What else should we react to? 🤔 Comment below! Also if you like the song in the intro support the channel directly & download my album ‘Chaos Theory’ now 🖤 www.knoxhillmusic.com
Hi Knox I think you should react to Worldwide Choppers by Tech N9ne and Company. I feel like based on the mostly lyrically intense songs in your selections, this was one reaction which feels long due. Would be great if you could coz tech is a wizard on the mic. Love your videos man keep it up!
No one takes away from what Jay-Z did on this track. He dropped one of the best verses of his career (in my opinion), but peak Em here just outshines with the multisyllable and percussion like cadence and flows. Very little people can ride a beat like Em can. Both did their things but Em just was on top. When two top artist come together and make songs like these, they remain on our playlists for a lifetime. Who won? Fans did. No question.
Bruh, Knox helps me so much. I watch his breakdowns and then flex in front of my chick and she thinks imma genius. Does it mean that Know is my Ghost explainer (as in ghost writers) 😜😜
@@omg4261 yo man this comment has got nothing to with the video, this is not a comment meant for this video. It is a general comment bruh. So ya BRO FIRST READ THE COMMENT THEN REPLY 😏
This is the best jay could do with how ems verses where. And he did his thing very good. But Em is on another level with his rhyme schemes And Em sounds much beter live here.
I feel like Jay should have sent Em one of Jays songs to but on Em's album on find out how he did compared to Jay on a Roc beat. It was Em's beat he made personally on a prewritten song. So we can't really say that Em murdered Hov on this bc it wasn't a even playing field.
Even jay accepted in an interview that Eminem outrapped him And this video is about 2009 when Eminem passed his prime (it's subjective though ) Becoz for some people Em's prime was from 1996-2005 Tells you how good Eminem is
I never compared who was better on this track because both of them killed this shit if you really listen and understand the lyrical content they were giving us at that time. Great breakdown as always by Knox 💯👍🏼😎
@@itchitrigger8185 right and I know Knox has alot to do but I've asked him for this one like 5 or 6 times and he just does what all the other reactors are doing
Recommendation: Eminem's Stimulate. I think it's one of his earliest tunes where he reflects on his status in culture and the effect he has on people. He kind of drops his personas and just speaks from the heart for a bit. It was originally planned to be on the Eminem Show, IIRC. Probably one of my favorite Em tracks of all time.
IIIIIII AM ONLY ENTERTAINING YOU MYYYYY GOAL IS TO STIMULATE MAKING YOU HIIIIGH AND TAKE YOU AND IIIII TO PLACE YOU CAN'T SEE BUT I BELIEVE YOU CAN FLYYYYYY
For people to shit on Revival was criminal, people were not ready for the level of writing and the music he brought us. The bars and the schemes on the album is crazy, too many bars. Insane.
@@africannuke_head2247 i say it all the time, Revival is one of his most lyrical albums ever, cant believe it got hated so much even before its release (Edit spelling)
Absolutely bro, Revival to me was Eminem having broken into a new sphere of what you can do with the pen. Lol, it was like in the Matrix when Neo realised his influence over the matrix, like he can literally manipulate the outcome of a situation. Eminem just did that with the pen and on the mic and everyone was not ready for the new way of how rap can be approached. It might also have been his messages on some of the tracks that ticked people off.
@@brycerose1001 just more proof that most people don't give a shit about lyrics and only listen to the beats, because revival did have a lot of goofy beats
In eminems second verse I'm pretty sure there's a double when he's says "or is he the ladder" As in "is he the latter" of the two pictures that were painted of him first being the modern day Shakespeare, Jesus christ the king of the latter day saints, and also a scatter brain atheist, or the second image of it being a matter of taste and how people perceive his music. How his music is an escape
It’s always been a testament to how sure Eminem was of his rap on this song that he changed nothing. Same with Forever. Everyone was rewriting verses and Eminem’s sitting there like “nah. I’m just chillin.” 😂😂 he does it right the first time.
@@sab1b2b8 true the original track was with Royce, but Eminem didn’t change his verses when he gave it to Jay-Z. Jay-Z knew exactly what Eminem’s verses consisted of prior to writing his own.
@knoxhill loving all the Eminem content you be posting lately.. love when u breakdown the GOAT .. much love and respect ✌🏼💜💜✌🏼 . I think eminem always steals the show when he collabs, loved em’s verses more
I will say that I started watching your reaction videos because of Agust D. Im not a hip hop head but I have always liked Eminem and Jay, your videos dissecting their lyrics and their meanings is insane. I am learning so much through your videos and now have a new appreciation for hip hop and the lyrics behind them. It truly is art. Thank you Knox for these videos you’re doing great! You’ve earned a new subscriber!
