Yelawolf - Best Friend ft. Eminem | Reaction

[@LegendaryCatalyst]

The DOA bar... "They'll announce but pronounce you dead when they sound it out / So prepare for a rival, your arch enemy surrounds you, now he's all around you..." When you sound out the acronym DOA, you say dead on arrival. The next bar is "Prepare for a rival". If you sound out DOA, you say "arrival", which breaks down to "a rival", which is your arch enemy. To take it even further, he says "Your arch enemy surround you, he's all around you," while panning the audio left and right, to make it sound like he's swirling around you.

[@703Tyme]

1st tyme I've ever read a comment explaining panning....very simple but effective studio technique......either an artist sound engineer.....we really the only ones who seem to geek out on that shit.....I love panning

[@ClifffSVK]

Also: "dead on arrival... so prepare for arrival" = prepare for death :D

[@Yaboo537]

My brain hurt😭

[@melissagottlieb3381]

Yela grew up early in Gadsden Alabama. Then in Antioch TN as a teenager

[@TaySteph]

Melissa!! Thank you for supporting the channel! It’s so dope to see the membership next to your name!

[@denisebrant2445]

i am sure someone already told you this. DOA also stands for Dead or Alive. I love your reactions. The both of you together are amazing.

[@MYLEFTFINGER]

This is ems most personal verse aside from Leaving Heaven!(which was a full song by him) I’m being serious! I love Em but aside from his older work these two songs made me fall in love with him and anyone struggling nowadays willing to listen will have his catalogue to go through

[@allbies]

Appreciate the video breaking some of the bars down guys. It's cool knowing people relisten and catch shit they didn't hear on first listen. It's super difficult with verses like this.

[@TaySteph]

💯

[@packritmakeyaactright4495]

I dig the chemistry here. Y’all feeling this shit how I did first hearing it. Good vid.

[@lelandc9763]

I like how yela just vibes and sets em up to just blow us all away

[@dannyvolmer4061]

Administrator fitd in that for that bar also.

[@patrickwatts8143]

Oh, it really is both of you. When I saw the thumbnail, I thought KZbin was malfunctioning lol

[@Jlhines19821]

I feel like everyone misses the "when I'm counted out" line. Like, you messed up when you "hearded" me up in the flock of sheep. I'm the black sheep. And when you go to "count out sheep to sleep" I'll be the one you regret.

[@heathertownsend949]

Oh m gee I love your friend!!!!!! I’ve been a subscriber of @Life With Recklezz. And y’all are awesome together!!! Love it!!!!!! Yes you need to see the official video. Like he said. IT IS MEGA POWERFUL!!!!!!!!!

[@fletcha7777]

Two of the best new reactors plus their wives obviously, but in the same video you can't ask for more than that. 🔥

[@TaySteph]

Appreciate you Scott!

[@TheRealRecklezz]

You lit Scott!!

[@aabadie8606]

Em flipped button so many ways in different songs

[@Elvis78erKiez]

Please react to Biterphobia... one of the first Tracks ever from EM, and No Favors, one of the Best Verse from him

[@meganlynn83]

Same thing I commented on Recklezz's reaction: 🖤 YES! That's one of my favorite Eminem features. One of his best verses ever. “Who you think I'm talking 'bout? Lifts me up when I'm down and out, Still look to him without a doubt.” Of course he's talking about Proof. When you have proof, you can have no doubt. So. Fucking. Hard. 🔥🐐🔥

[@chriswildhaber35]

Hard as hell.

[@samuelwain2758]

Eminem’s verse is based on his best friend and his d12 group member proof

[@2007zodiac]

WOW!, you caught that ‘Budden’ Double, I’m more than impressed!, every channel I see, miss that!!…

[@DeadSezSo]

I appreciate yalls breakdown, yall aren't just reacting, yall are giving first look analysis as well

[@matildatravels3560]

If Eminem is on your song.... it"s no longer your song... simple as that

[@donaldpaulson3920]

Yelawolf sent Em the chorus n told him he was about to put it down for Proof so Yela just made a song and let Em completely take it while making it a beautiful song

[@coffeedrinker2973]

Bad meets Evil- all i think about, gonna take both of you to break that one down :D

[@gsperformance5702]

Lets go more yelawolf!! check the black sheep album the other songs off it, the mudmouth album, love story album, and trunk music 3 album! All his freestyles are fire to, and the dark nights freestyle

[@calebturnage7943]

That Belly Button was a Budden jab. 💯 yall some of the only ones to catch it.

