None of these new day rappers have stories to tell… besides the money women and drugs they dabble in. Musicians back then became musicians as an outlet to their life, music nowadays is all profit and just throwing recycled garbage to the masses who eat it all up. Drake is who I think about. Starting from the bottom? Right.
@@paulim5040 Bro acting like 50 cent, Dr Dre, Snoop dogg, Biggie and even 2 pac weren’t doing the exact same thing. Lmao you fail to realise modern day Hip Hop literally started as a violent genre, they have always been talking about crime, drugs and shooting. NWA the fcking pioneers were exactly doing that. Story telling came after and you also don’t realise story telling rap is different to trap and drill which is what’s big right now. Story telling hasn’t gone anywhere, if that’s what you want you can go listen to NF, Hopsin, Token… but obviously that won’t be mainstream because no one is trying to listen to a depressing story at a party. If I’m drinking, vibing and there’s girls I’m not trynna listen to Joyner Lucas telling me about how a guy shot his friend for initiation or about suicide wtf, I’ll leave that for when I’m chilling with 2 friends smoking and we wanna deep some lyrics. When you’re in a big group you wanna listen to Pop smoke, Travis Scott, Fivio foreign, Tion Wayne… that’s the reason the rap you talk about is the only one you hear. But if you think the kind you like doesn’t exist anymore, you’re looking in the wrong place. I don’t know where this stupid belief that a rapper has to be some mastermind lyrical miracle to deserve his fame came from.
Old guys like dat in america sayin they have neva heard dat song? Damn.am down in africa and 20 yrs old I've heard this song countless times since wen I was a kid.how can they say they have neva heard almighty eminem.they shld go to hell
Don't forget that song was released in 2000 and we have you tube since 2005, it would have billions of view. We were rocking this music on our cassettes, Walkmans, CDs, mp3s, it was on radio stations and TV, the excitement was real. Oooh it was golden era of growing up.
They don't make songs like Stan anymore, it's a masterpiece. The story Eminem tells is above and beyond 99%of the stuff that's about these days. He doesn't repeat nothing in these, it just flows
Saying this is a "masterpiece" is like calling a McDonald's bigmac "fine dining". Your opinion is wrong due to your complete lack of actually going down the vast rabbit hole of rap. If it wasn't for Dido's song and voice carrying this whole song it would have never been a hit. This shit is simply whack af, a joke.
@@silverphoenix684 Sorry you mad kid. But Stan is a Masterpiece. Period. By common consent too. It's a friggin movie in a song. It's the best story telling song in rap. It surpasses Slick Rick (Children's Story is a classic but a primitive form of the art), It surpasses Ice Cube, It surpasses Pac's "Brenda's Got a Baby" and "ghetto gospel". It's better than Wu-Tang's C.R.E.A.M and Impossible, Better than Big's "Juicy", or Nas' "Get Down", Better than R.A the Rugged Man's "Uncommon Valor", or Immortal Technique's "Dance with the Devil" (though that one is more shocking). It's better than Scarface's verse on Jay-Z's "this can't be life" although it's such a powerful verse (and based on truth).
Music have no age, when you are a lover of music, or you grew up in a house where your parents listened to popular music, you are familiar with many songs, for instance when I watch movies with a song I love I look up the singer, and in so doing you get to know songs that was around before you were even born.I love listening to old songs and music.They don't make them like that anymore. Real Voices, NO Auto tune.
The guitarist John Mayor joined an MPC forum many years ago and another member started leaving messages there. He was remaking Stan. He wasn't seriously ill. It was all in fun & one of the funniest parodies I've come across. 🤣
Now I understand, I've seen anime fans saying "I stan this character" and that, I was confused, but now I understand what staning means, but I bet ppl who use it don't even know it is from an eminem song
In the song, Stan’s little brother is named Matthew. Stan was trying to get him an autograph and claims Em blew them off. A year or two ago a man broke in to Em’s house and Em had to hold him at gunpoint til the cops came. The guy was named Matthew and about the same age as the character in the song should be now. So while Stan wasn’t a true story, there is a real life Matthew who came for him.
and in mmlp2 the song "Bad Guy" is a sequel in the song "Stan" which Matthew Mitchell finds eminem and get a revenge to him for his brother (stan). In the song Matthew Mitchell (MnM) broke into eminem's house just like what happened that a Matthew broke into his house in real life
A few observations you may find interesting: 1) The actor that plays Stan was also in Final Destination and Wild America. (Early 2000’s movies) 2) The chorus is a sample from the song “Thank You” by Dido which was very popular when this song came out. 3) The actress that played Stan’s girlfriend is Dido.
Born in ‘83. It’s impossible to describe to anyone that wasn’t old enough to listen to Em, or not even born yet, how he just took over hip hop, seemingly overnight, after “My Name Is” came out. Coming home from school every day, putting TRL with Carson daily and couldn’t wait to see new Em videos is one of my favorite memories!
I was just thinking the same thing!!! Now that I’m older I didn’t know how to appreciate that about him as a kid. Absolutely next level to be able to do this.
@@elrosillo6563 when this song hit I looked at it as a small movie. Everytime MTV jams played it me and my sisters would surround the TV. And watch it as if it was the first time it played.
Actually stand is a true story... He was a real person... His little brother Matthew in real life that they talk about in the song actually is in the Eminem song stand part 2 on The Marshall Mathers LP 2, where Matthew plays the part of the devil... So yeah, true story
It’s hard to even describe how crazy it was when Eminem came out if you weren’t old enough to listen to him in the late 90s. He was on EVERYTHING, had the craziest videos on MTV nonstop (ya they used to play real music), he blew up so fast after “my name is” came out. Slim Shady LP was an instant classic!
As a white guy that grew up in the Midwest on the 90s it's hard to explain what Eminem meant to guys like me or my brother. He opened a door between white and black kids of our age that some people assumed would be closed forever. It was like he and dre had figured out how to shift society under everyone's feet with songs. It was like magic or something and guys like me did lots of the same stuff stan did. Stan felt like the song most aimed at em's white fans, a show of appreciation for the love wrapped inside a warning. He saw that kids like me weren't ready to deal with something that felt so big to us and took the time to make a song just for us. It felt like he cared, like he remembered sending his own fan letters and being crushed to never hear back and wanted to keep us from feeling as bad as he did. I feel like I did a bad job explaining. This song meant a lot to kids like me. Em meant a lot. Spoke to our souls.
And to top it off, when em says "come to think of it, it was you," and the lightning hits the window, Stan's reflection is staring at him. Absolutely solid song, lyrics, everything
When you guys look for old eminem you have to make sure it's explicit. Otherwise you'll only get like half the story. Those parts where you looked confused are integral parts of the song. All the suicide talk and everything was censored and all those things are why people resonate so hard with this song
The crazy thing is, that song is very sweet and uplifting. She is thanking her partner for always brightening her day. It is called Thank You. And it still fits so well here.
@@kvbstudios316 I had to go listen to “Thank You” right after this then found a couple videos of her and Eminem doing “Stan” live and unedited for cussing but at least one was cut short!
