First Time Hearing Eminem - Rock Bottom

[@bloodblitzowns11]

this song deserves top 4 in my opinion. This was eminem at his rawest. The writing is incredible and its before he really went over the top.

[@yo3rdtier128]

Yeah, a 4 out of 10 maybe. I was thinking a 2. As usual, Em&Em messed up the entire song with those wack af hook versus. This entire song is wack af and even the Dre beat is wack af. Who requested this?

[@Condznse]

@@yo3rdtier128 okay….

[@Dant3sWasteland]

@@yo3rdtier128 It's crazy how nobody asked bro

[@jphilfiker]

@@yo3rdtier128 100% Check out Role Model, Dre beat is fire.

[@freeman1985ify]

@@jphilfiker role model is a classic!

[@cosi3764]

Song came out in ‘99. Easily one of best songs he ever made. This is in my top 5.

[@Dolphin_fK]

'97, wrote in the end of '96.

[@JaM-xg4vk]

I remember when it dropped. Had the double pill CD. My fav track. 2nd best was Still Dont Give A Fuck. 8th grade 97

[@MalcolmPeat-fh4jt]

Legacy, stay wide awake, music box, cold wind blows, soldier, and countless others way better than rock bottom 😂

[@gabrielarrocha5516]

This era of Eminem was incredible. “Sing for the moment” is def top 5 Em songs too! Should def react to it

[@GeorgeE_2323]

that one slaps

[@Jarmel101]

Uncensored version for sure!

[@brodieduff9111]

Sing for the moment is top 3 em song periodddd

[@EliasHzD]

But "Sing for the moment" is not from "Rock Bottom" era. you know that, right?

[@ryancortes6873]

Sing for the moment is still one of the best songs he ever made, the Eminem show has some crazy tracks

[@Condznse]

One of my favorite Eminem songs. The raw emotion and relatability. We all can relate one way or another. He was speaking on real shit

[@mejiakid94]

Ive been listening to eminem for 18 years, since i was about 10 so i can see how someone might put this at 4 and not afraid at 20. Its not that not afraid isnt gold its that em has put out so much that there's plenty even better. Crazy thing about this track is that if im not mistaken, em was working at a fast food place and on his first day got fired. He went home that night and wrote this banger. This was back when eminem was literally HUNGRY and you can hear it

[@freeman1985ify]

exactly 100 % we brazilian can relate to him because he was as poor as we are... we are not rich like you americans are... Eminem has most hits of all time from all musicians that ever lived... his list of hits is really infinite... i mean you can listen to him your whole life and you will NEVER know all his super hits he wrote. the guy is different. but we know he did the contract with the devil and will never get the respect he deserves. i mean he is not human as a rapper, he is like an alien and i think the devil helps him to be so good. it is not possible for a human to rap like he does. i mean did you ever listen to the song with joyner lucas!? i speaking Eminem feat Joyner Lucas - lucky you (video is shit but the song is unnormal)

[@michaelb3581]

If you’ve grown up with the original stuff.. Not Afraid is kinda lame. 😅

[@rossrobertson674]

The first 3 albums are all better than the rest but if u weren't around and just had Eminem's whole 20 year catalog of music dropped on u it probably seems like the old stuff ain't as good, it's like kids that played their first Mario game on the Switch, they probably aren't gonna like the NES and SNES Mario as much

[@rossrobertson674]

@@michaelb3581 I've been an Eminem fan since the first time I heard HI My Name is on the Radio and I don't think Not Afraid is lame, I get what ur saying tho

[@mejiakid94]

@Ross Robertson my first em song was without me back in 04. I agree. I loved not afraid. But i also love everything from the beginning to the new. Its important to not fall into that mess of old em vs new em. Different times, different styles, different state of mind.

[@mB-bz8ik]

This is from Slim Shady LP. Wish you guys reacted to more Eminem songs from this era! You should check out "Role Model" from this album!

[@AlchemistOfNirnroot]

My Fault as well.

[@pedwards1024]

they should just do the whole album. every sone is great.

[@SlickDickAndCarl]

“If I had” too

[@haforoddsson4181]

Still dont give a fuc

[@jvangeystel916]

This is number one for me. So many Em tracks are strictly about lyrics. This is so relatable for people from the struggle. That is not a common thread in his music. This song is a little more simple lyrically but, the content is through the roof. Love this song to death.

