Rapper Reacts to EMINEM STAN!! | A MASTERPIECE FROM SHADY! (2.0 Reaction)

[@KnoxHill]

Yes I know somebody forgot to turn their mic on 👀 What else should we react to? 🤔 Comment below! Also if you want to watch the Bad Guy sequel reaction to Stan catch the love here kzbin.info/www/bejne/aovHpIqfnryYptk

[@msh4806]

Please react to Stay wide Awake that will make my day

[@emersenwhiteley8533]

Bicycle by Chungha or Black Mamba by Aespa! Bicycle came out a couple weeks ago and Black Mamba around the end of the year 2020.

[@ItsAGF]

dude you need to do "I stand on that" E-40, Joyner and T.I

[@Sloptimus_Crime]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/raGZpa2tn6mhl8k

[@joeproffitt1400]

Yo knox what up please react to raw thoughts by chris webby especially raw thoughts 3 cuz he goes after lil xan

[@sarmadhabibkhan3036]

Me: *Hears Stan for the 100th time* Em: It was you. Me: *Gets chills down my spine*

[@lbk000]

Me reading "It was you" in a comment: Gets chills down my spine

[@cbrowning762]

Me reading "it was you" in a comment on a comment: gets chills down my spine

[@Tepid24]

Same. Instant goosebumps

[@cats9994]

@@cbrowning762 Me reading "it was you" in a comment on a comment on a comment: gets chills down my spine

[@dpg.karasu]

damn! that gives me goosebumps as well.

[@7cloudsET]

Stan is a genius song made by a lyrical genius rapper

[@Agent-bj6pl]

That's true

[@b.i.g.4511]

That song is so genius that Albert Einstein used it as a bed time story

[@brandonayong5823]

Unpopular opinion Darkness is even more genius than Stan

[@TapRackBlog]

@@brandonayong5823 I agree with that but Eminem has continually gotten better over time. He’s always been amazing but the schemes he comes up with now are more complex and flow better. 2021 Em would kill 2001 Em in a battle. That’s not an insult, 2021 Em is probably the only person who could do it. 😂

[@n3kooris139]

@@TapRackBlog finally someone agrees with me

[@TFFgeek]

'Stan', 'Sing for the moment' and 'The way I am' are the best critical tracks Em made in a short time span. A perfect trifecta.

[@ActuallyAcce]

The way I am always blows my mind. How he keeps that same structure for the entire thing.

[@LuizHartkopf]

And also Cleanin off my closet, even though is a little different, the whole song gives me goosebumps. It’s dark, eye opening and the story telling is just incredible.

[@iamlilcdot]

@@LuizHartkopfim late to this conversation but also Till I Collapse

[@eyegee6556]

I'm from Cape Town South Africa and when I saw Em live here in 2014 he changed the lyrics to say "Remember when we met in Cape Town" people went nuts, so whenever I hear him say "Remember when we met in Denver" I get those same chills and it takes me back man

[@opblitz623]

Awe

[@ceaelza]

Bru ek wens ek't gegaan, looking back, yassssis

[@martischoltz6280]

Yebo!

[@beastmode7955]

I was there, just so young i dont remember much😭 both my parents, despite being divorced, are huge stans and as a result I've grown up with em and am a stan myself 😂

[@BluesFanUK_]

Eminem became the GOAT after this released, what he's done since has been nothing short of incredible and there are STILL a number of plebs who refuse to accept it. He's a legit genius. It's ok to have a favourite or a preference, but accept greatness when you see it.

[@shermanelder2354]

Never he's a great rapper but the the best is jay-z

[@ViPeR1]

@@shermanelder2354 didn't Eminem destory Jay-Z on his own song lmao

[@shermanelder2354]

@@ViPeR1yeah he had a great verse but when you put there careers along the side of each other Jay-z wins

[@BluesFanUK_]

@@shermanelder2354 lol, no. Eminem's on a completely different level to Jay-Z. They both went hard on Renegade, Eminem smashed it though, and he's only gotten better since then. He's unquestionably the best ever. You could argue there are others who run him close at something specific, but he excels at pretty much everything. That's what makes him unique, plus he's probably had the biggest influence in making rap more appealing to the mainstream.

