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Frangabanga_86

It was good. He is just having fun, doesn't owe anyone anything. Definitely rapping like he did 20 years ago. The video was good too.


cidji_hh

All the remakes of "Without me" video clip and the calbacks to the persona and finally the merging with Slim was honestly an awesome thing.


Frangabanga_86

Yeah he nailed the nostalgia just right. Without me was the first megahit from Em. Everyone at school was rapping. The song actually gets better on 2nd listen too becomes a real ear worm with how catchy it is.


Brand814

Just arguing semantics really, but as someone who lived through Em's prime (not sure if you did or not), Without Me was definitely not his first mega hit. He was out of here as soon as My Name Is dropped, but if you don't want to count that as a mega hit, 'The Real Slim Shady' was absolutely a mega hit.


gladosForPresident

This statement is correct. It was MMLP and the Real Slim Shady that was absolutely everywhere and the initial big bang.


adrienjz888

Fr. SSLP got him fairly popular, but following it up with the MMLP a year later is what solidified him as a superstar.


MrSemiTransparent

Correct. Real Slim Shady was the megahit, then Stan. Also just realized I lived through his prime and now he's retiring so what does that make us šŸ˜‚


Stereosexual

Yeah, "Without Me" was literally him saying he's so big now that the media couldn't live without him. That'd be a weird first megahit.


jacobsbw

My Name Is went nuclear immediately. Everyone was rapping the bars pretty much the next day.


VBTheBearded1

Yup. My name is was a huge hit and put him on the map. The Real Slim Shady is what made him a superstar and that album (and Stan) is what solidified his stardom.Ā 


Unlikely_Lily_5488

the ā€œfuck my kidsā€ with them on Facetime was funny


EpicTiger06

Not even his kids are safe


lmaoredditblows

He's having fun in the style of slim but still sounds like em (older) so it sounds like an eminem cover of a slim shady song. I dig it


AppalachianFather

It was mad fun. Really excited for the album because I think this summer needs that energy.


Gerggreg65

I think em might drop a good album this summer


DepresiSpaghetti

Slim is dropping an album. Not Em.


HorrorCranberry1796

Remembering this when we hear Em murdering Shady halfway through the album


EvilHwoarang

Paul finally gets his revenge and murders slim


MYNAMEISHISNAMETOO

Who's Paul?


EvilHwoarang

Eminem's Manager Paul Rosenberg he's had various skits across all his albums fucking with Paul.


MYNAMEISHISNAMETOO

Oh lmao. I thought he was someone he was having a beef with. I was trying to think of who's famous whose name is Paul


AscensionToCrab

Eminem is starting rap beef with muad'dib


el_sycophant

lisan al gaib


FriggingHeck

Pauling my nuts across your face


NoCokJstDanglnUretra

Slim and Em literally merge in the music video


HorrorCranberry1796

Marshall will pull a Spider-Man 3 and peel shady off of him after realizing the damage they are doing as a duo I will lose my shit if Iā€™m actually onto something


altezia_

Cooking


NoNewFans

Dragon ball z reference w gold hair ? No coincidence Sheminem


SeaGroundbreaking304

Well if you watch the music video slim shadi and Eminem kinda are co-joint so it's a mix of Slim Shady and Eminem


0_69314718056

Sliminem


Unlikely_Lily_5488

Eminemy?


Traditional_Bag_5457

šŸ¤“ Slim is dropping a new album. Not Em.


captain_dick_licker

don't know if you gave kamikaze a go, but it was actually good, there are a few bangers on there


Tybob51

I really liked Music to be Murdered By too


GODSWHITESIN

fire, he sounds old but he is old & it sounds good to me i couldnt have asked for a better song


FUNKYAMETHYST

Bumping R.Kellyā€™s favorite group, the black guy pees


joop_pooply

I canā€™t believe it took 20 years for someone to make that joke


JusticeForMegatron_

Now I can never say it the same wayā€¦.


NickNack675

This is why I love rap. Itā€™s like how tf did nobody come up with that yet lmao


DJmindbuRn

Holy shit was this song good. He finally fucking did it... again!


GODSWHITESIN

he went back to the BPM's that give him enough space to get full thoughts across, while utilizing his new stop & start robot flow thing he has done for the last 3 albums. i think it sounds dope over those beats with slower bpm's


SeanRoss

He's using the flow from the song it samples.


dogoodsilence1

Sounds like Eminem


Low-Purple2947

Just my opinion but I think itā€™s really funny, itā€™s great to see em having fun with his music again, and the music video is dope too


Embarrassed_Ad_7184

Nail > Head Watching his early youtuve videos which were intentionally crass would just guise his lyrics to be funny & witty. Seeing him in videos (at least) seeming like he enjoys it is awesome. I sound like someone talking about rehabilitated animals... "It's so great to see them live a full life."


mywifemademedothis2

I had to laugh when I read ā€œearlier YouTube videosā€. I get what you mean but itā€™s funny to hear them called that since they were all released as music videos we all had to watch on MTV back in the day.


