I didn't like it on My first listen because of the production. After a few more listens I understand that the production was used very artistically and the lyrics and his rapping abilities were phenomenal. It's now probably my most listened to of Em's albums. This album is just so Honest!!!!
Real stans have always loved this. Eminem makes himself leave the comfort zone and experiment with his craft. People were mad about that and tried to cancel. But we will keep Eminem around forever. We will fight till our hands bleed for a better future, and he embodies that to his core.
Wow. I don't think nobody tried to cancel him because of the album, the album just didn't largely for the most part resonate with people and that's that. People tried to cancel him for the other stuff that many got heat for at the time and some got actually blacklisted for saying certain words in the past and stupid stuff like that totally out of context of the times etc. Also the track Foolish Pride he made when like 15-16 years old is what he has been apologizing for now what the fourth time already got risen up again. Nobody needs to fight till their hands bleed, the man can hold his own. Everythings fine.
@@aleksisuuronen5969 your a very literal person aren't you? Check out Eminem's whole discography. He has fought tooth and nail to make his future better. At the same time pointing out the bullshit in America. I was simply making an observation on how stans view Eminem and his revival album. It's a free world though, so you do you.
@@UnitedWeStan I have listened the guy 20 years now so I know his discography and life. The comment just sounds like a bit weard speech before going into battle 😅 But no worries. Still yes I still think it's pretty important to point out that the cancelling and the album didn't got nothing to do with each other.. other than he was already talked subject because of the album and back then people grapped to anything that was easy to try and cancel for past deeds so it was more so just the timing than people being mad about the album. He would have been anyway on the list to try and cancel back then even without an album to trend.
It’s great having a reactor who focuses more on the substance as opposed to the rhymes and wordplay. Much more educational and interesting to watch someone so wise giving his personal perspective on it in my opinion.
he does though that's why this song was made. is just we tend to forget that they got feelings too, and we tend to drop our issues to be healed by there music
I'll never understand how a lot of ppl didn't like this song.. Its a master-piece tbh.. The blood, sweat and tears this man has been putting out for decades.. The lives he's saved with his music and still ppl seem to hate on everything the man does.. *Now take your best rhyme.. out do it, now do it a thousand times* (Which he's done) - - Like Joe and Tyler calling this the worst song they've heard.. like WHAT?? This is purely beautiful poetry..
Just imagine.. Well none of us can imagine, the pressure.. Every time he puts out an album to his 40+ million fans and every single thing has to be better than your last. It is absolutely insane. When a rapper put something out, eh it's either good or bad but when Em puts something out.. He is tested for every single line he spits. The pressure of that!
Eminem has been a huge part of my childhood growing up. Coming from a broken home as well his music has helped with the suicidal thoughts and being in a dark place.
Yes, listen to Believe next time if you can. It’s a really motivational and raw song. It perfectly showcases how strong Em is and he’s just always able to pass that energy onto the listener.
Beyonce does the female vocals on this track. You've heard enough tracks by now you should recognize and agree that his pursuit of more and more and being better is a never ending journey. Even back to Rap God with the lyric "But look at the accolades these skills brung me / Full of myself, but still hungry". Its like rap was his one and only reason for existing (besides his kids). Its his life, and his passion. If you notice through most of the video on the typewritters, he is typing nothing but random letters and gibberish. But as it gets later in the video there is clarity and he is typing actual words for the track Stan. Still looking forward to seeing you do some content in his interviews/documentary videos :).
Knew this one would hit you! So glad you appreciated it. Keep at it Chris! The “wash out the blonde” line…hits me. I started going gray at 18. For over 20 years I dyed it, hid it, basically battled it. During covid I decided to try to embrace my gray and stop dying it to really embrace who I am authentically.
Those last 3 words is a double entendre. "I wrote Stan" as in he wrote the song Stan, but also as in he wrote a letter to Stan. What's even more interesting, Stan's first 3 words in his first letter to Eminem (after the salutation "Dear Slim") are "I wrote you". It's also a metaphor. Stan represents a fan that has expectations from an artist. He expected Eminem to write back. Although it was too late, Eminem indeed wrote Stan back. This song (Walk On Water) deals with Eminem questioning his ability to give his fans what they expect from him. By using this Stan reference of him writing Stan back (and therefore fulfilling the fan's expectations), he basically confirms it. But yea, even without understanding this second layer underneath, Eminem bragging about writing the song Stan still delivers the same message.
@@ShesJustAsBoredAsMee If you want some more... "Why are expectations so high? Is it the bar I set, my arms I stretch, but I can't reach" 1st layer: In terms of rap he set the bar high and it's hard to reach it (even for him). 2nd layer: The word "bar" has become a slang term denoting a double entendre or a clever/shocking/interesting line or rhyme. The words "stretch" and "reach" both mean an interpretation of a bar that the interpret himself didn't intend. So Em is saying that he's trying to "stretch", but he can't "reach". Like he can't write a stretch/reach. Everything he writes he means it. He's unable to write something basic or something without deeper meaning. But this could be a stretch.
