SSLP REVIEW - BONNIE & CLYDE - PATREON PREVIEW

[@shanekeg]

And I believe this is the only Em song to date without a single curse word cuz he was talking to Hailey the whole time.

[@ericamcdaniel4318]

Shit I never paid attention to that.

[@Gooobae]

We Made You doesn’t have a single curse word either for whatever reason.

[@shanekeg]

@@Gooobae guess I shoulda said no censored words. Ur probably right, i dnt remember that song having curse words but has to censor drugs and edgy shit.

[@michaelstewart3895]

Infinite didnt cuss i dont think, em was rrying to get radio time

[@sdgaf85]

@@michaelstewart3895 guess you've never listened to infinite..

[@pinkladyprime2179]

Em said in one interview, the interviewer ask him did hailey know what the song meant? and Em said, "yeah.. i got a lotta explaining to do when she's older"

[@eyegee6556]

Haha I saw that interview, he also said "one day I'm going to have to put a lot boys into head locks when she's old enough" 🤣

[@angepangee33]

What interview is this?!!!

[@pinkladyprime2179]

@@angepangee33 which one? Mine is the classic mtv interview

[@bamadondon0495]

Yea I seen that. I wonder how THAT conversation went,,😂😂😂🙏

[@AnthonyfromtheD]

Hip-hop is not just about BARS! Story telling is needed too...

[@musmost]

Yeah there are a variety of factors like bars, flow, storytelling and vibe. If an artist can do all of them. They are a master

[@MrSmokingMachine]

damn right

[@trendingvideos2111]

Fax

[@danielnichols3713]

Shock value for some . Real thoughts for others

[@je6237]

It is more therapy for him. Him and Kim had a toxic relationship and he probably wished at times he could do something like this. Some baby moms use their kids in a way to torture the dude. Sad shit

[@jeffreymccabe369]

rock bottom !!!!

[@BackyardButcher]

Guilty lol

[@Stardust414]

That's some real talk 🙌 FACTS!! 💯

[@jakimo123]

💯💯💯

[@harriso575]

You can really hear the influence em had on hopsin in this

[@awonddy]

exactly

[@je6237]

You can hear 2pacs influence on Eminem on chorus

[@amrghallab6727]

True

[@jonahxsmitty]

Definitely

[@merizalderestrepo1773]

@Ron Ray ah yes, Slick Shady. The one and only

[@Narrolit]

Storytelling, mayne. Not just shock value. Storytelling is a whole vibe on it’s own. Em is one of the best storytellers.

[@raedewav]

The ending of KIM is the intro of this song.

[@RYMAN1321]

True I heard he was gonna put “Kim” on this album as well but was talked out of it because they didn’t want an extreme song like that on his debut album

[@juni75591]

The reason that I listen a song like this, is for the story telling. Instead of reading a book over and over again. I can just listen to Em over and over again.

[@reinaortiz6057]

Right

[@BDT31]

FR

[@animeking9328]

Exactly

[@animeking9328]

@Louie Doggs no music>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>reading

[@meestertrent]

Slim shady LP, Marshal Mathers LP, and Eminem show are all albums that each represent the three personas and each have a different tone to each other. That’s the reason why people loved his first 3 albums cause it was like a trilogy almost

[@Hieillua]

@derp derpin Anything? No a single song? I can get disliking certain albums after the eminem show, but not liking any of the songs? He's had some top tier songs after The Eminem Show.

[@je6237]

Like a lot of people I bought sslp and mmlp but didn't love them. It was comical to me minus a few times Eminem showcased his skills like the way I am. Eminem show was good. His skill didn't get highlighted till he went sober. Before that he was a lot of gimmick and shock rap which hip hop heads don't take seriously

[@Danny0dbert]

@derp derpin lol gtfo here with that lie

[@adamfike9730]

Facts!!!

[@niallwatts789]

@@je6237 No way. His songs on the 8 mile soundtrack were amazing. And there were a lot of song on the ES that took on some more serious and interesting topics and was much less comical.