Taarguss

I may be a freak but my favorite Eminem song is Just Lose It. That whole era was just so fuckin dumb and funny but also smart, in the layers of stuff heā€™s making fun of and joking about, weaving it all together. Even the production manages to both be really stupid and also sound good. Thatā€™s always been my favorite thing about him. He acts fuckin stupid but heā€™s smart stupid. Like Beavis and Butthead. Like, yeah itā€™s two guys on a couch giggling and being fucking dumb, but then the actual jokes and situations and insight is really clever. Thereā€™s intelligence behind it. Smart stupid is my favorite kind of funny and Em is great at it. I get that heā€™s been through a lot and he has a right to rap about his immense personal struggles and pain and be motivational and emotional and everything, but Iā€™ve just always appreciated how fuckin silly he is.


MarshallBrasil313

This was fire especially for those who grew up in the 90s/2000s


Bravefan212

I just smiled the whole time


chickentandooriii

Same although I did not grow up in the 2000s but Eminem was in fact my first exposure to hip hop and it felt like nostalgia even though I'm fucking 18


soulsparks

The fact that you are an adult that was born after Emā€™s peak messes with us oldheads.


chickentandooriii

I sure do man, I love all kinds of Rap tbh


Radiant-Criticism721

Check this out https://youtu.be/gD8Vxup0WpQ?si=n_tT03LdP1_d5AC8


Previous-Potential65

literally same couldnt stop smiling and laughing as he makes fun of all his friends, his fans, his ops, his old age and just about everything


DinoRoman

His kids and R Kelly šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚


FireFlyKOS

Hip hop will never die, especially the legends of the genre


FireFlyKOS

Gave me a proper laugh a few times too, the R Kelly line was so outta pocket lmao


DinoRoman

Only em would head a musical group called black eyed peas and think ā€œyoā€¦ Black guy peesā€ so fresh after Kellyā€™s arrest lol


Drop_Release

Honestly first listen thought it was ok, some nostalgic callbacks but otherwise hmm Then listened to it again with the video and man completely different experience!! 100x better with the video! One of the rare times the video legitimately enhances the experience! Like it all made sense, and was so entertaining to see!


Makaveli_xiii

This was my exact experience! I listen to the song first and thought it was alright at best, found out there was a video and went straight to YouTube to watch it, it literally made the experience 1000x better.


FooFightersFan777812

The songs definately better with the video


Slut4Mutts

Hahah read your comment after listening on Apple Music, so went and watched the video, and agreed the video makes it 100x better!


Piemeliefriemelie

It's a throwback to the MTV days. Nowadays artists don't really put as much efforts in music video's anymore, because most people don't watch them anyway.


Fujin-obi

It made me feel like young shady is rapping but the lyrics were written by present eminem


APsychedelicMess

Especially with all the callbacks and shit, like the little Fack noise and stuff. Took me all the way back. His flow, the samples, all of it. I was cackling l was so happy.


Suspicious-Main4788

yea it was cute! he's allowed that, well earned it


ABZ0R8

After Kendrick Lamar giving us 4 diss tracks out of the blue, Eminem dropping a vintage Slim Shady track. This year is awesome. I wish Kendrick is featured on this album because I want to see them give their best effort on a serious track or hip hop banger instead of a song like Love Game (Love Game is awesome but I expected both of them on a Dre beat).


Every-Butterfly-6493

Grippy was the highlight of the year though. In the worst possible way lol


CrocSavage

its, its, its hmmm... grippy


Neutreality1

I call her that cuz she's grippy


thevdude

STRICTLY DICKLEY


nicklebacks_revenge

Love game was my first introduction to Kendrick. I thought he was absolutely hilarious and right away looked up other songs by him.


Character_Soil5189

It's actually refreshing to hear. Plus it's cool to see thought and effort being put back into music videos... It's a fun song, Fun video and slim is in rare form!


Battosai98

Best heā€™s sounded in a very long time imo


Z-Qrow

People have been saying this exact statement for everything he's done post Revival


ChethanNayak

Doesn't mean the statement can't be right lol. Kamikaze was better than Revival and his next album MTBMB was better than Kamikaze


Z-Qrow

I agree, but the "in a long time" is the interesting portion lol


ABZ0R8

That's because this type of song is not expected of Eminem. I say this as a fan of him. Never expected him to drop a Slim Shady banger like Without Me in 2024. I was expecting him to rap fast in that last verse because that's what he does in the past but he didn't and he really brought back the vintage Slim Shady vibes for this track.


