I think Eminem "cleanin out my closet" would be a great song for your dad to listen too it really shows the darker side to Eminem and also shows how dark his childhood was
I think cleaning out my closet/Stan/goin thru changes/the way I am/headlights/my dads gone crazy/white America/Guilty Conscious Would all be great Eminem tracks to show ya pops
Going with the deep cuts huh? I swear women and teenagers always request the same 4 or 5 songs, all singles, that aren't even in the top 20 best Em songs.
Emenem had to come out with a very disarming, self deprecating, song due to him being a white rapper in the 90’s where that just wasn’t excepted. His comedy was a way of getting people to put their guard down and accept him, which worked 100%. The last successful white rapper was Vanilla Ice in the 80’s and being white and accepted at that time was not heard of. Having Dr.Dre as his producer basically vouched for him giving him “street cred” that allowed him to be himself without trying to be tough or “Gangsta”. And his comedic style was rare at the time.
There's a reason your dad is underwhelmed by this. He is a mature adult after all. Even as we've gotten older these particular songs don't feel the same. They're just nostalgic. These aren't favorites for Em either. The genius of creating the character and the lead singles for his first 3 albums is one of marketing. They knew the 90's- 00's MTV audience VERY well. Teens & young adults that grew up on Beavis and Butthead. A classic but this reaction is to be expected 😂
@@laus7080 What did it really do, though? He's had a lot of commercial success and his style is complex and unique, but the content really isn't that deep or impactful, IMO. I'd argue that 'College Dropout' alone has had a much greater impact on the culture of hip-hop than Eminem's discography as a whole. Not trying to sound like I'm hating...I get his appeal when you're younger, I just don't know anyone deeply into hip-hop that would put 'Slim Shady LP' (or Eminem overall) on their list of all-time greats. And to be fair, I actually respect that Eminem put on artists like 50 Cent and D12 instead of trying to just be a stepping-stone for other white rappers. I just don't see him as having a huge influence stylistically/sonically on hip-hop artists that came after him.
Fun fact: When Eminem started out rapping, he rapped super fast thinking that speed equals skill. So it was kinda crazy to see him really bring out the fast flows later on in his career
I watched a dre interview back in the day with him saying he actually would have to slow down some of ems vocals so they would sync up with his producing LOL
@@deadlyDM “I used to rap really fast, and I don’t think I was really saying much. But I was just rapping really fast. You know, other kids were rhyming slow, so you know, I figured the faster you rapped the better you was” - Eminem
Thats when I stopped listening to him. I didn't wanna hear Eminem rapping like Bone Thugs N Harmony. He's a gimmick rapper for the most part. Once the gimmicks were over... His music didn't hit the same
The thing about this album and style was “shock value”… before RUclips, before social media, before easily accessible internet…. This album was just a monster in terms of shock. You couldn’t believe what you were hearing!
It "seems" simple... But even in this track he's using mostly multiple syllable rhyme schemes. Scary to die, carried inside, buried alive, barley decide. He's still rhyming his ass off while saying off the wall non sense lol. ✊🏽
@@anonymousapocalypse247 I agree 100% now he's just trying to force complex rhymes together, back then it was smooth you almost didn't catch it you weren't into it like that.
Dad asks a great question about whether or not you can tell this is Dre producing - at the time, not at all. His work up to that point mostly sounded very west coast and funk-inspired, though at this point he had branched out to producing for more East Coast artists (Nas especially) but in retrospect with where Dre would go musically it makes sense. This track samples the fantastic Labi Siffre's song " I Got The...". I was like your dad on my first listen of this song too back in 99, I was like "I don't really get it." But then the more I heard and understood Eminem, and especially as I got more familiar with the original sample, I grew to really love this song. The line "I lay awake and strap myself in the bed/with a bulletproof vest on and shoot myself in the head" always cracked me up for some reason. And seriously, listen to the original Labi song, it's a legit banger.
Yes, dad asked a great question. But your answers is not true at all. At that time, this beat/production was definitely identifiable as a Dr. Dre beat/production. IYKYK.
Streets is watching by Jay Z also samples this song. It’s such an incredible song that two big hip hop classics from completely different ends of the spectrum came from it and sound nothing alike. The vocals, the beat switch and the content is just awesome. I love that song.