[@shermanelder2354]

So out of bounce it's not funny now I give him credit for being a great rapper but when you say he's the best it's just not close Houston rappers run circles around emenim his career surrounded around beefs so when you say the goat maybe the goat of beffs🤣🤣🤣🤣 emenim old as dirt still trying to rap🤦‍♂️

[@AlbnPSN]

The part "we're almost to the bridge now" also refers to the fact that at that point you are almost to the bridge of the song.

[@notmyday7695]

No shiit sherlock

[@vBurnedWins]

Nice, I’m slow and didn’t catch that. Much appreciated

[@cuteizombi6946]

Til ☺️ thank you for sharing that was interesting

[@a_lil_bit_shady]

I never thought about that in the 1000+ times I've heard this song lol

[@violetclover1224]

Lmao there is no bridge to the song, it's made up of 4 similar sounding verses. Bridges are parts of songs that sound different from the rest of it.

[@Erni_e]

Stan is pretty good at rapping, he should really drop an album

[@gillsdenam559]

Too bad he dropped into a river 😱

[@dannydevito7000]

He did on the cassette, he couldn't figure out how to send it out though.

[@danug422]

Aight this one win it 😂😂😂

[@juanjosoler336]

@@gillsdenam559 XD

[@midnytemassacre]

He's too old now.. He's...... washed up. Eh heh..

[@janetwilliams9992]

One of the main reasons that I love this song is because it was written so visually and you can feel ALL of the emotions. As a song writer myself, this is truly how it's done.

[@luukvanvliet976]

at 15:15 you can hear the windshield wiper of the car because he is driving 90 on a freeway, that is such a good detail

[@Touchpadse]

I still can't listen to this song without getting goosebumps, as always great breakdown man!

[@icecruz3807]

Stan was my intro to Eminem, and it was the first piece of work that made me pay attention to the lyrics. Really well written.

[@imthirstybutnotforwater3033]

Hope Stan's brother has better handwriting than him, it's about time he starts writing letters too

[@wgs8839]

look up eminem- bad guy

[@imthirstybutnotforwater3033]

@@wgs8839 Oh damn you're right, I completely forgot about that one!!

[@wgs8839]

@@imthirstybutnotforwater3033 yw

[@reTache4955]

@@imthirstybutnotforwater3033 You are fluent in irony, aren't you?

[@ICantFindMyKnuttsFTLC4L]

he was arrested

[@andreacollins3204]

I fell in love with slim shady but I became a loyal fan after Stan as I loved dido as well. Still here 22 years later and going nowhere 🇮🇪🇮🇪

[@clyx3710]

Wow I love to see how alot of people from different listening to eminem

[@zoinksrodan7644]

Dildo**

[@regenpalkar4385]

@@zoinksrodan7644 lol

[@Lemondrop_andBerry]

​@@clyx3710 "From different" LMAOOO, but same! Something about it is just so wholesome.

[@maverickcarroll3070]

To me, this song is one of Em's best because it's one of the few times we really get a peek into who Em really is. Same with Mockingbird, When I'm Gone, or Hailie's Song. Those songs you can tell Em just put everything he had onto the page.

[@viggokaliff5746]

Stan is in Ems top 5 songs ever 1. Lose Yourself 2. Beutiful 3. Sing For The Moment 4. Stan 5. The Way I Am (IMO)

[@mwaniki9]

When am gone should be there too

[@josemanuico5613]

Love the way you lie?

[@msh4806]

I need Knox to react to STAY WIDE AWAKE please

[@zoinksrodan7644]

YES

[@zoinksrodan7644]

And groundhogs day! That one is literally insane

[@__Duck1623]

My favorite part of the music video is at the end of it when he says “it was you , damn” when the lightning hits, in the window of ems tour bus is a reflection of Stan staring at em.