I was a big fan of him in my early teenage age, now i am 37 and its interesting to see, that u alk listen for the first time these deep song from him! He was ever unique and will it be till the end 😊 I watched before the first reaction and video of u all and i let an abni there 😊Nice to see that the new generation like the "older tracks" 😊
One of the best songs Eminem ever did. The storytelling, dido's vocals, the beat and how Eminem sounds like two different people. Everything about this song is everything 💯
@@XxBiGxX87 respect to the people gen x people lives mustve been so simple and more fun than us gen z born in 2000s were more dependent on cellphone nowadays
@@bugoykikay8074 it’s sad the way of conversing with friends is on social media and listening to music is done on some device instead of watching live music most artists can’t perform live without auto tune or miming I watched upon smoke tour live ice cube Dre slim shady ect what happened to the days of saying to your friends let’s catch up and talking about your week? These days people post if they ate breakfast or some silly stuff like if you don’t repost this your not my friend lol do they know what a friend is?
@@XxBiGxX87 i just like the way people live their life back in 90s were theres no insecurities no posting how good or bad your life is in social media. in order to socialize you have to meet and talk to people personally nowadays its more on face timing social media and everything
@@DuK-2102they explain it in the beginning of the video. Stan, used as a term, is a fan who is super obsessed with a celebrity or person. They use "Stan" because it refers to the obsessive fan depicted in the song in this video, who is named Stan. Hope that helps.
This was Eminem's way of telling his fans to stop taking what he writes so seriously. I personally think he's showing that he's not this monster he's portrayed by media and other people, but he's just writing about what goes on in our own society. He's an artist who is just holding up the mirror.
I'm so glad you played this. Eminem is one of the few artists that can tell a whole damn story in 1 song. My fav line is " I hope you can't sleep and you dream about it. And when you dream I hope you can't sleep and you scream about it. I hope your conscious eats at you and you can't breathe without me". So haunting.
Eminem is really good at making his lyrics gradually become more intense in a verse, for example in his song “Lose yourself” in around 3rd verse where he gradually builds till he gets to the line “Success is my only mother fucking option failures not.”
Sample for this song is from "Thank You" from Dido (an English musician). She plays Stan's girlfriend in this video. Her original song has a completely different tone and is worth a listen.
I still can't listen to this song without getting shivers, I remember when it first came out and having it on repeat, we we're all used to listening to shady but when this came out we got our first taste on Em. Amazing!
Also, eminem also references this song in his Killshot mgk diss. He tells mgk "here's a autograph for your daughter. I wrote it on a starter cap." Amd then calls him Stan.
I’ve never listened to rap, just not my thing. But the first time I ever heard this song I was shaken to my core. It’s just that powerful. It’s a true artist that can make you feel, for that reason he will always be a legend
Eminem doesn’t just rap-he tells stories that are a cross between Edgar Allan Poe, Ernest Hemingway, and a touch of Bret Easton Ellis using an Urban narrative set to amazing music! He is a National Treasure ❤
I am a 62 year-old, white grandmother and I think the Cartier Family would be a fun group to hang out with. Keep up your energy, amazing camaraderie, and thoughtfulness!
I’m a 60 year old grandma I absolutely love watching their videos!! It’s wonderful that today’s generation is finally wanting to know about music from other genres Ada well as comedians of the past 😅
I bought Dido's album off of the strength of this song. Beautiful voice and a nice cameo in the video. This was an instant classic though, the storytelling hip hop here is first rate.
I listened to Dido albums for years before I could finally listen to an album from Eminem. I heard Thank You from Dido before I heard Stan from Eminem. When Stan came out I was stoked for the exposure Dido was gonna get of that song. Took me almost 20 years after Stan came out before I finally listened to it in its entirety. I ain't a Stan but I'm finally a Eminem fan.
I don't even care if they trickin us. I just like to pretend I'm a high valued culture man and look down at them for not knowing rap before I did. Now, listening to Em, Pack, Nas, Biggie, Scarface, etc nowadays is a bliss. I used to listen to Eminem when I was 11. I didn't understand a word, but I made me feel better sometimes, and just give me strength to be violent. I lived in a 32m² apartment in a urban center in Brasil, just me and my mother, she had her anger issues...but she did her best. She gave me the CD, on my 11 year anniversary because I used to camp the TV (without her knowing) till Eminem showed up on MTV. Sometimes she would catch me watching TV out of time and things would get ugly..but then I got the CD. Had no CD player, just an old radio, só I would listen to those few songs, multiple times all day in a low volume with my head near the radio, my motha didn't liked noise, loud noises would got her to rage, that developed because or apartments were all clustered so you could her the up neighbors farts even. Now, the only reason y'all Reading this, is because I learned English with Eminem. I managed to ask school teachers for the lyrics, and translations. Couple years after I had better English, we had to move out and live with my grandparents though, cause my father forced us out the apartment to sell it. That was what you would call "hood", ghetto, or whatever..older bros on the street would listen to Tupac, Scarface, 50 cent and many others. Jay-Z was considered g** sh1t, so there was not a lot of that in my younger years till I found out he wasn't singing gay balads. Anyway...this guy's, and most americans I believe, have no idea of the power, and value, of lyrics with beats from man like those. They saved me. They helped me, they educated me, they knew my life better than my parents. Now, if you read this far, go listen to a Nicky Minaj, or trap, drill, or any American rapper nowadays song, and tell me: Could those lyrics save your life? Yeah..now you get it. Btw, I've been to juvenile, asylums and rehabs. Now I speak 4 languages and got a PhD. Lyrics and beats been with me and got me here. You should value music, give it a shot.
This isn't the type of song you can vibe to everyday, so it's always a little while in between listens, but it gives me chills every time. The beat is so 🔥 And Dido kills it too.
As a white boy from eastern europe who got introduced to rap music through eminem, it's nice to see ppl recognizing him for the work he did and the amount of influence he had on rap music! Honestly, I barely play rap music anymore at home, only at parties, just because everything sounds more or less the same nowadays, but it's always nice to come back to some classic songs!
There’s plenty of great artist these days if not more, more genres, more artist. Something for everyone, you got ppl like JiD then ppl like Playboi Carti, completely dif styles. All depends on what you like
@@AmberSantana-is3dqNo, he didn't! Record labels from Dre (who is black) made a lot of money from him and a lot of black folks love him. So, he didn't steal anything.
Honestly for those of us who were growing up when this came out I feel like we were all floored like the guy on the far right. That Era of music had quite a few songs that came out that just made our generation realize the world is shitty and life can be hard. Alot of us ended up having our whole world view changed during that time because of things that happened ( the columbine school shooting, 9/11 ) and then add some of the songs that came out like City High- what would you do, P.O.D.- youth of a nation, Blink 182- Adam's song. It changed our generation irrevocably. It was like the biggest reality slap that "holy shit. Growing up is terrifying" our perspectives morphed so rapidly. And it's so hard to explain to the younger generation because we feel like even though they understand what we are telling them they didn't experience those things like we did so they won't 100% get it.
Stan is one the top mainstream songs of all time. i always get shocked when people say they've never heard it. i see a bunch of Gen Zers not knowing where the slang term came from 😭
I'm 17 born in 2005 and this was one of the first songs I remember listening to over and over, I loved Eminem and got goosebumps listening to this again after so long. Not all gen Z are uncultured pigs haha.
I remember the first time I heard this song. Hell it was so felt important they played the uncut version on live radio in UK. It was like nothing else! It broke down barriers and introduced hip hop to a whole new generation... And yet ironically here it is being reacted to again by a whole new generation for the first time again. Legend. Love the energy of your channel too BTW 👍
🔥 🔥 Em was scripture to anyone born in the 80s with single parent house holds dealing with substance abuse , that anger was built up, this dude was the closest thing to Theropy we had. That live show with Elton he did brought tears to my eyes it was so clean .