Love seeing your attitude change since the first eminem reaction, when from someone who doesn't really listen to rap or rappers, to breaking down bars and trying to decipher the meaning and the stories behind the tracks/artists and catching all the entendres. Its been and an amazing journey and can't wait to see more as you dig deeper
Thank you! Thank you! I love this song so much! This is the one Em song that reduces me to tears pretty much every time I hear it. Because it is so relatable. He has other songs that are tear-jerky - When I'm Gone, Like Toy Soldiers, etc. But although you can feel them even if you aren't in the position they portray (a parent of a child, a leader in an effed up "war"), they are still conditional. But this one isn't simply because it doesn't matter WHAT you do in your life, whether it is rap, programming, teaching or cooking, everyone know what it is like to doubt yourself and be afraid of disappointing others. That why this one is so universal imo
I love this song. I like almost all his songs. I've been listening to him for a long, since I was 14. Watching his progression has been awesome. I've like watching ur videos. You've mad me think of the songs in a new way. So thank you. Also you should do eminema 25 to life. I think you'll like it to. Thx
Walk on water is the first track in the Revival album. I feel starting from this first tack, this whole album is very underrated as Em himself has stated. Great reaction as always. Thank You.
Yes. He is a very sensitive soul and he will live on in the hearts of his ALL of his fans because the true ones really understand that he has nothing else to prove...he's around because of us and we're just lucky he continues to give himself. Heck, Paul said the Curtain Call 2 "Marks the Beginning of a new chapter in his career"...so, I doubt he's going anywhere and that makes me love him even more bc music is pure therapy.
Always love the end of the song. He spends the whole song breaking down how truly vulnerable he is and how everything affects him. Laying his heart and soul out to tell you I'm just human, but don't you forget I'm still GODLIKE on the mic and FUCK YOU. Perfect encapsulation of Eminem.
So many people hate this song - personally I think it’s great and so honest. I love the songs where he bears his heart with his pen this is one of those. His use of language and admission of weakness and insecurities deserve a lot of love and respect.
Stevie knight once said.. Em wears his ❤ on his sleeve.. and it's sooo true.. not only in tracks like this but ALL his tracks.. the good the bad and the ugly
I love eminem his music has helped me so much when going though a hard time in the past , also Stan in my opinion is one of the greatest songs ever written such a class lyrics and story telling
He's just amazing. I think the fact that he is such a perfectionist makes him even more relatable and loveable. Doesn't he know who he is!?!??! 😆 I wonder how many of his fans are perfectionists themselves. Lol. Raise your hands 🤣🙋♀️
Deshaun was his best friend growing up. He was in the group D12, and helped and pushed Eminem to become who he is today. Tragically he was shot and killed in Detroit I wanna say around 2005ish.
This song is a masterpiece the way Em bared his heart & soul onto this track was just so emotional and yet so revealing Beyoncé vocals are amazing too this song has a sad yet uplifting message towards the end and to answer your question this album got heavily criticized just cause Em chose to take a different creative direction from his previous albums which was unexpectedly great and yes it’s a masterpiece Em The Goat!👊🏽🐐🔥💯(Please React to Eminem “Beautiful Pain” Ft. Sia Lyric Video)
What a great song. Em is wearing his heart on his sleeve here, though the last sentence may make you think twice. It's kinda like he says :"HA! Got you! " Pure genius anyhow. And a great reaction as always 🙂 It seems from the comments that this album actually is the favorite of many. I think I'll have a go at it and listen it through. But I feel like I need to read the lyrics to catch more than 70% of it, as I'm Norwegian. Take care, Chris ♥♥♥
Not really a ha got you in my opinion, it's just finishing his thoughts. He feels like the song at times, gets down, but at the end of the day he still knows who he is and overcomes the bad thoughts. Everyone is like this. Think bad, but snap out of it, do what you need to do, be proud of your accomplishments.
I know right! Just at the beginning you feel like a kid in a candy store. With high expectation, waiting to listen to Eminem's next song. But then you feel almost awful when you hear him struggling with insecurities of making God tier music. When in the end we just want to tell Marshall that we know he's human. And we appreciate everything that he had shared. That we know that he's just a human (with amazing brain to create masterpieces of songs). And we are forgiving when he falls again and again. Because like he had said before, (I'm paraphrasing) his worst is anyone else's best PS. I always struggle singin along at Beyonce's verse because it's just so raw and honest that it never not got me in my feels
Exactly. As an empathic person on a similar journey of working on me, I can feel his pain but proud of how he is so honest about his struggle and still overcoming. I’d so love to just make sure he knows that he is seen and appreciated.