speaking of biggie, if we could get some biggie breakdowns, or even any 90’s rap like wu tang, tribe called quest, mobb deep etc….. that would be dope as fuck
Appreciate you Knox! Your breakdowns help me get my mind off missing our best friend (the bull fighter that passed away suddenly). He always loved rap too and I know he would've enjoyed your breakdowns too
Did Eminem ever respond to your videos? The way you describe the rhyme schemes and go beyond the lyrics is amazing, interesting and helpful. Thank you! 😊
When two people are on a song or in a piece of music together and they both are performing it's not a competition. People need to start looking at songs and collaborations as just a wonderful piece of music if it is just that and just enjoy people coming together of different backgrounds performing a song. You would never say that Eminem and Jay-Z are the same kind of rapper so why would you try to say one is better than the other in a collaboration they do when they're both bringing different styles different techniques different upbringings and different stories through the words they speak and when we hear of so-and-so and this person whoever the two or three maybe coming together on a song we can just appreciate the fact that they got together and took the time to work with one another and make something for us to hear and experience to follow through the words they say like a movie in our own head that's unique to us because we're picturing what only we can picture through what they say although people's visual thought process might be similar no one person is thinking exactly the same as another when listening to a song. We just need to start listening and appreciating to the individuals singing or rapping on their verse and stop trying to pick a winner out of a song that two people made together it isn't a battle so why should we treat it like one. Jay-Z did his thing and Eminem did his thing and together they made a fucking classic end of story.
My bro,u can fucking rap my g.didnt think u was as sick as u r bro u got skills fam.like watchin u break down songs aswell.keeo up the good work brother
Em washed Jay. Jay could’ve had that same content with a better flow and delivery but fell short compared to the content, flow, cadence and wordplay that Em displayed and Hov had a great verse just levels is all…
@@_truthBtold washed him to only you i see ... jays verse speaks to the culture then and now ... jus say you cant relate to the substance in jays verse
I love this song. I think they all killed it in their own way. They got their statement out as they want it. The way em makes fun of critics makes him fun to hear. His rhyme scheme as always. Jay used his tone to make great content and imagery. Very poetic song
Bro I wanted you to explain that line "If the shoe fits I'll wear it but if it don't then y'all will swallow the truth grin and bear it." I always loved how poetic it was man. How he could act as a menace but when he doesn't they have to look at it as art. And all this while having that crazy ass rhyming and flow.
That's why I loved that SCOTUS case over protected speech vs. threats of violence posted to social media that had Chief Justice Roberts quoting Eminem and worrying about the chill on rap their decision could have while the OBAMA admin's appointed lawyers were on the opposite side!!! A couple having a nasty break up saw the man post about violent revenge he wanted on Facebook and then claimed it was just his verses used to express feeings as an aspiring rapper. Now, the facts of the situation probably did make those real fears the woman had from a relationship with previous domestic violence and no realistic efforts at rapping as part of a career. Yet it was through his Shady persona letting off steam that offered a route to contrast using art for feeling expression of emotions and real-world actions also addressed in those songs by Eminem. Roberts' concern in part was about setting up a two-tier divide where the successful and famous rappers had protected speech but not the up and comers and amateurs or just regular folks having to worry about criminalization when they used violent imagery in creating what ultimately is digital expression of content. The domestic-violence matter was serious to the woman who should get support with her experiences, but wrestling with the issues in the case made it worthy of pursuing to find that compromise on boundary lines when it comes to violent "threats" and emotional expression. Still, you just have to take in with wonder and grins an exchange in the highest court in the land between OBAMA-appointed lawyers and a CONSERVATIVE chief justice pressuring and questioning them due to concern about the implications of speech criminalization potentially hampering rap AND using Eminem lyrics as a test standard for valuable art we, the people, should protect!!!
Word, my man Mr. Knox!!! I suggested this and i am sure more others!!! Brother i am a huge supporter to you and your craft! Keep up the great work because you are providing nothing but Positive energy into this world!!! Thank You!!!
Your so talented at what you do bro, I love rap and catch all the bars but when you break it down to the rhyme schemes and the sounds of the words, it really helps people see rap and how genius it is
I believe the poetic device you were looking for re: Jay's first verse is 'enjambment'. Peerless breakdown as always my dude, your love and knowledge of the game comes through in every word
I remember when this was released, I was so damn excited! Like Eminem and Jay Z! And then I listened to it and was extremely upset because I loved this song when Royce and Em were on it... If Em rewrote his verses Id be excited but nope Ems same verses and Jay Z must have heard this song before even putting his verse on it considering Em and Royce version was released before the Royce and Proof Beef which means Eminem killed Jay Z on his track that he wrote 5 - 10 years before Jay wrote his verse. I want another song Jay Z Ft Em before they retire
Jay z just ain't hungry like he used to be and quite honestly got lazy with rapping, I would like for him to be on another track with em but I would like for jay to be in the same mindset when he made "Brooklyn" or even the remix to "ballin".
And btw.. I absolutely listen to music.. don't just skim thru it! I love the line from Nirvana "she's the one who like all our pretty songs and she likes to sing along ..... but she don't know what it means.." speaks volumes to me!
