i find myself vibing to a lot of the songs on MMLP. Criminal, kill you, real slim shady. Once you really know the lyrics they are definitely fun to vibe to!
a lot of ppl young who hate on Eminem was too young to witness that First 3 album run. it was a special and groundbreaking moment in hip hop where a white dude not only could make great hip hop but be legit better then anyone in the game, WITHOUT having to rip off a black rappers flow. it was unique and honest art.
@Fries terrible beats, hard to listen to staccato flows. em raps about similar things he has had for 20 years (long over due for him to talk about something else). cringy features from Bey, Ed Sheeran, and others. it is like what if nickel back made a rap album. his voice is a pain to listen to and his flow does not fit the majority of the tracks especially "Walk on water" the contrast between beyonces singing and his staccato rap is not a fun or good listen. he needed severe change but instead of going to maybe a jay z 4:44 type of vibe he went into the fast rap lyrical Miricle rap which wasn't terrible but still he can't seem to find the old energy he had before. It's the only Eminem album I legit deleted off of my phone.
As a 23 year old I can't help but look at Recovery with nostalgia-tinted glasses. On another note, the best Eminem song to me is White America; you really feel and hear the passion and anger he has towards his role in society at the time and he portrays his stance very vividly in his words. The production on that track is also super moody, which reminds me of something I think TES does the best of any Eminem record; its production is relatively consistent throughout in sound and quality, and what's more impressive is he did it himself.
" Hip hop is never a problem in Harlem only in Boston After it bothers the fathers of daughters starting to blossom" What a fantastic way to call out upper class condescendance towards hip hop
White America should've been a direction he took more often. He could've moved on from the shock factor stuff and gotten a little more conscious, because the dude is clearly really analytical of the world around him, and I think he could've pulled it off. TES is my favorite Eminem record to this day because in a lot of ways it feels like a more serious Eminem without most of the stuff that's usually super cringey for him, and it feels so much more mature than most of his catalog too. I agree on Recovery, too. That album was like the soundtrack to my senior year of high school and I have a lot of fond memories of it, haha
@@brandonayong5823 and that’s just one of the many fantastic stanzas in the song. Seriously, every line is so perfectly crafted. If you ever wonder why it seemed like Eminem didn’t have much to say after The Eminem Show, it’s because he blew off all his steam on White America.
Mockingbird and Like Toy Soldiers are two of his Top 15 songs ever. There’s some more pretty good songs like Yellow Brick Road and Encore but the entire middle section is half assed unfunny garbage.
Regardless of whether you think Eminem is great or whack, the most incredible thing about him is that he is still alive today. I was a teen when his original albums dropped. We were all sure that he would go the Cobain and Jim Morrisson route and be dead in a few years, either by OD or suicide. If someone from today went back to the year 2000 and told us that Em would still be alive in 2023, we would all laugh at him. To me, it is incredibly nostalgic and heart-warming that Em is still alive today. The man is an absolute icon to my generation.
@@zackamania6534 i feel like people forget he is a human and has a family and a regular life too They focus too much on his music like its the only thing he has of value in life lmao
For Anthony standard, I think that is a good top tier list. Personally I think that SSLP is “A” tier, had in my opinion de best Em voice; calm and smooth. And where is “To Hell”with Royce?
The Eminem Show is S tier for me hands down his best album. You get a little bit of the goofy Em, The serious Em, and the angry em all wrapped up in 1. Every track is a banger I can listen to the whole album start to finish. Superman, soldier, dads gone crazy all forgotten bangers!!!!
Idk how he missed Mockingbird on Encore. It’s some of Eminem’s best storytelling and encapsulates huge aspects of his life. I was introduced to Eminem through Not Afraid and became a big fan ever since. But damn Mockingbird hits me deep every time. That chorus gets me
I was going to NA meetings in 2010/ 2011 and that was back when people had ringtones on their phones. Like half the people in there had Not Afraid as their ringtone lol. Him and Steve-O def inspired a lot of junkies to get clean. I bumped tf out that song while I was withdrawaling, ngl lol.
Relapse has aged the most wine-like of any Eminem record for sure. When it came out after Eminem had disappeared off the map for years, it was impossible for fans to want to come back to a “fun” record. People wanted Em making statements and shouting again. They basically wanted Recovery. But now that so much time has passed, listeners can go back to Relapse and truly enjoy it for what it was. Dumb, fun, and technically brilliant, without Em rapping so fast that it’s devoid of a digestible rhythm. Just a fun silly time that is nice to come back to 😎👌
No it hasn't lol. His voice is unbearable on over half the tracks cos of the accents he puts on. The lyrical ability shown is one of his best correct, but the album's sound has aged terribly cos of his voice. Relapse has pretty much aged like Encore but slightly better. Cinderella Man on Recovery is his best song since 2002
I love Relapse but this is a garbage take. I would almost argue it's kinda losing it's lustre with age. How you could possibly think Relapse is aging better than MMLP or TES is beyond me but. I guess we all feel how we feel.
i hate to sound like a crazy stan but how do you not like "like toy soldiers"? one of eminem's most chilling choruses and great storytelling with production that fits it well.
I wanna agree with what ur saying I really do. But kamikaze doesn’t have a lot of tracks. The ones that stand out tho (The Ringer, lucky you, not alike) can’t make up for the rest of the album. Music to be murdered by has more listenable songs as well as recovery. That’s all I have to say. I could go on about the whole list if I wanted😂
That Eminem has had so many shitty albums and songs and yet is STILL considered one of the best for his run from 1999-2004(ish) is genuinely impressive
Idk I feel like Eminem has kind of overwritten his legacy with so many shitty albums. It's not like the original run was among the greatest of all time, and he's made one of the worst hip hop records
It's also weird because the stuff he's known for now is almost nonexistent on those older albums. The quadruple-entedres and lightning fast flows appear only on later albums and he basically rode off of those, and most of those rhyme schemes and flows weren't even good.
@@a-don13 Rightly so. Mmlp2 is close to be a classic. The bonus edition alone is better than some of his full albums " Don't front" " Groundhog day" " Desperation" " Wicked ways" " baby" " Beautiful pain" That's a crazy set up
TES is my favourite Eminem album. To me, it’s him at his peak as an MC. The voice was less high pitched and just normal, the flow was way tighter and on beat, the rhyme schemes were melodic and almost instrumental additions in combination with the focused flow. His presence on the mic feels BIG on the album. And since he produced it himself he really catered to his own musical ambitions on it and the result was perfect.
I actually prefer the Higher Pitched voice and He also really started with the angry screaming Eminem on TES that I really despise on his later albums. I respect your opinion though and totally get why one would think of TES as His Magnum opus
mmlp all the way for me, tes and sslp has its meh/ok/whatever tracks like superman, say what you say, hallie's song, dads gone crazy, cum on everybody, if i had, as the world turns that prevent it from being top 1 mmlp has no skips (ignoring kim) and are all great at the very least imo
Eminem Show is one of my favourite albums ever. Even tracks like My Dad's Gone Crazy, Square Dance and Halie's Song I could listen to 1000 times and never get bored. Then don't even get me started on Busines, Till I Collapse and Without Me. I think he really perfected his wordplay on this album too, as you can get most of the bars first time, and then second or third time you'll get almost all of the rest (and I say almost all because I was fairly young when it came out, maybe if I was a bit older it wouldn't have even taken that long). They're clever, but if you're listening, you'll catch them and enjoy them, and if you're not really listening, you'll still enjoy the flow. I would call myself a die hard Stan but tbh I can't really get behind a lot of his stuff from the past decade or two- you legit need a written copy of the lyrics, preferably with another copy of the phonetical spelling of the puns, to catch what he's doing even on songs you hear 20 times. There's nothing wrong with making something you can always dig deeper and deeper into and enjoy more each time, in fact its a really admirable achievement- but you have to be able to just enjoy the bars on a basic level first, or else nobody with an actual life is going to keep replaying to catch everything. The Eminem Show got that absolutely perfect blend of almost every track being totally listenable to the point you could put it on in the background and do stuff that required your actual attention, but still you'd occasionally catch something that made you smile or think- and if you sat down and listened to any given track properly you could replay and replay it and still feel like you hadn't get everything.
Recovery wasn't that bad of a record, you got songs like Cinderella Man, 25 to Life, Space Bound, Going Through Changes, Won't Back Down, Love The Way You Lie, Not Afraid. He sounded a bit more hungry on his verses picking up right after Relapse.
Some of these tracks suck hard imo. Won’t Back Down gives me a headache. Not Afraid is painfully corny. Love The Way You Lie is just generic bad pop rap
@Rouge I think Not Afraid was mainly for people just going through a rough spot and fit the 2010 timeline perfectly since shit like that was VERY popular in 2009-2012.
Beautiful is one of my favourite Eminem tracks, it’s something that has helped me through some of my worst moments and pulled me out of my misery. It’s incredibly powerful, deep and meaningful, one of those songs that hit you so hard.
Yeah I really don’t think I would have rated it WORSE than Recovery, that’s for sure. But then again I probs wouldn’t have ranked Recovery as high as C either.
he was correct about the hooks.He has cleaning out my closet,till i collapse,without me,sing for the moments which have one of the best hooks of all time to VENOMMMMMM
it makes for a more objective take when you don't know. the concept, idea, backstory and inspirations could all be high and mighty sleek as fuck but when the song's shit, it doesnt really redeem it. that being said i love the song anyway lol
If you look all opinions of Em recently albums only Revival and Kamikaze really don’t like him. MTBM I and II received a positive fantano review, but a bad score.
I don't get this whole " Fantano hates eminem" reputation. He praised mmlp2 a lot. He praised walk on water. He was one of the few that defended Em freestyle on Trump. He loved kilkshot its one of his most positive reviews ever on the channel and he praised eminem last album a lot especially the Darkness song
Relapse is definitely an oddball, but it’s a top 3 for me. The beats are not as perfectly crafted as his early albums may have been, but I think the weirdness of the album is really what makes it fascinating. The bagpipes sample is so crazy to think about in hindsight when you consider who he is or was. The album ages super well but also doesn’t at all, that’s why I love it
It's like a blend of finding identity being a sober human and also finding an identity post-bling era. Not saying that Eminem in that sound, but what made him stand out from his contemporaries had become no longer unique and it's such an salad of different ideas. There's a shitty olive or two but Underground is like a hidden delicious tomatoe in the salad if u know what I'm saying
The biggest problem of that album imo was his accent. Some say it fits but for me it ruins everything. It even makes me not wanna revisit the album. For that reason i end up liking Encore more.
Personally Relapse has been one of my favorite albums ever since it released 10 years ago. People blasted it for the weird accents but I always appreciated the dark storytelling, dope dre beats and skilled wordplay. That album will always be a classic for me and I still listen to it to this day. A true cult classic imo
How old are you? Relapse came out when I was 12 or so and first listening to rap and angsty music. Definitely influenced my view of it way more than it otherwise would lol. If u turned a teenager in that era it captured a part of ur soul despite not actually being that good
The Slim Shady LP isn’t my favorite but it has my favorite song and I can’t believe you didn’t mention it. Idk maybe you just don’t relate to it but Rock Bottom is one of the most relatable songs I’ve ever heard. There’s so much emotion in it and lyrically I think it’s one of the greatest songs I’ve ever heard.
The hook is probably my least favourite hook on the project, but the substance of the song is super impactful. Really amazing track despite its awful chorus
I think MMLP2 at C tier is very harsh. I get why Relapse is there despite loving it as it is pretty polarising. MMLP2 though has probably the perfect blend of Eminem from every era. You have your more modern sounding tracks like The Monster and Survival, but there’s also some really fun/hard hitting moments like Brainless and Evil Twin. The emotional beats are there too with Headlights being a standout. I get there’s a few duds but idk if it’s just me I feel like B tier would’ve suited it better.