Know why you guys get millions of views? Because you seem like good guys, and deserve all the success that comes your way. You’re real and easy to watch. I’m getting old so I can give you a suggestion - keep doing what you’re doing! I’m rooting for you.
Eminem puts his feelings out there like NO ONE else. That’s why he has millions of followers. He says the shit people deal with in real life. So glad y’all are hearing it.
I love that they are reviewing and really getting into Em classics I can't help but think "man they really don't fully get what he was saying in the song". There were so many easter eggs in the song that they were oblivious to which is no fault of their own because they are of a different generation. They also should have not listened to the clean version of the song either b/c some key points were edited out.
I know what you mean! I’m of their generation but have literally been listening to Eminem since I was a kid; he’s always been one of my favorite artists. I watched this and tried not to get too worked up about the mere fact that they’d never heard Stan before 😅
Ya'll def gotta do more reactions of his older music, uncensored though lol. Check out 'the way I am' 'forgot about dre' 'Guilty conscience' 'sing for the music'....love yalls reactions!
Y'all missed so much from the explicit version. Some songs you can get a way with the clean version but most of Eminem's music requires those words. Also, the dude who plays Stan in the video is the main character in the first Final Destination movie, his name's Devon Sawa.
C'mon guys. You never heard Stan? I know you guys are younger but damn I find it hard to believe. I guess it's alright if not truly your first time hearing the song..Everybody heard Em's radio hits. This was a Grammy performance with Elton John. All good I'm subscribed.
They definitely lying 🤥 they about 25-28 they all heard this damn song. And the damn term STAN. Y’all ain’t gotta lie to kick it. Just say you want to revisit and react to it😑
@@cafe100mph6lol 😂 u must be fr a hater, or seriously low iq to not understand and feel the emotion and technical skill in his music. Its aight either way
Eminem is a lyrical genius. I was 38 when I saw his first video The Real Slim Shady on MTV In 1999. I've been a fan ever since. Stan is one of his best. It's not a true story, but is a compilation based on some of the crazy fan mail he received from... Well, crazies. Oh, and never listen to censored versions of Eminem. You miss out on the full, in your face lyrics that made him famous. Either do it right or... don't do it at all. Peace!
" *STAN* was added in Oxford Dictionary that new generation uses nowadays especially in Kpop. It all began from this song...from Eminem! Stalker +fan = stan
Buddy in the red hoodie… it’s gonna be okay. I promise. Here I am, my thirty eight year old self watching you all experience this and I am so glad this whole reaction thing has become a trend because it makes me so happy-sad to see people exposed to and moved by music I have just always known. Loved watching you guys experience Stan. Xo
I remember the first time I heard this song, when it got to the end my jaw dropped and I had chills! I had to replay and listen with a new perspective. AT THAT MOMENT I BECAME AN EMINEM FAN AND I STILL AM!!
I knew of this song before I had heard it and way before I really listened to it but I remember realizing this is a short story set to music. Not only is Em's wordplay brilliant but he's a natural storyteller. Whether the story is his own or fiction, it lives in his music. Hoping you've listened to more of his music. If you're seeking requests, I'd love to see you react to "The Way I Am" or "Not Afraid" next.
the Hook for this song is called "Thank you" by Dido, Eminem used the sample for Stan, because it fit the description well... considering it's a song about Obssession... very neat how the two Collaborated to bring us this masterpiece. absolutely love it, one of his best for sure!
Im a dude that has listened to pretty much exclusively extreme metal that would melt your face off my whole life, but this song has a very special place in my heart, it is a masterpiece of lyricism and storytelling. will be remembered 100s of years from now
another song recommendation: touch by daft punk. it has a long intro, but just trust me, it's the most unique and incredible song ever. i think you'd like it :)
Aww y’all cute! Loved watching younger folks catching our music. I was in undergrad during this. LOVED it. No it’s not based on a true story! It’s SIMPLY Eminem’s creativity. He’s just THAT good. The lyrics, voicing Stan, then being himself! And INCORPORATING a SCRIBBLE SOUND IN THE BEAT!! Genius! I wish y’all woulda heard it uncensored. Plus it would really have helped it y’all knew the news etc surrounding Eminem at the time, then you’d understand Stan’s relationship with his gf based on Eminem’s toxic relationship with his gf/baby mother Kim. Still, loved watching beautiful Black young men have this discussion!
I'm an uncool, middle aged white guy and watching your videos reminds me of the early 90's when I attended a predominantly black high school and we were all together loving Dr Dre "Chronic" and Snoop "Doggie style" music videos.
I'm glad y'all did this, and the girl's name is Dido and she makes it really good too, in my opinion, so when I hear this, I think about her song. I think it was a great collaboration and come to think, I haven't seen the video since it came out! What they bleeped out that long time when he was writing Stan back, he said," All that shit you talking about, about wanting us to be together, that's the kinda shit makes me not want us to meet each other!" Did we ever find out if it was based true? Y'all must be young, I'm 36, getting old! And you couldn't turn the radio on w/o hearing it when it first came out!
This just further proves how gifted he is. MTV ( Music Television) introduced the world to musicians turning their songs into short movies. Michael Jackson perfected it. Without videos, ( I don't think ) artists songs would sell as good. In this situation, Eminem didn't need the video. It was a banger the moment he started rapping over the beet. ( I'm not Stan-ing ) but pointing out we are lucky to be part of the generation that actually witnessed him making this music. He's up there with Hendrix, Beetles, Beastie Boys, Boogie Down Productions.... just to name a few.
Yeah, I’m in shock right now. Just here trying to figure what in the hell? How do kids not know who Eminem is? My son was 13 listening to Eazy E, but these kids who are older than my son has never heard “Stan” before?? That’s a hard one to believe 🤨🤨
When that beat dropped they bopped to it in unison. Watching the younger Gen. Listening to the Legend for the first time, was official. Even if it was just Stan.
The end always gives me chills, I’ve listened to way way more dark songs, but something about the way he realizes, and the music just cuts out, it hits different.
Y'all's reaction to this *gem* is sooooo priceless! I just wish I could have seen y'all w/the unedited version🤣🤣🤣 as a proud proud 90's girl this just gave me so much life... That era of music is and will forever be groundbreaking... watching y'all appreciate this song was everything blessings young kings✨✨✨✨
This reminds me of how old I am, I’m 47, I grew up on Em, I don’t love everything he does but I do love the majority of it because he writes his our lyrics and makes his own music and helps direct his videos, he is a force to be reckoned with for sure 👍🏻👏🏻💕
Back in early 2000, Neil Peart ( legendary RUSH drummer ) was driving, searching through radio stations, and as is written in one of his books, he said :That day I happened to land on something that wouldn't normally hold my attention, a rap song, but I sensed something about it right away, and turned it up. ( What quality it was that grabbed me so quickly like that, in a matter of seconds, i can only call a kind of radar, or professional intuition, a sense that this was for real. ) I was galvanized by this performance, amazed by it, but I was left with no idea who the performer was. A short time after hearing it , I was visiting the Rich family in Palm Springs,and when I described that piece of music to Buddy's grandson, he said that's Stan, by Eminem. From then on, through all the controversy and pulpit-pounding about Eminem, it was clear to me that any artist who was capable of producing that piece of work, whatever his other issues, had my respect. I suggest you guys check out a drum solo by Buddy Rich, and some Rush & Neil Peart
They Finally Unblocked It !