[@jvd1983rmd]

The song is a classic. It's still story telling on such a high level

[@davidboucher3584]

I thought the beat on this track was fire. The choir sounds and all the other sounds are badass

[@kingadalou]

Yea it certainly sets a vibe. Wouldn't be the same without it.

[@a-don13]

yeah it sounds good

[@eyegee6556]

Trick is to blast in the car while high lol

[@nitemarerecords]

I was thinking the same thing. I love how this song sounds . And it's just made better that the story is fantastic

[@MrSceneNine]

Yeah, the beat's great. Glad you pointed out that choir sound.

[@Superman_3578]

Stevie this is a play on Will Smith “Just the two of us” To Will Smith son...the em version of a love song to his daughter

[@mre1995]

Could be but the timeline would be a little close since the Slim Shady EP came out 2 weeks after Will Smith's came out.

[@raedewav]

Fun Fact: this was also on SSEP called "Just The Two Of Us" but was renamed to '97 Bonnie & Clyde on the SSLP

[@hqqoq]

You don’t listen just for the shock value it’s for the emotion in the music, it’s powerful.

[@damyr55]

Yeah, I love the vibe of it. Still listen to it, every now & then

[@endgamer322]

Man idk why Stevie never likes Em's beats, especially this one. You could put this on as an instrumental and just vibe

[@solamente8233]

Perhaps once he's a father he can vibe to it with more resonance 🤷‍♂️

[@stevendolata9637]

I agree. This beat is absolute fire.

[@nadiagardencounty9371]

Em lied to Kim saying he's taking her to get a burger and instead he took Hailey to the studio to record this. Apparently Kim lost her shit when she found out. Each to their own, I think the beat and the production is an absolute vibe. I drive to it all the time. And the cover is about this song.

[@smmaistheway]

So that's really hailes voice??

[@sandi9254]

@@smmaistheway yes

[@Asvpsupreme]

The original beat was better but this was a vibe too

[@ericborsvold2515]

Eminem doesn't get enough credit for his story telling ability. Not to mention the fact that he also rapped most of the song in "baby talk." Who else can do that?!

[@jasonmoore9295]

Listening to this and KIM back to back are amazing. Kim was on the following album. Can’t wait for “Say Goodbye to Hollywood”

[@theretroinggamer1630]

Kim was actually a song done way before mmlp. I was on the internet heavy back then. I remember getting the song unedited and then when it came out on mmmp it had a slightly different sound and had some lines edited

[@luistena6513]

its crazy how he was able to describe exactly what he was doing while "talking to a kid"

[@RonBurgundy209]

The husband and his son - “First help dad with 2 more things out the trunk” From “Kim”: “You and your husband have a fight, one of you tries to grab a knife And during the struggle he accidentally gets his Adam's apple sliced (No!) And while this is going on, his son just woke up And he walks in, she panics, and he gets his throat cut (Oh my God!) So now they both dead And you slash your own throat So now it's double homicide and suicide with no note.”

[@i-nalyser331]

Thanks

[@RonBurgundy209]

@@i-nalyser331 you got it. 👍🏻

[@alexvoskanian3265]

just realized this after hearing this song for the last 20 years !

[@JeffreyHead1]

He killed them in Kim too.. I wonder who this guy and kid are, they must've been a bit worried lol

[@jbirdfishes]

from this song, i personally think the 2 more things out the trunk are the "stepdad and new brother" from kim, the double homicide and suicide are the woman, the son and em. bit of a reach, but not related

[@JavierSanchez-lm1dc]

Right when the third verse ends he says "Just help dadda with two more things out the trunk" The Step-dad and the Step-son 😳

[@carlacorreia6472]

Stevie: " I don't like the beat or the production Also Stevie: bopping his head to the song lol 😂

[@fantasmigorical8618]

I was just about to make this exact comment🤣🤣❤

[@keithgraham8588]

@@fantasmigorical8618 He does this a lot. His actions tend to contradict his words. I think he is just trying to play on the "im not really a fan of Em, but I can see his skill" troupe a little too hard. I also don't get why people think Slim Shady is shock value, when in reality gangster rap was what started the shock value shit by rapping about murder in the first place. 80s rappers didn't rap about gangbanging.

