the stuff here and there over the years, but mostly it bores me. It's the same old uninteresting crap, uninteresting beats, and unintelligent thugs. Eminem is a breath of fresh air in an otherwise stagnant genre.

I'm not a big rap fan either, but if you think rap is a stagnant genre, perhaps you're not listening to the right artists. As for Eminem being a breath of fresh air, I think you're about 8 years late to the party.

Let me clarify here. Obviously he is more appreciated in the mainstream than many. I'm talking about appreciation in terms of his ability from those "in the know."

It's always been my impression that Eminem has a ton of cred in the industry. Who are you referring to as those "in the know"?

 

[whoknew]

I would say that the answer is both yes and no.His 1st 2 CD’s were very impressive and while he wrote/rapped some tunes that made you think he was nuts they were very well written rhymes/stories. Great delivery and timing.Since the 2nd CD his stuff has been very unimpressive.

Really? I thought The Eminem Show was his best work. "Square Dance" and "Til I Collapse" are two of the best rap songs I've ever heard. The last one did suck, though. Too much attempted comedy.

'Til I Collapse is an amazing rap.

 

[njxbean]

i definitely dont think he is under appreciated. He is one of the highest selling artists ever. And everyone respects his lyricism. He has 3 classic albums. his last one sucked. But he will definitely go down as one of the top 10 MCs. But i think he is definitely not UNDER APPRECIATED.

Let me clarify here. Obviously he is more appreciated in the mainstream than many. I'm talking about appreciation in terms of his ability from those "in the know." Seems to me there is a large contingent who refuses to mention Eminem in the same sentence as Tupac, Biggie, JayZ, etc. I like Biggie and think he had some pretty good stuff but, for me personally, Eminem can blow the doors off those guys as a wordsmith and rapper.

there arent many people who do not respect eminem. I think the only ones who dont, do so because of his usually cheesy singles that he releases. I think its because of this, that some dont give him the credit he deserves.

 

[The Shizzle]

Eminem wouldn't be as nearly as good if it wasn't for Dre. But I do like him alot. Mostly his older.

 

[shining path]

i definitely dont think he is under appreciated. He is one of the highest selling artists ever. And everyone respects his lyricism. He has 3 classic albums. his last one sucked. But he will definitely go down as one of the top 10 MCs. But i think he is definitely not UNDER APPRECIATED.

I agree with njxbean.

 

[Otis]

General question: is this ever the cool thing to say?

"Oh I LOVE that band. I definitely prefer their newer stuff though."

 

[Woz]

Again, I'm not a big rap fan. I was back in the days of the beastie boys, NWA, etc., and listen to some of the stuff here and there over the years, but mostly it bores me. It's the same old uninteresting crap, uninteresting beats, and unintelligent thugs. Eminem is a breath of fresh air in an otherwise stagnant genre.

I'm not a big rap fan either, but if you think rap is a stagnant genre, perhaps you're not listening to the right artists. As for Eminem being a breath of fresh air, I think you're about 8 years late to the party.

Let me clarify here. Obviously he is more appreciated in the mainstream than many. I'm talking about appreciation in terms of his ability from those "in the know."

It's always been my impression that Eminem has a ton of cred in the industry. Who are you referring to as those "in the know"?

I agree - the dude is a pasty faced white kid who was married to a cheating wife and came from a low income section of Detroit and jumped into a genre dominated by African Americans on the coasts. Yet he was good enough (and therefore respected enough) to rap with Dre, Snoop, D-12, etc. Seems like his cred in the industry is very strong for him to be included in the biggest products.

 

[Duk]

Lose Yourself is on the radio right now, great song

 

[SoFresh&SoClean]

General question: is this ever the cool thing to say?"Oh I LOVE that band. I definitely prefer their newer stuff though."