Man... I've always liked this song. Now you made me love it Knox! Thanks bro 💯 Nothing better than watching the breakdown GOAT reacting to the hip-hop/rap GOAT 🐐
How did the reaction not get blocked? Knox, can you do Marshall Mathers off of MMLP? Also, could you do m.A.A.d city (ft. MC Eiht)? Edit: lol now I know why it didn't get blocked haha
Literally only discovered knox a couple of weeks ago and I'm hooked💯, I feel I've got new music and can hear things that completely went over my head💯, my new react channel for sure💯😎
I think it’s harsh to say Jay got washed because both of Jay’s verses were fire and about the struggle, come up and life but I think Em was just so good on this song people forget how good Jay was. Em’s cadence, flow rhyme patterns, lyricism everything was just unbelievable and I think it’s in the top 5 performances in rap history and one of the best songs ever made with 2 goats 🐐 Also I think Nas saying Em washed Jay is iconic in its self so it’s in peoples minds as soon as Renegade is mentioned 💯👑🐐 Love all your breakdowns Knox your understanding of music is unbelievable bro 💪👑🔥
i mean jay z has talked about struggle a lot so like he didn’t do much on this track like we get it you struggled this ain’t the first time you talked about this that’s why eminem bodied jay in my opinion just cause you hop on a track and talk about struggle doesn’t mean it’s automatically the best verse
@@shaboozy2291 Em was definitely better for me aswell I just think Jay wasn’t bad I thought Jay was good but it’s because Em was so amazing it’s overshadowed. Yeah we have heard Jay rap about his struggle but it’s not just what you say it’s how you say it and Jay’s verses are both good for me but Em was definitely better and for a better rapper overall. Em is the GOAT for me personally 💯🐐👑
@@lewismason9130 oh def both verse were great to me it was just like since we have heard jay talk about struggle so much that it didn’t do much for my in this song you know but still both bodied that shit so can’t really complain
Here what I’m waiting for: Another dope reactor to breakdown the song at the beginning of the intro. @knoxhill, you only gave us a snippet, but I know I heard bars!!!
Em definitely won. Cadence, verse, multi syllable schemes etc. And the main thing is EMINEM’S Energy Em’s energy is unmatched in this track Jay also lays 2 great verses but sounds like he falling asleep 😴 hitting the snooze 💤 button Em’s energy was off the radar on this jawn. Felt like Jay-Z’s verses were amazing but delivered lackluster
Already love the song now I like it that much more that I actually understand it all. 🙏 also in your song you mentioned fribonachi. Have you tried rapping to the fribonachi sequence? Or do you know anyone that has?
Two of the best lefty rappers in the game creating an iconic track. So glad you broke down Jay’s verse because for me Jay, Busta Rhymes and Royce are the only rappers who have held their own against Em on their tracks
i think eminem being white introduced hiphop to a lot of people that would’ve never thought about it but his style and him being criticized and being white opened up a whole new road
Knox I think Jay had great verses, but he had the opportunity to listen to the original track (with Royce) and come up with lines to fit the music. Em didn’t change any of his lines from the original; so in theory Jay had the answers to the test, but still didn’t get 100%
Funny thing about Em's verse in this song: everybody, including Nas, obviously, says Em washed Jay in this song, right? Yet when people be talking about his best verse(s), it always seems to be forgotten. Best Friend, deservingly, is always brought up, but never this. In my mind, this is his best. And, the reason why I do not put Nas on the same level as Jay; the best line in his whole diss was about Em washing him on his own ish...That line won the whole beef for a lot of people. But at least Jay had the cajones to get on a track with Em. Jay=Bull Nas=Steer.
@@IvIidnight ...Great! I thought sensed a bit of sarcasm, my bad my guy. Jay said it first that Nas's verse on one his songs was not as good as one of the Bravehearts' verses.
Who’s the king of these ludicrous lucrative lyrics. That’s 3 syllable internal to a 5 syllable end rhyme Who’s the king Ludicrous Lucrative lyrics…. 🤯 Just that alone is hard enough. But fluent in a story and through like 20 bars. Em got Jay. But top 5 jay verse of all time
At the end of your vid Knox I felt like Em should’ve got that respect with Big on dead wrong, I mean it’s Big cmon now. Em was a little more twisted on that track though lol. I hear you though for sure about renegade. Nice stuff as always, maybe a reaction to dead wrong is next. If you have already, my bad on missing it.
It's alright that we cannot hear the original version. We can still enjoy the live band and Jay-Z's vocals. Additionally, how you have edited it gives the impression that you are responding to this live version. Therefore, could you please react to this live version or maybe share your thoughts on other live performances of Eminem?
Em is LL Cool J on steroids! Em is student of history of rap he also pulled from other rappers like Rakim, Kane, and Krs one! He perfected the craft . His delivery is just better than Jay Z . He washed Jay Z on this track! Em is a beast! Id put em up agaist anyone! He is a lyricist and MC at the same time. RAP PEERS SAY EM IS THAT GUY!