[@sga8611]

I’m with ya on that. The realness of this song puts it above most if not all others tbh. When this song dropped I felt it to my core.

[@alyaswall]

Nah sing for the moment

[@javonnturner5422]

The way I am for me

[@1986trinder]

This song hit hard when I was at my lowest , fresh out of jail a kid on the way , no job living in a homeless shelter with my pregnant gf ! I still get goosebumps 17 years later

[@RifleEyez]

The reason for it's number one for me is he actually wrote this in 96? or 97 when the demo of it released (kinda different but you can tell it's the exact same song). It's before Dre, before fame, before riches, back when he was dead in this struggle, failing in rap battling losing out on that 500$, and climbing in through his window of his old place to try grab some belongings in a trashbag. In fact, just after Infinite flopped entirely, and around a legit suicide attempt. This is Em when he actually 100% thought rap would never work out, his only talent he felt he had, and that he would actually be living as a no-name, could have made it, rapper, trying to scrape by a living in Detroit with zero qualifications (outside of his rap ability) and no Dre machine or any money behind him. This is raw shit you can feel on a certain level if you been there. "....but they threw me in the mix with all these gloomy lunatics, who walk around depressed - and smoke a pound of cess a day, yesterday went by so quick it seems like it was just today, my daughter wants to throw the ball but I'm too stressed to play, live half my life and throw the rest away" for me on a given day is Ems most relatable and real lyrics ever, period. We all been there doing the same shit, same drugs, same people, same neighbourhood, same gloomy lunatics, who have no dreams, no ambitons, but while you feel different -- you're stuck there. And while you desperately try to maintain a low paid job, or hope a hobby (rapping in Ems case) takes off, and you're pulled between childcare, hobbies, work, sleep and hanging with the same people....man, I get it. This song always fucks me over, I only escaped that because I met a girl who lived across the country and I could abandon it all. Arguably Em's rawest song up there with Mockingbird for me, and even that was written kinda in the safety of money, but also hitting on the different issues even that caused.

[@AnthonyfromtheD]

Only people that went to the struggle or going through it right now can relate to this song and *IF I HAD*

[@jasonvoorhese]

yeah

[@chadd3299]

Terrific example of multisyllabic rhyme scheming with using inner syllables as well. It’s almost like ASMR how precise it’s put together and how good it sounds.

[@5at5una]

his Infinite track also flow soo good

[@Greg12839]

Aidonia-deadline is the absolute best example of this

[@zoukwrld265]

This is one of his tracks that is highly praised not only for the emotion but the impact of Eminem to the mainstream world at the time. You guys were probably pretty young but his first few mainstream projects were just giant magnets for all types of attention. But yeah, this is early rough and raw Eminem. Banger. Shout out from Alexandria

[@whatever459]

Pretty young?they were not even born🤣

[@JPayne95]

They were lil swimmers in there dad's nuts

[@RN_LR]

I dont think people could actually name 15 better Em songs than this. This song is for sure top 5. His flow, the beat, the meaning, the hook is crazy. Everything on this song is GOLD. This not being top 15 is crazy.

[@jamesspidy6118]

I could think of like 20 that are right with this song. It all depends on what you’re feeling. Upbeat, emotional, fucked up, ect…

[@andmillions]

I think If I Had, which is similar in topic, is a little bit better. It's also on the same album.

[@sppsports2449]

Em wrote this when he was suicidal. It was way before he was successful. You can feel the anger in his voice. A legendary song written by an angry young man who didn't know how he was going to feed his daughter. Now look at what he became.

[@anastaciomartinez8873]

Have you heard the demo version?

