Todd VO : I mean, it was just a thrill listening to something that dangerous, and believe me, there hasn't been anyone in the past ten years who came close to being as dangerous as Eminem, especially for me growing up, where MTV was banned from the house. Todd : I wasn't allowed to listen to Smash Mouth; I definitely wasn't supposed to be listening to Eminem. Todd VO : He was angry and violent and hateful and probably an insane person, but he was also crazy talented and endlessly fascinating.
I thought he was the most captivating musical talent who'd ever lived. Todd VO : And it wasn't a gradual thing either. It was sudden and immediate. One day, he was awesome; the next day, he sucked.
And everyone pretty much agreed on it. He took five years off, and then [video for "We Made You"] released a new album which also sucked, and at that point, I gave up hope that Marshall would ever be good again. Todd VO : And Eminem was back I guess. Honestly, though the new album was pretty good and he's charted a couple decent songs since then, I can't say I've been all that much a fan of his string of dull, tiresomely serious, mid-tempo singles.
Todd : Something about it just isn't quite working to me. Sometimes all of his newer singles just sound like this. Todd VO : ["rapping"] I'm really angry, but I'm more mature now So I'm inspirational and I wanna help you avoid my mistakes But in a really angry way 'cause I'm all still really pissed off and I'm still really dangerous But in a positive way. Todd : I'll admit I miss the old Eminem—the one who was exciting and who wasn't overly serious and can make tasteless jokes without it sounding tired and forced.
He needs something to bring him back out of his doldrums. He needs something that will make him a champion again. Todd VO : Royce da 5'9" has been buzzing the underground scene for a long time, despite his hilariously bad rap name.
But over the last decade, their relationship has been Todd Now perhaps the best way to explain that relationship is with an analogy describing my own relationship with my younger colleague, the Rap Critic. Ready dude? Todd : Okay. Hi, I'm the really talented one who became really successful and got lots of fans. Rap Critic : And I'm the also-talented one who started at around the same time, but didn't really break through until I joined an independent group years later.
Todd : And we were friends at first, but then I stopped talking to you once I had new and better friends, leaving you to become bitter and jealous and badmouth me in public, leading to us hating each other. Rap Critic : And that That didn't happen between us. I don't remember any of that Todd : And I took my hatred out on you by doing everything in my power to prevent you from being picked up on Channel Awesome , including spreading rumors that you flash old ladies on the street. Rap Critic : Wait a minute, is this why I keep getting e-mails from people calling me a sex offender?
Todd : Then we made up, and now we're totally best friends and we collaborate all the time. Rap Critic : Uh Todd VO : Eminem and Royce buried the hatchet a couple years ago, and decided to make it official with a full album release this year.
And I couldn't be more excited for what this means for Eminem. Maybe this will bring back the edgy, exciting Eminem I remember from when I was a teenager. Todd : I mean, hell, they're called Bad Meets Evil. Now this has gotta be some seriously bad-ass, threatening stuff right here. Come on, Em, Royce. Let's see you tear this mother up! Go, go, go! Todd VO : Okay, my mistake. We are apparently doing the only thing Eminem knows how to do anymore—dismal, crushingly boring ballads.
Todd VO : If there's any artist in the universe who's disappointed me more than Eminem, it's probably Bruno. I remember actually being excited when he first hit the scene, but over the course of the year, he has flushed that right down the toilet. And whatever failings the rest of this song has, the main one is this. Todd VO : Eminem needs someone to pump him back up. But what Bruno wrote for him is a lifeless, tedious, bore-tacular track that's such a drag to listen to that my radio magically changes the station by itself every time it comes on.
This sounds like something Coldplay would refuse to release for being too boring. If Eminem was rapping over one of those [cover of one of those Todd : We don't really carry lighters anymore. At every concert I've been to in the past decade, people don't really hold up lighters anymore. Todd VO : Unless you wanna time-travel back to , probably better change that to, "sky full of iPhones.
Todd : Now I'll be honest, my expectations are so low that I expect this entire verse to blow. I mean, there's no way this verse could be any good. Todd VO : Things I learned today: the rap game has nipples. But let's go back to that whole being-the-king thing 'cause I don't believe that for a second. Todd VO : Most other rappers talk about being the best ever, so when they actually get to the top, it fits. But Eminem got there by being angry and violent, so he looks way more confused about what he's supposed to be doing.
Todd VO : Like, he keeps blasting his enemies, but I have no idea who he's specifically talking about. Todd VO : Is this the "living out your dreams" part? Did Eminem not listen to the chorus or the beat before he started rapping over it? Todd : You realize this is supposed to be a happy, triumphant song, right? The two rappers guide themselves through an underground tunnel with pipelines as red highway flares illuminate the setting, to reach an event by night.
The video was met with positive reception for its positive and inspirational message. Critics were divided in their reactions to "Lighters". Most critics commented on the difference of style the song has compared to other songs on Hell: The Sequel. This was met with both positive and negative reception. Rob Markman from MTV News spoke about his opinion on the new song after it leaked on June 3, , which was a positive one.
He wasn't surprised to hear Eminem's performance. He thought that the song did not fit in with the rest of Hell: The Sequel, but alone, is a good song: "[The] track doesn't fit with EP, but Em's effortless confidence carries the celebratory anthem. But there's genuine humanity, too. Grischow did not favor the influences of "gooey synthpop" and soul fusion genres. The reviewer went on to analyze Royce's verse: "Toss in nods to toking marijuana and two allusions to oral sex, and you've got a pretty good picture of what Royce's vision of 'living out our dreams' looks like in action.
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