I think the reasoning behind this is that bands very rarely re-create their sound. In this case people eat up their first couple of releases and get bored when the next few albums where the sound is recycled. Or this could work opposite if the band does happen to re-create their sound and the fans aren't willing to embrace the change (Metallica). I think people that are in to music can see through this though. I know there's a couple of bands that may have a decent first album, strong second one, and then taper off again since the can't live up to expectations (Queens of the Stone Age). To answer your question: Coheed and Cambria (even though I love their older stuff too, just not as much)

 

[IvanKaramazov]

General question: is this ever the cool thing to say?"Oh I LOVE that band. I definitely prefer their newer stuff though."

I prefer Alice Cooper's later stuff to his earlier songs, but that's just me and that's the only example that springs to mind. Also, AC/DC's best album is DDDDC which I think was their last album with Bon Scott.

 

[shadyridr]

Best lyrical song ever?

When I was just a little baby boy,

my momma used to tell me these crazy things

She used to tell me my daddy was an evil man,

she used to tell me he hated me

But then I got a little bit older

and I realized, she was the crazy one

But there was nothing I could do or say to try to change it

cause that's just the way she was

They said I can't rap about being broke no more

They ain't say I can't rap about coke no more

(AHHH!) Slut, you think I won't choke no whore

'til the vocal cords don't work in her throat no more?!

(AHHH!) These mother####ers are thinking I'm playing

Thinking I'm saying the #### cause I'm thinking it just to be saying it

(AHHH!) Put your hands down #####, I ain't gon' shoot you

I'ma pull +YOU+ to this bullet, and put it through you

(AHHH!) Shut up slut, you're causing too much chaos

Just bend over and take it like a slut, okay Ma?

"Oh, now he's raping his own mother, abusing a whore,

snorting coke, and we gave him the Rolling Stone cover?"

You ### #### right #####, and now it's too late

I'm triple platinum and tragedies happen in two states

I invented violence, you vile venomous volatile #####es

vain Vicadin, vrinnn Vrinnn, VRINNN! [*chainsaw revs up*]

Texas Chainsaw, left his brains all

dangling from his neck, while his head barely hangs on

Blood, guts, guns, cuts

Knives, lives, wives, nuns, sluts

[Chorus: Eminem]

##### I'ma kill you! You don't wanna #### with me

Girls neither - you ain't nothing but a slut to me

##### I'ma kill you! You ain't got the balls to beef

We ain't gon' never stop beefing I don't squash the beef

You better kill me! I'ma be another rapper dead

for popping off at the mouth with #### I shouldn't said

But when they kill me - I'm bringing the world with me

#####es too! You ain't nothing but a girl to me

.. I said you don't, wanna #### with Shady (cause why?)

Cause Shady, will ####### kill you (ah-haha)

I said you don't, wanna #### with Shady (why?)

Cause Shady, will ####### kill you..

[Eminem]

##### I'ma kill you! Like a murder weapon, I'ma conceal you

in a closet with mildew, sheets, pillows and film you

Buck with me, I been through hell, shut the hell up!

I'm trying to develop these pictures of the Devil to sell 'em

I ain't "acid rap," but I rap on acid

Got a new blow-up doll and just had a strap-on added

WHOOPS! Is that a subliminal hint? NO!

Just criminal intent to sodomize women again

Eminem offend? NO! Eminem insult

And if you ever give in to him, you give him an impulse

to do it again, THEN, if he does it again

you'll probably end up jumping out of something up on the 10th

(Ahhhhhhhh!) ##### I'ma kill you, I ain't done this ain't the chorus

I ain't even drug you in the woods yet to paint the forest

A bloodstain is orange after you wash it three or four times

in a tub but that's normal ain't it Norman?

Serial killer hiding murder material

in a cereal box on top of your stereo

Here we go again, we're out of our medicine

out of our minds, and we want in yours, let us in

[Chorus (first line starts "Or I'ma kill you!")]

[Eminem]

Eh-heh, know why I say these things?

Cause lady's screams keep creeping in Shady's dreams

And the way things seem, I shouldn't have to pay these shrinks

this eighty G's a week to say the same things TWEECE!

TWICE? Whatever, I hate these things

#### shots! I hope the weed'll outweigh these drinks

Mother####ers want me to come on their radio shows

just to argue with 'em cause their ratings stink?

