#2015 Eminem

[11cleyvaart]

Can you do the let’s take ibuprofen together meme with Pre Gadget maybe?😍😍😍

He got caught with his over the counter addiction and looks guilty. ⬇️

Also Extra- Post Gadget is okay with his Codeine addiction

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[just-just-gyllenhaal]

Southpaw New York Premiere And After Party(2015) pics..

[infinityonimmortals]

can't believe I wasted my old good boom box on kidz bop and the top 40 station

[doyoulikethissong-poll]

Warren G featuring Nate Dogg - Regulate 1994

Warren G is an American rapper, record producer, and DJ known for his role in West Coast rap's 1990s ascent. A pioneer of G-funk, he attained mainstream success with the 1994 single "Regulate". He significantly helped Snoop Dogg's career during the latter's beginnings, also introducing him to Dr. Dre, who later signed Snoop Dogg. After the success of "Regulate", American singer and rapper Nate Dogg became a fixture in the West Coast hip hop genre, regularly working with Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, and Xzibit in the 1990s; his deep vocals became sought after for hooks, and he would expand to work with a larger variety of artists in the 2000s. As a featured artist, Nate charted 16 times on the Billboard Hot 100, and in 2003 reached number one via 50 Cent's "21 Questions". Nate Dogg also was notably featured on Dr. Dre's "The Next Episode" and Eminem's "'Till I Collapse" (poll #239). In 2015, Warren G released Regulate… G Funk Era, Part II, an EP featuring archived recordings of Nate Dogg, who died in 2011.

"Regulate" was released in the spring of 1994 as the first single on the soundtrack to the film Above the Rim and later Warren G's debut album, Regulate… G Funk Era. The album debuted at number 2 on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 176,000 in its opening week. The single spent 18 weeks in the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100, with three weeks at number 2, and earned a Grammy nomination and a MTV Movie Award nomination. In 2017, "Regulate", certified platinum in 1994, went multi-platinum, propelled by digital downloads.

It employs a four-bar sample of the rhythm of Michael McDonald's song "I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near)", and also samples "Sign of the Times" by Bob James and "Let Me Ride" by Dr. Dre. "Regulate" starts with a read introduction referencing dialogue from the 1988 film Young Guns.

"Regulate" received a total of 75,7% yes votes! Previous Warren G polls: #20 "Prince Igor".

[genderisareligion]

While Megan Thee Stallion and Nicki Minaj are having very public beef and while I really appreciate Megan's talent for what it is I wanna take this time to spotlight my favorite unproblematic female rapper who's been at it 10+ years whose lyrical mastery alone deserves 500% of the fame Megan and Nicki have:

Angel Haze

Who also released new music this week and it's 🔥 as usual

Proudly bisexual but prefers and frequently raps about relationships with women, in a deep and meaningful way. "Back To The Woods" (2015) was written after a public breakup and remains my go to heal from heartbreak album

Proudly GNC and I've seen her up close IRL and can confirm she's hot as sin

Not gonna get too into my issue with dick worship in female rap which Megan though I love her is guilty of but Angel here is the much needed antidote. Zero pandering to sex appeal and constantly shitting on men for being worse than her but more famous (she's right). Like I still don't think I've heard her reference dick even once which is a miracle out here

Proudly Native American (Cherokee) and self taught in Tsalagi language

Took Eminem's "Cleaning Out My Closet" and turned it into a brutally honest manifesto about surviving CSA and religious trauma

Fantastic fine artist and painter (always does the cover art)

Can sing her own hooks and kills them

Chill/normal on social media, minds her own business and great to fans (liked several of the comments I've left her)

I really need more people to get into her music, part of why she won't ever blow up like Megan despite (no disrespect it's just facts) absolutely bodying her lyrically is because she's so GNC

If you have a few minutes check out "Gxmes" 🖤

[jdsgothwife]

Your blog makes me think a lot about music, and how I'm actually very disconnected from the music of the era my anachronistic displacement is focused on. I've never really been into MCR aside from my partner really liking them and showing me a few songs, for instance. I DO like some music associated with the teen scene of the 2000s, but fairly late - Falling in Reverse is my go-to teen music, but they formed in 2008 and released their last album I liked in 2015. Britney Spears and Eminem are more of the era, but not necessarily for "rawr means I love you in dinosaur" types like I associate with. And Mindless Self Indulgence is of the era and of those types, but strangely, don't seem to be well-loved by other 2000s bloggers I've seen, even before the sexual battery lawsuit. Instead, my main source of connection to the era, as I talked a bit about in a post recently, is through massive weeabooery. Even musically, I LOVE Smile.dk and other Europop bands that took on anime aesthetics. From fujoshi to OEL manga, 2000s internet Western otaku is my jam. So this is all a very long way of saying: Do you like anime?