@@GoogleAccount00 Well I definitely would know, I lived and breathed hip hop during this time and know what I'm talking about. Let's take it back then shall we? Dre was still producing for Death Row up to 96, after which of course he famously split. Nothing, and I mean NOTHING from this 96 or prior could ever be confused for sounding anything like My Name Is... From there he produced 7 songs on his own The Aftermath record of course, none sounding anything like this. He also produced Nas is Coming off of It Was Written, maybe slightly more minimal than usual but definitely not anything like My Name Is... After that, he went on to produce a bunch of songs for The Firm (another 7 songs in fact) though they were co-produced either with Mel-Man or more often with Chris Taylor so you know DAMN well those songs didn't sound anything like My Name Is... Then he produced King Tee's (underrated) album, again west coast as fuck, and one song on Kurupt's album. Literally NONE of this has any sonic relationship to My Name Is... at all. There are literally only two clues in Dre's producing catalog that gave any clues to Dre even having that sound in his repertoire - Zoom by LL Cool J (Bulworth soundtrack), featuring a Quincy Jones sample, and most importantly to me was when he produced No Diggity and featured that looping minimal Bill Withers sample - that's basically the two only times Dre produced anything APPROACHING the sound on My Name Is... And now to quote Pusha T more than I'm quoting you...if you know, you know.
Maybe I’m crazy but there’s something about that line that I could really relate too, I enjoyed the song throughly upon first listen when I was a kid but when I heard that line I was hooked on slim shady.
I really enjoyed the dynamic between father and son in this video. It was great to see two different perspectives on the song, I found the back-and-forth banter to be both informative and entertaining. Keep up the great work, and I can't wait to see more Eminem reviews in the future. Since you mentioned maybe doing an album, I wanted to suggest The Eminem Show. It's a fantastic album and is more or less in line with the chronological order.
Love you and your dad's chemistry!!! New sub!! I listened to Eminem since late 90s to present... I'm 32, Love classic hip-hop RnB, Love all kinds of music....
Finally we arrived at Eminem! I'm so excited to see more reactions to his catalog from you guys! I'd recommend going through his milestone songs fist :D
Just came across your channel, I like how you explain it all to your dad it's pretty decent to see and without meaning to get all deep on things it's the 7th year without my dad on the 28th September and this video just brings a little bit of warmth in, it's all we used to do sit back listening to music talking about the meaning of the lyrics and have a few whiskies together, so thank you both you've just got a new sub 👍🍻
Eminem released Infinite in ‘96 which “flopped”. He was accused of sounding like Nas and AZ. In Eminem owns words Infinite had too many “soft tunes”. He followed that up with the Slim Shady EP. before signing with Dre. That was where the Slim Shady Alter-ego was born. Songs from the EP made it to his big label debut The Slim Shady LP but were tweaked a little bit.
I first heard this song when I was a kid. My dad played me the clean version, but he quickly realized even that probably wasn’t appropriate for me to be hearing at the time. However, I couldn’t get enough so I secretly listened to Em’s music on our family computer. Today, I rap and I make my own music. Ultimately Eminem is one of the main reasons I make my own songs and he’s the artist that got me into Hip hop.
Man. I wish my dad was like this. The level of understanding he has for Hip-Hop even though he it's not the genre he indulges in. Absolutely incredible 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥💪🏾💯
And yes, Eminem is a Jack of many trades inside the rap game. He has different flows, and different levels of seriousness, from silly and murderous to happy and inspirational. Something for everybody pretty much.
Yooo I love this channel so much but mainly it’s because I know you guys are fans of some of my fav bands like joy division, the velvet underground, Curtis mayfield, the smiths, al green, the stooges and I’m sure much much more. And I believe having knowledge and appreciation of some of the best to ever do it makes y’all TRUE music fans. Can’t wait to see more of you guy’s content!!!
I saw Em perform at the Roxy (Houston) in 1999 with Proof hyping him. He was very new and promoting this single, but got booed off stage and didn't even finish the song due to 'sound system issues'. Crazy to see where his career went after that. As dad mentioned, the, content of the song may seem simple, but really, the rhyme schemes are complex bc we're hearing multiple multi-syllabic bars, one after another. Em does it for sport!
This song and album really changed everything for hip hop it went from competing with pop and rock for chart positions to taking over the charts completely, so rock had to create hip hop rock aka nu metal to complete and nearly every pop song now has some rap hip hop or rnb in it so now hip hop artist are the new pop stars. The amount of new hip hop fans this album created and Eminem's career as a whole has created is unmeasurable
Petition to get a reaction to 4 Your Eyez Only - by J cole (either the song or the album). Also, loved the realistic reaction by Pops on this one. If i was listening to this as an adult for the first time, I wouldn't know what to make of it either, especially without having the background of listening to other Eminem stuff. When i heard this as a teen, I had already listened to dozens of em's better songs (both in terms of lyricism and serious heartfelt content).
I absolutely love how this young man is teaching his dad about the music we all grew up to. I’m 38 and all these 90s rap was huge in our life. The dad is a gen x but obviously was a different type of life than most of us had. It’s cool he’s listening to this music with real intrigue and openess.