Honestly I thought C was kind of generous 🤷 I probably would have put it lower. If not solely for the fact that he tried to make a sequel to Stan, which never needed a fuckin continuation. Cringe to the max every time I hear it. I'm also convinced that's the only reason the album was titled as a sequel to MMLP. That and to drive marketing and hype for a mediocre at best album with maybe 2 standout moments.
he called Relaspe a "lackluster" LP in his MMLP2 Review and it seemed he liked that record a lot more than Relaspe? He didn't call MMLP2 in regards to lackluster, so I'm a little confused on why they are in the same tier, but it's probably more of a B- / C+ for him and Relaspe more a C- but either way, it's his opinion, and it probably changed, so I respect it. Personally I don't mind, but I would rate it a bit higher. Also yeah, MTBMB reminds me of Recovery in terms of quality, intentions, and trying to be relevant, so I feel like him putting both in F tier makes so much sense, MTBMB is this decade's "Recovery", and we can only hope for a MMLP 3
Nothing Em has made since 2003 really holds up. MMLP2 was decent-ish when it came out, but does anyone ever go back to that album these days? It belongs squarely in the C-D tier if you ask me.
The Way I Am is still my favorite Eminem song to this day, the repeating piano in the background is so simple but i love it so much. Lyrically it also feels very passionate like you can really feel his anger in that song
@@nextgen89 Kamikaze has a few highlights sure, not alike, the ringer, fall, stepping stone. But the rest is mediocre to downright unlistenable [Jesse Reyes on nice guy, ugh] Its all over the place and as an album its pretty bad, 4 good songs and 7 bad ones isn't a good ratio at all and is on par with encores ratio
Honestly, I always considered you an “Eminem Hater” but your Tier list is well thought out, measured and for the most part I agree with it. *Unsubscribed*
He is "new eminem" hater. Revival wasnt great but its also not the worst album of all time, on the other hand, kamikaze is lyrically and technically one of his bests
I mostly agree with this list but I think The Eminem Show deserves S-tier. It’s the perfect follow up to The Marshall Mathers LP. It takes everything that was introduced in that album and goes darker and deeper with it. Plus it’s still got several songs that are funny and theatrical. I honestly have a hard time picking which of those two albums I like best.
I always switch my opinions between the 3 and which is better but for now Sslp the most consistent with only 3 eh tracks Mmlp raw and hungry as ever with the worst tracks besides kim are just "good" instead of great or amazing Tes sounds polished, mature and mightve been his best if songs like superman wasnt holding it back
I agree. I love it more than MMLP. Better flow, catchier lyrics and production work. It may not be as daring or pushes the boundaries of rap like MMLP, it’s aged better for me
@@zaiah9252 agree really but what makes me hesitate to easily have it above mmlp are songs like say what you say and superman, theyre alright but it lowers the avr score
@@uriel4274you know the song mockingbird one of the most emotional songs ever recorded that was from encore the album that had my first singl eand puke
This video made me realize that 25 to life, Talking to Myself and Cinderella Man are actually underrated tracks. I think I might be amongst the minority, to say that the Recovery album is actually really gold.
Recovery has a lot of slappers. Like damn he comes out with Cold Wind Blows. On Fire. Won't Back Down (jeesh what a crazy energy). Space Bound. You're Never Over (come on man). Almost Famous?? (Wow) Cinderella Man.
From all songs you picked on Like a toy soldier? On a hit? You know is his personal list than you trying trash Hits. Encore is not best album but it got hit
Imo that track is too intense to be an intro, 3 a.m as the first track after the Dr. West skit intro works better for the overall tone of the album. It would have been perfect as the outro, but Underground is a gem too so I don't know
Beautiful is still my personal favorite Eminem song. Clumsy? yeah, Weird singing? yep, but it kind of fits the narrative. The song was partially written during the first time he went to rehab in 2005 (around the same time as "When I'm Gone"), and finished when he got clean in 2008, he added a third verse then put in on Relapse. Its the only Eminem song you can really "vibe" to.
Yeah beautiful is ironically beautiful because its lack of energy and its sloppiness really drive home what em was feeling and going through. It felt like art from his soul rather than the poppy bs he makes sometimes now
Now that you’ve done this, WE NEED an official ranking on where you would rank all of Kanye’s stuff. I would love to see how you rank albums like 808’s, Graduation, and especially Donda
The Eminem Show is top three Hip-Hop albums for me in terms of being able to just come back and listen to it cover to cover. Business is the song that brought me to the genre, and Sing for the Moment is just plain relatable (mostly the first verse). It also has some of his best production. Edit: I’d also put M2BMB a teir or two higher but I can see why it’s not so universally liked.
I agree. I still remember going to a music shop in 2002 (V-Shop to be precise) and they had stacks of the album on the front desk days before release, and I pleaded with the person behind the counter to sell me one before release date lol. They didn't but ever since my first listen, I've considered this album a classic. His flows, the production, the topics... all of it is just peak Eminem to me.
One I'm curious on Anthony's thoughts are his original EP/record, Infinite from 1996. That one personally is my favourite just because it's such a different and non-angry flavour compared to all of the albums that were ranked in this video.
Yeah but tbf I think it's so unknown because Eminem and his agents or whatever are pretty intent on keeping it unknown, like it's not on any streaming services or anything. Eminem himself basically said that he saw it as a demo or something like that. So my guess is that he doesn't like his own first album and doesn't want other people to highlight it. But yeah I agree, it's a very interesting project in retrospect just because it's so unlike anything else he's ever done.
Same here, some songs were kinda weird but there were also some great songs in it. I wouldn’t go as far to say that the album was bad tho considering that Mockingbird and Just lose it are two of my favorites by him
Will never forget Recovery. Em found his pen again with relapse and came back after adopting a lot of the wordplay that was being used by the biggest artists at the time. Drake, Wayne etc. He updated his game and catapulted back to the top.
It was a new direction for him. Personally I don’t loveee all the songs on it, but it does have some real modern classics like not afraid and love the way you lie. Plus No Love is probably Eminem’s top 3 greatest verses EVER, he spits fire in that one it’s nuts
I can’t quite put my finger on why Revival is so bad, but it’s WHOLE vibe is just asking me to turn away and never look back. Anthony gave it the exact amount of time it deserved here.
I think there’s some really good songs on it. Arose, castle, Walk on water. But unfortunately they’re overshadowed by the amount of bad songs. I really don’t think it’s his worst album though. I personally feel the worst is relapse
@@zerosn0w428 the three you just listed are the only good songs on Revival. A few others are ok, but the majority is just garbage. Also gotta respectfully disagree on Relapse. Not my favorite album of his, but pretty solid overall with songs like Deja Vu and Beautiful.
TES is definitely 10/10 Self made beats, more passion, matured, the half of the album are hits and the other half is at least good and enjoyable. Really good lyrcism and rhymes. Self reflexion 10/10
@@Ismael-kc3ry “I am dead, dead to you as can be!” Said to his mother. Sing for the moment is full of corny lines. His lyrics were witty and clever on MMLP. ES they weren’t as well written. Simplified. I wouldn’t call it edge lord if it was actually funny: “I ain’t gonna shoot you, I’m going to put you to this bullet and pull it through you” that’s funny, clever, edgey without it being sophomoric. “Come inside of her and have a son and a new brother at the same time and just say it ain’t mine” now that’s arguably edgelord until you consider the context of the song where he’s talking about doing wicked crazy things, that was the last line of a verse where it escalates to the point of absurdity. He was like a good writer on that record. Don’t know what happened. Too many drugs?
@@ExcitedAnacondaSnake-hg8ec You gave one example of a "corny" line and failed. Like how are you gonna cherry-pick and still get it wrong lmao. Also if Sing For The Moment, an actual honest expression of his feelings on his fame untainted by the edginess of the previous album is corny, then an embellished story of a fan mailing him and then killing himself because he's heartbroken he couldn't marry him is fucking hilarious. Also if you want "edgy" lines from MMLP then look at the title track, Marshall Mathers, where he calls ICP the f slur like three times in one verse, followed by a skit where he acts them out sucking Ken's dick for thirty seconds. Or on Criminal where he talks about liking to stab queer people, on Who Knew where he acts like its hypocritical for parents to not want their children to hear his music but also teach their daughters how to wear makeup. Or on the opening for Marshall Mathers where he talks about walking the decapitated head of a dog, I guess because it sounds cool? I fail to see how that isn't a pointless, edgy filler line. I shouldn't even have to give examples, because the idea that something isn't edgy or the edginess doesn't matter if it's funny makes no sense, because humor is subjective. Not to mention that way of thinking is hypocritical if you're gonna call TES "corny". If something isn't edgy because it's funny, then something isn't corny because it's heartfelt. I don't even dislike the songs I mentioned from MMLP, but his writing is absolutely better on TES. He actually digs into his feelings on his fame and ponders how he got to the point that he was at, his responsibility as an artist and performer, and discusses his anger both through boastful and threatening lyrics on Soldier and more levelheaded and self-critical lyrics on Say Goodbye To Hollywood, Sing For The Moment, Hallie's Song, etc. That's a sign of a genuinely good writer in my opinion, not him just lashing out like a fucking child at everyone who doesn't like him on MMLP, as entertaining as that is to listen to.
@@ExcitedAnacondaSnake-hg8ec That line dedicated to his mother is dark, honest and heartbreaking so I don't know why you mentioned it. Also Sing for the Moment is arguably his best song, definitely top 10 and there isn't a single corny line on it. Agree that MMLP is Em at his finest but the Eminem Show is just as good, maybe less clever and creative but definitely more serious and personal.
Marshall Mathers LP is still one of my favorite albums of all time. It’s probably the best example of a “Well f you then” piece of art in the history of media. So many great songs with fantastic beats and clever storytelling on Em’s part. It’s understandable how he’s never been able to match it because I don’t think he’s ever been as angry, passionate, and locked in at any moment of his career.
Something that wasn't brought up about Encore was the fact that leaks and torrents kept forcing em back into the studio to stuff the album with more songs to fight the loss of sales. He's actually talked about how half the album was basically recorded within a month of itself.
Yeah, I still remember the day a bunch of those songs dropped online. They came on a bootleg called "Straight From The Lab" and it was a bunch of "mostly" finished stuff from Encore.
Yeah and I believe if the original album featured the great stuff that was leaked (most of the Straight from the Lab EP) and maybe more better tracks Em could've produced without the continued hassle of having to rush out stuff to fill holes left by leaked songs it could've easily been SSLP or even TES level. The Deluxe is a C-Tier anyways to me if you skip the shitass middle part of the album.
@@ekifi Same thing happened with Lil Wayne. I remember hearing "A Milli" on a mixtape like 6 months before the album dropped. And The Carter III ended up being a fantastic album. I think Wayne just said "fuck the leaks, what's good is going on the album". Difference though is that Wayne wasn't battling his demons at the time of recording that album. Em probably didn't that kind of mental clarity.
@@giovannidejoie8618 S - TES, MMLP A - SSLP B - MMLP2, MTBMB C - Relapse, Kamikaze D - Recovery, Infinite E - Encore F - Revival Also what is the “SSEP”
What he was able to do on Recovery feels under appreciated. He found a way to bring his edginess and brash style to a mainstream and palatable place. Completely capitalized on his following and gave the world exactly what it wanted. Super impressivve
I was never more happier seeing and listening to Kamikaze the night that it dropped. I was going crazy Em brought out the side that I have been waiting to hear for so long. B tier or higher for me.
I agree bro. I loved kamikaze. He just decided to go ape shit on everyone and dissed fantano, which I think is why he's salty and ranking it so low. There's very few albums ever that don't have a few duds. I rank based on what the album did to me and how it caused a stir.
The only thing I disagreed strongly with on the video was Kamikaze. I think it deserved to be higher. One can argue about Recovery and Relapse, but come on, Kamikaze deserved to be higher. That's just an opinion though, the only true fact as I said in my other comment, is that Revival is objectively his worst. Also, maybe part of it is that he went from Revival to Kamikaze. If you listen to MMLP2 then Kamikaze subsequently, does it change your opinion? For me, it still holds strong in a lot of ways, but you notice the vast difference of styles in a lot of ways. Still, at least one or two tiers higher in my opinion. Recovery is D, and it's almost insulting to give Kamikaze a D, so I'd at minimum put it with Recovery in D or raise Kamikaze to a C. Anyway, hopefully it wasn't ranked so low because Melon got dissed lol although he didn't deserve the diss, neither did a couple of people that actually got dissed. There's a few cringe Em "lyrical miracles" on it, but still, lyrically he did great and it was pretty dope hearing Em on new, more modern beats. Anyway, done, peace.
