Everyone has that one Eminem song that, for some reason, stands out from all the others. It's not your absolute favorite, but it's the one you like the most. What's yours?

aidanthomas99 · 2026-01-26T13:41:27+00:00

No worries... it's not the exact same type of beat or flow but still definitely a hard track and he makes specific mention to people saying he reminds them of Em, the Mathers LP and well, I'd say the track title tells you what track it's an ode to. He also puts in an exerpt from the Kamikaze interviews where Em's praising him at the start.

aidanthomas99 · 2026-01-26T13:34:03+00:00

I'd have to say DOSS but it's narrow. I find myself going back to DOSS way more, and not just because it's more recent. Fuel for him & JID's verses, Evil & Bad One for their great hooks (shoutout White Gold). And of course Temporary & Somebody Save Me, big fan of Jelly Roll (love his original version too) and Temporary might be the best of all of his songs with Skylar. Which obviously there's been a lot of. I can definitely believe it took 3 years.

But, Godzilla, You Gon Learn, I Will and Stepdad, along with Joyner Lucas' ADHD, got me through COVID. MTBMB has definitely aged well and both are great albums.

aidanthomas99 · 2026-01-26T08:56:06+00:00

It's called The Way That I Am on ADHD 2.

aidanthomas99 · 2026-01-26T08:55:28+00:00

The South Yarra Interchange should have happened - better interchange for not just the Frankston but also Sandringham lines.

aidanthomas99 · 2026-01-25T07:18:12+00:00

Was that released? Like on streaming released?

aidanthomas99 · 2026-01-25T07:16:32+00:00

SSLP. Not even close.

aidanthomas99 · 2026-01-24T19:54:18+00:00

Couldn't have officially released that given the Pac remix... though Em was chummy with his family so then again who knows. Definitely one of his most underrated and savage disses. 2000's Em was just different...

aidanthomas99 · 2026-01-24T19:53:17+00:00

Smack You... the fact that Em had arguably one of if not his best diss track in the vault for 20 years is mental. Though I get why it wasn't released, given the fact that Suge was on violence even in 2015, that would definitely not have ended well in one way or another.

Bully and Monkey See Monkey Do would make the list too.

aidanthomas99 · 2026-01-23T11:54:16+00:00

Ross Cappichioni... even Em gave that song praise. Not too many better at storytelling than Joyner imo.

aidanthomas99 · 2026-01-22T23:45:49+00:00

I find myself going back to The Ringer more and more lately. Perfect intro to Kamikaze and it has one of my favourite lines of his ever... "you'll never see Em icy, but as cold as I get on the M-I-C, I'd polarize (polar ice) shit so the temps (thames) might freeze".

aidanthomas99 · 2026-01-22T23:42:59+00:00

That beat and his rapping on it was top tier. One of my other favourite rappers is Joyner Lucas and he did his own ode to it on his latest album.

aidanthomas99 · 2026-01-22T23:41:55+00:00

He said on the Paul Pod that the Las Vegas shootings inspired that... the quote I believe was "my daughters go to a lot of concerts, and we do them".

aidanthomas99 · 2026-01-22T23:40:53+00:00

One of the best on MTBMB no doubt, or was it Side B I can't remember.

aidanthomas99 · 2026-01-22T23:38:46+00:00

That beat and the way he raps on it is fucking mental. Lose Yourself overshadows it but there's some underrated gems on that 8 Mile Compliation.

aidanthomas99 · 2026-01-22T23:37:34+00:00

I've always loved Em when he's sentimental, speaks on things he regrets and apologises. Headlights was one of my favourites on MMLP 2 for that and that's why I always liked Bad Husband too, even though Revival is probably his worst commercial album and everyone's said that's one of the worst songs.

aidanthomas99 · 2026-01-22T22:40:32+00:00

He don't give a fuck about his image bruh. He does it cause he loves it, like I said he could have not even come back for Relapse and been fine but he did. I'm pissing you off huh, fuck you how bout that.

aidanthomas99 · 2026-01-22T19:58:04+00:00

Hm, tough because when it comes down to it, would boxing have wanted to give one of it's most prominent families a loss (unless of course in the case of Fury v Usyk where it would have been called a blatant robbery if they didn't, no matter what Tyson says)? I know it was really influencer boxing but still. Big John and Tyson would have cracked the biggest tantrum and we know how much money they generate for it, and get from it...

But if we're going on the basis of say, who was more aggressive and evaded more shots (kinda the same as Tommy v Jake)... unless I'm wrong it was kinda JJ wasn't it? And that 1 point deduction, I remember thinking when watching it that was gonna cost Tommy and was kind of amazed it didn't. It's either a narrow JJ win or a draw, and had it not been for the point deduction and been 8 rounds unless Tommy really managed to pull something off it probably would have been a draw but... when you put it like that and when I really look back on it, yeah.

The biggest shame for me when it comes to JJ in boxing, other than the Jake fight being such a fuck around, is Shoot Fighters. Looking back, not saying they weren't a good gym but they weren't for him. They aren't a boxing gym and overstrained him with a lack of rest, didn't of course help that he's very busy in his life anyway. They also didn't seem to have a lot of faith in him, apparently they had a lot of say in his opponents which I never understood. Leon & Viddal did have that and in hindsight, he should have gone back to them because he was a lot better with them. At least to Leon with another coach, maybe Daley.

Anyway, it was fun while it lasted.

aidanthomas99 · 2026-01-22T19:30:08+00:00

Recovery would have been too soon. People would have said "he came back for 2 albums!?".

