Totally agree. I think EVERY song he pours his heart into. It's literally a piece of art to him. He is a true artist of his craft. Much more then the perks he has gotten outnof it. Money. fame etc etc. He does it for the art of hip hop and rap. The guy breathes this shxt. Song for everyone.every emotion. Every part of someones life they can have at least one of his songs as the theme song imho
This is going to be long, but hopefully helpful. This story is partly true and partly hypothetical. It's about a big beef (feud) that was going on back in the day. It was only about 6-7 years after the deaths of Pac and Biggie that this happened, so it was all very fresh in everyone's minds. I'm the farthest thing from an expert and I don't think there really is a full accurate accounting of what happened, just due to the nature of the situation - people won't talk about it, but this is what I've managed to scrape together personally. So there were these beefs that were all going on at once, and eventually melded together. This was Em's attempt to squash (end) it. It never really did end to this day, but it's just petty pokes now, it simmered down. There were three elements 1- Suge Knight (this is the beef Dre told Em to stay out of) who is a legendary baddie and former owner of Death Row Records. He really made some huge contributions to hip hop and is a legend in his own right for good and bad things. There's a lot of history with Dre here. Suge reportedly liked to send goons after people, especially Dre and his people because of their relationship. He had a reputation for violence, stuff like dangling Vanilla Ice off of a balcony (allegedly). He's currently in prison. 2- The Source Magazine/Benzino. This was Em's beef. It's complicated as well, but basically the co-owner Benzino went on a smear campaign against Em and it got really hot. At one point he said in a song that Hailie would go missing and end up dead. I don't know of any actual violence here. 3- Murder Inc/Ja Rule. This was 50 Cent's beef and it started in the streets. One story is that Ja got robbed of his chain at gunpoint by a friend of 50's, and when Ja saw 50 with the guy the beef started. Ja was signed to Murder Inc (record label), which was rumored to have ties to the people who were rumored to have shot 50. This beef got very violent at times. When 50 signed to Shady/Aftermath (record labels) Dre and Em asked 50 not to take shots at Ja on record and 50 sort of behaved himself, but Ja decided to go on record and diss (disrespect) Em, Dre and 50. He said "Em you claim that your mother's a crackhead and Kim is a known slut, so what's Hailie gon' be when she grows up" along with various threats and insults toward them and others. From there it escalated, both on and off record. Several dozen songs were spawned from this beef - really interesting to listen to the songs, probably not so fun to live what was going on. Serious threats were being thrown around (including from Em). It involved dozens of people on both sides including 50 Cent's G-Unit and Em's group D12 and protege Obie Trice and others. Fights, 50's record manager's office was shot up at one point, and probably a lot of stuff that wasn't public and never will be. They were all running around in bullet proof vests and not just for a fashion statement. I think Em believed it had gotten close to a breaking point, and that someone was going to get killed, which is where the hypothetical comes in. He, 50, Dre - all of the big names in the light - behind them were all of the others who support them, young and upcoming rappers, fans, people willing to fight for them verbally or otherwise. That's the person in that bed. I get why people say Bugz since Em knew him and there was a tribute to him at the end of the video, but Bugz wasn't the only person Em knew who died of violence, so I don't think so. I think the lyrics make it clear that he's talking about how it's usually the people who aren't in the light, 'one of his people' who are the ones that get hurt and killed. He's saying that if he makes the choice to be the bigger man and put down the mic, take a step back, then he may be able to prevent that hypothetical from happening, because all of the people out there supporting him won't feel the need to fight for him anymore, him having made the choice to end it. Of course he unilaterally declared his side the winner at the same time. Luckily pretty much everyone agreed with him since Murder Inc/The Source had both been really pummeled by the beef and other legal and financial issues. You might want to react to some of the diss tracks someday just to see what they're like - Em's pretty legendary for the feuds he's been involved in, though I think this was by far the most serious one. Diss tracks do tend to get into the hardcore territory but there are quite a few that are just funny and disrespectful - Em tends to go the mocking route. Nail in the Coffin ruclips.net/video/-TX6o7R8LSg/видео.html aimed at Benzino/The Source Magazine or Hail Mary remix Em, 50 Cent and Busta Rhymes ruclips.net/video/5YLBTWZimuU/видео.html aimed at Ja Rule might be ones to check out to give you an idea of what rap beef is. They're both very disrespectful but pretty tame lyrically - there will be some cursing. Glad you said you didn't mind novels because I can't help writing them. Always love your reactions, was happy to see this one up, one of my favorite Em stories of all time and knowing the back story as an adult makes it hit so much harder.
@@larryshair I recommend after watching 8Mile that you watch 50 Cents "Get Rich or Die Tryin" also about 50 cents life. Also Straight outta Compton is the story about Dr.Dre, the guy who gave Eminem his big break. It will kinda catch you up with how they all came about. Even the Tupac and Biggie movies. (2 separate movies) The East Coast West Coast "beef"
Bad thing about loving a song for years is that you cannot go back to the feelings of that very first time you heard it. But watching your reaction … it’s close enough. Also, love seeing the birth of a new fan in real time! Loving the Em reactions 🥰
The “not gonna let someone else’s coffin rest on my conscience” verse is just artistry, your reaction was the same as mine, breathless! Eminem has transcended hip hop and is appreciated by fans of any genre
I absolutely ADORE you! The authenticity in your reactions to Em are just completely enthralling to me. I love that I get to experience Em again through your eyes!
I too Love watching Larry’s reactions! He seems like such a good man, definitely not close minded IMHO. My son introduced me to Eminem and I Listened. My son introduced me to Larry’s reactions. As Christina said she loved watching you you fall in love with Eminem♥️ It’s a special bond with my son & myself that many do not understand (close minded!) Thanks Larry for giving my son & myself another bonding time over Eminem. 🙌🏼
Man, I was in Jr. high when Em came out, and his first cd was my first rap cd. I was bullied all through school, didn't have any friends and my home life was alot like his when he was a kid. Hearing that and knowing that it wasn't just me, that someone else knew what it was like, 100% his music saved my life. I'll always be his fan because of that. Back then lots of people wrote him off but he's honestly one of the most profound lyricist of our time. I'm glad your going back and actually giving him the listen he deserves and seeing him for who he is.
This song is actually one of Em's nightmares; Proof is playing the part of another friend who got shot in a drive by, and he's sitting there bleeding out on the table... and then that's basically exactly what happens to Proof, too.
@@michaeldandrea9648 the song is about the struggles of the business and how both sides lose people senselessly to the battle and how its pointless. and he doesnt want to lose anymore people on either side. either literally or metaphorically. Bugz being one of the victims to the game. (even though it had nothing to do with the game, it was still an unnecessary loss)
Proof was playing Carnell Pitts also known as Bugz. He got shot while he was playing with water guns with a bunch of friends. He sprayed the wrong person, and he pulled out a real gun. He was one of the original members of D12. Eminem joined D12 to take over his spot.
The kids singing is actually a sample of the track “toy soldiers” by Martika. This further mirrors the message that he’s trying to get across. It’s not him that dies , it’s these toy soldiers behind him.
Yeah this is a really tough song for Em. He talked about how guilty he felt putting this into the universe (his best friend is playing the part of the man shot in the video) later to be killed himself in a similar way shortly after this. Em felt that him giving his friend the role in the video cursed him and always felt responsible in a way.
The chorus is called Toy Soldiers a song by Martika that came out in the 80's. Martika is the lead singer throughout the song and is joined on the chorus by some of her former castmates from Kids Incorporated: Stacy Ferguson (Fergie), Rahsaan Patterson, and Renee Sands, as well as later cast members Kimberly McCullough and Devyn Puett as backup vocalists
Great reaction, such a heavy song and talking about a very important topic. Some notes on the video. The guy laying on the bed dying was supposed to be a member of D12, Bugz, who was murdered. It was played by Proof, Doodie, who later ends up getting murdered. At the end of the video, deceased rappers including Tupac Shakur, The Notorious B.I.G., Big L, and Bugz are also shown in animation form at the end of the music video to show the fatal consequences of rap wars. In a case of life imitating art, Proof himself was shot and killed on April 11, 2006, after an altercation broke out at a nightclub in Detroit, Michigan. "In the year after [Proof] died," Eminem said in a his memoir The Way I Am, "I would stare at the ceiling and think about that video. Did karma cause that to happen in real life? Did I? You always want to point the finger at somebody else when something like that happens, you know?"
