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Eminem downplayed Relapse, which won the Grammy's Best Rap Album that year then he came back with Recovery and won it again. Even the album that he admitted was flawed is an award winning album. Isn't that crazy.
He also said similar things about recovery on either MMLP2 or on Kamikaze. Not sure which off the top of my head though. He makes a reference to him kinda selling out a little bit for the recovery album.
Can we all give props to Em, who has been clean and sober for over 12 years?! (Since April 20th, 2008.) Proud of you and anyone who beat their addiction! 🖤
This song brought me to believe and me again you never know who you're going to affect in life oh, I say this because when I was 25 out of nowhere I went to sleep and woke up blind literally Tama go to the hospital obviously, guinea pig that's what they treated me like and then they said I had some fucked-up brain lesion 2 minutes IDK they call it vkh, with neurosarcoidosis, and because your brain controls everything in your body I now have at 40 something years old LOL, arthritis, high blood pressure hypertension with lung sarcoidosis oh, now I have stomach previa , + 4 hernias yeah.let's not t
Not Afraid got me and MILLIONS through a lot of shit. When Em's says " Ur not alone.. come take my hand.. we'll get through this together.. " you think about EVERYTHING Marshall's been through and overcome, and you know you can too.
@@princedame9534 Way to shit on his/her message about how the song helped people struggling with addictions in some way. This is why society is in collapse, people like you bruh. Instead of just being chill, you gotta try and get in someone's feels when you wouldn't do that shit to their face. Bet.
It's so inclusive that it relates to many different hard ass journey's.. Mentioning anyone would make it less inclusive, given the fact he shares his story at his point of triumph... That's hard bra!
14:54 Also he pronounced "exOrcise" as "exErcise", "exorcise" mean to cast out demons, it's a double, he is also getting the demons to do jumping jacks lololol he got them to do exercise
I was in active addiction when this came out, trying to get out of it. And I used to listen to this song and cry actual tears in my car on the way to my dealers house asking myself to turn back. Been clean since 2014 now
@@Sh4dyMamb4 MTBMB is better than Relapse. SSlp,MMlp and the Eminem show are my favorite albums but ik love all the albums. MMlp was so different and genius it probably always will be my nr1. Now he is just on another level tho and ppl always say im a Stan but i listen to Wu-Tang,Nas,Mobb deep,Krs one,Gangstarr,Big L and many many more. He is just different and he really pushes the pen because he loves the art. He can do it all and no matter what style he does it. People that don't really listen to him just don't get it because you really have to puzzle and understand what he is doing.
I remember when i heard this one for the first time. Em went trough allot of shit and went silent for a while. Then this came out and all i could think was HE IS BACK. This for me is the ultimate comeback song besides its the ultimate motivation song. This song is pure genius.
As a recovering addict - this is THE song that reminds me what I’m fighting for... for myself, my kids, my life!! This is why people are so emotionally invested in Em, he has pulled them out of some dark shit through his music!! Or they just appreciate the genius he is!! Either way... I’m so happy you broke this down, because people DEFINITELY need to be reminded now more than ever!!! 🔥🔥
Eminem saved a lot of people's lives with this and many songs. Cause I've seen people comment about how people use Eminem's music like some kind of therapy, cause Em knows what's like to be in those dark places. That's one of the reasons on why I believe he's the greatest of all time, even if you don't have exactly those problems that Eminem had, you still know what's like to be on sadness and anger, and Em just embrace them, he's so honest about it and invites the rest to do it as well.
Did anyone catch the fact that when he says "exercise these demons" it could also be referred to as an exorcism where you get rid of demons in a body. 💯💯💯 EMS bars have layers bruh
M Keener , eminem is basically saying instead of getting crowned(thats what they do to a king they give him a crown) hes getting CAPPED(a cap/hat instead of a crown and capped means getting killed in slang), some say he was subliminally dissing lil wayne with this bar since around the time this song dropped lil wayne used to refer to himself as the king of hip hop. Sorry for the essay bro i just feel happy explaining eminems bars i love him😂❤️
@@amglory7042 I must say that was one hell of a breakdown, sadly I knew full well what they meaning was behind it, but if I could go back in time and learn it from you instead I would be ok with that
Hahaha I just posted a comment asking if he's done that one yet!! My favorite Em song for sure. I'm really close to my mom so that one means alot to me.
@@Kri13395 I can understand. Even the comment section of Headlights reaction videos are so emotional with people sharing their personal stories and what not. Em unites people.
@@haseebhakkim4525 For sure man!! I was so surprised when I first heard that song. I never thought he would say sorry to his mother like that. I always highly respected Em but that respect grew ten fold when I heard Headlights.
LOVE these reactions, SO MANY reviewers miss the cadence and the tonality, but you get all the little things that make Em the greatest rapper! I'm 42 now (goes fast kids) but remember being a sophmore in college when the Slim Shady LP came out. We were smoking blunts at my buddies apartment and he put it on ... "Hi, my name is, who, my name is" and been a fan since that day!! Chronic 2001 dropped shortly after, and yes, I died my hair blonde!