[@jonreeder798]

11:50 you hit the nail on the head with that one bro. As someone that use to suffer with these problems not alot of people understood this sad truth but it was the only way i would feel anything besides sadness and loneliness

[@Delicioushashbrowns]

Hope you're doing well, friend ❤

[@cccccccxz]

Still hoping for that No Love breakdown mannnn

[@anything9276]

or believe from Revival

[@zuberali2349]

No love yessir

[@chaitanyakhot3842]

Wayne and Em go crazy on that one man

[@cccccccxz]

@@chaitanyakhot3842 truth! That is still, up to date, my top 1 Em verse of all time.

[@chaitanyakhot3842]

@@cccccccxz Yeah... You don't realise how difficult that breath control is until you try to sing it with him

[@glittering_insect1059]

This is the greatest story telling hip hop song of all time

[@nathanmaurerrecanate4651]

Alone with me breakdown/reaction coming soon? Be sure to use the music video, I don't want to spoil anything, but it's really well made.

[@hritviacharya8585]

Was literally watching your gnat bar breakdown, when I got the notification haha...Love your videos(I'm a big em fan) literally hooked to yo channel! Great job❤

[@henknorder8786]

I love knox his breakdowns of eminem songs. As a forener my english isnt equipt to catch all the double and tripple meanings. But knox explains it so well, and he knows a lot of shit for such a young guy. Also,... keep up the ERB breakdowns, love them too!

[@summerrose8110]

I did hear about someone breaking into Eminem's house while his security were asleep. So Eminem fought the intruder and held him down until the cops arrived and the guy that broke into his house name was Matthew. I love Eminem too, but I don't want to cause physical harm towards him and pray for him to be ok. I feel bad that all celebrities have dealt with obsessive fans who take it too far.

[@l33g3ndar33]

The aspect of Stan and how he goes further and further off the rails as time goes by without a response is an interesting point to consider for the listener. It gives a glimpse of how he sees it as he's being blown off or ignored. His mental state is declining, causing him to become more and more unstable and irrational and not realize that Slim gets thousands of letters, some similar to how Stan is writing, to try and read plus respond to on top of the crazy busy life he has as a mega star. It's a really insightful way of putting us in the shoes of both sides and understanding how the disconnect happens unintentionally and how heartbreaking it can be regardless.

[@yurisilpesst]

have you reacted to "The Way I Am" by Eminem? I just love that song omggggg

[@armaanyusuf3105]

Thanks man for reacting I was tired of commenting on every video I wasn’t able to watch Stan reaction before Thanks Still waiting for mmlp and sslp though

[@am.antivax786]

When are we getting the My Darling (Relapse) reaction? The creativity on that song is INSANE! Get on it, Knox! 💪🏽

[@Ecosdopensamento_]

Yessss

[@ArunaUtd]

Some songs are so special that they transcend from just a musical piece to an experience. Stan is an experience

[@IvIidnight]

Appreciate you redoing this for those that missed it.

[@triskelion1968spike]

I get goosebumps everytime i hear stan. Tell me i'm not the only one

[@Lia-nv5vw]

samee! everytime i here that ending

[@Lemondrop_andBerry]

You're not the only one, I swear my heart stops everytime.

[@chevyjahn717]

You posted this as I was watching the recent vid, so again, can't wait for the new Hopsin music video "Alone with me" 😂

[@sohandipesh94]

Your lyrical breakdown is so dope man...even after listening to this song a zillion times I still can't understand the true meaning... Trust me your breakdown makes me feel on a higher level than other people ❤️❤️

[@bambum507]

Bruh you already know im downloading this video, just in case it gets taken down

[@JourneywiththeJoyners]

Another classic Knox!!!!!

[@ActuallyAcce]

Thanks for re-doing this for us!