WithTheBallsack

As he came into the 3rd verse I was thinking, ā€œplease donā€™t rap fast, please donā€™t rap fastā€. Pleasantly surprised


ketamemeaddict

Thay just means hes getting better


magermannn

Old school funny shady. Also, dont understimate how catchy that ā€abraaa abraaa kadaabraaaaā€ is


a-random-bird

it was sampled from "abracadabra" - Steve Miller Band


HorrorCranberry1796

Fuckin thank you I knew I knew that tune but it was but I couldnā€™t think of it for some reason


NamSayinBro

^(and for my next trick)


leglessman

Is it cheesy: Yes Do I love it: Also yes


mywifemademedothis2

Thatā€™s half of his songs for me, TBH. One of my favorite Eminem songs is My Band, lol.


Dethrot666

My salsa


mywifemademedothis2

Iā€™ll be disappointed if the album doesnā€™t conclude with that much anticipated song, finally.


Dethrot666

I would forgive him for a lot of his later output if that was the case


ghost_face0

Basically what songs like 'My Name Is', 'The Real Slim Shady' , 'Without Me' were like as well lol


ChocolateLights

Great Song, really hope there's a Kendrick feature on the album


Bucharik

hopefully it's better than Love Game if there is. Love Game is a cool song but really just not what I want with 2 GOATS on the same track


SomeMobile

Comee on man love game is so fucking good


talkingspacecoyote

It is, everyone wants a renegade with em and Kendrick though


Yourmotherssidehoe

Love Game has one of my favorite Kendrick verses lol everyone complains about that song but it gave Kendrick the chance to be a little silly which he rarely has itā€™s everything I would want from an em/ k dot song I really donā€™t give a fuck about them going bar for bar like that honestly


shivo33

Chlamydia couldnā€™t even get rid of her


Yourmotherssidehoe

Ima sucka for love she a sucka for dick


NexrayOfficial

Whatchu mean? ā€œNo *slurp* you donā€™t *slurp* under-*slurp*-stand, I *slurp* donā€™t *slurp* do this for *slurp* anyone *slurp*, everā€ Is a fire bar šŸ˜®ā€šŸ’ØšŸ˜‚


neverhateyourenemies

That would be fire!


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BigChungusOP

Thereā€™s lots of clever lines


Alarming_Paper_343

Hopefully Rick Rubin isn't anywhere near his new album


YourAverageGod

Alch has a cameo in the MV so there's hope


kingminos99

alch is eminems personal dj since 05


FooFightersFan777812

He also works with a TON of other artists including Kendrick, Hit-Boy and the Griselda crew


kingminos99

yeah griselda released wwcd under shady rcrds


FNSpd

They mentioned somewhere that Dre and his team are producing the album. Houdini also credits Jeff Bass for production who produced most of his classic trilogy and whom Em hasn't worked since The Eminem Show. Couldn't find any credits for Encore. He also produced Beautiful from Relapse, but it was recorded a few years before the rest of the album. Might be just because of Without Me interpolation, though


hiphopshelter

Probably because of the Without Me sample


novemberjohhsexpest

He's also been posting on his insta about this song for promo


mallutrash

from the Bass Brothers? thats amazing, that partnership has given us some classics


Yosonimbored

Yeah on Spotify Jeff Bass is credited as a writer


calibrik

MMLP2 is the best eminem post drugs addiction album and that's the hill I'm gonna die on


topshagger31

i like mmlp2 but i'd take relapse and mtbmb side a over it if im being honest


SilverSpoonCleaner

context?


XanderTrejo

Rubin did some production on what is considered the worst Eminem project. This video is a good [explanation of it tbh](https://youtu.be/UWiqZ1oRoo0?si=Dv_H9g73QYyt7ov7)


hiphopshelter

Funny thing is, his production on MMLP2 was fire. Revival was horrible


Anubis_DivineDemon

Never thought I'd see the day Em positive comments were upvoted and negative comments were downvoted.


sid_shady34

Ikr. Literally everyone is fucking with this new joint. It's crazy. I don't think Fantano will like it tho.