You should do every Eminem album or at least entire album listens. Because EM is the best story telling rapper builds almost a movie in your head when you listen. And is like a biography your dad will appreciate his story I think
This is the track that put eminem on the map at the snap of a finger. This is the most important eminem track period! EVER!! If you have some top 100 list of iconic songs in rap/hip hop history this has to be on there.
I love your reaction videos. One thing, Eminem didnt start the trend of putting humor in rap music. Slick Rick was doing it in the 80’s. Rick even has the adlibs with the high pitched voice like Eminem uses. Redman also put a lot of humor and jokes in his songs. Eminem is great, but be careful overlooking the originators when you assume he created what he does.
Kai, plz do a video of Dad watching the video for this, it would help. This was prime time MTV and is what helped carry Em to greatness. he NEEDS to see the video.
I want to add that while eminem did bring a crazy out of left field style and humor with him. Humor has always been a part of Hip-Hop. I think we are doing a disservice to your dad by only showing him the serious stuff. There have been one hit wonders and more light hearted rap that has helped push the genre forward wether hardcore fans want to admit it or not.
What a legendary channel. Intelligent processing of the music, a great vibe between a father & son, and overall enjoyable experience as a viewer! It’d be incredible if you guys reacted to some of my records one day, just because of how potent these breakdowns are!
Still waiting for Stan! But I’m glad you did this. I think Pops will be blown away by Stan. I know I was when I heard it. And I was in elementary school and couldn’t fully understand it
I’m actually pleasantly surprised by your Dad’s reaction. I’ve felt the same way about this song when it first came out and I’m from Detroit… I recommend Grammy award winning rapper Lupe Fiasco: Kick Push - biggest mainstream song from his catalog Adoration of the Magi - if you really want to be shocked by “god-tier” lyrical ability and instrumentals. If you choose this one watch RUclipsr’s NuTimesRoman video to help understand the lyrics. Good content as usual! Thanks
Congratulations on being so big and successful with your chanel and you're just barely breaking into eminem. Love him or hate him he makes numbers. Your chanel is gonna multiply 3 fold if not more as you cover more of his songs.
As usual Pops is on point as a hip hop novice..Being a Em fan I agree with his " this doesn't compare " comment...Kia you continue to impress us hip hop heads with your vast knowledge to bring the culture to light for not only your Pops but folks checking out the show..Salute bro
Agreed. His more thought provoking and introspective stuff from early on even into the late 2000s aged decently though. Think of Rock Bottom, White America, The Way I Am, Déjà Vu, Beautiful. Thanks for watching!
Such a genius character, so entertaining because it resonates with everyone. Saying jokes along the lines of what everyone thinks but doesn’t have the balls to say in public, especially when they’re well known.
I remember when this first came out, I didn't like it or him. But once I heard, "I am," I was like Holy Cow, this kid is amazing. He is truly truly talented. A little sick. A little twisted but absolutely talented.
The one point most people miss is the fact that many rappers around this time made "commercial" songs to reach the audience through radio. It explains why so simple but yet catchy song. If you compare this songs to the rest of the album you can tell how much they wanted to direct this to a radio spin.
You guys can’t possibly understand how consequential songs like my name is, guilty conscience, and role model were at the time that they came out. For Eminem to come out and introduce himself to the world as Slim shady right off the bat was unfathomable. Then the marshal Mathers LP came out and built on it with songs like Kill you. Those are the songs that put everyone on notice.
Wow brings back memories. It seems so juvenile now but at the time this was mind blowing. I'm really digging your reactions so far. I'm going to be looking through them.
If you're going to go the Eminem arc, there's no going back. This guy has sooo many good songs that It's hard to pick just a few good ones to react to, but that might be a good thing I guess as you'll have so much content to put out.
House of Krazees a underground rap group in the early 90s who two of the three members become Twiztid. The ICP protégés at a time. And were signed to Psychopathic Records by ICP. (Eminem had opened for House Of Krazees at local shows back in the day) ICP asked HOK/Twiztid if there was any other talent out there in Detroit they should sign. They recommended Eminem. ICP didn’t jump on it. He was signed by Dre. They had a beef which would take a long time to explain. But crazy to think had Eminem been signed to Psychopathic Records how different music would be today.
I was in high school when this came out and it was so controversial and the Contant was some thing that nobody had ever done in a comical or violent or jokes about celebrities that parents were all up in arms. If your parents didn’t allow you to own it then in the lunchroom you would share headphones to hear a song but some of them started to come out on the radio but very edited. Class of 2002
I dont know if im a stan but i have been listening to Em since 99 and had all his cd' and a few tapes because tapes were a thing in 2000 but damn i have wasted many years of life listening to his music and reading about him he was like a rap super hero to us when we were kids we loved Eminem
The word play in this song was amazing. It seemed like a simple song when you hear it for the first time. But reading the lyrics or hearing it multiple times you start to hear the complexity of it. Also the beat was sampled.