[@fantasmigorical8618]

@@keithgraham8588 I see your point

[@bensmiley7042]

@@keithgraham8588 um no I know exactly what he's doing, as a hip hop head, you will nod your head to any beats and the way eminem puts his words it makes it easy to nod to it since he's very percussive like drums, ypure able to actually put beats to eminems verses since they're so structures

[@froggergypsy4596]

In our age group Ems music was considered therapy for people with a lil dysfunfunction in there family. We didnt pay 100 to a therapist for an hour. Our generation listened to Em

[@DWish808]

Nah, this beat is dope. To each their own though.

[@LoHigh_]

Brody the crazy part and most creative, is he wrote this first, then after on Marshal Mathers LP he writes "Kim" which leads back into this one on some prelude shit. Genius

[@je6237]

Kim

[@LoHigh_]

@@je6237 kim*

[@anewsense95]

I can vibe to this, always have. I can cruise to this shiyt.

[@saintsabove796]

Just the twooo of usss🔥laidback beat I cruise to this too haha

[@ShadyLizack]

When you realize this song is actually the cover for the slim shady LP

[@martinjaimes87]

Just you can see a small child next to Em

[@mariotodorov382]

You finally know the difference between slim shady, eminem and marshall mathers. Welcome STAN

[@carsson123]

A cinematic rap masterpiece. I love the production, the playful flow and all the references and different layers. Dark comedy at its finest.

[@stillaware1916]

You classify this as storytelling.

[@j7fk13]

I don’t know what but Some of my fav lines in his story telling songs are the throw away lines like “sit back in your chair, honey, quit tryin’ to climb out”

[@adrianarroyo1442]

This is a part 2 to the whole story. Kim is part one. In that song is Em killing Kim and her new husband and stepson. Kim explains everything. Em is a genius 🐐 status

[@bekim7878]

@John Thomas yeh but i'm sure he had both of the songs written.

[@jessemolloy1875]

I dont think a lot of people realize this

[@dobber43]

@@jessemolloy1875 the moment i realized that i was like oh shiiiet so many tie ins instantly clicked in my head

[@justronny20]

The ending in Kim is exactly the same as the beginning of this song

[@kdtheii]

He pulled a George Lucas, let out a sequel first (97 B&C) then put out the prequel next (Kim)

[@denvin0119]

Jay-Z's Bonnie & Clyde came after Eminem's Bonnie & Clyde. Jay's song was influenced by Me and My Girlfriend made by Pac. And Eminem '97 Bonnie & Clyde was influenced by Will Smith Just Two of Us. It's not a diss to Will

[@denvin0119]

@@hikelfin Eminem was not copying anybody there, pal. Eminem pays homage to Pac with the title and made his own "scary" version of Just The Two of Us that Will Smith did.

[@h_of_p4734]

Excited for when you drop the "Rock Bottom" reaction.

[@jfulkersonful]

I am guessing the last thing Em says about "help dad with two more things out the trunk" is the step dad and new brother? Lol

[@xv6801]

Yo ive been asking u to do Obie Trice shits hits the fan ft eminem and dr dre For so long!! Do it plz

[@sumukhbharadwaj6216]

He reacts only if you pay him to react

[@mrchilledazee4976]

#ShitHitsTheFan🔥🔥 Bars for days! Flow / cadence for weeks! Fire that one!♥️🔥

[@yourmomsux81]

Do it

[@elmen0866]

That "Cheers" album is 🔥

[@TheAhmadbd]

😂🤣

[@dahveed7496]

In another album is the prequel to this where he kills the mom, boyfriend and the son. That's the 2 other things in the trunk.

[@swingamiss729]

You were bopping to that beat a little bit! I remember when this album came out ( Em arrived) I grew up right outside the D and I was 16/17 when this dropped. All my boys were all over it but I resisted. I thought “My name is” was corny as hell. I finally listened to the whole album one night by myself with headphones and I was like “Damn, this dude is insane but also he might be a genius”. I was hooked from there on.