Thank you doing this one. Addiction has ripped my life apart. Lost my wife, lost jobs, houses, lived in my truck almost died many times. This song was a big part of my recovery.. when I was feeling weak I would turn this shit on. Music is so important to me. I’m at the point in my sobriety where I’m able to be a father to my two boys, I’m able to help others fighting addiction. I’m able to love life and others. Thank god and thank you 🙏 if anyone is struggling, hit me up.
Respect mate . I been thru exact same as you . Except I got everything I cared about back . Now I'm about to lose it all again . Its no joke living in your van . I love this song it always makes me feel strong and able to kick this addiction once and for all. Then the nights come lol. Any man that can do wot you have done deserves mad respect
I was relating to this song when I was In my addiction, and it let me know that I wasn't alone when I felt like I was alone. Now I'm clean and sober and still on my feet.
I started my recovery when this came out. Felt like he was speaking directly to me. Knowing I was fighting for my life and it was worth fighting for…. This song empowered so many to face 9 days of withdrawal to push into a life without regret and without any bindings over ur spirit n how it devours u from inside out. Still hits me.
that "raise the bar" line is a triple as well, he's lifting the liquor counter/the bar(1), he's raising the bar/upping his standards (2), and hes razing (as in to raze) the bar/tearing up the whole verse(3). Em is incredible.
Coming from my addiction. This song helped me and pushed me to fight the addiction. I was in a bad place in life also when I heard this song. Addiction is a long hard road to walk. This song is very uplifting to me when I get into the dark place in my head when my addictive mind trys to take me back down that road. This songs helps me and motivates me to keep moving without the addiction. Addiction is a dark cloud with demons. If you are reading this and are in addiction I’m praying that you overcome and conquer.
That song helped alot of ppl out of a dark place! Em wears his heart on his sleeve and the shit his been thru ......woh! The fact that he always defeats the odds and always goes so hard against his circumstances to come out on top a winner regardless!!! That's why ppl were n still are motivated by this song because it came from the realist - Em
I have been listening to Not Afraid since the song was released but I've never really seen this version of the song. You are the best reactor out there brother. You catch every bar brother. Thank you for making this song even more special to me.
The King "instead of getting crowned you're getting capped" reference is Marshall talking to himself. When he was on drugs he was considering putting out a final album called King Mathers. He's saying he's putting that person down and moving on. That's why he leads off the next line with "And to the fans". He's transitioning from talking to himself to talking to the listener.
I remember this was the one that let me know Em still had it after relapse. Didn't like relapse but recovery is one of his best projects and this was the one that set the bar
That triple entente fucked me up with the crowns and the caps. I’ve heard this song about a hundred times and I never caught it. Love that shit, man. Damn good work and I’m so glad I found you. Thanks for having the knowledge and sharing! I appreciate you.
I know I’m a year late, but I also thought there was another layer on top of all that. You LYING/LION through your teeth, and the lion is the “king of the jungle.”
19:12 From this song forward (2010), Em vowed to stop beefing/dissing people, which is why years later Kamikaze (2017) was such a huge deal that is was. The man finally had enough lol
I wouldn’t have thought this song had so many bars/double and triple entendres..damn SK, you opened my eyes and ears to a whole new dimension. Keep up the great work💪
“I’m not afraid to take a (Stan) stand everybody take my hand” He’s saying my stans I’m taking your hands I’ve got your back love EM how deep the meanings are the mor you listen to him.
Me as a pill addict for 7 years thanks to Eminem I found the strength I needed to overcome it , I'm 2 years sober , was using since 21 I'm 29 now and the sober life is amazing ! Thanks Eminem , I've matured enough to see that old life of mine doesn't being anything good , I'm blessed with a family and amazing family and friend support .
“I’m strong enough to go to the club or corner pub....” He’s a recovering alcoholic but he is saying he can go to the pub and touch every bottle of alcohol in there and not have any.
This was pretty much the beginning of Em's crazy wordplay. He's always done it but not in every single verse. Alot of people don't notice how many doubles and triples there are in this song.
You usually catch everything but you missed the last line which is one of my fave on the song "I'd shoot for the moon, but i'm too busy gazing at stars" Meaning he isn't going to try to get to the moon that's too easy for him, he's aiming to go even further and make it to the stars
3am, Insane, Bagpipe from baghdad, Same song and dance, We made you, Medicine ball, Stay wide awake, Must be Ganja, Deja Vu and my fav of all time BEAUTIFUL
@@garyraffa5515 Yeah, I can see that he wouldn't. It's not his type of beat and music, and to be honest, even I don't like it that much. It's... meh. Also can't STAND that accent he's doing there. From Relapse, I think I love "Music Box" most.
Legendary song. Another great reaction and bar breakdown from Stevie killing it. I hope to see you and Scriptwork do collabs one day. In terms of bar breakdowns I'll say: 1. Stevie Knight. 2. TheThirdErnest 3. Scriptwork But it's a close call. If they were teams it would only be a single point separating them. They are basically equal. I've heard all their reactions to same songs and I feel Stevie picks up most bars with TheThirdErnest being a bar behind and Scriptwork a few bars behind TheThirdErnest.
@@sehbanaliakbar9882 You're right though, we can't be sure. Sometimes I just get that "uncanny" feeling when watching. No disrespect meant though! Still a good place to dive deep into the bars if you like his vids.
