Eminem’s Greatest Verses OF ALL TIME!! (Full Analysis)
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When the Top 5 list starts with "The Way I Am", you know it's gonna be a dope list!
I would add Em’s last verse in Not Alike. Huge switch up from the previous verses. The way it flows gets me every time. The flow switch on this line all the way to the end: “I poke and I stick and I turn and I rotatin' motion
Invisible with the pen, I'm at the pinnacle …”
Also one of my favorite Royce verses
"You already know who the fuck you are, Kelly"
That the one?
You already know who the fuck you R.Kelly that bar went over a lot of people's head.MGK commenting on EMs underage daughter at the time.R.kelly liking under age girls.
@@d8l835 yup
@@M1sixx love that beat and flow switch
Em's verse on "Patiently Waiting" has to be up there for me. It may not be the most complex thing out there, but it's got some sick rhyme schemes and cadences while completely overpowering 50's verses on sheer flex as well.
nah its awesome, but 50 held his own well on that song
His verse on Medicine Man gotta be up there. Also, his verse on Best Friend is just incomparable with anything else.
Best friend was the best Eminem verse ever imo
Medicine Man verse is SICK
The pure grit in medicine man just slaps different
Its really hard to pick but my top 5 favorite em verses would be:
5. Talking 2 Myself last verse (i know its not technically amazing or something but that song has helped me a lot)
4. Not Alike 2nd verse
3. The ringer, the whole song basically
2. Medicine man
1. Best friend
Honestly, I could easily name 10 more and not be satisfied with the list still.
We agree on Best friend being the best verse Eminem has ever blessed the microphone with
I'd add Greatest too the flows and the bars phewwwwwww phenomenal ❤
Agree with Best Friend, Not Alike and Talkin 2 Myself 100%
Incredible and amazing list. I had a completely different list before you broke them down and explained why you put them in this list. Sing For The Moment does hit different, and I think many people can agree on that. Here’s my top 5 list:
5. When I’m Gone (first verse)
4. Till I Collapse (second verse)
3. Forever
2. Lose Yourself (1st verse)
1. Best Friend (Em’s entire verse)
When I’m Gone is a different tone from what people were used to from Em at the time, and this song is just so beautiful, so that’s why it made number 5 on my list.
Till I Collapse is so iconic. I love when he lists the rappers that he had in front of him, “it goes Reggie, Jay Z, Tupac & Biggie, Andre from Outkast, Jada, Kurupt, Nas & then me”. That sequence of names and making it flow with the song was just absolutely amazing. And paying homage to some of the best of all time too, just rap perfection.
Forever is ranked high because this is when I really started to get into music, and Forever is still one of the biggest collabs in all of music history. The Star power in all the artists in that song, was and still is, just incredible. Also Eminem did his thing and absolutely murdered the beat, so his verse here is the one that stood out the most from all the other names.
I have Lose Yourself at 2, for many of the same reasons Knox mentioned, so I won’t repeat what he said. But one of the most recognized songs of all time from any genres
I have Best Friend at number 1 because of how smooth his entire verse is in this song, how nice he rhymes, breaks down the syllables and the overall message. I grew up in a strictly Roman Catholic home, so Yelawolf’s religious perspective on the song really meant something to me as well, but how Eminem put it together, and made it about his literal best friend, is what put it over the top for me
I will make the argument that not only is the last verse from 8 mile road better than the lose yourself verses but it might be hip hop most underrated verse
@@brandonayong5823 yeah that’s a great one too. Just shows the incredible talent that is Eminem. Songs that just missed the cut on my list are:
Stepping Stone (final verse)
Gnat (final verse)
Marshall Mathers (first verse)
My Band (Em’s intro)
Wicked Ways (first verse)
Book of Rhymes (third verse)
Last One Standing
and his verse in the Shady 2.0 Cypher
As a 48 year old Aussie I grew up with grunge metal punk hardcore etc....and was already a fan of NWA and public enemy. ...when I heard the Marshall Mathers lp it completely blew me away....what an incredible album
Facts 👌 I’m a 36 yo Aussie with a very wide range of music taste and heard the MMLP when It came out I was 13. Been a huge em fan ever since but something special about the Marshall mathers LP it stands out more than all his albums if not one of the greatest albums ever released by anyone imo
Facts. As a black guy that always hated rap music because it seemed like the same gansta shoot em up stuff I could never relate to. I was always the only one on my block with a job and laughed to work. I swear I'm sitting in a restaurant kitchen scrubbing pots and I hear Shady rapping about being sick of washing dished in a kitchen like me. Only rapper I ever listened after that
Eminems verse on Fight Music is such a hyped, passionate, inspirational social commentary.