This is the censored version, it's shit
@@jens2049 they trying to get paid boi
THIS STORY IS TRUE!
ok, the one in the middle with the red pull over, is he a model?
I do buy stamps 6/10 though.
I can’t believe I’m at the age where I’m sitting here listening to people listening to Stan for the first time.
I’m 13 this is my first
Me too!
How old are they? I'm 32 by the way
@@sophia-pd7ks I’m 30 lol
@@sophia-pd7ks I'm 32 too!
Oh Come on, you should never listen to the censored version of eminem's songs
I know. What a weird choice. I would’ve thought they would’ve stopped it.
@@TheColdrush22 they probably want monetization
that's right, it's a sin to do that
Uncensored only version
Dido thank u!
The reason they liked the song is because it tells a story. That's what a lot of rap is missing today. They need to tell more stories.
None of these new day rappers have stories to tell… besides the money women and drugs they dabble in. Musicians back then became musicians as an outlet to their life, music nowadays is all profit and just throwing recycled garbage to the masses who eat it all up. Drake is who I think about. Starting from the bottom? Right.
@@paulim5040 Bro acting like 50 cent, Dr Dre, Snoop dogg, Biggie and even 2 pac weren’t doing the exact same thing. Lmao you fail to realise modern day Hip Hop literally started as a violent genre, they have always been talking about crime, drugs and shooting. NWA the fcking pioneers were exactly doing that. Story telling came after and you also don’t realise story telling rap is different to trap and drill which is what’s big right now. Story telling hasn’t gone anywhere, if that’s what you want you can go listen to NF, Hopsin, Token… but obviously that won’t be mainstream because no one is trying to listen to a depressing story at a party. If I’m drinking, vibing and there’s girls I’m not trynna listen to Joyner Lucas telling me about how a guy shot his friend for initiation or about suicide wtf, I’ll leave that for when I’m chilling with 2 friends smoking and we wanna deep some lyrics. When you’re in a big group you wanna listen to Pop smoke, Travis Scott, Fivio foreign, Tion Wayne… that’s the reason the rap you talk about is the only one you hear. But if you think the kind you like doesn’t exist anymore, you’re looking in the wrong place. I don’t know where this stupid belief that a rapper has to be some mastermind lyrical miracle to deserve his fame came from.
I've been saying this for a long time
@@ig1948 Dude they’ve always been telling their stories through rap NWA included….🤦♂️
Old guys like dat in america sayin they have neva heard dat song? Damn.am down in africa and 20 yrs old I've heard this song countless times since wen I was a kid.how can they say they have neva heard almighty eminem.they shld go to hell
Don't forget that song was released in 2000 and we have you tube since 2005, it would have billions of view. We were rocking this music on our cassettes, Walkmans, CDs, mp3s, it was on radio stations and TV, the excitement was real. Oooh it was golden era of growing up.
They don't make songs like Stan anymore, it's a masterpiece. The story Eminem tells is above and beyond 99%of the stuff that's about these days. He doesn't repeat nothing in these, it just flows
Saying this is a "masterpiece" is like calling a McDonald's bigmac "fine dining". Your opinion is wrong due to your complete lack of actually going down the vast rabbit hole of rap. If it wasn't for Dido's song and voice carrying this whole song it would have never been a hit. This shit is simply whack af, a joke.
@@silverphoenix684 Sorry you mad kid. But Stan is a Masterpiece. Period. By common consent too. It's a friggin movie in a song. It's the best story telling song in rap.
It surpasses Slick Rick (Children's Story is a classic but a primitive form of the art), It surpasses Ice Cube, It surpasses Pac's "Brenda's Got a Baby" and "ghetto gospel". It's better than Wu-Tang's C.R.E.A.M and Impossible, Better than Big's "Juicy", or Nas' "Get Down", Better than R.A the Rugged Man's "Uncommon Valor", or Immortal Technique's "Dance with the Devil" (though that one is more shocking). It's better than Scarface's verse on Jay-Z's "this can't be life" although it's such a powerful verse (and based on truth).
@@silverphoenix684 You're such a troll dude lmao
Lol this fool really thinks there's someone out there who agrees with him
Compete does.
Stan is NOT based on a true story but a collection of experiences Eminem had.
Stan lee
Oh okay, cool. I was hoping that was the case, like damn that would have been so tragic.
But based on experiences doesn't it makes it based on a true story? 😅
@@jonathanterblanche2984 It's not all based on the same people. Some of it's fake
Stan Lee kill his wife that is story is about music he made for his wife for respect?
The crazy thing to me is, I was asking myself "How could he have not heard this song? it was everywhere."
Then I realized.
This song is 23 years old.
There’s no way I’m that old 😂
aye my age
Lol I’m 19 and I grew up listening to this song, must’ve been because the area I was in
Music have no age, when you are a lover of music, or you grew up in a house where your parents listened to popular music, you are familiar with many songs, for instance when I watch movies with a song I love I look up the singer, and in so doing you get to know songs that was around before you were even born.I love listening to old songs and music.They don't make them like that anymore. Real Voices, NO Auto tune.
Noooooooo 😢😢😢
STALKER + FAN = "STAN"
🤯
Except he wasn't a stalker
It just comes from the name stan. Your retroactively making some conjoined word.
The Mandela effect
@@maxpowers4436no Eminem name the character Stan after the moniker of Stan which always meant stalker fan, it was around before Eminem.
Early 2000 music is like no other…Stan was one of Eminems finest work..This was the first time I ever heard of Dido as well.
The guitarist John Mayor joined an MPC forum many years ago and another member started leaving messages there. He was remaking Stan.
He wasn't seriously ill.
It was all in fun & one of the funniest parodies I've come across. 🤣
Dido was big for her song that is the theme of the show Roswell. Not the remake
@@Labyrinthine_Complexities that's how I discovered Dido!😁
Not my first time hear the song
@@ryanmccullymothafukars3253 Who asked?
Eminem created the term “stan” that within itself is iconic man. But this is for sure has been my top 5 hip hop songs of all time.
Now I understand, I've seen anime fans saying "I stan this character" and that, I was confused, but now I understand what staning means, but I bet ppl who use it don't even know it is from an eminem song
@@laurenhogan794 damnn thats so clever,oh so that means that the guy is not actually named stan🤣😭
@@laurenhogan794 lmao not it’s not ffs
@@eprep9745 I wouldn't be surprised if it was
Find it crazy people would self describe as stans, its like calling yourself a schizo thinking its positive
In the song, Stan’s little brother is named Matthew. Stan was trying to get him an autograph and claims Em blew them off. A year or two ago a man broke in to Em’s house and Em had to hold him at gunpoint til the cops came. The guy was named Matthew and about the same age as the character in the song should be now. So while Stan wasn’t a true story, there is a real life Matthew who came for him.
So
@@sukmynut so that’s an interesting coincidence. Obviously, the character didn’t actually come to life and become a stalker. Just a fun fact.
@@theamazingtif no I knew about all this already I just commented that to piss u off lol.
@@theamazingtif have a nice night 🌙
and in mmlp2 the song "Bad Guy" is a sequel in the song "Stan" which Matthew Mitchell finds eminem and get a revenge to him for his brother (stan). In the song Matthew Mitchell (MnM) broke into eminem's house just like what happened that a Matthew broke into his house in real life
A few observations you may find interesting:
1) The actor that plays Stan was also in Final Destination and Wild America. (Early 2000’s movies)
2) The chorus is a sample from the song “Thank You” by Dido which was very popular when this song came out.
