Official "Rap God" Reviews Thread

[Crazee]

lol @ People who get so upset about a word like it signifies anything important, when Em is clearly talking about men who are total pansies not sexual orientation. Not that it should matter if he meant it that way, either. Rap has never been soft. I've been listening to rap songs about how horrible white people are for years. I'm not a whiny bitch about it.

He should have went the Nas route, and dropped an album called Faggot.

[MikeBett]

lol @ People who get so upset about a word like it signifies anything important, when Em is clearly talking about men who are total pansies not sexual orientation. Not that it should matter if he meant it that way, either. Rap has never been soft. I've been listening to rap songs about how horrible white people are for years. I'm not a whiny bitch about it.

He should have went the Nas route, and dropped an album called Faggot.

lol but that would mean that he is a faggot, no?

Lil B made an album called "I Am Gay". I wonder if he ever released it.

[DAngeloBailey]

http://youtu.be/daDLgR6kxSM

Guys, theneedledrop reviewed Berzerk and Rap God

[DAngeloBailey]

http://youtu.be/daDLgR6kxSM

Guys, theneedledrop reviewed Berzerk and Rap God

Not sure why I watched all of that. Guy has some interesting opinions but he comes off as too much of a hipster. Not because he didn't like these songs, because everybody is entitled to their opinion, but just a general vibe I got from watching him.

He's probably the best/most in depth music reviewer on Youtube.

[Hadez]

And yeh it actually was in doubt, isn't that like a big thing, that he can't rap like he used to lol

exactly this. He wouldn't have to continually talk about how nice he is if people acknowledged that he's nice.

Eminem has had to keep saying "Here I am" since his hiatus. People don't take him seriously anymore. Nobody is following him like they do Jay-Z and other long time vets. To be completely honest, I feel like the rappers that have said "he's dope" over the past few years are only saying it because it's the thing to do now. It's "cool" to say you like him, but not actually like him like they feel sorry for him or something. The same way you sat next to the loner in school because you felt bad that he had no friends.

I live in Virginia and around here people don't even know he has an album coming and it's less than a month away. They're real quick to talk about that new Meek Mills horse shit, but have no clue an Eminem track just dropped.

[Snakebeast]

And yeh it actually was in doubt, isn't that like a big thing, that he can't rap like he used to lol

exactly this. He wouldn't have to continually talk about how nice he is if people acknowledged that he's nice.

Eminem has had to keep saying "Here I am" since his hiatus. People don't take him seriously anymore. Nobody is following him like they do Jay-Z and other long time vets. To be completely honest, I feel like the rappers that have said "he's dope" over the past few years are only saying it because it's the thing to do now. It's "cool" to say you like him, but not actually like him like they feel sorry for him or something. The same way you sat next to the loner in school because you felt bad that he had no friends.

I live in Virginia and around here people don't even know he has an album coming and it's less than a month away. They're real quick to talk about that new Meek Mills horse shit, but have no clue an Eminem track just dropped.

Everybody's been talking about Rap God doe Rapgenius fucking CRASHED because of Rap God.

[Hadez]

And yeh it actually was in doubt, isn't that like a big thing, that he can't rap like he used to lol

exactly this. He wouldn't have to continually talk about how nice he is if people acknowledged that he's nice.

Eminem has had to keep saying "Here I am" since his hiatus. People don't take him seriously anymore. Nobody is following him like they do Jay-Z and other long time vets. To be completely honest, I feel like the rappers that have said "he's dope" over the past few years are only saying it because it's the thing to do now. It's "cool" to say you like him, but not actually like him like they feel sorry for him or something. The same way you sat next to the loner in school because you felt bad that he had no friends.

I live in Virginia and around here people don't even know he has an album coming and it's less than a month away. They're real quick to talk about that new Meek Mills horse shit, but have no clue an Eminem track just dropped.

Everybody's been talking about Rap God doe Rapgenius fucking CRASHED because of Rap God.

That doesn't explain the reactions to his music before "Rap God", just that he's finally gotten through to people.

[Snakebeast]

Good point

[Trilla]

Slow down there man it doesn't "crash" that's more like what the Control verse did

but yeah I agree with Hadez, Em doesn't get the attention he used to get in 2000 and it fucking sucks ass I miss having this guy all over the place.

[unbound88]

And yeh it actually was in doubt, isn't that like a big thing, that he can't rap like he used to lol

exactly this. He wouldn't have to continually talk about how nice he is if people acknowledged that he's nice.

