Hey guys! Quick update on this - unfortunately the UMG overlords blocked the Stan video cause I did both audio and video for it 😔 I had to cut it out. Bad Guy is still here and the final analysis comparing the two at the end so hopefully you guys still enjoy it 🙏

If only Stan realised he had BARS when writing his letters 😂

Bad Guy is like watching a movie. Then when the end comes it’s like sitting in awe at the end of the movie while the credits play when the beat switches and he goes off

Fun Fact: Eminem said he originally wanted to get Dido back for the Bad Guy hook, but Em thought “it would’ve gave it away”

MMLP2 is an underrated gem. Its honestly damn near a classic album imo

No matter how many times I hear the ending, after the crash, I get chills.

Bad Guy > Stan (in terms of intelligence put in the song) , yeah , but Stan is still more iconic cuz it was new with that level of story telling . Same with every new work of Eminem , they might be better than his older work , but still the older works are more praised cuz they were new and unexpected , now this level of greatness is expected and just taken for granted in case of Em.

Stan is the best story telling in the rap songs...we all can undrestand the guy

He opened Wembley with the last verse on bad guy, shit was madd 🔥

There were five samples in the song: ‘Bad Guy’ by Eminem ----------------------- 1. ‘Hocus Pocus’ by Walter Murphy (1974) (Which is the drum loop used throughout the first whole half of the song up until the “I also represent anyone on the deceiving end of those jokes you offend” part) --------------------------- 2. ‘Long Red (Live)’ - Mountain (1972) (Which are the distorted yelling vocals used throughout the first half of the song. (It’s al little hard to hear.) -------------------------- 3. ‘Soana’ by Gian Piero Reverberi (1976) (The first 18 seconds of this track make up the main Orchestral beat used in the final verse.) ----------------------- 4. ‘You are - I am’ by Manfred Mann’s Earth Band (1979) (Which are the interpreted patterns of the orchestra strings on top of the Soana sample in the final verse.). -------------------------- 5. ‘Ode To Billie Joe’ by Lou Donaldson (1967) (Which is the drum loop used throughout at the final verse. )

Can we just appreciate that this man understood EVERYTHING in the song💯

It makes me SLIGHTLY UPSET that you never heard all of MMLP2 and I have been listening to that shit for years! I need to start my own youtube channel.

this last verse got the best verse of the decade

I would just like to give a huge shout out to the community for telling him to not pause the final part of the song, it hits so much different when you hear it all the way through, I wish I could make it to these live streams but you guys never fail! Time and time again plenty of people have said that the final part of this song has been one of the hardest and best versus Eminem has ever said, and hands down probably in my top three favorites, might go as far as to put it as my number one favorite verse of all time.

Also that final part of the last verse they didn't want you to skip, it won best verse of the 2010s not long ago :)

I literally have heard this song probably a thousand or more times, and I just connected, at the end of Matthew Mitchell talking, he says I'm almost at the bridge now, hope you can swim good, HE IS LITERALLY ALMOST AT THE BRIDGE IN THE SONG ITSELF, HE'S HAD THE CHORUS PLAY ALREADY AND NOW IT IS A BRIDGE IN THE SONG INSTEAD OF THE CHORUS, HOLY SHIT!

The end of Bad guy is such a piece of art!! So many emotions, I love it and you had a great reaction!!!

"here goes a wild stab in the dark" , there was a line after that as well , "as we pick up the last Mather's left offs" , he intentionally made that so low , it symbolizes that only those who were focused and stayed with him till the very end will be able to catch / enjoy his last few left offs . Now obviously Knox had to speak about the line before that , so he didn't catch it , though , I'm pretty sure he would have caught it if he was just listening alone. Only real stans (those who stayed with Em till the very end in all those years) will catch that last line without lyrics.