#### THAT! I'll choke radio announcer to bouncer

from fat ##### to off seventy-thousand pounds of her

from principal to the student body and counselor

from in-school to before school to out of school

I don't even believe in breathing I'm leaving air in your lungs

just to hear you keep screaming for me to seep it

OKAY, I'M READY TO GO PLAY

I GOT THE MACHETE FROM O.J.

I'M READY TO MAKE EVERYONE'S THROAT SAG

You ######s keep egging me on

'til I have you at knifepoint, then you beg me to stop?

SHUT UP! Give me your hands and feet

I said SHUT UP when I'm talking to you

YOU HEAR ME? ANSWER ME!

[Chorus]

[first line starts "Or I'ma kill you!", ninth line starts "##### I'ma kill you!"]

[Eminem]

Hahaha, I'm just playing ladies

You know I love you

And what other rapper uses alliteration?

 

[Shooter McGavin]

Seems to me there is a large contingent who refuses to mention Eminem in the same sentence as Tupac, Biggie, JayZ, etc.

Funny, "Renegade" just came on my MP3 player, and as Nas said to Jay-Z, "Eminem murdered you on your own ####."

 

[shadyridr]

How bout this?

Some days I just wanna up and call it quits,I feel like I’m surrounded by a wall of bricks,Everytime I go to get up I just fall in piss,My life’s like one great big ball of ####,If I could just put it all in all I spit,Instead I always try to swallow it,Instead of staring at this wall and ####,While I sit writers block sick of all this ####,Cant call it ####, all I know is I’m about to hit the wall,If I have to see another one of mom’s alchaholic fits,This is it, last straw, thats all, thats it,I ain’t dealing with another ####### politic,I’m like a stewin bubble in him, till it filters up,I’m about to kill it, I can feel it building up,Blow this building up, I’ve been sealed enough,My cup run it over I’ve been filled up,But then explosion bust and spills my guts,You think all I do is stand here and feel my nuts,But I’m a show you what, you gonna feel my rush,You don’t feel it then it must be too real to touch,Feel to touch, I’m about to tear #### up,Goosebumps, yeah I’m make your hair sit up,Yeah sit up, I’m a tell you who I be,I’m make you hate me cause you ain’t me,You aint, it ain’t to late to finally see,What you close minded ####s were too blind to see,Whoever find me, is gonna get a finders fee,Out this world and ain’t no one out there mind as me,You need peace of mind, well here’s a piece of mine,All I need’s a line but sometimes,I don’t always find the words to rhyme,To express how I’m really feeling at that time,Yeah sometimes, sometimes, sometimes, just sometimes,Its always me, how dark can these hallways be,The clock stikes midnight, 1, 2, then half past 3,This half ### rhyme with this half ### piece of paper, (tear)I’m desperate at my desk if I could just get the rest,Of this #### off my chest, again, stuck in this slum,Cant think of nothing, #### I’m stumped,But wait here comes something,Nope, it’s not good enough, scribbel it out, new pad,Krinkel it up and throw that #### out,I’m fisseling now thought I had figured it out,Ball’s in my court but I’m scared to dribbel it out,But I’m afraid, why am I afaid, why am I a slave to this trade,Sign that I’ll spit to the grave, real enough to rawl you up,What me to flip it I can rip it any style you want,I’m a switch, yeah a #####, jimmy smith ain’t a quitter,I’m a sit here till I get enough,For me to finally hit a ####### boiling point,Put some oil in your joints,Flip the coin ##### come get destroyed,An mc’s worst dream I make them tense since they hate me,See me and shake like a shangeling fence,By the looks of them you would swear yours was comming,By the scream of them you would swear I’m sawing something,By the way they running you would swear the law was coming,Its now or never tonight is all or nothing,Momma, jimmy keep leaving on us, he said he’d be back,He pinky promised, I don’t think he’s honest,I be back baby I just got to beat this clock,#### this clock, I’m make them eat this watch,Dont believe me watch, I’m a win this race,And I’m a come back and rub my #### in your face,##### I found my neck, you gonna hear my voice,Till you sick of it you ain’t gonna have a choice,If I gotta scream till I have half a lung,If I have half a chance I grab it, rabbit run...