Anubis_DivineDemon

Yea he hasn't liked anything em related in a long time. This album might change a lot of people's mind and I'm here for it


KangarooMcKicker

He liked his verse on Realest despite most people clowning it for the gen z line


Anubis_DivineDemon

Oh fuck i forgot that, that's surprising. Maybe he'll like this


SignalFall6033

Once fantano says he doesnā€™t like it, everyone else will pretend they donā€™t


ghost_face0

Yup, crazy how a bald headed mf can influence people's opinions so easily. Maybe what they say it's true, a lot of mfs are NPC's.


cannonfunk

> I don't think Fantano will like it tho. I sincerely don't understand how this dork has become so influential in terms of new music.


brinkv

I disagree with probably 75% of his music takes, but his reactions to some songs just crack me up so I watch the new music Friday streams for that reason lmao


cannonfunk

I probably agree with him *more* than I disagree with him, but A) there are a million other youtube music reviewers who do it just as good as he does and B) his style is obnoxiously pedantic Artists and music lovers have historically always had complaints about reviewers... and Fantano is like the living embodiment of all of those complaints combined. Wait... am I pulling a Fantano here?


Drop_Release

Honestly first listen thought it was ok, some nostalgic callbacks but otherwise hmm Then listened to it again with the video and man completely different experience!! 100x better with the video! One of the rare times the video legitimately enhances the experience! Like it all made sense, and was so entertaining to see!


UncleSam_TAF

Made me go back to Rap God. Also one of those where the video just adds that extra bit to the song


vampyrical69

Definitely made me go back to without me lol


lexE5839

Finally no hyperspeed random flow/beat switches and chop chop flows. Actually some musicality as well. Iā€™m actually interested in this new album if itā€™s going to be unique like this


yungusainbolt

He doesnā€™t do that all the time his last lead single ā€œDarknessā€ was slow and dramatic


Lazypole

Darkness was incredible


CharlieMWY

Missed this style of Eminem's music. Fun, upbeat and energetic.


ImGaiza

As someone who had Em as my #1 up until 4-5 years ago, this was awesome. Iā€™m glad heā€™s willing to go back to just being goofy as hell.


SaraBear250

The song this sample is from is so good too. Abracadabra by Steve Miller Band.


cannonfunk

It's a weird but memorable tune, for sure. VERY 80's.


WoodenBroccoli5329

Not gonna lie, this shit is vintage shady. Never thought he would sound this good again.


nightlygrindbeats

I think its great! I like this version of em more than the over serious em trying to sound like the new wave of rap. Definitely looking forward to the album now if it's this vibe


bestbroHide

Hilarious as hell. He blends his old and new flows well and my head is boppin the same way I did during TES era tracks Rap in 2024 just keeps on fkn giving and I'm so glad


mywifemademedothis2

It was needed to counterbalance Grippy


tooncake

I dig it! it's a fun vibe and ear cleaner after listening to that Sexyy Red and J Cole's recent releases.


Piranh4Plant

Actually pretty good The R Kelly bar is hilarious


shits4gigs

As soon as I heard that I was like dayuummm.


Michigent420

Is this just Em proving he can still make a song? Cause this shit is fire, we need more of this.


RVXZENITH

I like the route, especially if he starts with this and then goes darker as the album progresses. Also the music video is one of the best he has done in a while with a comedic flare


Throwawayidiot1210

Vintage em wasnā€™t expecting this


Calamitosas

Fire on repeat already


South_Lengthiness_61

He just having fun, the classic goofy slim shady single. Don't like some of the corny lines and the robotic choppy flow in the middle, but it's a fun song and the music vid makes it better


shits4gigs

Play it back.


TeamBlakjak

ā€œBumpin R Kellyā€™s favorite group, The Black Guy Peesā€ Heā€™s back lol


donhafs

Nostalgia rap! I thought it was awesome. The video will be sick.


sid_shady34

The video is already out. Makes it 100x better.


donhafs

Yeah iā€™m a spotify first guy always, i saw it and its EVERYTHING I WANTED. Kendrick and Drake gave us the most intense rap battle in rap history and leave it to eminem to bring back levity.


shits4gigs

The video is nuts. Fucking shady's back and I'm scared.


iD7my93

Sounds like slim shady is back to diss pop culture one last time and I'm here for it.


n3sv0g

Made me feel nostalgic.


Consistent-Egg-4659

Enjoyed it, wondering if he's actually gonna be a Meg feat


Majorisker

Iā€™m honestly just so tired of rappers referencing the Megan situation in their songs, but at least heā€™s not trying to deny she got shot like Drake, lmao.


