Eminem Opinions on Not Afraid?

Started by Goldy, Dec 22, 2016, in Eminem Add to Reading List

  1. Goldy
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    Dec 22, 2016
    without a doubt one of the most important songs of eminems career, yet it gets so much hate on the forums.



    i can see why people would feel either way, but i truly think it's a great song. it captured the whole idea of recovery perfectly in one song, and unlike what we see from most songs today, showed some real emotion.

    idk i sound cheesy now, but y'all haters can make like bees with no stingers and drop dead.
     
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  2. Him Shadow
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    Dec 22, 2016
    great song, anthem, one of the most important songs of his career

    I really love the vibe this song gives me and I don't mind the relapse line which I don't agree with at all
     
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  3. Oldboy
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    Dec 22, 2016
     
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  4. Mikey
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    Dec 22, 2016
    Liked it back in 2010.
    Over time it has aged very badly. The hook is embarrasing & some horrible punchlines.
     
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  5. Dread or Alive
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    Dread or Alive Kamikaze should've been released 3 years ago

    Dec 22, 2016
    That right there, is exactly what made people dislike Recovery. Thank god the lines got better since.
     
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  6. OwI
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    OwI I was riding on a bike on a very late night

    Dec 22, 2016
    Classic
     
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  7. Worm
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    Worm Big Perm Big Worm

    Dec 22, 2016
    without a doubt undoubtedly
     
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  8. Jay Zeus
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    Dec 22, 2016
    Meh. It bores me and is corny. Still better than The Hills Remix.
     
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  9. rapmusik
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    Dec 22, 2016
    what a weird song to compare it to :what22:
     
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  10. Munch
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    Dec 22, 2016
    Brilliant song, can't see why it gets so much hate. Was such a milestone song in Em's career when he dropped this. Still play it on the regular.
     
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  11. VR46
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    VR46 Kamikaze

    Dec 22, 2016
    i dont like it but who cares ,s----s diamond
     
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  12. Goku187
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    Terrible song. Some of the worst writing of his career.
     
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  13. Pinocchio
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    Dec 22, 2016
    Thought it was meh when first came out, now it's classic, it's definetly for ppl going through s---.. hype beast won't appreciate it (yet)
     
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  14. Jay Zeus
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    Jay Zeus I am the god-favored weed strain

    Dec 22, 2016
    I'm making a point to let you know how much I really can't stand people trying to exalt the n-----'s verse on that song when The Weeknd was most definitely better off doing The Official Remix with someone else like Ty Dolla $ign or Juicy J. Em' was almost as corny on "Not Afraid" as he ended up eventually being on "The Hills Remix". Just trying to make a point to shut you Stanleys up.
     
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  15. Jay Zeus
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    Jay Zeus I am the god-favored weed strain

    Dec 22, 2016
    I been through adversity and it's still a trash song. Just like Beautiful is, too. Pathetic. He's made better songs for people who've gone through some real excrement-equivalent experiences/encounters in their life. That's inevitable. I'm not going to pat him on the back because it was him revealing himself, flaws and all, to fans and other casual listeners alike.
     
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  16. icecube
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    icecube West Coast is the Best Coast

    Dec 22, 2016
    I REALLY like it. But this is what pisses me off about Eminem "fans".
    After Lose Yourself, everyone wanted a "serious" first single, they were fed up with the corny pop s---. Recovery came along, we got a serious first single that was actually good and people hated on it. Double standards quite frankly.
     
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  17. Michael Myers
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    Dec 22, 2016
    Some pretty terrible lines, but he sounds good on it.
     
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  18. Kon
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    Kon

    Dec 22, 2016
    Way too cheesy for me.
     
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  19. Hard Klyntar
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    Dec 22, 2016
    classic song what else to say
    :kanye3:
     
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  20. dkdnfbdjdkdddjdjfvcgfl
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    Dec 22, 2016
    yea def one of most important songs of his career. the comeback song. rising above it all. could have been outstanding, Lose Yourself tier. Instead we got a poorly written, cliche ridden, generic, cheesy, "deep" comeback song.

    production awful & cheap, hook sucks a---, visuals on the video are nxt lvl cringe, & again holy s--- at the writing. "I pull my d-ck from the dirt and f--- the universe", "s---t for the moon but im gazing for the stars", etc. etc. etc.

    not tryna be an Eminem hater or someone whos bashin his s--- just cuz but the song is fkn terribad & it could've been the complete opposite.
     
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