[Industry Ghostwriter] Reacts to: Eminem- Darkness (Reaction)- I wasn’t ready for this.. damn 😔

[@CliffBeatsOfficial]

KZbin blocked my first video guys. I had to go back and block the video. Merry Christmas guys! Much Love Cliff

[@julielarochelle]

Joyeux Noël Cliff from up North! :-) All the best for 2022!

[@felixbeaulieu852]

Joyeux Noël Cliff!

[@Frank-1978]

Merry Xmas Cliff. Love from Ireland 🇮🇪

[@fikilemkhize5776]

The song was on "music to be murdered by ", and as you can see, it fits perfectly with the theme of the album

[@CliffBeatsOfficial]

@@fikilemkhize5776 thank you for the heads up. I have so many requests from different albums. I can’t keep up 🤣

[@Eflaherty81]

In my opinion this song is just as genius as Stan. The whole song is a double and the story telling is on another level.

[@jakob3044]

@@riley1187 not as well put together, no matter how much you turn and twist it. No disrespect to this, obviously, but Stan, (and bad guy, ig, by extension) is a masterpiece.

[@jakob3044]

​@@riley1187 Agree to disagree, I suppose. I respect the hell out of his pen game for the double/triple he did, but it's too convoluted and rough around the edges to compete with stan, at least in my mind.

[@damilkk]

stan, badguy and darkness. three of his best imo @@jakob3044

[@zachferra2184]

And bad guy imo

[@omarbk25]

Em is lyrically a genius.This song deserved a grammy , a masterpiece, it's from music to be murdered by this ablum is 🔥🔥

[@jessedavis1741]

It is. Not a song on the album or b side that are even close to bad!

[@ccormx]

Absolutely. Who else could do this? Nobody.

[@CapitanDePlai]

Instead it got shadow banned everywhere, wonder why...

[@christopherkosowski9471]

People need to appreciate the skill it takes to do something like this. NOT ONE ARTIST CAN DO THIS BUT EMINEM!

[@christopherkosowski9471]

Brother you just keep doing what you do I wouldn't watch if you aren't on your game. I grew up around musicians and in studios. Shout out to my best friend and savior at Spirit House studios in Longmeadow MA..

[@g.y.6729]

My friend was one of the ones who’s passed that night. R.I.P. Jordyn. Miss you 😢

[@_TheRealEcho]

i’m so sorry

[@heatheral-hammadi3046]

I’m so sorry.

[@Mrbooozle93]

I live in Vegas and remember when this happened. My sister was at the show and luckily survived. It shocked our community. I respect Eminem for releasing this.

[@jannidk9422]

As a european the gunlaws in America is just mindblowing to me. I am so thankful that I live in a country with such strict guncontrol. In Denmark we've only ever had 1 schoolshooting and that was in 1994.

[@JohnSmith-mt8fd]

England has knives stabbing thing..

[@aerobolt256]

Shinzo Abe though, you can't stop 'em all

[@S1ithery]

Its on MTBMB One of the reasons this Song doesn't have "a lot" of views is because it never trended on KZbin. It had more views on day one than the other videos that got released that day and still didn't trend on KZbin.

[@Kdog4660]

At one point didn't KZbin do everything they could to bury it if I remember correctly.

[@nicolekali332]

Yes,YTB blocked it from trending..then covid news hit and this kind of subject faded😔

[@JoeLancaster]

I personally believe this is his greatest ever song.

[@Hey_Jamie]

Yes!!! This song so rarely gets the praise it deserves!!

[@JEFFwasHERE...]

BIG facts

[@Kim-rf5et]

This shouldn't of been blocked he should of got a Grammy for this.

[@heatheral-hammadi3046]

He did. He got a Grammy from US!!!!

[@neoxperson7858]

The crazy thing about this song and video are the little details. The time, 10:05 PM, which is when the first shots rang out, the fact that it said "Stephen P." on the pills, the fact that they used actual audio from the shooting. The cracking of the bullets hitting the ground and the actual screams. The way they recreated an actual photo of the shooter that was shown on the news with the actor. It's a masterpiece in both horrifying and amazing ways

[@theamazingtif]

His attention to detail is unmatched. Thank you for doing this one. Merry Christmas

[@MrBlakeD82]

The whole song is a double...and so frickin' heavy.

[@FiveeKay]

triple

[@execation]

That moment when Cliff realizes the song's intention - CHILLS...

[@nickcolletti6979]

You definitely got the theme faster than any other reactor. You are definitely top of my list

[@Twist3d_Drift3r]

Actually crypt got it faster I think?