Omg that was honestly legit the best reaction I've ever seen, that was epic, I felt like I was along for a ride, that last verse, when everyone made him run it through without pausing, that was honestly fucking epic as hell, my face hurts from smiling so much all throughout that last bit when knox let the last verse ride out and got his pure real reaction to it, swear to God that was so epic, best reaction ever, I am so glad he let it ride out like that the first run through, the first 5 times I replayed that last part I couldn't stop watching his reaction, the way knox was jamming right out to that, him smiling and being shocked and laughing as he caught the bars and bouncing his head along to it, you could see how much he absolutely loved doing that, best raw reaction I've ever seen from him, love it knox that was epic 👏🙌 the next 5 times I replayed that part I tried to watch the chat and catch everything they were saying and it was absolutely awesome, it was like, "don't pause, don't pause, let it run through", and then "yes, yeeesss, yessssss, yes knox, yessss, do it, let's gooooo, yessss, he loves it, my dude looks like he just saw God, goosebumps, thank you, thank you knox, thank you, knox seen the light, we witnessing history" it was amazing, absolutely loved it 👏

You gotta do "Rhyme or Reason" now, and the "Parking Lot-skit" right before it. It picks up where the skit in "Criminal" left off and "Rhyme or Reason" would be an amazing breakdown from you. Wordplay, flow, punchlines. Probably my favorite off that album tbh 👍🔥

That end is the part that takes me back to Sep/Oct '19. I had to say good bye to love of my life, my first ever dog, Buffy. I was walking in the rainy darkness with my other dog and listening this over and over. It helped me, and as much as I hate that time of year when it's dark and wet, it also reminds me of the love I had and what I had to get through to survive.

Love him or hate him you can’t deny Eminem is a lyrical genius

Just the other day I was watching reactions to Bad Guy, and thought - Damn, I wish Knox would react to this. Edit: Thanks for not pausing. Grab for some water also represents grabbing water when you are drowning, like you're reaching out to grab something but it's only water. Like he is feeling like drowning, overwhelmed with all the self-reflection and the shit he has done. Fire

I'm glad you did the last part without pausing first. That verse always gives me goosebumps.

This is so so mind blowing!! You can come back to Ems songs after listening to them over and over and still find so many gems in them. His mind is on a completely different level to any lyricist I’ve ever heard. I’m lost for words because Em took them all!! 😂

Damn knox. The way you broke this down. Amazing. That last verse easily one of the best ever. The passion and transparency..poetry. Just pure brilliance.

Nobody can argue that the last verse on Bad Guy is one of the best verses of all time

Bad guy is a cinematic storytelling masterpiece like Stan with even superior writing those songs could both be made into movies. His skills has advanced from his older work but thats praised more cause his older songs are iconic classics while his greatness is now expected so newer songs are taken for granted & anything less then his level of perfection is trashed even when it’s good. I don’t think there’s a hiphop artist with this amount of pressure to meet such a high bar of expectations. He’s truly the goat 🐐

I’ve listened to this song sooooo many times. And when you pointed out him (Matthew) saying, “…almost at the bridge”, I realize that the song was almost to a bridge also! 🤯

50:25 the best reaction ever!! I still get nostalgic every-time i listen to this rap. when i first listened to this verse ,man that gave me chills.

THANK YOU KNOX for using my idea for live reactions on tracks with prequels! 🔥 You the Breakdown King 💯

I love your reactions. I honestly just watch the EMINEM reactions, but only because I love him and listen to him fir five years now but anyways man. You are the best reaction/break down of bars/KZfaq-Rapper. I just simply love your content. You explain it that way anyone understand the lyrics. Take for example me, I am german and don't understand everything Em talks about so thank you very very much. Nasty Knox... lol that just rhymed😂👍🏻

Saw Eminem at Wembley stadium during the MMLP2 days and he started with Bad Guy. Amazing gig.

Em’s first major hit My Name Is: I’m not ready to leave, it’s too scary to die I’ll have to be carried inside the cemetery and buried alive

"Poof then im gone, Bruce." Bruce Wayne... Batman vanishing with his smoke bombs. Love that Em is such a DC nerd.

Years later and I feel like any real fan of Marshalls would tear up at the end of Bad Guy.