@@dabs.47 im not gonna say all songs were fire like a regular Em Stan would Defiantly some joints I didn’t like on there like I didn’t like Is Nice guy or the song “Kamikaze.” Venoms chorus was annoying but I thought his verses were solid. Beat was hard as hell. But I loved turning on Stepping Stone in the gym. Songs like Not Alike, Lucky You, Greatest, Em ripped. Hearing Fall for the first time I was so happy he finally said something to Lord Jamar. And Good Guy was a great track.
Other than recovery I completely agree. Maybe I’m weird but recovery is my second favorite Eminem album, it hits in all the ways that you describe it to be like a cinematic method. It sounds like the formulas from lose yourself and till I collapse, the stadium shaker type tracks that really get me going.
Same. Now to be fair, Recovery was my first Eminem album so it holds a special place in my heart from when I was younger. But I think it's a solid pop rap album.
Recovery is Eminem current all time peak to me personally but if he dropped something that tops it for me that statement is void also kamikaze is great
It’s one of my faves but, you gotta admit he was kinda biting Nas style, which is okay, he was finding his own style yet. nonetheless it’s a pretty great album
@@LuisCastillo-rt5nk Could be said he bit Nas who bit AZ who bit Rakim who bit A Tribe Called Quest, etc. A lot of those early dudes were influencing one another, and all came out sharper because of it. Some cadences and style might be there but Infinite is still pretty uniquely Em with the wordplay, production wise it's just more a product of its era.
@@OGUnusualHat they only know eminem cause of the popularity he received due to dre...but they dont even know the cage beef and the origins of the whole slim shady persona
People hate on Em. His "bad" albums are full of lyricism that nobody gets. I doubt this dude even listened to Kamikaze or MTBMB because to me they are both S tier lol Kamikaze is probably the most lyrical project I've ever heard and MTBMB is right up there with lyricism and his references and cadences in both are incredible. I've listened to, broke down, and studied the lyrics to damn near every Eminem song he has put out and honestly I couldn't even fathom putting any of his albums under B tier. With my S tier being MMLP, TES, Kamikaze, MTBMB, and possibly Revival for its hidden lyricism and the way it connects to the listener. Personally, Eminem hasn't even reached his peak yet. He keeps improving and his lyricism keeps jus reaching new levels that nobody else has ever even came close to.
S: TES, Recovery A: Encore, MMLP, Kamikaze B: MTBMB C: SSLP, Relapse, Revival D: MMLP2 E: MTBMB 2 F: ……….. Call me crazy, placing SSLP and MMLP very down below but personally I just don’t enjoy them as much as the others.
@@kavynryan3159 i don't think you have listened to any other artist. by the way everyone understands his "groundbreaking lyricism" it's just that most of the song being wordplay for the sake of wordplay gets very old very fast. every song dropped on any album after encore has absolutely no substance
The Eminem Show will always hold a special place in my heart. It was essentially my introduction to hip hop. It was the only hip hop album my dad owned, and I played it hundreds of times before I purchased one of the first albums I put up my own money for, and another one of my favourites- 2001. Edit: A tier. Anthony knows what's up.
@ghost mall Me too. I turned 23 on August of that year. Don't worry, man. Most needledrop subscribers are Gen-Z kids. There aren't many Gen-Xers like us(Em's original fans) around. Yeah, we could be the dads od these kids. 😄
@ghost mall my father was also 23 when the album came out, I was four and can remember Without Me and Superman constantly being on the radio. I'm from Detroit so I'm always going to have a bias towards someone from the city but there's no other artist that's had as massive of an influence on me. I honestly think Em is better now than he ever has been, which blows my mind to think that someone started their career when I was born and has only gotten better as I get older.
One thing I can say about Eminem is that everyone has their personal taste and favorites when it comes to him. I've seen people think relapse, recovery and mmlp2 are his best albums. Yes there are some who think REVIVAL is his best album. There's a lot to him but everyone doesn't like that. They like certain things. Some prefer accent em, political em, raw em, pop em, lyrical em. It's why you see so many divided opinions on his projects. Your least favorite is probably someone else's favorite.
As a 25 year old who listened to Eminem's entire discography religiously between the ages 8-16, and still frequent his music today: S: MMLP A: Eminem Show, B: SSLP, MMLP2, M2BMB C: Encore, Relapse, Recovery, Kamikaze D: F: Revival
@GottaBounceBro😏 Im close to putting Recovery in B tier as its one of my childhood favorites, but the tracklist doesnt age as well as the other B tiers imo
22 y/o, i still listen to him religiously today: S: Recovery, MMLP2 A: Eminem Show B: Encore, MMLP, Kamikaze C: M2BMB, SSLP, Relapse, Revival D: M2BMB Side B F:
@@a-don13 MMLP2 as a final album and Evil Twin as a final song really does work conceptually, I'm glad we have stuff since then cause even if none of the albums have been groundbreaking they all have some worthwhile content, but MMLP2 would have been such a dignified end to his career.
@@disappointedoptimist255 yeah that should've been the end and bad guy actually led us to believe it was. But the small amount of good content we've gotten since then could've been like features and maybe EPs. Albums should've stopped at mmlp2.
Mmlp2 is probably my favourite eminem record. The more modern vibe while still showcasing his technical ability and willingness to take the piss out of himself when he's not serious is genuinely really great to listen to. And he has a lot of genuinely introspective moments that made me go "wow..."
MMLP2 is EXACTLY what I thought TES was going to be and THEN some. TES is fine but it goes on a BIT too long and there are some tracks that I skip. MMLP2 is TES if it showed his serious side and wacky side in a tighter consistant sound.
@@woopoganntnt7379 I'm an adult who listens to prog rock albums that are over 70 minutes long. The Eminem Show has songs that I don't care for. (like Drips, Soldier..)
@@marcen12 that’s not even what i asked though cause sure you don’t care for Drips but what the fuck does that got to do with “oh it’s too long” and also how do you not like Soldier? lmao
@@woopoganntnt7379 I meant the album FEELS to long to me. Just b/c it does for me doesn't mean it does for you. And Solider...I don't feel it, you know?
You can tell Proof's death (amongst other things) affected him musically and emotionally around the Relapse and Encore Era and a little bit of recovery also. Nobody should go through this type of tragedy.
Nobody should go through a friend dying? Why not? It’s a natural part of life. Even someone dying of unnatural causes is something that happens every day. As someone who has had many friends die of unnatural causes, even tho I miss them, I’m grateful for the strength it’s given me. I almost find it offensive that you think a friends death is some shocking thing that is unique to Eminem. I’m not sure if my friends’ deaths have effected my work in any way other than inspiring me to push harder.
i'd really like to see this too! although anthony doesn't seem sold on his production or his sometimes overly verbose style (personally i dig it), he seems to get pretty consistenly good reviews and i'd love to see how his albums stack up against each other
Thanks for giving an HONEST genuine assessment of Eminem’s albums, yes, Eminem has classic albums but he’s dropped some duds too and some that were in between, appreciate that you kept it real Anthony.
I recently re-listened to Relapse & was very surprised with how much I enjoyed it. Some tracks are unlistenable, like Insane, but it’s a very fun & unique album. It’s ironic that as a teenager I loved it when he discarded that album in the lyrics for Not Afraid but years later, Relapse is actually a much more enjoyable record than Recovery.
I personally just really love Recovery and MMLP2. Relapse is annoying to me, much like Encore, it feels like it's trying too hard to emulate what came before but it just doesn't work as well. It's much better than Encore which is BY FAR his worst record, don't @ me Revival haters, but it's just kinda mediocre.
Really didn't expect this one...I won't act like I'm not a massive Em fan, but for once, I can appreciate how you articulated this list. I would disagree with some of the lower rankings but I really value how you can put stuff aside and look at the merit in Em's discog. It's been great to see you move beyond some of the bandwagon hate and display your appreciation. Respect.
Dude same. Still probably the most disappointed I’ve ever been by a record I had such high expectations of. I remember getting to Puke/Mosh/my first single/rain man/big weenie and just thinking what the fuck.
I’ve been revisiting Em’s discography lately and having a blast doing it. Those first 3 albums are absolutely incredible. Encore and Relapse aren’t bad either. Recovery kinda sucks and it’s hit or miss after that, but he’s still a GOAT.
My opinion SSLP is an 8 MMLP is a 9 TES is a 9 Encore is a 3 Relapse is a 7 Recovery is a 6 MMLP2 is a 7 to 8 Revival is a 2 Kamikaze is a 5 And MTBMB double album is a 7
It’s crazy how much I feel people literally forget about MMLP2, I love that album, feels so out of place for the time but it just sounds so different to the stuff post relapse, not sure if that makes sense but it’s just a new age classic. Also, Revival at F is crazy, that shits below F, shit is gross outside of 3, maybe 4 songs
Groundhog Day was still blows my mind to this date, the delivery,the flow, the rhyme, and the raw-ness just straight up fire and remind me of his early work. Even though it was just a bonus track but the fact he nailed this on his age of 40 was quite impressive.
Lmao y’all hate revival so much but never can give a good reason besides “Too political also Heat is bad” same mfs that listen to Kanye and say that he’s fire
@@woopoganntnt7379 bro the flow on the songs is awful, the content is awful, production is awful, outside of Castle, Arose, and Heat I legit don’t have a single other song on a single playlist. From day 1 that album has been dog shit
@@flansquadgaming9286 lmao that’s the dumbest shit I’ve heard especially you saying you like Heat but nothing else smh your telling me Walk On Water is bad? High ass standards you set dawg
Headlights from the marshall Mathers LP 2 is one of Eminem's most mature emotional songs. It's quite underrated and it has a positive message of forgiving those for their toxic transgressions especially towards family.
lyrically it's top but the instrumental hurts my ears and for some odd reasons he doubles his voice a lot on the track and those sound terrible as well. i still love it just bc of the lyrics tho
I was going to say I wonder if he meant to say Just Lose It because that was the lead single to the album and I remember in one video he gave that song some props so I don't know
The Slim Melon LP The Anthony Fantano LP The melon show Meloncore Remelon Recovermelon The Anthony Fantano LP 2 Remelon Kamimelon Music to be reviewed by Music to be reviewed by: side b
Just for this I'm gonna invent yet another hardcore punk subgenre ending in "core" and it's gonna be called Meloncore....it's basically just gonna be recorded samples of Melon reviewing albums to hardcore background music and my first album is gonna be called "best teeth in the game"
not afraid has a deeper meaning to it, he is very self aware in it and admits that the last to albums were ehhh. the reason people listen to it again and again is because of its catchy sound but also its symbolism, for example the 3rd verse.
@@tak-pa3134 it’s a commercial song lmao, it’s not supposed to be a complete showcase of technical aspects of rap, does it’s job and people can relate to it.
@@tak-pa3134 …that’s only 2 lines off the song 😭 you will NEVER catch me dickriding recovery because i really dont like it, but that specific song itself isnt about criticizing his old albums- it’s a song meant to inspire those struggling with addiction, talking about bettering himself after getting clean. is that not obvious…?
The production on Relapse, outside of Beautiful, is the best part about it. And having Dre produce most of it gave it more consistency in his production than on any album after that
@@MouseR985 I just don't think it fits in with the rest of the album. Most of Relapses beats are creepy and most songs have this deranged persona in the lyrics. But then Beautiful comes on and it's this rock sample with Eminem using a normal voice and sounding very sober (and frankly one of his worst technical rapping performances). To each their own on their enjoyment of the song, but I think it's a jarring contrast to everything else on the album. Lol yeah I just criticized Eminem for NOT using an accent on Relapse.
@@jonsmith1956 I agree it doesn't really fit with the rest of the album, but after all the hardcore songs in relapse I thought it was a really nice change. I agree it's a bit sloppy and it's not very good on the technical rapping side, but the lyrics are honestly very relatable and have a great message. Also, the first time I heard the hook it actually made me smile. I'm not a huge fan of em's singing in general, but I really liked it here
I get that Revival is considered to be his worst album but it actually has some deep emotional songs on it. Bad Husband, In Your Head, Tragic Endings and Arose are all worth listening to if you're an Eminem fan
They’re not really worth listening to unless you’re a diehard stan. It’s cool if you just care about hearing more of his story and not so much about the quality of the music, but there’s much better options for more emotional hip-hop songs imo
@mistahmst I get that, I guess I just like his emotional songs alot more than his other songs because there are certain aspects of his life I can relate to with my own so I connect with them alot more.