I like what jay did on this track. It was a power move, he didn’t show any technical skill. Just painted a picture of his rise. His verse is really underrated and coming back 20 years later shows his progression in urban life vs his pop culture career. It’s great writing which he doesn’t do. The foreshadowing and anticipation he creates is second to none. He’s not trying to wow you with skill. He wants you to listen. It’s effortless. “You can’t date skills and wife it”
What else should we react to? 🤔 Comment below! Also if you like the song in the intro support the channel directly & download my album ‘Chaos Theory’ now 🖤 www.knoxhillmusic.com
Blackpink Dont know what to do !!
Its the last song you havent react to it Knox 😢
Please react to seven Chakras by ces cru
Brandon Hart Green Lights🚦🚦. PLEASE!!! It is such a great song! People are sleeping on him! #HOG. I want to hear your thoughts on this.
Hi Knox I think you should react to Worldwide Choppers by Tech N9ne and Company. I feel like based on the mostly lyrically intense songs in your selections, this was one reaction which feels long due. Would be great if you could coz tech is a wizard on the mic. Love your videos man keep it up!
My dad's gone crazy by eminem
Em and Hov at the top of their game, who won? We did.
110%
No one takes away from what Jay-Z did on this track. He dropped one of the best verses of his career (in my opinion), but peak Em here just outshines with the multisyllable and percussion like cadence and flows. Very little people can ride a beat like Em can.
Both did their things but Em just was on top. When two top artist come together and make songs like these, they remain on our playlists for a lifetime. Who won? Fans did. No question.
Homeboy spitting facts
Jay Z was better just talk over many heads👌🏽💯🎉🎉
@@godtravel262 pakyu
FACTS
Thats why he is the Best rapper in the world still on top
Bruh, Knox helps me so much. I watch his breakdowns and then flex in front of my chick and she thinks imma genius. Does it mean that Know is my Ghost explainer (as in ghost writers) 😜😜
Lmao. Much love bro!
Same🤣🤣
bro watch the video first then comment
@@omg4261 yo man this comment has got nothing to with the video, this is not a comment meant for this video. It is a general comment bruh. So ya BRO FIRST READ THE COMMENT THEN REPLY 😏
Lmfao!
This is the best jay could do with how ems verses where. And he did his thing very good. But Em is on another level with his rhyme schemes And Em sounds much beter live here.
Truth brother
I feel like Jay should have sent Em one of Jays songs to but on Em's album on find out how he did compared to Jay on a Roc beat. It was Em's beat he made personally on a prewritten song. So we can't really say that Em murdered Hov on this bc it wasn't a even playing field.
Even jay accepted in an interview that Eminem outrapped him
And this video is about 2009 when Eminem passed his prime (it's subjective though )
Becoz for some people Em's prime was from 1996-2005
Tells you how good Eminem is
I agree Em is on another level !
I prefer Jay's verse tbh. I can rap that shit word for word.
I never compared who was better on this track because both of them killed this shit if you really listen and understand the lyrical content they were giving us at that time. Great breakdown as always by Knox 💯👍🏼😎
Fun fact; I watched them do this song in Detroit. I was also 5 months pregnant 😂
You are lucky
Eminem is the Goat
@@generobertson6544 it was his first tour after rehab and low key it was the best show I have ever saw. The energy in the stadium was unmatched 👌
He also had kon artist there, dre made a rare appearance and 50 cent. B.o.b opened which was also nice
I watched them do this show I was in the crowd in the right side. My father had business with some people that sponsored this
Legendary track right here. Man I love the way Ems voice just cuts through a beat even when he's performing live.
We still need that Stay Wide Awake by Eminem 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Such an amazing, under rated song
@@itchitrigger8185 right and I know Knox has alot to do but I've asked him for this one like 5 or 6 times and he just does what all the other reactors are doing
That song is lyrically out of space.
Knox head will explode if he breaks down stay wide awake.
I been asking the same shit
Recommendation:
Eminem's Stimulate.
I think it's one of his earliest tunes where he reflects on his status in culture and the effect he has on people. He kind of drops his personas and just speaks from the heart for a bit. It was originally planned to be on the Eminem Show, IIRC. Probably one of my favorite Em tracks of all time.
Aaaiiiii
Stimulate is a way too underrated
IIIIIII AM ONLY ENTERTAINING YOU MYYYYY
GOAL IS TO STIMULATE MAKING YOU HIIIIGH AND TAKE YOU AND IIIII
TO PLACE YOU CAN'T SEE BUT I BELIEVE YOU CAN FLYYYYYY
Can we just appreciate how good this live performance is.
The crowd was terrible though 😮💨
@@srahhh eh, looked like an invite only. did they perform more than one song that day?
Best verses?
Like: Eminem
Comment: Jay
Jay
Em wrote the whole thang so obviously em
One day you gotta do Eminem- Like Home! strong message, tons of wordplay in nearly every line, from Revival, true stans know!