I hadn’t watched this video since Proof died til thi this reaction, it was just too hard so can’t even begin to imagine how much it musta tore Ems heart out 😢he’s been through so much in his life and is seriously the most amazing person in the world for how he’s managed to overcome it all.He’s still a beautiful person who cares about ppl and has been/still is the best dad anyone could ever wish to have ❤️ even without his skills as an artist, he’s so fkn special for that
Thank you for reacting to this song, it’s such an important message and incredibly written example of Eminem’s talent. Sending love and strength to your wife and family as she navigates this difficult time with her father. No matter how old our parent is, it’s an incredibly difficult loss to process. The 23rd February will be the 15th anniversary of my Mum’s passing, she was just fifty years old and to this day I still struggle, so I am sending so much love to your wife and hoping that her Dad’s situation improved. Like Toy Soldiers is referencing his friends in the rap community being shot and murdered aka falling like soldiers. It begins at the hospital where Eminem and other rappers are watching, in despair, the doctors trying to save D12 member Bugz (played by fellow D12 member Proof), who was killed in 1999. "Like Toy Soldiers" describes Eminem's attempts to defuse violence in the hip-hop and rap community. Eminem speaks openly about problems with The Source magazine and its editor Benzino, as well as the situation between 50 Cent and Ja Rule and his label Murder Inc., which Eminem felt went far beyond the Jay-Z vs. Nas feud. The song finishes as Eminem offers a truce to his enemies. In addition, this song also reveals that Eminem had tried to stop Ja Rule & 50 Cent's feud, but lost it when he heard Ja Rule making fun of his daughter on a track called "Loose Change" - ("The Ja Shit, I tried to squash it, It was too late to stop it, There's a certain line you just don't cross and he crossed it, I heard him say Hailie's name on a song and I just lost it"). In the song "Loose Change", Ja Rule says Eminem claims his ex-wife is "a known slut" and his mother "a crackhead", and then asks him "so what's Hailie gonna be when she grows up?". As a result of this song, Eminem refused to get himself involved in some of 50 Cent's later feuds. Eminem is a lyrical genius who makes us feel like regardless of what we are going through, he understands and has been there… he has a song to help us through the depression, the loss of loved ones, addiction struggles and getting through the other side. He is such an incredible artist. Another incredible track is Hailie’s Song which he never intended to release - Dr Dre convinced him. ruclips.net/video/Gs6iSYxKZsg/видео.html
So glad to see you react to this, it speaks volumes about you as a person that you are willing to dive into the other side of an artists as complex as this
I don’t know but there is a certain wholesomeness with this guy that makes me feel warm at home thanks for the reactions and producing enjoyable content keep up the great work
Love this, Eminem is so complex and his music is really incredible, it’s like we’re sitting in on his therapy sessions. Thanks for doing this one Chris 🥰
The more I watch your videos the more I enjoy them. It's almost like I am re-living the release of the song again and giving me the chance to appreciate his greatness all over again from my childhood. I would drift off to his music with my headphones blaring just to get away from things and I would over anylyz them myself so it's great seeing someone who is looking at this the same way I did back then.
What I like about Eminem's style of storytelling is that it's not "on the nose" at all. He encourages the listeners to dig into the backstory themselves. It actually makes it more intriguing.
It's sad how no matter what Em does he is the bad guy, no matter his message people want to cancel him for one thing or another like this super Bowl non sence people are after him for... Glad there are people like you who can see him in a new light and appreciate who and what he is. If people cared enough to listen to him more, maybe just maybe there would be alot less hate in their hearts not just for him, but towards everyone. Love watching you react to his songs.
Just FYI- any old video of EM will probably be censored because there was no youtube- and videos were made for MTV and had to be censored for TV. Those videos are now on here, but are the originals from TV. Love seeing you learn all about Em!
It’s so refreshing to see your reaction. Genuine appreciation to his arts!! I finished all your reaction and really enjoy your admiration and respects towards his music really was as much the same as I am +20 years ago (and still). Eminem is such an incredible artist.
I've watched a lot of your reactions to Eminem and they're heartening to watch; you've even helped me catch things I missed before. I know his type of music isn't everybody's cup of tea, and I'm not gonna pretend that everything he makes is perfection, but as somebody who doesn't generally listen to rap I fell in love with his music a long time ago because he was one of very few rappers that, instead of just bragging and beating their chest, would really talk about his feelings, personal issues; believing in himself, moving past trauma, protecting his family, etc. A lot of his songs aren't made just to be filler content to flesh out an album so it can go on sale, they carry a message or tell a story, and even if they haven't been through what Eminem has been through, a lot of people can relate at some level with the things he talks about. His music helps people. There's a little something for everybody in his music. Part of me would like to meet him, but part of me realizes that at a personal level, we probably have nothing in common and he deserves to be able to walk around without random people bugging him, so I'll settle for enjoying his music and using it when I need some comfort or encouragement.
Proof was part of D12, a rap group Eminem was a part of. He was killed In a bar fight in Detroit. After Proof (also referenced as Doody and DeShawn) died, Eminem fell into drugs hard. He got hooked on ambien because the death of Proof caused him to not be able to sleep. Then he went to percocet and other drugs.
Larry you're spot on with people trying to make you cry. I found your channel today and I've cried in 4/4 videos. To be fair I was silly enough listen to your Monsters video after hearing you say how touching it was. Either way, appreciate the emotional honesty.
Okay, that take down of censorship on RUclips made me subscribe. "I don't want to say it but they remind me of book-burning Nazis." You're not wrong. "Let's avoid any content that's challenging or provokes critical thinking" - RUclips
I've listened to this song hundreds of times but I still watch these reactions to my favourite songs because I love seeing people react to it for the first time and get their perspective on it
Oh by the way, you mentioned the drums, Eminem actually says a word on every drum beat, he says it's something most won't notice but he want every word to hit a drum beat.
I'm not the biggest Eminem fan but this is my favourite Eminem song, and one of my favourite hip-hop tracks of all time. His storytelling and the depth of context associated with this track is second to none. Great reaction to this masterpiece 👌
I just found your chanel today... Man im telling you I love the Eminem reactions... I've been binge watching them all day!!! I'm 34 going on 35 and I literally grew up with Eminem from his Slim Shady days until now... It's really nice to see someone who (probably has a son my age and wasn't into his music or even knew about him at the time) react to his really in dept songs... I'm into a lot of other music styles at this age but Eminem has been one of those artists who I still listen to on the regular... I really love your channel and you seem so truly touched ❤ Keep on doing what you're doing I love this!
Eminem is amazing! I've been listening 🎧 and following him since I was 17-18. I'm now 39. First time I heard him, was on the radio 1 at 3am. It was a freestyle, with Em, snoop, Dre, xibit and I can't remember who else. And too this day I've never heard anything like it. Love your channel 💝💝💝💝
On my mind today. Father in law situation. Hope all went smoothly 🙏. Life can really hurt sometimes. People like you help. Thanks for your pure honest spirit darlin. Patti
Absolutely love this song. Toy Soldiers was one of my favorite songs when it was originally released in 1989 by Martika. Eminem used the original final chorus with Martika singing and increased the speed it up so fitted with his song.
Thanks for mentioning my comment at the beginning of the video. I should have explained in the comment where I sent the link that for this song, I did send the music video link even though it will probably have a few words blocked out. I just felt you would lose more from not seeing the powerful images in this video, than you do by missing a few words. I do agree that with 99% of Em’s music, you should ALWAYS react to the uncensored version even if that means doing the lyric video. However, this is one of the exceptions to that rule. As you get a little deeper into his catalog, I promise you will gain a new appreciation for the lyric videos!! I had planned to tell you how this Toy Soldiers video ended up being Em’s nightmare like other comments have described to you. However, since there were already several really great comments explaining Em and Proof’s friendship and how this video foreshadowed Proofs death, I would like to recommend highly for you to check out Best Friend by Yellawolf ft Eminem. Many people, myself included, believe this is Em’s best verse….It is no doubt one of his best of All Time! Best Friend is a little bit later in Em’s career and if you are going to catch how amazing his writing is, please react to the lyric video bc he is also rapping a lot faster. His delivery of this verse is just as brilliant as the words he wrote in it. I’ve listened to Best Friend too many times to count and it still blows me away every time. IMO you can hear and feel how much he loves and misses Proof!!! I hope you will get it to it soon. ruclips.net/video/kHRU0TvB42c/видео.html (There is a typo in this lyric video that I wanted to let you know about so you will know the correct line. It is at 3:02, the 1st line at the top of the screen says: And they been yes men. Em actually says: And they NEVER been yes men) Just wanted you to be aware of it. P.S. Here is a little more info on the Toy Soldiers sample he used in this song. I noticed you seemed to really like it. Like Toy Soldiers" is a song by American rapper Eminem, from his fifth album Encore (2004). The song received positive reviews from music critics, and peaked at number 34 on the Billboard Hot 100. Outside of the United States, "Like Toy Soldiers" topped the charts in the United Kingdom, and peaked within the top ten of the charts in 12 countries, including Australia, Denmark, Germany, and New Zealand. The song samples the 1989 song "Toy Soldiers" by Martika. It is the fourth single from the album. I read somewhere that the original song was written about her losing a lot of friends to drug overdoses. The original is pretty amazing too which is probably why Em chose it.
Yes, please react to his collab with Yelawolf called Best Friend for all the reasons stated above, it’s brilliant and also made 11 years after Toy Soldiers, after Proof has passes away, after Em’s addiction battles. The video is powerful but you might want to react to a lyric video because it’s difficult to catch all of his verses but they are so moving, I don’t want you to miss them.