3) The actress that played Stan’s girlfriend is Dido.
Do you know the actor's name?
Edit* I just found out he's Canadian sweet!!
@@vee5315Devin Sawa he was the little boy in Casper
Devon Sawa
Sample is Thank You by Dido. Yes, she plays the GF
4. Matthew Mitchell, Stan's brother in the video/song, is played by Nathan Mathers, Eminem's half-brother.
@@lorithompson9091from final destination?
Being born in ‘85, it’s CRAAAZY to think there are young people who haven’t heard all Eminem’s early hits a million times.
Lol me too G 85 too bro ...2 October 1985
im happy i got introduced to eminem really young, because otherwise I probably wouldnt be listening to him now (im like 16)
Shit, 91 for me but it still blows my mind lol
‘95 and I’ve listened to him since I was 8-9 years old lol. Thankfully I had a mother that was a big fan of him
Born in ‘83. It’s impossible to describe to anyone that wasn’t old enough to listen to Em, or not even born yet, how he just took over hip hop, seemingly overnight, after “My Name Is” came out. Coming home from school every day, putting TRL with Carson daily and couldn’t wait to see new Em videos is one of my favorite memories!
Notice how the song is a conversation that still rhymes , tells a story, and is on beat when delivered. Thats Genius
I was just thinking the same thing!!! Now that I’m older I didn’t know how to appreciate that about him as a kid. Absolutely next level to be able to do this.
@@elrosillo6563 when this song hit I looked at it as a small movie. Everytime MTV jams played it me and my sisters would surround the TV. And watch it as if it was the first time it played.
Genius? 🤣
Things top tier lyricists can do
Genius ? That’s what all rappers used to do back in those days. Stop it bro.
Great reaction. Stan isn’t a true story, but about the crazy fan mail he had gotten and how some people taking everything he says literally,
No stans are real lol and they do shit like this or do wild stuff just for them
Are you slow or
@@eminemwhoo1590 yup a typical Stan you are
Actually stand is a true story... He was a real person... His little brother Matthew in real life that they talk about in the song actually is in the Eminem song stand part 2 on The Marshall Mathers LP 2, where Matthew plays the part of the devil... So yeah, true story
@@davidroesle9244 Marshall himself has said its not true, but he got the idea from all the crazy fan mail he has gotten.
It’s hard to even describe how crazy it was when Eminem came out if you weren’t old enough to listen to him in the late 90s. He was on EVERYTHING, had the craziest videos on MTV nonstop (ya they used to play real music), he blew up so fast after “my name is” came out. Slim Shady LP was an instant classic!
Good times for sure!!!🙌🏼
As a white guy that grew up in the Midwest on the 90s it's hard to explain what Eminem meant to guys like me or my brother. He opened a door between white and black kids of our age that some people assumed would be closed forever. It was like he and dre had figured out how to shift society under everyone's feet with songs. It was like magic or something and guys like me did lots of the same stuff stan did.
Stan felt like the song most aimed at em's white fans, a show of appreciation for the love wrapped inside a warning. He saw that kids like me weren't ready to deal with something that felt so big to us and took the time to make a song just for us. It felt like he cared, like he remembered sending his own fan letters and being crushed to never hear back and wanted to keep us from feeling as bad as he did.
I feel like I did a bad job explaining. This song meant a lot to kids like me. Em meant a lot. Spoke to our souls.
Yep
Feel your passion pudge. Peace to you and yours
I was born in this music video Eminem one of my biggest Rapper Fans.
❤
he didn’t make it for any specific race, it’s just towards any fan that might take him too serious.
That "early 2000 music" will ALWAYS hit different. ALWAYS.
So true. It's why I keep returning to it, because nothing else will hit that itch.
Na fr!!
💯💯💯🔥🔥🔥
When we first started to download "free" songs online, us kids suddenly had access to full albums!
U must have missed the early nineties hell all the music in the 90's to me is still the best music but yea u right to shit was good
And to top it off, when em says "come to think of it, it was you," and the lightning hits the window, Stan's reflection is staring at him. Absolutely solid song, lyrics, everything
The look on their faces at that moment was priceless man.
i thought only i saw that
I NEVER CAUGHT THAT! THAT'S CRAZY!
I had never noticed! Thanks!
Woah I didn't see it.
Bro. Being from Detroit and having all of his shit and being 37, guys, I appreciate this.
When you guys look for old eminem you have to make sure it's explicit. Otherwise you'll only get like half the story. Those parts where you looked confused are integral parts of the song. All the suicide talk and everything was censored and all those things are why people resonate so hard with this song
Yeah. I think it would have hit harder.
They censored all parts that involved the pregnant girlfriend being on the truck. Her scream and everything.
FACTS
100%
FACTS
This is one of those songs that still gives me chills
Absolutely
Yep
Same here back when Eminem was untouchable now he's trash been trash since 2010
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Nigerian story
Right
Dido’s haunting voice makes this song what it is. Unsung hero of this song, and the video too.
Agree. It's the flow in the river
The crazy thing is, that song is very sweet and uplifting. She is thanking her partner for always brightening her day. It is called Thank You.
And it still fits so well here.
@@kvbstudios316 I had to go listen to “Thank You” right after this then found a couple videos of her and Eminem doing “Stan” live and unedited for cussing but at least one was cut short!
I was a big fan of him in my early teenage age, now i am 37 and its interesting to see, that u alk listen for the first time these deep song from him! He was ever unique and will it be till the end 😊 I watched before the first reaction and video of u all and i let an abni there 😊Nice to see that the new generation like the "older tracks" 😊
One of the best songs Eminem ever did. The storytelling, dido's vocals, the beat and how Eminem sounds like two different people. Everything about this song is everything 💯
I totally agree, one of Eminem's best songs
That early 2000s music DOES hit different!
Love it an I was a kid when 2pac pun an biggie alive
Hate it or love it only if you was around for these blessed years of music
@@XxBiGxX87 respect to the people gen x people lives mustve been so simple and more fun than us gen z born in 2000s were more dependent on cellphone nowadays
@@bugoykikay8074 it’s sad the way of conversing with friends is on social media and listening to music is done on some device instead of watching live music most artists can’t perform live without auto tune or miming I watched upon smoke tour live ice cube Dre slim shady ect what happened to the days of saying to your friends let’s catch up and talking about your week? These days people post if they ate breakfast or some silly stuff like if you don’t repost this your not my friend lol do they know what a friend is?
@@XxBiGxX87 i just like the way people live their life back in 90s were theres no insecurities no posting how good or bad your life is in social media. in order to socialize you have to meet and talk to people personally nowadays its more on face timing social media and everything
Wild that he literally invented a word with this song. People use "stan" today and it's because of this song. Awesome.
The frkn GOAT
what does it mean?
@@DuK-2102big fan
@@DuK-2102they explain it in the beginning of the video.
Stan, used as a term, is a fan who is super obsessed with a celebrity or person.
They use "Stan" because it refers to the obsessive fan depicted in the song in this video, who is named Stan.
Hope that helps.
I didn't become a word until a few years ago
When rap told the stories but in such a relatable way we could all connect over it and still be our own unique selves ❤
This was Eminem's way of telling his fans to stop taking what he writes so seriously. I personally think he's showing that he's not this monster he's portrayed by media and other people, but he's just writing about what goes on in our own society. He's an artist who is just holding up the mirror.
