Love the Way You Lie > The Monster, and I'll tell you why

[Excita]

ltwyl is like watching a movie. the monster is like listening to just another song

Whew...

[mwm5952]

Off the top of my head...

TM verse 3>All Three LTWYL verses>>TM verses 1 and 2

I like LTWYL more, but both songs are solid IMO.

[shadyblogger]

Em himself is better on the Monster, but LTWYL feels much more complete.

Yes

[DetroitSkills]

ltwyl sold like a billion more records loob

in 4 years?..

[Mr Evil]

his voice/delivery is awful on ltwyl.

...and so is the whole song

[Notalius]

his voice/delivery is awful on ltwyl.

...and so is the whole song

[Raul]

his voice/delivery is awful on ltwyl.

...and so is the whole song

[kkaniff]

His delivery is awful on LTWYL?!
Whachu people on?

[Devil'sAdvocate]

You actually think that's a "cringeworthy" line considering just how many horrible lines are spat daily? Lol

i avoid new music if its not by an artist i can guarantee myself is worth my time bruh

[Jason M.]

the fact that was a shot in the dark. Interscope couldn't be sure that the song would be a hit.

Man, you make me laugh!

[shadyblogger]

his voice/delivery is awful on ltwyl but its well written.

I agree. Both are decently written imo but his voice and delivery is far superior on The Monster.

[Raul]

the fact that was a shot in the dark. Interscope couldn't be sure that the song would be a hit.

Man, you make me laugh!

How would they know for sure if Em x Riri could make such a successful combo?

"Ok, let's throw Rihanna in a song with Eminem. Weird collabo? Yeah, but fuck it, let's see what happens."

[Mr.DGAF]

His delivery is awful on LTWYL?!
Whachu people on?

.its like an old accord that's hesitating to start.

Yooooo hahaha. Such a great comparison.

I feel like Em's writing was better on LTWYL. They're both pretty good radio songs. I dig the 3rd verse of Monster tho, that way back/Russell Wilson scheme sounds nice even though the opening couple of bars are ehhh "regulahhhhhh civilian"

[Mr Change]

Neither song is bad. I consider them almost the same in quality.

[Amadeo]

In my opinion, LTWYL is more genuine, from the quantity of bars Em did per verse

Then, in The Monster, Em made that formulaic 16 bars verse + hook + 16 bars verse + hook + 16 bars verse + hook thing.

Huh? LTWYL is three 16s...exactly the same as The Monster.

to the fact that was a shot in the dark. Interscope couldn't be sure that the song would be a hit.

Catchy chorus sung by a huge music star collaborating with another huge music star. This was no "shot in the dark." They knew it was going to be a hit.

And we know that Em had a lot more to say when the 3rd verse was ending:

It's nothing, I'm still friends with the...

He HAD to finish the verse, stopping his stream of consciousness.

I'd say he chose the right time to end that verse. It would have been hard to continue the A-B rhyme patterning he was doing without it sounding too forced. It doesn't really feel like an abrupt end at all, nor does it sound like he wanted to say more in that verse. "Nothin, I'm still" going with the previous scheme, and "friends with the" going with "messenger" was also nicely done.