[@anthonyscarlet1996]

All verse was for Proof . 🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊

[@WoTMike1989]

Recklezz when the bars are caught: I been here 😂

[@TheRealRecklezz]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@TaySteph]

😂😂😂

[@jacobreyes8912]

He the black sheep and people count sheep to go to sleep and when you count him out thats the death of them

[@khojohazard]

This song is so fire that even you two missed out on a lot of bars from Yelawolf and Eminem. Gandi and Lama are literally like peacemaker and violence or instigator😂 🔥🔥

[@whitneysutton7048]

Oh my gosh! I watch BOTH of y’all and your beautiful significant others from Alabama, and this video of y’all together made me so happy!! Please, when you’re able, do a video with all four of you!! 😍👌🏻

[@TaySteph]

Appreciate you Whitney! Mabye some day ❤️

[@melissagottlieb3381]

Ooohh I love Life w Recklezz too! So hyped for this!

[@TaySteph]

That’s the homie!!

[@allenhagen2246]

Been waitin on y’all to react to this one

[@TaySteph]

Let’s gooo!!

[@WoTMike1989]

He is Eminem the last Wordbender

[@salinaslamar]

The Goat!!!

[@kriduttsewa9666]

he was talking about budden ..bro.. he takes a pause before saying budden "button"

[@dennisplesz5129]

The whole song fire Yelawolf did his thing and Eminem just spit The greatest lyrics of all time so much going on in his part of the song it's crazy God level see you on the next one peace

[@richardoberlander930]

THIS WAS LIT!!!!

[@TaySteph]

Let’s gooo!!!

[@TheAlkochef]

The Budden beef happened waaay after this song was released

[@Hilariumosis]

"You be D-O-A, they'll announced but pronounce you dead when they sound it out, so prepare for **a rival** (arrival)". But a **rival** could also be an **arch enemy** hence the line right after: "Your arch enemy surrounds you now" (the rival said to prepare for) 🔥🔥🔥

[@george3710]

@Tay & Steph went lookin 4 ur channel but was already subbed lol..many consider this EM’s BEST VERSE..but ask Reckless bout our fav verse that MEDICINE MAN w/ Dre ft. Em!! I keep errthing a $BUCK$, song imo is most difficult to catch bars bc he utilizes EVERY MC tool: wordplay, double/triple entendres, cadence swap, flow swaps, intonation, rhyme patterns, & schemes!! - DOA bar: DOA = Dead on Arrival is 100% right - wordplay sh*t ABSURD..Em used Arrival & A Rival in same verse..Pronounced DEAD (DOA) is wat doctors do to declare patients dead upon arrival @ hospital.. - Other definition of pronounce - is to SOUND-OUT words or its parts I think, Em bar finished w/ “pronounce u dead when they SOUND-IT-OUT”!! My favorite BAR: - “tend to flock like SHEPHERDS, ima black sheep, I’ll b worst thing these MF’ers ever HEARD/HERD..when I’m COUNTED OUT..” shepherds tend to a herd of sheep…but also if some1 sleepin they are COUNTING SHEEP lmao I hope u guys continue to crossover really enjoyed y’all’s content!!! - Em produced song 4 King Crooks brothers - ShoeGang - (Liquor Store Church *freestyle)is good vid to react & if ya like it..ShoeGang - Skip this Ad ft. King Crook is also CRAZY & produced by Em too

[@InstigatorDJ]

This track came out before the beef with JB

[@kambizfahimi7756]

This song was for Proof, letting you all know that everyone he kills with his raps, he is sending to heaven so Proof will kill them.

[@josephbattaglia6120]

So we all caught the black sheep heard/herd line right?