[@LongdownConker]

@@Twist3d_Drift3r and scriptwork

[@brodee2002]

Sciptwork definitely caught it 1st, at :44 seconds in... If I bet you, I'll be in tomorrow's paper Who would the odds favor? Lem knew right then... Go check 'em out y'all... kzbin.info/www/bejne/rZPFnGiDgKepeLs

[@nikkiplatt316]

When you’re a hard 2A supporter but you recognize Eminem’s genius level with writing. This is incredible.

[@runyunhyde4373]

This is one of those songs that stays with you for days after you hear it

[@JJ-ji5ey]

I love how the song is like a double entendre all the way, its 2 stories instead of 1. Also its amazing how the perspective changes each verse, first verse is more about him rocking/murdering the show and the last verse he raps from the perspective of the vegas shooter. When this dropped, the press went HEAVY at Em, headlines were all about "Eminem is glorifying the vegas shooter" talk about missing the message. This song is by far better storytelling song than Stan.

[@Ssilencer]

Eminem is a lyrical genius, and he has a point at the end of the video. Nobody can ever touch Eminem when it comes to storytelling, this just makes you think about everything going on when it comes to something like this.

[@THUNDER52]

This music video sits so deep with me it’s insane. I’m glad he did it - ppl need to hear it

[@LazyVaderYT]

4:10 you caught what takes the end for most people to get the fact that he can do this just proves that he is on a level no other artist has ever been on or will ever be on

[@Berto2K]

I get goosebumps every time I hear this song. Absolute masterpiece. Didn't see it mentioned but when he says "ammo for all the hecklers" its not only ammo for the journalists/non-fans of his, but also bullets for the gun company Heckler (Heckler & Koch). I knew a couple people that were at the Vegas show who thankfully made it out alive. In the end with the tvs, when they mention a shooting at a food festival in Northern California, that happened about 20 minutes from me.

[@shanepion8111]

Also he got finished talking about bananas and he cpuld also be talking about banana clips

[@kevinclear4007]

You don't even know tho bro. It's ALSO a drug store. I got the AMO (a blood thinner) The whole song is a triple entendre for being addicted to drugs.

[@Berto2K]

@@kevinclear4007 I know it is a triple. Known that for a long time.

[@alastairbell7084]

Eminem is the greatest Lyricist of all time!! This is one of his greatest pieces of work which shows us why Eminem is the Mozart of our time!! No one comes even close to Eminem creativity

[@UnifiedMinds11]

This song always gets me teary eyed

[@jimmyavsfan24]

Em is an absolute genius. A brilliant artist and the greatest lyricist ever.

[@absent72]

Eminem - Never Love Again. The writing style is very similar to this track, it's incredible

[@fikilemkhize5776]

That is a spoiler dude. It would have been great for him to discover that on his own

[@absent72]

@@fikilemkhize5776 It's the least spoiler-y I can make it while having it actually sound like an appealing thing to react to. Since no one else wants to recommend it, I have to make it sound interesting myself

[@MrBlakeD82]

One of my favorite Eminem tracks

[@travisfiedler4416]

After watching several reaction videos on this song, I love your takes. You got my sub.

[@CliffBeatsOfficial]

Man, thank you. I’m lucky to have you and I appreciate you showing some love. I have plenty more coming and I’m still learning all of this. I’m here any time you need me 👊 🙏

[@EatMyPropwash]

There’s a female music reactor that was at the Las Vegas shooting. When she first heard this song she literally started crying. She even shows her ticket and wrist band from the show. It was crazy.

[@jaspermedallo6059]

What's the name?

[@kittenklub1964]

This is Em's *MASTERPIECE* - not just with his lyrical wizardry & double/triple entendres, rhyming schemes, his storytelling abilities...the whole concept is insane but...also the sample of 'The Sound Of Silence' (Hello Darkness my old friend.....). Next level GENIUS!🐐 (Remember, Em lost his best friend Proof to gun violence💔) Eminem started the ball rolling by using his platform to raise awareness and encourage change for the better, a HUGE risk, even for someone of his stature - yet KZbin tried to bury it - WTF does that say about society today?? That's why the end of the video is important - asking people to register to VOTE and let your voice be heard! NOBODY needs an unlimited arsenal weapons, NOBODY! At least highlighting this issue is a starting point.👏👏👏

[@justintime1307]

Great to see a first time reaction. The fact Em could make this about his experience while talking out against is absolutely one of a kind. The other comment of Kamakaze was bringing in Kala Brown being off the chain. Only other rapper at that level is Black Thought

[@nathanoshea2773]

Eminem is a lyrical genius Bad Guy, River and Stan are also absolute gold

[@kimberlymannino2179]

This song is a masterpiece.

