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This song is also PRODUCED by Eminem. Fun fact: the following is an annotation Em himself put on his Genius lyrics for this song. ''This is where I was dealing with critics who didn’t understand why people were identifying with me. I realized I was becoming like the rappers that I looked up to as a kid. I identified with and loved LL Cool J and the Beastie Boys. I felt like if everybody didn’t understand their music, it didn’t matter - they were speaking to me. So that’s what I was trying to make people realize on this track. I may not be shit to you, but there’s a kid in fucking Nebraska, or somewhere, that I’m talking to. I don’t care if you’re listening, because he’s listening. That’s who I’m directing my material at.''
Yep. I was 16 when this song came out and my dad was an abusive alcoholic. We lived in a middle class suburb of Detroit, so I “Stan’d” a little harder than most...especially back then. But I remember I was fortunate enough to have a walk in closet. I would take my CD Walkman into the closet and lock myself in when my dad started to get violent. When this came out, this song was on repeat for months until court ordered me to go live with my grandpa. Exactly why some of us defend him so vehemently.
That's why music is so strong to a lot of people, big ups for you man! You made it through and you'll become stronger because of that. Em has helped me a lot, not only growing up, but recently as well. My dad passed 1 year ago, I listened to Em everyday after that happened, wasn't a "normal" death either so dealing with that was a pain in the ass.
It’s super bad ass to see Stevie got from “ Eminem isn’t my favorite rapper” to the passion that he shows when breaking down Em’s songs. You can tell he really has respect for Em and his talent.
He has admitted ems name gets him more views and that em isnt his favourite rapper but that doesnt take away the fact he respects what em can do and became a fan the more he looked into the history
@@t.r4849 not at all, stevie is honest as heck if he don't like an Eminem song he'll say it and clearly shows it that's why I feel like he's a good reactor to me
Man the amount of nights I've spent listening to this song crying. Feeling like I don't fit in anywhere. Em really helped me though my childhood. This is why I love this man so much.
Same ❤️ I'm almost crying just reading these comments, he helped so many of us through so much, especially if you listened to him at that age... I feel you
Another really cool thing about this song is that the instrumental is from "dream on" by Aerosmith, and when em asked them if he could use it they not only said yes but their guitarist made that solo at the end custom for his version. Respect from legends of another genre
I remember as a kid- I grew up in a trailer park with my single mom and 2 sisters- listening to this song on REPEAT all the time, my loyalty to Em is only reinforced for reasons like this, music is crazy impactful and its helping me through work and college while battling internal issues too, Em is the goat. Enough said.
I feel like tht type of passion kids nowadays have with NF.. Since his music is majority abt human struggles n motivational things n reflection of life etc I mean he's a big fan of Eminem too (don't know if he still is tho, although he talked abt Eminem being huge influence on him n had him on top of top 5) But yeah Eminem music such as beautiful n not afraid till I collapse n this played randomly on Spotify last year when I was on my lowest.. N the timing was perfect. There's a reason why he has the most loyal crazy fan base
You said you can touch what we the stans go going on between Em and that's the realist shit you ever said. As an African man living in Southern part of Africa I been a fan of Eminem since 1999 and I was 9 then. 21 years later and I am still rocking hard with him while being amazed at how his development graph has peeked over the years. We are witnessing his prime for the second time. Greatest of all times for sure
This song has a special place in my heart when my dad died when I was 17 and was in dark place thinking of ending my life I would play this song in repeat if it wasn’t for basketball and rap I wouldn’t be here right now
He did, and to all the other clowns, in advance. “But you better bring it if you wanna reply from 'Cause for you to be lyrically inclined, it'd be a steep climb up...”
I still remember when I was a teenager and I secretly got this cd. My father came home from work and heard it in my room, walked in....grabbed my cd and snapped it in half. Told me there is no way I could listen to this. I am not 35 years old and I own all his albums....Dad couldnt stop it.