[@RifleEyez]

The reason for it's number one for me is he actually wrote this in 96? or 97 when the demo of it released (kinda different but you can tell it's the exact same song, but even more raw, amateur and depressing. You can just imagining him praying to god he could do enough with so little). It's before Dre, before fame, before riches, back when he was dead in this struggle, failing in rap battling losing out on that 500$, and climbing in through his window of his old place to try grab some belongings in a trashbag. In fact, just after Infinite flopped entirely, and around a legit suicide attempt. This is Em when he actually 100% thought rap would never work out, his only talent he felt he had, and that he would actually be living as a no-name, could have made it, rapper, trying to scrape by a living in Detroit with zero qualifications (outside of his rap ability) and no Dre machine or any money behind him. This is raw shit you can feel on a certain level if you been there. "....but they threw me in the mix with all these gloomy lunatics, who walk around depressed - and smoke a pound of cess a day, yesterday went by so quick it seems like it was just today, my daughter wants to throw the ball but I'm too stressed to play, live half my life and throw the rest away" for me on a given day is Ems most relatable and real lyrics ever, period. We all been there doing the same shit, same drugs, same people, same neighbourhood, same gloomy lunatics, who have no dreams, no ambitons, but while you feel different -- you're stuck there. And while you desperately try to maintain a low paid job, or hope a hobby (rapping in Ems case) takes off, and you're pulled between childcare, hobbies, work, sleep and hanging with the same people....man, I get it. This song always fucks me over, I only escaped that because I met a girl who lived across the country and I could abandon it all. Arguably Em's rawest song up there with Mockingbird for me, and even that was written kinda in the safety of money, but also hitting on the different issues even that caused.

[@paradisehills0120]

Thank you boys so much for reacting to this 🙏🏿

[@chadsstillalive]

LP = “Long Play” It’s synonymous with album, the “long” being the opposite of a single, which traditionally had two songs, i.e. short. Anyway, this is one of Em’s greatest deeper cuts. He was truly at his wits’ end and strongly considering giving up around this point, then was signed by Dre shortly after recording it.

[@derrickclark4753]

Its semantics, but sp is standard play. Lp is long play and ep is extended play. It is from the old album rotation and "45" records. But sp is, like ya said, usually the 1 or 2 songs, singles were released like this. I Remember when I was a kid and bought a busta rhymes single, was so hyped cause I only had a few bucks and found this CD at sam goody and it was so cheap. Didnt read it all, never had seen an SP cd, and man I was disappointed. But I wore that disc out

[@robertj7414]

EP is extended play

[@joshualesoken4358]

I've commented a few times cause you young men for real give me hope for the next generation. This is from 1999. That's before the 9-11. Things was different. This is what broke people rocked to cause it hit us in the feels. This, Tupac, Big, that late 90s early 2000s was different. Ok this is long enough, thank yall for what you do it keeps my PTSD from 21 years in the military at bay. Keep doing it and congrats in your success

[@Kamitube]

This song hits different when you've been struggling financially, when there are no jobs and you can't afford food ...I sometimes thing this is the song of my generation.. we millennials have it hard and can relate.. maybe that's why we rank it so high.. it's definitely in my top 5 eminem songs out there.

[@edited1325]

Gen z and alpha will have it harder which is crazy to think about

[@Tony_Ruiz95]

long overdue! this whole album is 🔥🔥🔥

[@JohanHultin]

Such a powerful fucking song this is. So much hurt and pain, I’m happy this man is doin’ better nut thankful for the songs we got!

[@Richard__Cranium]

No BS, this one Em's best songs EVER

[@csmkorn1]

Pushing it

[@mathewwright5699]

Always loved this song, thanks for playing it guys! Really enjoy watching y’all, please keep it up.

[@Presice]

He wrote this when he was fired from his job literally dead broke. You feel all his pain in this

[@drittzz9245]

Easily my favorite Eminem song as a father of 4 beautiful girls that was homeless when my first daughter was born and doing anything I could to provide(many of which I'm not proud of) for my now wife and family it just hits at a level no other song or artist had/has. The emotion and hunger in his voice and the rawness and honesty in this song 🤌

[@blacklabelz9]

You guys have to realize how long ago this came out and how young he was. There weren’t any other songs like this at the time.

[@gerrardandeminem]

Rock Bottom in my top 5. Give it a listen again. The lyrics is real af.

[@anthonydavidek4651]

Eminem has a song called You're Never Over on the end of Recovery. It's a song about his friend proof who was shot and killed, and Em explains a bit about his personal life around that time. Great song. VERY emotional.

