EMINEM'S MOM GOT DISSED THE HARDEST - Eminem- Cleaning Out My Closet

[@jessicarichter6436]

Cleaning out my closet gave a voice to millions of abused & neglected kids around the world. It seems harsher if your lucky to not relate. Glad he healed & did headlights later on.

[@malicepriest]

Talk so much shit about him doing this song, but I agree with you 100%. I'm 40, and you know how many times I cried listening to this song when I was younger? It applies to both my parents.

[@ilaril]

I'm glad he did the "Headlights" way later. When the anger had subsided and he had managed to get things under control. In the end hate only destroys you.

[@HaunsX]

Headlights was one of the first signs I remember seeing where Eminem was actively letting the hate and angst go because he realized it was doing more harm than good and as he's been getting older, he'd rather live with love and not hate but he'll remind you to not get it twisted lol

[@AmericanGadfly]

"Picket signs for my wicked rhymes, look at the times Sick is the mind of the motherfuckin kid thats behind" One of my favorite bars from an Eminem song ever

[@nahte-]

Facts. Also “We ain’t eager to be legal / So please leave me with the keys to your Jeep Eagle / I breathe ether in 3 lethal amounts and stab myself in the knee with a diseased needle

[@JCM311]

I blast Em in my car all the time man. I listen to Em when I workout. I listen to Em when I’m mad or sad or going through something difficult in my life. I listen to Em when I’m happy. There are so many layers to Em that some people don’t give him credit for. I’ve been listening to Em since he first dropped the Slim Shady LP in 99 when I was a little kid in 6th grade lol, I will always support him.

[@Leslie-x9x]

I love all layers but my personal fav is Ken...his serial killer bag ish...songs like Alfred's Theme and Wicked Ways are super creative to me..

[@Kramilin]

His songs motivate me to get that weight up.

[@aprilboxton2284]

Facts..I was a lil older like 18 or 19 but he was/ is still an ICON! I Feel privileged that I grew up in the EM ERA and know his life based on all his tracks...idk how ppl can disrespect his skills... or life trauma in general. I will always respect Em and hold him in high regards! Super talented.

[@JCM311]

@@Kramilin Fuck yeah man, that’s the mentality. Phenomenal gets me pumped when working out.

[@JCM311]

@@aprilboxton2284 They’re just hating to hate. It’s been cool to hate and disrespect him the last few years for some reason. I don’t even care about those people, they know nothing.

[@itsakittyting]

Still my favorite Em song forever, i was born in 73 and my dad walked out on my mom when she was pregnant plus my childhood was rough - so i can totally identify with this song

[@Sunny-jz3dy]

Eminem realized later on when the state took his brother away.. that what his mother did was a sickness she couldn't control. I think ever since then is when the healing really started to begin. His brother was damn lucky that Eminem was in a position to take over as a guardian so he didn't have to grow up in foster care!

[@pyroishere]

This is probably the most perfect story tellin' rap w/ so many multi rhymes...fckin amaing.

[@wheelycody275]

This song was my reintroduction to Em, still one of my favorite songs along with Toy soldier. In another note i really enjoy how you and Knox break down songs. I have definitely learned a ton on the technical's that i always knew i liked the sound of. But now understand why it sounds so good.

[@andymaas]

Cleaning out my closet was one of those song that got stuck in everyone mind after listening to it 1 time

[@israelenriquez5068]

Thanks bro! 💀👍🏻

[@Kramilin]

I related to these songs from Em so much. I was known as the kid with the crazy b**ch mom growing up. She along with my dad were alcoholics. I can appreciate she did make sure we had a roof over our head.

[@Fall2Caine]

Its crazy cause even way back then something as simple as this song, was so complex, and he only got even more intricate as time has gone on.

[@angie_81]

I was a HS senior when SSLP was released, in foster care and more heavily in Linkin Park/Blink 182, but I loved Guilty Conscience (mostly for Dre). Cleaning Out My Closet stuck a deep chord in me, it was one song that had me revisit all of Em’s discography and made me appreciate his work. This one song was essential for him to start any type of healing, I felt that to the core. Although, he made Highlights to apologize to his mom later on, there’s pain and experiences that can never be forgiven or forgotten.