Lmfao, you can see when you just started playing this it was gonna be tough, I remember playing Eminem to my dad and he was like why is he so angry and violent. Classic reaction.
i never noticed that stan, in the stan music video, references this song with “i just drank a fifth of vodka, dare me to drive” before he drives off the bridge
When you’re younger with a harder life listening to Eminem embodies the vibe of laughing at your pain and refusing to take life seriously after going through so much .. while it from the outside looking in can stand out as immaturity- from the inside looking out, it can be seen as a protective ego-based voice helping one through surviving and processing said struggles. Even the childish writing of “slim shady” helps you get the picture of kid doodling yet the lyrics give contrast to its perceived innocence (much like the reality of an innocent child processing unfortunately corrupt environments and experiences)
I think Eminem "cleanin out my closet" would be a great song for your dad to listen too it really shows the darker side to Eminem and also shows how dark his childhood was
I would LOVE for them to do that song 😭
And then play headlights right after
I think cleaning out my closet/Stan/goin thru changes/the way I am/headlights/my dads gone crazy/white America/Guilty Conscious
Would all be great Eminem tracks to show ya pops
Going with the deep cuts huh? I swear women and teenagers always request the same 4 or 5 songs, all singles, that aren't even in the top 20 best Em songs.
I think If I had would be a good Segway to get dad prepped for cleanin out my closet
Emenem had to come out with a very disarming, self deprecating, song due to him being a white rapper in the 90’s where that just wasn’t excepted. His comedy was a way of getting people to put their guard down and accept him, which worked 100%. The last successful white rapper was Vanilla Ice in the 80’s and being white and accepted at that time was not heard of. Having Dr.Dre as his producer basically vouched for him giving him “street cred” that allowed him to be himself without trying to be tough or “Gangsta”. And his comedic style was rare at the time.
Bestie boys
@@chikicat9705 yeah why is everybody always forgetting the beastie boys.....
@@DUNO1971 and 3rd Bass
He never said those white rappers didn't exist. He said it had been a while since there was a successful white rapper.
Could have not said better myself. Had white boys wearing starter caps lol
Your Dad's take is refreshing Stan has to be something you play for your Dad after listening to the whole of The Slim Shady LP
Yea I agree with doing Stan. For sure!
I was thinking this too!
Mocking bird will make him cry for sure
@@interesting2491 everybody always wants to see dad cry 🤷🏾♂️
There's a reason your dad is underwhelmed by this. He is a mature adult after all. Even as we've gotten older these particular songs don't feel the same. They're just nostalgic. These aren't favorites for Em either. The genius of creating the character and the lead singles for his first 3 albums is one of marketing. They knew the 90's- 00's MTV audience VERY well. Teens & young adults that grew up on Beavis and Butthead. A classic but this reaction is to be expected 😂
Yeah but dad doesn't fully realize or comprehend what this album did for rap music.
@@laus7080 What did it really do, though? He's had a lot of commercial success and his style is complex and unique, but the content really isn't that deep or impactful, IMO. I'd argue that 'College Dropout' alone has had a much greater impact on the culture of hip-hop than Eminem's discography as a whole. Not trying to sound like I'm hating...I get his appeal when you're younger, I just don't know anyone deeply into hip-hop that would put 'Slim Shady LP' (or Eminem overall) on their list of all-time greats.
And to be fair, I actually respect that Eminem put on artists like 50 Cent and D12 instead of trying to just be a stepping-stone for other white rappers. I just don't see him as having a huge influence stylistically/sonically on hip-hop artists that came after him.
his other album is the one i bought with stan on it
@@kennycooper294 MM LP is a classic
I'm way older than "Dad" and I love this music. I guess I'm not mature.
More Eminem please.
He has so many iconic songs for you guys to go through.
Looking forward to future Eminem tracks to be reviewed by you guys.
"Bagpipes from Baghdad" and "fack" are some good ones
"Eminem - Like Toy Soldiers" would probably be a phenomenal song for your dad to listen to
you're absolutely right omg
Fun fact: When Eminem started out rapping, he rapped super fast thinking that speed equals skill. So it was kinda crazy to see him really bring out the fast flows later on in his career
I watched a dre interview back in the day with him saying he actually would have to slow down some of ems vocals so they would sync up with his producing LOL
Really it was more to do with the era. A lot rappers were on that fast shit
@@deadlyDM “I used to rap really fast, and I don’t think I was really saying much. But I was just rapping really fast. You know, other kids were rhyming slow, so you know, I figured the faster you rapped the better you was” - Eminem
@@irepfrisco415 that was about rap battling
Thats when I stopped listening to him. I didn't wanna hear Eminem rapping like Bone Thugs N Harmony. He's a gimmick rapper for the most part. Once the gimmicks were over... His music didn't hit the same
The thing about this album and style was “shock value”… before RUclips, before social media, before easily accessible internet…. This album was just a monster in terms of shock. You couldn’t believe what you were hearing!