Eminems verse on Forever has always been a personal favourite of mine
2nd verse from Drug Ballad always takes me on a journey of childhood and growing up being reckless
Eminems verse in revelation is not talked about enough but that shone for me on devils night
1st verse of marshall mathers as well. That verse hits different!
Great video as always Knox. Keep it up!
Love fight music!!
Also love fight music ! Great choices
You can definitely tell this dude didnt actually invest. Unless he actually thinks these verses are the best? 3 main stream songs lol. Clearly never heard his better songs
Top 5 em verses (no order):
1st verse on Renegade
3rd verse on Lose Yourself
3rd verse on Till I Collapse
Final verse on Stan
1st verse on The Way I Am
Honorable Mentions :
3rd Verse on Soldier
3rd verse on Not Afraid
1st verse on Mockingbird
Cracking list and cracking video, Knox. Thank you so much for bringing back Eminem Thursday's. I've really missed them. To pick top 5 Eminem verses is a mountain to climb but I'm going to try. I'm probably gonna miss a lot of obvious ones but here's mine; (in no particular order)
Sing For The Moment (Last verse) - basically for the same reasons as you listed. It's such a hard hitting verse and it talks deeply about how rap was at that time and how Eminem was critiqued by almost everyone.
Bad Guy (Third verse) - ("keep tapping the glass lightly as it starts to crescendo...") chills. literally Goosebumps typing that as it's building up to the finale. the whole verse then into the chorus and the last verse is just spectacular.
Forgot About Dre - Possibly my favourite ever verse by Eminem. I've been listening to Eminem since I was about 5 years old and I distinctly remember this coming on over the cd player in my dads car while we were driving. His flow, his cadence, his wordplay is just unbelievable. ("From here on out it's the Chronic II, starting today and tomorrow's anew, and I'm still loco enough to choke you to death with a Charleston Chew") a masterpiece.
No Love - ("Man get these whack cocksuckers off stage, where the fuck is Kanye when you need him?!") you can hear in his voice how hard he goes in this song. I felt like he needed to get a lot of things off his chest with this song and his pen went crazy. I just absolutely love this verse from him.
Kill You - ("OK, I'm ready to go play, I got the machete from OJ and I'm ready to make everyone's throats ache") every time I see my brother, we listen to this song and he was one of the reasons why I love Eminem the way I do.
I missed so many amazing verses. A top 5 was nigh on impossible to do. Honourable mentions; I Need A Doctor - 2nd verse, Lose Yourself, last verse, Best Friend, Purple Pills, Darkness - 2nd verse, Gnat - last verse. I'm gonna stop typing now because I will be here forever.
we need a part 2 for this... pick 5 from the second half of his career
i would say
believe revival
caste and arose
the greatest kamikaze
book of rhymes MTBMB
alfred theme MTBMB just my opinion of his second half of his career.
chlorseptic remix is a honorable mention killer remix as well stay wide away 2nd verse is a dope ass verse
oh the last verse of bad guy is up there with being one of his best verses ever too!!!!!!!!
Becoming a teen in the 90s, im so grateful to have grown during all of ems career 🙏
“I was never the type of kid to wait but the door and pack his bags and sat on the porch and hoped and prayed for a dad to show up who never did.” - beautiful. that line always relates to me, and is inspiring to be tough and live life without a dad. Also the hook in soldier. A lot of lines in your never over are relatable. He’s got so much motivational lines, and his life was so hard in many ways it relates to a bunch of people. Keep up the good work Knox. Stay strong if your dealing with anything ✊
His finishing bars in hell bound were unreal. Also no apologies I feel is a truly underated gem, he killed it on that
Phenomenal track
ZELDA,,
Great to see u back doing Eminem breakdowns, always educational for me. So many great verses from Eminem, the ones u picked are great Knox, but so many of Eminem's music has got me through my own shit in life, now years later Eminem's music still gets me so much. His music is just therapy to me. Thanks for this reaction professor of bars Knox hill. Respect from over here in Ireland. Rock bottom, Deja Vu, never love again, my darling, darkness . Any verse from any of them song, just got me when I was in certain times of my life. But so many to pick from, just amazing music.