[@manuelvarela7903]

Eminem is the Goat 🐐 🔥 Eminem 😎 👍 It's a classic song 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@TiffyT.1212]

I'm so glad he was able to break the cycle

[@Nick338422]

Need a reaction to head lights my friend the sequel to the track

[@CardinalsFan11]

Headlights is suuuch a good ass song for real

[@Nick338422]

I just realized he did one already like a year ago lol

[@CardinalsFan11]

@@Nick338422 lmao

[@ryanmallery7667]

That would definitely be a great reaction video for headlights. I definitely want to see that

[@frizzlethecat2084]

One of my favorites of his. Maybe not the greatest but it spoke to me like few other songs did. And don't get me wrong, my parents are amazing. But the "Sorry Mama, I never meant to hurt you"-line is just soooo relatable for everyone who is even a tiny bit angry at their mother. Even just for stupid shit or hormones. It's this... this genuine feeling of "I really don't want to hurt you but I need to get this off my chest and it's more about me than about you but you'll get dragged through mud anyway - sorry 'bout that"-thing. It just hit me the first time I saw this and listened to this song when it released. Also, his rhyme-patterns are just insane and fascinating, especially for someone who'd until then never much listened to rap at all. It's like a truly interesting jigsaw-puzzle

[@NoOne891.]

I watched a live w you the other day n you did this , bro was the ultimate champion back in the day 😂 EMs the mike Tyson of Rap, in my generation for sure.

[@ryanmallery7667]

Thanks for another great video Cliff! I hope you have a great day man

[@zuzannabrzeszczak1578]

,,Cleaning out my closet" was his inner child crying for help, and dealing with the trauma he had experienced. ,,Headlights" was the story of a grown man, who was finally able to let go of all the hate and hurt. I am glad he successfully broke the cycle of an abusive family, and didn't let his experiences destroy him. Imagine a life without Marshall Mathers; it's a scary thought for me.

[@iRocksteady]

I'm literally cleaning out my closet 😩 😂. This song is just top tier Eminem 💯🔥

[@kendrickmagee672]

Cleaning Out My Closet by Eminem is a classic record 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@timothygould2993]

There's an old proverb " when one first sets out for war first dig two Graves" basically meaning be willing to die if you want to save those important to you

[@MitchMeetings]

I van remember being 15yr old drinking cough syrup and smoking while listening to this with my friends in a room with black light going. Not sure I would call then the good ole days but they were important enough to still be remembered

[@nate6382]

He was hurt but shortly after even before he took time off after encore, he stopped performing it live and now feels shame writing this, but he's said he was just in pain, but headlights is Marshall saying sorry

[@slimblitz56]

When he says “take a second to listen who this record is dissing” I’ve always took it as he’s not dissing his moms. He’s dissing himself bc he’s exposing how messed up his life was. These are things that someone could use against him but he’s the one putting it out there.

[@devlinfoyston5522]

Much love from Sudbury Ontario Canada

[@DFuentes0420]

Fun fact, this beat was supposed to go to Bizarre but he ended up not using it

[@incognito2587]

It's a fuxxing great song, although Em really regretted recording it and apologised to his mum for it.

[@FiryaFYI]

Em was the first out the door to meet them wearing bulletproof vest. He came out ready to scrap.

[@HaunsX]

The more I watch Eminem's body language the more I feel like all of his anger was more out of hurt than just to be crazy Slim Shady. I've listened to this song so many times and I feel dumb for just now realizing Eminem's anger in this song wasn't pure hatred, he was hurt and upset. If it was pure hatred then he'd still hate his mom to this day but he doesn't and to me, I'm just happy he's been able to get rid of most of his demons with the only thing that still haunts him to this day is Proof's untimely death.