[@Belial-jv5tq]

One of the most underrated breakdowns ever. This video was amazing to watch, thank you.

[@deadpersonandfriends]

Knox could you do 3 am and Framed by EMINEM?

[@trendyupdate6000]

STAN is a word in the English Dictionary cos of Em. Dat just says everything

[@SharkusHier]

„Stan“ just found its way back to my On Repeat playlist two weeks ago and here we are! Crazy!

[@TapRackBlog]

Got Chaos Theory a few weeks ago. Amazing album! Good work! I’ve been listening to it a lot.

[@devond2073]

idk why youtube never reccomended this vid to me because this is my favorite Em song and Knox is my favorite reactor

[@MysteryEmerging]

Thank you Knox. trying to watch this before they block it too. Much respect.

[@harel251]

thank you so much for doing this i was really disapointed that they blocked the first one

[@c.pcheng2560]

vulnerability is power...for being honest to show your true side just make you more acceptable to others and GREAT

[@vanessalosangeles]

@knoxhill So glad you made the stan reaction 2.0 , only bad thing is that on the live of stan it was my birthday and you shouted me out and asked everyone on chat to spam happy b-day to me which was amazing but now i dont have the video to see it again :( but thanks for doing this, #knoxnation

[@StanzLyrics]

Guys don't worry I'm alive

[@Semhal5441]

It's a miracle

[@hritviacharya8585]

Oh hi, how's your daughter?

[@Agent-bj6pl]

@@hritviacharya8585 she died with her mom in the trunk lol

[@hritviacharya8585]

@@Agent-bj6pl aw shit :(

[@babis_mousto8866]

yay thank you Knox for doing it again

[@reTache4955]

I love those critical breakdowns in which you analyse the lyrics, the flow, the cadance, the message, the background sounds. It's amazing. Some extra points for that amazing and really nice community :3

[@lukeellison9515]

Trust me if anyone goes through that stuff, please get help or you will end up like me at 42 with PTSD. Always lend a respectful ear to people. Great job Mr knoxx.

[@RessemKered]

Ive been binging your videos lately, its also great to see someone else from Maryland. keep killin it my dude.

[@blunthex2506]

Yasss! The breakdown all the real stans have been waiting for!!!! Thank you knox!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@daniellinanmolina1044]

I NEEDED THIS KNOX THANK U SO MUCH

[@josechacon9939]

Knoxhill responded to me today. It was awesome. Humble man. I thought he would be too busy too. Talk about irony.

[@jangel6113]

I'm thankful for you Knox, you're the only reaction channel that I actually sit through and listen to, and I watch the whole video without getting bored, keep up the awesome reactions Knox, much love to my idol Knox

[@GaemerJosh]

The story telling on this is perfection. My favorite song of his

[@redhotskillet2225]

Hey Knoxx did you see in the music video the kid playing the Stan is Devon Sawa who was in the first Final Destination. His part as the Stan figure

[@kevinemmert2129]

Knox I cant express the gratitude I have for you and your work. Not only are you doing a service that I believe is underrated, there was a time that I fell out of love with music. I recently discovered your channel and you brought that love back through your breakdowns. Thank you

[@ImogenSFlack]

Always coming through for us Knox! Thank YOU 🙏

[@iriseraaaaaa]

Knox is going to hit 1 mil this year, im calling it!!

[@DoLo_XO]

If Eminem ever become subject of scholastic studies, you can be the professor on breaking it down. Artistically and lyrically. Great vid! 👍

[@NatashaWaithera-d9n]

His songs are deep 🥺😭😵my heartaches everytime i listen to him but i love the message behind his music🔥🔥

[@rohangrieve1431]

Another fabulous video. Yesterday by Atmosphere is a superb song. Means a lot to me. Well worth a listen, I think it’d speak to you.