Revival got heat that it didn't deserve. In time it will be recognised as one of the greats. Things are already shifting for it. It's an amazing album.
Once you react to the song believe I will be stoked those were the only two songs I've been requesting for awhile lol. But if you don't I'm grateful you got to one of them atleast. They're on the same album. Just wanna say I subd the day after you reacted to em for the first time so been a pleasure to watch you go through the journey appreciate the time you put in for us as I'm sure you do as well.
Again, not sure if anyone said it but, a fun fact about this album is his first line on the album from this song is, “why are expectations so high” and the last line on the album from the song arose is “now I know” Just a lyrical genius. Love your reactions my brother ❤
Hello Larry! I love your content and I am so glad to see someone around the age of my father discovering the beauty and depth of the hip hop and rap culture. I would love to see how you gonna like some of the underground artists which are again very talented just with a bit harder language but in some cases having even deeper bars. I would like to suggest you Vinnie Paz and RA The rugged man and songs as a start maybe "Keep movin on" and "fraudulent cloth" from Vinnie and "First born", "Contradictionary" and "Afterlife" from RA. And maybe one of their colab songs - Vietnam Story. Hope may be you find some great artist in this part of rap as well. Anyway, great job.. keep it up. Wish you all the best! :)
Absolutely amazing reaction video, everything you said was on point to what the song was relaying which a lot of people overlook because they just dont get him
You should check out "Jay Z ft Eminem - Renegade". There are several lyric-based videos for this song. Keep in mind this was 2001. Jay Z took a lot of heat for Eminem surpassing him on his own track. Truly poetic!
@@Francis_Higgins, it's just an interesting fact for fellow music nerds like myself, and since the fact pertains to the song that was referenced, then it actually could be deemed relevant.
@@Daymare_666 its not relevant to what he said tho If he's a big enough fan of em to be watching a reaction video and suggesting songs he probably knows this anyway
DeShaun (Dupree Holton), or "Proof" as he was known, was Em's best friend, the one who had his back. The "brother from another mother". His death was sudden and violent.
Skylar Grey and Eminem did a great live performance on Saturday Night Live: ua-cam.com/video/GxkLy_mvGXE/v-deo.html (Walk On Water/Stan/Love The Way You Lie (Medley/Live From Saturday Night Live/2017)
This performance is absolutely perfect, thanks for reminding me of it so I can watch it again. Skylar is so amazing as well. Beyonce, Dido and Rihanna are so good, but Skylar does all their parts so perfectly in this.
It's not really about people expecting everything from him, it's about himself expecting more from himself and it's never gonna end, because that's how perfectionists are
Once again great job on another reaction. I’m so glad that your son used you for this so other people that didn’t like Eminem understood the lyrical genius that God put in his brain and heart. My pastor was just talking about culture influencing us instead of we as Christians influencing culture. Such as the sports world or the entertainment world, we put so much trust or loving in these people that we compare them to God because we can see them. But failed to realize that God created these people just like us that we need to put our all in God. But I love Eminem because just like he said he is only human and he make mistakes just like us. He also tells us he is not God because he is not perfect so remember that.
You might have heard me say "he's right at the door" referring to Em. It's so clear that he understands these principles, but hasn't apparently connected the dots...
I don't know if anyone's mentioned the "DeShaun" reference and I couldn't see anything, but it's a reference to Proof who's name was DeShaun Dupree Holton. So when he says "But the only one who's looking down on me that matters now's DeShaun" he's basically Proof is watching over him and that's all that matters. Love the videos btw!
Unfortunately don't have time to watch right now. (I am at work 😏.) But wanted to thank you first for doing this reaction. One of my all-time favourite songs from Em.
Never heard this one before, great song, loved the reaction as always but there's one more thing... I just realized that my neighbor never returned the tools he borrowed about a month ago. Thanks for reminding, Imma go get them back 😂
I've never really liked this song for some reason (hoped it would grow on me but it never did but oh well) really glad you did tho :) The singer is Beyoncé btw
Agree . I own this CD. It's actually stuck in my CD player in my car. If I try to eject it it will get stuck and ruin 🤣 needless to say I know every single line of every song off revival 🤣💙
We would love to interview you. You are such a wholesome person and a wonderful role model but you always keep yourself from diving into things you want to say.
I feel the same way and numerous other as well! lol. Doesn't matter how many times I hear it. I just want to give the guy a hug and tell him everything's going to be ok!