[@jnbg61584]

I relate a bit to this song, just the other way round, towards my father. My mom was the rock in my family holding us together. My father was pretty absent in my childhood. It was probably for the better, my mom raised me better than he could have. Forgiveness is more about you and your peace of mind than them

[@robbob5302]

This is one of those Frankenstein moments, where the creation outlives the will of the creator. Having patched things up with his mom, Eminem quickly regretted releasing this song. While he no longer sings it live, it is still played on the radio. And unfortunately, it was one of his strongest songs. So it is played a lot.

[@anonymishap]

When parents are their kids' tormentors 💔 It's so hard to understand and forgive 😔 I'm glad he found some kind of peace ❤

[@CloudslnMyCoffee]

Anyone who questions Em’s street cred needs to hear Bully. That last verse is gangster AF

[@waynelowe3329]

There's loads of stories about Em not being afraid of anyone, he may not of had the reputation in the streets of people like 50 because he weren't looking for trouble or reputation but he has always stood his ground and wouldn't be bullied, that shows with his beefs hes had. I hear people say all the time he's never beefed with anyone significant but that's because when you look back everyone he's seriously gone against has started it and Em just replied and finished it, i can guarantee if anyone like Jay or Nas had a problem with Em and dissed him seriously he 100% would of replied but just as he respects the greats they also respect him and know he's a monster who wouldn't back down the interview with Game back in the day showed that.

[@BriskWitDaBars]

Take a second to listen fore you think this record is dissin

[@Kingzpackaz]

Eminem has said " you ran the streets, Id 9ine to 5ive it "

[@timbrouns87]

D12 - How Come

[@Renee-Suzanne]

I love that the title "cleaning out my closet" goes along with Dr. Jordan B. Peterson who says, "Make your bed!" These are two different ways to refer to getting your shit together and taking responsibility for yourself as an adult.

[@gregh_777]

by the way that no snare line was him actually talking to dre, they decided to keep in

[@adrinwoods4567]

I'm dead dead as you be. That gives me chills

[@tangemclemore177]

Messed up the whole verse. It's "well guess what? I am dead, dead to you as can be".

[@perrywebb5833]

​@tangemclemore177 how bad off are you to come at someone you've never met to tell them they've messed up everything?

[@tangemclemore177]

@@perrywebb5833 Man shut up. I was correcting the lyrics. How bad off are you to care about a comment that wasn't even directed towards you? Foh

[@tangemclemore177]

@@perrywebb5833 How bad off do you have to be to be triggered by a comment that wasn't even directed towards you? You just wanted to have something to say. Foh

[@bahamutskingdom]

It is a painful song to listen to. Especially after Headlights is joined in the mix. We felt them both...those of us in his age range, experiencing something around these things. At some point in time the rage and anger can subside. Perhaps something is learned that helps you to understand. I love/hate both songs. They are very real and very hard. That is what makes Eminem the GOAT. He goes there where others might not feel capable of. And at the same time, he was able to grow, mature, and bring out Headlights. Again very real, raw, and something I do not think too many would touch. +

[@jonassrensen4341]

Münch hausen by proxy are some real sick shit

[@manuelponce8234]

Love listening to you! You speak facts! Eminem lived thru sug rush! But still doesn't get any props!!!

[@kidbrave4857]

Please review "when im gone" or "rock bottom" or "kim" to Me those really demonstrate how he's not all lyrical miracle and really can go into those exposed places

[@The_One_In_Black]

Whenever people say "Black people can't relate to what Em raps about" my first thought is "You don't know any Black people who hit rock bottom?"

[@antboon2709]

I played the album so much it would only play from number 3 and my mum did really think I was doing it on purpose playing this first

[@aninasr2424]

This song has sadness and a question to his mother.

[@CloudslnMyCoffee]

Headlights next!

[@Mikimuster12344]

Fck that song is sooo good 🤘🤘🙈

[@Elvis78erKiez]

Only Kim Diss Em Harder

[@YoungKasanova412]

The song has helped me through so much with my adopted mother who sexually assaulted me when I was a teenager being sent to a special educational school without any disabilities where the teachers could literally slam you into the ground if you acted out my mom also sent me to a mental hospital for 3 weeks because I literally pulled a prank on Halloween with butcher knife in my armpit and some ketchup

[@DaRealRenegade]

Missy Elliott ft. Eminem - Busa Rhyme Redman & Eminem - Off the Wall

[@Snorlaxiian]

I decided to watch this to hear your perspective on it but otherwise I try to avoid these types of songs these days, they can be sad and there's other songs I know of that are gut-wrenching that I really avoid. Great commentary.