It boggles my mind that so many people aren't aware of the endless serious and angry or sad etc songs that Em made. Not this man considering his age. I'm probably 10 years younger. But I grew up on Em. I'm 42. Anyway there really is an endless amount you can watch. I really appreciate your reactions. It's a joy to see!
There have been countless threats of violence and death in the feuds he’s mentioned here, but no one had been killed as a result of any of the beef mentioned in this song (D12 member Proof was later shot and killed during a nightclub altercation). He’s probably referring to the rap beefs that have ended in death, most notably 2Pac and The Notorious B.I.G.. These losses should have enlightened the Hip-Hop community, highlighting the harsh reality of beefing and having conflict in rap.
I usually don't comment a lot of stuff on RUclips, but it's a pleasure to see someone to break his own barriers of music and enjoying it so much, no matter if it's funny or sad, just appreciate it for what it is. I just caught up with your channel and I love the way you react to such a great artist of our time. My preferred type of music is metal and hard rock but I grew up listening to this man, and it helped me being open minded towards music, but not music only. Just because something isn't your kind of deal, does not mean it isn't good or worthy to respect. This man is a teacher who speaks to us through his music, with everything his gone through so we don't have to do the same mistakes. This here just made my day and I wanted to tell you 😄 keep up the good work. And you got a new sub on this one :) PS.: Excuse my grammar. Greetings from Germany 😊
Listen to any one of his songs and it will always tell a story and he sings about his real life and he doesn’t sing about the same thing over and over. I have always been a big fan of his songs and I will never stop listening to him. He played a big part in hip hop and because of him you have all kinds of artists that try and copy him but hardly any of them can do what he does. Many other artists even tried calling him out and they either stopped really fast or just quit singing. He has ended a lot of artist’s careers because he tells it how it is. Love that someone who hasn’t listen to some artists can listen and understand and fall in love with what they created. Keep it up. But seriously listen to any one of Eminem’s songs they are all good
Yes man! You knocked it out of the park again Chris! Not sure if you remember but I'm the one who recommended cleaning out my closet and headlights. This is going viral!! It was my son's birthday yesterday and I talked about how you were doing a review on eminem again hahaha! The number one song you have to do next is 'Beautiful' it's up there with 'when im gone'. Trust me......keep up the great work my friend, when I started Commenting here only a couple a day. Now it's hundreds. Well done. I'll post the link for Beautiful when I find the right one.
Song suggestions - Eminem "Love the way you lie": ruclips.net/video/uelHwf8o7_U/видео.html -explicate [Domestic violence warning] He and Rihanna perfectly break down the cycle of toxic relationships as they have both been in them, Em with Kim and Rihanna with Chris Brown There is also a part 2 that you should do by Rihanna ft Em no music video so here is a lyric video: ruclips.net/video/2B50RUXbs-8/видео.html "Love you more", this one doesn't have a music video as it wasn't a single but here's a lyric video link: ruclips.net/video/uzTqU2BVf10/видео.html Again about his toxic relationship but more personal with how they cheated on each other and hated each other but were also addicted to the pain they caused one another "I need a doctor (Dr Dre ft Em & Skylar Grey)": ruclips.net/video/VA770wpLX-Q/видео.html -explicate It has a long build up so if you don't want to sit through it skip to 2:45 If u don't skip it you'll see a montage of clips from Dre's life up to this point (2011) including clips with Eazy-E (one of his best friends who died of aids in 1995), the rest of NWA (his group), 2pac (who was shot and killed in 1996) his ex wife who he was happily married to at the time, his kids, and Em (one of his best friends) Dre's son died of an overdose in 2008 so that along with other things caused Dre to lose confidence and slip into a depression and the song is about how Em is trying to help Dre out of his depression and with music like Dre did with him in the beginning. I have more suggestions but this is getting too long
I love your compassion and empathy for the struggle of others. Em has gone through a lot and the way you pick up on it, not just hearing the song as a song, but really listening to the autobiographical story behind the bars, it's soooo important! Well done! Love your content! You're so deep and committed!❤
From what I could tell most of the censorship was just swear words which you could probably tell which words he was using. There is one part that was censored when talking about "it was business and it just wasnt none of my business, so I watched and just gritted my teeth" The censored word leading up to that line was "Suge" and he was referencing Suge Knight who is currently in prison. Mosh is a good video that isnt really sad, more of his stance on the Iraq/Afghanistan wars. This is the explicit music video version ruclips.net/video/9wRLd5l7WYE/видео.html
10:08 the lyrics is *I went through my whole career without ever mentioning Suge*, but Suge's name is censored from everywhere, even from the explicit version.
Been watching your ‘Em reactions and love them all. He’s one of my all time favorites. I can’t believe you have never heard him. So glad to see you open to new music to you and respecting the lyrics.
Great video! To explain a little bit better, the friend that is in the video is Proof, at that time he was alive but he ended up being murdered in a bar, because of a fight. So that video kind makes sense now. The song is about em getting out of the beefs that he entered because it was not because of that he entered in hip hop / rap. And he is scared that someone else close to him ends up dieing
Great Video as always! I think you might like Going Through Changes, It’s a song he made after his best friend Proof who played the hospital patient there passed away as well
To get an idea of how Proof still drives Em to this day, I highly recommend Best Friend, by Yelawolf ft. Eminem ruclips.net/video/it_04dk_97E/видео.html Easily one of (if not the) best Eminem verses ever. Huge amounts of emotion put into it, amazing show of technical skill and wordplay, pretty deep and personal subject.
I also highly recommend Best Friend for your next Em reaction. However, I sent the link to the lyric video bc I believe you would GREATLY benefit from being able to see the words considering how new your ears are to Eminem as well as how technical this verse is. You will thank me afterwords! Hope you get to it soon! If so, brace yourself and prepare to be blown away by how talented Em is!!! I cant wait to see your reaction!
@@alyssajennings3046 On this one in particular, I'd still recommend the original video, and either putting captions on or pulling up the lyrics. The video is just too good to not watch and adds SO much additional emotion (as if Em already didn't put enough in the song)
At the time he was still mourning his friends Bugz who was a member of his rap group D12. His friend Proof was shot to death in this video and was sadly gunned down a few years after this came out April 11, 2006 after someone pulled a gun on him in a bar fight and it shook him enough that he lost his best friend after they finished up D12’s last album EMINEM Presents: The Re-Up he went on a hiatus where he got super heavy into his drug addiction and overdosed December 2007 and almost died. Then he got clean in 2008 and dedicated his new album Relapse to his friend Proof in 2009 and he has been sober since. The Re-Up actually has the very last song on it that Proof was working on when he died. They didn’t add any verses to it or do anything, but master it and let his verse stand on its own on the album. Proof’s son is a rapper now and getting ready to put out his first album. Here is the last song Proof ever recorded. m.ruclips.net/video/dsr7Uq6fex0/видео.html
what really hits hard about this song today, is that the person who plays bugs in this video also dies some years later in a shooting! which when you think about it, it most be hard for eminem to watch this video because it's almost literally footage of one of his best friends dying! and for context: eminem had/has a band which is named d12 and two of the members were bugz and proof! who both died of being shot to death! and proof plays bugz in this video! so basically this music video shows the death of one of eminem's best friends, while also showing the *prediction* of another of his best friends, so when eminem watches this, it most be like a double whammy.
@@larryshair probably will never watch it again, something you might want to look into is interviews and stuff about eminems past, they are quite interesting, theres also some nice freestyles of him and proof just chilling in a car. Shame really the guy lost his life over a pool game and it was the incident that made eminems drug addiction bad.
Hello! I'm just wanting to give you a little information since you've mentioned it in previous videos. In early 2000's it was publicized that people were worried about the youth hearing cussing in music because they thought it would influence them. They made it illegal to have cuss words in official music videos that were also sold on Cds. Which is why around this Era, the music videos are censored and hard to find videos that aren't. The reason it's changed is because the music industry took it to federal court saying it was against our freedom of speech and expression (1st ammendment), and the music industry won. This is why our music is now uncensored. Thanks for the videos!
This wasn't about Proof. No one got killed. he's mainly speaking on his beef with benzino and ja rule. some will say this is about Proof but Proof was killed after this song came out. If you're into reading, read the book The angry blonde which is his biography. If you have any questions I'm somewhat of a Mega Stan and I mean that in the most humble way possible.
@@michaeldandrea9648 Bugz was shot at a picnic in 1999 which was way before the Eminem/Benzino beef. Benzino beef was in 2003 and Ja Rule beef was in 02
Once again, love your honest reactions! And love the fact that you can see past the hiphop bias many people "older" than this geeration has! Comlicated sentence there, hope you get the positive message ^^ If you are inteested in more deep and meeningfull music I recommend twenty one pilots. All their songs has a different sound, no genre. would start with "Ode to sleep", "stressed out" and "Ride" and take it from there. Anyway, looking forward to more reactions! Stay healthy and amazing! Love from Norway!
