I remember the public outcry surrounding his music when it first came out. I "slightly" fell for it. When my son brought home a CD, my wife freaked. I took a step back and remembered my parents reaction to my generations music. So, when he was off to school, I sat down with my headphones and listened. Really listened. I may not have appreciated the style of delivery, but, I fell in love with the message he was delivering. I made my wife sit down and listen. We both fell in Love with Eminem from that moment on. It opened our eyes to other artists in the same genre.

@Kiernan5

Жыл бұрын

Eminem was my generation's music, but I wasn't really into rap and didn't care about any rap artists outside of maybe Run DMC. One night Eminem's "Sing for the Moment" came on and I actually listened to the lyrics. I found that what he was saying in that song actually gave me a lot of respect for him. He was calling out his own fans, calling out the culture, and even calling himself out while saying that he doesn't actually engage in the criminal acts he describes in his songs because he knows that would make him a poor father and that is what was important to him. It made me start listening to more of his songs and now I enjoy a lot of them and even expanded further into rap music as a genre.

@davids5006

Жыл бұрын

Now look at the garbage that no one has an issue with

@Cbella82

Жыл бұрын

I love this!

@eli_james_al8245

Жыл бұрын

Which CD was it

@baki577

Жыл бұрын

That's beautiful ❤️

It's that part where he says "remember when Ronnie died and you said you wished it was me" that always gets me. I know she must have been in a lot of pain, losing a sibling almost the same age as her son, but even if she didn't mean it, I can't imagine how somebody could say that to their own child.

@watchwmn

Жыл бұрын

It was all about control and manipulation.

@PreciousPayne-ie5rs

5 ай бұрын

That was eminem uncle

@jenniferhernandez1842

5 ай бұрын

And what exactly are uncles to the parent?@@PreciousPayne-ie5rs

@diamondblue916

4 ай бұрын

"Well guess what, I am dead, dead to you as can be" is such a heart breaking line.

You should listen to Headlights. It's him basically reconciling with his mom.

@gonzoyork1908

Жыл бұрын

👍

@kaptkirk5580

Жыл бұрын

Eh I don’t think that was reconciling, more so he wanted to move on and forget. She still wasn’t allowed into his life, it’s literally in the songs name.

@ruesurnameunimportant4816

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, it wasn't reconciling so much as letting go of a toxic mf so it didn't poison him any longer. He forgave her in the same way you forgive a school bully who you never wish to interact with again.

@tiffanyl5086

Жыл бұрын

I agree! I didn't see your comment before I made mine!!

And now you know how powerful this song was when it came out. Such an incredibly deep dive into his pain. Pure, raw pain. I'm not a rap fan, but this song always hit me deep.

You said you know of his birth daughter *Hailie Jade* who he had with his then-wife *Kim* but he also adopted *Kim's* twin sister's child *Alaina* who he calls *Laney **#Eminem* adopted her because her mother had a drug problem & unfortunately she died from overdose. Then a few years ago her birth father also died of an overdose. But *#Eminem* also has a third child from their first divorce when they were separated she got knocked up. So she was already pregnant when they married the second time which only lasted about a year. But when they divorced the second & final time he didn't say take this other man's child with you (the child was only around a year old) but he kept it & adopted that child as well. Believing he could provide a better stable home then *Kim* He also had a younger stepbrother that he ended up raising

Britt what he is rapping about is all truth everything he said did happen everything he rapped about was true even his mom sued him because of this song

@BossManCarls

Жыл бұрын

She was big mad so was Kim 😂

@jonbrooks6307

Жыл бұрын

@@BossManCarls yup

@serp6768

Жыл бұрын

She didn’t sue him because of this song, this song happened in part because of her suing him that’s why he says “how dare you try to take what you didn’t help me to get”. And he mentions the law suit in the album previous to the one that this song is on,in marshall mathers, “my fucking bitch mom is suing for 10 million”She sued him in 1999 right after the slim shady lp came out.

@bruhmoment4188

Жыл бұрын

“I just found out my mom does more dope than I do, I told her I’d become a famous rapper, make a record ‘bout drugs and name it after her”

@in8_ras

Жыл бұрын

@@BossManCarls Thats why he says "F**k you Debbie" in the without me song.