@@insanedemon1414 I actually prefer Eminem’s more humorous songs, at least the ones before Encore. Most of his more serious songs don’t do anything for me, but I feel that the later ones are even worse. Eminem isn’t a rapper that I really get emotionally invested in that much because those songs don’t really draw me in musically, but I get that there’s an audience for it.
RELAPSE💊 was a flawless execution of a sinister and twisted theme/concept behind serial killers, pain medications, and sobriety. Em’s accent allowed him to bend words and rhyme words that weren’t supposed to. Furthermore, Em finds a pocket with his flows on this record and the Dre production was grand/crisp as always. The physical disc has a “push down ‘N turn” prompt like an actual pill bottle. Further solidifying the concept/creativity behind the album. I was born in ‘96 so I grew up on this record ever since middle school and It’s a masterpiece in my opinion… Yea yea nobody asked I know that…
As an ex heavy drug user, I can say that I love Encore. I know that sounds crazy, but shit sounds different to drug people. Big weenie was hilarious bro. 50 killed it on Never Enough. People should give it a listen and just pretend they are high on like... all the drugs.
I'm an ex heavy drug user too man but songs like Big Weenie, Puke, Ass Like That etc. are just hard to listen to, bad lyrics and forced comedy that should have never been put into music. The only thing that saved that album from being Eminem's worst project even below Revival is the production as Dre is great as usual.
All the trash songs on Encore have a weird "so bad they're good" quality to them. I will be the first to say Big Weenie is the most pathetic diss track I've ever heard from Em. I will also be the first to say I routinely listened to it on loop as a kid.
Eminem is the only artist that could have an album in every tier
I would say him, Metallica, and Weezer.
@@philly_sports1558 weezer fs. and i would say blu/blue&exile are all over the place quality wise
Maybe Cudi aswell
Kanye got him covered, so does Snoop and Lil Wayne
@@douglasmorrison4700 definitely cudi lol
6:26 "it's not exactly an album you can vibe to" fym, marshall screaming "NOW BLEED BITCH, BLEEEEEED" is a certified vibe
I play that portion of the song when my gf is on the toilet with her period.
@@stgeorge5862 lmaooooooo
"I invented violence, you vile venomous, volatile vicious, vain Vicodin, vain Vrin VRIN!!!" unironically might be my favorite line he's ever wrote
i find myself vibing to a lot of the songs on MMLP. Criminal, kill you, real slim shady. Once you really know the lyrics they are definitely fun to vibe to!
@@stgeorge5862LMFAOOOO
a lot of ppl young who hate on Eminem was too young to witness that First 3 album run. it was a special and groundbreaking moment in hip hop where a white dude not only could make great hip hop but be legit better then anyone in the game, WITHOUT having to rip off a black rappers flow. it was unique and honest art.
@Fries terrible beats, hard to listen to staccato flows. em raps about similar things he has had for 20 years (long over due for him to talk about something else). cringy features from Bey, Ed Sheeran, and others. it is like what if nickel back made a rap album. his voice is a pain to listen to and his flow does not fit the majority of the tracks especially "Walk on water" the contrast between beyonces singing and his staccato rap is not a fun or good listen. he needed severe change but instead of going to maybe a jay z 4:44 type of vibe he went into the fast rap lyrical Miricle rap which wasn't terrible but still he can't seem to find the old energy he had before. It's the only Eminem album I legit deleted off of my phone.
I got beat up for listening to Eminem back in the day couse how vulgar those songs were, from my parents lol.
Eminem is still consistent regardless of what you think about his discography. He’s got one album below a 6
@@Bobenstein_1 he is the very opposite of consistent now
@@RandomGuy-zl5sp lollolololololololol
Personally, The Eminem Show absolutely has to be S tier.
Definitely S teir argument to be made it is better than mmlp.
10000000000000000%
@@wKFaded no
I agree. On my tier list I had it in S tier and created a new tier called god-level for the MMLP.
@@wKFaded absolutely not
Anthony putting Eminem's NFT profile picture in S tier is a hot take
Based.
NFTier List
He should put the orange which turned into a banana into S tier
@@MrPallable stop blowing that lyric out of proportion it drives me up a FUCKING wall
@@extraterrestrial8888 well can YOU rhyme orange with banana?
As a 23 year old I can't help but look at Recovery with nostalgia-tinted glasses. On another note, the best Eminem song to me is White America; you really feel and hear the passion and anger he has towards his role in society at the time and he portrays his stance very vividly in his words. The production on that track is also super moody, which reminds me of something I think TES does the best of any Eminem record; its production is relatively consistent throughout in sound and quality, and what's more impressive is he did it himself.
" Hip hop is never a problem in Harlem only in Boston
After it bothers the fathers of daughters starting to blossom"
What a fantastic way to call out upper class condescendance towards hip hop
White America is better than Stan, based
White America should've been a direction he took more often. He could've moved on from the shock factor stuff and gotten a little more conscious, because the dude is clearly really analytical of the world around him, and I think he could've pulled it off. TES is my favorite Eminem record to this day because in a lot of ways it feels like a more serious Eminem without most of the stuff that's usually super cringey for him, and it feels so much more mature than most of his catalog too.
I agree on Recovery, too. That album was like the soundtrack to my senior year of high school and I have a lot of fond memories of it, haha
@@brandonayong5823 and that’s just one of the many fantastic stanzas in the song. Seriously, every line is so perfectly crafted. If you ever wonder why it seemed like Eminem didn’t have much to say after The Eminem Show, it’s because he blew off all his steam on White America.
“Going Through Changes” is a legit tearjerker of a song ngl
I had a lot of problems with Encore but Toy Soldiers was far from one of them.
Mockingbird and Like Toy Soldiers are two of his Top 15 songs ever. There’s some more pretty good songs like Yellow Brick Road and Encore but the entire middle section is half assed unfunny garbage.
Yeah idk what melon was smoking that and No Love are fire
I was confused when he called it tedious and annoying. He must've been talking about Just Lose It
@@rouge939 Like Toy Soldiers is good but massively overrated, No Love was awful on release and it’s more awful now with how terribly its aged.
I think he meant just lose it
Regardless of whether you think Eminem is great or whack, the most incredible thing about him is that he is still alive today. I was a teen when his original albums dropped. We were all sure that he would go the Cobain and Jim Morrisson route and be dead in a few years, either by OD or suicide. If someone from today went back to the year 2000 and told us that Em would still be alive in 2023, we would all laugh at him. To me, it is incredibly nostalgic and heart-warming that Em is still alive today. The man is an absolute icon to my generation.
still excited for his next album
I never thought that about Eminem, who blew up big time when I was 20 when Slim Shady came out.
@@zackamania6534 i feel like people forget he is a human and has a family and a regular life too
They focus too much on his music like its the only thing he has of value in life lmao
@@ideac. Em himself often speaks/raps like it's the only thing he has of value in life, too, though. There is that.
Over dramatic
I never thought this day would come, I thought world peace would happen before this video
we can now finally achieve world peace thanks to this video
bro i saw this and got so excited 😭
For Anthony standard, I think that is a good top tier list. Personally I think that SSLP is “A” tier, had in my opinion de best Em voice; calm and smooth. And where is “To Hell”with Royce?
@@goh02 in the first few seconds of the video he says only “solo” albums
@@0n0rhc Yeah, my bad
The Eminem Show is S tier for me hands down his best album. You get a little bit of the goofy Em, The serious Em, and the angry em all wrapped up in 1. Every track is a banger I can listen to the whole album start to finish. Superman, soldier, dads gone crazy all forgotten bangers!!!!
agree
Lost me with Superman
@@Krow621 cool
@@Krow621 superman is an absolute bop wth
That’s my biggest problem with this list. But I also like Recovery more than he does
Idk how he missed Mockingbird on Encore. It’s some of Eminem’s best storytelling and encapsulates huge aspects of his life. I was introduced to Eminem through Not Afraid and became a big fan ever since. But damn Mockingbird hits me deep every time. That chorus gets me
Which is why it’s not in F tier
mockingbird and never enough are the only songs on encore that dont completely suck so yea it being in e tier makes sense
@@newworld123 Encore is actually not bad. Underrated imo
I was going to NA meetings in 2010/ 2011 and that was back when people had ringtones on their phones. Like half the people in there had Not Afraid as their ringtone lol. Him and Steve-O def inspired a lot of junkies to get clean. I bumped tf out that song while I was withdrawaling, ngl lol.
Mockingbird wasn’t on that it was on curtain call 1 not really a studio album. But I get ur point
If I had to choose one album to listen to forever, I’d probably pick the Eminem Show. Every type of song, all executed damn near perfectly
I would pick one at random from the first three and then throw MMLP2 and Relapse into the randomizer just for the hell of it.
super cool that you would put revival in S tier! I'm glad you finally see the genius in that album!
Truly the peak of M&M's career and a shining moment for rap in general.
@@ralissedarysv2497 somebody said it 🙏
@@ralissedarysv2497 bruh what
Definitely one of the albums of all time. Earned a revivillon dollars.
@Ralis Sedarys V2 nice try
Relapse has aged the most wine-like of any Eminem record for sure. When it came out after Eminem had disappeared off the map for years, it was impossible for fans to want to come back to a “fun” record. People wanted Em making statements and shouting again. They basically wanted Recovery. But now that so much time has passed, listeners can go back to Relapse and truly enjoy it for what it was. Dumb, fun, and technically brilliant, without Em rapping so fast that it’s devoid of a digestible rhythm. Just a fun silly time that is nice to come back to 😎👌
No it hasn't lol. His voice is unbearable on over half the tracks cos of the accents he puts on. The lyrical ability shown is one of his best correct, but the album's sound has aged terribly cos of his voice. Relapse has pretty much aged like Encore but slightly better.
Cinderella Man on Recovery is his best song since 2002
Relapse is his best album next to the Eminem show.
Relapse is mad underrated
I wouldn't really call deja vu dumb fun ya know.
I love Relapse but this is a garbage take. I would almost argue it's kinda losing it's lustre with age. How you could possibly think Relapse is aging better than MMLP or TES is beyond me but. I guess we all feel how we feel.
i hate to sound like a crazy stan but how do you not like "like toy soldiers"? one of eminem's most chilling choruses and great storytelling with production that fits it well.
same i was really surprised when he shit on it
Like Toy Soldiers is a fantastic track and one of em’s best. The storytelling too. All around A tier minimum
I think he was talking about “Just lose it” and had a fuck up saying “like toy soldiers”, cause it makes more sense that way
@@gfum115 he shits on everything
Cuz he's a clown
Putting Kamikaze in the same tier as encore is just insanity, his tier is all over the place
I wanna agree with what ur saying I really do. But kamikaze doesn’t have a lot of tracks. The ones that stand out tho (The Ringer, lucky you, not alike) can’t make up for the rest of the album. Music to be murdered by has more listenable songs as well as recovery. That’s all I have to say. I could go on about the whole list if I wanted😂
And I’m not saying the rest of kamikaze is bad just fyi
He even put Music to Be Murdered By above Encore ffs.
@@justingross5982 All of them are good apart from bad guy and kamikaze. That’s just my opinion.
@@justingross5982Good Guy was a dope track on Kamikaze.
That Eminem has had so many shitty albums and songs and yet is STILL considered one of the best for his run from 1999-2004(ish) is genuinely impressive
I mean other than Revival and Encore I wouldn’t call the other ones necessarily shitty just mid to ok to good
@@yankeesrule09 youre tripping my friend
@@yankeesrule09 This is the correct answer
Recovery = Mid, good at points
MTBMB = Good, great at points
Kamikaze = Okay, great at points
MMLP2 = Great
Idk I feel like Eminem has kind of overwritten his legacy with so many shitty albums. It's not like the original run was among the greatest of all time, and he's made one of the worst hip hop records
It's also weird because the stuff he's known for now is almost nonexistent on those older albums. The quadruple-entedres and lightning fast flows appear only on later albums and he basically rode off of those, and most of those rhyme schemes and flows weren't even good.