I love how you take a deep breath to process the song.....Not Afraid is a good song for you to take a break....it's more positive....within what Eminem is
A line that's always censored "I went through my whole career without mentioning Suge, and that was just outta respect, not running my mouth and talking about something that I knew nothing about" Referring to Suge Knight throwing dirt on Dr Dre in the media and Em staying out of it since Dre asked him not to get involved.
I've gone back in time to see what you've done before I found your channel, and I figure you know this by present, but some of his stuff sometimes was censored (or changed by himself) even on the explicit versions. Certain touchy words/subjects and/or names of people.
What is crazy about your channel is Mockingbird, Toy Soldiers and When I'm Gone are from the Encore album which is one of if not his worst. I don't think your ready for what's to come. Enjoy the ride my guy.
Oh no another censored video 😩 I almost think it should be no video just the song if need be because the video isn't always as good as the song anyway. Thank you for another great review/reaction. And just so you know I love when you cry because there's just something about the way you convey pain in your eyes and face that makes me feel it to and I have to admit I grew up in a household where men were tuff and only girls cry. I think a man showing emotion is a powerful thing to behold. I hope what I said here doesn't strike you as weird or off because I'm not a crazy person 😂
@@larryshair if you purposely type in explicit version or dirty version you can usually find it. Most of the music vids are censored though unless you find someone that uploaded it without censorship
It's about his beef with benzino and murder inc. he was saying "I'm out" because he didn't want himself or someone he loved to die over a stupid rap beef. His decision came when he found out that murder inc aligned themselves with Suge knight. It was at this time he realized he was in over his head and respectfully bowed out, because Suge is the type of person to actually kill you. That was the censored line in the song. "My intentions where good, I went through my whole career without ever mentioning [Suge]. And that was just outta respect, for not running my mouth, talking about something that I knew nothing about." Interscope record's censored the word Suge' because they had delt with him in the past, and even though Eminem wasn't saying anything disrespectful against Suge, interscope wasn't taking any chances. One crazy thing about this video is that the death of proof (yes I know the song was about bugz) how he was shot outside a nightclub would actually be the way he died in 2006 two years after the release of toy soldiers.
love your Eminem reactions! lucky for you his catalog of music is DEEP!!! keep up the reactions, there are so many great songs by many artists, you are genuine and that's why I keep watching your channel. very few reactors get the emotion from their music as you do. I, we, love it!!! if you want a totally different side of Eminem, he sings in a song called "Hailies song" ruclips.net/video/Gs6iSYxKZsg/видео.html an emotional Eminem song about love and lost is ruclips.net/video/JByDbPn6A1o/видео.html you mentioned how Dr dre was like a brother to him, he is! here is a "tribute" in a sense to what dre has done for em and he pays tribute to his "doctor" ruclips.net/video/VA770wpLX-Q/видео.html and finally a great collab with Ed Sheeran....good contrast of Eminem rapping and Sheerans harmonic voice ruclips.net/video/wfWIs2gFTAM/видео.html I have several more, didn't want to bombard you.
I heavily recommend listening to Rabbit Run, it's a song on the soundtrack of his movie. Some of his best writing ever imo. ruclips.net/video/A7HdorA-3ms/видео.html
Heard u mention them after I typed this. But here’s the unedited versions in case u need them: “Cleaning out my Closet” released 2002 ruclips.net/video/YtUEUDqxc88/видео.html “Headlights” released 2013: ruclips.net/video/7bDLIV96LD4/видео.html Also, I keep seeing requests for “Not Afraid” & I agree it’s a great one & a must do…BUT NOT YET. I think u should react to some more of his earlier work first. “Not Afraid” will mean more if u see a bit more of his struggle before he got to that point.
If he listens to headlights imo it should be the album version, it's structured differently to the single version and has a different ending that hits way harder
Although this wasn't the explicit version, is was good to see the visuals. Here's another song where he talks about his struggles and the way people saw him, but it has a great message, it's called Beautiful - ruclips.net/video/avLxcVkPgug/видео.html
I've been listening to Eminem since back in 99' and have just watched him grow gradually ever since. Another song that he's in that's been said to be one of his greatest verses EVER is 'Yelawolf ft. Eminem - Best Friend". I love to see you react to this one as well while you're on the Eminem ride. Here's a link to a fully unedited version for you just in case you decide to check it out, I'm sure others would attest that this is one you should definitely react to as well lol Yelawolf ft. Eminem - Best Friend: ruclips.net/video/it_04dk_97E/видео.html
Great reaction! If I can suggest an Eminem song for you, it would be Not Afraid: ruclips.net/video/j5-yKhDd64s/видео.html It's an amazing song. I think it might be a good track for you, as it's much more optimistic than the other songs you've heard so far! It also picks up on the theme you've noticed about Eminem trying to reach people who are having difficult times. It's from "Recovery", which was his fifth major studio album. Recovery was also generally perceived to be his return to form after a fourth album, "Relapse", which many thought was good but not great. He was still struggling with addiction when writing Relapse, but was (as the name suggests) in a better place when he made Recovery.
I agree to review Not Afraid but not yet. Not Afraid came after much of his struggle & I feel he should follow the evolution a of the earlier work little bit first.
This one's always been one of my favorites. When you get a Playlist of your favorite songs, you need to hear them loud on a stereo system. I'm really enjoying watching you catch up on what we grew up listening to. I'm also a huge classics kinda guy. Like old-school music, 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s. I'd also like to think Eminem would love to see your reactions to his music. Well done buddy. There's not a bad song.
That bit about Dre telling him to stay out of it, was referring to Dre and Suge knights beef, “went through my whole career without mentioning SUGE” the literally took his name out
First of all, Love your reactions! Also Love the fact you trust your followers with sending links to the song. Be careful with people sending you links though, one day it may be malware or other sus activity. Greetings from Sweden.
This song cuts deep for me. It was my friends favorite and sadly died in a car accident when we was 16 (32 now) every time i hear this son all i can see is him singing it in the bus shelter
The censored line around the 10:11 mark of the video is where he goes "without ever mentioning suge" To explain the whole suge knight situation is a bit difficult but if you read up on it, will give you a lot more context
Love the Eminem reactions man there are so many songs that he pours his soul into and it’s great to see someone with an outside perspective looking in
Hailies song and stronger than I was are two he definitely needs to check out
Totally agree. I think EVERY song he pours his heart into. It's literally a piece of art to him. He is a true artist of his craft. Much more then the perks he has gotten outnof it. Money. fame etc etc. He does it for the art of hip hop and rap. The guy breathes this shxt.
Song for everyone.every emotion. Every part of someones life they can have at least one of his songs as the theme song imho
Eminem: Writes song
Larry: And I took that emotionally
This is going to be long, but hopefully helpful. This story is partly true and partly hypothetical. It's about a big beef (feud) that was going on back in the day. It was only about 6-7 years after the deaths of Pac and Biggie that this happened, so it was all very fresh in everyone's minds.
I'm the farthest thing from an expert and I don't think there really is a full accurate accounting of what happened, just due to the nature of the situation - people won't talk about it, but this is what I've managed to scrape together personally. So there were these beefs that were all going on at once, and eventually melded together. This was Em's attempt to squash (end) it. It never really did end to this day, but it's just petty pokes now, it simmered down.
There were three elements 1- Suge Knight (this is the beef Dre told Em to stay out of) who is a legendary baddie and former owner of Death Row Records. He really made some huge contributions to hip hop and is a legend in his own right for good and bad things. There's a lot of history with Dre here. Suge reportedly liked to send goons after people, especially Dre and his people because of their relationship. He had a reputation for violence, stuff like dangling Vanilla Ice off of a balcony (allegedly). He's currently in prison. 2- The Source Magazine/Benzino. This was Em's beef. It's complicated as well, but basically the co-owner Benzino went on a smear campaign against Em and it got really hot. At one point he said in a song that Hailie would go missing and end up dead. I don't know of any actual violence here. 3- Murder Inc/Ja Rule. This was 50 Cent's beef and it started in the streets. One story is that Ja got robbed of his chain at gunpoint by a friend of 50's, and when Ja saw 50 with the guy the beef started. Ja was signed to Murder Inc (record label), which was rumored to have ties to the people who were rumored to have shot 50. This beef got very violent at times. When 50 signed to Shady/Aftermath (record labels) Dre and Em asked 50 not to take shots at Ja on record and 50 sort of behaved himself, but Ja decided to go on record and diss (disrespect) Em, Dre and 50. He said "Em you claim that your mother's a crackhead and Kim is a known slut, so what's Hailie gon' be when she grows up" along with various threats and insults toward them and others. From there it escalated, both on and off record.
Several dozen songs were spawned from this beef - really interesting to listen to the songs, probably not so fun to live what was going on. Serious threats were being thrown around (including from Em). It involved dozens of people on both sides including 50 Cent's G-Unit and Em's group D12 and protege Obie Trice and others. Fights, 50's record manager's office was shot up at one point, and probably a lot of stuff that wasn't public and never will be. They were all running around in bullet proof vests and not just for a fashion statement.