I view this song as a motivational track written by Marshall for Marshall, I kinda see it as a reminder to himself that he is the goat. At the time he just came back from a hiatus because of his overdose and released Relapse which basically flopped, he was also coming off drugs at the time so he was rediscovering himself again. That’s why the first verse was all about believing in himself and telling “fuck you” to the haters then the chorus hits and it’s uplifting, keeping his spirit up and allowing himself to continue in the game. That’s my take Edit: I actually fucked with Relapse, thought it was a great album. I mean it’s fucked up haha a lot of it is just Em messing with the rhyme but the beats go hard. Produced by Dre. You also have gems like Must be the Ganja, Beautiful, My Darling and Careful What You Wish For
“Time to exorcise these demons” the fact that they’re doing jumping jacks (exercising) is him saying the exorcism of his demons is complete because he faced them
After Proof (RIP)died,all went south for him.He was heavy on drugs since Encore days(2004),almost overdosed,but came back to what he loved:rap and horror flicks and kinda mixed them.So Relapse came out,he had lots of accents and dark themes.He once said that ,for him,it was like learning to rhyme again😊 Personally i like Relapse🤷🏼♀️
Honestly the ”quick playin with the scissors and shit, and cut the crap, I shouldn’t have to rhyme these words in a rhythm for you to know it’s a wrap.“ is so hard. That whole verse is insane.
I knew I did right when I subd to Stevie, my guy got bars that no other reactor got! and I watch over 20 rap reaction channels but so far I subd only to 3. Good Job Stevie! thank you for sharing this on youtube too! I won`t hurt I you upload on youtube one of the sets from Patreon, I think it would do good to your yt channel. Feeding the sea content but different... if u get what I mean. Thank you for your work once again!
I respect your skill and breaking down bars. I'm glad your getting into em. I love your breakdowns on tech 9, black thought, Busta and other old school too. I watch all your reactions. You point out things I don't catch often. Great job
Literally 20 mins ago was listening to this song on my way home and wondering if Stevie has already reacted to it! I obviously thought that he has and it’s on patreon, cause well, this song is too big. Happy to be wrong!
For the people still struggling and trying to recover, Eminem didn't make "not afraid" for us to keep going back on our promises.. hope y'all get through
Thanks for reacting to 1 of the most iconic songs of Eminem. Inspirational. Goosebumps. He is outta this Word. Earth doesn't deserve Eminem. He is light years ahead of our era. We should be grateful for being able to witness his legacy since day 1 and should appreciate him while he is alive and kicking. The Goat. The Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods of Rap in hip hop history, even he transcends hip hop, he eats all music industry. The rap god. The nr. 1. The battle for the rest of history and discussion will be, who will be following him in nr. 2, nr 3 etc. Portugal here. Salute.
It’s fucken dope how he said “ Gas up the world “ and then later he was talking about his Bowels .. still on the Gas and Bowels scheme.. fucken fire 🔥 🐐
there been plenty of us that lost everything ,went to rehab and thawing out to life again were saved by songs like this , people think we took pills to get high and chill, when alot of us took drugs so we didnt feel the pain anymore that we were going thru ,people like eminem and nf have saved lives with there music
Yes he sais relapse was trash but for me its one of the favorites. Stan or not. I like the accents and the wordplay on relapse is amazing. I do understand the ones who dont like it though. What i want to say is just cause eminem said its trash(meh) doesnt mean it actually is(and you def not need to be a stan to like it). Each to their own.
this song is about addition and mostly for people who are still addicted and looking for something to hold on. I can vouch this song helped at least 2 peopl. Me and a friend, we were in deep deep shit (yep addiction) exactly back in 2010 when this song came out and was played everywhere.
Perfect timing i seen you dropped this review today was the pick me up i needed. One thing i felt about this song i remember when it came out was that alot of the eminem heads i talked to didnt like it they said they liked the "old" eminem better which i couldnt understand because i thought the perserverance was out of this world. But i think the reasonong was certain 'eminem heads' felt eminem was theirs and he gave them power over the uncool kids or whatever but "not afraid" reached out to EVERYONE and empowered EVERYONE and they just selfishly couldnt accept that
Eminem was referring to himself in the whole part where he said "instead of being crowned, you getting capped" He is humbling himself and reflecting on the negativity he received from Relapse
@@darrenboyd8254 Your comment makes 0 sense. All the lines around that line point to Eminem himself. He also states he almost made a song dissing Wayne and kanye on that same Recovery album but didn't because "he would've had his ass handed to him"
@@xXOriginalSin yes at that point he would have had his ass handed to him, but Recovery was him coming back and reminding everybody he back...it wasn't a full diss at Wayne it was a jab, infact he fired a few jabs at Wayne on Recovery album and the song Drop the World....Wayne said he was the King of Rap and Em was afraid to get on a song with him when Em was rehab....do u think Em would let that slide?
