You're Never Over (Horrible Tribute)

[Solace]

Yes. I am making a topic about this, Idc if there's already a bunch of topics about this.

First off let me say that I love the chorus, I love the verses and overall I love the song, I think it's great. But it's damn right fucking retarded to tribute Proof like that. Uh, let's see. A tribute I would think would talk about the person you're actually tributing. Anyone notice this entire song is "Now Im back better than ever and you can't stop me, I'm dope as fuck, so dope, I'm a beast, fuck you corny rappers" with the exception of the first 4 lines or so of the first verse and some other liens in the 2nd...

[Verse 1]
If Proof could see me now, I know he'd be proud
Somewhere in me deep down, there's something in me he found
That made him believe in me, now no one can beat me now
You try, it'll be them doors, on Dre's phantom believe me clowns
That means suicide homie, you'll never throw me
Off of this course, blow me
Bitch I do this all for the sport only
But I want it all, I'm not just talking awards homie
And the balls in my court and it's lonely
On top of the world when you're the only
One with the balls in your shorts
To leave their jaws on the floor with no re-
Morse, remember that when they get to doggin' your boy homie
So y'all can just get to bloggin' about bologna
I'm not gonna stop, the saga
Continues, no stoppin' the force Obi, I'm moppin the floors
With them, I keep tryna pass it, but they keep on droppin' the torch
And it won't be, long til this sport is O-V-
E-R, Just Blaze and me we are knockin' them doors and no we
Ain't pumpkins on Halloween but we'll show up on your porch, so be
Careful what you say, there ain't no punks over here so follow me
Through the fog like I'm S-N-double-O-P
Let me guide you through the smoke G
If only I wasn't travellin' down this road by my lonely
No one who knew me like you will ever know me
I don't think you understand how much you meant to me

The entire bolded part, had nothing to do with tributing. It could've been on On Fire and I wouldn't have said, Hmm that should be in a Proof Tribute.

I could go on with verse two, but you get my point. Then..Let's take Kuniva's verse from The Good Die Young.

I came back on that tragic, my phone rung
And Bizarres voice telling me, Bugz was gone home
It was like a knife piercing my chest and I couldn't breath
I didn't wanna accept it, didn't wanna believe it
I swear with this weight dawg, I cried so hard
Literally, Denaun had to carry me to the car
While I stand in this booth now it's tearing me apart
But I had to let it out cos it was tearing at my heart
Cos he died over something so petty and so small
A human life is so very precious I hope you all
Understand how I'm feeling cos I love you bugz
I wanna rhyme wit you, laugh wit you, hug you bugz
But I can't and you was so close to seeing dreams
A coward came along and took you away from the team
So don't mistake this track as just another song
This goes out to everyone who lost a loved one

There, he actually stated what was up instead said "His death made me dope as fuck"


Sorry. I'm bored. This post probably looks all assholish and probably wrong but whatever lol.

[BILI]

I actually agree with everything you said about the firs verse,I dont get it either,it has nothing to do wit Proof
But for me the 2nd verse is just

[Jens14]

I haven't analysed the song yet but this is my theory thusfar:

Eminem first talks about how Proof believed in him, greatly because of this he got the success that he has had and to the point where he is now. Proof is gone but he isn't over. You can say he lives on via Eminem, everytime you hear Eminem rap, you also hear Proof because he's a part of Eminem, because Proof believed in him. Eminem wants to be the sicked MC, for Proof.

[Solace]

So if Proof=Eminem

This is a song to himself. (Well the first verse pretty much is about himself...)

[Solace]

^Yeah I know, I think it's pretty dope.

[Solace]

[HereHere]

[BILI]

dam YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmTLnILmJfc
Hook from this song says everything I want to say you in your face

Lol@HereHere

[Drucifer]

I dunno, I cant get past the chorus enough to break it down like that, only song I havent listened to since the day it came out.........All the other songs probably have 50 Play counts on Itunes, that song has one

[electroencephalogram]

He credits Proof, that's the reason, and I think Proof would have liked it.

Also, people think it's not good that the song is spit fast and it's a tribute, this is not a mourning song, it's a celebration. And just because all other tributes are slow doesn't mean one can't be, being a sheep is not being an artist.

[Solace]

I never said anything bad about being spit fast.


But for a tribute 2/5 of it had to do with Proof is what I'm saying.

[Robbie G]

I agree, especially in the first verse. I imagine it's still hard for Em to really talk about it.

[Kez]

You raise a good point, i had personally not noticed (mainly cause i haven't re-listened to it since my first listen-through of Recovery)

[EminemBase]

I don't think it's a horrible tribute song. I think he succeeded in creating a song which felt fitting, triumphunt, racey and celebratory.

I don't entirely agree on the first verse. It's a song from him to Proof not a song just about Proof so it's only right it should showcase his personality which Proof help shaped too.

BUT, I agree he should of spent the time there speaking more so in relation to the person in question. I mean he really ddin't delve into (although we already know it) much of their past etc. I think he could of made it a more legendary song, considering what he's created in the past for personal issues.

[R.A.G.E In Darkness]

This song never gave me a ''tribute'' feeling...