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Originally posted by Mrs. Aaron Paul
if hes a hasbeen, with a 4x platinum ww album released 6 months ago, i dont even want to think about what that says about your faves' careers  |
He is successful of course (the global collective power of white teenagers), it's actually possible to be a hasbeen in much more damaging ways than that.
I like this quote
Once upon a time, Em’s punchline were marvels of economical cartoon menace. Consider this line from D12′s “Purple Pills”: “I can’t describe the vibe I get when I drive by six people and five I hit.” I always loved that line, but the Em who wrote that line is gone. 2013 Eminem would never be able to limit himself to something like that. He’d have to let you know what kind of car he was driving, what the people he hit looked like, their names and occupations, what the one who got away ate for breakfast that day. He WOULD describe the vibe he got. The above-mentioned autograph story goes on for half a verse and crams in way too much detail before reaching the inevitable conclusion where he throws **** at the guy. He’s become a clumsy writer, an overexplainer. And his delivery, while rhythmically dizzying, refuses to sit still; it jumps around like it’s desperate for your attention. There’s no precision, no dynamic pacing, no style. If you compare his delivery here to something like Meek Mill’s “Dreams & Nightmares Intro” — a chest-beating adenoidal fast-rap that probably carries some early-Em influence — the present-day Em just can’t withstand it. He doesn’t have that level of focus, that knowledge of when to hold back and when to turn up, and he can’t conjure that same feelings-punch. He sounds sweaty, cold, nervous. He’s not fun to listen to.
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