Dec 9, 2017

The Eminem you knew was a product of record label marketing him as a troublemaker and controversy starter. But really, Em is just a regular guy who probably just hangs out, texts on his phone, watches TV and plays basketball, like many other guys. His views on race and social justice didn't fit within his hardcore or silly image, so he didn't really express them at the time.

Let's be real here. Why would Em making a SJW song be any more of a sin than if Lady Gaga did it? Why do artists have to fit a certain tough-guy mold or whatever?

I think Biggie was confined in this way too. Biggie was just a young looking kid, but posters and music videos were angled in a certain way to make him look like a thug. I don't think Biggie was given much room to rap about much other than women, cars and ganster life, even though he was a super chill dude.

I think at this point, Em knows that his real fans won't leave him just because he's liberal. There are several artists who have views I strongly disagree with and I still listen to them.

Hate to say it bro. But you were worshipping a false image of what Em actually was constructed by a PR team.

Additionally, I want to say that it's not all or nothing. Maybe Em is a person that feels there are strong racial injustices, but also likes to agitate people that take the issues too far. People don't have to be defined labels one way or the other.

 

Dec 9, 2017

Relapse, Recovery and MMLP2 were good albums, but since his hiatus, while he has displayed greatness in bits and pieces, he hasn't put out a stand-out project. I think Revival will be this project because, not only is he trying to come back, but because he is at the apex of his artistic freedom. It felt like, in previous projects, he had to put on a persona. Relapse tried to please his horrorcore/comedy fans. Recovery had the strain of proving to the masses he can be a serious MC, fit in with the mainstream and rap about personal relationships. With MMLP2, Em tried to bridge the gap between both sides of his fans, as well as some nostalgia. In the end, all 3 albums had pros and con; none of them completely outdid the other.

With Revival, it seems Em doesn't care about pleasing people anymore. Walk on Water isn't for everybody, but it's perfect at what it does: it's spoken word, no percussion, honest lyrics, great singing. Untouchable is also politically divisive, but it's also one of his most inspired tracks about new subject matter. The production is excellent, the flow and beat changes up. The song definitely shows a lot of effort and attention was paid to it. Em really doesn't care if a vocal minority of fans think he's a p---- for speaking up for social justice or his weaknesses. He already has his money, prestige in rap and millions of fans. So far, it seems like this not caring about what critics think in the right way.

 

Dec 9, 2017

The intro adds a gravitas, then the guitars quickly come in. He's done rock instrumentals before, but this one feels more like an organic instrumental than a sample. The song doesn't follow a basic structure. Then, in the middle the beat calms down into some interesting Outkast-like sound so can speak his thoughts clearly. Then the beat changes again. But the song feels cohesive. The song is cohesives, the verses look at different perspectives, his tone and mood changes too. It feels like a full song. I'm not saying it's equal to Stan, but it reminds of Stan that he's trying to express a complete thought rather than just string together a couple of dope verses.

 

Dec 9, 2017

OP speaking nothin but facts

 

Dec 9, 2017

Eminem has been my second favorite rapper since day 1. But nah, this is gonna be one of his worst albums, on the level of Relapse. Maybe even worse.

He's gone full PC SJW now and that's the opposite of the Eminem I became a Stan of. The Eminem I know would have dissed and made fun of SJW's. I mean, c'mon now, how many times has Eminem said f-- or fa---- in all of his music?

And now he's white shaming people? I'll be dammed if I let a drug addict who use to rap about raping his mother try to white shame me...