Dre said in an interview that Em wrote the whole song and just gave it to him. Dre was going through a really dark period after losing both his son and Easy... Em was trying to pull him out of the dark

The “You’re either gonna wanna fight me or hug me” line is so underrated. Eminem is basically saying that he’s about to say whatever he has to say to light a fire under Dre to get him back in the game. And that it’s either gonna seriously piss him off or he’s going to appreciate the intent behind it. Cause that’s how much he believes in Dre.

This has to be one of the top three or five vocal performances of Eminem. The passion and desperation and anger in his voice is just incredible. Gives me chills every time.

I remember when Dre made his first appearance after coming out of this massive depression he went through. It was on a music awards show. He walked out solo on stage, swole af, and got a standing ovation. I couldn't believe my eyes.

No other rapper can give you chills like this fucking man can. Genius.

If you feel like this listening to what Eminem said to Dre could you imagine how Dre felt when he first heard these verses

Powerful. Damn powerful song man. Had never heard this before....Eminem's love for Dre is so clear in his voice. An absolute amazing reaction man.

I LOVE this song, so much meaning. you can hear everything in Em's voice. the video gives it more meaning too

This song never gets old!

Supposably when Skylar Grey came to Em and Dre with the Chorus, Lady Gaga should have sung the chorus, but Em insisted that Skylar does it. Also she told once that Em just went to a room after hearing the chorus for two hours and when he came out with the finished lyrics she started crying hearing these lyrics.

It just hits you in the feels

LOVE the LOVE Em and Dre share in this record! This still makes me tear up and I've I've listened to it a couple hundred times and still gets me choked up. That's the power Em and Dre have with their lyrics! GOATs.

PAY ATTENTION!! That dark/light sceme was so good! “dawned on me you lost a son” Making bars while being so emotional come on, who else? No one else cAn write like this!! And The Whole sun lighten Brighten scheme just amazing!

Everyone should Google the interview Skylar did where she spoke about the recording of this song. This was off the top of his head after hearing the best and the hook. Not a dry eye in the studio.

You’re right Eminem wrote Dre’s verse. Still get chills every time I hear this. ❤🔥🔥

This song is a masterclass for emotion in my opinion, they captured the emotion so well especially the “goodnight daddy” 😢 the emotional bars catch me every time great reaction dude

Such a powerful and emotional song that only Em could write. You can hear the emotions in his voice when he’s really in his feelz. Love this reaction 🙌🏼

I think the car accident was a metaphor for his career .. that explains why he had flash backs and the point of the song “you’re supposed to be my mentor”

One of my FAVE Em and Dre songs. I love the bar with "Dawn" "Son/Sun" "Ray" "turn on the light" "Enlighten you"...

Dre was mourning his son's death because of overdose of Heroine and Morphine. When Em mentioned You lost your son at the intro.

It's Marshall's love letter to his best friend and it's beautiful and perfect.

This song still gives me chills

This was like a superhero kinda moment when it came out! This song is so freaking good! It's still an incredible jam today.

Probably the realist and best friendship that ever walked this earth. Prove me wrong....

I think the live performance of this is what pissed snoop off. When Dre was talking about fair weather friends and all he see is slim.

Need “No Favors” and “Lord Above” plz, sir. Still don’t have IG, and still dealing w issues I told you about. Appreciate ya still being here. Love from Memphis

This song gets me every single time. The emotion behind Ems words, the visuals, chills. I cry every time. Em is loyal AF!

Eminem said in an interview that this song is really real like he really meant every word and it was to tell everyone how nobody wanted to sign Eminem at that label Dr Dre really put his life on the line sign in Eminem and you know something look it paid off 80 million records sold by Eminem alone 100 million records sold with Dr Dre come on he gambled and won. And I'm so glad and in this song he said this song is really the truth nobody wanted Dr Dre to sign Eminem and I'm talking about the other rappers everyone around Dr Dre was saying no that's why the song is very important too even for today this song is very important to hear. Mia

Great reaction video Cliff, love the emotion you show while you're listening to the track with us is always raw and real. This is the first track on my playlist. You mentioned the GShock promo...he released a limited edition GShock watch around the time of this track. Black with red accents, backwards E, has the Detroit skyline on the band, Slim Shady signed on the back of the watch. It's dope.

This one is a beautiful, flawless, powerful classic! (& I always cry lol) ✌️🩶🫂

Would love to see some Yelawolf reactions, Bloody Sunday is lit. His newer stuff with Caskey is also really good

I lover skylar greys voice! She’s amazing

Listen to the passion in Eminems voice just another reason he is top tier.