People could learn a thing or two from em * cough * mcyt * cough *
insightful comment
@@vapor404 q
“That early 2000’s music hit different”
Honestly, I feel like every music genre FLOURISHED during that time. So many classics. Great reaction
I think you’re referring to the nineties. 90s walked so the 2000s could fly
@@hhhfdsfs Wrong.
@@GeorgeSmith-ev8jp No.
@@GeorgeSmith-ev8jp 1995-2005 had the best music, all genres...
@@jaicepeyra5287 don't forget the 80's now
I'm so glad you played this. Eminem is one of the few artists that can tell a whole damn story in 1 song. My fav line is " I hope you can't sleep and you dream about it. And when you dream I hope you can't sleep and you scream about it. I hope your conscious eats at you and you can't breathe without me". So haunting.
The next line is even more haunting
“Shut up b1tch im tryna talk,
Hey Slim that’s my girlfriend screaming in the trunk”
Eminem is really good at making his lyrics gradually become more intense in a verse, for example in his song “Lose yourself” in around 3rd verse where he gradually builds till he gets to the line “Success is my only mother fucking option failures not.”
You know, in an ironic twist, icp also has a talent for telling stories in songs.
@@ALL_that_ENDS agreed
EMINEM!! RAP ROYALTY! THE GOAT!
I love the banter between you guys. You act together like close, longtime friends. It is so fun to watch.
Sample for this song is from "Thank You" from Dido (an English musician). She plays Stan's girlfriend in this video. Her original song has a completely different tone and is worth a listen.
She re-recorded the chorus for the song after 45 king gave Em the beat.
I love Thank You!
I love her version, the original. A lot of Dido songs are dope and are really good. Especially her first and second album.
@@lgiotr7131 that's my song
Big facts I bought her first album off hearing the Jawn and looking for the singer. Music back
When we could go to a store then. 🤦🏾♂️
Definitely one of the best songs of all time. Eminem's storytelling is insane.
One of the best rap song of all time*
Yeah, I had never heard anything like this when it came out…like how you make a bumping stalker song with a message…this is a true classic…
Dido is such a great artist, loved all of her music. When this collab came out it was so crazy but perfect.
😀
I agree with you 💯.
She was great don't get me wrong. But Elton Johns fruity ass killed it at the Grammys
😍 amazing colab
And it was unexpected
I still can't listen to this song without getting shivers, I remember when it first came out and having it on repeat, we we're all used to listening to shady but when this came out we got our first taste on Em. Amazing!
i genuinely believe Stan is one of the greatest songs of all time.
Definitely in the top 20
Stan and sing for the moment
Definitely Top 5 of all times
I Like mockingbird
Also, eminem also references this song in his Killshot mgk diss. He tells mgk "here's a autograph for your daughter. I wrote it on a starter cap." Amd then calls him Stan.
I was bout to say.
The emotions from this video still hits the same from when I heard it years ago🥺
Yupppp
Im 41. Em came out when i was in highschool. Ive loved him ever since. I cant believe yall never heard this song! Its one of the best ones!!
I’ve never listened to rap, just not my thing. But the first time I ever heard this song I was shaken to my core. It’s just that powerful. It’s a true artist that can make you feel, for that reason he will always be a legend
His song headlights is also very deep. If you know about his relationship with his mother you’ll feel it.
Listen to mockingbird it another one of his songs that tells a story and it’s not really hard rap
Listen to dance with the devil by immortal technique, will have you completely reconsidering life
Music is an art brother!
“I don’t really like that rap stuff but I do love eminem!”
Eminem doesn’t just rap-he tells stories that are a cross between Edgar Allan Poe, Ernest Hemingway, and a touch of Bret Easton Ellis using an Urban narrative set to amazing music! He is a National Treasure ❤
Bret Easton Ellis 🙏🏻
This the whitest thing I ever read…
That’s why Eminem is more than a musician to me, he’s a poet.
this
is the best thong I read about his music.
Rap IS poetry...
modernized and urbanized.
I am a 62 year-old, white grandmother and I think the Cartier Family would be a fun group to hang out with. Keep up your energy, amazing camaraderie, and thoughtfulness!
We don't need to know your white
Me, too, except I've got a few years on you at 65. I love watching these guys!
@@slister45 I’m glad we’re still down with the kids!!
@@tomabela7949 LMAO- 😂😭
I’m a 60 year old grandma I absolutely love watching their videos!! It’s wonderful that today’s generation is finally wanting to know about music from other genres Ada well as comedians of the past 😅
Two years later, that video has almost doubled in views... It's at 735 million ! 💯 Eminem = The G.R.O.A.T.
I bought Dido's album off of the strength of this song. Beautiful voice and a nice cameo in the video. This was an instant classic though, the storytelling hip hop here is first rate.
I agree. Dido is dope and albums are good especially her first one. Her voice is nice too.
I listened to Dido albums for years before I could finally listen to an album from Eminem. I heard Thank You from Dido before I heard Stan from Eminem. When Stan came out I was stoked for the exposure Dido was gonna get of that song. Took me almost 20 years after Stan came out before I finally listened to it in its entirety. I ain't a Stan but I'm finally a Eminem fan.
Im not even a big Eminem fan but Stan is definitely in my top 3 songs. His storytelling and description is so unmatched.
I prefer skittles
Damn, this version was cut to shreds.
After I heard the first couple words censored I was like oh they’re gonna stop it and find the explicit one right???
@@keef5 ah swerve this then
Poor song
true I HATE censored versions of songs especially this one where so much of the end doesn't really NEED to be censored...
Yeah....I don't remember it being so edited back in the day on MTV
I don't even care if they trickin us. I just like to pretend I'm a high valued culture man and look down at them for not knowing rap before I did.
Now, listening to Em, Pack, Nas, Biggie, Scarface, etc nowadays is a bliss.
I used to listen to Eminem when I was 11. I didn't understand a word, but I made me feel better sometimes, and just give me strength to be violent. I lived in a 32m² apartment in a urban center in Brasil, just me and my mother, she had her anger issues...but she did her best. She gave me the CD, on my 11 year anniversary because I used to camp the TV (without her knowing) till Eminem showed up on MTV. Sometimes she would catch me watching TV out of time and things would get ugly..but then I got the CD.
Had no CD player, just an old radio, só I would listen to those few songs, multiple times all day in a low volume with my head near the radio, my motha didn't liked noise, loud noises would got her to rage, that developed because or apartments were all clustered so you could her the up neighbors farts even.
Now, the only reason y'all Reading this, is because I learned English with Eminem. I managed to ask school teachers for the lyrics, and translations.
Couple years after I had better English, we had to move out and live with my grandparents though, cause my father forced us out the apartment to sell it.
That was what you would call "hood", ghetto, or whatever..older bros on the street would listen to Tupac, Scarface, 50 cent and many others. Jay-Z was considered g** sh1t, so there was not a lot of that in my younger years till I found out he wasn't singing gay balads.
Anyway...this guy's, and most americans I believe, have no idea of the power, and value, of lyrics with beats from man like those.
They saved me. They helped me, they educated me, they knew my life better than my parents.
Now, if you read this far, go listen to a Nicky Minaj, or trap, drill, or any American rapper nowadays song, and tell me: Could those lyrics save your life?
Yeah..now you get it.