This was one of my favorite albums that I purchased, growing up this was the first one I purchased from Eminem on CD, I can literally recite this entire album and the extended version word by word, wicked ways is one of my favorite as well! Well done Knox

I was fortunate enough to see Eminem live at Wembley in 2013, and that last verse of Bad Guy is what he came out to! What a way to set off a concert! Keep doing you Knox! Love from the UK everyday!

Love the channel man, these Older Eminem reactions have been bringing back memories of the buzz of being a Hip Hop fan before he came and then seeing stuff like My Name Is come out. Stan just elevated him to the level i looked at Wu-Tang, LL, X, and them at the time.

WOW!!! 🤯🤯🤯 Dont know what else to say..... Thank goodness for you Knox! No way I would've caught everything like you did! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Ending of Bad Guy....is INSANE!!!!!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

I'm so glad you listened straight through those last 2 minutes. It was nostalgic in the sense that helped me recapture that same feeling I had when I first heard it and how much I enjoyed it. Definitely damn near goose-bump worthy on top of all the technicals and wordplay.

Definitely one of my favorite eminem songs! That last verse was absolutely amazing it gave me chills!

This was so great! THANK YOU for spending some of your Saturday with us!! Already looking forward to the next one.

Bad Guy has one helluva unsettling beat .. dope production!

This came out after recovery which is arguably his most successful album commerciallly, with 2 diamond songs on it (not afraid and love the way you lie) recently his 3rd song to go diamond was lose yrself. Only person to have 3 songs go diamond. "I sound like a broken record every time I break a record " eminem

U cant tell me u just guessed that 9 hours and 45 minutes means his entite album runtime man

I remember losing my mind while driving my wife's Mustang GT on the Gulf Coast when this last verse hit. I was picturing the story and straight up left the Earth at the beat drop and the crazy low voice in unison with his gutteral and aggressive flow and tone. This song is pure in every sense of the word. To bring those emotions and solid characters is GODLIKE. Song saved my life and since hearing it my life is 77% better and met my wife. Sorry for the rant. I have been watching your break downs for years now but almost never comment, but like every one! Keep up the perspectives, they are all food for thought!!

Glad that I watched it last night already, before "Stan" got cut out.

The amount of similarities between Bad Guy and Stan. It's crazy. Also, I bought this album the day it came out. And, the first time that I listened to this song. That last part of the song: So one last time, I'm back Before it fades into black and it's all over Behold the final chapter in the saga Trying to recapture that lightning trapped in a bottle Twice the magic that started it all Tragic portrait of an artist tortured Trapped in his own drawings Tap into thoughts Blacker and darker than anything imaginable Here goes a wild stab in the dark As we pick up the last Mathers left off. My first initial thought: This is the last album that he'll be releasing. And, it honestly scared me. I was like, "Is he finally calling it quits? I pray to God that he isn't." Second thought: Where he said, "Here goes a wild stab in the dark. As we pick the last Mathers left off." Maybe he has the fuel for one last album. Maybe he's teasing us. My realization that he's still putting albums to this day: HELL YEAH BABY!

Dude to see your face when the last verse kicked in was priceless. I literally bang the song all the time and I always skip to the last verse cuz it hits so hard. I wish he had a whole song that sounded just like that cuz it's crazy. Thanks for all your breakdowns

I'm glad you finally did my favorite Em song. Unfortunately missed the stream but amazing work Knox you a real one for sure!

The end of this song is epic I actually cried when I heard it for the first time

This song should be in a museum.

