This was dope for me, a history lesson on the progression of his rap, FIRE! / stevieknight - consider joining the FAMILY shopstevieknight.com - for the MERCH paypal.me/sknightsocial - to support the CHANNEL
This was '93 I think. Those compound, multi syllable patterns were inspired by dudes like Big Daddy Kane and Rakim. Was rare for most dudes to use even 2 syllable patterns then. Em was doing 3s, 4s and 5s.
The best was that Em and Proof use to do the whole “white men cant jump” shit at school. Proof would do rap battles at lunch and Em would be sitting in the back on the room with his head down and when it came to battle, Proof would pick Em (usually the only white guy) and everyone would bet against him. Then Em and Proof would clean house once Em destroyed them 😂
@@TNTYOD the reason why is because the song biterphobia is by Soul Intent An album that predates Infinite, that Eminem was part of Just like some songs from the slim shady lp were on the slim shady ep that came earlier, or different versions, biterphobia is from soul intent originally
Spaj lol u really need to go back and pay attention to the song if u believe that. He’s literally switching between me and slim. One part he even says “evil twin, take this beat now” followed by “I believe people can change, but only for the worse” that’s some slim shady lyrics
The problem is that rap hasn't changed much since Em, not for the better, anyway. It's the same since about 1995. All Em. The rest is either 1980s style stuff (Dogg, Jay-Z, etc.) or random new stuff (mumble, etc.). That's why Em's stuff from the 1990s is greater than almost all rap since then, it's new, and still is new. I think some rap in Gorillaz and Linkin Park is good (mostly 2000s), but not like Em, and still post-Em.
The beat reminds me of the beastie boys. Eminem has said many times beastie boys were a huge influence for him and you can really see it in the early stuff
True, but I consider ll cool j az and treach to be his main influences, especially in his early days. You can hear their flow and style in his music. But he just switched it tf up with slim shady ep, and became so unique, he was the only one rapping like that back then
Great song. But doesn't really need breaking down. Overplayed to hell. Ruined recovery for me. I like No Love and On Fire. Madness to think the track is about ten years old.
That “ I am more dangerous than the chamber is. A major risk to a plagiarist.” Bar. That’s called compound rhymes. 👍🏻 hopsin is really good at that too almost every time he rhymes it’s multiple syllables in a row. Thanks for the video mang. 👍🏻
Lyrical rappers that came after Eminem are able to do what they do so early in their career because Eminem gave them an example, he showed them how the English language could be bent to your will to make anything rhyme he helped pave the way for a couple generations and still is to this day
I think one of the things you and most find insane about eminem is his multiple syllabic rhyme patterns. He does it perfectly almost every time, even back then. It was all deliberate and well executed.
One more rapper who has always blown my mind with his rhyming and voice was Big Pun, his rhymes were like perfectly connected and tightly packed - you can't add more rhymes to it and you can't think of a better word for them.
Released in 95, can’t believe it because I was like 12 when that track came out. I wouldn’t know who Em was for another 4 years. Not one of his best ever, but your right Stevie, for the time, he was still in a class all his own. I still maintain that these most recent 2 records are his best lyrically, but there’s a lot of nostalgia for a lot of his old stuff. He was so fresh back then, and it was an amazing time in my life.
Those crazy rhyme schemes are what made 90s rap so wonderful. Em is just 2 years older than I am I and I can remember what it was like getting introduced to rap during the Golden Age of Hip hop. And then hip hop just grew strongly from that throughout the 90s. If you want to hear predominantly lyrical rap with unpredictable rhyme schemes and cadences, just ask Siri or Alexa to play "90s Hip Hop". It was back when a DJ scratching could take the place of a chorus.
This was *WAY* back, when *M* was in a group called *Soul Intent* in 95.... So *YEAH,* he was killin it right out the gate, but not his best truthfully, an honor I would give to either *Evil Twin* or *Rabbit Run!!*
Well, being truthful, I think the best thing I ever heard from *M* was *Business* really.... U should check out *Business,* cuz *M* & *Dre* truthfully *KILLED* that track!!
When one chooses their Top Em Tracks, they’ve got to have subdivisions: Top Slim Shady Tracks, Top Marshall Mathers Tracks, Top Eminem Tracks, Top Cyphers, Top Freestyles... The Debate Will Never End. Too much nuance. Too many subjectives. Too big a catalogue to choose- frfr. Keep it up, Stevie- love watching you go down the Em rabbit hole! Been subbed for a minute but you made me hit the notification bell with this one!