 

[Shooter McGavin]

he has his moments but, by in large, he's decidedly mediocre. i respect that he tried but all too often it was with lame efforts like "### like that" or vanity laden "without me" instead of his more inspired work. history will judge him and find him sorely lacking as an artist.

There's like two of those songs on each album -- something radio-friendly to get buzz going about the album. Most of his first three albums were nothing like the radio hits. The problem with "Curtain Call" was that it was an album full of those types of songs.

 

[shadyridr]

Another personal favorite

[Dr. Dre]Check Check, 1,2 , 1,2 1,2(it's rolling)Yea yea yea Dr. Dre up in here Y'all know what this is.its what y'all been waiting for Funk Master Flex, Big Kap,Def Jam Records giving it to you baby.Yo Eminem show these mother ####ers what time it is baby[Eminem]I used to be a lonely man, only mad, until I got a million dollars, ####Now if i only had some ####### hair I'd pull it, faster than a bulletout of Tupac's chest before the ambulance came too late to do itI'm trying to grow it back again, it was an accidentI had my back against the fan and chopped it off in AmsterdamI hate the straight jacket it aint latching, and can't lock itso they stapled my hand to my pants pocketsThe cell's padded and battered like someone else had itbefore me, and just kept throwing they ####### selfs at itMy head is aching, I'm dedicated to medicationbut this med is taking to long to bring me this sedadation? (Come on!)Anyway I got down with Dre (What up?) The first man who taught me how the glock sounded to sprayRunning up and down the street screaming, "#### the Police"when you still had your mother's ####### Nipple stuck in your teeth(####### baby) Became a role model after ColoradoNow all they do is follow me around and holla Bravo!Hell yea I punch my ##### and beat my kids in publicSuck my ####, #####I'm sick enough to #### a man in his face but I won'tcause you'll probably wanna stand in his placeSo put a sock in it, with your fake-### Tupac imageYou ######s ain't tough, you just get drunk and become talkative(Wanna Fight?) I'm probably the akwardest alcoholic talkingWalking like a midget with a ladder in his back pocketSo when you see me on your block stumbling, mumblingA bunch of dumb #### like my drunk uncle doesI ain't buzzed, I'mm juss high on lifeSo why on earth would I need drugs, when I can fly on kites?Mother####er, Slim ShadyDr Dre: Dr Dre!Eminem: I'm drunk pass the tecChorus: Eminem and Dr. Dre (repeat 2X)Cause if I get locked up tonite!Then I might not come home tonite![Dre] Keep it moving! Off and on, Eminem is onOff and on, Dr. Dre is On[Eminem]The whole entire world can sit and twirl like a whirling tireI set a ####### girl on fire with a curling iron (AHH!)Psych I'm just joking, for christ sakeDont get so bent out of shape cause I went out and raped six girlfriendsSome people just don't get it, but I won't let it upset mecause they don't know betterThey don't know what the #### its like to be so fed upand fed so many uppers you're down and won't get upMy mind's got a mind of it's own, sometimes I can't find it at homeit hides in the stove (Hello, where you at?)####, talk about your brain being bakedMy ####'s still in the oven on 480 De-GradesHailey Jade, daddy loves you baby,Don't ever tell me how to raise my daughter #### you ladyYou critics wanna criticize but couldnt visualizeindividuals lives through a criminal's eyesThe neighborhood that I grew up in you could die for nothingand Dirty Dozen watches over me so try some dumb ####I'll have a ####### man raped with a band-aid over his mouthand shove his head in the fan bladeDon't ever tell me what I can and what I can't sayor change cause of the age range in my fan baseLike I give a #### who's buying this ####Quit ####### buying it, I'm tired #####, I'm dying to quitHip Hop is universal now, it's all commercial nowIt's like a circle full of circus clowns up in the circuit nowBut now the white kids like it, so they tell me I can buy itbut as soon as I get on the mic it's like the night get silenteither that or booed, thats why I keep an attitudeand go to sleep with it and wake up with it every afternoonI'm sick of being judged, #### it let me see a judgeI'll confess to every murder I committed since 3 years oldChorus[Dr. Dre]#### that, turn that #### offLet's get the #### out of hereYou know how we do (echo)

 

[Otis]

Seems to me there is a large contingent who refuses to mention Eminem in the same sentence as Tupac, Biggie, JayZ, etc.

