Eminem Eminem's Life in a LP

Started by Views, Nov 22, 2015, in Eminem Add to Reading List

  1. Views
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    Nov 22, 2015
    best post of yours so far
     
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  2. DMX
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    Nov 22, 2015
    1. If I had
    2. Rock Bottom
    3. Mosh
    4. White America
    5. Just Don't Give A f---
    6. Still don't Give A f---
    7. My name is
    8. The real Slim Shady
    9. Kim
    10. My Mom
    11. Cleanin out my closet
    12. Mockin bird
    13.Drug Ballad
    14. It's the ganja
    15. Smack that
    16. Not Afraid
    17. Beautiful
    18. Deja Vu
    19. Going through Changes
    20. Fine Line
    21. Don't Approach Me
    22. So Far
    23. Kings Never Die
    24. Phenomenal
    25. Goat
    26. Till I collapse

    1-4 typical poor person problems.
    5-6 Important phase on Em life
    7-8 Eminem being Eminem
    9-12 Personal problems
    13-15 partying Em phase
    16-19 Recovering mature Eminem
    20-22 Struggling with fame
    23-26 Speaking from GOAT perspective
     
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    Nov 22, 2015
    LOL are my posts that bad.
     
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    Nov 22, 2015
    :emeh:
    thats the rumor, i dont read to a lot of threads in the Em Sxn
     
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  5. Goldy
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    Nov 22, 2015
    1. My Name Is
    2. Just Don't Give a F***
    3. Rock Bottom
    4. Who Knew
    5. Criminal
    6. The Way I Am
    7. Hailies Song
    8. Kim
    9. Spend Some Time
    10. Difficult
    11. Beautiful
    12. Careful What You Wish For
    13. Going Through Changes
    14. Not Afraid
    15. Stronger Than I Was
    16. Legacy
    17. Rap God
    18. Til I Collapse
    19. Guts Over Fear
    20. Lose Yourself
    21. When I'm Gone
    22. Still Don't Give a F***

    pretty tough tbh
     
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  6. CSA
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    CSA Architect

    Nov 22, 2015
    I just included the tracks about his life.

    DISC 01
    01-Infinite
    ( first Em song ever in a studio album)
    02-It's OK (him talking about his struggles )
    03-Backstabber (him talking about a guy tryin' to f--- Kim or something like that in '95)
    04-Rock Bottom (the stress and anger brought about by poverty and the struggles of raising a little girl under those conditions)
    05-Just Don't Give A f--- (after people critisized him for sounding like AZ & Nas, his answer to them and debut of a style for Em )
    06-Who Knew (Eminem’s way of ridiculing those who believe his music causes fans to commit ridiculous acts. Throughout the song Eminem takes a satirical approach to the criticism of his negative influence on the youth, while simultaneously pointing out other, more important factors.)
    07-The Way I Am (result of the record company putting pressure on Em to create a poppy first single for the albüm etc..)
    08-Marshall Mathers (a direct reaction to the turmoil his life went in to after the release and runaway success of The Slim Shady LP, most notably the lawsuit his mother Debbie Mathers brought against him for defamation due to the way she was portrayed on that first record.)
    09-Cleanin' Out My Closet ( about his father abandoning him as a child, his turbulent affair with his ex-wife Kim, and his irreparably damaged relationship with his mother Debbie.)
    10-Soldier (In it, he talks about his dealings with the law because of his weapons charges, and how he isn’t afraid to use a gun. Later, he talks about his greatness in the rap game.)
    11-Say Goodbye Hollywood (kinda sequel to Soldier)
    12-Without Me ( him realizing his importance in the game)
    13-Sing For The Moment (While addressing his effect on youth of the world, Em touched on his altercation with bouncer John Guerrera – claiming to have punched him, rather than “pistol whipped” him as Guerrera claimed.
    14-Hailie's Song (After a tough battle, Em won custody of his beloved daughter Hallie over her mother, his ex-wife Kim. That battle and the joy he felt in winning was the inspiration for this song.)
    15-Yellow Brick Road
    16-Like Toy Solders
    17-Mockingbird
    18-Love You More

    DISC 02
    01-Deja Vu
    02-Beautiful
    03-Careful What You Wish For
    04-Difficult
    05-The Warning
    06-Talkin' To Myself
    07-Going Through Changes
    08-Not Afraid
    09-Space Bound
    10-So Much Better
    11-Legacy
    12-Rap God
    13-Stronger Than I Was
    14-Headlights
    15-Guts Over Fear


    This was sooo hard I actually started good but f----- it up later on but here is my list. I tried to judge songs according to them being personal not the quality and also tried to leave the storytelling tracks like Bonnie & Clyde '97 ( one of fav Em songs of alltime), Stan.