@@darrenboyd8254 No. It was not. Look at all the lines surrounding it.. they all point to Eminem.. It is the reason why there's a distorted reflection of Eminem in the mirrors in the music video
@@xXOriginalSin no they don't, Em never said he was king, Wayne called himself king of rap...I shouldn't have to rhyme these words for u to know its a rap/wrap, meaning your times up, its over for u cause I'm back....then he says, "you said u was king, u lied through your teeth, for that fuck your feelings, instead of getting crowned your getting capped"....Wayne said he was king and Em was afraid to get on a song with him, Em was saying u not getting crowned no king of this shit, I'm back its my throne...plus its a teeth scheme and Wayne teeth full of fillings cause of the syrup....Seduction on recovery is about Wayne, he jabs him on no love as well as drop the world
Eminem downplayed Relapse, which won the Grammy's Best Rap Album that year then he came back with Recovery and won it again. Even the album that he admitted was flawed is an award winning album. Isn't that crazy.
Just goes to show what M thinks is bad is still better they what other rappers are putting out 🤣😂🤣
He also said similar things about recovery on either MMLP2 or on Kamikaze. Not sure which off the top of my head though. He makes a reference to him kinda selling out a little bit for the recovery album.
My biggest flops are your greatest hits
-Eminem's Killshot
Grammys dont really mean shit
@@juuso1124 Definitely not to Em
"You'll swear to god i forgot i'm the guy who made not afraid"
-Eminem: Fall
Facts
let's go
@Kevin Bugg me too
What did he mean by that?
@Kevin Bugg you are the one who says it the right way
Can we all give props to Em, who has been clean and sober for over 12 years?!
(Since April 20th, 2008.)
Proud of you and anyone who beat their addiction! 🖤
@Francis Mathers google my friend
@Francis Mathers Google.
Im pretty sure he's said it before and it's ironic he started to get clean on 4/20
He posted his 12 year sobriety chip and wrote “I’m not afraid” earlier this year 🥺
Where?
Eminem-Say Goodbye Hollywood !!!! Not afraid is so motivating
Till i callaps too bro
One of my favs
we need this one ... but I am waiting for the Eminem Show Review! ... I need the Kiss skit - Soldier - Say Goodbye Hollywood in one row :) Please?
This song brought me to believe and me again you never know who you're going to affect in life oh, I say this because when I was 25 out of nowhere I went to sleep and woke up blind literally Tama go to the hospital obviously, guinea pig that's what they treated me like and then they said I had some fucked-up brain lesion 2 minutes IDK they call it vkh, with neurosarcoidosis, and because your brain controls everything in your body I now have at 40 something years old LOL, arthritis, high blood pressure hypertension with lung sarcoidosis oh, now I have stomach previa , + 4 hernias yeah.let's not t
@@balabub he already did Soldier
Not Afraid got me and MILLIONS through a lot of shit. When Em's says " Ur not alone.. come take my hand.. we'll get through this together.. " you think about EVERYTHING Marshall's been through and overcome, and you know you can too.
Not afraid is terrible
@@princedame9534 Way to shit on his/her message about how the song helped people struggling with addictions in some way. This is why society is in collapse, people like you bruh. Instead of just being chill, you gotta try and get in someone's feels when you wouldn't do that shit to their face. Bet.
@@LiveStoicism na you're 1000 percent wrong. Society is not collapsing because of ppl like me in any way shape or form🤦♂️
It's so inclusive that it relates to many different hard ass journey's.. Mentioning anyone would make it less inclusive, given the fact he shares his story at his point of triumph... That's hard bra!
@@princedame9534 sure buddy... Enjoy your perfect life
14:54 Also he pronounced "exOrcise" as "exErcise", "exorcise" mean to cast out demons, it's a double, he is also getting the demons to do jumping jacks lololol he got them to do exercise
Yeah.. Caught that too
I think he's also talking about the fact that he used excersise as a new vice when getting clean, so I think that bar is a triple.
Appreciate that cause it went right over my head lol
Damn....i never caught that
Yeah.. jumping jack ia a type of exercise n there was a demon call sping heeled jack .. who used to jumped around
I was in active addiction when this came out, trying to get out of it. And I used to listen to this song and cry actual tears in my car on the way to my dealers house asking myself to turn back. Been clean since 2014 now
congrats for 7 years of soberiety
do u believe in jesus as saviour ?
For those of us that have struggled with addiction.....this song literally has saved us
I am struggling with addiction and this song help me a lot.I always listen this song when I feel down.
I also was in recovery when this album dropped, I wore this CD out in my car. Was so inspirational.
Thank you. Still makes my hair stand and eyes water a little
While it was on is about the only time I felt OK.
8 months clean in 3 hours.I quit counting after 12 months.If there's a motherfucking will there is a motherfucking way.
Relapse is the most lyrical insane album of all time. Fight me.
Facts
my favourite eminem album. period. better than sslp I'd say.
@@Mohit-iu3ge nah...mine is recovery for favorite, relapse is most lyrical, mmlp is his best album.
@@Sh4dyMamb4 MTBMB is better than Relapse. SSlp,MMlp and the Eminem show are my favorite albums but ik love all the albums. MMlp was so different and genius it probably always will be my nr1. Now he is just on another level tho and ppl always say im a Stan but i listen to Wu-Tang,Nas,Mobb deep,Krs one,Gangstarr,Big L and many many more. He is just different and he really pushes the pen because he loves the art. He can do it all and no matter what style he does it. People that don't really listen to him just don't get it because you really have to puzzle and understand what he is doing.