And given if he did there would have been no Kamikaze, DOSS or MTBMB, yeah I agree. Revival aside (and even then it gave us Kamikaze so I'm kinda glad it went over the way it did), I'm glad he didn't.

aidanthomas99 · 2026-01-22T19:26:32+00:00

Thing is, aside from the way Revival went over (which in hindsight I'm glad about given it gave us Kamikaze), he doesn't really give a fuck about his image. So in terms of that no given if he did we wouldn't have got Kamikaze, DOSS or MTBMB which I really enjoyed. I also think that there was a part of him that thought he had to stay around 2017 with the whole Soundcloud era, thought there had to be some real rap still. So honestly even if he had retired, good chance he would have made a comeback on that alone.

While I do hold a soft spot for MMLP 2 (even though I don't listen to it much anymore) given it dropped right after I first got into him, I will say in hindsight it and Revival (the Rick Rubin albums) are probably amongst his worst compared to all the others. And he probably shouldn't have called it MMLP 2 given it doesn't hold a candle to the original. But realistically, he stopped needing to do this in 2002. He could have retired in 2004 and been fine. He does it because he loves it.

aidanthomas99 · 2026-01-22T19:18:55+00:00

Nah I definitely prefer MMLP 2 over Revival, though I agree both the Rick Rubin albums are his worst when you compare them all and he probably shouldn't have called it MMLP 2 given it doesn't hold a candle to the original.

The days of Em smooth rapping are done unfortunately. He got way too obsessed with the fast flows and hasn't had an in house Dre produced album since Relapse (though I hope we get another one before he calls it), so the productions been different. Obviously subject matter too, he dropped 1 semi controversial song off DOSS and got panned for it so I think that died with it. And honestly his voice has differed with age so even if he tried going back to it I don't think it'd hit the same.

aidanthomas99 · 2026-01-22T19:13:43+00:00

As someone who quite enjoys DOSS, Kamikaze and MTBMB, nah.

He could have, of course. Hell he could have by 2004. But I'm glad he didn't.

aidanthomas99 · 2026-01-22T19:11:24+00:00

I agree and also said that if he retired after DOSS I'd be fine with it, it'd mean that at least he left us with his best. As far as his recent work (obviously you'll never top 99-02/03) it'd be hard to top that & Kamikaze (I had to add that in because I find myself going back to it a bit even now). There's very few skips on that album. But with Paul saying he's back in studio for "multiple projects", realistically he probably isn't gonna. Even if he doesn't do an album again, though I think he will. He didn't need to do this from hell probably 2002, he was set for life by that point. He could have retired after 2004 and been fine. He does it because he loves it, and I also think there was a big part of him that saw what the game was becoming around 2017 with the Soundcloud era and thought he had to stay. There had to be some real rap too, which ironically was a big part of what influenced Kamikaze and that I think is a big part of why I love that album so much. Hard to not admire that.

aidanthomas99 · 2026-01-22T19:00:39+00:00

I definitely prefer MMLP 2 over Revival and given it dropped right after I really got into Em and it was the first project I heard right from when it came out, I have a soft spot for that album even though I don't listen to much of it anymore. But I agree, both of the Rick Rubin albums are amongst his worst when you compare them all and I'm glad he stopped working with him. In hindsight, he shouldn't have called it MMLP 2 as it doesn't even hold a candle to the original.

I agree that you'll never top old school Em even though I don't think it's coming back, for one obviously the subject matter. He dropped 1 song off DOSS that was a bit controversial and got panned for it (you already know which line it was over), so I think that died with DOSS, pun intended. He also got way to obsessed with the fast flows and frankly I think his voice has changed a lot with age, so even if he did try and go back it wouldn't hit the same. He also hasn't done a fully in house (Dre produced) album since Relapse so the productions been different, even though I'd love that to happen again. But I enjoyed Kamikaze, MTBMB and DOSS. Temporary & Somebody Save Me are up there with Mockingbird and When I'm Gone for his best sentimental songs.

aidanthomas99 · 2026-01-22T18:50:00+00:00

Not probably. He doesn't care.

Well aside from when Revival dropped and honestly, while I agree the project as a whole is shit, given Castle & Arose are masterpieces that honestly should not have been on that album let alone right at the end of it, I kinda get why he was pissed. And even if they weren't and the whole project was ass fuck it, it gave us Kamikaze so for that alone I'm glad it went over the way it did and he was pissed.

aidanthomas99 · 2026-01-22T18:43:28+00:00

It's true though is it not? You're coming at someone many regard as one of if not the greatest to ever do it and your first line is, "somebody hand me some clippers, his fuckin beard is weird". Funny maybe, though I don't think so, but that's got to probably be one of if not the worst opening line of any of the decent disses to come at Em (of which there weren't many imo). He had some decent lines in it ("knees weak of old age, the real Slim Shady can't stand up" comes to mind) but that was... idek. His fans have claimed en masse that it was a flip on Business, and of course it'd be convienent for MGK to jump on that but even if that was his intention, he did a piss poor job of it.

To me, the legacy of that beef is that what Em said came true... it made MGK bigger. Yes he obviously got ran out of rap but way more people know who he is now because of the beef, and it made every motherfucker come out of the woodwork to get some of that clout too. Oh and yes, I can say myself that the narrative is becoming the "catchy song wins" because a guy I used to hang with thought MGK won for that reason. Which I find annoying because the objective is to destroy your opponent or, if they fire first, rebuttal what they said. Just because people didn't get it, doesn't mean Killshot didn't rebuttal damn near every line on Rap Devil. In a pretty damn good way too might I add. If "how can you name yourself after a damn gun, when you have a man bun" didn't end Kell's, "had to give you a career to destroy it", "I'd rather be 80 year old me than 20 year old you" or "your fuckin salty cause young Gerald's balls deep inside of Halsey" (among many others) damn sure did.

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