It's gonna be my birthday in one more hour I love watching your videos, I'd really like to see you react to Russ even tho I don't think it'll be released on my birthday I'd still like to see your reaction to his voice and how he gives off the smoothest and relaxed vibe
That’s Beyoncé in the chorus and bridge. All of the EMINEM’s sitting at the typewriters typing gibberish is a reference to the saying that if you put a thousand monkeys in a room with typewriters and let them go eventually one of them will randomly type the entirety of Shakespeare’s works. Throughout the video they are getting closer and closer to typing out the song Stan and at the end when the lyrics say “I wrote Stan” is basically saying that they achieved it. It goes along with the theme of the song that he is constantly trying to outdo himself.
Hey I’m a French fan of your video reactions, I’m a big fan of Eminem, and your vision of his music is closely like mine. I love your impressive sensibility when you listen to his music because I feel them like you. Oh, and I’m a big fan of Billie Eilish, i would like to know what you think about her song “happier than ever”. Love from France !
This self awareness/consciousness and vulnerability paired with some not really top notch produced songs undeservedly splashed a "hate-wave" on eminems Revival album, Walk on Water stands for this time in his life (he later calls it "walk on water-gate"). This then was the birth of the new Em, being again more aggressive - this time towards whack "new school" hip hop - and more often trying to prove his skills (fast rapping, double/triple/quadruple/... entendres, etc.). I think it was a very important time and song in his career and tbh, one of his best songs :D
DeShawn is Proofs real name ,another awesome video of urs on the awesome Eminem I just realized if I'd just listen to the video u figured it out but here I am doing a Larry pausing to quick to ask questions lol 😜 jk
This masterpiece is so overlooked because of the album getting bad reviews, revival is actually one of my favorite albums Eminem poured his soul in it
Mine as well. It’s when he really started sharing his journey of working on himself in a healthier way. Em inspires me.
Same here revival is the realest saddest most chills I've ever felt he opened up his heart on this
Funny how many are relistening and realsing they slept on tht album.😂😂
@@helenk43 ya and us real fans already know this was one of the best albums
I didn't like it on My first listen because of the production. After a few more listens I understand that the production was used very artistically and the lyrics and his rapping abilities were phenomenal. It's now probably my most listened to of Em's albums. This album is just so Honest!!!!
"I'm like a kid in a candy store when it comes to Eminem"
My man doesn't realize the bar he just dropped 😂
Dude. GREAT observation! I missed my own bar!!!
One of my favourite Eminem’s song!
Real stans have always loved this. Eminem makes himself leave the comfort zone and experiment with his craft. People were mad about that and tried to cancel. But we will keep Eminem around forever. We will fight till our hands bleed for a better future, and he embodies that to his core.
Wow. I don't think nobody tried to cancel him because of the album, the album just didn't largely for the most part resonate with people and that's that. People tried to cancel him for the other stuff that many got heat for at the time and some got actually blacklisted for saying certain words in the past and stupid stuff like that totally out of context of the times etc. Also the track Foolish Pride he made when like 15-16 years old is what he has been apologizing for now what the fourth time already got risen up again. Nobody needs to fight till their hands bleed, the man can hold his own. Everythings fine.
@@aleksisuuronen5969 your a very literal person aren't you? Check out Eminem's whole discography. He has fought tooth and nail to make his future better. At the same time pointing out the bullshit in America. I was simply making an observation on how stans view Eminem and his revival album. It's a free world though, so you do you.
@@UnitedWeStan I have listened the guy 20 years now so I know his discography and life. The comment just sounds like a bit weard speech before going into battle 😅 But no worries. Still yes I still think it's pretty important to point out that the cancelling and the album didn't got nothing to do with each other.. other than he was already talked subject because of the album and back then people grapped to anything that was easy to try and cancel for past deeds so it was more so just the timing than people being mad about the album. He would have been anyway on the list to try and cancel back then even without an album to trend.
@@UnitedWeStan nah ur comment was just weird af
It’s great having a reactor who focuses more on the substance as opposed to the rhymes and wordplay. Much more educational and interesting to watch someone so wise giving his personal perspective on it in my opinion.
Wow, thanks so much for your kind words!
DEF A CLASSIC. one of the most underrated em songs of all time.
Vulnerable Eminem. 🥰
If only Eminem could really know how many of us depended on him, to get us through hard times. He’s done more for us, than he could ever know.
he does though that's why this song was made. is just we tend to forget that they got feelings too, and we tend to drop our issues to be healed by there music
I'll never understand how a lot of ppl didn't like this song.. Its a master-piece tbh.. The blood, sweat and tears this man has been putting out for decades.. The lives he's saved with his music and still ppl seem to hate on everything the man does.. *Now take your best rhyme.. out do it, now do it a thousand times* (Which he's done) - - Like Joe and Tyler calling this the worst song they've heard.. like WHAT?? This is purely beautiful poetry..