Thank you Anthony, I finally formed my own opinion on Eminem’s discography, what would I do without you 🙏
he really has 5 albums that are 7 and up since he gave mmlp2 a 7, very interesting
@@a-don13 Rightly so. Mmlp2 is close to be a classic. The bonus edition alone is better than some of his full albums
" Don't front"
" Groundhog day"
" Desperation"
" Wicked ways"
" baby"
" Beautiful pain"
That's a crazy set up
@@brandonayong5823 don't front was a special special surprise for me. I found it years after the album was released
@@a-don13 Yeah it wasn't on the original tracklist it was a surprise track. I think he hid it on a call of duty game that came with the album
Nice pfp
TES is my favourite Eminem album. To me, it’s him at his peak as an MC. The voice was less high pitched and just normal, the flow was way tighter and on beat, the rhyme schemes were melodic and almost instrumental additions in combination with the focused flow. His presence on the mic feels BIG on the album. And since he produced it himself he really catered to his own musical ambitions on it and the result was perfect.
I actually prefer the Higher Pitched voice and He also really started with the angry screaming Eminem on TES that I really despise on his later albums. I respect your opinion though and totally get why one would think of TES as His Magnum opus
@@Zockanumber1 Marshalmatters lp has the anger screaming too
mmlp all the way for me, tes and sslp has its meh/ok/whatever tracks like superman, say what you say, hallie's song, dads gone crazy, cum on everybody, if i had, as the world turns that prevent it from being top 1
mmlp has no skips (ignoring kim) and are all great at the very least imo
Eminem Show is one of my favourite albums ever. Even tracks like My Dad's Gone Crazy, Square Dance and Halie's Song I could listen to 1000 times and never get bored. Then don't even get me started on Busines, Till I Collapse and Without Me.
I think he really perfected his wordplay on this album too, as you can get most of the bars first time, and then second or third time you'll get almost all of the rest (and I say almost all because I was fairly young when it came out, maybe if I was a bit older it wouldn't have even taken that long). They're clever, but if you're listening, you'll catch them and enjoy them, and if you're not really listening, you'll still enjoy the flow. I would call myself a die hard Stan but tbh I can't really get behind a lot of his stuff from the past decade or two- you legit need a written copy of the lyrics, preferably with another copy of the phonetical spelling of the puns, to catch what he's doing even on songs you hear 20 times. There's nothing wrong with making something you can always dig deeper and deeper into and enjoy more each time, in fact its a really admirable achievement- but you have to be able to just enjoy the bars on a basic level first, or else nobody with an actual life is going to keep replaying to catch everything. The Eminem Show got that absolutely perfect blend of almost every track being totally listenable to the point you could put it on in the background and do stuff that required your actual attention, but still you'd occasionally catch something that made you smile or think- and if you sat down and listened to any given track properly you could replay and replay it and still feel like you hadn't get everything.
@@wildboyy it was used for more to emphasize the theatrical element
Recovery wasn't that bad of a record, you got songs like Cinderella Man, 25 to Life, Space Bound, Going Through Changes, Won't Back Down, Love The Way You Lie, Not Afraid. He sounded a bit more hungry on his verses picking up right after Relapse.
Some of these tracks suck hard imo. Won’t Back Down gives me a headache. Not Afraid is painfully corny. Love The Way You Lie is just generic bad pop rap
@@rouge939 you didn't hear, Sucks opinium
@Rouge I think Not Afraid was mainly for people just going through a rough spot and fit the 2010 timeline perfectly since shit like that was VERY popular in 2009-2012.
@@rouge939 I mean, is Love the way you lie really that bad? It has some corny lines but I genuinely think it's ok
@@SCP-38I2 it's just trite and generic, not offensively bad.
Beautiful is one of my favourite Eminem tracks, it’s something that has helped me through some of my worst moments and pulled me out of my misery. It’s incredibly powerful, deep and meaningful, one of those songs that hit you so hard.
Same. That’s my favorite song on Relapse by far.
Agreed.Its almost as if it belonged to recovery
Definitely bro. It's my favourite song ever.
@@forearm773It was a part of the scrapped "King Mathers" project that was planned before Relapse
@@VelesVolos yes I got to know that recently
I think "Recovery" is a little better than a D-tier album. Stuff like 'Talkin' 2 Myself" and "Cinderella Man" are super slept on.
I agree. I’d say B tier
Recovery is a great album
Ridaz
Yeah I really don’t think I would have rated it WORSE than Recovery, that’s for sure. But then again I probs wouldn’t have ranked Recovery as high as C either.
Going through changes as well
The Eminem Show is one of my favorite albums ever, the overall product felt much more polished and crisp. I feel like it was one of his masterpieces
I agree, It's his best album in my opinion. MMLP is number two.
he was correct about the hooks.He has cleaning out my closet,till i collapse,without me,sing for the moments which have one of the best hooks of all time to VENOMMMMMM
@@yadvendrakulkarni4698 yeah lmfao I was cracking up
Square Dance is a highlight that deserved to be mentioned
I think MMLP was a better album personally, but I think both of them deserved S tier and SSLP deserved A
Bruh, do you know the backstory of like toy soldiers😭 that song is amazing
the way he described it makes me think he mistook it for just lose it
I think people like the song more because of the backstory of the song that for the song itself.
@@angelsunemtoledocabllero5801 I mean it's a story telling song, it's going to talk about real events.
it makes for a more objective take when you don't know. the concept, idea, backstory and inspirations could all be high and mighty sleek as fuck but when the song's shit, it doesnt really redeem it.
that being said i love the song anyway lol
Never before have I seen Fantano talking so many good things about Em.
Because he's actually reviewing good albums
Melon liked that mmlp2 album and gave it a 7 or 8 I think when it came out...He just hasn't liked anything since then.
@@CaH6633 tbf everything since then has been ass or ass adjacent
If you look all opinions of Em recently albums only Revival and Kamikaze really don’t like him. MTBM I and II received a positive fantano review, but a bad score.
I don't get this whole " Fantano hates eminem" reputation. He praised mmlp2 a lot. He praised walk on water. He was one of the few that defended Em freestyle on Trump. He loved kilkshot its one of his most positive reviews ever on the channel and he praised eminem last album a lot especially the Darkness song
Relapse is definitely an oddball, but it’s a top 3 for me. The beats are not as perfectly crafted as his early albums may have been, but I think the weirdness of the album is really what makes it fascinating. The bagpipes sample is so crazy to think about in hindsight when you consider who he is or was. The album ages super well but also doesn’t at all, that’s why I love it
It's like a blend of finding identity being a sober human and also finding an identity post-bling era. Not saying that Eminem in that sound, but what made him stand out from his contemporaries had become no longer unique and it's such an salad of different ideas. There's a shitty olive or two but Underground is like a hidden delicious tomatoe in the salad if u know what I'm saying
I’d say Relapse has the best, most expertly created beats of his entire career.
Deja Vu might be his best song imo
Production wise and creativity wise it's brilliant but as far as album structure and atmosphere I think mmlp2 was better
The biggest problem of that album imo was his accent. Some say it fits but for me it ruins everything. It even makes me not wanna revisit the album. For that reason i end up liking Encore more.
Personally Relapse has been one of my favorite albums ever since it released 10 years ago. People blasted it for the weird accents but I always appreciated the dark storytelling, dope dre beats and skilled wordplay. That album will always be a classic for me and I still listen to it to this day. A true cult classic imo
Facts
@@Lagunaish ikr amazing bears!
The beats weren't special, as they never are with em, but other than that I agree
How old are you? Relapse came out when I was 12 or so and first listening to rap and angsty music. Definitely influenced my view of it way more than it otherwise would lol. If u turned a teenager in that era it captured a part of ur soul despite not actually being that good
Ur like me bruh i love dark storytelling eminem
The Slim Shady LP isn’t my favorite but it has my favorite song and I can’t believe you didn’t mention it. Idk maybe you just don’t relate to it but Rock Bottom is one of the most relatable songs I’ve ever heard. There’s so much emotion in it and lyrically I think it’s one of the greatest songs I’ve ever heard.
WHEN YOU WANT SOMETHING BAD ENOUGH TO STEALLLLL
His flow in that song and the way he rides the beat is just fucking amazing
Sing for the moment is an amazing song representing how important music is to people.
that last verse hits me so fucking hard, I’ve cried listening to it
The Eminem Show really has some of his best song of his career
The hook is probably my least favourite hook on the project, but the substance of the song is super impactful. Really amazing track despite its awful chorus
sing for the moment was one of my first eminem songs outside of mmlp and his hits. means a lot fr
I think MMLP2 at C tier is very harsh. I get why Relapse is there despite loving it as it is pretty polarising.
MMLP2 though has probably the perfect blend of Eminem from every era. You have your more modern sounding tracks like The Monster and Survival, but there’s also some really fun/hard hitting moments like Brainless and Evil Twin. The emotional beats are there too with Headlights being a standout.
I get there’s a few duds but idk if it’s just me I feel like B tier would’ve suited it better.
Honestly I thought C was kind of generous 🤷 I probably would have put it lower. If not solely for the fact that he tried to make a sequel to Stan, which never needed a fuckin continuation. Cringe to the max every time I hear it. I'm also convinced that's the only reason the album was titled as a sequel to MMLP. That and to drive marketing and hype for a mediocre at best album with maybe 2 standout moments.
but modern eminem is what sucks
he called Relaspe a "lackluster" LP in his MMLP2 Review and it seemed he liked that record a lot more than Relaspe? He didn't call MMLP2 in regards to lackluster, so I'm a little confused on why they are in the same tier, but it's probably more of a B- / C+ for him and Relaspe more a C- but either way, it's his opinion, and it probably changed, so I respect it. Personally I don't mind, but I would rate it a bit higher.
Also yeah, MTBMB reminds me of Recovery in terms of quality, intentions, and trying to be relevant, so I feel like him putting both in F tier makes so much sense, MTBMB is this decade's "Recovery", and we can only hope for a MMLP 3
I think it’s fair cus it’s not on the level of his debut
Nothing Em has made since 2003 really holds up. MMLP2 was decent-ish when it came out, but does anyone ever go back to that album these days? It belongs squarely in the C-D tier if you ask me.
The Way I Am is still my favorite Eminem song to this day, the repeating piano in the background is so simple but i love it so much. Lyrically it also feels very passionate like you can really feel his anger in that song
i agree that song always struck out to me with how angry and real he sounded
the sickest flow man, love the whole vibe in that track.
You can feel his energy in that track 1000%
I struggle to understand the hate against Kamikaze honestly.
Right? Not Alike is a top 10 song IMO
@@nextgen89 Kamikaze has a few highlights sure, not alike, the ringer, fall, stepping stone. But the rest is mediocre to downright unlistenable [Jesse Reyes on nice guy, ugh] Its all over the place and as an album its pretty bad, 4 good songs and 7 bad ones isn't a good ratio at all and is on par with encores ratio
exactly. the ringer is a great start to the album. lucky you, not alike, Fall are all great and aside from 1 or 2 sons the rest is solid as well
@@georgewashington6171heavy disagree. The only bad songs on good guy and nice guy, normal is alright, and then every other song is mfing banger
Honestly, I always considered you an “Eminem Hater” but your Tier list is well thought out, measured and for the most part I agree with it.
*Unsubscribed*
The only reasonable response
He is "new eminem" hater. Revival wasnt great but its also not the worst album of all time, on the other hand, kamikaze is lyrically and technically one of his bests
@@ondrejmachovsky2654 Might I add "lyrically, mirically, spiritually, and individually" one of his bests?
@@ItsDigiUtime Kamikaze made me a fan, your point?
*Filthy Frank has entered the chat*
"Most likely everybody watching this video has their own opinions"
It's so nice that you still have faith in your audience
I mostly agree with this list but I think The Eminem Show deserves S-tier. It’s the perfect follow up to The Marshall Mathers LP. It takes everything that was introduced in that album and goes darker and deeper with it. Plus it’s still got several songs that are funny and theatrical. I honestly have a hard time picking which of those two albums I like best.
TES/MMLP are basically a tie for me it just depends on what kinda mood I’m in lmao
I always switch my opinions between the 3 and which is better but for now
Sslp the most consistent with only 3 eh tracks
Mmlp raw and hungry as ever with the worst tracks besides kim are just "good" instead of great or amazing
Tes sounds polished, mature and mightve been his best if songs like superman wasnt holding it back
I agree. I love it more than MMLP. Better flow, catchier lyrics and production work. It may not be as daring or pushes the boundaries of rap like MMLP, it’s aged better for me
@@zaiah9252 agree really but what makes me hesitate to easily have it above mmlp are songs like say what you say and superman, theyre alright but it lowers the avr score
@@ayyyayay say what you say a banger doh, that beat and chorus. "say what you say no matter how say it"
There's too many great eminem tunes that are lost in bad albums
This is so true.... It's so frustrating lol
Like which ones?
