He's unapologetically himself. That's why he was so big. People appreciate it.

The fact that Eminem is almost 50 years old and he still raps with the most insane fast flows to this day and the craziest lyricism is enough to make him the goat

I think its bizarre how people can just be listening to this for the first time in 2020-2021 lol

I'm a 64 yr old white woman. I've loved him since his first album and still love him . Love how he just says it and I can relate to the words. Hip Hop legend.

I remember the WORLD PREMIERE on MTV. It was such a big deal.

"feminist women love Eminem" 🤷🏼‍♀️ we do

Every man needs a Lex in their life. Her reactions are so pure, her energy in unmatched

That was old school Em where he was just wild and crazy. The reason you remember the hook is because he became so popular that even rock stations played his main hits. Almost all his older music is more silly and unapologetic. And thank you SO much for doing the uncensored version. The first serious music video I think was Not Afraid. As far as main album music videos.

Who hasn’t heard this song? Lmao 😂

When your mentor is sitting in the studio and shaking his head and thinking to himself, Man, this dude crazy as hell, what the fuck have i created" - Dr. Dre during the entire time he was producing the second and third Eminem albums. Every time he'd make a beat and Eminem would come in with a piece of scratch paper and say, "I'm ready" Dre had no idea what he was about to hear but he knew it would be epic. Those multisyllabic rhymes were way ahead of their time and he's kept the complexity of them ahead of everybody for 25 years. I remember one song where a small part of a bar was "I'm diabolical, you're gonna die a ball licka" and he bent the words the way Jimmie Hendrix use to bend missed notes to turn it into the right note. When you're playing 10 notes every 2 seconds, to hit the wrong note, realize you hit the wrong note and bend it to the right note before the note even makes its sound is weirdly comparable to what Eminem does with words as far as genius is concerned. And that genius separates Eminem from the rest of the lyricists out there. Others can do it but not at that level

Play her ''Stan'' with Dido, its one of the most clever written stories :)

Damn I was 19 when this came out living in Ft. Lauderdale, the craze around Eminem was so insane , I dont think I've seen anything like it since honestly.

LOVE Eminem. He’s a lyrical genius and his rapping is so melodic. Instantly recognisable.

Lex’s reaction to that first chorus is the pure joy i didn’t know i needed to see! LOL

Watching Lex see/hear this for the first time really makes this song feel new.

Dude, back then! There was a whole protest against Eminem, his lyrics and I could go on! Em was huge, things were said on his tracks that nobody said back then!

Man Fred Durst was everywhere back then

I heard him in an interview that this song wasn't originally on the album. The label wanted a single like "My Name Is", so he wrote "The Way I am", then they said it was too dark and not catchy like "My Name Is", so then he wrote this song. I would love to see you guys react to "The Way I Am" as it is one of my favorite songs of his ever.

I was born in 1988 and I absolutely love watching the discovery of music from another perspective. I was a little white boy in Manitoba Canada listening to rap, hip hop, metal, grunge, country, all of it. All of it. I love watching lex react to all my old favourites and reset to the emotion she’s feeling when she hears it. It’s like sharing something you love and watching others enjoy it too. Glad you guys are doing this, it’s very fulfilling to see.

Lol I graduated 2001, I feel so old haha. 😅 I remember the pushback he got, parents, the government, parts of the music industry ect were trying to shut him up but on the other side so many people wanted him. I loved old Em lol and still appreciate some of his new stuff.

Y’all gotta React to Eminem “The Way I Am” Please Make sure it’s the Explicit Version Em The Goat Of Hip Hop Forever!👊🏽🙌🏽🐐🔥🎯💯

I'm 56 years old and have been a Metalhead my whole life, but back when this album came out a friend of mine at work gave me the CD to listen to. He told me it was a rap album reluctantly I listened to it and was like WTF this shit is so good and smart. Been a fan ever since.

When M came out, it was crazy. This dude did not hold back. Everyone was game for getting destroyed. Luckily was about 20 when he went crazy. He had so much angst. The media, politicians, other musicians tried to get him banned. He wasn’t having it and just went right back in and destroyed whoever was in his path and left in his wake. The dude is a lyrical genius. Respect.