For people to shit on Revival was criminal, people were not ready for the level of writing and the music he brought us. The bars and the schemes on the album is crazy, too many bars. Insane.
@@africannuke_head2247 i say it all the time, Revival is one of his most lyrical albums ever, cant believe it got hated so much even before its release
(Edit spelling)
Absolutely bro, Revival to me was Eminem having broken into a new sphere of what you can do with the pen. Lol, it was like in the Matrix when Neo realised his influence over the matrix, like he can literally manipulate the outcome of a situation. Eminem just did that with the pen and on the mic and everyone was not ready for the new way of how rap can be approached. It might also have been his messages on some of the tracks that ticked people off.
Normal😁
@@brycerose1001 just more proof that most people don't give a shit about lyrics and only listen to the beats, because revival did have a lot of goofy beats
In eminems second verse I'm pretty sure there's a double when he's says "or is he the ladder"
As in "is he the latter" of the two pictures that were painted of him first being the modern day Shakespeare, Jesus christ the king of the latter day saints, and also a scatter brain atheist, or the second image of it being a matter of taste and how people perceive his music. How his music is an escape
theres alot of wordplays in that scheme bro. just referencing from the word SAINT
Caught that one too…25 years later! Lol
btw you got the best breakdowns on youtube
That’s love bro! Appreciate you ✊
It’s always been a testament to how sure Eminem was of his rap on this song that he changed nothing. Same with Forever. Everyone was rewriting verses and Eminem’s sitting there like “nah. I’m just chillin.” 😂😂 he does it right the first time.
Not true. The original track was with Royce Da 5'9"
@@sab1b2b8 true the original track was with Royce, but Eminem didn’t change his verses when he gave it to Jay-Z. Jay-Z knew exactly what Eminem’s verses consisted of prior to writing his own.
React to The way I am!!!! Best flow and beat
Definitely on the list homie
@@KnoxHillI'm looking forward!!
Yes we need this literally favourite song of all time
@@amundaahh9473 me too!! I love his angry voice and flow
Knox, we need you have Difficult followed by You’re Never Over as a sadness and loss with redemption element, with Em and Proof.
@knoxhill loving all the Eminem content you be posting lately.. love when u breakdown the GOAT .. much love and respect ✌🏼💜💜✌🏼 . I think eminem always steals the show when he collabs, loved em’s verses more
Much love as always! Thanks for coming through with the comments & support on my video drops. Always good too see you on here
He usually steals the show not always
I will say that I started watching your reaction videos because of Agust D. Im not a hip hop head but I have always liked Eminem and Jay, your videos dissecting their lyrics and their meanings is insane. I am learning so much through your videos and now have a new appreciation for hip hop and the lyrics behind them. It truly is art. Thank you Knox for these videos you’re doing great! You’ve earned a new subscriber!
No one can break down lyrics like you, Knox. You take it to another level. Keep doing your thing, we appreciate you! 💜
I appreciate this comment! Hope you have a great day
speaking of biggie, if we could get some biggie breakdowns, or even any 90’s rap like wu tang, tribe called quest, mobb deep etc….. that would be dope as fuck
knox that intro song goes super hard, keep the grind
Much love brother. Thank you 🙏
Appreciate you Knox! Your breakdowns help me get my mind off missing our best friend (the bull fighter that passed away suddenly). He always loved rap too and I know he would've enjoyed your breakdowns too
Did Eminem ever respond to your videos? The way you describe the rhyme schemes and go beyond the lyrics is amazing, interesting and helpful. Thank you! 😊
When two people are on a song or in a piece of music together and they both are performing it's not a competition. People need to start looking at songs and collaborations as just a wonderful piece of music if it is just that and just enjoy people coming together of different backgrounds performing a song. You would never say that Eminem and Jay-Z are the same kind of rapper so why would you try to say one is better than the other in a collaboration they do when they're both bringing different styles different techniques different upbringings and different stories through the words they speak and when we hear of so-and-so and this person whoever the two or three maybe coming together on a song we can just appreciate the fact that they got together and took the time to work with one another and make something for us to hear and experience to follow through the words they say like a movie in our own head that's unique to us because we're picturing what only we can picture through what they say although people's visual thought process might be similar no one person is thinking exactly the same as another when listening to a song.
We just need to start listening and appreciating to the individuals singing or rapping on their verse and stop trying to pick a winner out of a song that two people made together it isn't a battle so why should we treat it like one.
Jay-Z did his thing and Eminem did his thing and together they made a fucking classic end of story.
My bro,u can fucking rap my g.didnt think u was as sick as u r bro u got skills fam.like watchin u break down songs aswell.keeo up the good work brother
As a kid from the slums. Jay's verse just hits so hard to me. There is no better between these 2, it's all preference at this point.