[@Kdog4660]

You don’t grow up in an environment like em did without getting a little of that crazy street mentality, especially when you count his battle wrap days.

[@Kingzpackaz]

This song is no longer performed by him and he has erased it from his personal catalogue. To Marshall this song doesn't exist

[@tanishachoudhuri]

I don't have a musically trained ear, I wish I could learn to detect where the vocals are punched in, it's all very interesting

[@mattlane4367]

This makes me sad cause my crazy ex I rarely ever see my little boy. I don't know how anyone could do this to their child 😱

[@matthewrobinson2831]

When suge turned up he would probably expected em to hide away. The g unit menber said in a interview thats when they realised em was real and about it

[@bobbybuffet692]

Yo cliff. You should be the first to react to obie trice ft eminem - hey lady. Slept on banger n hilarious

[@damienadolphine6201]

I'll second this...🔥🔥🔥

[@bobbybuffet692]

@@damienadolphine6201 I haven't seen one good reactor break this down yet

[@afroduck467]

Picket signs for my wicked rhymes is something that always pops into my head when stupid people bring up race. Like seriously go look how has his skin color gave him an instant pass

[@Itbeathosboiii]

Could you if possible, react to eminem - desperation. Very underrated I my onion atleast.

[@cindyw262]

💙

[@CardinalsFan11]

Please react to Your House by Hopsin. It has a music video

[@daelcavazos1880]

Hello, plis review: Tamino- First Discipline. Hounds- Puma Blue. Plis plis ❤

[@sandilar]

old vid

[@robbob5302]

Eminem got one assault charge, and milked it for all he could, like an industrial dairy. I think he mentioned that incident at least nine times on this album alone.

[@The_One_In_Black]

There's a theory that he was encouraged to do so by his lawyers to prove that his story was consistent.

[@luckygirl1192]

Now that you showed the track that em never plays in shows anymore follow up with headlights. I swear i get low key hater vibes from you. Release the ghost writer clips and prove you have integrity. 😈

[@MichaelJordanGoat2324]

Headlights is an awful sounding song. Cleaning Out My Closet is one of the greatest songs ever.

[@Leslie-x9x]

Loved this song since it came out...

[@SLIM_SHADY313]

Fun Eminem Fact that I had zero clue about. His song "CLEANING OUT MY CLOSET" not only was the beat made entirely by EMINEM but the beat wasn't even supposed to be for Himself, Actually that beat was being created for BIZARRE because he was messing around making a beat & Bizarre walked into the studio at like 7:00am solo & heard it getting made & he said "Ay Marshall that beat is 🔥 AF do you think I can have it for my new album? " And Eminem said immediately "Yea bro it's yours". Well like 6 months went by & it was time for Eminem to get really serious about crafting THE EMINEM SHOW & while looking through thousands of beats he stumbled across the beat that was supposed to be for Bizarre & he hit up bizarre & asked if he was ok with him using the beat & obviously Bizarre said yes & in return EM gave him 3 beats (2 By Eminem & 1 by DRE which was worth more than gold 🪙)........ So Em created the classic CLEANING OUT MY CLOSET on a Beat he made for Bizarre, And the other fun fact about that song is that the HOOK we all know & love was actually just a Reference Hook that EM was gonna have MARY J BLIGE sing but things got really hectic & Mary fell through so Dre told Em that it sounded way better from him than it ever would being sung by a singer. So with Dre giving it the DR stamp of approval It stayed with EM on the hook & that hook we hear on the finished product wasn't Fe-Recorded or anything, It was the original Reference vocals... So, Now just imagine if Bizarre would have took the beat home that day to write then record on it, Then imagine if Mary J didn't fall through. How crazy it would have been to not have the song we all know & love the way it is, but obviously we wouldn't know any other versions if it went a different direction