Funny, "Renegade" just came on my MP3 player, and as Nas said to Jay-Z, "Eminem murdered you on your own ####."

 

[shadyridr]

His 1st verse is phenomenal

Yo, you might see me joggin, you might see me walkin

You might see me walkin a dead rottweiler dog

with it's head chopped off in the park with a spiked collar

hollerin at him cause the son of a ##### won't quit barkin

(grrrr, ARF ARF) Or leanin out a window, with a cocked shotgun

Drivin up the block in the car that they shot 'Pac in

Lookin for Big's killers, dressed in ridiculous

blue and red like I don't see what the big deal is

Double barrel twelve gauge bigger than Chris Wallace

Pissed off, cause Biggie and 'Pac just missed all this

Watchin all these cheap imitations get rich off 'em

and get dollars that shoulda been there's like they switched wallets

And amidst all this Crist' poppin and wristwatches

I just sit back and just watch and just get nauseous

and walk around with an empty bottle of Remi Martin

startin #### like some 26-year-old skinny Cartman ("### ####it!")

I'm anti-Backstreet and Ricky Martin

with instincts to kill N'Sync, don't get me started

These ####in brats can't sing and Britney's garbage

What's this ##### ######ed? Gimme back my sixteen dollars

All I see is sissies in magazines smiling

Whatever happened to whylin out and bein violent?

Whatever happened to catchin a good-ol' fashioned

passionate ###-whoopin and gettin your shoes coat and your hat tooken?

New Kids on the Block, sucked a lot of ****

Boy/girl groups make me sick

And I can't wait 'til I catch all you ######s in public

I'ma love it.. (hahaha)

Vanilla Ice don't like me (uh-uh)

Said some #### in Vibe to spite me (yup)

Then went and dyed his hair just like me (hehe)

A bunch of little kids wanna swear just like me

and run around screamin, "I don't care, just bite me" (nah nah)

I think I was put here to annoy the world

and destroy your little 4-year-old boy or girl

Plus I was put here to put fear in ######s who spray Faygo Root Beer

and call themselves "Clowns" cause they look queer

######2Dope and Silent Gay

Claimin Detroit, when y'all live twenty miles away (####in punks)

And I don't wrestle, I'll knock you ####in ######s the #### out

Ask 'em about the club they was at when they snuck out

after they ducked out the back when they saw us and bugged out

(AHHH!) Ducked down and got paintballs shot at they truck, blaow!

Look at y'all runnin your mouth again

when you ain't seen a ####in Mile Road, South of 10

And I don't need help, from D-12, to beat up two females

in make-up, who may try to scratch me with Lee Nails

"Slim ######," you damn right, Slim ######

I don't get ####ed in mine like you two little flaming ######s!

[Chorus Two: Eminem]

Cause I'm, just Marshall Mathers (Marshall Mathers)

I'm not a wrestler guy,

I'll knock you out if you talk about me (you talk about me)

Come and see me on the streets alone

if you #######s doubt me (#######s doubt me)

And if you wanna run your mouth

then come take your best shot at me (your best shot at me)

[Eminem]

Is it because you love me that y'all expect so much of me?

You little groupie #####, get off me, go #### Puffy

Now because of this blonde mop that's on top

and this ####ed up head that I've got, I've gone pop?

The underground just spunned around and did a 360

Now these kids diss me and act like some big sissies

"Oh, he just did some #### with Missy,

so now he thinks he's too big to do some #### with MC Get-Bizzy"

My ####in ##### mom's suin for ten million

She must want a dollar for every pill I've been stealin

####, where the #### you think I picked up the habit?

All I had to do was go in her room and lift up her mattress

Which is it #####, Mrs. Briggs or Ms. Mathers?