Hi, Velvet!! Thanks so much for this ask, this is a really fun one!

Short answer: Yes, I love anime and 2000s otaku shit!

Long answer: I love Falling in Reverse, first of all! Weirdly enough, this seems to be a somewhat unpopular opinion. If you want some 2000s scene music recs, I absolutely have about a million recs. Also, let me just say that, as a total "rawr means I love you in dinosaur" type, I adore Eminem, haha. I love Mindless Self Indulgence to bits as well, while obviously not supporting them as people.

And yes, I adore the 2000s anime fujoshi yaoi paddle Vocaloid nightcore Lucky Star Smile.dk type of aesthetic. You might be familiar with it already, but this YouTube playlist I found years ago has sort of been a go-to for me when it comes to a scene anime old internet vibe.

Also also, this is only tangentially related, and I realize I'm always trying to get people to watch Final Destination 3, but it's SOOOO 2006 and there's an extremely hot emo couple and these bimbo girly best friends and not to be toooo annoying, Velvet, but I think you would love it.

[thekulturesquakes]

Hip-hop culture in 2024 has been marked by a surge in diss tracks and emerging artist rivalries. These unexpected conflicts, often ignited by scathing lyrical attacks, have captivated audiences and dominated music news cycles.

Megan Thee Stallion vs. Nicki Minaj: A Rap Feud between rappers Megan Thee Stallion and Nicki Minaj reportedly had more than a disagreement after Megan Thee Stallion released a song that not only dissed Nicki Minaj but also her husband Kenneth Petty. Megan was afraid to take swings at including her exes and rapper Drake. Nicki Minaj responded on a live stream, and later released a diss track called "Big Foot." Fans were divided on who came out on top in the feud, with many crowning Megan the winner.

Eminem vs. Benzino: A Rekindled Feud This March, Eminem allowed his longstanding feud with Benzino to reignite before blowing out the flame and ending the beef. Benzino, who has publicly dissed Eminem for years, took things a step further by expressing his dislike for the rapper on social media and dissing him. Eminem responded with a diss track, "Doomsday pt2," which garnered significant attention despite having the fewest views compared to his other diss tracks. Notably, Eminem reached number 10 on YouTube's trending list for a few days. Even before the diss track's release, many fans considered Eminem the winner of this round.

Chris Brown Vs Quavo: The beef between Chris Brown and Quavo stems from a love triangle. In 2017, rumors swirled that Quavo was dating Chris Brown's ex, Karrueche Tran after their on-again, off-again relationship ended in 2015. This sparked a feud that continued until 2024 when both artists exchanged diss tracks.

Drake Vs multiple artists: Drake found himself embroiled in a multi-faceted feud with several artists, many of whom were once friends or collaborators in the past. The tension stemmed from allegations of Drake's "sneak dissing" on other rappers. This sparked a wave of criticism, with artists like Metro Boomin, Future, Megan Thee Stallion, ASAP Rocky, Rick Ross, The Weeknd, Kanye West, and Kendrick Lamar all taking aim at Drake on various platforms. Drake responded with diss tracks of his own, including a leaked track titled "Pushups" and another one targeting Kendrick Lamar that featured AI-generated vocals of Snoop Dogg and Tupac.

The long-running feud between Kendrick Lamar, Drake, and J. Cole has been a hot topic in hip-hop this year!

It all started when J. Cole and Drake released "First Person Shooter" claiming they were the best of the big three, seemingly aggravated, prompting him to take shots at both Drake and J. Cole on Future and Metro Boomin's "We Don't Trust you" album and song "Like that" despite having less than a minute on the song Kendrick stole the spotlight by having the most bars on the song.

J. Cole responded with a diss track called "7 Minute Drill" on his album "Might Delete Later," criticizing Kendrick for supposedly falling off. However, J. Cole later apologized and removed the song from streaming platforms.

Drake, on the other hand, doubled down with two diss tracks, "Pushups and Taylor Made," aimed at both Kendrick and other artists who criticized him.

Kendrick responded with his own diss track, "Euphoria," which racked up millions of views within 24 hours. He showcased his lyrical skills by turning every line into a bar, even using the song title as a hidden message.

He then released "6:16 in LA," mocking Drake's performance style and song titles. Fans speculated about hidden meanings behind the title itself once again, suspecting it to be at least 9 different easter eggs within only the song title itself.