[@MCMills02]

This was off Music To Be Murdered By Side A… first song/video released. Like he did l”Gnat” for MTBMB Side B. You should do Side A for now. “ Unaccommodating Feat Young Ma,” “Lock It Up feat Anderson Paak,” “No Regrets,” “You Gon’ Learn feat Royce..” fuck man.. no misses on side A or B… appreciate this, bro. Been waiting on this. Such a powerful, deep song. Only Em can and is doing shit like this. Just different.

[@shilohivy4590]

Eminem is definitely GOATED. The word play is INSANE.

[@cindyw262]

This song gave me crazy chills the first time I heard it. I just sat there so still. Even after it was done, I just sat there for more than a few minutes. So amazing. His brain is insane !!! Great reaction!

[@tommypecori2496]

This is my favorite Em song of all time. There are so many levels and topics, fuck a double, its like a quintuple! I’ve said it before but there is nobody who could ever write or think of what this human being just produced, most under rated rap artist, if not artist of all time. Genius, peace and love, also mental illness is fucking real…

[@redfin382]

I really haven't heard many artists make an entire song that's a double entendre. Em is FUCKING crazy.

[@Riley_187]

Insane storytelling of two perspectives at the same time🐐

[@gt2odu]

My guy, found you a couple days ago. Keep doing you.

[@CliffBeatsOfficial]

Glad to have you boss 🙏

[@gt2odu]

@@CliffBeatsOfficial Thanks! My son and I started watching your vids and have watched at least 8 in 2 days. Keep up the strong work.

[@AdityaSegara]

Finally!! The reaction I've been looking for from you. This song is like no other song on the album. Thank you Robert!

[@brandongallegos1206]

The whole song is a double! This is a piece of art!

[@keepingitrealawesome]

Another amazing reaction! Darkness is a deep song an I think Em wanted to bring more attention to what has been happening cause a lot of the new outlets just cover the same ish

[@JoeAlbert613]

Bro, as a Canadian, I love you. I love all the shit you do. I love the shit you put out. And I respect the love y’all have for your country but anyone telling me I’m living in a boring ass country, I’m more than ok with it. I’ll take safe and boring all day long

[@dopethescopevideos4438]

This is what im talking about... Reaching for the scope... I caught it around the time you did the whole time im like is it, it has to be lol so amazing and genius

[@zybenson3367]

Lighten the mood with his feature on fat joes “Lord above”. Crazy nice.

[@bradbrad7622]

Heard this song 1000 times & learn a new bar damn near every song. Good shyt beats. 🐐

[@chrishill451]

Literally a 🐐 Eminem is an absolute genius

[@Sunny-jz3dy]

This is his take on the shooting in Vegas I think? But he also refers to things in his life. Imo Lol you said same thing right after I typed this out! Whole song is double entendre! He is one of the best storytellers I have ever come across! The attention to detail is remarkable! I think he does so much research to find new ideas. After so many years in rap sooner or later your gonna run out of ideas! Plus, he I think he likes learning new things....he never graduated from school but he is not a stupid!!!

[@I_Stay_4_SKZ]

As many times as I have heard this song, I still get emotional & anxious….

[@JonathanHowze-n9f]

Thanks you too

[@ruddyy123]

The only song to make me wanna cry for so many different reasons

[@Hey_Jamie]

Haha that was my warning! You’re the best

[@FiryaFYI]

Good for you! Many suggest this song and dont warn before they see it

[@TheThriller4]

One of my favorite tracks from Em.

[@NorthernCal1]

Eminem is the Pinnacle and he's still ascending. This is phenomenal 👏. R.I.P.

[@henrifin]