It doesn't matter your [attorney Fred Gibson's a] ######!

Talkin about I fabricated my past

He's just aggravated I won't ejaculate in his ### (Uhh!)

So tell me, what the hell is a fella to do?

For every million I make, another relative sues

Family fightin and fussin over who wants to invite me to supper

All the sudden, I got 90 some cousins (Hey it's me!)

A half-brother and sister who never seen me

or even bothered to call me until they saw me on TV

Now everybody's so happy and proud

I'm finally allowed to step foot in my girlfriend's house

Hey-hey! And then to top it off, I walked to the newsstand

to buy this cheap-### little magazine with a food stamp

Skipped to the last page, flipped right fast

and what do I see? A picture of my big white ###

Okay, let me give you mother####ers some help:

uhh, here - DOUBLE XL, DOUBLE XL

Now your magazine shouldn't have so much trouble to sell

Ahh #### it, I'll even buy a couple myself

 

[mr. furley]

guy has a gift for stringing together words. wordplay is very important despite what some people think.

underappreciated? or underrated? no.

he had MAJOR buzz before his first cd release. it was widely anticipated by the "underground hiphop" community. roommate of mine got the album before it was released.. it was incredible. then they took it back in the studio or some #### and ####ed up a lot of the beats.

to me the first major label release was a letdown.

and i thought he did way too much to pander to certain audiences to sell records.. which is fine. just not my cup o' tea.

he's gifted there's no doubt. but a bit stale now and his 15 minutes have definitely passed. there are definitely better out there.

oh, and his production is bad. i mean the music he produces.. not Dre or Just Blaze, etc.

 

[whoknew]

Em is a freakin' MASTER of emphasizing certain syllables or words and rhyming them with other parts of the sentence when you wouldn't expect the word to rhyme.

There's nobody better at it.

 

[Otis]

guy has a gift for stringing together words. wordplay is very important despite what some people think.

underappreciated? or underrated? no.

he had MAJOR buzz before his first cd release. it was widely anticipated by the "underground hiphop" community. roommate of mine got the album before it was released.. it was incredible. then they took it back in the studio or some #### and ####ed up a lot of the beats.

to me the first major label release was a letdown.

and i thought he did way too much to pander to certain audiences to sell records.. which is fine. just not my cup o' tea.

he's gifted there's no doubt. but a bit stale now and his 15 minutes have definitely passed. there are definitely better out there.

 

[HoTnickZ]

Em is a freakin' MASTER of emphasizing certain syllables or words and rhyming them with other parts of the sentence when you wouldn't expect the word to rhyme.There's nobody better at it.

It's true, he certainly wasn't the first but he is a rapping monster, and not just simply lyrics.. vocabulary, rhyme scheme, flow patterns, annunciation the whole nine.Eminem as one of the greatest rappers of all time is a much easier argument than Eminem as one of the greatest hiphop artists of all time (say top 10, for arguments sake)

 

[mr. furley]

once he hit with the mainstream and became hyper-popular.. guh.. there's not a lot more annoying then everybody sweating something that they previously hated. (same thing happened with Snoop. everybody hated hiphop until Snoop hit and then EVERYONE was talking about him. playing the same singles over and over and over again. and they'd be the 10th best cut from an album. played repeatedly until i wanted to plunge off a bridge in to traffic.)

you couldn't go anywhere or talk to anyone (younger than 30 maybe?) w/o hearing eminem. everybody talked about how great he was and how cool his music was and how they loved him.

to me it was always like "yeah... he's great.. but you're getting eminem at about 60% of his potential. he's shackled because he has to sell records TO YOU. and you are ABSOLUTELY BEATING 'MY NAME IS' TO ####ING DEATH!!!!!! STOP IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

yeah it's elitist or whatever. i don't care. it bothers me when someone who is incredibly good at what they do can't get any love. but the minute they dumb it down they sell like crazy... and then you can't escape it no matter where you go. when metalheads and country fans are playing the SAME SINGLE over and over and over and over again it loses its meaning and just becomes unbearable.

no offense, but when guys like JB are saying they love Eminem... well... something has gone wrong.