Just imagine.. Well none of us can imagine, the pressure.. Every time he puts out an album to his 40+ million fans and every single thing has to be better than your last. It is absolutely insane. When a rapper put something out, eh it's either good or bad but when Em puts something out.. He is tested for every single line he spits. The pressure of that!
Eminem has been a huge part of my childhood growing up. Coming from a broken home as well his music has helped with the suicidal thoughts and being in a dark place.
Great reaction as always, Chris
.I've requested Believe a few times. Now might be a good time to do it as it follows straight on from this song!
Such a good song
Yes, listen to Believe next time if you can. It’s a really motivational and raw song. It perfectly showcases how strong Em is and he’s just always able to pass that energy onto the listener.
Believe just doesn’t have the great hook like walk on water and higher do imo. I appreciate the master lyrics of believe as always though
He really pours his heart out and strips it down in this song❤ it really is a masterpiece
Never been so excited to watch a videos. This is my favourite song by em!!
Beyonce does the female vocals on this track. You've heard enough tracks by now you should recognize and agree that his pursuit of more and more and being better is a never ending journey. Even back to Rap God with the lyric "But look at the accolades these skills brung me / Full of myself, but still hungry". Its like rap was his one and only reason for existing (besides his kids). Its his life, and his passion. If you notice through most of the video on the typewritters, he is typing nothing but random letters and gibberish. But as it gets later in the video there is clarity and he is typing actual words for the track Stan. Still looking forward to seeing you do some content in his interviews/documentary videos :).
Did you have to put it so well?....true characterization
the "random letters and gibberish" are a representation of him finding his complex rhyme schemes i'm pretty sure
It the monkey on the typewriter theory search that up
"If you put a bunch of monkeys in a room with typewriters, on a long enough timeline they'll type the works of Shakespeare" @@anomaly3215
Knew this one would hit you! So glad you appreciated it. Keep at it Chris!
The “wash out the blonde” line…hits me. I started going gray at 18. For over 20 years I dyed it, hid it, basically battled it. During covid I decided to try to embrace my gray and stop dying it to really embrace who I am authentically.
Oh and hopefully you figured out it’s the Queen B, Beyoncé
Big love for this comment. Be you! ❤️
Those last 3 words is a double entendre. "I wrote Stan" as in he wrote the song Stan, but also as in he wrote a letter to Stan. What's even more interesting, Stan's first 3 words in his first letter to Eminem (after the salutation "Dear Slim") are "I wrote you".
It's also a metaphor. Stan represents a fan that has expectations from an artist. He expected Eminem to write back. Although it was too late, Eminem indeed wrote Stan back. This song (Walk On Water) deals with Eminem questioning his ability to give his fans what they expect from him. By using this Stan reference of him writing Stan back (and therefore fulfilling the fan's expectations), he basically confirms it. But yea, even without understanding this second layer underneath, Eminem bragging about writing the song Stan still delivers the same message.
Very good catch!
EXCELLENT obsevation!
@@larryshair the vocals from Beyoncé made this song more deep
Never thought of the double with "I wrote Stan". Ty for that!❤️
@@ShesJustAsBoredAsMee If you want some more...
"Why are expectations so high? Is it the bar I set, my arms I stretch, but I can't reach"
1st layer: In terms of rap he set the bar high and it's hard to reach it (even for him).
2nd layer: The word "bar" has become a slang term denoting a double entendre or a clever/shocking/interesting line or rhyme. The words "stretch" and "reach" both mean an interpretation of a bar that the interpret himself didn't intend. So Em is saying that he's trying to "stretch", but he can't "reach". Like he can't write a stretch/reach. Everything he writes he means it. He's unable to write something basic or something without deeper meaning.
But this could be a stretch.
Love seeing your attitude change since the first eminem reaction, when from someone who doesn't really listen to rap or rappers, to breaking down bars and trying to decipher the meaning and the stories behind the tracks/artists and catching all the entendres. Its been and an amazing journey and can't wait to see more as you dig deeper
Thank you! Thank you! I love this song so much!
This is the one Em song that reduces me to tears pretty much every time I hear it. Because it is so relatable. He has other songs that are tear-jerky - When I'm Gone, Like Toy Soldiers, etc. But although you can feel them even if you aren't in the position they portray (a parent of a child, a leader in an effed up "war"), they are still conditional. But this one isn't simply because it doesn't matter WHAT you do in your life, whether it is rap, programming, teaching or cooking, everyone know what it is like to doubt yourself and be afraid of disappointing others. That why this one is so universal imo
Watching you reacting to this was like looking into a mirror. Thank you for your honest, heartfelt reactions
Thanks Marina!
Awesome video! Vocals are Beyoncé
I love this song. I like almost all his songs. I've been listening to him for a long, since I was 14. Watching his progression has been awesome. I've like watching ur videos. You've mad me think of the songs in a new way. So thank you. Also you should do eminema 25 to life. I think you'll like it to. Thx
Walk on water is the first track in the Revival album. I feel starting from this first tack, this whole album is very underrated as Em himself has stated. Great reaction as always. Thank You.