I think Em believed it had gotten close to a breaking point, and that someone was going to get killed, which is where the hypothetical comes in. He, 50, Dre - all of the big names in the light - behind them were all of the others who support them, young and upcoming rappers, fans, people willing to fight for them verbally or otherwise. That's the person in that bed. I get why people say Bugz since Em knew him and there was a tribute to him at the end of the video, but Bugz wasn't the only person Em knew who died of violence, so I don't think so. I think the lyrics make it clear that he's talking about how it's usually the people who aren't in the light, 'one of his people' who are the ones that get hurt and killed. He's saying that if he makes the choice to be the bigger man and put down the mic, take a step back, then he may be able to prevent that hypothetical from happening, because all of the people out there supporting him won't feel the need to fight for him anymore, him having made the choice to end it. Of course he unilaterally declared his side the winner at the same time. Luckily pretty much everyone agreed with him since Murder Inc/The Source had both been really pummeled by the beef and other legal and financial issues.
You might want to react to some of the diss tracks someday just to see what they're like - Em's pretty legendary for the feuds he's been involved in, though I think this was by far the most serious one. Diss tracks do tend to get into the hardcore territory but there are quite a few that are just funny and disrespectful - Em tends to go the mocking route. Nail in the Coffin ruclips.net/video/-TX6o7R8LSg/видео.html aimed at Benzino/The Source Magazine or Hail Mary remix Em, 50 Cent and Busta Rhymes ruclips.net/video/5YLBTWZimuU/видео.html aimed at Ja Rule might be ones to check out to give you an idea of what rap beef is. They're both very disrespectful but pretty tame lyrically - there will be some cursing.
Glad you said you didn't mind novels because I can't help writing them. Always love your reactions, was happy to see this one up, one of my favorite Em stories of all time and knowing the back story as an adult makes it hit so much harder.
Dude I think this is the best explanation anyone could give... Much thought put into this... Just here to say thank you ❤
This explanation brought me back to when all of theses things were happening!! GG!
Thank you so much for this.
@@larryshair I recommend after watching 8Mile that you watch 50 Cents "Get Rich or Die Tryin" also about 50 cents life. Also Straight outta Compton is the story about Dr.Dre, the guy who gave Eminem his big break. It will kinda catch you up with how they all came about. Even the Tupac and Biggie movies. (2 separate movies) The East Coast West Coast "beef"
Perfectly said!
Bad thing about loving a song for years is that you cannot go back to the feelings of that very first time you heard it. But watching your reaction … it’s close enough. Also, love seeing the birth of a new fan in real time! Loving the Em reactions 🥰
Thanks Nikki! I totally get what you mean :)
That’s why I love reactions. Allows me to relive hearing it for the first time through someone else who cares
The “not gonna let someone else’s coffin rest on my conscience” verse is just artistry, your reaction was the same as mine, breathless! Eminem has transcended hip hop and is appreciated by fans of any genre
Your level of observation and how speedily you pick up things almost instantly is amazing, love your reactions
Thanks so much, Betty!
I absolutely ADORE you! The authenticity in your reactions to Em are just completely enthralling to me. I love that I get to experience Em again through your eyes!
Thanks Christina!!! So glad to have you along for the ride!!!
I too Love watching Larry’s reactions! He seems like such a good man, definitely not close minded IMHO. My son introduced me to Eminem and I Listened. My son introduced me to Larry’s reactions. As Christina said she loved watching you you fall in love with Eminem♥️ It’s a special bond with my son & myself that many do not understand (close minded!) Thanks Larry for giving my son & myself another bonding time over Eminem. 🙌🏼
Man, I was in Jr. high when Em came out, and his first cd was my first rap cd. I was bullied all through school, didn't have any friends and my home life was alot like his when he was a kid. Hearing that and knowing that it wasn't just me, that someone else knew what it was like, 100% his music saved my life. I'll always be his fan because of that. Back then lots of people wrote him off but he's honestly one of the most profound lyricist of our time. I'm glad your going back and actually giving him the listen he deserves and seeing him for who he is.
This song is actually one of Em's nightmares; Proof is playing the part of another friend who got shot in a drive by, and he's sitting there bleeding out on the table... and then that's basically exactly what happens to Proof, too.
I always thought it was about proof and than forgot proof was the one in the video. Is the song about Bugz?
@@michaeldandrea9648 the song is about the struggles of the business and how both sides lose people senselessly to the battle and how its pointless. and he doesnt want to lose anymore people on either side. either literally or metaphorically. Bugz being one of the victims to the game. (even though it had nothing to do with the game, it was still an unnecessary loss)
Proof was playing Carnell Pitts also known as Bugz. He got shot while he was playing with water guns with a bunch of friends. He sprayed the wrong person, and he pulled out a real gun. He was one of the original members of D12. Eminem joined D12 to take over his spot.
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Rip BUGZ Rip big proof
The kids singing is actually a sample of the track “toy soldiers” by Martika.
This further mirrors the message that he’s trying to get across. It’s not him that dies , it’s these toy soldiers behind him.
I never considered that was the meaning of the toy soldiers
Yeah this is a really tough song for Em. He talked about how guilty he felt putting this into the universe (his best friend is playing the part of the man shot in the video) later to be killed himself in a similar way shortly after this. Em felt that him giving his friend the role in the video cursed him and always felt responsible in a way.
The chorus is called Toy Soldiers a song by Martika that came out in the 80's. Martika is the lead singer throughout the song and is joined on the chorus by some of her former castmates from Kids Incorporated: Stacy Ferguson (Fergie), Rahsaan Patterson, and Renee Sands, as well as later cast members Kimberly McCullough and Devyn Puett as backup vocalists
Great reaction, such a heavy song and talking about a very important topic. Some notes on the video.
The guy laying on the bed dying was supposed to be a member of D12, Bugz, who was murdered. It was played by Proof, Doodie, who later ends up getting murdered.
At the end of the video, deceased rappers including Tupac Shakur, The Notorious B.I.G., Big L, and Bugz are also shown in animation form at the end of the music video to show the fatal consequences of rap wars.
In a case of life imitating art, Proof himself was shot and killed on April 11, 2006, after an altercation broke out at a nightclub in Detroit, Michigan. "In the year after [Proof] died," Eminem said in a his memoir The Way I Am, "I would stare at the ceiling and think about that video. Did karma cause that to happen in real life? Did I? You always want to point the finger at somebody else when something like that happens, you know?"
I always wondered about proof dying in the video and did eminem even realise.. interesting to know he thought that way.
I hadn’t watched this video since Proof died til thi this reaction, it was just too hard so can’t even begin to imagine how much it musta tore Ems heart out 😢he’s been through so much in his life and is seriously the most amazing person in the world for how he’s managed to overcome it all.He’s still a beautiful person who cares about ppl and has been/still is the best dad anyone could ever wish to have ❤️ even without his skills as an artist, he’s so fkn special for that
Thank you for reacting to this song, it’s such an important message and incredibly written example of Eminem’s talent.
Sending love and strength to your wife and family as she navigates this difficult time with her father. No matter how old our parent is, it’s an incredibly difficult loss to process. The 23rd February will be the 15th anniversary of my Mum’s passing, she was just fifty years old and to this day I still struggle, so I am sending so much love to your wife and hoping that her Dad’s situation improved.
Like Toy Soldiers is referencing his friends in the rap community being shot and murdered aka falling like soldiers. It begins at the hospital where Eminem and other rappers are watching, in despair, the doctors trying to save D12 member Bugz (played by fellow D12 member Proof), who was killed in 1999.
"Like Toy Soldiers" describes Eminem's attempts to defuse violence in the hip-hop and rap community. Eminem speaks openly about problems with The Source magazine and its editor Benzino, as well as the situation between 50 Cent and Ja Rule and his label Murder Inc., which Eminem felt went far beyond the Jay-Z vs. Nas feud.
The song finishes as Eminem offers a truce to his enemies. In addition, this song also reveals that Eminem had tried to stop Ja Rule & 50 Cent's feud, but lost it when he heard Ja Rule making fun of his daughter on a track called "Loose Change" - ("The Ja Shit, I tried to squash it, It was too late to stop it, There's a certain line you just don't cross and he crossed it, I heard him say Hailie's name on a song and I just lost it"). In the song "Loose Change", Ja Rule says Eminem claims his ex-wife is "a known slut" and his mother "a crackhead", and then asks him "so what's Hailie gonna be when she grows up?". As a result of this song, Eminem refused to get himself involved in some of 50 Cent's later feuds.
Eminem is a lyrical genius who makes us feel like regardless of what we are going through, he understands and has been there… he has a song to help us through the depression, the loss of loved ones, addiction struggles and getting through the other side. He is such an incredible artist.
Another incredible track is Hailie’s Song which he never intended to release - Dr Dre convinced him.
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I wish I could hit the like button a hundred times. Absolutely love the Eminem reactions. KEEP EM COMIN!
Thanks Biggy!!!!
this song is a rap masterpiece, he puts words and rhymes on every drum beat. he is riding the beat like cowboy, whatta flow.
