RoR...

[EminemBase]

Might be my favourite Em verses to rap along wit ever. Seriously.

I can't think of another Em song I have more fun and get more satisfaction out of rapping the damn words to. One of his dopest songs ever.

[sbolli1]

Infectious.

[csw621]

The Zombies' Rod Argent on Eminem Sample
Hip-hop has been one unlikely catalyst for the group's enduring appeal, as the band's signature song, "Time of the Season," has been sampled by rappers from Miguel and ScHoolboy Q to Yelawolf. Now the track gets its highest profile sample on "Rhyme or Reason" from Eminem's The Marshall Mathers LP 2. Co-produced by Eminem and Rick Rubin, the song acts as a response record to the original's lyrical questions ("What's your name?/Marshall/Who's your daddy?/I don't know him"). With Eminem singing a reworked version of the chorus, the track finds the rapper sounding off on his dysfunctional family and revisiting his 2000-era, rage-filled persona. Rolling Stone caught up with Argent to get his thoughts on the track.
What did you think of Eminem using "Time of the Season" for "Rhyme or Reason"?
I actually loved it. I loved the way he takes words and phrases from the original record and then spins off of the particular phrases. It kicks him off onto an avalanche of funny wordplay and invention. It's very amusing. It's a waterfall of words, and the associations just keep coming. When he's singing, "There's no rhyme or no reason for nothing," I love that it was almost identical in vowel sounds and mirrored the original, but at the same time completely inverted the sentiment of what was being said.
Were you skeptical about how it would be used?
I was supportive of the idea because I like things done in an inventive and creative way. I was excited when I heard he wanted to use it because I knew it would be a completely different spin on the song and it would turn into something else. In that respect, I really liked the Melanie Fiona record "Give It to Me Right" also.

[Mr Evil]

Love it

[Atone]

what the fuck is RoR?

i hate abreviations, lazy fucks

[brady50]

what the fuck is RoR?

i hate abreviations, lazy fucks

[Him Shadow]

EminemBase knows what's good


EDIT: brady50, dude your sig

[yoda you can call me]

what the fuck is RoR?

i hate abreviations, lazy fucks

Mitchell is a Legend

[slims]

what the fuck is RoR?

i hate abreviations, lazy fucks

rhyme or reason.

[shadyblogger]

Great track and a great hook

[UofLCard]

I adore the lead in into the second hook.

[Notalius]

whenever someone says "RoR" I have to think about that Katy Perry song

[space_bone]

play it for me

[shadyblogger]

Oochie ma

[kasia]

It's a SHAME he didn't perform it live in London