Yesssss. Finally something I can look forward to today 😃 quick walk then shower then I get to enjoy. Appreciate it
I just love this song , such a beautiful classic Eminem song 👏❤🐐🙏
Walk on water, live with Skylar Gray on SNL, was outstanding
This song is so poetic
Its Beyonce singing, and the ending has continuation in the next song of the album "believe" which is super motivational track
Yes. He is a very sensitive soul and he will live on in the hearts of his ALL of his fans because the true ones really understand that he has nothing else to prove...he's around because of us and we're just lucky he continues to give himself. Heck, Paul said the Curtain Call 2 "Marks the Beginning of a new chapter in his career"...so, I doubt he's going anywhere and that makes me love him even more bc music is pure therapy.
*Especially his and at his level
Always love the end of the song. He spends the whole song breaking down how truly vulnerable he is and how everything affects him. Laying his heart and soul out to tell you I'm just human, but don't you forget I'm still GODLIKE on the mic and FUCK YOU. Perfect encapsulation of Eminem.
I always crack tears in this song, especially at the end, when Beyoncé says the last line.
So many people hate this song - personally I think it’s great and so honest. I love the songs where he bears his heart with his pen this is one of those. His use of language and admission of weakness and insecurities deserve a lot of love and respect.
Stevie knight once said.. Em wears his ❤ on his sleeve.. and it's sooo true.. not only in tracks like this but ALL his tracks.. the good the bad and the ugly
I have been waiting for this one!
This then goes straight into believe which was basically the warning and how we got kamikaze and MTBMB
I love eminem his music has helped me so much when going though a hard time in the past , also Stan in my opinion is one of the greatest songs ever written such a class lyrics and story telling
I smile whenever I see that you've posted a new reaction video. You're AWESOME!
Aww, thanks Aaron!
He's just amazing. I think the fact that he is such a perfectionist makes him even more relatable and loveable. Doesn't he know who he is!?!??! 😆 I wonder how many of his fans are perfectionists themselves. Lol. Raise your hands 🤣🙋♀️
Deshaun was his best friend growing up. He was in the group D12, and helped and pushed Eminem to become who he is today. Tragically he was shot and killed in Detroit I wanna say around 2005ish.
Keep them coming Chris. Great, sincere reactions
I thought his name was Larry
Thanks so much, TB!
lol, that's a long story... I told it on one of my videos once. I'll have to re-tell it again.
This song is a masterpiece the way Em bared his heart & soul onto this track was just so emotional and yet so revealing Beyoncé vocals are amazing too this song has a sad yet uplifting message towards the end and to answer your question this album got heavily criticized just cause Em chose to take a different creative direction from his previous albums which was unexpectedly great and yes it’s a masterpiece Em The Goat!👊🏽🐐🔥💯(Please React to Eminem “Beautiful Pain” Ft. Sia Lyric Video)
Yes pls 🙏🏻 Beautifull pain
Yes Finally been asking for ever
Brother I love your reaction, especially your Eminem reactions! Keep it up!😃
God bless you🙏
What a great song. Em is wearing his heart on his sleeve here, though the last sentence may make you think twice. It's kinda like he says :"HA! Got you! " Pure genius anyhow. And a great reaction as always 🙂 It seems from the comments that this album actually is the favorite of many. I think I'll have a go at it and listen it through. But I feel like I need to read the lyrics to catch more than 70% of it, as I'm Norwegian. Take care, Chris ♥♥♥
Sorry to read about Freya. Take care 'AL' patti
Not really a ha got you in my opinion, it's just finishing his thoughts. He feels like the song at times, gets down, but at the end of the day he still knows who he is and overcomes the bad thoughts. Everyone is like this. Think bad, but snap out of it, do what you need to do, be proud of your accomplishments.
@@patriciajohnson9654 woah how do u know about our little freia. rip she is probably as many boats as she wants in heaven😇
Thanks brother!
@@hakone1841 read about her on cnn
I absolutely love this song. Revival was an amazing album
I know right! Just at the beginning you feel like a kid in a candy store. With high expectation, waiting to listen to Eminem's next song. But then you feel almost awful when you hear him struggling with insecurities of making God tier music. When in the end we just want to tell Marshall that we know he's human. And we appreciate everything that he had shared. That we know that he's just a human (with amazing brain to create masterpieces of songs). And we are forgiving when he falls again and again. Because like he had said before, (I'm paraphrasing) his worst is anyone else's best
PS. I always struggle singin along at Beyonce's verse because it's just so raw and honest that it never not got me in my feels
Exactly. As an empathic person on a similar journey of working on me, I can feel his pain but proud of how he is so honest about his struggle and still overcoming. I’d so love to just make sure he knows that he is seen and appreciated.