[@ben1ben2ben1]

Shame he had to ruin that song by singing

[@JDams572]

Sooo many awesome tracks from this album that I can still sing word for word. You’ll def want to check out a lot more, and remember, this album was what launched his career

[@lastwaxbender]

Waiting on yall to do a two parter for Kim followed by 97 Bonnie and Clyde. One of the best rhyme schemes he's ever done is Business ft Dre. Absolutely eats the beat with such fluidity and smoothness. As far as inspirational music he's done like Not Afraid, Till I Collapse and others I'd have to put Sing For The Moment up there with them.

[@hamzaaitbendawad3569]

This is top 5 for suuuure, it hits because of the time it came out in his life. gives us a look on how he was during that time and that he didn't bullshit about how bad it was for him

[@RnJ81]

As a 42 yo I’ve been listening to Eminem since 1998 when I was in high school…the Slim Shady LP always hits different because that’s where I started with Em. Doesn’t matter what songs anyone thinks are his best, as long as they are appreciating this man’s intellect and creativity. On a less serious note, would love to see y’all react to “Berzerk”. Pretty sure it’s the one and only time you’ll see Rick Rubin in a music video…he only did it because Em asked him to 👍

[@matthewhamilton6098]

This will always be his best work for me. The Slim Shady LP is untouchable.

[@JoseRodriguez-ye6nj]

This is my All Time favorite Eminem song. I was listening to this when I was about 10yrs old(I'm 33 now). It's the only CD I've ever bought in my life. It reminds me that it's not so bad. Makes me laugh sometimes, and makes me cry sometimes.

[@jeremiedasendran]

Em’s flow on this is just absolutely nuts

[@DsChelI]

You can’t put this man in a list of best songs. 95% of his material is top 10 Em material. And this song might not be his hardest or most skilled lyricism, but you can feel the emotion so strong in this song.

[@DsChelI]

There are so many sides of Em…you’d have to do a top 10 slim shady, top 10 Emenim, top 10 Marshall…. Recovery is when he really started with all the doubles and triple entendres… all albums before that were just raw emotion and story telling

[@rbwhanson]

This song will always be a top 3 Em song to me. You have to look at a musical track record that long through the lens of time. Taking this song back to 99 when it was released and I was a senior in HS...as a white dude with no "real" major white rapper and being a life-long hip hop fan this was AMAZING to me. Finally a rapper that I could relate to and not feel like I'm fronting when I'm vibing and relating to his lyrics.

[@WolfTalkings]

Fav song of all time and one of the songs I relate to. Everyone can. Its a struggle song and I appreciate it. Struggled with my mental condition. Struggled on the streets. Been there, done a lot. So listening to this song again makes me appreciate my life more and Em is winning for himself and his daughter

[@sweetiebaby808]

Y'all gotta do more on this album. Def need to check out role model and 97 Bonnie and Clyde and then more on the marshall Mathers LP.

[@gallupswon]

If you like this one you need to do “If I had” - It’s like this but way deeper

[@MrAmurphy1]

We needed this!

[@nickboseman5250]

Can you imagine being 8yr old coming across this thing...90s kid forever

[@88949597]

Same. I was 11 when this album dropped. Brain Damage and Bad Meets Evil? I was a different child after hearing those 💯

[@pedroibarra5107]

Bro y’all gotta listen to Conway and Eminem bang the leaked version on the song 🔥

[@kneelread]

Brandon coming through with the almost knowledge again. LP stands for Long Play. Which is an album. As opposed to Extended Play, which was traditionally a smaller record with fewer tracks on it. The Slim Shady LP is a legendary record. Not a playlist or a mixtape.

[@feetonthestreet5085]

Facts

[@thallofmaya]

Roasted 🤣 💯

[@snideful]

Haha 89% know it all rate

[@accountowner8439]

The Slim Shady LP is my favorite album of all time

[@sambaker2432]

💯💯💯💯🦾🦾♨️♨️

[@wukilla8ee]

Man in the back said i can feel his pain. 💯 This is 1 of my favorite Em songs. I couldn't agree more with you

[@adriana_burning]

This song will always have a special place in my heart so many sad sleepless nights, and just put on the song on helps see life in a different perspective when you are in rock bottom

[@branthemuffin5872]

This is definitely a Top 5 Em song for me. It’s too real. These are issues that faced by thousands every day. I’m lucky with the situation I was born into but that doesn’t make this song hit any less. Em was spitting nothing but facts on this track

[@PTaylor1087]

Easily Top 5 Eminem song. I got his top 5. This is a banger on every level. Especially if you ever felt the magnitude of that type of pressure. It’s an anthem for people at their lowest moment because we all have those dark thoughts when things get tough. So for the sheer relatability it’s easily top 5 most impactful songs he’s ever done.