[@dmw1906]

The "psycho" part of this, but also the pinnacle of creativity, is that he delivered this in "baby" talk. Slim is different, but it's STILL a talent to do Slim.

[@RYMAN1321]

Exactly The dark humor in this song is hilarious

[@JohanWibjer]

Sick thing is that the baby is actually Hailey in the song, he told Kim he was taking her for Ice cream but they went and recorded this..Bet Kim was happy when see heard this...

[@rjpage5200]

The very last line "help dadda with 2 more things out the trunk" is the new boyfriend his kid... took me soo many times listening to catch that.

[@kingadalou]

Which then Kim explains how this came to be.

[@sweetteajay8552]

You was lightweight boppin for not likin the beat lol

[@tucker68]

Exactly lol

[@hankson8]

Very true, I like the beat, it fits the song

[@solamente8233]

He's resisting cause of the content lol

[@adamfike9730]

Lol

[@johncowart5502]

this song is like Slick Rick bedtime story type of rhymes

[@joshuabergeron9731]

As The World Turns is another song where he tells a story while rapping

[@teem5945]

This is one of the most creative songs of a decade. This was the change we needed in rap at the time. He didn't try to be like the rest of the rappers.

[@carmengomez6276]

Exactly 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@awonddy]

Hopsin reminds me of this Slim Shady

[@reinaortiz6057]

This was the first album of his I heard, it’s amazing in my opinion. Crazy, but the the storytelling is the most entertaining thing in the world. And I think that just labeling it some “shock value shit” minimizing how truly special this album is. Although it’s true that it’s not vibey or bar heavy, it’s one of the funnest albums I ever heard, roller coaster. Best of all we got to see Eminem’s evolution as a man and rapper, that’s incredible. Love the reactions Knight!

[@Imhere4thelulz]

Eminem did a song with DMX and 50 cent called Go To Sleep

[@hechpee]

8:56 Keep wishing Stevie, Em keeps her out of public eye and as as an adult she is on that train too, you won't find interviews of her spilling any T

[@iamtdjhighlights]

Nobody ever pays attention to the fact he said "now help daddy with 2 more things out the trunk" talking about the step dad and his son

[@UncleRandy73]

That’s always been my first thought 💭 What does Haylie think? Lol

[@jayebrady11]

"Yay me, I did it! …Did what? Hailie, baby, I didn't mean to make you eighty Percent of what I rapped about Maybe I shoulda did a better job at separating Shady and entertaining from real life But this fame thing is still the hardest thing to explain It's the craziest shit I Ever seen, and back then it was like I ain't even Bothered taking into consideration You one day being older and may hear me say things I didn’t (A) mean and (B) just ain’t me"

[@jeffbrown8117]

@@jayebrady11 what is this from

[@jayebrady11]

@@jeffbrown8117 This is from "In Your Head" from Revival. It's the first of 3 songs that go together in the story. "Castle" and "Arose" come right after it. Listen to all three.

[@jamieedwards4166]

Plus the line “Just help dada with 2 more things out the trunk” is the “new brother” and the Stepdad that he’s killed as well. Pure Genius

[@steverichards7469]

I'm not sure he got that one

[@djgraham8066]

I was coming to ask that. I was pretty sure that’s what he meant but wanted a confirmation.

[@MrJohncastillo1]

Worst part is this is a song I actually vibe to and put on as a relaxing thing to help me sleep.. not cause of what he’s saying but of how he’s rapping, love the flow and cadence and I think the chill beat goes hard.

[@Kim-rf5et]

You can still hear the lyrical ability. It's there really listen he's rhyming crazy

[@ShadyRb]

React to "Shady 2.0 boys" my guy.! Guys like my comment so he can see it & if you have guys haven't heard this song I highly recommend it.🔥🔥🔥

[@badnewzjerm4146]

Great beat. Great production. Amazing storytelling.