@@stephaniecornwell8766 exactly. I'm sure most of his true fans are a lot like us.
Btw. Duke is a cute dog. Say hi to him from me
Great reaction to one of my favorite songs! :)
Revival got heat that it didn't deserve. In time it will be recognised as one of the greats. Things are already shifting for it. It's an amazing album.
Hell yeah thanks for the shout out
lol, no problem! How could I not??? 🤣
Once you react to the song believe I will be stoked those were the only two songs I've been requesting for awhile lol. But if you don't I'm grateful you got to one of them atleast. They're on the same album. Just wanna say I subd the day after you reacted to em for the first time so been a pleasure to watch you go through the journey appreciate the time you put in for us as I'm sure you do as well.
This is a poem! A very good one
This song is awesome and i really liked your take on it!!
Again, not sure if anyone said it but, a fun fact about this album is his first line on the album from this song is, “why are expectations so high” and the last line on the album from the song arose is “now I know” Just a lyrical genius. Love your reactions my brother ❤
Thanks so much!
Hello Larry! I love your content and I am so glad to see someone around the age of my father discovering the beauty and depth of the hip hop and rap culture. I would love to see how you gonna like some of the underground artists which are again very talented just with a bit harder language but in some cases having even deeper bars. I would like to suggest you Vinnie Paz and RA The rugged man and songs as a start maybe "Keep movin on" and "fraudulent cloth" from Vinnie and "First born", "Contradictionary" and "Afterlife" from RA. And maybe one of their colab songs - Vietnam Story. Hope may be you find some great artist in this part of rap as well. Anyway, great job.. keep it up. Wish you all the best! :)
First song of the Album "Walk on water"starts with "why?" and the last song Arose ends with "now i know!"
This song is easily top 10 Eminem, the emotion is real
Absolutely amazing reaction video, everything you said was on point to what the song was relaying which a lot of people overlook because they just dont get him
You have to do the song that immediately follows this .. it literally flows straight into it. Its called Believe.. ill get you a link
ua-cam.com/video/JrIoKNaM-8w/v-deo.html - believe
You should check out "Jay Z ft Eminem - Renegade". There are several lyric-based videos for this song. Keep in mind this was 2001. Jay Z took a lot of heat for Eminem surpassing him on his own track. Truly poetic!
It was originally an Eminem and Royce Da 5'9" song. It was later gifted to Jay-Z by Eminem, along with Em's verses.
@@Daymare_666 not really relevant tho ngl
@@Francis_Higgins, it's just an interesting fact for fellow music nerds like myself, and since the fact pertains to the song that was referenced, then it actually could be deemed relevant.
@@Daymare_666 its not relevant to what he said tho
If he's a big enough fan of em to be watching a reaction video and suggesting songs he probably knows this anyway
@@Francis_Higgins, damn bro, you really pressed about a little fun fact, huh?
Loving the Eminem reactions as always! Would be great to watch you react to some of his interviews
I as a Stan want to tell him face to face
“we love you, we love everything you do.. you’ll never lose us”
DeShaun (Dupree Holton), or "Proof" as he was known, was Em's best friend, the one who had his back. The "brother from another mother". His death was sudden and violent.
Skylar Grey and Eminem did a great live performance on Saturday Night Live: ua-cam.com/video/GxkLy_mvGXE/v-deo.html (Walk On Water/Stan/Love The Way You Lie (Medley/Live From Saturday Night Live/2017)
This performance is absolutely perfect, thanks for reminding me of it so I can watch it again. Skylar is so amazing as well. Beyonce, Dido and Rihanna are so good, but Skylar does all their parts so perfectly in this.
Appreciate you Chris, not just your reactions but I can tell you as a person are amazing
You too, Aj! You are so very kind!
It's not really about people expecting everything from him, it's about himself expecting more from himself and it's never gonna end, because that's how perfectionists are
Hope he Learns to give himself some grace more
Once again great job on another reaction. I’m so glad that your son used you for this so other people that didn’t like Eminem understood the lyrical genius that God put in his brain and heart.
My pastor was just talking about culture influencing us instead of we as Christians influencing culture. Such as the sports world or the entertainment world, we put so much trust or loving in these people that we compare them to God because we can see them. But failed to realize that God created these people just like us that we need to put our all in God.
But I love Eminem because just like he said he is only human and he make mistakes just like us. He also tells us he is not God because he is not perfect so remember that.
You might have heard me say "he's right at the door" referring to Em. It's so clear that he understands these principles, but hasn't apparently connected the dots...
This was my first time hearing this-it’s beautiful.
Oooo! Walk on water. Already love this and I haven't started the reaction yet :)
lol! Hope you did!