@@uriel4274 like mosh
@@uriel4274you know the song mockingbird one of the most emotional songs ever recorded that was from encore the album that had my first singl eand puke
@@uriel4274 mockingbird ?????
This video made me realize that 25 to life, Talking to Myself and Cinderella Man are actually underrated tracks. I think I might be amongst the minority, to say that the Recovery album is actually really gold.
I don't think it's a minority, it's a top 3 em album for me
25 To Life is very underrated, and I actually think Lil Wayne’s verse on No Love is one his S tier features
Recovery I think is better than all his records he's put out after the Eminem show.
Recovery is a good and Revival is the ass one
Recovery has a lot of slappers. Like damn he comes out with Cold Wind Blows. On Fire. Won't Back Down (jeesh what a crazy energy). Space Bound. You're Never Over (come on man). Almost Famous?? (Wow)
Cinderella Man.
I will forever love relapse-
Beautiful, Deja vu, my mom, insane, stay wide awake, bagpipes.
So good
Eminem show should be at S
That drum tho, it's so fucking loud.
From all songs you picked on Like a toy soldier? On a hit?
You know is his personal list than you trying trash Hits.
Encore is not best album but it got hit
I just skip it each time if I ever find myself listening to the album
Just listened to it, and it's really f***ing bad tbh...
@@ziwuri why the fuck
"My Darling" should have been the opening track on Relapse, it would have set the tone for what was essentially Slim Shady LP 2.
Facts
It should have been, especially since it was a callback to the Slim Shady EP intro.
Imo that track is too intense to be an intro, 3 a.m as the first track after the Dr. West skit intro works better for the overall tone of the album. It would have been perfect as the outro, but Underground is a gem too so I don't know
@@comealsolito804 You're stupid
Beautiful is still my personal favorite Eminem song. Clumsy? yeah, Weird singing? yep, but it kind of fits the narrative. The song was partially written during the first time he went to rehab in 2005 (around the same time as "When I'm Gone"), and finished when he got clean in 2008, he added a third verse then put in on Relapse. Its the only Eminem song you can really
"vibe" to.
That song hits deep when your depressed
I can vibe with no apologies aswell as 8mile rabbit run one day at a time renegade some of my personal favorites
@No Lümpen I guess you can’t hear words then lol you probably listen to all that nerd hip hop fantano likes goofy
Definitely the best song on Relapse, and easily a top 10 favorite Em track for me.
Yeah beautiful is ironically beautiful because its lack of energy and its sloppiness really drive home what em was feeling and going through. It felt like art from his soul rather than the poppy bs he makes sometimes now
Melon gave MMLP2 a 7/10
Relapse is in the same tier as MMLP2
Relapse is a 7/10
I am satisfied with this tier list.
If nothing else I guess the Melon is consistent!
In fantano universe Aged better than MBDTF
@@goh02 no
I really like Relapse but the goofy cartoony flow gets old after a while
@@HotStrange The accent is one of the best parts of the record IMO
OMITTED: Eminem’s 2005 compilation “Curtain Call”, which was supposed to be in S-tier, mostly because of the exclusive masterpiece “FACK”.
Sing for The Moment is actually my favourite Em track. The message actually meant a lot to me.
Now that you’ve done this, WE NEED an official ranking on where you would rank all of Kanye’s stuff. I would love to see how you rank albums like 808’s, Graduation, and especially Donda
Pretty sure he did that already
@@someguy4046 Yeah, but that was over 5 years ago. Lot of time to change an opinion and especially a lot has happened in Kanye’s own life
He did that for albums from his debut to TLOP.
He did that pre-donda
@@traplover6357 we know
The Eminem Show is top three Hip-Hop albums for me in terms of being able to just come back and listen to it cover to cover. Business is the song that brought me to the genre, and Sing for the Moment is just plain relatable (mostly the first verse). It also has some of his best production.
Edit: I’d also put M2BMB a teir or two higher but I can see why it’s not so universally liked.
Jesus fucking Christ
Sing for the moment low key eminem's best song. That third verse always gives me chills
SFTM is a fantastic tune
I agree. I still remember going to a music shop in 2002 (V-Shop to be precise) and they had stacks of the album on the front desk days before release, and I pleaded with the person behind the counter to sell me one before release date lol. They didn't but ever since my first listen, I've considered this album a classic. His flows, the production, the topics... all of it is just peak Eminem to me.
@@carrotcake6572?
One I'm curious on Anthony's thoughts are his original EP/record, Infinite from 1996. That one personally is my favourite just because it's such a different and non-angry flavour compared to all of the albums that were ranked in this video.
Yeah, kinda strange that he didn't include it.
Yeah but tbf I think it's so unknown because Eminem and his agents or whatever are pretty intent on keeping it unknown, like it's not on any streaming services or anything. Eminem himself basically said that he saw it as a demo or something like that. So my guess is that he doesn't like his own first album and doesn't want other people to highlight it. But yeah I agree, it's a very interesting project in retrospect just because it's so unlike anything else he's ever done.
@@gabrielabato9939 the song Infinite from that album was remastered in 2016 for the 20 year anniversary
@@gabrielabato9939 we okay is such a banger tho always puts me in a good mood
Infinite (the song) hits much different. The beat especially is incredible to me, maybe it’s just my vibe
I actually really like ENCORE, tracks like Mockingbird and Toy Soldiers are pretty good to me, Just Lose it is also a guilty pleasure.
Same here, some songs were kinda weird but there were also some great songs in it. I wouldn’t go as far to say that the album was bad tho considering that Mockingbird and Just lose it are two of my favorites by him
Mosh also very underrated
AHHH ERHHH AHHHH AHHHH AMMM GOONG TO CAM
Agreed, the silly tracks are fun. The good tracks in Encore were REALLY good though imo
@@idunnomaybenahnevermind I'm listening to it rn lol
The Rhyme Scheme on Stay Wide Awake still blows my mind to this day
The second verse on that song is one of the best I’ve ever heard. The flow is crazy
Yes!!!!
when's the insane clown posse tier list?
Put them all in F tier
@@yoinkysploinky568 s tier you mean
The Great Milenko S tier!
hopefully never
Hopefully soon
Will never forget Recovery. Em found his pen again with relapse and came back after adopting a lot of the wordplay that was being used by the biggest artists at the time. Drake, Wayne etc. He updated his game and catapulted back to the top.
Couldn't disagree more. I felt like this is the precursor to Revival, Eminem trying to be safe, mainstream and trendy to 'atone' for Relapse.
Recovery is F-tier
Dude recovery was a staple for music beats for the 2010 great album.
Sellout album.
It was a new direction for him. Personally I don’t loveee all the songs on it, but it does have some real modern classics like not afraid and love the way you lie. Plus No Love is probably Eminem’s top 3 greatest verses EVER, he spits fire in that one it’s nuts
I can’t quite put my finger on why Revival is so bad, but it’s WHOLE vibe is just asking me to turn away and never look back. Anthony gave it the exact amount of time it deserved here.
I think there’s some really good songs on it. Arose, castle, Walk on water. But unfortunately they’re overshadowed by the amount of bad songs. I really don’t think it’s his worst album though. I personally feel the worst is relapse
@@zerosn0w428 the three you just listed are the only good songs on Revival. A few others are ok, but the majority is just garbage.
Also gotta respectfully disagree on Relapse. Not my favorite album of his, but pretty solid overall with songs like Deja Vu and Beautiful.
@@theboi5584 river?
@@hyperpathbeats1234 not a big fan of river, but I get the appeal
Because ur an emimem stan
crazy how anthony made a tierlist of all m&ms. i thought he reviewed music.
I like da penurs m&mms
Putting pretzel in c tier was a horrible take. Pretzel is underrated and is objectively an a tier m&m
🤦🏼♂️
TES is definitely 10/10
Self made beats, more passion, matured, the half of the album are hits and the other half is at least good and enjoyable. Really good lyrcism and rhymes. Self reflexion
10/10
His lyrics fell off. And a lot of the songs aren’t enjoyable outside of white male stan fanbase
@@ExcitedAnacondaSnake-hg8ec the lyrics are significantly better than some of the edgelord nonsense on his previous two records.
@@Ismael-kc3ry “I am dead, dead to you as can be!” Said to his mother. Sing for the moment is full of corny lines. His lyrics were witty and clever on MMLP. ES they weren’t as well written. Simplified.
I wouldn’t call it edge lord if it was actually funny: “I ain’t gonna shoot you, I’m going to put you to this bullet and pull it through you” that’s funny, clever, edgey without it being sophomoric. “Come inside of her and have a son and a new brother at the same time and just say it ain’t mine” now that’s arguably edgelord until you consider the context of the song where he’s talking about doing wicked crazy things, that was the last line of a verse where it escalates to the point of absurdity. He was like a good writer on that record. Don’t know what happened. Too many drugs?
@@ExcitedAnacondaSnake-hg8ec You gave one example of a "corny" line and failed. Like how are you gonna cherry-pick and still get it wrong lmao. Also if Sing For The Moment, an actual honest expression of his feelings on his fame untainted by the edginess of the previous album is corny, then an embellished story of a fan mailing him and then killing himself because he's heartbroken he couldn't marry him is fucking hilarious. Also if you want "edgy" lines from MMLP then look at the title track, Marshall Mathers, where he calls ICP the f slur like three times in one verse, followed by a skit where he acts them out sucking Ken's dick for thirty seconds. Or on Criminal where he talks about liking to stab queer people, on Who Knew where he acts like its hypocritical for parents to not want their children to hear his music but also teach their daughters how to wear makeup. Or on the opening for Marshall Mathers where he talks about walking the decapitated head of a dog, I guess because it sounds cool? I fail to see how that isn't a pointless, edgy filler line.
I shouldn't even have to give examples, because the idea that something isn't edgy or the edginess doesn't matter if it's funny makes no sense, because humor is subjective. Not to mention that way of thinking is hypocritical if you're gonna call TES "corny". If something isn't edgy because it's funny, then something isn't corny because it's heartfelt.
I don't even dislike the songs I mentioned from MMLP, but his writing is absolutely better on TES. He actually digs into his feelings on his fame and ponders how he got to the point that he was at, his responsibility as an artist and performer, and discusses his anger both through boastful and threatening lyrics on Soldier and more levelheaded and self-critical lyrics on Say Goodbye To Hollywood, Sing For The Moment, Hallie's Song, etc. That's a sign of a genuinely good writer in my opinion, not him just lashing out like a fucking child at everyone who doesn't like him on MMLP, as entertaining as that is to listen to.
@@ExcitedAnacondaSnake-hg8ec That line dedicated to his mother is dark, honest and heartbreaking so I don't know why you mentioned it. Also Sing for the Moment is arguably his best song, definitely top 10 and there isn't a single corny line on it. Agree that MMLP is Em at his finest but the Eminem Show is just as good, maybe less clever and creative but definitely more serious and personal.
Marshall Mathers LP is still one of my favorite albums of all time. It’s probably the best example of a “Well f you then” piece of art in the history of media. So many great songs with fantastic beats and clever storytelling on Em’s part. It’s understandable how he’s never been able to match it because I don’t think he’s ever been as angry, passionate, and locked in at any moment of his career.
ITS Literally impossible to match the MMLP... No matter who
Something that wasn't brought up about Encore was the fact that leaks and torrents kept forcing em back into the studio to stuff the album with more songs to fight the loss of sales. He's actually talked about how half the album was basically recorded within a month of itself.
Yeah, I still remember the day a bunch of those songs dropped online. They came on a bootleg called "Straight From The Lab" and it was a bunch of "mostly" finished stuff from Encore.
Yeah and I believe if the original album featured the great stuff that was leaked (most of the Straight from the Lab EP) and maybe more better tracks Em could've produced without the continued hassle of having to rush out stuff to fill holes left by leaked songs it could've easily been SSLP or even TES level. The Deluxe is a C-Tier anyways to me if you skip the shitass middle part of the album.
