Comments on: Video: Eminem feat. Lloyd Banks, 50 Cent & Ca$his - You Don’t Know

By: blkknight

blkknight — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 22:54:28 +0000

50 is the worst thing to happen to Em?? HILARIOUS. I don’t get the distinction this clown Ivan is making in his review. 50’s rap is about “gun play”, Banks’is about “pimp talk” and Em’s is–squeaky-clean, G-rated rap for kids? Em is super talented but w/o 50 he would become irrelevant. The truth is Em’s a true rapper but his subject matter often belongs more in a different genre e.g urban kids don’t do gore. And for all his sales outside of this demo, he (and all rappers for that matter) wants to be applauded by the base of the culture. The energy and bravado 50 brings is a seminal part of rap (or a species of rap) and Em benefits from this association. That being said, both have stressed their friendship is not industry made so they should be respected for it.

In general, I think 50 needs to spend more time on his raps. I consider him especially creative with wordplay and depth (e.g. Many Men)but he should rhyme more. Em is great rhyming but he shd slow down and work with the beat–starting to sound the same everytime out. That said, I like this last song. Its typical G-Unit/Shady. They go all out for the thug element and make it work.

By: Busgat

Busgat — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 22:03:49 +0000

^haha. Em is too gangsta, oh you ain’t know?

By: Moze$

Moze$ — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 06:21:47 +0000

I can’t believe no one has mentioned the extremely faggy rim job warm up em does at the beginning.

By: Rizoh

Rizoh — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 05:28:43 +0000

^Thanks. Looks like Def Jam aborted that project.

By: frankster04

frankster04 — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 04:49:52 +0000

Riz, he mentioned he had recorded a few new songs with MF Doom, and that he will be on More Fish, but nothing about that album.

By: keisheloca

keisheloca — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 03:19:01 +0000

G unit are so boring now but em still might have it

By: Rizoh

Rizoh — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 01:23:57 +0000

oh yeah, ask him about that project with Doom “Swift & Changeables”. Is that dropping anytime this decade?

By: Rizoh

Rizoh — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 01:21:28 +0000

Frank, ask him why he hates doing press?

By: esbee

esbee — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 01:17:26 +0000

LOOL! I guess I stand corrected. Sometimes I forget the internet isn’t a true statement of what’s hot or not..

By: Say

Say — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 00:53:57 +0000

50’s lookin’ fat these days. No Byron Crawford.