True self reflection and the power of his words has on fans(wonder if just coincidence that dude that broke into Em's house name was Matthew) , and also not accepting inability to reach same level with the chase of the MMLP. Even drowning in back of trunk he believes it only brings him closer to immortality... thus Evil Twin, Rap God also on this MMLP2 arguably his claim and challenge to all other rappers who dare to battle. Great reaction, I wish u great success... Mr."G" from EPA (aka the small town Cemetery) in the Bay. One

I always have my own version of a music video playing when I listen to Bad Guy ever since I heard it as a kid and for that last verse it's like Matthew is in the driver's seat and as the bubbles stop his eyes open with a demonic light behind them and he starts spitting that verse and I can see Shady in the trunk fighting trying to untie himself and refusing to accept his death even as the water is rushing in and he's choking and it just all ties in, and at the very end when the beat changes and his voice starts fading away it's a view of the car sinking into the deep darkness of the water. It's always a very surreal feeling when I hear this song and it's incredible that this is how Eminem decided to kick off the album. It sets a tone for the rest of the album being his attempt to reconcile and show that he's grown and is bigger and better than ever, but then at the very end with the final lyrics of Evil Twin he embraces Shady and says "we are the same, bitch". MMLP2 tells a story that's lost on so many people that just listen to tracks individually (including me for several years). Essentially this was Eminem integrating his shadow (Jungian philosophy) and becoming so much greater than he ever could've been when Shady was just an alter ego. I mean, he declared himself the god of rap on this album and NO ONE came for him at the time and in Evil Twin he declared himself both the third and fourth best rappers, right behind Biggie and Pac. Really can't say just how much I love this album and wish it got more love but people overlook it and still say they want the old Eminem.

New to your Channel. Thank you so much for taking us to an other level with this one. Discovering new things about bad guy. 😊💪🏻 Absolutely my favorite when it comes to break downs on Eminems songs!

Not sure if this is a reach but with the Broncos verse Mat tells Em they suck. A part of the respiratory system that connects the lungs is called "Bronchus" ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

MMLP2 is definitely one of my favorite of his comeback LPs. Relapse and Revival are underrated. I'm even guilty of sleeping on Revival but after drawing a line in the sand a man has to choose between his country or a person who hasn't been on the frontlines of daily interactions in a few decades almost. Someone who was clearly giving into stupid trends in the music industry and shit he felt like he needs to support cause deep down, eminem does give too much of a fuck. But I was bumping relapse since I found out he came back in 09. Loved recovery tho it was too polished. MMLP2 was em further pushing his ability. Revival is more of that boombap feel at times. Songs like offended and heat come to mind. I skip over his white guilt songs on there. Its disgusting. Especially since him being white was a disadvantage for him at first. But there's some really really great songs on there. Even a sequel to a the relapse song 3am. Kamikaze had some bangers but to me wasn't a full LP. It was like 11 tracks with 2 skits? But nonetheless again pushes his capabilities and really the only thing I didn't like was maybe the Jesse Reyes songs, just okay and the fact that he reversed the word, "faggot" in fall and then apologized for it with sway, saying he didn't realize all the other people he hurt by saying it, again showing that he very much does give a fuck. Even though sway and em were just discussing that attitude a minute before about why he would go after him in the first place. He said it goes both ways. He doesn't give a fuck what happens but he will attack you. Ironically he ended up cucking. But anyway M2BMB is beautiful as well as side b cause I fell off eminem at encore but jumped back in with relapse and got every LP when it came out til Revival. Even got shady xv. but this comment is long enough. Doubt anyone will read it all but whatever. It needed to be said

One of his best verses ever

Greetings from Switzerland. Love your work and keep up with your GAME

God, that last bit is the greatest Em dis to ever exist, and he is the only one who could deliver something so devastating to himself

Knox u need to react to Medicine Man prolly top 2 Eminem verses ever! The Bars are CRAZY on that track!

Perfect breakdown Knox,much love❤️

Sad I missed the live...was amazing reaction....I love the way you interact with us...different from other reactors thankyou ❣️

The fact you took more than an hour to react. That's too much dedication man!! You're doing (Rap) God's work ❤🔥🤣🙌🏾

This live but I was praying he wouldn’t pause during the end. Thank you chat for giving us that gift

This song becomes creepier after in 2020 a guy named Matthew broke into Em's house, got past his body guards, and Em met him in his own living room. Had to keep him distracted while police were called =/

WHAT HAPPENED??? AAAAA THE WHOLE DAMN SONG GOT EDITED OUT

This is one of those rare sequels that is better than the original. But only by a hair! Keep up the good work Knox. Because of you I'm in the habit of breaking down the entire Em catalog. Thanks!

