Eminem "Bad Guy" First Listen...

Started by Cortex, Feb 21, 2015, in Eminem Add to Reading List

  1. Cortex
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    Feb 21, 2015
    Do you remember the first time you heard "Bad Guy"? Man, it was so unexpected. For the first two and a half verses I just thought it was another song about Kim but when he said;

    "And here's your Bronco hat; you can have that s--- back cause they s---!
    It's just me, you and the music now, Slim, I hope you hear it"

    I flipped. It was what most Em fans have been waiting for, a sequel to "Stan". That s--- was crazy! How the whole story just blended together, it's beautiful.:hovcry:

    The fourth verse is just pure fire. The beat change is monumental. Top 10.

    Still pissed he didn't release a video for it considering he made a 5 minute intro around this track for the 2014 summer concerts.

    Would love to listen to the again for the first time.
     
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    You should mate. Bad Guy is in my top 10 Ems song esp the outro. The hook is good as well.
    Bad guy to me is modern Eminem flow with old '08 beats. He created a picture ingeniously. From the 1st moment you heard '' but Im coming for closures don't suppose and explanation Im owed for ... " the story has begun. My 1st time.listening Bad Guy is insane. Yeah when you're addicted to Stan and listening Bad Guy is the heartbroken experience. The beats are great too.
     
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  3. Elkei
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    Elkei stan.

    Feb 21, 2015
    Goosebumps is all i say.

    And yes. I'm pissed of too for not making video. It's great story. Deserves the video.
     
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    will elaborate soon

    obviously i thought it was marshall coming for kim up until 'one of your fans'

    i've always been fascinated with lines and writing creating parallel storylines and this is one of his best examples of it
     
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    Bad Guy was supposed to make in '08. The best opener of Eminem's albums
     
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    it got spoiled so i knew it was stan 2 before listenin :'(
     
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  7. psychokid
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    Stan has a funny subliminal Lost Verse in 2008 though
     
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    i hav the stan lost verse tbh
     
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  9. psychokid
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    Actually there's no actual lost verse. In 2008 Shade45 Em talked about the lost verse but he said it in jest. No actual.lost verse and no Stan 2
     
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    yes i know it was a joke
     
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    I think Stan and Bad Guy are both perfect. I don't want any unreleased additional verse so far
     
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    The first time I heard the outro it felt like his career came full circle to me. It was the first time in a minute he showed that self awareness and transparency, he slaughtered it too. One of the better rap verses I've heard in a long long time
     
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    bad guy was dope but now every fa---- he slaughtered who came back on him when he was losing his mind while it was wandering is doing his bidding tbh
     
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    soul intent The dude tho

    Feb 21, 2015
    First time I heard bad guy I had the same reaction as OP. I thought it was about Kim or some fictional woman who wronged him. Then he said broncos hat and I flipped out haha. It was such a nice surprise to hear.
     
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  15. ImmortalTechnique
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    similar, thought it sounded like a Relapse leftover at first, him sneaking around to k--- someone blah blah.
    thought it was well done, on the first listen thought the end was amazing, but after letting it settle it is the weakest part of the song by far
     
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    11/10 song
     
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    lol its my opinion m8 @Meero
     
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    lol i laughed too
     
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  20. attila
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    This song is totally overrated.
     
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