I'm 45 now so I'm right in the "slim shady lp" era. I also had ( and still have) parent issues. This man made it a lot easier just knowing that someone else has gone through some really hard times. Everyone's experiences are unique. I just never wanted to go home because my home life was shit. Luckily, I spent a lot of time with some great families. God bless them.

This is a difficult song. Many people have experienced this kind of upbringing. It spoke to so many. But I think his "Headlights" shows the maturity beyond the anger that is expressed here. To have someone who consistently brings the emotion, and the thought process as Eminem does with his music......beyond. And when you can enrage a man to the point of broken tears...not just tears but you're BROKEN. That is a wound that just doesn't go away overnight.

@watchwmn

Жыл бұрын

Never completely does, you can forgive, it frees you, but, it hurts still.

With time & maturity they've made up you can hear him talk about it in his song *(Headlights)*

I love the riff on this track and his willingness to empty his emotions into the lyrics. He has a great song called 'Sing for the Moment' which he sample Aerosmiths 'Dream On' You'll love it 👍

@Kiernan5

Жыл бұрын

That is the song that made me start liking Eminem, gave me a lot of respect for him.

My son made me listen to this album and I've been exploring rap ever since. This is such a great album. He is so talented.

Headlights by nate and eminem is a song about how he as a more mature person sees things now. You should check it out

It's all true as Eminem spared nobody his wrath on the album this song is taken from. You do him wrong, you end up being savaged in his songs as he don't fk around no matter who you are.

His mom sued him for 10 million for this song. They settled for 25,000 and after paying her attorneys she ended up with 1,600. Yes, his mom took him to different doctors thinking something was wrong with him. She took him to different doctors so they could prescribe meds. Still after what he went through with his mom and his childhood he still was successful!

I knew when this beat dropped you'd give the stank face , this beat is epic

He recorded "Headlights" about 10 or 15 years later and it's like a follow up where he talks about how he's matured and he doesn't play this song at his shows anymore, It's such a great song/music video please check it out! You won't regret it!

Eminem really had a hard life growing up in the hood and having the family situation he had, the fact he became who he became was destiny. He was chosen by a higher power for sure.

Check out his song 'Leaving Heaven' its about his dad & his struggles growing up

@gonzoyork1908

Жыл бұрын

True

Eminem is a lyrical genius

Heaflights is the sequel kind of. It was 7 years later, you should react to it and also When I'm Gone!

My mum was much the same, im from England. I often got punched, stangled, kicked , once had a knife to my fingers once when i picked a scab. When i was in hospital after a hit and run at 14, the hospital called her and my mothers reply was "ok lemme know when IT dies." Then she told my 6 yr old sister "Your brother is gonna die, yes he is, yes he is. We're gonna be soo happy without him, yes we are." infront of my grandpa. He apparently flipped his lid, forced her to go see me on life support and her first reaction was "turn it off. Kill the bastad." Years later my grandpa told me when the heart monotor kept beeping, she burst out crying and said something like "IT cant even f-king die right. Why? Why wont IT f-king die!?" She hated me. My grandpa had to take me away and raise me, out of fear she would un-alive me behind closed doors. Police didnt care, their reaction to my abuse was "shut up and grow a pair son." Oh but if I dared ever try to defend myself, God forbid I ever slap her back, I'd be the evil woman beating child, put in a young offenders jail. I became a massive Eminem fan in my teens, this song is one of the 3 songs i listen to when I think back on my past. If someone like me ever talks about it in a public place, especially with women, they laugh. I had to go through therapy to stop flinching whenever my first girlfriend in my 20's touched me. I was a nervous wreck. Ironically, she "fixed" me better than our NHS here.

You should do headlights now. Would be great to follow up with

@gonzoyork1908

Жыл бұрын

I agree

@eullopez523

Жыл бұрын

Let's do it Brit

it's crazy watching these back, I didn't get most of it when I was young and dumb the first time around, so powerful 😮

I love that you pointed out the “one more time” in the chorus. It’s what makes the chorus, and I’m sure it was a part of the recording process. But, so cool in the Final Cut.

I can only imagine the amount of pain Em must have gone through while writing this about his own mother. I just wish, no pray, that he has healed now. Heard this song after years and I cried seeing this video. Lovely reaction! ❤

⚠️ You said "this is nuts".. This is a lullaby compared to his 'tribute' to his ex 😜 Would love to see you react to it, it's called "Kim" Don't judge him to hard, those were different times, the deeper you go with him the more you'll realize he is the best to EVER do it. Nobody comes even close to Em's pen game, nobody!!