You need to listen to ‘the warning’ it’s a diss to meriah Carey after she put her diss out to Eminem, but he puts her voice notes in there. She didn’t ever mention Eminem again after he put it out. Still do this day the most ruthless diss track I’ve ever heard, makes you realise how unbothered he was and why no body ever dissed him

You guys are the most articulated reaction duos on KZfaq. Love watching cultures coming together.. Much respect Y'all .. Nothing but Good Food and Southern Hospitality from the Okeefenoke Swamp GA.

2021 needs an angry eminem song - everyone just needs to hear what happened over the last year through marshal's warped mind. That would be therapeutic.

Man, I love this reaction video! First of all, you both are lookers. Besides that, dude, your face shows you are so into the rythm and technicality of Eminem's rapping and her face is just magnificent. I'll deff watch more of your stuff. Cheers from the Netherlands.

Y'all should watch Em perform this live at the MTV music awards its epic

Damn this makes me feel old I was 19 when this came out Definitely a classic

DUDES! I completely love you guys! Just came across you two in a reaction compilation. 100% a fan. Subscribed.

It's always fun watching people discover Em's early stuff. I had the Slim Shady LP memorized back in the day, lol. I was about 15 or 16, so it was a big part of my rebellious youth. If you haven't checked it out, I'd love to see yall react to early Busta Rhymes. Gimme Some More, or Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See. Both videos have a great style to them.

My kids grew up listening to Em because we listened to him and yes this song was right around the time Apple came out with the Mac home PC with good old dial up connection, huge cell phones and if you were well off and had a nice ride we had car phones with a cord lol. This song is actually off of his first album. When he came out we only had 1 MTV and they played music 24/7. Who remembers watching Em for the first time on MTV? I’ll never forget it, we had a houseful of friends over and we all loved Em from day one. Always love your guys reactions!

now this is journey imn defo locked in for Eminem , THE GOAT WITH A PEN

20 years and he's still the one and only REAL Slim Shady

Speaking of Eminem, you have GOT TO listen to “Cleaning Out My Closet”. The first time I heard the song, it hit me like a gut punch. A super powerful song that STILL bothers me EVERY TIME I hear it. Yet……I still listen to it start to finish each time 🤟🏼 MAKE SURE TO LISTEN TO THE SONG WITH LYRICS

Wow. It’s so crazy going back and hearing this and seeing it from an adult point of view and really resonate with what he’s saying. It’s mind blowing.

I was 22 when this came out, damn I am old, lol.

This came out right after I graduated high school. So nostalgic.

“It’s like that, she didn’t grow up listening to a bunch of hip hop…. I DID.” Brad then proceeds not to know any other Eminem song 😂

You two are killing me with this 7 and 8 stuff for this song!! Making me feel old!!

An icon was born. Growing up, I saw MJ, 2Pac, and Em was the last great icon I ever came across...the sort of guy that can walk in a stadium and everyone lites up.

When this came out our major radio station was playing it every hour on the hour for about 5 days!

This reaction made me smile. Thanks for this! 🔥🔥

I haven't seen your recent videos but i hope you wifed her up.. You got a keeper right there.

I love this song so much, cause I was bullied in school for being white, fat, and shy asf and I was tired of it finally, I memorized this song specifically, cause I had a plan. And when I felt comfortable enough to spit this song without the music playing, I embraced it and I wrote slim shady with a sharpie on my off brand converse tips lol and when I went to school the next day dressed like Eminem in the tee shirt and stuff in this video, my mama let me bleach my hair and everything cause she saw how bad the bullies were and said I was gonna show they couldn't hurt me anymore lol and that day at school, they started in on me, I didn't say nothing, I sat down like I always did, and I started working on my morning work and one of my main bullies, he spoke out and said, "Will the real slim shady please stand up?" And I stood up and I threw my hand up, spit the first verse and got half way through the chorus, then got sent to I.S.S. They called my mom and when I got home, she said I went too far with it, but she said she was proud of me lol Was totally worth it and the bullies eventually stopped, but this song definitely made me feel more comfortable at school in my own skin after that. Lol Edit: Oh, I forgot to add that this was in 6th grade and until the day I graduated, this was an on going joke around the kids about me in school lmao and even still now as an adult, every other year on fb, people that I went to school with will post "I repeat, will the real slim shady please stand up?" on my wall. It's hilarious to me, cause it brings back a great memory I hold dear to me lol