It "seems" simple... But even in this track he's using mostly multiple syllable rhyme schemes. Scary to die, carried inside, buried alive, barley decide. He's still rhyming his ass off while saying off the wall non sense lol. ✊🏽
This. Early Em is incredibly deceptive. It sounds simple until you listen carefully and break it down.
@@kevinstock5886 Em has always been super cleaver, honestly he is the only GOAT who is still very underrated
@@kevinstock5886 thats why he sounded smoother back then. Now he sounds too forced
@@anonymousapocalypse247 I agree 100% now he's just trying to force complex rhymes together, back then it was smooth you almost didn't catch it you weren't into it like that.
Exactly. “Renegade” went CRAZY like this especially!! 😮💨😮💨😮💨😮💨
Dad asks a great question about whether or not you can tell this is Dre producing - at the time, not at all. His work up to that point mostly sounded very west coast and funk-inspired, though at this point he had branched out to producing for more East Coast artists (Nas especially) but in retrospect with where Dre would go musically it makes sense. This track samples the fantastic Labi Siffre's song " I Got The...".
I was like your dad on my first listen of this song too back in 99, I was like "I don't really get it." But then the more I heard and understood Eminem, and especially as I got more familiar with the original sample, I grew to really love this song. The line "I lay awake and strap myself in the bed/with a bulletproof vest on and shoot myself in the head" always cracked me up for some reason.
And seriously, listen to the original Labi song, it's a legit banger.
Yes, dad asked a great question. But your answers is not true at all. At that time, this beat/production was definitely identifiable as a Dr. Dre beat/production. IYKYK.
Streets is watching by Jay Z also samples this song. It’s such an incredible song that two big hip hop classics from completely different ends of the spectrum came from it and sound nothing alike. The vocals, the beat switch and the content is just awesome. I love that song.
@@GoogleAccount00 Well I definitely would know, I lived and breathed hip hop during this time and know what I'm talking about. Let's take it back then shall we? Dre was still producing for Death Row up to 96, after which of course he famously split. Nothing, and I mean NOTHING from this 96 or prior could ever be confused for sounding anything like My Name Is...
From there he produced 7 songs on his own The Aftermath record of course, none sounding anything like this. He also produced Nas is Coming off of It Was Written, maybe slightly more minimal than usual but definitely not anything like My Name Is...
After that, he went on to produce a bunch of songs for The Firm (another 7 songs in fact) though they were co-produced either with Mel-Man or more often with Chris Taylor so you know DAMN well those songs didn't sound anything like My Name Is...
Then he produced King Tee's (underrated) album, again west coast as fuck, and one song on Kurupt's album. Literally NONE of this has any sonic relationship to My Name Is... at all.
There are literally only two clues in Dre's producing catalog that gave any clues to Dre even having that sound in his repertoire - Zoom by LL Cool J (Bulworth soundtrack), featuring a Quincy Jones sample, and most importantly to me was when he produced No Diggity and featured that looping minimal Bill Withers sample - that's basically the two only times Dre produced anything APPROACHING the sound on My Name Is...
And now to quote Pusha T more than I'm quoting you...if you know, you know.
Maybe I’m crazy but there’s something about that line that I could really relate too, I enjoyed the song throughly upon first listen when I was a kid but when I heard that line I was hooked on slim shady.
I love the original song this sample is from.
You both seem very sincere! your dad obviously did a great job raising such a reflected young man! keep grinding ,
I really enjoyed the dynamic between father and son in this video. It was great to see two different perspectives on the song, I found the back-and-forth banter to be both informative and entertaining. Keep up the great work, and I can't wait to see more Eminem reviews in the future. Since you mentioned maybe doing an album, I wanted to suggest The Eminem Show. It's a fantastic album and is more or less in line with the chronological order.
Love you and your dad's chemistry!!! New sub!!
I listened to Eminem since late 90s to present... I'm 32, Love classic hip-hop RnB, Love all kinds of music....
I'm almost scared for pops to hear "Kill You" but I also can't wait lol
This album deserves to be listened front to back in it's entirety.
agreed
Finally we arrived at Eminem! I'm so excited to see more reactions to his catalog from you guys! I'd recommend going through his milestone songs fist :D
Just came across your channel, I like how you explain it all to your dad it's pretty decent to see and without meaning to get all deep on things it's the 7th year without my dad on the 28th September and this video just brings a little bit of warmth in, it's all we used to do sit back listening to music talking about the meaning of the lyrics and have a few whiskies together, so thank you both you've just got a new sub 👍🍻
Precious, irreplaceable memories. Thanks for watching. - Kai’s dad
Eminem released Infinite in ‘96 which “flopped”. He was accused of sounding like Nas and AZ. In Eminem owns words Infinite had too many “soft tunes”. He followed that up with the Slim Shady EP. before signing with Dre. That was where the Slim Shady Alter-ego was born. Songs from the EP made it to his big label debut The Slim Shady LP but were tweaked a little bit.