Dr. Dre and Em together did more to combat racism in the U.S. than any governemt programm combined. Legends!

thats the thing with eminem, he repays respect with respect, and loyalty with loyalty. he will go through hell and back for those loyal to him. wich shows that if he goes after someone he has good reasons to, cause he wouldnt just diss someone for the fun of it. if he disses you, you did something to make him mad and its best to go apologize. eminem isnt a nice guy, he is a real guy and what you see is what you get with him. and that is something worth striving for. ive been a nice guy for many years and got fucked over all the time. now i aint nice anymore, i say what i think and im brutally honest. fake people are tiresome and not worth your time, cause you dont know if you can depend on them if you need them.

I like your reactions a lot.

Every single time I see this video and hear this song, I can't help but to cry like a damn baby.

That "goodnight daddy" always gives me chills

the timing of the beats and car crash at 12:30 was so amazing what an art 👍

I love this song And it's so raw Because Dre almost lost 2 kid's within of 7 months Em has said looks up to dre as father figure and we know Em had he's overdose in December of 2007 but recovered but in August 2008 Dre's actual kid died of a heroin overdose

This song is just supposed to be a representation of Dres career on how the industry thought he fell off and how he felt about himself

You hear the passion Em has for Dre in this song xx this has always been on my playlist xx 🐢♥️🐢 xx

Love how everyone says when Eminem is on the track its always fire, and then Dre absolutely kills it the same. Dre will always be such an inspiration to the music industry and will always be a legend. Eminem..... well I think we all know he'll be remembered just the same

The music that made me felt in love with eminem's music

I remember first hearing this song when it released and it was so damn dope and powerful! I'm glad others are discovering it *Also, Em pushed to have Skyler and nobody else for the chorus. They wanted another big name but Em refused

His son was so young when he accidentally OD'd....😭 It hit Dre hard.. would for any parent! Did you see Skylar Grey? She was one of the white coats...the chick with the glasses. 😁 From what..I think we have all observed over the years.. Eminem is a Great friend to have! Loyal af! He would lay down his life for a friend....just like when he stood with 50 when Suge showed up with his goons!

I get tingles every time I hear this 🔥🔥🔥🔥

This song was so good 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Dre's Detox was him stepping back during Em's relapse to help his recovery

I think this is my favorite Dre verse of all time now

When I watch this video 1st time I cried like a baby ❤ true friendship still exists ❤

Absolute chills ❤

I love this song. I don't know how much of what I read is true, but according to other comments in other videos as ll as little research suggets that Dre lost a child and was in some really dark place and Em really tried to pull him out. He's looking up to him and it is clear as day why. Great song. It always hits right in the feels. Also, yea, nobody wanted to sign a white boy. Even Dre himself thought first, Em was black, when he heard his tape. It's crazy how everybody jumped off that ship when Dre kept believing in Em and it shows, Dre made the right choice. Em will forever be thankful for that. In how many songs did we hear him mentioning or thanking Dre? soooo often. Even if it's just one line. Such a great song, really. And that isn't just cause of the amazing story telling Em is doing, but the bars he put up here again. I also read that Dre planned to bring out one more album and this song was on it but it got cancelled. Now I am not sure how much of that is true, but I read that it's cause Dre beleived, the ablum wouldn't have sold well enough and he makes good money with the Beats by Dre headphones. Anyways, I'm still a little upset that we won't get that last album. Damn it

This song,,no words,,no words,,just 🔥🔥❤️❤️🔥🔥

This song came out a few days before i went into rehab again (for the final time). The combination of the theme and where I was in life, this song really helped me through another stint in rehab and finally making it stick

I haven't heard this in a while - like a decade - and it hits different at this age...

He got in a high speed chase, but no accident. He’s basically trying to get him to make another Album.

This video gives me goosebumps every time i listen to it...

Nice piece

EM has his own G-shock. Its a limited edition in 2013 its the GD-X900MNM-1ER

That's what I believe it's about m&m is loyal so is Dre together their friendship is the powerhouse Skylar good performance x

No it happened before 2001 when his son OD'd he took it really bad Plus at the same time easy died of AIDS so fast when they were getting back together yes this really happens I don't know if it's exactly the same but yes this did happen and that's why you here good night dada because his son died rip

Love this song!!! One of my favs bro! This is like real real I feal! I appreciate you always my bearded brother!

One of my all time favorites.

Top song, I play it a lot...pure emotion

Thank you very much for reacting too this...love your reactions!!! Appreciate you.

Great review. Nailed it. In my mind, the best thing that you can do is not get into shit in the first place. That means no one can throw it back at you because it doesn't exist. However, we're human, we all make mistakes, so do the next best thing: Put it out there ourselves, being completely transparent with who we are.

I do believe that Dr Dre and Eminem are true friends, this song saying Eminem was going to walk, but thankfully Dre pulled him back at exactly the right time!!!! You taught me so much thank you talking for talking sense into me 💓❤️🙏🙆🫂🎼💯🔥

Ayo, that was dope how u let the verses ride all the way thru and just vibe to it then went back and broke it down. Fire bro.