The feud escalated further with Drake's "Family Matters," where he addressed allegations Kendrick made about him and made counter-accusations.

Kendrick countered with "Meet the Grahams" pushing even more controversial allegations about Drake's personal life and sending a message to each of his family members. Kendrick didn't stop there, however, he further pushed his agendas(allegations) by following up with "Not like us" which dominated YouTube for three weeks trending at number 1 and ranking up 59 million views.

Kendrick has once again come back to create earthquakes in the hip-hop world just like he has done in the past with his verse on "Control".

[music-moon]

My most played albums released in the year 2000:

1. Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP

2. Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory

3. Coldplay - Parachutes

4. Bright Eyes - Fevers and Mirrors

5. Radiohead - Kid A

6. *NSYNC - No Strings Attached

7. Jill Scott - Who Is Jill Scott? - Words and Sounds, Vol. 1

8. Sade - Lovers Rock

9. Britney Spears - Oops!... I Did It Again

10. Modest Mouse - The Moon & Antarctica

Data from last.fm + pythfm.

2000 / 2001 / 2002 / 2003 / 2004 / 2005 / 2006 / 2007 / 2008 / 2009 / 2010 / 2011 / 2012 / 2013 / 2014 / 2015 / 2016 / 2017 / 2018 / 2019 / 2020 / 2021 / 2022 / 2023 / 2024

[thisaintascenereviews]

Lupe Fiasco - Samurai

I recently reviewed Eminem’s latest album, The Death Of Slim Shady, and to be blunt, it’s a bad album. It’s nothing but a 51-year-old man being a bully and constantly using slurs and offensive language to make himself feel better about never growing up and being as corny as he’s always been. I say all that because the sad reality is that for a lot of people, that’s the only rap album they’ll listen to all year. I’m not going to pretend that I’m a connoisseur of rap, but I listen to some every now and again. An album that caught my attention recently, literally a week or so before Em’s new dumpster fire came out, was the new Lupe Fiasco album, Samurai, and I would recommend this album a thousand times more than The Death Of Slim Shady.

I’ve been a fan of Lupe for a long time now, ever since I listened to him in 2015 when Tetsuo & Youth came out, although he’s been around for much longer than that. His career is weirdly opposite that of Eminem’s, and part of why I wanted to mention his new album, because while Eminem is still really popular, the majority of the underground really doesn’t care about him, whereas the mainstream doesn’t care much about Lupe anymore (not really his doing, though, unfortunately), he thrives in the underground. Lupe Fiasco is an incredibly talented, ambitious, and visionary rapper that can also sing really well, and has a lot of lyrics that are socially aware and/or deeper than you’d expect.

I don’t usually like a lot of pretentious and self-indulgent music, whether it’s rap, rock, or whatever it may be, but Lupe’s music has always been a great mix of unique and accessible. Despite his flows being spitfire, and his lyrics having a lot of meaning behind them, there are some great hooks within the tracks. Samurai is the first time I’ve listened to him since 2017, but this album caught my attention for two key reasons — it’s only a half hour long, and it’s a loose concept album about Amy Winehouse being what she called a “samurai battle rapper.” She said something to her longtime producer in a documentary about her that she was writing music that made her feel like that, and Lupe ran with it, resulting in this.

You don’t necessarily need to know this is a concept album, though, because it’s incredibly loose. What you do need to know, however, is that this album is one of the best albums of the year, and if you listen to one rap album this year, make it this one. This record is a half hour burst of some energetic, catchy, and fun jazz-rap that’s also poignant and well-written. It just shows yet again that Lupe is one of the most talented and versatile rappers, even almost 20 years after his debut. It may not change the game in any way, shape, or form, but not all albums need to. If anything, this just cements his status as a legend, and he isn’t relying on a tired and dated shtick to remain relevant.

At only a half hour, it breezes by, but I want to listen to it again as soon as it’s over, because of its replay factor. Songs like the title track, “Cake,” and “No. 1 Headband” are so much fun, and show off his voice nicely. Lupe’s the first rapper I think of who can “rap fast,” but also be good, as well as refrain from being pretentious and self-indulgent. He also just showcases his lyrical dexterity, too; he can switch his flow at a moment’s notice, whether it’s to another style or a sung hook, and he sounds great. The hooks on here shouldn’t be understated, they’re really good. His sense of melody hasn’t been lost, either, but his knack for being accessible and catchy, just as much as being able to rap in a spitfire way, is just as important.