"My pen and paper cause a chain reaction, to get your brain relaxin'"...
classic song, you will find it still resonates to this day
I first heard this song when I was a kid. My dad played me the clean version, but he quickly realized even that probably wasn’t appropriate for me to be hearing at the time. However, I couldn’t get enough so I secretly listened to Em’s music on our family computer. Today, I rap and I make my own music. Ultimately Eminem is one of the main reasons I make my own songs and he’s the artist that got me into Hip hop.
Man. I wish my dad was like this. The level of understanding he has for Hip-Hop even though he it's not the genre he indulges in. Absolutely incredible 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥💪🏾💯
Loving these please keep em coming . Can't wait for marshel Mathers lp
And yes, Eminem is a Jack of many trades inside the rap game. He has different flows, and different levels of seriousness, from silly and murderous to happy and inspirational. Something for everybody pretty much.
I have been PATIENTLY WAITING for the beginning of the eminem reaction era and I am so glad it’s finally here!
Nice. Check out our earlier Rock Bottom reaction if you haven’t already.
Amazing song. Eminem is a true version of a comedic rapper but will still slay you in a battle. Dre brought out the best of him.
Happy to see you too putting more videos out . Awesome
Till I collapse and The way I am, Plus Loose yourself are great ones to show your dad!!
Yooo I love this channel so much but mainly it’s because I know you guys are fans of some of my fav bands like joy division, the velvet underground, Curtis mayfield, the smiths, al green, the stooges and I’m sure much much more. And I believe having knowledge and appreciation of some of the best to ever do it makes y’all TRUE music fans. Can’t wait to see more of you guy’s content!!!
I saw Em perform at the Roxy (Houston) in 1999 with Proof hyping him. He was very new and promoting this single, but got booed off stage and didn't even finish the song due to 'sound system issues'. Crazy to see where his career went after that. As dad mentioned, the, content of the song may seem simple, but really, the rhyme schemes are complex bc we're hearing multiple multi-syllabic bars, one after another. Em does it for sport!
This song was also made with radio play in mind.
This song and album really changed everything for hip hop it went from competing with pop and rock for chart positions to taking over the charts completely, so rock had to create hip hop rock aka nu metal to complete and nearly every pop song now has some rap hip hop or rnb in it so now hip hop artist are the new pop stars. The amount of new hip hop fans this album created and Eminem's career as a whole has created is unmeasurable
Petition to get a reaction to 4 Your Eyez Only - by J cole (either the song or the album).
Also, loved the realistic reaction by Pops on this one. If i was listening to this as an adult for the first time, I wouldn't know what to make of it either, especially without having the background of listening to other Eminem stuff. When i heard this as a teen, I had already listened to dozens of em's better songs (both in terms of lyricism and serious heartfelt content).
I absolutely love how this young man is teaching his dad about the music we all grew up to. I’m 38 and all these 90s rap was huge in our life. The dad is a gen x but obviously was a different type of life than most of us had. It’s cool he’s listening to this music with real intrigue and openess.
You should do every Eminem album or at least entire album listens. Because EM is the best story telling rapper builds almost a movie in your head when you listen. And is like a biography your dad will appreciate his story I think
I think Em said he wanted to be a cartoonist when he was little
This is the track that put eminem on the map at the snap of a finger. This is the most important eminem track period! EVER!! If you have some top 100 list of iconic songs in rap/hip hop history this has to be on there.
I love your reaction videos.
One thing, Eminem didnt start the trend of putting humor in rap music. Slick Rick was doing it in the 80’s. Rick even has the adlibs with the high pitched voice like Eminem uses. Redman also put a lot of humor and jokes in his songs.
Eminem is great, but be careful overlooking the originators when you assume he created what he does.
an Beasties
And Biz Markie, Ol'Dirty and Busta and tha Alkaholiks were all earlier than Eminem also
I should’ve been clearer! What I meant is that he was the first guy to really do shocking, humours rap in a self deprecating way. Thanks for watching.
@@fuzzylogics139 Facts
Facts
Kai, plz do a video of Dad watching the video for this, it would help. This was prime time MTV and is what helped carry Em to greatness. he NEEDS to see the video.