In the last verse of bad guy, He says Stan+Mathew Mitchell are symbolic of ‘not knowing what u’ve got till it’s gone’ This of course is a famous line from ‘big yellow taxi’ by none other than........Joni Mitchell 🤯

Knox needs to do My Darling, for more insight into the demonic voice

Hey Knox! I'm a long time watcher, fairly new subscriber (I'm very proud to say cuz I take subs seriously!) But this has to be THE BEST VIDEO I'VE SEEN FROM YOU! and that has to be capped, cuz all your videos are fire 🔥! Much love! Thank you for everything!!

I actually just watched a pretty intriguing interview of his from 2009 last night, he talked about what you spoke of with how he felt about being in the media, and having to deal with things he speak of in his past. Great interview you might want to peak if you haven't.

I only now saw this... I've never enjoyed a non-live live this much. Just subbed. Good shit

I didn't catch it until the 2nd or 3rd playthrough, but my favorite part is when he says "there's a voice in the back after the track is demolished" and right after he says it, that demonic deep voice comes in down in the mix behind his vocals 🔥🔥🔥

MMLP2 is my favorite Eminem album, almost all songs are great, this song especially is example of why this album is just an underrated album.

Who can catch lighting in a bottle? Set fire to water? Comin' out the nozzle on the fire hose? Flyer than swatters? Cinderella man

Much love from Calgary Alberta Canada.

during the last long verse, you can hear there're two voices singing. One's em, the other is a much deeper, diabolical voice. Go back to listen "My Darling" from the Relapse album. It's the same diabolical voice that finally merges back into Em's, that's Shady

I loved the MMLP2.......Desperation was my favorite song on it

My favorite verse ever. I get happy watching u finding out. I sit and wait to see when ppl finally get it

Dropped to knees in tears.....he got that venom that truly gets into your veins

“He wants to be just like you man...he likes you more than I do.” Also the last scene of the Stan video when Mathew has died his hair platinum.

36:28 Also, 2013 was the year the Broncos got their ass kicked by the Seahawks in the Superbowl 48-3

Might be a stretch, but “almost to the bridge now” is said right before the bridge of the song as well.

Missed the live! Catching up nOw before it disappears

If tears didn't pour down your face at the end of bad guy........

Please react to Royce and Em all i think about. Just to warn you it's gonna be a 40/50 min long breakdown! Cheers from Italy!

Love this reaction but surprised you didn't mention the amazing back ground hook under his final rhyme section on bad man. That was fire, almost teared up which isn't exactly a typical reaction to Em 😂

I missed the livestream again buuuuut I did watch this. Thanks for the reaction and breakdown!

I had the weard dream Last night... 10 years from now, i went to Knox Hills show in Detroit. Big banners "10 years of Chaos" every where. The show was epic and for biss Knox said:" we are in one big town, friends. One of the Best was born here. Lets do the Last song for him." Bad guy start, mr. Hill is going in.... Last verse Em pop up from the crowd to back him up. Knox was in shock, but still kept going. They huged at the end and all good stuff. It was a nice dream. We have 10 years.. Me to Come from Europe, knox to get that big... Lets Gooooo

I only lately heard that it was Stan's brother, I always felt it was Shady coming back and taking over Marshall's mind

I was not expecting Em to make a sequel to Stan, but I am so happy he did it.

Knox man your the best reactor in KZfaq

Can't believe I'm only just hearing this track man. That final verse is easily one of his best. So underrated though, he really should've released this back in the day and made a video etc. I bet loads of people don't even know there is a follow up to Stan.

oh if you havent heard MMLP2, you gonna have goddamn field day with Groundhog Day and Wicked Ways

God damn it. What is surely one of the greatest breakdowns and I miss the stream by 6 hours.

Em is my favorite ❤️❤️❤️❤️

Cant wait for the new music!