@jolandafrijlink6103

Жыл бұрын

Or puke...

@baki577

Жыл бұрын

​@@jolandafrijlink6103 or fack

@benmerrill2053

Жыл бұрын

Not yet, we don’t want to break Britt.

@Algorythmfpv

Жыл бұрын

Yeah "Kim" is a pretty powerful and disturbing song lol.

Now "My Mom" and then "Headlights"..

Its crazy when see the reaction of these kids that never heard this song to hear the gravity of it, the tone and seriousness of it immediately grabs them. Eminem was the first white rapper where all of my friends immediately knew he was THE REAL DEAL and we were really tuned in from day one. He speaks to a lot of misunderstood kids and to the white kids who grew up in the hood with all black friends and who unfortunately doesnt have a crowd he squarely fits in. Regardless 1 of the best ever!

All this is true what he wrote!!! This is his tragic life, suffered from addictions and alcohol himself. He has demons that he is force to keep!!

Yes, all true as others have said. His real life experiences are where he gets the vast majority of his material from. Now today he regrets making the song, and will never perform it again if he ever does shows. There is a lot you miss out on with his material if you don't start from his first album made with Dre because he makes many references to prior material. Everyone knew who his mother was. She tried to sue him for defamation. Now do the sequel Headlights.

When people are protesting your music, the message that you are putting out, you know you are doing something right.

6:00 you were talking about the show The Act, the name of the girl was Gipsy Rose Blanchard! It's a real story.

When this song came out it was so insane listening to it and that he was singing about his momma. I couldn’t even imagine having a mother like that for real.

Word of the day is tumultuous. Super underused imo

This is why we love him....glad the younger generation just got re-introduced to Eminem and Slim Shady.

That is basically what he went through when he was a child if you ever watch 8 Mile you will see

You’ll have to do “headlights” now! It’s him apologizing to his mom and them making amends basically

@markoes28

Жыл бұрын

Worst song Eminem ever put out!!

@ygrose9589

Жыл бұрын

@@markoes28 what???

@SCUZZI87

Жыл бұрын

@@markoes28 k

This song is what got me started listening to his music. I was able to identify and empathize way too much with it.

"If even a fraction of this is true....." Only pretty much every single word of it is true.

There’s a follow up song to this song. Headlights where Eminem apologizes to his Mom.

@brittreacts Headlights is a follow up to this song and how he feels about his mom as he’s matured

OMG, this was a very insightful reaction! 👍🏻

4:38--Girl, dont put Em on blast! "He's cute but I think he's married to Kim, hehe!"

I can relate with Eminem on this song. It explains a lot about my life.

Listen. This is how you runna room.

you do fantastic reactions, keep em coming. you have so much more Em to do

Produced by Eminem 🎹🔥🔥

So much talent

4:09 now im listening to this again and im starting to realise that line i relate to because my dad did the same thing he was gonna break up with my mum until he found out she was pregnant he ended up staying with her for another 6 years just for me

Definitely listen to “headlights” now, it’s kind of like a sequel to this song

Of Emenem's body of work, In my opinion, this song is pure genius. This man put his guts on the line for this song. I have been in therepy and I can tell you this is pure anguish and emotion. And... he did not drop this song until his mother totally cashed in on his fame.

I remember watching this video on vh1 as a kid…. Dang I’m old

She is beautiful

I believe it was Em that produced this and I love seeing peoples first reaction cause I had it at 13 and can never get that again so I appreciate people that appreciate Em especially since there is a wave of hate

Now you should react to "Headlights" were he apologises for this Song to his Mother.

Awesome reaction.

Now it's time for Eminem's Headlights song

Now you gotta do "headlights" by eminem...its part 2 to this after after everything

I find it hard to believe most of the people reacting to this song saying they haven’t heard it

I have a hard time believing people who grew up during this era of Eminem didn't hear this song in their life. It was everywhere and on all the time

I haven't heard this in a LONG time! I had to watch your reaction!!!

@mattblatchley2061

Жыл бұрын

VERY angry song

A big quick thumbs-up!!! Thanks.