[@youprobablyalreadyknow8947]

I loooove Atmosphere

[@ladylisa7418]

This song is a real masterpiece! And such a good analysis on it, Knox! Thank you as always! 💯✊

[@macngeeseyt6029]

the first time I heard this song, me and eminem simultaneously said damn at the end.

[@davycrocket6266]

I have been a fan since 2015, you actually gave me a download link for the departed, I am so glad for all of your success, Ps I just realized that this comment is weird for a stan reaction

[@spyderg6509]

Bruh..I digg how intelligent you are breaking down these bars your knowledgeable some reactors don’t know what the bar means cuz they don’t understand the history and concept for that punchlines I luv that type of style. You have similar star Salute bruh..🤙🏼💯

[@Retired1967]

Knox Hill, only recently discovered you via Shaq. You are the most articulate, intelligent, in-depth , down to earth reactor on YT. Shaq is funny as f**k, but you really dig much deeper . It is awesome to listen to your breakdown of music. 🔥 🔥

[@roadhog2284]

The crazy thing is with all the crazy luv stan had for EM and wanted to be like him he completely missed the luv and protection EM has for his child. For Stan to kill his is soooo far from anything EM would do

[@laugh6581]

Literal goosebumps, the song is dark af yet beautiful

[@Dr.Ugdealer]

Bro u r the breakdown beast Only two things I was hoping u would have mentioned First being the scribble sound effects thru the first two verses to paint the picture of stan writing his letters to Slim The second being the fact that he wrote four verses for this song and a lot can be said for that. I think that the fact that it is a six minute song and is so iconic to this day has to be some kind of record lol either way bro u killed this breakdown and I am off to watch the bad guy breakdown. Keep the vids coming brother "Sexy Chicken Time is upon us"

[@TheMancalorian]

Everytime we go down memory lane and listen to Eminem's music, its just epic and it never gets old.

[@doctordev97]

Stan is a great song. It isn't just rap, its poetry put to music. If you want to hear some more great story telling check out a few songs by Joyner Lucas. The first is "Ross Capicchioni", the second is "Keep it 100", and the third is "I'm sorry". Joyner does a great job in these songs at handling perspective, I would love to see your reaction to those three.

[@promisengwenya791]

ayy Knox bruh your reactions are dope af keep the great work uo fam

[@anthonybaldwin555]

DROP THAT HOPSIN REACTION SON 🔥

[@zoinksrodan7644]

FR alone with me was an absolute banger

[@stan2822]

U deserve millions subscribe Awesome breakdown 🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@johnlombardo7816]

Love ya knox. So genuine and awesome! God bless bro !

[@daniellinanmolina1044]

NEED TO DO MUCH MORE OF THESE OLD SCHOOL BREAKDOWNS

[@FloofersFX]

I had my period of self harm, the way I saw it back then, I just wanted to feel something other than the mentally painful feelings, I accidentally cut myself at some point and I could focus on that pain instead of the other, that's where the spiral down started. I'm far past that now, but the scars stay, a reminder to try and never fall back to that depth.

[@yanihandayani3305]

Love u Em 🙏❤️ Love u K H

[@jpohl75]

Really great reaction! Thank you 😊

[@paramrm]

aw man , i really wanted you to react to the music video , that is pure nostalgic and would've made me stick and watch the whole video

[@joshualoyola8679]

Can you react to Quadeca’s Sisyphus? The way the song introduces itself and production and stuff, I think it’s something you’ll like

[@TheFishy6929]

a classic. thanks knox

[@peterpanman8374]

in my opinion EM is him self is a stan, for the most part to rap itself but mostly to the artists that inspired him like rakim, etc,............ hence why he shows soooooooo much homage to say artists like joyner, etc,................. i come here to show love to knox and thank you for giving us content.. watching and waiting for a camo style merch of yours to wear hunting too lol already shot a deer with crypts signed hoody, yours is next lol

[@Neostyle332]

still hoping for a King's Never Die reaction, went under the radar cause it was on the southpaw soundtrack sadly but it's so bar heavy

[@Mockingjay22]

the best reaction I've ever seen! subscribed!! I loved to hear your comments and your insight into this twisted masterpiece!!