Eminem has had to keep saying "Here I am" since his hiatus. People don't take him seriously anymore. Nobody is following him like they do Jay-Z and other long time vets. To be completely honest, I feel like the rappers that have said "he's dope" over the past few years are only saying it because it's the thing to do now. It's "cool" to say you like him, but not actually like him like they feel sorry for him or something. The same way you sat next to the loner in school because you felt bad that he had no friends.

I live in Virginia and around here people don't even know he has an album coming and it's less than a month away. They're real quick to talk about that new Meek Mills horse shit, but have no clue an Eminem track just dropped.

Virginia may be the reason, hyuck!

Sorry but u comin off stupid with this shit, no one is following him like other long time vets? Based on....what? Also are u really trying to say people are saying they like Eminem because they feel sorry for him and he's a loser and not because of his music? Cuz that's what it sounds like ur sayin and that's fucking stupid. Maybe these idiots who are checking for the new Meek Mills album don't know he has an album coming out but the rest of the world does, this album has been hyped as one of the years most anticipated albums before it even had a title or a release date. Also u said "it's the thing to do" to say he's nice but also ur saying people don't acknowledge that he's nice soooo which is it?

[Hadez]

Sorry but u comin off stupid with this shit, no one is following him like other long time vets? Based on....what? Also are u really trying to say people are saying they like Eminem because they feel sorry for him and he's a loser and not because of his music? Cuz that's what it sounds like ur sayin and that's fucking stupid. Maybe these idiots who are checking for the new Meek Mills album don't know he has an album coming out but the rest of the world does, this album has been hyped as one of the years most anticipated albums before it even had a title or a release date. Also u said "it's the thing to do" to say he's nice but also ur saying people don't acknowledge that he's nice soooo which is it?

I never said people weren't hyped. And some of you on this forum should really learn what a generalization is. The fact of the matter is a large portion of the rap listeners have brushed Em off already. By no means does that mean zero people like him. But in comparison so what that number use to be, you can generalize and say "people don't think he's nice" and be fairly accurate.

And yes, it's the thing to do. SAYING he's nice is the cool thing to do. Saying he's nice and actually thinking he's nice are two different things. The world is full of liars and actors and, in my opinion, these rappers don't feel him for whatever reason. I believe the older rappers feel him, but I find it hard to believe Wayne, Drake, Wiz, Pusha, Meek, Ross, Kanye, etc actually feel him. I don't think any of the "big deal" rappers out now like his music. Seeing as they hold the popular vote and people stick to cliques, so yes.... "people" don't acknowledge that he's nice.


@ Menzo, Virginia sucks a big one

[MikeBett]

@ Menzo...When you said something about Buffalo I wondered if you were from Manhatten or your shit just said Hells Kitchen for no reason?? lol

[2PointOBoy]

You can look at Eminem’s new rap song, “Rap God,” in one of two ways. It’s either “This is the sound of a man who hasn’t been considered dope in a long time reminding people that hey, I’m not bad at this rap thing,” or “Wow, Eminem kinda fell off.”

As far as the song itself, Eminem is a Ph.D candidate in rap studies, effortlessly switching the flow from slow and enunciated to homages of ’80s one-hit wonders J.J. Fad and Chicago’s own Hotstylz’s 2010 song “Lookin’ Boy.” (That last one got me to blurt out “No this [bleeeeeep] isn’t doing this right now” on the train.) That aspect is a treat, and should be cherished and heralded by people who love lyricism. That concludes my review of a 6-minute Eminem song that came out in 2013.

Now, let’s talk about the elephant in the room. Mr. Mathers is at an interesting point in his career. He’s earned all the acclaim, awards and controversy that came with rap’s transition from popular thing that people pretended was a niche to the current state of being outright pop music that even your racist Uncle Morton can’t deny. Problem is, that isn’t enough anymore. All the punchlines on Earth don’t mean anything if you aren’t making music your audience responds to. Unfortunately, his audience is … everyone. Like most creative endeavors, there is a definite moment when you can tell someone is trying too hard. This song is a case of that. After a few listens, it felt like he was waving frantically, trying to remind people he could do his thing.

Online, there’s already a surging army of folks ready to decry anyone who dares say that arguably one of the most popular technical rappers ever lost a step. Well folks, he has. From his hacky attempts at pop culture references (Monica Lewinsky, Ray J) to his reliance on homophobic terms, he’s showing his age. This song shows that Em notices the problem, and is pissed that he isn’t being named and re-embraced in the post-Kendrick world of lyricism over everything. Maybe, just maybe, that’s who he’s been this whole time, and he finally gets to be himself on a record.

Either way, the man who went from being the kid in the back of class who did drugs to being the champion for guys who used to beat up the kid in the back of the class. Can he regain his throne? All I know is, I’m interested to see what comes next.

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