All good mistakes happen you have an incredible talent with the music.. I have the ear for sure example I know 2Pac "Pain" & Sauce Money section 53 row 78 are the same sample "Living Inside Your Love"
Brilliant analysis my friend. I can't believe how much insight and information you were able to cram in such a short video. Of course it wouldn't matter how much information you crammed in there if it wasn't easily understood. Excellent pacing, breakdowns and tutelage. If you have an editor they deserve some recognition as well. Cheers friend. Respect 👊
Everyone forgets Marshall’s earlier stuff with Bassmint Productions songs.. it’s amazing to hear pre infinite music. He’s been around a very very long time
it's not that i 'forgot', it's that before youtube i couldn't ever find any of that stuff. "that stuff with rawkus", "that underground stuff with skam" - wut?
To an extent the Bass Brothers who run Bassmint (especially Jeff Bass) continued to be a frequent collaborator producing with Eminem throughout his albums even after being signed with Dre (Slim Shady LP, MMLP, Eminem Show, Encore and Relapse)
Great video you have one of the coolest production channels, I love how you highlight real life music industry beats and break them down into a digestible lessons. Things like Dre flipping the panning on the percussion in a loop is so small but it makes me think more about small details that keep a song sounding fresh even if the listener doesn’t notice
Nice man, i was waiting for you to review Eminem and Dre work, the guys really made the Diference, and for whenever says that its hard to make something new nowadays i think there is still space to create something not made already 👌🏽
The sample that Eminem used for my name is is called I got the… by Lalo Siffre And was also the sample for Jay-Z’s streets is watching. Like if you listen to the original track you can clearly identify the parts that were taken for each beat
Man this was gold 👍 I kinda wanted you to keep going and really analyze every song lol and what made both of those LP's so good back then I used to obsessively study what Dre did on Eminem's albums by pulling my headphones out halfway to hear the instrumental minus the drums and it only got better by The Eminem show when Eminem himself started producing he'd get heavy into using strings and other ethnic sounding instruments, you should do a follow up video on his song Superman such a well priduced track that one
I became a hip hop head in '98, my senior year in high school. I grew up a indie / punk rock kid, and I remember thinking that the beat for My Name Is sounded unlike anything else I had heard in rap. 25 (!) years later and it still stands alone. This video does a great job of digging into why that is.
Blessup Navie...dope vid I remember when A called me and said he was signed to Dr. dre, when he let me hear Firm biz remix i was like nah a team...and EM was on it and im like lyrical fitness all on one track...but a super group at that time with a super producer but it never was what folk expectations was at that time....but after Dre and Em took off "firm flop" line
Yooo’, shoutout for mentioning Lord Finesse, I thought I was the only one who was linking tambourine patterns with his production 😂 You a real hip hop head!
It's also worth noting that Dre started using the guitar A LOT during this time period (97-03) not just for Eminem's music but also for Snoop, King Tee and Dre's own 2001, even in In Da Club with the bass guitar
Dre already made a lot of beats with guitars, Stan the Guitar Man is literally credited on NWA and DOC albums. Natural Born Killaz? We’re All In The Same Gang? 100 Miles & Runnin? Etc etc
I had no idea Em might’ve pulled me in by guitars lol. I certainly enjoyed the guitars at the end of songs like Marshall Mathers. I loved this breakdown of production and perhaps it’s because this video was production focused, but there is a gap here between Infinite and My Name Is. Em reinvented his style before meeting Dre which certainly helped and the beats improved with the Bass Bros (who probably handled most production on the first 2-3 albums). But the Dre and Eminem combination definitely made an impact. Even with vocals and delivery, I think it was Dre to tell Em to start yelling on the beat on Role Model. Dre probably also had a hand in improving and reworking the beats or mixing from the Slim Shady EP (like if I had and Just don’t give a fuck)
I'm glad someone points out the Role of the Bass Brothers. And to be honest, i wish Em would work with them again. Those beats were all fire! I mean that "I'm back" bassline is so addictive and badass....
Great breakdown as always and it sparked an idea and perhaps a suggestion. Have you done a video on G Funk as a whole? Maybe notating a few major players and their hits and breakdowns of said hits? Personally, I love the whole G Funk sound. I was just listening to Warren G and them last night at work lol RIP Nate Dogg! Thanks, Navie! Cheers.