I like the vid first, then i watch 🔥
❤️ thank youuu 😌
I’ll always remember this video more than anything it was on mtv constantly 🔥🔥
I want to add that while eminem did bring a crazy out of left field style and humor with him. Humor has always been a part of Hip-Hop. I think we are doing a disservice to your dad by only showing him the serious stuff. There have been one hit wonders and more light hearted rap that has helped push the genre forward wether hardcore fans want to admit it or not.
You gave zero examples though
@@modest1989 Well I'll give the best possible example: Biz Markie's entire discography. Absolutely absurd but gold
@@modest1989 Bizmarkie alotta his songs The song Humpty Dumpty
What a legendary channel. Intelligent processing of the music, a great vibe between a father & son, and overall enjoyable experience as a viewer! It’d be incredible if you guys reacted to some of my records one day, just because of how potent these breakdowns are!
Yes finally eminem!!!! We need alot more of the 🐐 I think your dad would prefer 'When im gone' or 'Mockingbird' both give a good backstory
Check out our reaction to another one of his: ruclips.net/video/LVEYvcp3fYQ/видео.html
@@frontroom I saw this! Another great reaction :)
I can't believe he has never hard this. I can tell the son is knowledgeable on not only rap/hiphop but also instrumentation.
Please do Mockingbird soon.
Love your dad’s honesty. It keeps the channel above board. I’d like to see you do the song “I will” off MTBMB. The bars on that are awesome!
Eminem fans won't take 'that kinda reaction' well lol. This was the first song i memorized, and still one of my favorites though I agree with the dad
Exactly we are attached to this song and still love it to this day by who we were when we first heard it.
@@modest1989 listening took me back. Good stuff
Really looking forward for you guys to explore some of the more deeper eminem cuts.
Humor in hip hop... don't dismiss Ludacris fam, Fresh Prince, Biz Markie... just to name a few
Sean Price, Redman, R.A. The Rugged Man
Slick Rick, Digital Underground, The fat Boys.
@@royalrandomness777 1, 2, 3, 4, 5... 6, 7, 8 niggas so shit where's my nine? - Sean P
@@GeraldGruenigMedia1 “Where was I, oh yes, Shawn Carter is nice but Sean Price is the best” 😂
@@royalrandomness777 that's a play on the Redman line too... 🔥 🔥... P always said red was one of his favorites RIP
Still waiting for Stan! But I’m glad you did this. I think Pops will be blown away by Stan. I know I was when I heard it. And I was in elementary school and couldn’t fully understand it
I’m actually pleasantly surprised by your Dad’s reaction. I’ve felt the same way about this song when it first came out and I’m from Detroit…
I recommend Grammy award winning rapper Lupe Fiasco:
Kick Push - biggest mainstream song from his catalog
Adoration of the Magi - if you really want to be shocked by “god-tier” lyrical ability and instrumentals. If you choose this one watch RUclipsr’s NuTimesRoman video to help understand the lyrics.
Good content as usual! Thanks
They reacted to Kick, Push already but I’d like to see more Lupe too
the mural series would be wild to go through too
I’m watching this after Kim, I’m catching up so this is going to be fun. Sending love to you and yours from Orlando Florida
Guilty conscience
Congratulations on being so big and successful with your chanel and you're just barely breaking into eminem. Love him or hate him he makes numbers. Your chanel is gonna multiply 3 fold if not more as you cover more of his songs.
My name is a really good song this was a song that surprised dr.dre from hearing this
As usual Pops is on point as a hip hop novice..Being a Em fan I agree with his
" this doesn't compare " comment...Kia you continue to impress us hip hop heads with your vast knowledge to bring the culture to light for not only your Pops but folks checking out the show..Salute bro
Too bad you used the censored version
Awesome you sharing this with him and us. Pick some bangers next!
Sorry but alot of Eminem music did Not age well at all 😞
Agreed. His more thought provoking and introspective stuff from early on even into the late 2000s aged decently though. Think of Rock Bottom, White America, The Way I Am, Déjà Vu, Beautiful.
Thanks for watching!
No, I won’t forgive you for that comment. You’re wrong.
When I first listened to Eminem Marshall Matters EP, it blew my mind 🔥
You have the same type of conversations with your dad as i do lol. it's entertaining
I honestly thought your Dad was gonna cry. Great video
Such a genius character, so entertaining because it resonates with everyone. Saying jokes along the lines of what everyone thinks but doesn’t have the balls to say in public, especially when they’re well known.
So glad you reacted to the album version. There are lots of different ones, but this is the best
Bro you are really showing your dad the best of the best I love this! Hope he listens to it all!!!
Eminem’s album The Slim Shady LP was his debut album. He indeed did have an EP called Infinite that was released in 96 prior to the 1999 album
I love y’all, please it might get hard sometimes but keep going, y’all have soldiers out here !!