The hook was actually sampled from Aerosmith's "Dream On" and they (Aerosmith) were quite surprised and happy to hear that he wanted to use it on the track at the time. The coolest thing was that Aerosmith was on tour with Rum D.M.C at the time who had collaborated with them on Walk this Way, a track that kinda really opened up collabs of this kind to take shape and happen more often.
He's not the most lyrical on this album, but its his most personal with awesome flows and style. songs like this is why this is my number 1 Eminem Album.
@@hikelfin i mean its no book of rhyme, or rap god style. quads and triples all over and every word connects to another. Yes he does have complex lyrics on there, but thats not the focus of the album. its more of the sound and flow. and just plain emotion from the album. cleaning out my closet, soldier, say goodbye to hollywood, sing for the moment, hailies song, those just grab you EMOTIONALLY. You either feel sad, or feel like you can go through a concrete wall, all in the same album.
Stevie, we all know that Eminem’s reaction always catch the attention in the channel, but have you ever thought about reacting to classic hiphop tracks? Like once a week and call it like Classic Friday or something and react for example to 2pac, wu tang, biggie, etc, that would be dope!
Its good you waited to hear this one. The impact when you already know the story just hits. I remember hearing this shit as a kid and knowing how much shit he got by the public. This song pushed him to my top spot and been there since.
"That's why we sing for these kids who don't have a thing Except for a dream and a fuckin rap magazine Who post pin up pictures on their walls all day long Idolize their favorite rappers and know all their songs Or for anyone whose ever been through shit in their lives 'Til they sit and they cry at night wishin they'd die 'Til they throw on a rap record and they sit and they vibe We're nothing to you but we're the fuckinn shit in their eyes" This part gives me goosebumps every time I hear it even after all these years. Think of the millions of kids who relate to those words. I was one of them. No complicated schemes or metaphors or anything. Just straight up words that will be relatable forever. This song and the third verse in particular are fucking TIMELESS
I remember when this came out in my teenage years.. literally made me cry.. sure its said alot but hes my goto for in my feelings as i relate on some level i feel to his past
🔥 react as usual. . Kinda what you were talkin about at the end. Is why i get so pissed off when people just hate 4 the sake of hating. He's insane with all the technical aspects of rap. Pays homage constantly to those that came b4 him & influenced him. And he's got so much content for his fan base that even though you might not be able to relate everything that's he went through etc. He's been through so much that, it be literally impossible to not be able to relate to some of the things he's been though & he's always done inspirational type of ish like this that anyone going thru some struggles can use him as inspiration to not give up.. not on your dreams & aspirations. Not if you came from a broken home, had real wife or gf drama or if you've gone through or going through addiction. That's 1 of the reasons why he has some of if not the most rabid fan bases because he's helped a lot of people get thru hard times & low moments, cause he's went thru them & was able to keep fighting & doing what he's always loved to do.. which is just to spit..
You know what's crazy too about eminem. Why the fans love him so much. Is because he tells you everything about himself. What other rapper do you know the name of they ex? What other rapper do you know they kids name? And that's not from Wikipedia or some shit. He tells you all that shit openly. Oh shit you just made my point at the end. Haha. I'm more convinced than ever that there is two types of people in the world: People who think eminem is a legend. And people who have never heard an eminem track that wasn't on radio.
damn, props.. a lot of people don't realize this but you get it! that's why Eminem said 2pac was the greatest rapper ever because they're cut from a similar cloth in terms of their approach to making music. he puts his soul out there in his music that's why he keeps to himself.
Its finally time though. Now he's ready. He understands why this song hits so hard. This song always makes me tear up because I remember who I was when this album hit, and this song spoke to me then. Stevie wouldn't have understood until he learned enough, now he really gets it.
As soon as I saw the video I was like, this is probably the censored version. I love how Stevie’s immediate reaction is to get the actual song. So many people ruin their reaction to this song by doing the censored trash. Great video man.
I grew up in a household where I was always afraid. I got beaten a lot. As a kid I found Eminem and he saved me. Especially this song. I would just run away and listen to this song.