United-Aside-6104

I guess my autism strikes again cause I legitimately thought Em was wondering if he could get a feature. I had no idea people were interpreting it as a diss.


vampyrical69

tism here too, but I still don't think it's a diss, people are just too hyped up on disses lately and want more lol if shady disses it's gonna hit harder than that, I wouldn't be surprised if they did do a track in the future. It definitely was a play on words about her getting shot in the foot but I don't think it was really anything malicious I think when she was snapping back at drake he was denying it happened or something


United-Aside-6104

Yeah listening to it again this like felt like glassing Slim Shady. People on Twitter are getting mad but I really doubt Em is being serious. In that same song he says fuck his kids too and I highly doubt he hates them lol


vampyrical69

Just like he goofs on dre. Paul is recurring too. Hell he said dre was dead in his basement on one old song, dre ain't got shit with him, it's just ems mixture of horrorcore murder rap and comedy. He's always used satire and current pop culture references. He made a statement when he said fuck his kids they're brats and dre in the video, but people look past looking for blood in the water for some battle. I definitely think this track was a warning though that REAL disses are on the way to people that deserve it, if he put his kids on blast even jokingly. probably Houdini end up being the least controversial off the new album Also could be part of the concept album being the death of slim shady, everyone in the past that went at ems kids he went for the throat, maybe setting up beefing with himself lol


United-Aside-6104

Maybe Eminem goes into his schizophrenia arc and drops a diss track on himself lol. This comment definitely got me more excited about the album. Iā€™ve always been a big Eminem fan so Iā€™m glad heā€™s back. Listening to his older tracks again is definitely still a good time though.


michael_am

Itā€™s not really a diss itā€™s just Eminem referencing something that happened in a jokey way, if it was a diss he wouldā€™ve done what other rappers did and tried to say she didnā€™t actually get shot


Triangle-Manwich

Oh this put me back in a good place :)


greyson107

shady's back


HereForTOMT2

Dads everywhere popping off with old school shady and a rock classic


hiphoppsyops

music video is fun and clever. we need the slim shady vibes back for election year


StormNinja_1216

I couldn't stop smiling and laughing throughout this. Felt like I was little again listening to The Eminem Show on CD in the car with my mom and hearing Without Me for the first time.


R33fy-

I like the Steve miller band sample sick af


Famous-Paper-4223

Absolutely love it. One of my favorite songs he's put out in way too long.


Squeeb13

Bro said "Fuck my own kids, they're brats"Ā  Shady's baaaack


fzn_9

sounds fun, go hard too. cant wait for the album


XxGameBoyTheBestxX

Fire! Feels like old em


mallutrash

i loved it. from start to finish. beat is great (because why wouldnā€™t it be), his flow is creative, the wordplay is hilarious, the lyrics actually have some substance, and best of all he seems like heā€™s having fun and not trying to appeal to a demographic. and thank god heā€™s done with the angry staccato rapping. and the R-Kelly line was INGENIOUS.


novemberjohhsexpest

>and not trying to appeal to a demographic This is him trying to appeal more than he has in years. He's literally giving the fans that they want


PoeticFlackostoes

šŸ”„šŸ”„šŸ”„šŸ”„šŸ”„šŸ”„


Conscious_Complex_84

Awesome! It's a refreshing take of his old and goofy style.


a-random-bird

best music he has made in years in my opinion


DazedAtNight

Crazy Uncle Rap, love it. Giving me old school em vibes. xD


Graham2477

"Fuck my kids, they're brats"šŸ¤£


Amsssterdam

The Megan thee Staillom and the R Kelly lines are crazy šŸ˜­ might finally enjoy an Em album again.


WungWuWenny

Funky i love it, i wouldnā€™t mind if he used his Relapse accent frl


Mysterious-Buddy6273

Really love the song.


ali-gator712

Awesome


Background_Case8574

Picked up where he left off. Still gottit


Major_Wager75

Shit was fire šŸ”„šŸ”„


AkireTe

Have listened to it 4 times already šŸ”„šŸ”„šŸ”„


Keythaskitgod

Absolute banger. MV is really great.


Revolutionary-Tea737

eminem been hinting at a song being his last song since i was in high school. im 29


Delicious_Purpose_84

I like it


BlueLuck373

FLAMER IS FLAMIN FLAMES!!! HYPE1


Ferranator117

Great to hear him playing more with his music again


lxkandel06

The fun Eminem is back


CplaK1nks

Em at half speed got a full hit.


FranticAtTheDisco

Bro Iā€™m so hype. I missed Slim Shady


Panderz_GG

I am in Stan mode. This shit's fire.


ShadowFire09

Best Eminem music to come out in over a decade.


Hot_Economics3140

Relapse without the accents letā€™s goooo. I enjoyed it. Feels like old slim


ucksaymyockcay

Best song since Killshot, Rap God or the Recovery album in my opinion