This record is easily in my top five of the year; I’ll find a handful of records every year that I can’t stop listening to, and this is one of them. It’s just been on rotation constantly, but it’s so catchy, fun, and energetic. There’s just so much to love within this record, and I can’t get enough of it. Like I said, if you listen to one rap album this year, make it this one. Samurai is a killer album, despite its crazy concept, but the concept doesn’t quite matter, since it doesn’t directly tie into the album, anyway, so you can listen to it without knowing anything about it. It still holds up, regardless, but it’s absolutely fantastic in every single way.

[adhdo5]

The Pretty Little Psycho nightcore is kind of like Eminem for people who were edgy middle school girls in 2015

[throne-for-queens]

Summer 2018 + 12/2018-05/2019 he was just ✨Gl0wiNg💖 from the inside and it shined outside. In The Justin Bieber Big Tour with Young Thug he was handsome like never before.

I know the beef happened and he went crazy with the number of hook ups and the drugs but still, at least one single thing must have been sooo right in his private life cause he was looking fiineee. I think a similar thing happened around 2013, he was glowing despite the lifestyle going wilder and crazier the whole year but soon after (mid-2014 -2015) he looked absolutely broken, probably the lowest we have ever seen him. Something about his aura during these two times that was lacking after.

Some of that magic must have been also reflected in TTMD album sound and main topics too (not the era and last addition songs tho, during that time he looked like he had the lifed sucked out of him and I doubt it was the lockdown).

I think that even though the beef effected him, it was a rap beef at the end of the day. Despite all the hate, he was getting props from a lot of industry people for having the courage to respond to eminem. I mean Charlemagne and joe Budden had entire podcast discussing who won the beef. Everyone had something to say about it. Colson was also going through losing his father and friends, so he was in a very dark place and I think the people who were trying to fight him over the beef in real life really added to the fire.

I also think that HD is where his relationship with drugs was coming to a head, because he was just so dang lonely. Which explains the spiralling with Chantel. One moment he was posting an insta story crying and the next he was telling her I love you in another insta story. Whole thing was very confusing.

He was also working out a lot more during HD. He had more muscle on him and you can tell from old live performances. I think during this era he wanted to prove something, so perhaps that's why he seemed hotter and dominant.

I'm sure he doesn't feel the same now so he's more lax. During TTMD and MS, I think he was still searching for himself and was going through a lot of emotions, maybe thats why he looked so drastically different

[klarawouldrather]

Falling In Reverse's Watch The World Burn

Just an hour ago Falling In Reverse released their new single Watch The World Burn, alongside a killer videoclip. Ronnie Radke has said in the past that he doesn't like when bands anticipate their new releases, it takes forever and there is no joy or surprise in it.; he prefers just dropping new shit out of the blue when people aren't expecting it, and this time was one of them. I think it is safe to say we all agree with him.

This new song is perfectly coherent in sound and theme with their last two singles released in 2022: ZOMBIFIED, and Voices In My Head. Falling In Reverse have found the best sound for this new epoch, displayed for the first time in their hit Popular Monster, and Ronnie Radke has perfected the mix of the vocals and the song in general. I'm specially a fan of his pronunciation during the harder parts of the song, where he opens a lot the vowels. It is pure sound quality, can't get any better than this.

The structure of the song is pretty much the same one that their 2022 singles have, starting with a Trap intro, altho this time way longer than what one would expect -over a minute and a half-, but it fits perfectly. Then it follows into a short fast Rap section heavily inspired in Eminem (the main rapper Ronnie Radke draws inspiration from) going way faster than, again, one would expect. Finally it builds up and breaks into the modern Falling In Reverse metal sound.

I was beginning to think we weren't gonna hear from their new lead guitarist Max Georgiev; but we do atho not much, only some sweet sweep picking arpeggios. This is the first release of the band he participates in so the project was already cooked before he joined anyways. He fits perfectly in the band replacing Jacky Vincent who went on to focus on his amazing Neo Power Metal project Cry Venom. Both Jacky Vincent and Max Georgiev have a virtuoso classical and symphonic inspired playing style, the later having a beautiful album of classical guitar pieces called Exorcism Chapter One. The two current members of the band listed as co-composers are the also lead guitarist Christian Thompson (who joined Falling in Reverse in 2015 participating in Just Like You and Coming Home) and the bassist and backing and lead vocalist Tyler Burgess. We can also see in the videoclip one of the best drummers of the music scene, Luke Holland. He is not a permanent member of Falling In Reverse, but he's been participating with the band for over two years now.