    Thanks to genius by the way I took many descriptions because I was so lazy to write myself, ended upstop giving descriptions lol :D

     
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    Nov 22, 2015
    d--- @CSA won
     
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    Nov 22, 2015
    1. If I Had
    2. Legacy
    3. Airplanes pt. II
    4. It's OK
    5. Rock Bottom
    6. Lose Yourself
    7. Slim Shady EP Intro / Low Down & Dirty
    8. My Name Is
    9. Just Don't Give A f---
    10. Don't Approach Me
    11. Marshall Mathers
    12. Hailie's Song
    13. Soldier
    14. Deja Vu (I always felt this song not only representing Em's hiatus, but even before then)
    15. Rain Man
    16. Like Toy Soldiers
    17. I'm stuck between Difficult and Beautiful
    18. Careful What You Wish For
    19. My Darling
    20. Going Through Changes
    21. Not Afraid
    22. Headlights
    23. Im stuck between Fine Line and So Far...

    My reasoning: First I'd say eight tracks represent everything he's gone through up until he became famous, from the poverty and hopelessness to the false sense hopefulness along with stuff he's been through. It was, as he's expressed before, a ton of ups and downs.

    Lose Yourself leads way to the birth of Slim Shady which is what really paved the way for his life to change so I thought itd be important. I felt the growing vitriol was more important because from there obviously things descend between tracks 9-12 as it expresses his true vitriol to the world around him, including the track "Marshall Mathers" which is the highlight of the album for me.

    between tracks 13 - 17 the vitriol continues and it juggles the personal side of Em's life with family and friends and introduces new personal demons

    from track 16-21 it toys with his downward spiral of the mid 2000's, and I added Rain Man because it's definitely ironic symbolism for the state he was in. This slap happy mask he put on to cover all of the s--- going on deep down inside. I was stuck between Difficult and Beautiful because while Difficult is a much more raw look at the actual state he was in, Beautiful is a well polished demonstration/

    21-23 are somewhat self explanatory, they tell the story of where he's at currently well but the thing is I'm not sure what note I wanted it to end on. I feel like Fine Line (and Shady XV) is a very depressing way to end but it's also where he's at now with his seclusion, and something tells me despite everything dude has he still feels somewhat miserable and trapped. So Far on the other hand tells the exact opposite because it is where he is So Far and you can also kind of tell he's a lot happier and healthier and the upbeat tone of the track kind of seems like where he's at too, which is the result of why his music doesnt have the same passion as it used to.

    f--- this was long, my bad folks. I wish I could put more tracks on it because When I'm Gone, Love You More and a few other tracks def have a place but oh well. Can't get em all right?
     
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  9. TheBlackSheep
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    TheBlackSheep TDOSS is RAP AOTY.

    Nov 22, 2015
    Dope list, i liked it. I would only put ''If i had'' before Rock Bottom.
     
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    Nov 22, 2015
    i was thinking bout if i had, but it would have gotten too long. 22 songs is max if you ask me
     
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    Maximus Skeppy

    Nov 22, 2015
    i was satisfied with this thread after you shouted @Immy out for being a fa----
     
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    Nov 22, 2015
    If I Had
    Rock Bottom
    The Way I Am
    Marshall Mathers
    Cleanin' Out My Closet
    Say Goodbye Hollywood
    Sing For The Moment
    Hailies Song
    Yellow Brick Road
    Like Toy Soldiers
    Mockingbird
    When I'm Gone
    Deja Vu
    Beautiful
    Going Through Changes
    You're Never Over
    Legacy
    Headlights
    Guts Over Fear
    Fine Line
    Kings Never Die
     
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    Nov 23, 2015
    B-b-but I like him. I just have trouble expressing my true feelings :kdotcry:

    Ohh wait I misread your post
     
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    Nov 23, 2015
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    post ur list bby
     
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    Nov 23, 2015
    yeah i dont mind the kid, hes a faggy twat but we love him
    working on it xox
     
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  16. THE SAGA
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    Nov 23, 2015
    dude...they arent bad....you just look like you support em' too much.
     
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  17. DMX
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    DMX

    Nov 23, 2015
    cause I see so much hate,,, but I decided to stop, and let the haters hate, cause why should I give a d---.

    thanks for the feedback though
     
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    [Before Fame]
    Cleanin Out My Closet
    Groundhog Day
    Yellow Brick Road
    Difficult
    Don't Front

    [Struggling with Superstardom]
    The Way I Am
    Sing for the Moment
    How Come (feat. D12)
    Mockingbird

    [Coming to Terms]
    Careful What You Wish For
    Déjà Vu
    Going Through Changes
    Talkin' 2 Myself
     
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