[@animeking9328]

This beat goes hard for a story telling beat and the production is good for a 1999 song

[@ItsRichyMo]

Keep doin ya thing Stevie bro, respect from the UK.

[@FrancisAbeelen]

Was 100% waitin for the realization that the 2 more things he gotta get out the trunk was "no more stepdad, no more new brother" and Stevie gave me NOTHING!! 😂😂

[@jstevesonfire119]

Glad to see Em getting his props 23yrs later. FYI...stans have known about this fire the WHOLE time

[@Settiis]

Hey Stevie dunno if you read comments, but what you did with Best friend was really cool because you listened to it with new ears, I personally wouldn’t mind if you did more of it with other Em’s songs which you listened back when you didn’t have the ”Eminem ears”!

[@godsturkey4705]

Em Singing to his daughter an doesn't use a single swear word. 👌

[@RYMAN1321]

Though he does swear with her in “My Dad’s Gone Crazy” though he apparently didn’t actually record it with her persay

[@dmurf1982]

The beat on its own is hypnotic

[@jvnbrk]

nahh the bars are there and they are actually harder to catch on this album,wait til you get to Role Model..has a 6tupple or whatever entendre about white rappers..he used to slide them in real slick like now it's pretty obvious when he spits a bar. Yeah the shock value was definitely there,it was intentional to..and worked look at him now

[@jaydeneveleigh1062]

Yes Bars on sslp harder to catch than revival etc. Wtf u smoking mate.

[@je6237]

Eminem paying homage to Pac on the chorus with the Bonnie and clyde from me and my gf and when we ride from when we ride. Student of the game

[@solamente8233]

It's a play of just the two of us by Will Smith too

[@je6237]

@@solamente8233 ya but he is making fun of Will. I'm talking about how much Pac influenced Em

[@jayr7337]

Stevie please do "I still don't give a fuck" You will fucking love it One of my favorite lines of all times is "I walked into a GUN fight with a KNIFE to kill you... And cut you so fast when your blood SPILLED is was still BLUE" Fire Fire Fire

[@swingamiss729]

Have you done Stan/Bad Guy yet? If not you would enjoy doing those together. The comments section will be full of the Easter eggs Em leaves in the “Bad Guy” and it will blow your mind. Worth the long video for sure!

[@dwainalbores2181]

Please react on "Talkin 2 myself" and "I'm Back" by em stevie..

[@DarthVapor214]

Lol he FINALLY realized the dead pixel on his face !!!!!!!!😱😱😱😱😱😱😱 Every time I watched your videos I would look for it 🤣 like a mini Easter egg

[@solomcfc82]

I was listening to the slim shady lp yesterday. Made me feel old cause I remember going to buy the album from hmv when it first came out! Still love listening to it today.

[@christerry4017]

I just caught at the end he said help me with two more things out the trunk the step dad and step son... Damn I never caught that before

[@57kwest]

Hey Stevie.. Fyi, Pac's "me and My Girlfriend" was created because he heard Nas' "I Gave You Power" and was inspired by it!

[@josephmodglin3829]

Have you reacted too I think it's called kim? It's the prequel to this song

[@marlicampbell6655]

Im sure he has just search stevie knight kim 👌

[@josephmodglin3829]

Just letting him know cause even if he did he's no putting it together

[@FatMeansFlavor]

Ay bruh idk if you already reacted to this but can you react to 3 am by Eminem if you haven’t already?

[@thedisappointedgamer4239]

My man was hurt and let it all out for all of us to hear mad respect for him to put on this journey felt the whole time like I was there watching this all go down crazy

[@myopinionmywhatever]

Shady was crazy anybody else mafia included would dump the body and get outta there but shady is staying to build sandcastles with his daughter haha

[@SuperHns]

Bro when I was 15/16 in 1999 I listened to this shit as a fucking vibe being stoned as shit. Even though he has crazy as shit, he still had bars and rhyme patterns NO ONE had back in the time.