Lyrically insane is a stretch. The verse structures and rhyme patterns are dope AF tho!
I remember when i heard this one for the first time. Em went trough allot of shit and went silent for a while. Then this came out and all i could think was HE IS BACK. This for me is the ultimate comeback song besides its the ultimate motivation song. This song is pure genius.
Same here, but the feeling was a lot stronger when I heard Kamikaze
@@mkeener2128 same i was so excited and happy. 🔥
As a recovering addict - this is THE song that reminds me what I’m fighting for... for myself, my kids, my life!! This is why people are so emotionally invested in Em, he has pulled them out of some dark shit through his music!! Or they just appreciate the genius he is!! Either way... I’m so happy you broke this down, because people DEFINITELY need to be reminded now more than ever!!! 🔥🔥
Congrats on sobriety! I'm glad you made the decision, and kept to it! Keep it up!
@@jaaptendijk7192 - thank you!
"a whole lil' fartin' scheme" ..
Em at it again
He did 😂😂
Don’t get it twisted Stevie, Em says Relapse is “ehhh” but I think the production on that album would be among your favorites out Em’s albums
The storytelling there is amazing as well. 🌸
Flow, rhymes schemes, wordplay, storytelling. Only thing he might not like is goofy content like in insane
Nah its all shock value, the beats are fire but the content isn't
He is right on how dark that album is tho. That album is still one of my favorites tho
Relapse is underrated.
This song helped save my life. I was struggling with addiction when this dropped.
I'm clean 11 years now. Thank you Em
trusted christ as you saviour, because he died for all you sisn o nthe cross, that u never have to pay for in hell
Eminem saved a lot of people's lives with this and many songs.
Cause I've seen people comment about how people use Eminem's music like some kind of therapy, cause Em knows what's like to be in those dark places.
That's one of the reasons on why I believe he's the greatest of all time, even if you don't have exactly those problems that Eminem had, you still know what's like to be on sadness and anger, and Em just embrace them, he's so honest about it and invites the rest to do it as well.
Did anyone catch the fact that when he says "exercise these demons" it could also be referred to as an exorcism where you get rid of demons in a body. 💯💯💯 EMS bars have layers bruh
Bro all love but i think most people caught that lol
@@amglory7042 facts lol
The line I didn't connect till now was, "instead of getting crowned you're gettin capped"
M Keener , eminem is basically saying instead of getting crowned(thats what they do to a king they give him a crown) hes getting CAPPED(a cap/hat instead of a crown and capped means getting killed in slang), some say he was subliminally dissing lil wayne with this bar since around the time this song dropped lil wayne used to refer to himself as the king of hip hop. Sorry for the essay bro i just feel happy explaining eminems bars i love him😂❤️
@@amglory7042 I must say that was one hell of a breakdown, sadly I knew full well what they meaning was behind it, but if I could go back in time and learn it from you instead I would be ok with that
Classic Eminem.
Hey Stevie by the way we are still waiting for the Headlights reaction.
yessss favorite eminem song
@@spoiledshorts69 Right in the feels bro.
Hahaha I just posted a comment asking if he's done that one yet!! My favorite Em song for sure. I'm really close to my mom so that one means alot to me.
@@Kri13395 I can understand. Even the comment section of Headlights reaction videos are so emotional with people sharing their personal stories and what not. Em unites people.
@@haseebhakkim4525 For sure man!! I was so surprised when I first heard that song. I never thought he would say sorry to his mother like that. I always highly respected Em but that respect grew ten fold when I heard Headlights.
"You'd swear to God I've forgot I'm the guy that made Not Afraid" - Eminem during "Fall" when he went in on so many people. Lol
"Line 'em up"
"Line'em up "
LOVE these reactions, SO MANY reviewers miss the cadence and the tonality, but you get all the little things that make Em the greatest rapper!
I'm 42 now (goes fast kids) but remember being a sophmore in college when the Slim Shady LP came out. We were smoking blunts at my buddies apartment and he put it on ... "Hi, my name is, who, my name is" and been a fan since that day!!
Chronic 2001 dropped shortly after, and yes, I died my hair blonde!
Yo Stevie, you gotta react to sing for the moment
LITERALLY MY FAVORITE
Almost Famous is a great song to, and is bar heavy..
Big facts
@@royal_kingss9234 LMFAOOO
Facts
Thank you doing this one. Addiction has ripped my life apart. Lost my wife, lost jobs, houses, lived in my truck almost died many times. This song was a big part of my recovery.. when I was feeling weak I would turn this shit on. Music is so important to me. I’m at the point in my sobriety where I’m able to be a father to my two boys, I’m able to help others fighting addiction. I’m able to love life and others. Thank god and thank you 🙏 if anyone is struggling, hit me up.
Respect mate . I been thru exact same as you . Except I got everything I cared about back . Now I'm about to lose it all again . Its no joke living in your van . I love this song it always makes me feel strong and able to kick this addiction once and for all. Then the nights come lol. Any man that can do wot you have done deserves mad respect
I was relating to this song when I was In my addiction, and it let me know that I wasn't alone when I felt like I was alone. Now I'm clean and sober and still on my feet.