"I should download an audio and mp3"... That's a dig at Britney Spears because it was almost entirely her and Metallica (Lars Ulrich more specifically) who started the whole 'downloading music is illegal' scam. They were likely both just puppets of the RIAA, but they were directly responsible for Napster's demise and RIAA changing laws in their favor to make downloading music illegal (As opposed to sharing something you purchased and/or recording off the radio which were both well established as legal at that point).

I love both of your reactions. Being both a hip hip head and a metal head your channel fits both my musical tastes. Glad I found you guys!

HA! this was awesome ! your chemistry is so cozy. Weird hearing Em and being relaxed thanks to your comfy reaction! great

His reaction to some of the controversy around his stuff is great. Good songs for that are "Without Me," "The Way I Am," and "White America."

This is why Tom says he is EM. Because, EM has been doing this same stuff for 25 years! He NEVER held his tongue.

I LOVE YOUR GUYS ENERGY AHHHH. i was born in 2002, i grew up on eminem’s music. my dad would actually always play this music video on the music choice channel every morning lol

awesome guys love your work and love your show i appreciate your younger generation reactions keep up the good work.

I was born in 1995, and I know everything about him lol, I was obsessed with his music as a kid.

Brad & Lex! You should react to Eminem - Warning It's a Mariah Carey diss track. Mariah & Nick Cannon both got bodied 😂

I love your reaction Lex and thanks Brad for introducing her to these fun songs

Damn this takes me back to 6th grade swapping burnt rap CD's on the bus with my hommies. Good times. Nowadays you can just share a spotify link on any social platform and it's there instantly. Thanks for the nostalgia trip I really needed that

This song was so insanely massive back in the day. I was 13 back then and most of us didn't have computers home back then (and internet wasn't what it is back then), so we were just waiting for this song to come on the music TV. Every 1-2h it would repeat and we were so pumped. Then someone "burned" me the album on a CD and I could rock it on my walkman 😄 I don't know if you know this, but Eminem really had three rap personalities: Eminem, Marshall Mathers, and Slim Shady, and all of them are different. - Mashall was hardship and challenges in real life - Eminem was rapping about crazy stuff, hoes, booze etc - Slim was rapping about really harsh stuff like death, rape etc

React to Em’s song “Without Me”. It’s old school Em and he says “we need a little more controversy because it feels so empty without me”. He uses the nan nan nanna nan nan na na near the end of the song and that’s why Tom MacDonald did the na na na’s in Dear Slim. and it’s perfect because Em used to be the controversial one and now Tom is. Nobody picked up on that specifically except me. #HOG

I watched a lot of reaction channels, you guys are one of the most entertaining and insightful out there, thanks for doing this. After one of the Tool reactions I figured you might like Heilung esp their song Norupo. It is quite different than the things on the channel, but I think you'll like it. It reminds me of mushrooms. Greetings from Holland!

Great video guys. Eminem was my late teenage years & still a big fan

Just came across “Best Friend “ Yelawolf ft. Eminem. Worth a listen

On the topic of the blowback against Eminem, his song “White America” has a verse about congress and the media zeroing in on him

your reactions are real and awesome. i love them!

I'm impressed that you found the uncut video, because most versions on here are so cut lol

#EMINEM🐐🐐🐐

Eminem hit my bro up on the street. Handed him a demo tape. It was so good he called me that night to come over and listen to it. I remember saying, if anyone from Detroit makes it it should be him. He was so good even back in the days in the basement of St Andrews aka the shelter.

Great review. Thanks to you two!

Props for using the uncensored version! I don't know any teen from back then who didn't have a pirate copy of this Maxi CD. Lots of fun with the instrumental track. It is dated but there are some timeless lines in there. The beginning of the 3rd verse is so current.