1000 percent agree... he just rides waves
So glad to see you react to this, it speaks volumes about you as a person that you are willing to dive into the other side of an artists as complex as this
Thanks so much Bob!
I don’t know but there is a certain wholesomeness with this guy that makes me feel warm at home thanks for the reactions and producing enjoyable content keep up the great work
Thanks Wyse!
Love this, Eminem is so complex and his music is really incredible, it’s like we’re sitting in on his therapy sessions. Thanks for doing this one Chris 🥰
It’s all my pleasure for sure!!!
The more I watch your videos the more I enjoy them. It's almost like I am re-living the release of the song again and giving me the chance to appreciate his greatness all over again from my childhood. I would drift off to his music with my headphones blaring just to get away from things and I would over anylyz them myself so it's great seeing someone who is looking at this the same way I did back then.
What I like about Eminem's style of storytelling is that it's not "on the nose" at all. He encourages the listeners to dig into the backstory themselves. It actually makes it more intriguing.
Yessss I just saw your when I'm gone reaction and I was tearing!!! Great reactions hope everything is good with you!!!!
Thanks PN!!!
It's sad how no matter what Em does he is the bad guy, no matter his message people want to cancel him for one thing or another like this super Bowl non sence people are after him for... Glad there are people like you who can see him in a new light and appreciate who and what he is. If people cared enough to listen to him more, maybe just maybe there would be alot less hate in their hearts not just for him, but towards everyone. Love watching you react to his songs.
Thanks Scope!!!
Just FYI- any old video of EM will probably be censored because there was no youtube- and videos were made for MTV and had to be censored for TV. Those videos are now on here, but are the originals from TV. Love seeing you learn all about Em!
It’s so refreshing to see your reaction. Genuine appreciation to his arts!! I finished all your reaction and really enjoy your admiration and respects towards his music really was as much the same as I am +20 years ago (and still). Eminem is such an incredible artist.
I've watched a lot of your reactions to Eminem and they're heartening to watch; you've even helped me catch things I missed before. I know his type of music isn't everybody's cup of tea, and I'm not gonna pretend that everything he makes is perfection, but as somebody who doesn't generally listen to rap I fell in love with his music a long time ago because he was one of very few rappers that, instead of just bragging and beating their chest, would really talk about his feelings, personal issues; believing in himself, moving past trauma, protecting his family, etc. A lot of his songs aren't made just to be filler content to flesh out an album so it can go on sale, they carry a message or tell a story, and even if they haven't been through what Eminem has been through, a lot of people can relate at some level with the things he talks about. His music helps people. There's a little something for everybody in his music. Part of me would like to meet him, but part of me realizes that at a personal level, we probably have nothing in common and he deserves to be able to walk around without random people bugging him, so I'll settle for enjoying his music and using it when I need some comfort or encouragement.
Proof was part of D12, a rap group Eminem was a part of. He was killed In a bar fight in Detroit. After Proof (also referenced as Doody and DeShawn) died, Eminem fell into drugs hard. He got hooked on ambien because the death of Proof caused him to not be able to sleep. Then he went to percocet and other drugs.
This songs not about proof its about bugz
He was already an addict, the ambien phase started when he was filming 8 Mile, tragic events just took it deeper
Larry you're spot on with people trying to make you cry. I found your channel today and I've cried in 4/4 videos. To be fair I was silly enough listen to your Monsters video after hearing you say how touching it was. Either way, appreciate the emotional honesty.
Okay, that take down of censorship on RUclips made me subscribe. "I don't want to say it but they remind me of book-burning Nazis." You're not wrong.
"Let's avoid any content that's challenging or provokes critical thinking" - RUclips
Right? It's so sad how much they censor. Thanks for the sub! Welcome to the Rabbit Hole!
I've listened to this song hundreds of times but I still watch these reactions to my favourite songs because I love seeing people react to it for the first time and get their perspective on it
Thanks Larry! You're killing it out here! Blessings sir!
Oh by the way, you mentioned the drums, Eminem actually says a word on every drum beat, he says it's something most won't notice but he want every word to hit a drum beat.
I'm not the biggest Eminem fan but this is my favourite Eminem song, and one of my favourite hip-hop tracks of all time. His storytelling and the depth of context associated with this track is second to none. Great reaction to this masterpiece 👌
I just found your chanel today... Man im telling you I love the Eminem reactions... I've been binge watching them all day!!! I'm 34 going on 35 and I literally grew up with Eminem from his Slim Shady days until now... It's really nice to see someone who (probably has a son my age and wasn't into his music or even knew about him at the time) react to his really in dept songs... I'm into a lot of other music styles at this age but Eminem has been one of those artists who I still listen to on the regular... I really love your channel and you seem so truly touched ❤ Keep on doing what you're doing I love this!
Thanks Dotti!!!
Eminem is amazing! I've been listening 🎧 and following him since I was 17-18. I'm now 39. First time I heard him, was on the radio 1 at 3am. It was a freestyle, with Em, snoop, Dre, xibit and I can't remember who else. And too this day I've never heard anything like it. Love your channel 💝💝💝💝
The friend of EM who died is the person who's acting that's dying in this video, he was shot in 2006
This song was my introduction to Eminem, my uncle showed me this song, been a fan since.
On my mind today. Father in law situation. Hope all went smoothly 🙏. Life can really hurt sometimes. People like you help. Thanks for your pure honest spirit darlin. Patti
Thanks Patti. He's in a place where it's 50/50. He's had a good long life, but we'll see. I so much appreciate your kindness!
I'm here for these Eminem reactions honestly. Your great and I'm loving seeing you react to his songs!!
When you said ‘background please, you know who you are’ I lost it. I love these videos.
Absolutely love this song. Toy Soldiers was one of my favorite songs when it was originally released in 1989 by Martika. Eminem used the original final chorus with Martika singing and increased the speed it up so fitted with his song.
Thanks for mentioning my comment at the beginning of the video. I should have explained in the comment where I sent the link that for this song, I did send the music video link even though it will probably have a few words blocked out. I just felt you would lose more from not seeing the powerful images in this video, than you do by missing a few words. I do agree that with 99% of Em’s music, you should ALWAYS react to the uncensored version even if that means doing the lyric video. However, this is one of the exceptions to that rule. As you get a little deeper into his catalog, I promise you will gain a new appreciation for the lyric videos!! I had planned to tell you how this Toy Soldiers video ended up being Em’s nightmare like other comments have described to you. However, since there were already several really great comments explaining Em and Proof’s friendship and how this video foreshadowed Proofs death, I would like to recommend highly for you to check out Best Friend by Yellawolf ft Eminem. Many people, myself included, believe this is Em’s best verse….It is no doubt one of his best of All Time! Best Friend is a little bit later in Em’s career and if you are going to catch how amazing his writing is, please react to the lyric video bc he is also rapping a lot faster. His delivery of this verse is just as brilliant as the words he wrote in it. I’ve listened to Best Friend too many times to count and it still blows me away every time. IMO you can hear and feel how much he loves and misses Proof!!! I hope you will get it to it soon.
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(There is a typo in this lyric video that I wanted to let you know about so you will know the correct line. It is at 3:02, the 1st line at the top of the screen says: And they been yes men. Em actually says: And they NEVER been yes men) Just wanted you to be aware of it.
P.S. Here is a little more info on the Toy Soldiers sample he used in this song. I noticed you seemed to really like it. Like Toy Soldiers" is a song by American rapper Eminem, from his fifth album Encore (2004). The song received positive reviews from music critics, and peaked at number 34 on the Billboard Hot 100. Outside of the United States, "Like Toy Soldiers" topped the charts in the United Kingdom, and peaked within the top ten of the charts in 12 countries, including Australia, Denmark, Germany, and New Zealand. The song samples the 1989 song "Toy Soldiers" by Martika. It is the fourth single from the album. I read somewhere that the original song was written about her losing a lot of friends to drug overdoses. The original is pretty amazing too which is probably why Em chose it.
Yes, please react to his collab with Yelawolf called Best Friend for all the reasons stated above, it’s brilliant and also made 11 years after Toy Soldiers, after Proof has passes away, after Em’s addiction battles. The video is powerful but you might want to react to a lyric video because it’s difficult to catch all of his verses but they are so moving, I don’t want you to miss them.
It boggles my mind that so many people aren't aware of the endless serious and angry or sad etc songs that Em made. Not this man considering his age. I'm probably 10 years younger. But I grew up on Em. I'm 42. Anyway there really is an endless amount you can watch. I really appreciate your reactions. It's a joy to see!
Thanks Joel!
Best Em reactions I've seen on YT, keep it up... the people want more
Thanks so much JDR!
There have been countless threats of violence and death in the feuds he’s mentioned here, but no one had been killed as a result of any of the beef mentioned in this song (D12 member Proof was later shot and killed during a nightclub altercation).
He’s probably referring to the rap beefs that have ended in death, most notably 2Pac and The Notorious B.I.G.. These losses should have enlightened the Hip-Hop community, highlighting the harsh reality of beefing and having conflict in rap.