[@kavishanmrathnayaka5610]

"I'm name her Bonnie"

[@beartacker3619]

When you go through this type of shit it makes you feel better to hear your not the only one (baby mama drama type shit)

[@safiiiyyyaaa]

Did yall tell him this the second part to Kim?

[@sweetmtb3831]

Kim was a prequel to this. This was in 1999 Kim was 2000

[@sweetmtb3831]

@Fals3 The0ry yes the original “Just the 2 of us” was on the EP but this version “97 Bonnie and Clyde” which included Hailies voice was on the LP

[@rainbowexplo1788]

@Fals3 The0ry Kim is a prequel to 97 Bonnie and Clyde that came out after 97 BaC, are the Star wars prequels not prequels because they came out after the originals?

[@patrickdurham7984]

@Fals3 The0ry Kim is the prequel to this.

[@jasonex4027]

I agree man except for the production part, this beat is flawless. It's not the shit it would be bumping in a club, but am I the only one who atcually VIBES with this song? it's kind of a very twisted lullaby or history and the eerie soundscape fits perfect. Man even you vibe in the end lol

[@jmighty33zero]

Man you have to checkout Bad Husband after listening to this NEEDS TO HAPPEN on or off camera

[@Mr_M281]

The "just the two of us" line is a twist on Will Smith's song about his son, seeing as though how Em didn't like Will. (The twist of the theme)

[@luislemuz6642]

I promise you this you will not be disappointed in the track, you sleeping on this //Ab-soul THE END IS NEAR // fire 🔥 !!!!!!!!!!

[@Jvelazquez790]

At the end the line “ two more things out the trunk” is in reference to the step brother and stepdad

[@lazeeboy71589]

Bad Meets Evil off of the SSLP is one of my favorites on the album, first time i ever heard Royce and Eminem together. Would love to see a reaction to that, i haven't seen anyone react to it yet.

[@kouroshbm9883]

Can you do Rock Bottom next? BTW love the vids man keep it up

[@johnlouiebernardo3863]

You’re never over from Recovery

[@lilblip9602]

Medicine Man- Dr Dre ft Eminem Hell Breaks Loose- Eminem ft Dr Dre Em and Dre got some bangers together.

[@csi2448]

He's already done Medicine Man

[@TheJrl420]

I remember asking for this cd for Xmas in like 5th grade and somehow my mom didn't notice the foot hanging out of the trunk until I unwrapped it. She took it away immediately, so I obviously ran to Napster and downloaded each song one by one over a 5 hour period. Thanks ma

[@AnthonyfromtheD]

Love the em reactions and channel fam!

[@jonathansharp9954]

On his next album the Marshall Mathers lp. He had a song called kim and it's the prequel to this song Its probably the most metal, raw, and disturbed song hes ever done!

[@dorianpepic1390]

Stevie you a real one, I respect that.

[@josebinet9701]

I love how honest u r

[@dennispugh7368]

Really can't wait for the "don't give a fuck" tracks

[@queencerseilannister3519]

He's the Johnny Cash of rap. A true storyteller.

[@samdawkins2432]

I listened to all the Eminem LPs, EPS etc since i was a lil man and always understood this mans prolific story writing and telling... Plus there are Bars sprinkled everywhere and the bars are DIAMONDS... EM was always the raw dude who let you feel all types of emotion.. The way he spits is second to none.... at least in the early wave of his music..

[@vladtepes490]

I mean not only is he painting a very vivid image but the whole song is a double.

[@je6237]

It's not a double

[@distheone9120]

@@je6237 It is a sort of metaphor

[@jaydeneveleigh1062]

@@distheone9120 metaphor in what way

[@s3majx_x966]

Yeah I’m confused about what this is a metaphor for

[@tritran7565]

he wanted to killed his wife, what's the double lol

[@christiantorres0329]

hey boss, you gotta listen to Kim from the MMLP, then this song right after it. these songs are apart of the same story. I fuck with this heavy! love your channel

[@Equestrian-b2l]

You missed the end of the verve, help me get 2 more things out the trunk, the stepdad and his son