I listen to a lot of different music with a lot of great messages. But THIS is insane. His last verse hits me so hard every time i hear it and i've heard it thousands of times. This is a real classic.
When Em hits that bar "So they sit and they vibe, we're nothing to you, but we're the fucking shit in their eyes, that's why we seize the moment" I get chill bumps literally every single time.
I remember when these songs were coming out, noone in my school spoke any English, they had no idea what Em was rapping about but he was the most popular artist back in those times. So its not always his content, his rhyme schemes and his rap style sounds sooo good when you don't know know the language. Em had an amazing flow and sound during the eminem show-8 mile-encore times. He sort of lost that with relapse. I think his lyrics are better now than they were then, he's just in a different league rn, but in terms of how that sounded if youre not listening to the lyrics, he sort of lost it to a degree. My point is though, when you were talking about how Em fans were able to relate to what Em was rapping about in this song, its not just that. Maybe its more difficult to hear when you know the entire history of rap and so many artists and songs, but combining Em's syllabic rhyming, amazing flow, theatric use of voice and made by or inspired by dre beats and production, Em's shit during that era just sounded amazing. People consider MMLP his best album but that was not as popular with people that do not understand lyrics. I think this is an interesting perspective that I've always thought about from time to time
Because of the ferris wheel in the background, this video reminds me of going to 'The Anger Management Tour', which had Eminem, Ludacris, Xzibit, & Papa Roach. Eminem needs to do another US tour!
Damn bro, great reaction/review. Haven’t heard this song in a long time!!’ Love how you connected the sing for the moment to everyone’s personal goals....
This came out in like 2003 when all the kids who grew up listing to Eminem were still kids prolly like 7-16 ish so yeah he was kinda talking about the kids in the beginning and the influence he had in early 2000's.
I remember the first time I heard this, I had goosebumps the whole time. Mostly because we have a similar childhood but damn I also grew up listening to 80s rock and rap so it was a mix of a thousand different emotions.
I think for those of us that relate to growing up in broken homes this IS a straight up jamming song. It's like NF says, "Music has raised me more than my parents did"
You listened to this track at the exact moment you should’ve. After learning about Em, his history, and what he was going thru at the time makes you appreciate this track that much more. Great reaction.
I may be a bit late to the party here, but I discovered you today through these Eminem reactions, and man, this is just great. It's awesome to watch your journey through Em's discography, get to know him through his music, and really understand what he's been through. Also, about Eminem himself, I love the fact that he got famous, essentially just by telling us his story, telling us about his life, how fucked up it's been, and us relating to him so much. It's powerful stuff. And yeah, he has some silly songs here and there, but hey man, we all gotta loose a bit sometimes. And at least most of the time he's pretty funny on those :P
One of the greatest Eminem songs of all time. Verse 2 and 3 are among some of the best Em verses. There are few songs that can provoke as much emotion as this one for me.
Going to be honest.you have really helped me start paying attention to the message behind the words of songs instead of just hearing how it sounds. I enjoy watching your reactions. I hope you do a reaction soon to some of Knox hill music on RU-vid .
This song came out when i hated my parents and theybwere always lookin to kick me out at 14. Close my door and listen to the music...then leave dont come home till everyone was sleep or run away for a week or two...crazy times
Such an amazing collaboration I love that Aerosmith signed off on this song so Em could have Steven Tyler's amazing vocals as punctuation for his bars.
Oh man, how nostalgic. This should have been on that golden disc NASA sent to space. If another civilization ever discovers us I want them to know that thís is what an Earth anthem sounds like! 🚀👽🔥
He had on a Jordon North Carolina sock hat !! Love it . He is the Michael Jordon of the rap/hip hop world !! I mean he’s the first rapper to win an Oscar !! He’s just so good .. I use to think he was a punk .. then I started actually listening to his music and realized he’s not a punk but he’s a genius.. he was immature at first but still a great lyricist .. but I watched and heard him mature in his music so much . He’s unique because his imagination is unbelievable. Dude is a GOAT . No doubt !! He earned people’s respect and it was a very hard ride for him ..