I wishing he added more scratching to his music. It always sounds dope, especially in this one. There is a better quality version of this track somewhere, that I think found its way out into the public fairly recently. This is 1994-ish, raw cassette quality though. It's awesome that you're happy to explore this stuff. Most people only react to the obvious tracks and that's dull.
This is one of my favs just because of the time period and stuff. Also, Rakim was doing a lot of these multi syllable type shit that inspired a lot Eminem but he just brought it on another level
By "distorted" you mean "raw" Because this is the original recording of this song It was probably recorded on casette and it's underground and underbudget as fuck This is the sound you get It wasn't underground in the 2000s
@@stevieb274 huh? Yes, I know. That's what I said. Why would Soul Intent record it in this raw of production quality if it was in the 2000s, and on casette? That was my point. My point is that this is the sound the track is supposed to have. It's low budget and underground from the early-mid 90s; thus you get a raw production. This song isn't 2000s underground where any random person can produce it for free on a computer and have it sound cleaner. The song sounds the way it is supposed to sound in this version
So cool story...this was put out right after Kid Rock put out his first album. He did a signing in Detroit and Em challenged him to battle. Kid Rock basically told him to chill out, this was his moment and Em would eventually have his. Kid Rock gave him advice and told him he needed to slow down and enuciate because his bars were fire but nobody could understand him. He obviously took that advice on Infinite.
This instrumental is so underground hip hop. It’s a Little bit of rock. But I love this song man. I don’t listen to the newer Eminem stuff as much but I love listening to artists transition. And the structure is just internal rhyme scheme. Eminem (and I guess he’s influenced me to believe this is mandatory) but my goal is to rhyme as many words together as possible, bar for bar while telling a cohesive story or barring you to death.
#StevieKnight ... Eminem learned his way of Cadence from Big Daddy Kane and his Double rhyming inside each verse from Rakim; but because he is from the Mid-West where speed rap found it's home everything is at a double pace... It also had the K-Solo vibe with some of the way he twist the flow and rhymes.... A true Technician.... EM = GOAT!
What you are describing is his multi-syllable rhyming style, and yes he was way ahead of his time It's why him and proof initially clicked and made friends Because they both noticed that each other freestyled with the same multi rhyming which was more complex then Big L was good at it Canibus was notable for it back then There's only a small handful of emcees who were spitting compound multis back then
10:17 all the way up ta 11:42 *Exactly Stevie* That’s why I still can’t understand how people on Twitter/RU-vid can still be saying Eminem is a culture vulture or he is not in the top 10 or 15 best rappers alive list.
He really likes word play and methapors. I like them too but only if they are purposeful and well placed in the structure of a song. Unfortunally, Em is using WAY too many word play and punchlines lately and not all of them are well placed. To me it seems like he has a bunch of word play, he wants to put them all out and sometimes it sounds forced. If you listen to his early stuff, he didn't use that much word play yet his songs were better. He was always lyrical though.
@@urivan9613 he uses wordplay and bars more than ever cuz the content ain't there like before. Nothing he can do about it.. its just the stories are already been told. But his skill is better then ever
I was surprised Stevie didn’t like the beat this is honestly one of the most well composed beats I’ve ever heard and could still wash today with the right rapper on it
@@jamieboi11 the fact that he "did" believe in 15mins speaks for it self. I don't wanna open that discussion here. If u have 50 mins go and check the dad's breakdown to it.
Long time subscriber...... First time commentor! How has no one requested "Infinite". This song is like his new shit lyrically, metaphorically, cadence, and flow. Eminem has come full circle!
i can think of at least 50 em songs that you should of reacted to before that song but as long as you keep reacting to em songs i can't complain keep up the good work bro
Definitely not his greatest BUT when you consider the time period and it really shows how talented he was from the very beginning! I truly believe that the Eminem we have now is the closest to his "truest form". The people that cry for the old Em to come back are not very lyrical and are truly looking for his original shock value mix with storytelling. I enjoy his lyrical stuff because it is those songs where he truly sets himself apart from the rest.
I see why proof was in to em back in the day..he acknowledged his talent and skills more than anybody else..friendship build by trust and their music..
Yeah em has always had the multiple syllable rhymes and got better 9ver the years but where he changed the game was when he started multiple syllable rhymes schemes then condensing the internals and having multiple syllable schemes while keeping the original multi syllable scheme its crazy to even imagine how to write actually good records that make sense while doing it with all those multi syllable schemes going on externally and internally in the same line and carrying those schemes for a verse or some cases the entire track. Just another level of talent IMO