[@braydenwilson1353]

this used to be one of my favorite song, love it

[@mimiloveee9]

He said he sending them ⬆️ to deal wit his best friend yu hear me ...RIP to our cities G 💔😭💔

[@Milkers777]

This verse by Eminem is considered to be Em’s best verse of all time I personally believe his verse on a track called “Medicine Man” on Dr Dre’s Compton album is better but this up there fasho Em The Goat Of Hip Hop Forever as well gotta throw that in there cause it’s a fact👊🏽✍🏽🐐🎯💯(Please React to “Eminem & Slaughterhouse BET Rap City 2013 Freestyle” it’s fucking crazy Battle Rap type bars)

[@eltikasmi9168]

+ Medicine Man was first try by Em 🤯

[@chriswildhaber35]

Those are great but in my opinion this verse is his greatest of all time the 🐐.

[@cesarmounts3941]

Prepare for arrival. Prepare for a rival. Your arch enemy. Y'all killed it but missed that. Yea. Dude is on a different level. They don't make rap like this anymore

[@EddieHunley-q1u]

Great video.

[@manuelvarela7903]

Eminem is the Goat Eminem legend in rap game Eminem killed it 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 I like the song video 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 Big facts 💯‼️ I like the video reaction

[@corylyonsmusic]

This track was released well before the Budden beef. Budden was still signed to Shady Records with Slaughterhouse qt this time i believe. Nothing to do with him.

[@charg1nmalaz0r51]

i love the stank faces people pull when they are listening to ems dirty lyrics lol

[@jacobviews7263]

Man of the right look like Hova

[@justinpeck6015]

Biggie, Ready to Die album. Things done changed, Gimme the loot, Machine gun funk, Warning, Every day struggle, The What, Big Poppa, Juicy, Suicidal thoughts

[@marshalleashappie978]

Love you two collaborate it make much more entertaining, this one of mine favorite verses of all time in my own opinion though. But anyway thanks for dropping banger reaction like always keep up good work appreciate what you do mad respect nothing but ✌💙

[@ethandaniel8123]

You guys should do more reactions together fr 🔥🔥🔥💯

[@703Tyme]

He says.....and I only listen to my gut so unless ur my fuckin belly.......Budden don't tell me nothing....you ain't my best friend......YES he talking to Budden

[@coolyoutubename16]

Nah that's reaching. It has no context with everything else

[@703Tyme]

IMO......its obviously a Double But he says Budden.....you ain't my best friend....clearly saying Budden isn't his best friend, then says who you think I'm talking bout.....I happen to think it's a Budden ain't no friend of mine....slight pause between Belly and Budden......IMO I think think the context is there.....like he's giving an example of someone who could never be his best friend, then reminds us all of someone that was RIP Big Proof.....but we are all entitled to our own opinions especially in music.....thanks for the comment

[@coolyoutubename16]

@@703Tyme yeah but here's the thing, it came out in 2015, before there was any beef between em and budden. I get what you're saying. I just don't think he was intending it to mean that. I could be wrong but at that time there wasn't any need to have a go at budden

[@703Tyme]

Yes......excellent point Cool KZbin Name (classic account name BTW).....but I think YET maybe the key term there.....fair to say Slaughter House was having issues, mainly Joe, mainly with the contract, I don't know exact dates for everything.....like when Slaughtermouse came out....but this came out in 2015, maybe this line was was led to, or part of what led to what we now know happened. Publicly, you statement is 100% true, but behind the scenes, we don't or didn't really know what was happening except we couldn't get a 2nd Slaughter House Album, Like Caterpillar came out way after the "Beef Existed"....but in it Em references Slaughterhouse in the building, even tho they clearly were not......begs to question a timeline tho.....I can surely agree with that

[@703Tyme]

@Cool KZbin Name......I wish more people could converse like this in forums like this.....ya know peacefully where u use facts to present ur point and I acknowledge a good point and we don't end the post by saying something really stupid.....thanks for commenting......Have a good New Year....maybe 2022 will actually be different......this discussion gives me hope, only prolly to be trashed by the next response....hahahaha......Salute....ima actually to do some Tyme digging and find out the answers I don't know about

[@jameshazell3355]

He jackin 8:27

[@JA-vb8pr]

React to The Evolution Of Eminem ( interview full)🔥🔥🔥: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n4vTqKp7ntOrfbs

[@Zakeeballer16]

React to DAX 40 days and 40 nights ft nasty c 🙌🔥

[@herbnikko4313]

Dr Dre feat Eminem forgot about Dre and check ( out say what you say ) and check out Fast Life (Bad Meets Evil) Eminem and royce

[@IAmWhatevaUSayIAm]

Department of Agriculture

[@JasonDashnaw]

Alright Batman And Batman on the joint together.This is the one of the hardest verses of mine from em✊🏼💯

[@heathertownsend949]

ABSOLUTELY NO LIE MY FAVORITE REACTION OUT OF EVERYONE MAN YOU GOT THE BARS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 💯💯❤️❤️❤️❤️🔥🔥🔥🔥💯💯❤️❤️💯💯🔥🔥 oh man NO IT MEANT ONLY HIS INSIDE GUTS COULD SAY SOMETHING TO HIM.......