Eminem was the First white rapper who didn't try to act black. He just told his story. He created Emo Rap. It resonated with white Suburbia. The sound definitely catered to the Suburbs. Big ups to Dr. Dre for making that decision.
Makes sense. The earlier pre-Dre stuff was underground stuff for lower-caste whites and fringe blacks (not gangstas), and didn't get out of that... er, ghetto because who wants to identify with a loser? Dre suburbanised the sound, is what I'm hearing you say, and if it is, then I agree with you
never knew the original that My name is beat is sampled from. And it is basically just that sample. The original is great too! Never heard of Labi Siffre before.
Great video man... any way i can request a video on some of the sounds that came out of the Bay Area in 2006? The hyphy movement has some amazing beats.. Traxamillion would be a good place to start
Excellent video! I would maybe add that the zany nature of the beats may have contributed to Eminem's popularity. Over traditional production, the colorful nature of his lyricism was lost. With songs like Role Model and Guilty Conscience, there are "silly" and out of place elements to the beats that emphasized the over the top content of his songwriting.
There is basically no videos on Dre or Em's production. Thank you, Navie💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼 Its also important to note that Eminem is a big fan of rock and rock inspired hip hop such as Run DMC
@@user-ey5xw2nx9s the swung drums and heavy bass lines are akin to each genre. Eminem was also in a Korn music video before he was famous. So I'd like to imagine so
One thing that I gotta mention during the Guilty Conscience beat that i wish you would've talked about, whenever Dr. Dre started the song off, the piano sample from Pigs Go Home is there. But the moment Eminem starts the second verse, the piano sample gets flipped to an electric guitar.
Broke it down perfectly I would agree people don't get how much the subconscious plays a roll in why they like music a great example is this song most people had no idea why they liked it are why it sounded familiar and it was as simple as making the track sound like guitar in way but the listener obviously had no idea that it did sound like guitar at all but the subconscious picked it up for the average music fan they really dont no why one thing sounds better then anorther its all in the subconscious like being a little out of tune all the average listeners would know its a little off but no clue what is off tiny things that appeal to the subconscious that can make a song a huge hit are totally flop its a well known fact in the industry and this tiny example explains those small things perfectly
Infinite is so freakingh good idc what anyone says. I'm 27 and finding that song back in high school was like opening a whole world of discovery to me.
Honestly, I think the secret to Em’s success was he came out at just the right time, with his brand of humor. That campy sarcasm was pretty popular at the time, with acts like Blink 182, Tom Green & The Bloodhound Gang. And you had a lot of white artists dipping their toe into the “rap rock” genre, so there was already that prebuilt white fan base that listened to “rap.” Only most of these acts weren’t very good “rappers.” Em, to his credit was more “authentic”, and actually had roots within the underground scene.
Shady wasn't violent only, he was Bugs Bunny between gangstas and Dre (Jeff Bass first) made the production that fits it. A lot of SSLP bars was bited of Big L, but the funny and passionated voice/delivery was the main difference.
You are correct in a lot of ways but still, Slim Shady EP came out before Eminem worked with Dre. Which used a really different sound from Infinite and showed us, even though not this much, Eminem would still likely to succeed without Dre
Honestly that first one sounds like an accident playing with knobs that sounded cool that he went with. But the intentional / guitar story sounds more cool tho
That's the thing, Eminem already had a collection of work and a fanbase in Detroit (not just whites). Hence why it made sense he was already warning fans not to do what he rapped about
No, Em had already signed with Dre and dropped The Slim Shady LP before Soundbombing 2 dropped. Dre discovered Em by finding his demo CD (The Slim Shady EP) on the floor of Jimmy Iovine's garage. Dre was intrigued by the cover art and happened to take a listen. The rest is history...
hey hey hey Benzino will have you know that Em is a culture vulture and will be moving on to his big pop or rock career any minute now. he's been predicting for two decades now so he's an authority also he'll strike your account if you say differently
Man, Infinite might be my favorite album of his. Not a skippable song on there, super raw, a piece of history. Just show how great hungry artists can be! That said, My Name Is, and the entire Slim Shady LP (and EP) changed my life; had me hooked since I was small. Great breakdown as always Navie!