I started my recovery when this came out. Felt like he was speaking directly to me. Knowing I was fighting for my life and it was worth fighting for…. This song empowered so many to face 9 days of withdrawal to push into a life without regret and without any bindings over ur spirit n how it devours u from inside out. Still hits me.
Me 2
You want to hear eminem's self therapy?
Listen to "Talkin' to Myself"
Facts!!
Honestly that my fav song on the whole album
Kobe distracts me from the song but its good.
Never clicked on a video so fast
truust!
Same
Damn this song is a classic.
Also, fantastic to see a Stevie Knight vid going past the 20 minute mark; you know it's going to be a good Em vid.
"No more bee flingers, no more drama from now on" Double meaning, Also no more beef lingers
Liked before watching??? Let's go Stevie Em week 3.0
that "raise the bar" line is a triple as well, he's lifting the liquor counter/the bar(1), he's raising the bar/upping his standards (2), and hes razing (as in to raze) the bar/tearing up the whole verse(3). Em is incredible.
This track will go down as one of the greatest rap records of all time. helped a lot of people
Coming from my addiction. This song helped me and pushed me to fight the addiction. I was in a bad place in life also when I heard this song. Addiction is a long hard road to walk. This song is very uplifting to me when I get into the dark place in my head when my addictive mind trys to take me back down that road. This songs helps me and motivates me to keep moving without the addiction. Addiction is a dark cloud with demons. If you are reading this and are in addiction I’m praying that you overcome and conquer.
That Not Afraid beat sounds like heaven to me
That song helped alot of ppl out of a dark place! Em wears his heart on his sleeve and the shit his been thru ......woh! The fact that he always defeats the odds and always goes so hard against his circumstances to come out on top a winner regardless!!! That's why ppl were n still are motivated by this song because it came from the realist - Em
This track is big for those on the "Road to Recovery" from drugs or alcohol. It was and still is for me.
The amount of people hes helped through his music is crazy. Im seriously sober partly cause of him. Got 4 years now.
I have been listening to Not Afraid since the song was released but I've never really seen this version of the song. You are the best reactor out there brother. You catch every bar brother. Thank you for making this song even more special to me.
The King "instead of getting crowned you're getting capped" reference is Marshall talking to himself. When he was on drugs he was considering putting out a final album called King Mathers. He's saying he's putting that person down and moving on. That's why he leads off the next line with "And to the fans". He's transitioning from talking to himself to talking to the listener.
I remember this was the one that let me know Em still had it after relapse. Didn't like relapse but recovery is one of his best projects and this was the one that set the bar
That triple entente fucked me up with the crowns and the caps. I’ve heard this song about a hundred times and I never caught it. Love that shit, man. Damn good work and I’m so glad I found you. Thanks for having the knowledge and sharing! I appreciate you.
I know I’m a year late, but I also thought there was another layer on top of all that.
You LYING/LION through your teeth, and the lion is the “king of the jungle.”
OMFG I never even realized how deep that king, crown, capped line was.... holy shi....
It was about lil wayne because right before he went to prison he got emergency caps on his teeth. Plus wayne said he was the king.
Still loving the way you break down lyrics and really love the respect you give to Em
19:12 From this song forward (2010), Em vowed to stop beefing/dissing people, which is why years later Kamikaze (2017) was such a huge deal that is was. The man finally had enough lol
This song is so empowering. The whole Recovery album helped me through one of the darkest times in my life. Can't wait for your album review of it. 💪
His love and appreciation for Trech is real! It’s not the first time he’s talked about his influence on him.
I wouldn’t have thought this song had so many bars/double and triple entendres..damn SK, you opened my eyes and ears to a whole new dimension. Keep up the great work💪
Can't wait till he does Love the Way You Lie.
Bro! Back in my Military days.. this song and "Lose yourself" used to get me pumped up.. no matter the time, day or situation.
“I’m not afraid to take a (Stan) stand everybody take my hand”
He’s saying my stans I’m taking your hands I’ve got your back love EM how deep the meanings are the mor you listen to him.
This song was about his addiction and it helped so many people including me. I got 3 years clean now and seeing Em could do it helped me immensely
Me as a pill addict for 7 years thanks to Eminem I found the strength I needed to overcome it , I'm 2 years sober , was using since 21 I'm 29 now and the sober life is amazing ! Thanks Eminem , I've matured enough to see that old life of mine doesn't being anything good , I'm blessed with a family and amazing family and friend support .
I heard him on an interview saying that on the albums that he did seriously crazy voices and stuff it was during his worst time of drug abuse.
“I’m strong enough to go to the club or corner pub....”
He’s a recovering alcoholic but he is saying he can go to the pub and touch every bottle of alcohol in there and not have any.
I don't think he was ever an alcoholic
Listened to “Not Afraid” countless times. Never caught the triple about him being able to resist alcoholic temptation. Genius
Relapse is one of my favourite albums ever. Very dark mixed with humour. And the lyrical mayhem is totally insane throughout that album.
I love this shit, heavy hip hop head discovering eminem and showing respect...keep em coming!🤘
This was pretty much the beginning of Em's crazy wordplay. He's always done it but not in every single verse.
