Do you still like Eminem?

[slims]

What exactly is this thread? Of course we like Eminem! We're all on an Eminem forum. Anyway, yeah he's gone a bit soft but that comes with age and maybe the fact that he regrets a lot. I think the problem is that he wants to please everyone.

[Notalius]

It's a troll thread by guilty. I mean, it's so obvious lol

[slims]

Didn't mean to triple post. Lol, my kindle is being really weird. I know it's a troll thread, I was playing along.

[Just Silver]

I don't like him half as much as I used to

[Dewey Decimal]

Dude needs to smoke weed again

[shadyblogger]

Dude needs to smoke weed again

Fuck no

Anyways, yeah I still love Eminem. Now that the MMLP 2 hype has died down and it's beginning to age I can say that I'm no longer as crazy about the album as I once was. I'm beginning to just appreciate Em's discography as a whole and how each individual album is very special and unique in their own way.

[alicia11]

I agree on this front yo.

My view is that... as an artist - and where he's at, he has absolutely zero need to conform to comply to anybody or compromise any element of his work, for anything.

As to why he does it... it's obviously not for money. There's so many ways he could have made money that he's said no to, endlessly... and I don't believe it's for fame.

Honestly: I think he's actually fairly weak-minded. Recovery kind of proved that, but he's actually ALWAYS done that. I mean just look at his response to Infinite. If it wasn't for people bashing Infinite, he wouldn't have changed; thankfully it was a genius change but still - he has always been highly sensitive, and is a reactionary artist.

He's also pretty loyal once he commits to someone/something, if they don't wrong him...

So, I truly believe he does it for these reasons:

1. Appease Jimmy and his label (as, it's still a business, whichever way you slice it) - as they have given him so much and provided him with so much opportunity, I imagine he finds it hard to ever truly reject a suggestion for a hit direction or theme or whatever, because he feels somewhat indebted.

2. In an attempt to rebuild Shady. I think he knows that the bigger he gets... the bigger Shady gets, and I genuinely think he is trying to help Yela and SH succeed by making the label stronger. As if he doesn't have big hits and sell a lot... his label goes to shit.

My problem with all of this is - if he ignored all of that and did nothing but what he truly felt was genius, with absolutely zero compromise - he would achieve all that much better!

Pop fans are not being fooled in to buying fucking Eminem albums for a single. Nobody buys fucking albums for a single now, they're living in another age and can't get past it. And B.o.B is proof that singles do not drive fucking albums, and MMLP is the double-blind test that they never need to! MMLP did not sell because of a catchy fkn lead single. It sold because people were perplexed, excited and anxious.

So I just do not understand it at all. I understand why he thinks he needs to do it. But it's really just a lack of confidence in selling off of his pure vision. I wish he had the unwavering bigotry of Kanye.

MMLP is unwavering bigotry, that is why it is timeless genius.

He will never make a true masterpiece again until he lets go of all expectations and compromises.

Couldn't agree more.
But if MMLP 2 tanks in sales, he should know it. I think he is still very self-awaring, he is able to find out what goes wrong. I hope he could make an album for himself.....before it gets too late.

[RSoares]

I still like Eminem, of course. Some time ago, I didn't listen to Em for a week or so and then I listened to "My Life".. damn, I had what you call an Emgasm. I don't get those with other artists. It's something completely different from what I feel when I listen to other artists. I like other artists, but feeling what I feel when I listen to Em, even nowadays, there's nothing to compare with.

[StanBase]

Mostly agree with embase.
He should quit making singles with pop stars tho

[yoda you can call me]

I've always liked this sonabitch, always will. He's got me "through some tough times"

@rolly, nice hidden words brah

[Mathers]

Then why are you still on an Eminem forum? Move on.

[yoda you can call me]

^

Well said brah

[Mr Change]

The least OP could do is enjoy MMLP2 for the next year until finally deciding that it sucks and was a turn for the wrong direction, then preceed to talk about how good Recovery was

It's like people don't know how to be Em fans these days

[PAINKILLƎR]

I'm saying it now.

Em can still take on any rapper.

Yes

Eminem #1

OP is one of those cool kid wannabeez... Comparing TRSS and LTYWYL? Dumbass

[PAINKILLƎR]

What a retard