@@ekifi Same thing happened with Lil Wayne. I remember hearing "A Milli" on a mixtape like 6 months before the album dropped. And The Carter III ended up being a fantastic album. I think Wayne just said "fuck the leaks, what's good is going on the album". Difference though is that Wayne wasn't battling his demons at the time of recording that album. Em probably didn't that kind of mental clarity.
Yeah doing that was terrible for the record. I can't fathom why he would remove amazing tracks like Bully to replace them with my first single.
@@----248he’s trying to sell albums. Illmatic didn’t sell cause it was bootlegged to death. Maybe stop stealing music.
S - MMLP, TES
A - Slim Shady LP, Relapse
B - MMLP2, Recovery
C - Kamikaze, MTBMB
D -
E - Encore
F - Revival
MTMB is D Tier
MTBMB is way above kamikaze
Nahhhhhh @@brandonayong5823
S - MMLP , TES
A - SSLP , SSEP
B - Relapse , MMLP2 , Infinite
C - MTBMB
D - Recovery , Kamikaze
E - Encore
F - Revival
@@giovannidejoie8618
S - TES, MMLP
A - SSLP
B - MMLP2, MTBMB
C - Relapse, Kamikaze
D - Recovery, Infinite
E - Encore
F - Revival
Also what is the “SSEP”
anthony i cant believe you ranked eminem’s entire discography over jack harlow
I hope u r joking, i dont even like eminem
Ur cute
He would if he ranked both, maybe a couple new em albums would be lower
@@ralissedarysv2497 thats just not true
@@ralissedarysv2497 mtbmb>>
I'm so glad to see love for MMLP2. MMLP is nostalgic for me, and I really feel MMLP2 was respectful to it's memory
What he was able to do on Recovery feels under appreciated. He found a way to bring his edginess and brash style to a mainstream and palatable place. Completely capitalized on his following and gave the world exactly what it wanted. Super impressivve
By selling out?
Nah his D tier opinion is a hot take
recovery is a good album this guys list is just bad.
Recovery should be in c or b tier
I was never more happier seeing and listening to Kamikaze the night that it dropped. I was going crazy Em brought out the side that I have been waiting to hear for so long. B tier or higher for me.
I agree bro. I loved kamikaze. He just decided to go ape shit on everyone and dissed fantano, which I think is why he's salty and ranking it so low. There's very few albums ever that don't have a few duds. I rank based on what the album did to me and how it caused a stir.
Kamikaze is by far his most underrated projects
The only thing I disagreed strongly with on the video was Kamikaze. I think it deserved to be higher. One can argue about Recovery and Relapse, but come on, Kamikaze deserved to be higher. That's just an opinion though, the only true fact as I said in my other comment, is that Revival is objectively his worst.
Also, maybe part of it is that he went from Revival to Kamikaze. If you listen to MMLP2 then Kamikaze subsequently, does it change your opinion? For me, it still holds strong in a lot of ways, but you notice the vast difference of styles in a lot of ways. Still, at least one or two tiers higher in my opinion. Recovery is D, and it's almost insulting to give Kamikaze a D, so I'd at minimum put it with Recovery in D or raise Kamikaze to a C.
Anyway, hopefully it wasn't ranked so low because Melon got dissed lol although he didn't deserve the diss, neither did a couple of people that actually got dissed. There's a few cringe Em "lyrical miracles" on it, but still, lyrically he did great and it was pretty dope hearing Em on new, more modern beats.
Anyway, done, peace.
The ringer is literally the only good song on there lmao
@@dabs.47 im not gonna say all songs were fire like a regular Em Stan would
Defiantly some joints I didn’t like on there like I didn’t like Is Nice guy or the song “Kamikaze.” Venoms chorus was annoying but I thought his verses were solid. Beat was hard as hell.
But I loved turning on Stepping Stone in the gym. Songs like Not Alike, Lucky You, Greatest, Em ripped. Hearing Fall for the first time I was so happy he finally said something to Lord Jamar. And Good Guy was a great track.
Other than recovery I completely agree. Maybe I’m weird but recovery is my second favorite Eminem album, it hits in all the ways that you describe it to be like a cinematic method. It sounds like the formulas from lose yourself and till I collapse, the stadium shaker type tracks that really get me going.
You are the reason we have these Em TH-camr clones because Recovery and MMLP2 has been more influential than his older stuff.
@@traplover6357 bruh just let people like what they like
Same. Now to be fair, Recovery was my first Eminem album so it holds a special place in my heart from when I was younger. But I think it's a solid pop rap album.
Recovery is Eminem current all time peak to me personally but if he dropped something that tops it for me that statement is void also kamikaze is great
@@traplover6357 imagine being upset cause somebody likes a different album than you 🤣
Everyone's still overlooking Infinite, his first album ever. It still ranks higher than a lot of the rest of his discography.
I had to scroll through a ton of comments to even find a mention of Infinite, these people don't even know some of Em's greatest songs
It's so fucking good
It’s one of my faves but, you gotta admit he was kinda biting Nas style, which is okay, he was finding his own style yet. nonetheless it’s a pretty great album
@@LuisCastillo-rt5nk Could be said he bit Nas who bit AZ who bit Rakim who bit A Tribe Called Quest, etc. A lot of those early dudes were influencing one another, and all came out sharper because of it. Some cadences and style might be there but Infinite is still pretty uniquely Em with the wordplay, production wise it's just more a product of its era.
@@OGUnusualHat they only know eminem cause of the popularity he received due to dre...but they dont even know the cage beef and the origins of the whole slim shady persona
Recovery is one of my favorite albums of all time
People hate on Em. His "bad" albums are full of lyricism that nobody gets. I doubt this dude even listened to Kamikaze or MTBMB because to me they are both S tier lol Kamikaze is probably the most lyrical project I've ever heard and MTBMB is right up there with lyricism and his references and cadences in both are incredible. I've listened to, broke down, and studied the lyrics to damn near every Eminem song he has put out and honestly I couldn't even fathom putting any of his albums under B tier. With my S tier being MMLP, TES, Kamikaze, MTBMB, and possibly Revival for its hidden lyricism and the way it connects to the listener. Personally, Eminem hasn't even reached his peak yet. He keeps improving and his lyricism keeps jus reaching new levels that nobody else has ever even came close to.
@@kavynryan3159 Someone who agrees with meee!! I thought I was ‘talking to myself’
S: TES, Recovery
A: Encore, MMLP, Kamikaze
B: MTBMB
C: SSLP, Relapse, Revival
D: MMLP2
E: MTBMB 2
F: ………..
Call me crazy, placing SSLP and MMLP very down below but personally I just don’t enjoy them as much as the others.
@@kavynryan3159 i don't think you have listened to any other artist. by the way everyone understands his "groundbreaking lyricism" it's just that most of the song being wordplay for the sake of wordplay gets very old very fast. every song dropped on any album after encore has absolutely no substance
recovery is barely a rap album. you like pop and it's fine you can like what you like. as far as rap albums go it's E tier
The Eminem Show will always hold a special place in my heart. It was essentially my introduction to hip hop. It was the only hip hop album my dad owned, and I played it hundreds of times before I purchased one of the first albums I put up my own money for, and another one of my favourites- 2001.
Edit: A tier. Anthony knows what's up.
@ghost mallyeah I imagine. Fuckers like me born in 2000 are 22 now.
@ghost mall Me too. I turned 23 on August of that year. Don't worry, man. Most needledrop subscribers are Gen-Z kids. There aren't many Gen-Xers like us(Em's original fans) around. Yeah, we could be the dads od these kids. 😄
@ghost mall my father was also 23 when the album came out, I was four and can remember Without Me and Superman constantly being on the radio. I'm from Detroit so I'm always going to have a bias towards someone from the city but there's no other artist that's had as massive of an influence on me. I honestly think Em is better now than he ever has been, which blows my mind to think that someone started their career when I was born and has only gotten better as I get older.
@ghost mall the TES was ‘The Elder Scrolls’. Smh
One of my first fav hip hop songs Till I collapse came from that record. Classic
It’s funny how Eminem said “In fact, let's be honest, that last ‘Relapse’ CD was eh” only to end up having Recovery ranked below it
Yeah because melons decide the objective facts about music
@@RSG200 Only when he isn’t giving MBDTF a 6
That's Melon's ranking....I think most people prefer Recovery over that album by quite a bit.
One thing I can say about Eminem is that everyone has their personal taste and favorites when it comes to him. I've seen people think relapse, recovery and mmlp2 are his best albums. Yes there are some who think REVIVAL is his best album. There's a lot to him but everyone doesn't like that. They like certain things. Some prefer accent em, political em, raw em, pop em, lyrical em. It's why you see so many divided opinions on his projects. Your least favorite is probably someone else's favorite.
w comment
Yeah that about sums it up
Facts
Perfect comment 👌🏾 👏🏾
Agreed, what's ur favorite album of him Rickey?
As a 25 year old who listened to Eminem's entire discography religiously between the ages 8-16, and still frequent his music today:
S: MMLP
A: Eminem Show,
B: SSLP, MMLP2, M2BMB
C: Encore, Relapse, Recovery, Kamikaze
D:
F: Revival
Totally agree
TOTALLY agree as well
@GottaBounceBro😏 Im close to putting Recovery in B tier as its one of my childhood favorites, but the tracklist doesnt age as well as the other B tiers imo
22 y/o, i still listen to him religiously today:
S: Recovery, MMLP2
A: Eminem Show
B: Encore, MMLP, Kamikaze
C: M2BMB, SSLP, Relapse, Revival
D: M2BMB Side B
F:
@@yamauriscaminero7361side b is not álbum
Well, there's one thing I think we can all agree upon: Eminem is indeed a rapper.
Similar to how all of his albums contain music
🤦🏼♂️
Eminem is indeed a rapper of all-time
this meme is dead and so is your creativity
Thats not funny
just a corny joke
"it just feels like Eminem's doing the side missions" 😂 thats a fact. He completed the main story by Relapse.
More like MMLP2
@@DesertEagle093 yeah Evil Twin on mmlp2 really was the end theme music, THE BIG REVEL.
@@a-don13
MMLP2 as a final album and Evil Twin as a final song really does work conceptually, I'm glad we have stuff since then cause even if none of the albums have been groundbreaking they all have some worthwhile content, but MMLP2 would have been such a dignified end to his career.
@@disappointedoptimist255 yeah that should've been the end and bad guy actually led us to believe it was.
But the small amount of good content we've gotten since then could've been like features and maybe EPs. Albums should've stopped at mmlp2.
@@a-don13
Agreed
So glad to see revival get the recognition it deserves
/uj i knew he was going to fucking do that lmao
LMAO
oh it got recognition, never doubt that
Mmlp2 is probably my favourite eminem record. The more modern vibe while still showcasing his technical ability and willingness to take the piss out of himself when he's not serious is genuinely really great to listen to. And he has a lot of genuinely introspective moments that made me go "wow..."
MMLP2 is EXACTLY what I thought TES was going to be and THEN some. TES is fine but it goes on a BIT too long and there are some tracks that I skip. MMLP2 is TES if it showed his serious side and wacky side in a tighter consistant sound.
@@marcen12too long? where the fuck is your attention span?
@@woopoganntnt7379 I'm an adult who listens to prog rock albums that are over 70 minutes long. The Eminem Show has songs that I don't care for. (like Drips, Soldier..)
@@marcen12 that’s not even what i asked though cause sure you don’t care for Drips but what the fuck does that got to do with “oh it’s too long” and also how do you not like Soldier? lmao
@@woopoganntnt7379 I meant the album FEELS to long to me. Just b/c it does for me doesn't mean it does for you. And Solider...I don't feel it, you know?
Honestly I’m just waiting for a tier list of Lauryn Hill’s solo work
@@drain4314 That’s the joke.
nice one luis
or maybe all Frank Ocean's full length albums
He should throw that live record in the F-tier pronto
Or the music from the Sex Pistols
Couldn’t disagree more about your take on Like Toy Soldiers. I actually think that’s one of his better tracks.
Agreed and I really don't like Encore
I'm not the biggest Recovery fan, but Cold wind blows is EASILY the best and most badass opener in his discography in my eyes
Helll yeahhh!!!
No absolutely not. Going through changes would be the PERFECT opening for recovery, blows my mind why that wasn’t the first track
@@JPH3no
that and "Untitled" -- get goes hard on both.