[@tarkkokuokkanen1060]

I was literally thinking yesterday that I hope you've done a reaction on stan

[@LukePdS]

Greeat! Now Im waiting for the Bad Guy 2.0 Reaction

[@tomnichols6751]

One major thing about this song is that it has 4 versus which you do not get with any songs at all anympre

[@reTache4955]

Well, honestly I think that's a good development. In that case though I think it really adds to the song :)

[@Nessie6667]

Absolutely.... So good it's rediculous... No words

[@mohamedosama6007]

You are the best..... Beautiful/legacy/kings never die

[@brett8259]

As a gay person who grew up listening to Eminem, I admittedly never saw that line as homophobic. In the context of the song, I always took his disgust to be from the fact that Stan was seemingly so obsessed with him. It's interesting how others interpreted it!

[@Slim.Swainy]

Insane how a gay person like your self didn’t see it as that, I bet it was a straight person who has the issue with it.

[@summerrose8110]

@@Slim.Swainy Probably.

[@InDeathWeLove]

Yeah I never read anything gay/homophobic into it. First off I don't feel it is based at all on gay feelings on Stan's end rather it's just a part of his growing obsession and wanting to be a part of Eminem's life to an extreme degree with no sexual connotations and in turn Eminem being put off by this level of obsessions. Though even if you do read it as Stan being gay for him trying to force your feelings onto someone that isn't interested(since Eminem is known to be straight) is a creepy behaviour so even if it was read that way then the response line was still not necessarily homophobic. Pretty much you would have to take the worst possible interpretation out of multiple to assume it was coming from there. If it was an obsessed female fan saying such things I would still be freaked out and would cause me not want to meet them.

[@brett8259]

@@InDeathWeLove I don't think people read Stan as being gay and that's why they thought it was homophobic. I think a lot of people saw it as Eminem saying he doesn't want to meet a gay person, especially one with a crush on him. Again, I never read it as homophobic personally. I just think that's why some people interpret it that way

[@InDeathWeLove]

@@brett8259 Yeah I understand that's how people are interpreting it, but in my opinion it's the least likely interpretation to be the intended one and most uncharitable way to interpret it. Plus that if Stan was gay given that it's written in the second letter where Stan has already moved from just a super fan to pretty crazy fan territory when he starts talking about them needing to be together again it would be creepy even if it was a straight female fan sending a letter like that and ending it that way to a straight male artist. Like you have to throw away the whole context of how and when Stan says it to read Eminems response line to be read as likely being homophobic.

[@andreacollins3204]

And I wanna thank you For giving me the best days of my life!

[@fourstarbrandon]

Hey Knox I'd love to see you break down Wicked Ways - Eminem. Nobody breaks bars down like you man

[@jbrewer8941]

I wish I had $1 for every time Knox says “Today man, today, today we got today the video of today today man” hahaha... love ya Homey... u one of the best...

[@vertigo1971]

Thanks for another great video Knox! I actually remember discovering Dido (yes, I'm that old. Shut up!! 😉) because of this song. She's a fantastic singer, I'm not surprised that Em was inspired.

[@geniusapple6471]

Again, AGAIN, EVERYTIME! How do you catch *so* many bars, you're inhuman. Had to stop during my online class to tell you this, but you're awesome at what you do, never stop. Love your reactions. Edit: IK this is your second reaction to this, but still, doesn't stop me from saying what I did right now.

[@Akamaaku]

Barscription: One of the most requested songs, STAN Eminem foretold a story about a FAN That has gone too far so you must underSTANd People need to know context and we can thank this MAN To provide an explanation to such a song, that can withSTANd The test of time, it's a classic, it shows that rapping CAN Tell a tale like a 'Children's Story', so give OG's their flowers that are so little in deMANd eh I can work on it more but I should eat lunch. Thanks for the video!