The genius in this song is that it's not just two layers. The bottom line is in the sound of silence - we hear shit like this every day but nothing changes, it's like nobody listens (like artists are afraid no one listens to them) or sees the signals. The song even ends "by the time it's over, won't make the slightest difference". This is a wake up call. A few points in the songs: - "Loathing in Las Vegas" isn't just about the movie. Fear and loathing actually stands for "anger and distrust" towards those people in power (politicians) that don't do the things necessary for the people - they don't deal with the threats of guns, mental health and drug issues. It's also towards press who is supposed to be the watchdog and oppose the politicians. - Tomorrow's paper refers to Eminem in yellow press and the shooter in press afterwards. But in addition to that Eminem refers to the fact that this song will gain attention too. In fact that is the 3rd entendre because he knows all the way that press will go "apeshit" and "bananas" due to their double standards - the reactions to this song were as if he killed someone even though he just documented/reported it, and that he never should have made a song like this, that it's disrespectful. In the beginning he struggles with it, like should he or should he not open the curtains? Eventually he decides "fuck the media, I'm going all out, this is war". He knows what he does and he chooses to do it. - And then there is Sound of Silence that keeps on playing in the background. He touches that song in so many levels that it's unreal. It portrays a musicians difficulties (writing songs that no one will hear or sing), mental health, drug abuse, nobody trying to make a difference, the huge problems of society, the mass shootings that "split the night"... And then there is the silence: no one speaks up, everyone silently accepts everything and tries to numb themselves with drugs and alcohol. Then there's reference to sound at "crescendo", "loud but I don't hear no sound", because the sound is silent. Also the last part where there is no suicide note, no motive, no reason - there may be but it's not spoken out aloud. The fourth verse of Sound of Silence is about trying to make a difference, which Eminem is trying to do. I think he is hoping for someone to help him (and the society) too, to have someone reach with an arm and to actually listen, to cut the darkness so that he no longer has to be alone in there. "You can't help me, no one can", though - he stays alone in the darkness in the end and no one knew him and his mind in the end. Even his words will now "echo in the wells of silence", and an effort like this song will change nothing. This is one of the greatest songs ever.

[@AmazingJaze]

This song came after Kamikaze. It's fitting that this song was on an album called "Music To Be Murdered By".

[@shilohivy4590]

Armed to the teeth. As in words behind his teeth. Eminem is a genius

[@muhammadizham323]

Please react to Greatest - Eminem. This is another masterpiece 🔥🔥🔥

[@halmond8713]

This is what got me hooked with reaction videos...well actually breaking down videos because there was so much stuff that I would not have gotten without the friendly folk from you tube breaking them down. I have to say that they have also made me listening him a lot more since now I know what to appreciate when it comes to him. You are right when it comes to knowledge that you must have to really get his lyrics. And when you are non English speaker living up in north Europe there is a lot of references that will fly over your head because while USA culture is familiar here it is not that deep in here that you would know everything. And I have to say that I laughed little when I saw your video on my feed with thinking well you went and picked good song for xmas lol. Not really but I guess I can appreciate it since I'm stucking at home with being sick on this year and be it flu or cold or the current plague it sucks to be sick and miss to see happiness of the sibling's kids to have the Santa visiting. (Here the Santa visits on xmas eve and most of the time in person) I have seen some reactions from people who were there or were part of other shooting and it has been mixed reaction. Some have been grateful that he shines the light to the topic others have not been really happy because it has been so triggering for them and then there have been few who have not had really any reaction to it. I think though that the last group is the one that I worry most because it shows that they have not processed what happened at all. Then there is the group that thinks that who is is to talk about it and that he must be against the guns totally. it is not the wibe I have gotten from him and when it comes to who he is to voice something about the topic...Well he is one of those who has to walk on stage and face the risk of something like that happening in his concert. I'm pretty sure that is something that weights on every artists minds on these days.

[@gatornation1209]

This is such a powerful song. Eminem showed his versatility on this one. Merry Christmas fam

[@trevordobrinska681]

Dope reaction as always brother. Next on the list of Eminem songs where the entire song is a double has got to be Never Love Again off MTBMB. Also, it would be an awesome Christmas present if you could react to Lawrence - Don’t Lose Sight (Acoustic)

[@CarolinaXCrown]

The skill to tell the parallel stories for half the fucking song! 🐐

[@teeluh1]

It's awful that people told you to skip the warning, you could have saved it for when you were in a better place to do this. Thank you for reacting to this anyway, I love this song so much. I hope you have a good Christmas, and your day goes better from here on out!

[@colts21215]

This is one of my favorite Em songs. It helped me grieve when I lost my best friend

[@Natrfc1]

He’s the goat

[@raulmuniz6928]

Ready to Eminem “be careful what you wish for” please 🙏🏼

[@queencerseilannister3519]

Em is the Goat!!!!!

[@jimmcnulty446]

I truly enjoy you reactions. Real, Raw, and Honest. Keep them coming good sir!!

[@What-lt3lj]

Y'all are foul making cliff listen to this song on Christmas

[@D.T.A1]

I am here 9 months later because you breakdown all EMINEM 's songs so we'll THANKS 👍.

[@CasualSharts]

It's an important topic to discuss... obviously something has to be done about all these shootings

[@andrewbacon4511]

Merry Christmas love the time that you put into doing these reactions MTBMB side A&B

[@gillsdenam559]

Perfect reaction

[@troyperry411]

This is one of my favorite Eminem songs/videos ever. Nothing less than genius. But according to haters Eminem has no substance. Rightttttttttttt.