Its an awesome song i love it
Bey has an amazing voice!
Amazing reaction as always
I don't know if anyone's mentioned the "DeShaun" reference and I couldn't see anything, but it's a reference to Proof who's name was DeShaun Dupree Holton. So when he says "But the only one who's looking down on me that matters now's DeShaun" he's basically Proof is watching over him and that's all that matters.
Love the videos btw!
heard this live in London with skylar, complete goosebumps
Unfortunately don't have time to watch right now. (I am at work 😏.) But wanted to thank you first for doing this reaction. One of my all-time favourite songs from Em.
Thanks H!
Deshaun is proof
Just keep going Chris, No Life Shaq started from nowhere and now gets stuff directly from Em, so it may happen to you, you never know!
And it's been said that Em seeks out reactors to his videos, so it's very possible Em has already watched Chris at least once
Believe, the next track is so good.
Love your videos! Keep doing you!
Thanks so much!
Unfair expectations is the realest think I ever heard
Never heard this one before, great song, loved the reaction as always but there's one more thing... I just realized that my neighbor never returned the tools he borrowed about a month ago. Thanks for reminding, Imma go get them back 😂
I've never really liked this song for some reason (hoped it would grow on me but it never did but oh well) really glad you did tho :)
The singer is Beyoncé btw
I'm glad people now appreciate this song. When this came out, the "fans" just jump on me whenever I say I liked Revival overall.
Agree . I own this CD. It's actually stuck in my CD player in my car. If I try to eject it it will get stuck and ruin 🤣 needless to say I know every single line of every song off revival 🤣💙
We would love to interview you. You are such a wholesome person and a wonderful role model but you always keep yourself from diving into things you want to say.
Thanks so much!
@@larryshair Wow you really do read a lot of comments, never expected you to see this one 💜
I feel the same way and numerous other as well! lol. Doesn't matter how many times I hear it. I just want to give the guy a hug and tell him everything's going to be ok!
I, as a Em listener, never expect a lot by him. I just listen and love his music
Chills 5 years later…!
It's gonna be my birthday in one more hour I love watching your videos, I'd really like to see you react to Russ even tho I don't think it'll be released on my birthday I'd still like to see your reaction to his voice and how he gives off the smoothest and relaxed vibe
Happy Birthday!! Sorry I messed uploading one for ya... Hope it's a good one!
@@larryshair can't wait to see your reaction to the emotion he puts in his songs
I love this song. I love that he shows his vulnerability. Please react to Believe next. It's the track right after this one on Revival.
Eminem- guts over fear, is right up your street Chris.
Deshaun is “Proof”
Fantastic! The second part to this in a way is the track “Believe”. Would love to see you do a reaction to that one, keep up the great videos!
That’s Beyoncé in the chorus and bridge. All of the EMINEM’s sitting at the typewriters typing gibberish is a reference to the saying that if you put a thousand monkeys in a room with typewriters and let them go eventually one of them will randomly type the entirety of Shakespeare’s works. Throughout the video they are getting closer and closer to typing out the song Stan and at the end when the lyrics say “I wrote Stan” is basically saying that they achieved it. It goes along with the theme of the song that he is constantly trying to outdo himself.
this one is special for Eminem.. The real stan knows..
I always cry when I hear this his pain hurts
I cry also
@@mariavaughn8303 your a real one then
Hey
I’m a French fan of your video reactions, I’m a big fan of Eminem, and your vision of his music is closely like mine.
I love your impressive sensibility when you listen to his music because I feel them like you.
Oh, and I’m a big fan of Billie Eilish, i would like to know what you think about her song “happier than ever”.
Love from France !
Thanks Matt!
What a great reaction man 👏👏
This self awareness/consciousness and vulnerability paired with some not really top notch produced songs undeservedly splashed a "hate-wave" on eminems Revival album, Walk on Water stands for this time in his life (he later calls it "walk on water-gate"). This then was the birth of the new Em, being again more aggressive - this time towards whack "new school" hip hop - and more often trying to prove his skills (fast rapping, double/triple/quadruple/... entendres, etc.). I think it was a very important time and song in his career and tbh, one of his best songs :D
Hi Chris. Kind of scary how much you love Em. 😀 Hope you have a great week!
Hey there!
@@patriciajohnson9654 Hi Patti! Hope you are doing well.
God I love your reactions
Thanks so much Nick!
DeShawn is Proofs real name ,another awesome video of urs on the awesome Eminem I just realized if I'd just listen to the video u figured it out but here I am doing a Larry pausing to quick to ask questions lol 😜 jk
The reference is about his buddy Proof who he lost years ago. His real name was DuShaun Dupree Holton.
The next song on this album is 'Believe' and it's like a part two of a same song. Something like Castle and Arose. Check it out 😉