Alot of people don't notice how many doubles and triples there are in this song.
Never really got into the lyrics of this song until recently as well. Absolutely killer song
You usually catch everything but you missed the last line which is one of my fave on the song
"I'd shoot for the moon, but i'm too busy gazing at stars"
Meaning he isn't going to try to get to the moon that's too easy for him, he's aiming to go even further and make it to the stars
Relapse had some good songs though, “my darling” was one of them
My darling would make a good video
I would say its even better than Revival
3am, Insane, Bagpipe from baghdad, Same song and dance, We made you, Medicine ball, Stay wide awake, Must be Ganja, Deja Vu and
my fav of all time
BEAUTIFUL
You should do do “deja vu” off the relapse album. That song shows what he was dealing with at the time he released that album.
Yoo gotta do beautiful, such a dope song. If you want easy listening business is the most underrated em song
He did it on his patreon. He wasn’t a fan of it
How can u not like business
he already reacted to Beautiful on patreon
He didn’t really like it
@@garyraffa5515 Yeah, I can see that he wouldn't. It's not his type of beat and music, and to be honest, even I don't like it that much. It's... meh. Also can't STAND that accent he's doing there. From Relapse, I think I love "Music Box" most.
One of my favorite reactions yet. You brought that feelin' back Stevie!! 🔥🔥
First song I ever heard from Em. My jaw dropped. Such a banger and so many bars
Been waiting for you to do this song!!! So absolutely motivational!!!! Everyone can relate to this ❤🐐💯
Legendary song. Another great reaction and bar breakdown from Stevie killing it. I hope to see you and Scriptwork do collabs one day. In terms of bar breakdowns I'll say:
1. Stevie Knight.
2. TheThirdErnest
3. Scriptwork
But it's a close call. If they were teams it would only be a single point separating them. They are basically equal. I've heard all their reactions to same songs and I feel Stevie picks up most bars with TheThirdErnest being a bar behind and Scriptwork a few bars behind TheThirdErnest.
I'd add Knox Hill in there too!
@@sehbanaliakbar9882 Knox is a googler, feels like you can see him trying to act like this is first listen/read.
@@CamKurst I can see what you mean.. I guess we can't be sure, but I do agree the other three reactors' reactions feel lot more 'genuine' than his
@@sehbanaliakbar9882 You're right though, we can't be sure. Sometimes I just get that "uncanny" feeling when watching. No disrespect meant though! Still a good place to dive deep into the bars if you like his vids.
I view this song as a motivational track written by Marshall for Marshall, I kinda see it as a reminder to himself that he is the goat. At the time he just came back from a hiatus because of his overdose and released Relapse which basically flopped, he was also coming off drugs at the time so he was rediscovering himself again. That’s why the first verse was all about believing in himself and telling “fuck you” to the haters then the chorus hits and it’s uplifting, keeping his spirit up and allowing himself to continue in the game. That’s my take
Edit: I actually fucked with Relapse, thought it was a great album. I mean it’s fucked up haha a lot of it is just Em messing with the rhyme but the beats go hard. Produced by Dre. You also have gems like Must be the Ganja, Beautiful, My Darling and Careful What You Wish For
(Survival , guts over fear, beautiful pain) motivational Em songs that goes hard
“Time to exorcise these demons” the fact that they’re doing jumping jacks (exercising) is him saying the exorcism of his demons is complete because he faced them
Also "these black clouds follow me around" now they doin' jumping jacks which means they staying in one spot and not following him anymore
Haven't been this early since...nah, never been this early
“I’m still waiting for him to say something uplifting” BRUH 😤
I appreciate your passion while watching Em. He was on his sober when he did this. That is where the uplifting comes in.
Omg. I’ve listened to this song so much and NEVER picked up on the fillings/feelings/crowned/capped triple you pointed out. CRAZY.
After Proof (RIP)died,all went south for him.He was heavy on drugs since Encore days(2004),almost overdosed,but came back to what he loved:rap and horror flicks and kinda mixed them.So Relapse came out,he had lots of accents and dark themes.He once said that ,for him,it was like learning to rhyme again😊
Personally i like Relapse🤷🏼♀️
Eminem hates relapse cos of his horrorcore and accents but i love it , it has stay wide awake and bagpipes from baghdad on it
Stay wide awake....GREAT
wha.. what about Beautiful?
@@5at5una i only named them songs because he reacted to them already
That's the first reaction to this song which made me appreciate the reactor himself. Keep it up , Stevie, awesome job! My fav reactor so far🖤
Honestly the ”quick playin with the scissors and shit, and cut the crap, I shouldn’t have to rhyme these words in a rhythm for you to know it’s a wrap.“ is so hard. That whole verse is insane.
I knew I did right when I subd to Stevie, my guy got bars that no other reactor got! and I watch over 20 rap reaction channels but so far I subd only to 3. Good Job Stevie! thank you for sharing this on youtube too! I won`t hurt I you upload on youtube one of the sets from Patreon, I think it would do good to your yt channel. Feeding the sea content but different... if u get what I mean. Thank you for your work once again!