I usually don't comment a lot of stuff on RUclips, but it's a pleasure to see someone to break his own barriers of music and enjoying it so much, no matter if it's funny or sad, just appreciate it for what it is. I just caught up with your channel and I love the way you react to such a great artist of our time. My preferred type of music is metal and hard rock but I grew up listening to this man, and it helped me being open minded towards music, but not music only. Just because something isn't your kind of deal, does not mean it isn't good or worthy to respect. This man is a teacher who speaks to us through his music, with everything his gone through so we don't have to do the same mistakes. This here just made my day and I wanted to tell you 😄 keep up the good work. And you got a new sub on this one :)
PS.: Excuse my grammar. Greetings from Germany 😊
Thanks so much! That's so very kind!
Listen to any one of his songs and it will always tell a story and he sings about his real life and he doesn’t sing about the same thing over and over. I have always been a big fan of his songs and I will never stop listening to him. He played a big part in hip hop and because of him you have all kinds of artists that try and copy him but hardly any of them can do what he does. Many other artists even tried calling him out and they either stopped really fast or just quit singing. He has ended a lot of artist’s careers because he tells it how it is. Love that someone who hasn’t listen to some artists can listen and understand and fall in love with what they created. Keep it up. But seriously listen to any one of Eminem’s songs they are all good
Yes man! You knocked it out of the park again Chris! Not sure if you remember but I'm the one who recommended cleaning out my closet and headlights. This is going viral!! It was my son's birthday yesterday and I talked about how you were doing a review on eminem again hahaha! The number one song you have to do next is 'Beautiful' it's up there with 'when im gone'. Trust me......keep up the great work my friend, when I started Commenting here only a couple a day. Now it's hundreds. Well done. I'll post the link for Beautiful when I find the right one.
Thanks Chris! I dropped Headlights about 10 minutes ago. Hope you enjoy!
Song suggestions - Eminem
"Love the way you lie": ruclips.net/video/uelHwf8o7_U/видео.html -explicate
[Domestic violence warning]
He and Rihanna perfectly break down the cycle of toxic relationships as they have both been in them, Em with Kim and Rihanna with Chris Brown
There is also a part 2 that you should do by Rihanna ft Em no music video so here is a lyric video: ruclips.net/video/2B50RUXbs-8/видео.html
"Love you more", this one doesn't have a music video as it wasn't a single but here's a lyric video link: ruclips.net/video/uzTqU2BVf10/видео.html
Again about his toxic relationship but more personal with how they cheated on each other and hated each other but were also addicted to the pain they caused one another
"I need a doctor (Dr Dre ft Em & Skylar Grey)": ruclips.net/video/VA770wpLX-Q/видео.html -explicate
It has a long build up so if you don't want to sit through it skip to 2:45
If u don't skip it you'll see a montage of clips from Dre's life up to this point (2011) including clips with Eazy-E (one of his best friends who died of aids in 1995), the rest of NWA (his group), 2pac (who was shot and killed in 1996) his ex wife who he was happily married to at the time, his kids, and Em (one of his best friends)
Dre's son died of an overdose in 2008 so that along with other things caused Dre to lose confidence and slip into a depression and the song is about how Em is trying to help Dre out of his depression and with music like Dre did with him in the beginning.
I have more suggestions but this is getting too long
I love how you went from not knowing ‘Em to being a huge fan in just a few videos! Shows how great of an artist he is!
He's pretty incredible!
Eminem- Not Afraid - it's really good probably one of the best
I love your compassion and empathy for the struggle of others. Em has gone through a lot and the way you pick up on it, not just hearing the song as a song, but really listening to the autobiographical story behind the bars, it's soooo important! Well done! Love your content! You're so deep and committed!❤
Thanks so much VC! You're so very kind!
From what I could tell most of the censorship was just swear words which you could probably tell which words he was using. There is one part that was censored when talking about "it was business and it just wasnt none of my business, so I watched and just gritted my teeth" The censored word leading up to that line was "Suge" and he was referencing Suge Knight who is currently in prison. Mosh is a good video that isnt really sad, more of his stance on the Iraq/Afghanistan wars. This is the explicit music video version ruclips.net/video/9wRLd5l7WYE/видео.html
Omg yessssssssss please, Mosh is such a good song!!
10:08 the lyrics is *I went through my whole career without ever mentioning Suge*, but Suge's name is censored from everywhere, even from the explicit version.
You are a remarkable human. Your ability to be open minded, yet contextual is truly a gift my friend.
Thanks so much
Been watching your ‘Em reactions and love them all. He’s one of my all time favorites. I can’t believe you have never heard him. So glad to see you open to new music to you and respecting the lyrics.
I love now you listened to learned about Eminem and u understand him. Not a lot of people understands him due to being judgmental
Your reactions are sure pure of emotion and your deserve my sub. Keep it up man!!
Thanks so much!
Great video! To explain a little bit better, the friend that is in the video is Proof, at that time he was alive but he ended up being murdered in a bar, because of a fight. So that video kind makes sense now. The song is about em getting out of the beefs that he entered because it was not because of that he entered in hip hop / rap. And he is scared that someone else close to him ends up dieing
Dude probably some of the most insightful commentary. Love this idea for a channel! Keep up the good work ❤️
Thanks so much my friend!
@@larryshair you are very welcome 😁 I'm a 25 year old lifelong Stan from England. Your content reaches far :)
Great Video as always! I think you might like Going Through Changes, It’s a song he made after his best friend Proof who played the hospital patient there passed away as well
I just wanna say real quick(stopped at 12:17). I really appreciate and love how your getting into the story of it all. I can see it on your face.
To get an idea of how Proof still drives Em to this day, I highly recommend Best Friend, by Yelawolf ft. Eminem
ruclips.net/video/it_04dk_97E/видео.html
Easily one of (if not the) best Eminem verses ever. Huge amounts of emotion put into it, amazing show of technical skill and wordplay, pretty deep and personal subject.
Absolutely one of Em's best verses. Insane doubles and triples.
Yes and please make sure you react to the official video. It hits even harder when you can see Marshall spit his verse. Fire 🔥
I also highly recommend Best Friend for your next Em reaction. However, I sent the link to the lyric video bc I believe you would GREATLY benefit from being able to see the words considering how new your ears are to Eminem as well as how technical this verse is. You will thank me afterwords! Hope you get to it soon! If so, brace yourself and prepare to be blown away by how talented Em is!!! I cant wait to see your reaction!
@@alyssajennings3046 On this one in particular, I'd still recommend the original video, and either putting captions on or pulling up the lyrics. The video is just too good to not watch and adds SO much additional emotion (as if Em already didn't put enough in the song)
Unfortunately, I didn’t ask for this one, but it’s one of my top 5, for sure.
Another great video… hope everything goes well for your family!
Thanks so much! Everyone is doing well! Hope all is well with you as well!
At the time he was still mourning his friends Bugz who was a member of his rap group D12. His friend Proof was shot to death in this video and was sadly gunned down a few years after this came out April 11, 2006 after someone pulled a gun on him in a bar fight and it shook him enough that he lost his best friend after they finished up D12’s last album EMINEM Presents: The Re-Up he went on a hiatus where he got super heavy into his drug addiction and overdosed December 2007 and almost died. Then he got clean in 2008 and dedicated his new album Relapse to his friend Proof in 2009 and he has been sober since. The Re-Up actually has the very last song on it that Proof was working on when he died. They didn’t add any verses to it or do anything, but master it and let his verse stand on its own on the album. Proof’s son is a rapper now and getting ready to put out his first album. Here is the last song Proof ever recorded.
m.ruclips.net/video/dsr7Uq6fex0/видео.html
Thank you so much for this!
I love seeing you coming to love Eminem and knowing him
what really hits hard about this song today, is that the person who plays bugs in this video also dies some years later in a shooting! which when you think about it, it most be hard for eminem to watch this video because it's almost literally footage of one of his best friends dying!
and for context: eminem had/has a band which is named d12 and two of the members were bugz and proof! who both died of being shot to death! and proof plays bugz in this video!
so basically this music video shows the death of one of eminem's best friends, while also showing the *prediction* of another of his best friends, so when eminem watches this, it most be like a double whammy.
I can’t imagine how Eminem looks back on this video proof being shot.
@@larryshair probably will never watch it again, something you might want to look into is interviews and stuff about eminems past, they are quite interesting, theres also some nice freestyles of him and proof just chilling in a car. Shame really the guy lost his life over a pool game and it was the incident that made eminems drug addiction bad.
Hello! I'm just wanting to give you a little information since you've mentioned it in previous videos. In early 2000's it was publicized that people were worried about the youth hearing cussing in music because they thought it would influence them. They made it illegal to have cuss words in official music videos that were also sold on Cds. Which is why around this Era, the music videos are censored and hard to find videos that aren't. The reason it's changed is because the music industry took it to federal court saying it was against our freedom of speech and expression (1st ammendment), and the music industry won. This is why our music is now uncensored. Thanks for the videos!