Btw, I've been to juvenile, asylums and rehabs. Now I speak 4 languages and got a PhD. Lyrics and beats been with me and got me here. You should value music, give it a shot.
This isn't the type of song you can vibe to everyday, so it's always a little while in between listens, but it gives me chills every time. The beat is so 🔥 And Dido kills it too.
It can really fuck you up😅
As a white boy from eastern europe who got introduced to rap music through eminem, it's nice to see ppl recognizing him for the work he did and the amount of influence he had on rap music! Honestly, I barely play rap music anymore at home, only at parties, just because everything sounds more or less the same nowadays, but it's always nice to come back to some classic songs!
Open you horizon to lecrae jcole cordae so many others
There’s plenty of great artist these days if not more, more genres, more artist. Something for everyone, you got ppl like JiD then ppl like Playboi Carti, completely dif styles. All depends on what you like
Eminem didn’t contribute nothing to hip hop but help steal it
@@AmberSantana-is3dqNo, he didn't! Record labels from Dre (who is black) made a lot of money from him and a lot of black folks love him. So, he didn't steal anything.
@@AmberSantana-is3dqAlso, Em literally popularized the genre overseas. So, yes! He contributed to the popularity.
Honestly for those of us who were growing up when this came out I feel like we were all floored like the guy on the far right. That Era of music had quite a few songs that came out that just made our generation realize the world is shitty and life can be hard. Alot of us ended up having our whole world view changed during that time because of things that happened ( the columbine school shooting, 9/11 ) and then add some of the songs that came out like City High- what would you do, P.O.D.- youth of a nation, Blink 182- Adam's song. It changed our generation irrevocably. It was like the biggest reality slap that "holy shit. Growing up is terrifying" our perspectives morphed so rapidly. And it's so hard to explain to the younger generation because we feel like even though they understand what we are telling them they didn't experience those things like we did so they won't 100% get it.
Gen z fantasize about the 90s early 2000s experience
That's right
On point. Couldn't have said that better
Y'all, meaning US right?
@@theeggbreadguy3799 Yes.
maaan that winter jacket Em was wearing ...reminds me so much of the 90s... what a time to grow up.
Stan is one the top mainstream songs of all time. i always get shocked when people say they've never heard it. i see a bunch of Gen Zers not knowing where the slang term came from 😭
They do for the views
My religion teacher showed this to me and my classmates in 6th grade and I'm thankful for that
I'm 17 born in 2005 and this was one of the first songs I remember listening to over and over, I loved Eminem and got goosebumps listening to this again after so long. Not all gen Z are uncultured pigs haha.
I remember the first time I heard this song. Hell it was so felt important they played the uncut version on live radio in UK. It was like nothing else! It broke down barriers and introduced hip hop to a whole new generation... And yet ironically here it is being reacted to again by a whole new generation for the first time again. Legend.
Love the energy of your channel too BTW 👍
🔥 🔥 Em was scripture to anyone born in the 80s with single parent house holds dealing with substance abuse , that anger was built up, this dude was the closest thing to Theropy we had. That live show with Elton he did brought tears to my eyes it was so clean .
That live show was huge!!!!!
And that’s what NF is for kids today, therapy in a different sense but a similar story to Eminem’s.
i was born in the 90s and was listening to em at 9 lol he was every poor white kids idol lol
You’re forgetting one descriptor…not anyone,,but any white kid born in the 80’s…Dude above me got it right.
Yes this was my kids born into that ashamed to say but we all made it through great in the end and all done well with our lives 🤘😁
Know why you guys get millions of views? Because you seem like good guys, and deserve all the success that comes your way. You’re real and easy to watch. I’m getting old so I can give you a suggestion - keep doing what you’re doing! I’m rooting for you.
I love when young men open their eyes and realize there's more that connects us than divides us. Much love to you brothers
i'VE been a fan of eminem when i was 12 yrs old. I'm 35 now. His lyrics is pure genius, it has a story.
Y’all need to watch unedited videos so you can hear all the lyrics
Yes
in morroco we call it " GJMA " , im talking about "lyrics"
Big facts
To take the sample from Dido’s “I thank you” and to then star Dido as the pregnant girlfriend of Stan is genius.
Eminem puts his feelings out there like NO ONE else. That’s why he has millions of followers. He says the shit people deal with in real life. So glad y’all are hearing it.
You need to just start from the beginning and show him all the old school shit. Truly a legend
I love this because it's a great reminder how people think they're entitled and demand things from music artists. 🙃
Stan was the song that made me realize how gifted Marshall is and the song is so impactful it always takes my breath away. Stan is a masterpiece.
I love that they are reviewing and really getting into Em classics I can't help but think "man they really don't fully get what he was saying in the song". There were so many easter eggs in the song that they were oblivious to which is no fault of their own because they are of a different generation. They also should have not listened to the clean version of the song either b/c some key points were edited out.
They definitely missed the call backs to other songs on the album… back when albums were a complete project and you’d listen straight through lol.
I know what you mean! I’m of their generation but have literally been listening to Eminem since I was a kid; he’s always been one of my favorite artists. I watched this and tried not to get too worked up about the mere fact that they’d never heard Stan before 😅
Ya'll def gotta do more reactions of his older music, uncensored though lol. Check out 'the way I am' 'forgot about dre' 'Guilty conscience' 'sing for the music'....love yalls reactions!
Isn’t it sing for the moment?
@@MRFittedcap5950 LOL Yup! U caught that typo! 👀
@@nonilove017 please eact kai peaches
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@@nonilove017 😅😅
Gotta listen to ‘97 Bonnie and Clyd to understand the girlfriend in the trunk
I’m 44 years old. So I definitely remember this song and video. The lyrics and video draws you in. First time I heard it I was like, damn!
I was so lucky to live during this time when the MM LP dropped and we was all blown away by Stan and The way i am...
Eminem is a genius.....this song is very well written from their respective perspectives. Loved this when I was 15. Nearing 40 n still love it.
I am middleage lady and this is my first listen too. He is a good storyteller. I see why he has such a huge fanbase..Thankyou for doing this reaction.
The comedic timing of the guy who arrives at the end like "heey is that Stan?!" 😂 like Stan was an old friend
What time??
@@ChamberMI 10:30 or so
This video was artistic expression at it's finest! Next to Thriller from Michael Jackson. This video is like a movie!
Y'all missed so much from the explicit version. Some songs you can get a way with the clean version but most of Eminem's music requires those words.
Also, the dude who plays Stan in the video is the main character in the first Final Destination movie, his name's Devon Sawa.
Devon Sawa played Casper and 12yrs old me thought he was truly beautiful..
@@madmaddox1139 Oh yeah, I can't believe I forgot about that. You and me both though, he was gorgeous.
C'mon guys. You never heard Stan? I know you guys are younger but damn I find it hard to believe. I guess it's alright if not truly your first time hearing the song..Everybody heard Em's radio hits. This was a Grammy performance with Elton John. All good I'm subscribed.
Yeah I’m with you on this. I call total BS. There is no way they’ve never heard Stan before. Even unborn babies heard it.
They definitely lying 🤥 they about 25-28 they all heard this damn song. And the damn term STAN. Y’all ain’t gotta lie to kick it. Just say you want to revisit and react to it😑
Agree, total BS they didn't born yesterday
Hahah i wish i heard this song again for the first time… but yeah why they lyin… 😂
@@ehoa1984 the one guy said he never heard it and explained what the songs about
Em’s incredible talent for writing combined with Dre’s genius for creating beats and rhythms was way beyond its time.