Love to see a son happy about spending time with dad
Still one of my favorites.. I can remember everything about when this came out..
Really appreciate the honest!!
Lol y’all need to do more Eminem, his early stuff was awesome
I remember when this first came out, I didn't like it or him. But once I heard, "I am," I was like Holy Cow, this kid is amazing. He is truly truly talented. A little sick. A little twisted but absolutely talented.
Beautiful, Sing for the Moment, Goodbye to Hollywood, When I’m Gone, Till I Collapse, mockingbird
The Recovery album
Please do the song business from the Eminem show album. Really want to see dads reaction to that one.
The one point most people miss is the fact that many rappers around this time made "commercial" songs to reach the audience through radio. It explains why so simple but yet catchy song. If you compare this songs to the rest of the album you can tell how much they wanted to direct this to a radio spin.
You guys can’t possibly understand how consequential songs like my name is, guilty conscience, and role model were at the time that they came out. For Eminem to come out and introduce himself to the world as Slim shady right off the bat was unfathomable. Then the marshal Mathers LP came out and built on it with songs like Kill you. Those are the songs that put everyone on notice.
Wow brings back memories. It seems so juvenile now but at the time this was mind blowing. I'm really digging your reactions so far. I'm going to be looking through them.
This takes me back, lol. I was nearing the end of hs, when this came out.
I'm really enjoying this show. This should be on TV
If you're going to go the Eminem arc, there's no going back. This guy has sooo many good songs that It's hard to pick just a few good ones to react to, but that might be a good thing I guess as you'll have so much content to put out.
I REMEMBER WHEN THIS CAME OUT & THE REST IS HISTORY
The sample for this song is from Labi Siffre - I Got The, which is itself is a great song. Would love to see FrontRoom check that out!
big fan of the channel. keep up the good work, gentlemen!
You can 10000% tell this is a Dre beat. The crisp drums and the high end synths give it away.
The bass line is a sample of Chas & Daves Dave Peacocks bass line from Labi Siffres song "I got the"
House of Krazees a underground rap group in the early 90s who two of the three members become Twiztid. The ICP protégés at a time. And were signed to Psychopathic Records by ICP. (Eminem had opened for House Of Krazees at local shows back in the day) ICP asked HOK/Twiztid if there was any other talent out there in Detroit they should sign. They recommended Eminem. ICP didn’t jump on it. He was signed by Dre. They had a beef which would take a long time to explain. But crazy to think had Eminem been signed to Psychopathic Records how different music would be today.
I was in high school when this came out and it was so controversial and the Contant was some thing that nobody had ever done in a comical or violent or jokes about celebrities that parents were all up in arms. If your parents didn’t allow you to own it then in the lunchroom you would share headphones to hear a song but some of them started to come out on the radio but very edited. Class of 2002
I dont know if im a stan but i have been listening to Em since 99 and had all his cd' and a few tapes because tapes were a thing in 2000 but damn i have wasted many years of life listening to his music and reading about him he was like a rap super hero to us when we were kids we loved Eminem
The word play in this song was amazing. It seemed like a simple song when you hear it for the first time. But reading the lyrics or hearing it multiple times you start to hear the complexity of it. Also the beat was sampled.
More eminem!! Mockingbird, when i’m gone, til’ I collapse, cleaning out my closet. Your dad would love all of them:)
I remember hearing Role Model the first time from that album back in 99. Mind was completely blown.
I feel like the main appeal of this song is the way he can paint a vivid and shocking picture of what he’s talking about.
doing the clean version of this is insane
This came out when I was in 6th grade. Had my dad and uncle listen to the album camping one night.. they couldn't believe it. Trend setter for sure
Lmfao, you can see when you just started playing this it was gonna be tough,
I remember playing Eminem to my dad and he was like why is he so angry and violent.
Classic reaction.
i never noticed that stan, in the stan music video, references this song with “i just drank a fifth of vodka, dare me to drive” before he drives off the bridge
I ABSOLUTELY LLLOVE UR FRONT RM.SHOW
This was a great video! I would love to hear you guys react to the infinite album or specifically it’s ok by Eminem
You definitely need to do more eminem so your dad understands how good he is (your channel will grow as well).
This is so cool chilling and jamming with your pops😎
When you’re younger with a harder life listening to Eminem embodies the vibe of laughing at your pain and refusing to take life seriously after going through so much .. while it from the outside looking in can stand out as immaturity- from the inside looking out, it can be seen as a protective ego-based voice helping one through surviving and processing said struggles. Even the childish writing of “slim shady” helps you get the picture of kid doodling yet the lyrics give contrast to its perceived innocence (much like the reality of an innocent child processing unfortunately corrupt environments and experiences)
Watching this is kinda like listening to these songs for the first time again