Thanks for the comment!

I listened to Em’s song, Stan, when I was still in elementary school. I only liked that song for it has a nice chorus by Dido. I thought Em’s other songs are rubbish. Til I got to Junior High and accidentally heard his “Marshall Mathers” I started to actually listen what he’s saying.

From then on, I usually learn his lyrics before I actually listen the song. I’m amazed by how he puts his life in words. I’m amazed by how I feel like I know how hard his life was, like I understand him, only by listening to his songs. Of course I’m not blind, there are some songs I cant stand hearing. But when he’s bursting his emotions about life and what’s happening around him, my ears perk up.

I wonder if you’ve listened to his newest songs, like Toy Soldiers, Not Afraid, to my fave song 25 to Life? I really want to know what do you think about Em through those new songs? His lyrics are pretty much different now, you know.

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I encourage you to listen to his first CD Infinite, if you haven’t already. The word play and rhyming schemes are unbelievable. Here is a link to a youtube video with the single from that CD http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtRbEgoTqQs.

This is eminem in his purest form. Enjoy!

This new album has been somewhat of a disappointment for me, too. My only hope is that the end of the album, with songs like Beatiful, My Darling, and Careful What You Wish For, points toward Relapse 2 being more of what we’re hoping for in terms of artistic growth.

He is definitely one of my surprising influences for sure. As a podcaster, I also take some of the kinds of things he does with background sound effects and use them in my stories.

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