by chrismoz » Aug 7th, '10, 01:31
Haha, Ironic that some one made a thread about this because I was actually just thinking about this earlier today. These are my top 10 Eminem tracks since his comeback, in order.
1. You're Never Over
2. 25 to Life
3. Despicable Freestyle
4. My Darling
5. Going Through Changes
6. Beautiful
7. Love The Way You Lie
8. Deja Vu
9. Almost Famous
10. Buffalo Bill
Honorable mention: Underground, Medicine Ball, Space Bound, Cold Wind Blows.
You're Never Over obviously has to be #1 IMO just because it's Em's favorite track off the album and the lyric "For you, I wanna write the sickest rhyme of my life" speaks volume in terms of the quality of this song. Eminem put his soul into this track.
25 to Life is just amazing. I can't get enough of this song. My favorite off Recovery and every time I listen to Recovery this is the first song I go to. The 2nd verse is incredible and some of his best work since MMLP & Eminem Show days.
Despicable Freestyle. This track has 527 plays on my iTunes and that doesn't even count all the times I've listened to it in my car while driving and on my BlackBerry. Flow and lyrics are disgusting. Enough said.
My Darling has to be one of the most underrated tracks. I didn't like it at all first because of the demon voice but after listening to it more and more I began to understand the meaning behind the demon and the lyrics. This song is amazing and it shows Eminem's growth as an artist.
Going Through Changes also shows Eminem's growth as an artist. To be able to come to terms with every thing thats happened and write such a sick rhyme about it. Not many rappers can do that today. In fact it seems like the only rappers who've been able to do that in their careers are Biggie, Pac, Nas and lastly, Eminem.
Beautiful has an amazing message behind it. "Don't let em say you ain't beautiful, they can all get fucked just stay true to you." This line speaks volumes as do many other Eminem lyrics but IMO this stands out. Eminem is telling his fan base just to be themselves and not give a fuck about what any one else thinks. You can repeat this to yourself but it's actually really hard to not care what other people think and feel and live for yourself. I mean think about it for a minute, are you really living your life for yourself right now? This is why this song makes it into my top 10.
Love The Way You Lie. I never thought much of this song until I saw the video. It used to be just a song that I played when my girlfriend was in the car because she enjoyed it but there is so much emotion that goes into this song and the video did an excellent job of portraying this emotion. This song is very personal and clearly relates to a life experience Eminem has gone through recently. Brilliant track. Em knew exactly what he was doing with this song by getting Rhianna to feature.
Although I ranked My Darling and Beautiful higher than Deja Vu, I still think Deja Vu is the best track of Relapse. I love the beat and the rhymes. They sound so simple but go together so well and tell a sick story.
Almost Famous is like a return to the angry MMLP days. It reminds me of The Way I am. I enjoy the intensity on this track. It's fierce and aggressive and Eminem at his best. There are a bunch of lines in this song that take a while for you to actually understand before you know what they truly mean.
Buffalo Bill has to be my last just because of the way it sounds. The flow in this song is incredible. It doesn't even sound like any other rap I've heard. Sick track.