I grew up with slim. I liked him back then in his hey day. But my music tastes changed because for me rap went downhill. I've always enjoyed rock, rap, dance, techno, country, 50s and even some jazz. Currently I listen to mostly new rock. Love your reviews guys. You're my couch gang gang

I was 15 in 2000, so this was extremely relevant at the time. Had to hide my Eminem cds from my parents and bought the censored versions 😂

Great video, much fun.

Portugal here for the Goat Eminem always since day one and forever. Thanks for reacting. Salutes and respect.

How have you lived and not heard this song?

You gotta check out Eminem - Rap God You're gonna love it its such a classic even though it's from 2013

I clicked for a song . I stay because you guys are cool . Your honesty and views are refreshing . I try to keep an open minded view towards music and more . Thanx for bringing the variety of things .

I like how u guys actually did the explicit version good reaction I’m subbing

This is why I listened to Em back in the day. He said what he wanted, didn't care who took offense, and kept it real. Now it's Tom MacDonald who does it, hence why I listen to Tom. I don't want sugar frosted turd flakes. Give it to me straight up 😎

I can rap this entire song, I always feel so bad ass. 🔥 You can see how much Tom was influenced by Slim. I listened to a bunch of Em’s songs reverently, then played back “Dear Slim.” So many connections and references from his songs from 2000.

You guys are cool. Haha you guys definitely need more Eminem reactions. Lex face is priceless

Love your channel, I feel like brad and lex are beautiful humans inside and out 🥰🥰

Dwarf is a technical, medical term. I can’t keep up with politically correct terms. :) I liked this. I’m like Lex, I knew the hook. I don’t think Tom’s point was that EM change his views. When I watch this, I can’t help but being even more impressed with Tom and Nova. Because EM had a whole posse of people who helped with the concept of his videos, shot the videos, had powerful$$ producing his videos (prob with his help), but it wasn’t done by just two people.

40.4k!!! Keep it going! Eminem came out swinging, but he had that big label budget behind him too with being a Dre signing. It's crazy how this industry takes artists and over the years either hollows them out or even worse kills them (the 27 club is a great example)... Eminem never really spoke too much on political things, social issues of the day etc. so he's a little vapid for my tastes. Tom out here changing lives with a positive message, meanwhile 'Slim's' message led MANY impressionable/dumb kids making dumb ass mistakes...like bleached tips lol

love the Green Lantern shirt!! but also, i haven’t heard this song in foreeeeeever, my moms got together in 2003 and one of them is a huge rap fan, but i had no idea Eminem had pro-equality lyrics. super cool to revisit, thanks brad and lex!!

I have watched this channel for a while now and I really enjoy the content, you just earned yourself a new sub(:

Ahh yes... when Eminem was counter culture. The US Government went HARD after Eminem trying to use him as a posterchild for why censorship was needed.

Man, old Eminem used to be so good.

Lmfao! I would love to have Lex just jam out to my Playlist. My tastes are so wide and varied she would love it. From old rock & roll, rap/hip hop, to Electronica and weird instruments and everything in between. Seeing her find new music is a joy.

I subscribed after seeing yalls reactions 😂😂😂

React to the Adventures of moon man and slim -Eminem and Kid Cudi

i always thought the back and forth diss battle between he and Christina Aguilera hilarious.

Great reactions guys :)

Loved this!!!! I still want you to do Killpop PLLLLEEAASEEEEE lol. But that being said would love to see more of her reacting to Eminem and the band Skillet! Keep up the great work!!!

Tommy Lee from the band Motley Cru

You need to hear yelawolf ft em best friend its one of ems best verses ever you will love it

Without a doubt the best channel on youtube.

You guys make me feel old i listened to this in middle school

"The Real Slim Shady" perfect video to show how Eminem was a inspiration to Tom MacDonald! 😁❤✌ #hog4life #novarockafeller

Now, look at this song and you can see how Em directly influenced Tom MacDonald. So if you put "Dear Slim" back to this and other songs this is why Tom and other white rappers love and respect EM.

Lex, you are cracking me up in this one!

I have to subscribe... Y'all are coool AF. 😂😂😂👍✌