[@_gr1nchh]

This is my favorite eminem song ever. This is what hip hop is about, putting your emotions, what you're going through, and he says it in ways other's can't. His flow insane.

[@rossrobertson674]

This is one my personal faves, in high school my uncle passed and he had a life that was somewhat like this song, this helped a bit getting through that time

[@ben1ben2ben1]

Thinking Not Afraid should be ranked higher than Rock Bottom is insane lol. Not Afraid was basically a dumbed down song that Em did to try win favor in the mainstream. The rhyme scheme was simple, he was doing these terrible Young Money style punchlines and why was he singing

[@daskrambledEGG]

This song isn't as crazy fast and complex as his newer stuff. It's great because it's off his first album before he blew up and you can feel his struggle trying to survive. The whole album is awesome, especially because it introduced the world to Shady back in 99. Love your reaction vids, doing a great job, not just bar hunting but all around!

[@jeremiedasendran]

His flow here blows his new stuff out of the water!

[@-scrim]

"as his newer stuff" the trash?

[@dbrendoff3619]

Been watching you guys all year. You’re reaction videos are such a vibe. You guys are cool AF.

[@jeffporter5993]

This whole album is fire 🔥 I watch all your videos and love your reactions have a safe and happy new year 🎉

[@vorzxes687]

could y’all please react to “We made you” by eminem.

[@grizzlygrimgaming1530]

God no, lol

[@vorzxes687]

@@grizzlygrimgaming1530 lol

[@damnnolte2861]

Hell na

[@diarysawan]

Lmaoo

[@ianmcdonald3053]

This is one of my all time fav Em tunes, epic!

[@Mkenzie68]

Been waiting for this reaction

[@kwise09]

Finally🙏 thank you!

[@ToxicBottledOstrichNostrils]

Good to see the crew back together

[@CharlesDunkley]

When I was young, living on my own in the Bronx, there were those days when I woke up needing to make a choice: go to work that day, or eat. Some days I chose to go to work. Other days I chose to eat. That's why this is in my personal Top 5 Eminem songs, and I won't object to it being listed at #4. Dreams and aspirations are fuel to the soul. But sometimes the future, even a potential one, must take a backseat to the reality of the moment and the basic needs of survival. I was lucky to find a small but tightknit group who lifted each other up, who have remained my life long friends to this day.

[@daves5214]

One of the best things that make eminem one of a kind. everyone has their own top 10 & they usually are very different but it depends on how that song hits for that person. Some like a story, some like a beat, some like a rhyme scheme, etc. . . He can do it all, a true master of the art

[@roadrunner9163]

People tend to forget that when Em came out their was nothing else like him. That's why he is a top 5 in my book. He has so much original content.

[@keiscoronado6735]

I’ve been waiting for y’all to react to this for a while. Been suggesting it. Finna light a blunt and wstch this. My top 5 Eminem songs for sure

[@Apsaloot]

The dude on the far left is hands down the most knowledgeable reactor that being said big love to all the crew ❤

[@codyivey8936]

This song was one of my faves when i was young

[@JoshuaDay0550]

one of my all time favorite em songs

[@GageTheCannon]

Definitely one of my favorites.

[@iGoOLey]

Fr fr every song is a banger, some songs hit more than others cause most could relate in that moment of time. Some people need life experience to understand some of his words and won't understand most. Great old school banger 🔥

[@christycullen2355]

Eminem earned his crown for a reason. His discography is unmatched

[@mrkimavat]

As you listen to Em more and more not afraid and recovery will get older and you'll start liking these songs more...

[@jimmybobsap8729]

Wish you could do an album review because he was making a musical experience with each new one coming out. There are bangers that outshine, but each was set up so great to line up in order for more of a story

[@str8theartistmusic]

This is top 5. Listen to it a couple of times and really feel his pain. You'll get it.