I respect your skill and breaking down bars. I'm glad your getting into em. I love your breakdowns on tech 9, black thought, Busta and other old school too. I watch all your reactions. You point out things I don't catch often. Great job
Years later this is still my favorite reaction to this track. Thank you stevie!!
Literally 20 mins ago was listening to this song on my way home and wondering if Stevie has already reacted to it! I obviously thought that he has and it’s on patreon, cause well, this song is too big.
Happy to be wrong!
BEST REACTION TO THIS SONG HANDS DOWN!!!!
THIS SONG IS SO MOTIVATIONAL & INSPIRING TO ME!! HELPED ME KEEP MY MARRIAGE!!! THANKS SK
I remember when this came out back when I was still in high school. Such a great album!
For the people still struggling and trying to recover, Eminem didn't make "not afraid" for us to keep going back on our promises.. hope y'all get through
This was my shit back in high school 💪🔥
Listen to "beautiful" if you like this honest, raw, and relatable Em
It's really astounding for this track to sound this hard 🔥💯 it's good to have Stevie as my ears 💯🔥🔥😂 wow Stevie you are some else
Thanks for reacting to 1 of the most iconic songs of Eminem. Inspirational. Goosebumps. He is outta this Word. Earth doesn't deserve Eminem. He is light years ahead of our era. We should be grateful for being able to witness his legacy since day 1 and should appreciate him while he is alive and kicking. The Goat. The Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods of Rap in hip hop history, even he transcends hip hop, he eats all music industry. The rap god. The nr. 1. The battle for the rest of history and discussion will be, who will be following him in nr. 2, nr 3 etc. Portugal here. Salute.
“I shouldn’t have to rhyme these words in a rythym for you to know it’s a wrap”
FUCKING BARS!
Please check out “phenomenal” by Em
pleaseee
Great job as always Stevie continuing going through ur vids ...u never my man keep up the hard work.
It’s fucken dope how he said “ Gas up the world “ and then later he was talking about his Bowels .. still on the Gas and Bowels scheme.. fucken fire 🔥 🐐
Canadian Prison channel supports you. Best bar breakerdowner on TH-cam. Lmao. Canadian prison channel supports you
Finally ! 🔥🔥
You're great at catching bars. One of the best on you tube. Keep doing what you do.
there been plenty of us that lost everything ,went to rehab and thawing out to life again were saved by songs like this , people think we took pills to get high and chill, when alot of us took drugs so we didnt feel the pain anymore that we were going thru ,people like eminem and nf have saved lives with there music
You HAVE to react to the Hotboxin' interview (Mike Tyson interviewing Em) 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Yes he sais relapse was trash but for me its one of the favorites. Stan or not. I like the accents and the wordplay on relapse is amazing. I do understand the ones who dont like it though. What i want to say is just cause eminem said its trash(meh) doesnt mean it actually is(and you def not need to be a stan to like it). Each to their own.
Simone Jogg you don't have to be deluded... It was ok the accents were too much. Lyrically was good
this song is about addition and mostly for people who are still addicted and looking for something to hold on. I can vouch this song helped at least 2 peopl. Me and a friend, we were in deep deep shit (yep addiction) exactly back in 2010 when this song came out and was played everywhere.
Perfect timing i seen you dropped this review today was the pick me up i needed. One thing i felt about this song i remember when it came out was that alot of the eminem heads i talked to didnt like it they said they liked the "old" eminem better which i couldnt understand because i thought the perserverance was out of this world. But i think the reasonong was certain 'eminem heads' felt eminem was theirs and he gave them power over the uncool kids or whatever but "not afraid" reached out to EVERYONE and empowered EVERYONE and they just selfishly couldnt accept that
Eminem was referring to himself in the whole part where he said "instead of being crowned, you getting capped"
He is humbling himself and reflecting on the negativity he received from Relapse
That was a shot at Wayne for saying he was the king of rap, and saying Em was afraid to get on a song with him when he was getting sober
@@darrenboyd8254 Your comment makes 0 sense. All the lines around that line point to Eminem himself.
He also states he almost made a song dissing Wayne and kanye on that same Recovery album but didn't because "he would've had his ass handed to him"
@@xXOriginalSin yes at that point he would have had his ass handed to him, but Recovery was him coming back and reminding everybody he back...it wasn't a full diss at Wayne it was a jab, infact he fired a few jabs at Wayne on Recovery album and the song Drop the World....Wayne said he was the King of Rap and Em was afraid to get on a song with him when Em was rehab....do u think Em would let that slide?
@@darrenboyd8254 No. It was not. Look at all the lines surrounding it.. they all point to Eminem..
It is the reason why there's a distorted reflection of Eminem in the mirrors in the music video
@@xXOriginalSin no they don't, Em never said he was king, Wayne called himself king of rap...I shouldn't have to rhyme these words for u to know its a rap/wrap, meaning your times up, its over for u cause I'm back....then he says, "you said u was king, u lied through your teeth, for that fuck your feelings, instead of getting crowned your getting capped"....Wayne said he was king and Em was afraid to get on a song with him, Em was saying u not getting crowned no king of this shit, I'm back its my throne...plus its a teeth scheme and Wayne teeth full of fillings cause of the syrup....Seduction on recovery is about Wayne, he jabs him on no love as well as drop the world