Jay's verse was beautiful
Em washed Jay. Jay could’ve had that same content with a better flow and delivery but fell short compared to the content, flow, cadence and wordplay that Em displayed and Hov had a great verse just levels is all…
@@_truthBtoldHow are you arguing preference? lol
@@_truthBtold washed him to only you i see
... jays verse speaks to the culture then and now ... jus say you cant relate to the substance in jays verse
Please react to You're Never Over, that song is a tribute to Proof
Oh shit em in the comment, wait .... wait.... nah its just a stan
Difficult by Em is a proof tribute, love both of them.
Knox can you please break down “all she wrote”
I love this song.
I think they all killed it in their own way. They got their statement out as they want it. The way em makes fun of critics makes him fun to hear. His rhyme scheme as always. Jay used his tone to make great content and imagery.
Very poetic song
Knox dude. Em, Jay, Dre, 50, Stat quo, Cashis. Syllables
This is prolly your best of the best reactions ever. You really wanted to do this. It's like a history lecture of a legendary moment in hip hop.
Bro I wanted you to explain that line "If the shoe fits I'll wear it but if it don't then y'all will swallow the truth grin and bear it."
I always loved how poetic it was man. How he could act as a menace but when he doesn't they have to look at it as art. And all this while having that crazy ass rhyming and flow.
That's why I loved that SCOTUS case over protected speech vs. threats of violence posted to social media that had Chief Justice Roberts quoting Eminem and worrying about the chill on rap their decision could have while the OBAMA admin's appointed lawyers were on the opposite side!!! A couple having a nasty break up saw the man post about violent revenge he wanted on Facebook and then claimed it was just his verses used to express feeings as an aspiring rapper. Now, the facts of the situation probably did make those real fears the woman had from a relationship with previous domestic violence and no realistic efforts at rapping as part of a career. Yet it was through his Shady persona letting off steam that offered a route to contrast using art for feeling expression of emotions and real-world actions also addressed in those songs by Eminem. Roberts' concern in part was about setting up a two-tier divide where the successful and famous rappers had protected speech but not the up and comers and amateurs or just regular folks having to worry about criminalization when they used violent imagery in creating what ultimately is digital expression of content. The domestic-violence matter was serious to the woman who should get support with her experiences, but wrestling with the issues in the case made it worthy of pursuing to find that compromise on boundary lines when it comes to violent "threats" and emotional expression. Still, you just have to take in with wonder and grins an exchange in the highest court in the land between OBAMA-appointed lawyers and a CONSERVATIVE chief justice pressuring and questioning them due to concern about the implications of speech criminalization potentially hampering rap AND using Eminem lyrics as a test standard for valuable art we, the people, should protect!!!
@@csmith63Wow! Didn’t know any of this! Thanks
Word, my man Mr. Knox!!! I suggested this and i am sure more others!!! Brother i am a huge supporter to you and your craft! Keep up the great work because you are providing nothing but Positive energy into this world!!! Thank You!!!
I love the upward inflection on ems final chorus lines. “Cause I’m a renegaaaaade” shit always got me singing this shit
Love your lyrics man.. reactions too.. you're so musically enclined that I've learned to hear much more than the words
This boy helps everyone to understand breakdown lyrics amazing
LOVE your music keep these intros going! Your sound and beats are fire. I've listened to Survivor like 50 times! This reaction is on point too
I think they both held it down in their own styles. It's a brilliant song.
Your so talented at what you do bro, I love rap and catch all the bars but when you break it down to the rhyme schemes and the sounds of the words, it really helps people see rap and how genius it is
Can you go over the Royce vs. Lupe beef? They’ve both already dropped diss tracks.
Lol. I'm still tryna figure out if it's an actual beef or if they're just having fun challenging each other since they're close
@@KnoxHill I mean, it's all for the love of the game, right? I sure hope that is the reason, otherwise... Uh oh.
@@KnoxHill when you listen to Royce and THEN LUPES make sure you in front of a camera 😏just saying
It’s for real for real, they taking personal shots at each other, it’s a must reaction, they going to war with this already 🔥
@@KnoxHill should still do it anyways its not everyday we see 2 legends going at each other, it would be good to show the break downs of the goats
I really like how you’ve boosted up recently :) Broke 500 and that 1M is in your near future!
Go long, Knox!
I believe the poetic device you were looking for re: Jay's first verse is 'enjambment'. Peerless breakdown as always my dude, your love and knowledge of the game comes through in every word
The line you said about the fork in the road being the epitome of the whole meaning of renegade well Knox hill your the epitome of bar breakdowns 👏
Love this tune so much. Great break down as always Knox
No one breaks songs down like you bruh love the content!🔥
One of the best rap songs of all time!!!
Keep your grind up Knox! Your shit is pretty good bro. You got that technical ability and understanding of music.
Hands down one of my top collabs of all-time, wish they made more! Same goes for Wayne, there's still time and being hopeful
Your intro man is just killer!