No it's just bc he's a white rapper, he's just avg
@@cafe100mph6 Even hip hop legends tip their hats to Em.. Stop hating.
@@cafe100mph6lol 😂 u must be fr a hater, or seriously low iq to not understand and feel the emotion and technical skill in his music. Its aight either way
I'm 65 and like this young poet's rhythm and rhyme.
Eminem is a lyrical genius. I was 38 when I saw his first video The Real Slim Shady on MTV In 1999. I've been a fan ever since. Stan is one of his best. It's not a true story, but is a compilation based on some of the crazy fan mail he received from... Well, crazies.
Oh, and never listen to censored versions of Eminem. You miss out on the full, in your face lyrics that made him famous. Either do it right or... don't do it at all. Peace!
" *STAN* was added in Oxford Dictionary that new generation uses nowadays especially in Kpop.
It all began from this song...from Eminem!
Stalker +fan = stan
This isn’t just a good song it’s legendary. He raps in a conversation no one can do that.
A lot of people never notice, but Stan is in the reflection of the windows when the lightning strikes at the end.
Buddy in the red hoodie… it’s gonna be okay. I promise. Here I am, my thirty eight year old self watching you all experience this and I am so glad this whole reaction thing has become a trend because it makes me so happy-sad to see people exposed to and moved by music I have just always known. Loved watching you guys experience Stan. Xo
Bro looks shaken.
😂😂😂😂😂
I remember the first time I heard this song, when it got to the end my jaw dropped and I had chills! I had to replay and listen with a new perspective. AT THAT MOMENT I BECAME AN EMINEM FAN AND I STILL AM!!
I knew of this song before I had heard it and way before I really listened to it but I remember realizing this is a short story set to music. Not only is Em's wordplay brilliant but he's a natural storyteller. Whether the story is his own or fiction, it lives in his music. Hoping you've listened to more of his music. If you're seeking requests, I'd love to see you react to "The Way I Am" or "Not Afraid" next.
Through the power of algorithm, I found the baby Cartier Family! Stan was amazing, I'm glad you guys discovered it.
the Hook for this song is called "Thank you" by Dido, Eminem used the sample for Stan, because it fit the description well...
considering it's a song about Obssession...
very neat how the two Collaborated to bring us this masterpiece.
absolutely love it, one of his best for sure!
and thats Dido as the preggers wife in the video
Im a dude that has listened to pretty much exclusively extreme metal that would melt your face off my whole life, but this song has a very special place in my heart, it is a masterpiece of lyricism and storytelling. will be remembered 100s of years from now
another song recommendation: touch by daft punk. it has a long intro, but just trust me, it's the most unique and incredible song ever. i think you'd like it :)
Aww y’all cute! Loved watching younger folks catching our music. I was in undergrad during this. LOVED it. No it’s not based on a true story! It’s SIMPLY Eminem’s creativity. He’s just THAT good. The lyrics, voicing Stan, then being himself! And INCORPORATING a SCRIBBLE SOUND IN THE BEAT!! Genius! I wish y’all woulda heard it uncensored. Plus it would really have helped it y’all knew the news etc surrounding Eminem at the time, then you’d understand Stan’s relationship with his gf based on Eminem’s toxic relationship with his gf/baby mother Kim.
Still, loved watching beautiful Black young men have this discussion!
I'm an uncool, middle aged white guy and watching your videos reminds me of the early 90's when I attended a predominantly black high school and we were all together loving Dr Dre "Chronic" and Snoop "Doggie style" music videos.
I'm glad y'all did this, and the girl's name is Dido and she makes it really good too, in my opinion, so when I hear this, I think about her song. I think it was a great collaboration and come to think, I haven't seen the video since it came out! What they bleeped out that long time when he was writing Stan back, he said," All that shit you talking about, about wanting us to be together, that's the kinda shit makes me not want us to meet each other!" Did we ever find out if it was based true? Y'all must be young, I'm 36, getting old! And you couldn't turn the radio on w/o hearing it when it first came out!
Was it White Flag? My head kept going to that one!
@@AntCrawlerGamingYT It’s “Thank You”! White Flag is also great though. She’s incredibly talented
This just further proves how gifted he is. MTV ( Music Television) introduced the world to musicians turning their songs into short movies. Michael Jackson perfected it. Without videos, ( I don't think ) artists songs would sell as good. In this situation, Eminem didn't need the video. It was a banger the moment he started rapping over the beet. ( I'm not Stan-ing ) but pointing out we are lucky to be part of the generation that actually witnessed him making this music. He's up there with Hendrix, Beetles, Beastie Boys, Boogie Down Productions.... just to name a few.
Once you know literally everything Eminem has been through, that's when this song really hits you in the feels.....
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Yeah. But how much it is true.
It feels to me like this song just came out yesterday. Yet it’s been 24yrs. Dam!!
He just performed this at his induction into the Rock n roll hall of fame. You should react to that. It's epicly legendary.
It's impossible to hear Stan for the first time 21 years after it came out. I don't believe you guys 🤔
Yeah, I’m in shock right now. Just here trying to figure what in the hell? How do kids not know who Eminem is? My son was 13 listening to Eazy E, but these kids who are older than my son has never heard “Stan” before?? That’s a hard one to believe 🤨🤨
Nope, just watching them. I don’t believe it, lol 😂🤣🤣
Holy shit, I'm old
Not every listens to a song because it was popular 🤦🏾♀️
They are young.
When that beat dropped they bopped to it in unison.
Watching the younger Gen. Listening to the Legend for the first time, was official.
Even if it was just Stan.
I said the same thing. 💯🔥
The end always gives me chills, I’ve listened to way way more dark songs, but something about the way he realizes, and the music just cuts out, it hits different.
Y'all's reaction to this *gem* is sooooo priceless! I just wish I could have seen y'all w/the unedited version🤣🤣🤣 as a proud proud 90's girl this just gave me so much life... That era of music is and will forever be groundbreaking... watching y'all appreciate this song was everything blessings young kings✨✨✨✨
This from 02 sis
This reminds me of how old I am, I’m 47, I grew up on Em, I don’t love everything he does but I do love the majority of it because he writes his our lyrics and makes his own music and helps direct his videos, he is a force to be reckoned with for sure 👍🏻👏🏻💕
You were 23 in 2000, I don't think you"grew up on Em"
@@Irishman089 Do people stop growing up once they're in their twenties? Does time stop?
@@Bibimbapski yes
Back in early 2000, Neil Peart ( legendary RUSH drummer ) was driving, searching through radio stations, and as is written in one of his books, he said :That day I happened to land on something that wouldn't normally hold my attention, a rap song, but I sensed something about it right away, and turned it up. ( What quality it was that grabbed me so quickly like that, in a matter of seconds, i can only call a kind of radar, or professional intuition, a sense that this was for real. ) I was galvanized by this performance, amazed by it, but I was left with no idea who the performer was.
A short time after hearing it , I was visiting the Rich family in Palm Springs,and when I described that piece of music to Buddy's grandson, he said that's Stan, by Eminem. From then on, through all the controversy and pulpit-pounding about Eminem, it was clear to me that any artist who was capable of producing that piece of work, whatever his other issues, had my respect.
I suggest you guys check out a drum solo by Buddy Rich, and some Rush & Neil Peart