@@JPH3cold wind blows baby
S: MMLP, SSLP
A: TES
B: Relapse, MMLP2
C: Kamikaze, MTBMB, TDOSS
D: Recovery
E: Encore, Infinite
F: Revival
You can tell Proof's death (amongst other things) affected him musically and emotionally around the Relapse and Encore Era and a little bit of recovery also. Nobody should go through this type of tragedy.
Yeah, and so did drugs lol.
@@JesusChristSaves. which is why I said "amongst other things"
Proof died in 2006 so had no impact on Encore at all. Drugs and leaks definitely did, though.
@@spookhyskeleton bro Encore was released before proof death
Nobody should go through a friend dying? Why not? It’s a natural part of life. Even someone dying of unnatural causes is something that happens every day. As someone who has had many friends die of unnatural causes, even tho I miss them, I’m grateful for the strength it’s given me. I almost find it offensive that you think a friends death is some shocking thing that is unique to Eminem. I’m not sure if my friends’ deaths have effected my work in any way other than inspiring me to push harder.
Would love to see an Aesop Rock tier list, I feel like his catalogue is so solid would love to see the takes
I upvoted this
i'd really like to see this too! although anthony doesn't seem sold on his production or his sometimes overly verbose style (personally i dig it), he seems to get pretty consistenly good reviews and i'd love to see how his albums stack up against each other
Skelethon > TIK > None Shall Pass > Garbology > SWFG > Labor Days > Bazooka Tooth > Float
Same, hes one of my favorite rappers but hes also "less known" and fantano doesn't seem to be such a big fan of him.
@@YearsOfLeadPoisoning this is float slander and I cannot accept it
Thanks for giving an HONEST genuine assessment of Eminem’s albums, yes, Eminem has classic albums but he’s dropped some duds too and some that were in between, appreciate that you kept it real Anthony.
Some duds bruh he only has 1 dud and thats revival
@@controversialmann5345 Recovery WAS NOT good man, c’mon, let’s get real.
@@R-L-I recovery is probably light 6.5 didn't like his yelling delivery
@@harish7148 The yelling delivery was pretty annoying tbh
I really like most of Eminem's albums but unfortunately he does have sum duds. Like 3 imo
It makes way too much sense Tyler was a relapse fan. In fact most of Tyler’s old stuff is straight up influenced by Em
Yeah true but relapse is so good
I recently re-listened to Relapse & was very surprised with how much I enjoyed it. Some tracks are unlistenable, like Insane, but it’s a very fun & unique album. It’s ironic that as a teenager I loved it when he discarded that album in the lyrics for Not Afraid but years later, Relapse is actually a much more enjoyable record than Recovery.
I like Insane
@@songoku9063 Technically it’s decent but the lyrics for me, about the step Dad in particular, put me off.
Fuckin love Insane, its fun!
I personally just really love Recovery and MMLP2. Relapse is annoying to me, much like Encore, it feels like it's trying too hard to emulate what came before but it just doesn't work as well. It's much better than Encore which is BY FAR his worst record, don't @ me Revival haters, but it's just kinda mediocre.
@@ryeldn5328 but you do you know what felch means?
Really didn't expect this one...I won't act like I'm not a massive Em fan, but for once, I can appreciate how you articulated this list. I would disagree with some of the lower rankings but I really value how you can put stuff aside and look at the merit in Em's discog. It's been great to see you move beyond some of the bandwagon hate and display your appreciation. Respect.
Still remember buying Encore on its release and feeling so disappointed. Assumed he couldn't and would never fail. First 3 records are untouchable
What do you think about Revival
@@kmw319 I'd have it bottom. My list is the same as Anthony's except Slim Shady LP is an A and I'd move Relapse to B
But yet I know a lot of the words from the album
Dude same. Still probably the most disappointed I’ve ever been by a record I had such high expectations of. I remember getting to Puke/Mosh/my first single/rain man/big weenie and just thinking what the fuck.
@@MG-gn6ni Whats mosh doing in that row? Its a great, serious track. Similar to White america
The take on "Like Toy Soldiers" is outrageous
God I just love eminem. I know this guy has his gripes with him but I think everyone can respect em.
I’ve been revisiting Em’s discography lately and having a blast doing it. Those first 3 albums are absolutely incredible. Encore and Relapse aren’t bad either. Recovery kinda sucks and it’s hit or miss after that, but he’s still a GOAT.
No encore fuckin sucks
My opinion
SSLP is an 8
MMLP is a 9
TES is a 9
Encore is a 3
Relapse is a 7
Recovery is a 6
MMLP2 is a 7 to 8
Revival is a 2
Kamikaze is a 5
And MTBMB double album is a 7
@@brandonayong5823 brandon
@@brandonayong5823 Agree with all of these.
@@brandonayong5823
SSLP - 9.5
MMLP - 9
TES - 8.5
Encore - 5.5
Relapse - 8
Recovery - 7
MMLP2 - 7.5
Revival - 4
Kamikaze - 6
MTBMB - 5
It’s crazy how much I feel people literally forget about MMLP2, I love that album, feels so out of place for the time but it just sounds so different to the stuff post relapse, not sure if that makes sense but it’s just a new age classic.
Also, Revival at F is crazy, that shits below F, shit is gross outside of 3, maybe 4 songs
Groundhog Day was still blows my mind to this date, the delivery,the flow, the rhyme, and the raw-ness just straight up fire and remind me of his early work. Even though it was just a bonus track but the fact he nailed this on his age of 40 was quite impressive.
Lmao y’all hate revival so much but never can give a good reason besides “Too political also Heat is bad” same mfs that listen to Kanye and say that he’s fire
@@woopoganntnt7379 bro the flow on the songs is awful, the content is awful, production is awful, outside of Castle, Arose, and Heat I legit don’t have a single other song on a single playlist. From day 1 that album has been dog shit
@@flansquadgaming9286 lmao that’s the dumbest shit I’ve heard especially you saying you like Heat but nothing else smh your telling me Walk On Water is bad? High ass standards you set dawg
@@flansquadgaming9286 Belive and framed are fire
It is sad that people underestimate the slim shady lp, it was a sensation back then.
It's a masterpiece.
Headlights from the marshall Mathers LP 2 is one of Eminem's most mature emotional songs.
It's quite underrated and it has a positive message of forgiving those for their toxic transgressions especially towards family.
YES! I love that song
Defo in top 15 Eminem songs
That album has a special place in my heart
Song made me cry
I cried a shit ton when the video released bro
how is “Like Toy Soldiers” annoying? that song is so beautiful man 😭😭😭
Ya like wtf🤣
lyrically it's top but the instrumental hurts my ears and for some odd reasons he doubles his voice a lot on the track and those sound terrible as well. i still love it just bc of the lyrics tho
Depressed old head lol
" now this melon guy got a gruge against me for nothing?
Well F it that other sucker can get it to"
I was going to say I wonder if he meant to say Just Lose It because that was the lead single to the album and I remember in one video he gave that song some props so I don't know
The Slim Melon LP
The Anthony Fantano LP
The melon show
Meloncore
Remelon
Recovermelon
The Anthony Fantano LP 2
Remelon
Kamimelon
Music to be reviewed by
Music to be reviewed by: side b
Just for this I'm gonna invent yet another hardcore punk subgenre ending in "core" and it's gonna be called Meloncore....it's basically just gonna be recorded samples of Melon reviewing albums to hardcore background music and my first album is gonna be called "best teeth in the game"
Remelon was so good he had to release it twice
not afraid has a deeper meaning to it, he is very self aware in it and admits that the last to albums were ehhh. the reason people listen to it again and again is because of its catchy sound but also its symbolism, for example the 3rd verse.
What are u talking about? There’s no deeper meaning. Funny how much Eminem trashes Relapse on Recovery, despite it being a lot better than Recovery
@@tak-pa3134 it’s a commercial song lmao, it’s not supposed to be a complete showcase of technical aspects of rap, does it’s job and people can relate to it.
@@tak-pa3134 …that’s only 2 lines off the song 😭 you will NEVER catch me dickriding recovery because i really dont like it, but that specific song itself isnt about criticizing his old albums- it’s a song meant to inspire those struggling with addiction, talking about bettering himself after getting clean. is that not obvious…?
recovery was actually really deep but NA wasnt, listen to Going Through Changes, or Love the Way You Lie..
The production on Relapse, outside of Beautiful, is the best part about it. And having Dre produce most of it gave it more consistency in his production than on any album after that
Yeah the beats slap
It was the last Eminem album I can say I really enjoyed. Also, what's wrong with the production on beautiful? That song is amazing
@@MouseR985 I just don't think it fits in with the rest of the album. Most of Relapses beats are creepy and most songs have this deranged persona in the lyrics. But then Beautiful comes on and it's this rock sample with Eminem using a normal voice and sounding very sober (and frankly one of his worst technical rapping performances). To each their own on their enjoyment of the song, but I think it's a jarring contrast to everything else on the album.
Lol yeah I just criticized Eminem for NOT using an accent on Relapse.
@@jonsmith1956 I agree it doesn't really fit with the rest of the album, but after all the hardcore songs in relapse I thought it was a really nice change. I agree it's a bit sloppy and it's not very good on the technical rapping side, but the lyrics are honestly very relatable and have a great message. Also, the first time I heard the hook it actually made me smile. I'm not a huge fan of em's singing in general, but I really liked it here
@@jonsmith1956 it's also the only beat Dre wasn't involved in
Relapse and Recovery are amazing if you’re going through similar bouts in life.. those two albums helped me immensely
Only rapper till this day i can relate to so much.
Yes sir
agreed
recovery was my first rap album, heard it round the time it came out
i forever think its at least B tier
couldn’t agree more
I'm crying, he literally can't stop singing the Venom chorus
venooooooooooooooooooom
I get that Revival is considered to be his worst album but it actually has some deep emotional songs on it. Bad Husband, In Your Head, Tragic Endings and Arose are all worth listening to if you're an Eminem fan
I dont really like revival
It also has nowhere fast, like home and river
They’re not really worth listening to unless you’re a diehard stan. It’s cool if you just care about hearing more of his story and not so much about the quality of the music, but there’s much better options for more emotional hip-hop songs imo
@mistahmst I get that, I guess I just like his emotional songs alot more than his other songs because there are certain aspects of his life I can relate to with my own so I connect with them alot more.
@@insanedemon1414 I actually prefer Eminem’s more humorous songs, at least the ones before Encore. Most of his more serious songs don’t do anything for me, but I feel that the later ones are even worse. Eminem isn’t a rapper that I really get emotionally invested in that much because those songs don’t really draw me in musically, but I get that there’s an audience for it.
Beautiful is one of Em’s greatest songs of all time.
"Rocky Montage Type Eminem" is the best description of the Recovery era I've ever heard.
RELAPSE💊 was a flawless execution of a sinister and twisted theme/concept behind serial killers, pain medications, and sobriety. Em’s accent allowed him to bend words and rhyme words that weren’t supposed to. Furthermore, Em finds a pocket with his flows on this record and the Dre production was grand/crisp as always. The physical disc has a “push down ‘N turn” prompt like an actual pill bottle. Further solidifying the concept/creativity behind the album. I was born in ‘96 so I grew up on this record ever since middle school and It’s a masterpiece in my opinion…
Yea yea nobody asked I know that…
nah fam he way overuses the indian accent its so cringe and hard on the ears
Relapse is a great album, but I can see why some might not like it because of the accents
@@Josh-wt5xp no it isnt
@@Main1111 lmao how you gonna tell someone what’s hard on their ears? 🤣
@@Deemo202 cuz i can dummy boy (6ix9ine reference??)
As an ex heavy drug user, I can say that I love Encore. I know that sounds crazy, but shit sounds different to drug people. Big weenie was hilarious bro. 50 killed it on Never Enough. People should give it a listen and just pretend they are high on like... all the drugs.
I'm an ex heavy drug user too man but songs like Big Weenie, Puke, Ass Like That etc. are just hard to listen to, bad lyrics and forced comedy that should have never been put into music. The only thing that saved that album from being Eminem's worst project even below Revival is the production as Dre is great as usual.
All the trash songs on Encore have a weird "so bad they're good" quality to them. I will be the first to say Big Weenie is the most pathetic diss track I've ever heard from Em. I will also be the first to say I routinely listened to it on loop as a kid.