I remember when this was released, I was so damn excited! Like Eminem and Jay Z! And then I listened to it and was extremely upset because I loved this song when Royce and Em were on it... If Em rewrote his verses Id be excited but nope Ems same verses and Jay Z must have heard this song before even putting his verse on it considering Em and Royce version was released before the Royce and Proof Beef which means Eminem killed Jay Z on his track that he wrote 5 - 10 years before Jay wrote his verse. I want another song Jay Z Ft Em before they retire
Jay z just ain't hungry like he used to be and quite honestly got lazy with rapping, I would like for him to be on another track with em but I would like for jay to be in the same mindset when he made "Brooklyn" or even the remix to "ballin".
Do you fools listen to music or do you just skim through it?
been watching for one day but i can safely conclude no one can explain music better than you
respect👏
Been waiting for this one! Would love to See you react to „Welcome to Hell“ by Bad meets Evil. Love your work!!
Hey bro. Love your music and your breakdowns. Just wanted to say that. Much love.
And btw.. I absolutely listen to music.. don't just skim thru it! I love the line from Nirvana "she's the one who like all our pretty songs and she likes to sing along ..... but she don't know what it means.." speaks volumes to me!
Added to my watch later, this'll be a good one
Is it crazy that I fall asleep listening to your breakdowns?
Haha. Is it because I have a soothing voice or I'm that boring I put you to sleep ;)
@@KnoxHill soothing def.
That wink tho my guy 😉
Just chronic narcolepsy.
@@TheBowlerwildcat he's married lol. Calm down
Man... I've always liked this song. Now you made me love it Knox! Thanks bro 💯 Nothing better than watching the breakdown GOAT reacting to the hip-hop/rap GOAT 🐐
Just listened to your album after getting impressed by that amazing intro song
You're such a good artist
This is the best breakdown I’ve ever watched. I learnt a lot from your reaction. Thanks
How did the reaction not get blocked?
Knox, can you do Marshall Mathers off of MMLP?
Also, could you do m.A.A.d city (ft. MC Eiht)?
Edit: lol now I know why it didn't get blocked haha
Literally only discovered knox a couple of weeks ago and I'm hooked💯, I feel I've got new music and can hear things that completely went over my head💯, my new react channel for sure💯😎
I think it’s harsh to say Jay got washed because both of Jay’s verses were fire and about the struggle, come up and life but I think Em was just so good on this song people forget how good Jay was. Em’s cadence, flow rhyme patterns, lyricism everything was just unbelievable and I think it’s in the top 5 performances in rap history and one of the best songs ever made with 2 goats 🐐 Also I think Nas saying Em washed Jay is iconic in its self so it’s in peoples minds as soon as Renegade is mentioned 💯👑🐐 Love all your breakdowns Knox your understanding of music is unbelievable bro 💪👑🔥
Nas himself is a goat.
i mean jay z has talked about struggle a lot so like he didn’t do much on this track like we get it you struggled this ain’t the first time you talked about this that’s why eminem bodied jay in my opinion just cause you hop on a track and talk about struggle doesn’t mean it’s automatically the best verse
@@Zentoven99 💯 bro unbelievable rapper
@@shaboozy2291 Em was definitely better for me aswell I just think Jay wasn’t bad I thought Jay was good but it’s because Em was so amazing it’s overshadowed. Yeah we have heard Jay rap about his struggle but it’s not just what you say it’s how you say it and Jay’s verses are both good for me but Em was definitely better and for a better rapper overall. Em is the GOAT for me personally 💯🐐👑
@@lewismason9130 oh def both verse were great to me it was just like since we have heard jay talk about struggle so much that it didn’t do much for my in this song you know but still both bodied that shit so can’t really complain
I enjoyed this! Jay and Eminem are brilliant together. Professor of bar's Knox hill! Fantastic reaction, as always
Please react to Underground by Eminem, its lyrically insane
Another great breakdown man, you should do the slaughterhouse hot 97 freestyle 🔥💯
Please checkout songs from the Relapse era, especially Stay Wide Awake!
love when u do this stuff can't wait for the new music knox
Everything always is made into a competition .. this song is just greatness
Here what I’m waiting for: Another dope reactor to breakdown the song at the beginning of the intro. @knoxhill, you only gave us a snippet, but I know I heard bars!!!
Can we get a reaction on the song "Believe" off the Revival album.
Em definitely won. Cadence, verse, multi syllable schemes etc. And the main thing is EMINEM’S Energy Em’s energy is unmatched in this track Jay also lays 2 great verses but sounds like he falling asleep 😴 hitting the snooze 💤 button Em’s energy was off the radar on this jawn. Felt like Jay-Z’s verses were amazing but delivered lackluster
When I saw this the first thing I thought of was Nick Cannons flow on one of his 15 diss tracks…. I need this to wipe my mind clear of that obscenity
Already love the song now I like it that much more that I actually understand it all. 🙏 also in your song you mentioned fribonachi. Have you tried rapping to the fribonachi sequence? Or do you know anyone that has?
Two of the best lefty rappers in the game creating an iconic track. So glad you broke down Jay’s verse because for me Jay, Busta Rhymes and Royce are the only rappers who have held their own against Em on their tracks
and Wayne
Hey Knox, Next time you do a throwback Thursday, I would love to hear you talk on a real old school classic, Slick Rick's Children's Story
Now that's a throwback. Knox probably wasn't even born
You're so dope !!