[@flightlessbird1892]

Merry Christmas 🎄

[@bnlbrizzle]

Another bar, " I got ammo for all the hecklers" 1. Bars (ammo) for the haters ( Hecklers) 2. Ammo for the Heckler(s) & Koch, H&K is a gun manufacturer. Dude is the goat... no question

[@Wickit96]

I wish you could have reacted to the audio first and then saw the video, I feel like all of the reaction channels I had seen when they did this the first time never caught on because of that reason alone, nevertheless, this video still gives me the chills to this day, great reaction brother

[@yeoberman4522]

*hugs* The lyric mastery involved to tell two different stories at the same time is incredible, and I am in awe. Knowing what you know now, when/if you listen to it again, you will pick up on so many other details. The subject matter is devastating, and yet, so important. I live in a small town where shootings of any kind have always been infrequent (but it's a southern town, so everybody has at least a 20-gun collection), but even here we've seen an increase over the past couple of years. I have a son in middle school, and there was recently an incident on a bus where a student was threatening the school. Fortunately, It was quickly taken care of. But dropping my kid off the next morning and seeing the increase in cops.... I just wanted to call out of work and take him back home.

[@Artizm_Music]

This song has one of the most powerful lines I have ever heard. “Strapped like I’m a soldier.” Such a simple line and yet it says so much. It’s still mind blowing to me that the higher ups in DC are quick to come together to ban TikTok instead of making gun laws a lot more stricter. It takes more to get a drivers license than it does to get a license to purchase firearms that only people in the military should be allowed to use if necessary. People are able to buy these firearms as easily as buying groceries at Walmart.

[@bethsadler3617]

HFS Cliff...😱😱😱😢😥😭💔💔🙏

[@davidblauyoutube]

I'm so sorry you got this on Christmas Eve. It hits hard. Love from the future.

[@1980madman]

Thanks for reading your comments. His pen is just mind blowing.btw merry Christmas brother. 🎅

[@CliffBeatsOfficial]

Merry Christmas my friend

[@Hilariumosis]

This song got so much shit in the beginning andI can understand it initially, many most likely didn't see his intention and message behind it. It wasn't in any way a downward punch at the victims and support of the shooter, it's a double entendre between his struggles as and artist and the mind of the shooter while also highlighting the issues with the gun laws saying you can be a perfectly sane person, own as many guns as you like and just decide to go on a rampage because you can. It's a masterpiece in writing with layers of meaning intertwined you can interpret them all as one thing but infact several things if you pay attention.

[@mikeross1984]

Great reaction as always bro, you caught on quicker than most haha

[@Shaolinmike1994]

You caught onto the idea of the song pretty fast. You’re good!

[@christophercoyle65]

my opinion the best storytelling song ever jist ahead of stan and bad guy

[@maymarsh9117]

Glad you noticed the crazy amount of comments suggesting this one! I'll have to watch later. Merry Christmas Cliff & #AoD ! 💞

[@kristinlowery528]

This is a masterpiece

[@kaziah5257]

His music will always hold history in it.

[@Marie-Dr3amz]

This is a great song but heartbreaking

[@laurenbrinkers5890]

U got to see more

[@TheSnoopKat]

"My left leg is *numb* " -Cliff Beats 2021

[@hotcheeto8814]

Merry Xmas! Yeah that’s a heavy one. You made my day better thanks!! Lift ups, Legacy, last one standing, guts over fear, believe always pick me up

[@stephenrask536]

The video is wild. It's an artistic political statement track that is a double the whole way through..

[@arincamryn]

Great reaction! Wasn’t on Kamikaze, it was on MTBMB. Sorry you had to start your day on such a disturbing topic! Hope you have a great Christmas.

[@jbrewer8941]

You and me heard the “double entendre” part at the same time Homey… only difference is that I have heard this song 1000 times and you heard it ONCE!!! WHAT?!?! U da man Homeslice!!! ✌🏼Out!!

[@rickyfelan]

This is one of the best songs ever created, the fact that he’s telling more than 1 story with every verse is absolutely insane. He’s talking about the shooting, and his own demons with drugs. Eminem is absolutely incredible.

[@Zer0t0lerance93]

Wouldn’t have caught the “Hello darkness my old friend” references if I hadn’t heard Disturbed’s cover, this was crazy.

[@kennethbrunette9788]

There was a shooting at a casino on a reservation by where I live. And it was on that day I had to go to a bar by that casino. So I do agree, something has to be done.