[@JasonDashnaw]

The whole Joe Budden then I've never heard one way or another usually if Em is doing something like that it will be spelled different in the lyrics but if they're not from his lyric page then it doesn't matter people write whatever they want I guess on other lyrics. Like right after the D.O.A. bar you're talking about he says prepare for arrival but it's spelled a rival so its a double bit its spelled out.

[@hitormiss7574]

They didn’t have beef when this dropped tho so it wasn’t about Joe

[@TheRealRecklezz]

Ahh okay got ya. I just know under my reaction to this video people were saying sumn about the budden thing

[@Alx-SG]

RIP TO PAC, BIG, PROOF AND DJ DEUCE!!!

[@imricardochumpitaz]

Y'all should make a channel together!🔥🔥🔥

[@lauraburke9700]

Dead on arrival; prepare for a rival (arrival)🔥

[@dustinhanlin6167]

It had nothin to do wit Joe budden that beef didnt even start yet

[@TheRealRecklezz]

Right on💯 under my reaction on my channel people were tellin me it was but others were saying it was

[@corylyonsmusic]

Personally, while I think this is a great verse...I can think of a few that I would consider better. But I'm 37, have followed Ems album drops, freestyles, and beefs for 20 years since high school and have forgotten more Em verses than you guys have heard lol. So I have a lot to compare it to, but although it's a great one, he has many more on that level or better.🤷‍♂️ I have different favorites for different reasons though. Em is SO MUCH MORE than a lyricist, he has mastered every aspect of rapping. For example, one of my favorite all-time Em songs is "Stimulate". It isnt the most lyrical shit he has ever done, but the cadence and delivery on that track are unique AF. "Kim" might be the best example of how he does so much more than lyrics. I've never heard a song so emotionally moving, even though its a "scary" song. Its like a fucking broadway play in rap style. The dude is simply unmatched in history, generational talent.

[@PatrickWright-vm8vv]

This looks like reckless set up, you do this at his spot? Man shout out to my favorite reactor lifewithwreckless! Yall did yalls thing on this! Em did his thing on this cuz! Best proof tribute ive heard and lyrical asf!

[@JonCook]

❤

[@cpope9881]

I think y’all both missed the entire meaning of Em’s verse. He’s talking about he has a higher power now, proof his his higher power. Doody is proofs nickname. Em is talking bout sending his haters up to see his best friend.

[@Zakeeballer16]

🍿🤣🔥

[@dusantison4020]

Hi,llama is slang for Gun......

[@MaximDL1410]

👏🥶🙌

[@terencegmelin7663]

EMINEM soldier

[@justinpeck6015]

🤙

[@stoneyp3748]

Proof- Kurt Cobain

[@tristemontero4017]

Do to whom it concerns by yelawolf

[@jerryledesma7267]

DOA: Dead or alive.

[@ubiquinoxxrosiles2766]

Or Dead On Arrival

[@johncurtis3382]

How tf you talking about giving a full blown breakdown 😂 anyone can do that with the lyrics on screen 😂

[@FrancisAbeelen]

#Algoboost

[@mx-deadz]

Nah should've the the video

[@bigmarkmja]

you guys missed alot.

[@SepokuKing]

Dead on arrival and dead or alive

[@brianyates844]

Youngins. Smh

[@TaySteph]

ok.

[@joesmith5097]

Unless your my belly Budden..don't tell me nothing...Joe Budden..seriously? Who is doing that..it's a different level..it's a joke at this point..game exposet it..on record...don't fuck w the white boy...when it comes to battle rap, buy now? Chasing clout!

[@serjdantes7280]

you guys missed mad bars

[@TaySteph]

That’s cool.

[@angelmaria9333]

So, this is your new girlfriend?