Much love. Thank you!
Same to you!! Keep following your dream I have a feeling you're gonna go far!
I bump to “off my chest” all the time now. Knox you’re killing it!
i think eminem being white introduced hiphop to a lot of people that would’ve never thought about it but his style and him being criticized and being white opened up a whole new road
Been waitin on this! Love the content, and especially the vids where u talk serious, just wanted to give those a shoutout✨
Knox I think Jay had great verses, but he had the opportunity to listen to the original track (with Royce) and come up with lines to fit the music.
Em didn’t change any of his lines from the original; so in theory Jay had the answers to the test, but still didn’t get 100%
WHAT! WOW
Subbed. I’d like the Reese Pieces please. Great breakdowns tho.
I believe Royce was originally on this song. I’d love to hear his verse included in an extended mix one day.
It’s basically this song and dead wrong mixed
I love how Eminem keeps Royce 5'9's Cadence on Dead Wrong
Epic!! It's like poetic punch in the face !! Great breakdown !!!
Love to see a breakdown of dead wrong em and big both doin work
I second this
This is tha reaction video that I wanted to..... Thanks Knox and I get it on mah birthday!!!👍☺️
Please do a reaction on *Eminem - Untitled* from his Recovery album.
"Do you fools listen to music or do you just skim through it...." ...Pockets full of hope" OMG jay verse is soo underrated
Funny thing about Em's verse in this song: everybody, including Nas, obviously, says Em washed Jay in this song, right? Yet when people be talking about his best verse(s), it always seems to be forgotten. Best Friend, deservingly, is always brought up, but never this. In my mind, this is his best.
And, the reason why I do not put Nas on the same level as Jay; the best line in his whole diss was about Em washing him on his own ish...That line won the whole beef for a lot of people. But at least Jay had the cajones to get on a track with Em. Jay=Bull Nas=Steer.
Nas did a song with Eminem so... Your comment is kinda irrelevant now
@@dannybowey1043 True story, and I am so very happy he did! What a day for hip hop! And that one with Lauren Hill!!
@@IvIidnight ...How old are you guys and Nas been did a song with Lauren Hill in the 90s
@@iaintthereyet914 Yes, yes he did. I was just expressing my appreciation for the new one.
@@IvIidnight ...Great! I thought sensed a bit of sarcasm, my bad my guy. Jay said it first that Nas's verse on one his songs was not as good as one of the Bravehearts' verses.
Years before this track existed, HedPE made a track called Renegade. You should check it out one of these TBTs
Who’s the king of these ludicrous lucrative lyrics. That’s 3 syllable internal to a 5 syllable end rhyme
Who’s the king
Ludicrous
Lucrative lyrics…. 🤯
Just that alone is hard enough. But fluent in a story and through like 20 bars. Em got Jay. But top 5 jay verse of all time
“Who’s the king of these RUDE, ludicrous, lucrative lyrics….” Missed a word there, em dropped in hard on that scheme
Your reactions are fire, much love from Brazil! 🇧🇷
My respect for JayZ’s verses grew after this
At the end of your vid Knox I felt like Em should’ve got that respect with Big on dead wrong, I mean it’s Big cmon now. Em was a little more twisted on that track though lol. I hear you though for sure about renegade. Nice stuff as always, maybe a reaction to dead wrong is next. If you have already, my bad on missing it.
What they don't know is Em did Renegade for free. He didn't even charge Jay for it
Yeah I heard this also. Crazy Respect
Renegade is Em's song. JayZ got the beat from Royce.
It's alright that we cannot hear the original version. We can still enjoy the live band and Jay-Z's vocals. Additionally, how you have edited it gives the impression that you are responding to this live version. Therefore, could you please react to this live version or maybe share your thoughts on other live performances of Eminem?
Man, I really like Jay's verse in this. I never felt like Jay got washed. It's one of those songs where they just do good music together.
Your reaction to each artist and how long it took you to breakdown the one lyrics longer than the other definitely shows who WON 💯
Em is LL Cool J on steroids! Em is student of history of rap he also pulled from other rappers like Rakim, Kane, and Krs one! He perfected the craft . His delivery is just better than Jay Z . He washed Jay Z on this track! Em is a beast! Id put em up agaist anyone! He is a lyricist and MC at the same time. RAP PEERS SAY EM IS THAT GUY!
I like what jay did on this track. It was a power move, he didn’t show any technical skill. Just painted a picture of his rise. His verse is really underrated and coming back 20 years later shows his progression in urban life vs his pop culture career. It’s great writing which he doesn’t do. The foreshadowing and anticipation he creates is second to none. He’s not trying to wow you with skill. He wants you to listen. It’s effortless. “You can’t date skills and wife it”
I hear what you saying but he actually did show technical skill with his flow in certain pockets