[@WhiteMaurice]

This is the #1 All Time song by Eminem. Big FACTS!!! And just so everyone knows this beat and background music if from Janis Joplin's Summertime

[@Adrian-me4qz]

One of my favourite songs, ever

[@swingamiss729]

This one brings back some memories. Damn, and I was having a rough time when this came out too. I listened to this one a lot! Another great reaction!

[@jenneper]

Y'all made me feel old. Lol. Aging Rock bottom when I remember WELL the day it came out. Haha!

[@Le3icester]

keep it up lads! my favourite reaction channel at the min big love from England

[@TranceSFX]

Absolutely top 5. Too good

[@zinodz2]

this is my favourtie eminem song ever, and i discovered it back then 1999 i was only 10 years old and now i grew up i relate to the lyrics so much.

[@phanatic215]

The compound rhyming and patterns in this song are unmatched.

[@K-Spear2]

One of his most raw songs. Wish Em still had the hunger in him like he had back then

[@louislanett154]

This is was so raw,especially in the 90's when a lot of great rap was flowing

[@ThatLucasGuy93]

Listen to No Apologies, it's by far the biggest Em classic that you've skipped.

[@SuperHns]

this one and also If I would Had, are one of my favorite EM songs

[@Fadeinwow]

I think its old people like me who grew up when this came out. The song blew us away back then snd that feeling doesnt just go away because he makes more shit later. This song will always be top 4 to me

[@semird615]

This is my favorite song from Em. You can tell he was hungry and oretty muc down and out. If he never made it and this was the last we heard from him, oh man. No cartoony imagery, celebrity disses or corny wordplay, just straight to the point frustration and real talk.

[@juny9445]

This is a Timeless classic

[@GenX-Rising]

Storytelling, rhyme scheme, lyricism, and the passion makes this top 5 material. He was in this situation when it came out. This was the first time I heard the hunger in Eminem and knew he was special. It's no surprise to me that 24 years after this, he has the most KZbin streams in 2022

[@Bigbaby950]

This song was nuts back in the early 2000s listening to this young lol

[@jeremycavazos9116]

I like this song because he wrote this before Dre even knew who he was. This was the struggling version of Em and it hits with many people including me

[@ReebokJRQ]

Not knowing the Slim Shady LP, but then saying what the top songs of Eminem’s career should be is wild to me

[@ademola34adeniran77]

One of my top favorites from Em

[@ThomS8]

This is top 4...one of his very best!

[@justinbarker8526]

"Eminem live at mtv music awards 2000" is a good one .. get to see the man perform in his prime

[@BenB-yk7kd]

This song is about as old as you guys. Love your work keep it up

[@kristin9905]

I’ve been waiting for u guys to get to this song!! Love ur Eminem reactions & u gotta check out Harry Mack Omegle Bars 79 & his new video that’s out w/BeardyMan u guys will love it ❤❤

[@djangelcruz83]

I worked in radio when Eminem show came out. I definitely listen to his first couple of albums on the low from my parents 😆 you guys definitely need to hear his first two from start to finish. They are crazy. From some of the best lyrics to some of the darkest parts of his life, his emotions in his songs are on display. I really think that's what hit home for most of us youngster back them. He came out and said things with no filter. Dark, cool, collective, dangerous, an Einstein of rap, hip hop, poetry, and no fucks given.

[@williechase1]

This is probably the realest song he’s done. Comes from real pain.

[@royklein1837]

Cant choose between his numbers, made so much bangers eminem - the ringer also such a banger, no love , till i colapse , not affraid , the warning so much bangers 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@hudsonvalleystrongdads3090]

Been listening to this since i was 14, I’m 42 now 😂… when I tell you when Eminem came out- he put ALL OF HIP HOP ON NOTICE!!! Consistently dropped lyrical masterpieces since then. Imo the only folks who come close to his talent are from his era.

[@sec1720]

Brought me back to the late 90s when I wore this CD out

[@cjb3377]

The songs I love most by Eminem always have a lot of emotion and intense lyrics... so I can see how this would be someone's #4 song by him. Especially because it's relatable.

[@THESNEAKERADDICT]

If I had , definitely up there too