Jul 10, 2024 cheahcheahcheahcheahchaehcehahcehahcheah Love you too man. Appreciate all you’ve done for this forum. I’m really into pop music as well so I tend to gravitate towards those songs more. I don’t care for the early and current monotone Em. I love fast rappers with good cadence and flow. Em is top 3 in that category. I don’t just listen to rap music. I have a huge love for rock and oldies. I’ve been a fan of Rick Rubin since he was helping produce for Rage Against The Machine. The man worked with Beastie Boys Run DMC LL cool J Johnny Cash Metallica The list goes on…. I never understood the hate for the Em and Rubin collabs. I thought at a minimum they were just fun. Em has always made funny music since day one. So back to your question, some of my favs from this era. Lighters Loud Noises I’m on Everything Welcome to Our House Medicine Man Baby Berzerk Echo Speedom No Favors Best Friend I need a Doctor Richard Here Comes the Weekend Groundhog Day Evil Twin So Far Survival a------ Shady XV the album I LOVE every single track that features Em on that album. Very happy and nostalgic time of my life. Raw All I think about Vegas Kings never die Devils night intro Infinite remastered Campaign speech Die for you Revenge 01 — Walk On Water (feat. Beyoncé) 02 — Believe 03 — Chloraseptic (feat. PHRESHER) 04 — Untouchable 05 — River (feat. Ed Sheeran) 07 — Remind Me 09 — Like Home (feat. Alicia Keys) 10 — Bad Husband (feat. X Ambassadors) 11 — Tragic Endings (feat. Skylar Grey) 12 — Framed 13 — Nowhere Fast (feat. Kehlani) 14 — Heat 15 — Offended 16 — Need Me (feat. P!nk) 18 — Castle 19 — Arose
Jul 10, 2024 renaissance short for intro and trouble only 42 secs. interesting since called out other skits
Jul 10, 2024 Yah the titles of this album.... The tracklist is terrifying compared to his other albums. Hype is real.
Jul 10, 2024 It isn’t that crazy in all honesty. There are some great tracks on those 3 albums that I still listen to today such as: Remember Me White America Rock Bottom Role model As the world turns Till I collapse b---- please 2 Criminal My dads gone crazy The problem is the albums haven’t aged well imo. The shock bars are outdated and honestly kind of gross. Guilty conscience is f----- up. Crazy to think I used to find that song “funny” or “great.” It’s not so much that the music changed, but I have. I have adapted with the times. At the time the production sounded fresh and some tracks still do, but the Dre production is stale. Maybe it’s because it’s 20+ years old and I’m used to modern production. People look at these albums with rose tinted glasses. They have lots of filler like today’s albums and the features are worse back then than they are today. D12 was god awful let’s be honest. Beyoncé, Royce, Black Thought, Pink, Ed Sharon, are all examples of bigger and better artists to collab with. No one wants to hear about f---ing your mom, r---, the word fa----, murder, incest, etc in 2024. We also have songs like Soldier where the wannabe gangster and production is so cringe I can’t even start the song. Em isn’t hard and never has been. He is more in touch with himself these days. Relapse was dope (minus a few tracks) because it was a concept album that he stuck to, and didn’t actually take himself seriously. The production and accents have held up incredibly well. The mixing and mastering on that album is also incredible. Just pure fun nonsense. He could be more introspective from time to time in his early days and that’s why I don’t get why people don’t enjoy Revival. We literally got a first person look into his life, family, and relationships. I hope that helps you understand my mindset a bit better. I am not an idiot, and can see why those first 3 albums are so greatly hailed. They just ain’t for me anymore. In 2008 I thought they were the holy grail, but I believe he has surpassed those albums ten fold. Funny thing is, Em probably agrees.
Jul 10, 2024 we thinking lot more stuff can be going on besides just the skits tracks in terms of the concept
Jul 10, 2024 I just like long rap songs lol, the only worry is if his pen can keep up with the length of the song which is something he used to be able to do.