You have absolutely got to react to “Headlights “ by Eminem as well. It brings a heartfelt continuation and closing to this song

@brittreacts

Жыл бұрын

I will keep it in mind, thanks!

Ur so beautiful and reactions to Eminem's beats are absolutely awesome glad you understand x

'Headlights' is the sequel song

Great reaction ❤️

Classic Slim Shady 💯 🔥. 💐 💐 4 the Greatest 👑 🐐. 🤘🏻

It's💯..ALL OF IT

you have to react to Headlights, as this song is mentioned there and relationship whith his mom

Yeah, this is his experience growing up with his mom. Not just a random song.

Absolutely HAVE to do Headlights now!

hate to break it to you but all this stuff is true even the munchausen part. I remember a youtube video where they looked into it and brought all the recipts. Really crazy.

Gotta do “headlights” now to follow this up

You should react to “headlights”

It's important to realize though that alot of luck goes into success as well though. Flatout most people even if there hard working stay in the same social class they were born in.

Ppl thought this was a diss but it wasn’t. He was just getting stuff of his chest about how he feels

This song is literally his reaction of Debbie(mom) LAWSUITING him for 10 000 000$ for using her name. That's why he says she "try to take, what she didn't help him get". This song was GENIUS move. Because Debbie 'won'... 300$. 😂 Move was genius, because he not only presented HIS version of story, got money of this song, making it one of his biggest gem... Most heartbreaking is, this song 'events' are almost for sure truth. At least WORST of it. Why? Because she never tried lawsuit him FOR THAT. She tried milk his money before, but if she tried to ever put lawsuit for this song... WORDS of it will be checked. And that, as You seen, put her not just in bad light. It makes her in LEGAL trouble. Whole this "I am sorry mama" is ironic, but when listen to, can also be taken as apology, if someone not see, singing it, he literally DIGS HER GRAVE. As it was never secret, he wanted, just by wish, not attempt, his mother dead. Many times. He WON case she put against him, saved his image, recorded one of his best songs... And she got 300$ and whole world knowing, how disgusting trashy 'parent' she was. KILLSHOT, straight into heart of this Lawsuit she made. 🤷🏻‍♀️ Ps. But Debbie aside, imagine him catching on Kim cheating(which we know is truth) and REALLY having gun ready, yet taking bullets out and letting both live... Probably also for kids sake. That just gives You glimpse, how even in wildest emotional outbreak, he always think how his behaviours influence his daughter. And explain, why he always ripped apart anyone even mentioning his kid, being used like that by his own mom. 😐

I love your reaction channel 💖

Everything in the song is true blue and I believe that that is the reason why I'm no rapper has ever been able to touch Eminem because he doesn't hide doesn't run he puts it out there we all know who he is we all know what he's been through it's not that he doesn't know Shane it's that he puts it out there so that there can be no shame

EMINEM.. HEADLIGHTS This is pt2 and its written 13 years later .. must watch

So many young people can relate to this Jam.

This was peek EM for Me... takes me back in the day.

Oh it's true

It's produced by Eminem lol And yea everything he rapped about happened to him .

After this you need to do headlights where hes saying sorry to his mum for what happened

This young lady clearly came from the suburbs and never had to go to throw away stop trying like u understand he's pain

Baby girl you are perfect. Keep it up

She used to give him drugs to keep him easier to manage and told him he was sick to take them Its in the court documents when his mom tried to sue him for this song

All true

This song came out and, well, I related, and I know something else, despite it all, he loves his Mom,not that she will ever be able to return love, knows she's poison, why he his daughter around her....hey, I get it, and I can imagine the boyfriends/ stepfathers, oh yah, I get it.

its a tragedy that youtube mostly has the censored versions of eminem songs

Headlights is a nice follow up to this 👍

Greatest MC.

You need to watch headlights by Eminem right after this!

Seen this happen to many times in south east Michigan.

I don't know if you've ever reacted to. I haven't seen it on here. Headlights with Eminem and Nate Ruess. It's basically bounces off this song but in better way that he's older.🎶🎶💙

I think there was an episode on house MD about that

The fact yiu did this song... time to do headlights ASAP

I will never understand how can parents be like that to their kids i got a little daughter and i would never harm her anyways.

Such a seductive smile at the opening - you amazing 😊