...if his lyrics only had one meaning they would still mop the floor with all the other rappers but the fact that he so often makes them work on multiple levels is mind boggling. His brain doesn't work the same way as other peoples. Most of the stuff he thinks up only one person on the planet could have and that's him.

N.w.a. was one of the first straight out of Compton I loved it 💞 straight off the back 💯🔥🌡️

Vulnerability at its Toughest!

Followed you for years. Can’t believe we’ve only just got to this track haha

What a track - chills

Dr Dre lost his son from an overdose he was 19 ,2009 this video came out in 2011

The video is awesome especially the beginning

I remember watching this full video for the first time and damn it hit me hard

I think twas 2016 i read d lyrics and cried😂😂😂

Hero! - always dropping that fresh OC👌 when I need it. Just finished a workin week in the UK, perfect time to kick back and chill witcha and bump some Em 😎

I'm literally crying for Eminem thank you Dr. Dre for believing Eminem

That’s a powerful song!

Great reaction as always man. I love this song so it was awesome seeing you do this one. I think you'd really like checking out some Chris Webby. One of the best lyricists out there for sure. Check out The Connect, Weirdo, Wild Things, Long Way, Fine Wine, Master of the Ceremony or so many more. Honestly almost every song he drops is a banger. His wordplay is amazing. Much love and respect always!!

This song always makes me also think of Skylar Grey ft Eminem - C'mon Let Me Ride. You should react to that one if you haven't. It's got bars and the video is dope.

theres been many Dre and Em songs but none can top i need a doctor

Tragic endings from the revival album with Skylar Grey

Did you ever hear Surgery by World Class Wreckin Cru? The monitors you’d hear in a hospital in this video…reminds me of the ones in Surgery.

I remember, when Em & Dre debuted this at an award show. I never watched that ish once i was an adult. Lol. But my wife did. And they debuted it at MTV awards I think, and my wife called me in from other room to see it. Em started off & then swollen ass Dre came on stage for his part & crowd went crazy

Immortal Technique - Point of No Return

Totally represents the getaway car. Remember the cherokee you sold Tony? He called me when he was in sedan and thought wiring was weird on way back from casino at sunup, I met him right outside of Glenwood he had just rolled the vehicle and got out and was just fucking fine. Like what the hell superman? Lol. And I'm sure we miscarried a son a few months ago, but very unsafe time to have a child for us than. And yes I had my tubes clipped or whatever they call it, but it's been know to heal itself

I remember seeing a clip of the making for of this video. Dre took one of his personal cars and donated it for the crash. It was pretty cool, all done by remote control and he was just like a block lengths away watching. He was basically like 😮😣😖🤯😳😅

Aesop Rock - 9-5 Anthem lord cliff!

Mad respect for the Non-breakdown. Someone gets it

I'd recommend checking this out live in your own time its amazing

Bad meets Evil - 'the reunion' or 'a kiss'

Great reaction as always. Please react to "Remember the Name" by Ed Shearan ft. Eminem and 50 cent.

Your the best reaction KZfaq channel I have ever seen and you deserve more subscribers

Can you please react to c'mon let me ride by Skylar grey and Eminem. It's one of my favourite songs. Love the work you do here cliff. Your a legend

What a flex to destroy a Ferrari for art!

Crazy the last thing he sees, before the crash, is Eazy

Among the litany of things many people overlook about Eminem is his story telling ability. Some may be thinking that's fairly common in music, which it is but not in rap. It's hard enough for rappers to think of lyrics so they rhyme and flow well but to also do it in story format is an Eminem superpower. I just wish more haters sat back and realized how good he must be to last this long in rap and become the highest selling hip-hop artist ever. If anyone believes being white cwas the cause of his success and helped him in any way they are out of their minds. If that had even a glimmer of truth where are all of the other successful white rappers? Hip hop somehow in this day and age can be very racist. Hampered by the fact that many think it is somehow ok to be prejudiced as long as the person they're directing it at is light skinned. To point out how not ok it is for black artist and in black people in general to say he cannot and will not ever be considered the best to ever do it or even top 5 because he isn't black and black people created hip hop. Just look at some other things where roles are reversed and then tell me people wouldn't get mad and scream racism. LeBron James not to long ago broke the all-time NBA scoring record. How do you think the media and internet would have reacted had white basketball players and white fans said even though he's on top he will never be considered the best or one of the best because he isn't white and just as black people started hip hop white people started basketball. Do I really have to tell you how they would react? There would be protest and maybe even riots. Just because people of a certain skin color begin something doesn't mean it is only theirs and no one of another race should be respected and be able to be the best. If anyone claims he isn't the most gifted rapper and wordsmith the genre has ever seen they either have never really listened to him or they are lying. It's kind of a shame knowing the battle for respect he's had to wage his whole career simply because of the color of his skin that he couldn't even get be proud and soak in his Hall of Fame acceptance speech. Instead he felt the need to use up most of the speech reeling off a long list of past and early rappers.