During the metal part of the track Ronnie Radke builds up and climaxes in a harmonized high note just like in Voices In My Head, and the drop that follows frankly sounds the same as the one in that song. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, but it is clear that these three singles are sisters just as the trilogy Losing My Mind / Losing My Life / Drugs. It is expected that two other songs will join Voices in my head, Zombified, and Watch The World Burn, in a 5 songs EP titled Neon Zombie to be released this year 2023.

The videoclip is full of pop culture references, with warlike imagery and the same concept of Ronnie Radke being some kind of destructive force in a wooden closed space, this time a church, just like as we see in the single that cemented their contemporary sound Popular Monster. I gotta say, my favourite videoclip of the ones in this development arch is Voices In My Head, but this one is specially epic and powerful just as the song is.

Thematically it feels like a synthesis of the other two songs of this afromentioned sisterhood of singles, it literally opens with "I got voices in my head again". Talks about trauma, needing therapy, depression, and aggressiveness like in Voices In My Head; and about being criticized and how supposedly "Nowadays everybody’s so sensitive" like in ZOMBIFIED.

Now this last faulty idea is based on a talking point of the hegemonic media and buffoons of the dominant class that aims to spread fearmongery about an imaginary cancel culture, like it is shit on the walls of a public bathroom. It is a shame that such a talented musician has fallen into this discursive tomfoolery: no Ronnie, teens on the internet are not coming for you, you can still choose to be a bigot on the internet if you so choose, people being called out on transphobia on twitter is not literally 1984, it is the bare minimum of accountability. It seems to me that victims that bite into this ideological trap are the ones with the thinner skin, thinking we are zombied cuz we don't tolerate bullshit.

Still, Watch The World Burn is one hell of a song that even copying aspects of their other two last singles, feels unique and full of personality. Falling In Reverse does not fail to deliver.

Grade: 9/10

XOXO

[doyoulikethissong-poll]

Dido - Thank You 1998

"Thank You" is a song written and performed by English singer-songwriter Dido. The song made its first appearance in 1998 on the soundtrack of the movie Sliding Doors (as did poll #28). It was later included on Dido's 1999 debut album No Angel, and was released as a single in September 2000. The same year, American rapper Eminem sampled the track for his hit single "Stan", which helped propel "Thank You" and No Angel to mainstream success.

Following the success of "Stan" in Australia and the UK, where it hit number one, No Angel was finally distributed in other markets outside North America in late 2000. No Angel rose to the top of the Australian albums chart on its sixth week, dethroning The Marshall Mathers LP by Eminem. By 2003, No Angel had sold more than 15 million copies worldwide, and was the second best-selling album of the 2000s in the UK. As of 2015, No Angel was the 27th best-selling album in UK chart history. In 2019 it was listed the ninth best-selling album of the 21st century in the UK. It was also among ten albums nominated for the best British album of the previous 30 years by the Brit Awards in 2010, ultimately losing to (What's the Story) Morning Glory? by Oasis.

"Thank You" peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100, and held that spot for three weeks, and became Dido's first and only top-10 single in the US. It was one of the biggest sleeper hits of the year, debuting in January and remaining on the chart until the end of September. It spent 40 weeks on the chart, and in November Billboard published that "Thank You" finished as the seventh biggest song of the year. Additionally, the song reached number one on the Billboard Adult Contemporary, Adult Top 40, and Dance Club Play charts. In the UK, "Thank You" reached number three, becoming the singer's third top-five single in the UK.

The song was produced by Dido and her brother Rollo, from the band Faithless (poll #109).

"Thank You" received a total of 85,5% yes votes!

[rainknow]

21 & 24 🩷

21. three songs of your childhood

ooo I have a playlist full of nostalgic songs, let's see

where is the love by the black eyed peas

love the way you lie by Rihanna and Eminem

can't sleep love by Pentatonix (does 2015 count as my childhood?)

24. three favourite old songs

slow motion by akina nakamori (I become fluent in Japanese with this one)

human behavior by björk

fairy of shampoo by light & salt

[cyarskaren52]

How bad do you have to be when even the cast of glee (a jukebox musical tv series that lasted six seasons from 2009 to 2015 that you either loved, hated, or hate watched) doesn’t like your new song if you can call it that and they don’t even have to say who they’re talking about but everyone else knows based on the timing

even Mr. schue rapping was better than that Bigfoot mess. And let’s just say, Eminem (or any other white rapper you can think of I.e Mac Miller, g-eazy, vanilla ice, jack Harlow, etc) he’s not. Heck even Tom Macdonald is a better rapper than mr schue , and his music is worse (unless you’re a trump loving conservative who loves this kind of music because artists like Garth brooks and rage against the machine are “too woke “ for them, their words not mine)

Nicki if you were the stock market you’d be going down 📉