This wasn't about Proof. No one got killed. he's mainly speaking on his beef with benzino and ja rule. some will say this is about Proof but Proof was killed after this song came out. If you're into reading, read the book The angry blonde which is his biography. If you have any questions I'm somewhat of a Mega Stan and I mean that in the most humble way possible.
Bugz was shot and killed. Could be about Bugz?
@@michaeldandrea9648 Bugz was shot at a picnic in 1999 which was way before the Eminem/Benzino beef. Benzino beef was in 2003 and Ja Rule beef was in 02
Proof is playing Bugz in the video homie, their boy from back in the day that got killed.
@@SMALLTOWNREACTIONS I wouldn’t say that’s way before it.
@@pieceofgosa that’s what I was thinking
You're reaction is so authentic man. I appreciate You're reaction to one of the greatest icons
Once again, love your honest reactions! And love the fact that you can see past the hiphop bias many people "older" than this geeration has! Comlicated sentence there, hope you get the positive message ^^
If you are inteested in more deep and meeningfull music I recommend twenty one pilots. All their songs has a different sound, no genre. would start with "Ode to sleep", "stressed out" and "Ride" and take it from there.
Anyway, looking forward to more reactions!
Stay healthy and amazing!
Love from Norway!
Thanks so much!
Love your videos, especially the ones with Eminem. Greetings from Germany✌🏻 keep up the good work man.
Never said haillie jade u will get it💯
I love how you take a deep breath to process the song.....Not Afraid is a good song for you to take a break....it's more positive....within what Eminem is
A line that's always censored "I went through my whole career without mentioning Suge, and that was just outta respect, not running my mouth and talking about something that I knew nothing about"
Referring to Suge Knight throwing dirt on Dr Dre in the media and Em staying out of it since Dre asked him not to get involved.
I've gone back in time to see what you've done before I found your channel, and I figure you know this by present, but some of his stuff sometimes was censored (or changed by himself) even on the explicit versions. Certain touchy words/subjects and/or names of people.
Spooky thing is Eminem made this video before Proof died. Then couple years later Proof was killed.
That’s absolutely insane
What is crazy about your channel is Mockingbird, Toy Soldiers and When I'm Gone are from the Encore album which is one of if not his worst. I don't think your ready for what's to come. Enjoy the ride my guy.
Oh no another censored video 😩 I almost think it should be no video just the song if need be because the video isn't always as good as the song anyway. Thank you for another great review/reaction. And just so you know I love when you cry because there's just something about the way you convey pain in your eyes and face that makes me feel it to and I have to admit I grew up in a household where men were tuff and only girls cry. I think a man showing emotion is a powerful thing to behold. I hope what I said here doesn't strike you as weird or off because I'm not a crazy person 😂
lol, nah! You're not crazy!!! Maybe I am since I keep stumbling across these censored versions!
@@larryshair it's all good buddy I appreciate your effort to do these videos.
@@larryshair if you purposely type in explicit version or dirty version you can usually find it. Most of the music vids are censored though unless you find someone that uploaded it without censorship
not gonna let someone else’s coffin rest on my conscience” that line gets me each time .. wow i love this song
It's about his beef with benzino and murder inc. he was saying "I'm out" because he didn't want himself or someone he loved to die over a stupid rap beef.
His decision came when he found out that murder inc aligned themselves with Suge knight. It was at this time he realized he was in over his head and respectfully bowed out, because Suge is the type of person to actually kill you.
That was the censored line in the song.
"My intentions where good, I went through my whole career without ever mentioning [Suge]. And that was just outta respect, for not running my mouth, talking about something that I knew nothing about."
Interscope record's censored the word Suge' because they had delt with him in the past, and even though Eminem wasn't saying anything disrespectful against Suge, interscope wasn't taking any chances.
One crazy thing about this video is that the death of proof (yes I know the song was about bugz) how he was shot outside a nightclub would actually be the way he died in 2006 two years after the release of toy soldiers.
This is probably one of my all time great songs
love your Eminem reactions! lucky for you his catalog of music is DEEP!!! keep up the reactions, there are so many great songs by many artists, you are genuine and that's why I keep watching your channel. very few reactors get the emotion from their music as you do. I, we, love it!!! if you want a totally different side of Eminem, he sings in a song called "Hailies song" ruclips.net/video/Gs6iSYxKZsg/видео.html
an emotional Eminem song about love and lost is ruclips.net/video/JByDbPn6A1o/видео.html
you mentioned how Dr dre was like a brother to him, he is! here is a "tribute" in a sense to what dre has done for em and he pays tribute to his "doctor" ruclips.net/video/VA770wpLX-Q/видео.html
and finally a great collab with Ed Sheeran....good contrast of Eminem rapping and Sheerans harmonic voice ruclips.net/video/wfWIs2gFTAM/видео.html
I have several more, didn't want to bombard you.
Thanks so much Shockley! And I appreciate the links!
Love your obvious appreciation. Like you said, Rembrandt.
I heavily recommend listening to Rabbit Run, it's a song on the soundtrack of his movie. Some of his best writing ever imo.
ruclips.net/video/A7HdorA-3ms/видео.html
Not sure why RUclips recommended your chanel a while back, but I saw all your Eminem reactions. Keep them coming please.
Hi from Romania :)
Thanks so much!
Heard u mention them after I typed this. But here’s the unedited versions in case u need them:
“Cleaning out my Closet” released 2002
ruclips.net/video/YtUEUDqxc88/видео.html
“Headlights” released 2013:
ruclips.net/video/7bDLIV96LD4/видео.html
Also, I keep seeing requests for “Not Afraid” & I agree it’s a great one & a must do…BUT NOT YET. I think u should react to some more of his earlier work first. “Not Afraid” will mean more if u see a bit more of his struggle before he got to that point.
If he listens to headlights imo it should be the album version, it's structured differently to the single version and has a different ending that hits way harder
And the saddest thing of all is that the person who dies in the video...two years later was really murdered...his best friend
Although this wasn't the explicit version, is was good to see the visuals. Here's another song where he talks about his struggles and the way people saw him, but it has a great message, it's called Beautiful - ruclips.net/video/avLxcVkPgug/видео.html
Lyric sensors are so frustrating! I'm with you there
I've been listening to Eminem since back in 99' and have just watched him grow gradually ever since. Another song that he's in that's been said to be one of his greatest verses EVER is 'Yelawolf ft. Eminem - Best Friend". I love to see you react to this one as well while you're on the Eminem ride. Here's a link to a fully unedited version for you just in case you decide to check it out, I'm sure others would attest that this is one you should definitely react to as well lol
Yelawolf ft. Eminem - Best Friend: ruclips.net/video/it_04dk_97E/видео.html
Hey they new to the channel and I just want to say every reaction is great it's a real breath of fresh honnest air well done keep it up my guy 💪
Thanks so much Neil!
Great reaction! If I can suggest an Eminem song for you, it would be Not Afraid: ruclips.net/video/j5-yKhDd64s/видео.html
It's an amazing song. I think it might be a good track for you, as it's much more optimistic than the other songs you've heard so far! It also picks up on the theme you've noticed about Eminem trying to reach people who are having difficult times.
It's from "Recovery", which was his fifth major studio album. Recovery was also generally perceived to be his return to form after a fourth album, "Relapse", which many thought was good but not great. He was still struggling with addiction when writing Relapse, but was (as the name suggests) in a better place when he made Recovery.
"My last two albums didnt count, Encore I was on drugs, Relapse I was flushin em out."
I agree. "Not afraid" is radio friendly but also a message. I put that song on the Marshall list rather than Slim Shady or Eminem.
I agree to review Not Afraid but not yet. Not Afraid came after much of his struggle & I feel he should follow the evolution a of the earlier work little bit first.
Yes....is better for him.....I like it!
This one's always been one of my favorites. When you get a Playlist of your favorite songs, you need to hear them loud on a stereo system. I'm really enjoying watching you catch up on what we grew up listening to. I'm also a huge classics kinda guy. Like old-school music, 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s.
I'd also like to think Eminem would love to see your reactions to his music. Well done buddy. There's not a bad song.
3am by Eminem is absolutely amazing, definitely one I'd say react to. Desperate to find the link
Em has said himself that he hates that album, but I love it-- it's genius, and his most underrated work.
That bit about Dre telling him to stay out of it, was referring to Dre and Suge knights beef, “went through my whole career without mentioning SUGE” the literally took his name out
love watching your reactions man, keep going!
First of all, Love your reactions! Also Love the fact you trust your followers with sending links to the song. Be careful with people sending you links though, one day it may be malware or other sus activity. Greetings from Sweden.
Thanks Jonas! Great tip!
This song cuts deep for me. It was my friends favorite and sadly died in a car accident when we was 16 (32 now) every time i hear this son all i can see is him singing it in the bus shelter
The censored line around the 10:11 mark of the video is where he goes "without ever mentioning suge"
To explain the whole suge knight situation is a bit difficult but if you read up on it, will give you a lot more context
Love your genuine raw reactions
Thanks so much!
Oh good! I can't wait to watch your reaction to this song. It hit me HARD when I was a kid
Thanks for the comments, BD! Welcome to the Rabbit Hole!