Jul 23, 2024 Encore has aged incredibly well for me (only my specific track listing including leaks etc) I wish he would re release it as intended for the 20th anniversary
Jul 23, 2024 Slim should’ve said the N word on the album (or attacked black women again) if he really wanted controversy 2024 slim shady is even more tame than kanye west
Jul 23, 2024 He's always done this though. Like that line in Criminal, "Relax guy, I like gay men" which he referred to a few times in interviews in 2000 as proof that he's not a bigot, performing with Elton John, etc. But I always took it less as him apologizing as signaling that his homophobic lyrics weren't politically motivated. This came through most clearly in TRSS when he said "But if we can hump dead animals and antelopes then there's no reason that a man and another man can't elope (eugh)". These days though he's definitely more cucked. When he apologized for saying "fa----" on Kamikaze that was the real death of Slim Shady for me. I still think it's funny just because of how random it is, even desperate, like he's scraping the bottom of the barrel for controversial things to say. As self-aware and deliberate "flanderization" it kinda works. Also the word "midget" never gets old.
Jul 23, 2024 A couple of hours ago you told me to I don't know s---. Go ask B*** lol. But idk if I'm being honest. What I do know is that he's got another album done and ready to go though.
Jul 23, 2024 Oh for sure. Like, I always used to say anyone who thought he was ever homophobic for example, especially his fans... were morons, and not listening properly. MMLP is summed up by 'The Way I Am', 'I am whatever you say I am'... 'think I'm this?... I'll be it... BUT I'll still let you know the real me as I'm not actually a bigot'... But thing is, he had the world on knife's edge and knew it at that time. So he could just toy with the ideas and cause that, and it was a different time etc. etc. But he knows now even from the past 5 years, which is why it's a bit weird he's acting like 'Well, leme roll out Shady one last time!' as if he hasn't been desperately trying to offend on every single album since, not just 5 years, since Relapse-now lol. Like, people act like 'OH SHADY'S BACK!', when did he leave?... he literally opens Recovery with - YOU CAN GET THE d-ck!!! / SLUT THIS SLUT THAT!! etc. lmao. So he knows... all this s--- and him playing like this isn't getting the reaction he expects. So I find it weird he thought this would. I think just bc he's sounding more direct and human and he's talking head-on about trans stuff etc. which he hasn't really yet, and seeing in the past few years people being... tore down for even QUESTIONING s---, I just think he misread the room though. Bc most of the time the people that are torn down like that are people where it's in contrast to their projected persona aka a white company exec using the n word or something. He's already known for pushing buttons and tyring to provoke.. so I think in order to get the reaction he wanted... he would have had to have... truly blurred the line of people not knowing whether he's a bigot on these things or not, as opposed to actually being very reasonable and liberal again, under the guise of LOOK I'M SAYING f--- AND s--- AND c----, I'M OFFENSIVE! The Diddy / Cassie line is good, bc he's not saying anything bad about her or faking bigotry, just describing the situation... she did get her a--- beat by him. But, that's the king of thing which would actually cause controversy now and be painted as 'Eminem's laughing at abused women! How dare he!', where it's like... how is he, he's just saying what happened lol. I'm actually surrpised that line didn't cause anything... But like I say I think most people just ain't listening or don't know about it, I bet if he put that in a vid / single it would still cause a sitr.
Jul 24, 2024 h--- yeah. GOAT JP bringing up worthy points more-so than actual hip-hop circles too, rather than being like 'YO HE'S JUST LIKE, HE BE DOIN WHAT HE DO, HE'S WILD!', JP on some 'he's unbelievably skilled in his ability to enunciate' s--- >>
Jul 24, 2024 I think he's homophobic in the sense that the idea of a dude sucking another dude off is disgusting to him, and gay people in general might even disgust him to some degree. Just not to a point where he wishes harm on them or it becomes a political issue for him. Just because someone is a sexual libertarian doesn't mean they're not mildly homophobic. I think most healthy minded people probably are.