Facts. As a black guy that always hated rap music because it seemed like the same gansta shoot em up stuff I could never relate to. I was always the only one on my block with a job and laughed to work. I swear I'm sitting in a restaurant kitchen scrubbing pots and I hear Shady rapping about being sick of washing dished in a kitchen like me. Only rapper I ever listened after that
You light up when you speak about eminem and im here for it. Ive always loved him but I love and appreciate eminem so much more thanks to your break downs. i gotta be told what words mean 😂
TIll i was about 19 i was a massive pop and dance fan. My younger brother got Eminems 1st album and was blasting it and i actually asked him who it was and he taught me some of the songs. He was one of the 1st rappers i ever listened to. Also on the back of that I got massively into Rock and Metal. Em and rock and metal go so well together.
Facts. As a black guy that always hated rap music because it seemed like the same gansta shoot em up stuff I could never relate to. I was always the only one on my block with a job and laughed to work. I swear I'm sitting in a restaurant kitchen scrubbing pots and I hear Shady rapping about being sick of washing dished in a kitchen like me. Only rapper I ever listened after that
For me the greatest verse would be Bad guy last verse from MMLP2
Same for me its amazing
Same here
Thats awesome how much that song meant to you. You damn near got choked up talking about it. EXACTLY how music is supposed to move people. Love it. The one single song by far that effected me the most and brought me to tears is Rock Bottom. "Cause you mad enough to scream but you sad enough to tear" I was at Rock Bottom when that song came out and it just spoke everything that was inside me.
Personally I think rock bottom second verse is definetly up there, taking about his struggles and what he had to go through and live with has some real meaning to it, definelty my favourite song
I think it's hilarious that you talk about legacy without bringing up Legacy from the MMLP2 lmao. The way he keeps the three-syllable rhyme scheme of that eye-aw-ə, not just throughout one verse but through ALL THREE verses, is already impressive as hell, but I feel like he goes especially nuts on that third and final verse, between the football scheme with the 0-16 Lions offense, Giants, Falcons, and Miami Dolphins, and then you have the, "You gon' die a ball-licker, I've been diabolical with this dialogue"
It's such an awesome song
Agreed one of my favs!
“The Way I Am” is the song that made me fall in love with Em! My friend thought it would be funny to play the song “Kim” for me first when I knew nothing about him and I can’t believe I’m admitting this but I couldn’t STAND him! Then I heard “My Name Is” and I thought he was going to be gimmicky and someone like “Weird Al Yankovich”. Then a few days later I heard “Cleanin out my Closet” and “The Way I Am” and some switch went off in my brain I went back to listen to every song I could find and I fell in love lol I went from thinking he was kinda putting on an act to feeling opposite and saw him as the realest most transparent honest artist out there!
His verse on hellbound was incredible.
1- Bestfriend
2- Kings never Die 3rd verse
3- Believe 2nd Verse
4- Bad Guy Last verse
5- Beautiful (All verses)
Much love professor Knox 🔥
Yoo i actually low-key thought the same
@@user-vm1xm1ch7p ☺️ not everyones cup of tea though.. but for me, that 5 out there is straight 🔥🔥
There cant be a top 5 like that. The top 50 is hard. If you need a few debates I got you.. but I respected that 5
@@mmddhh34 Honestly I did not totally dig deep about Ems discography..since english is not my first language.. maybe there are still more dope verse that he wrote.. but for me . Thats my top 5. ☺️
Yooo 🤯Are u my soulmate? Cause same
Hey Professor Knox! Eminem started when i was 18yrs old so i have watched him change rap & it has been a rad ride! Hope that you & the fam are great! Thank you for all that you do to share your love & knowledge of music! ✌️🖤
This was super dope! My list is relatively the same...I'd say...in no particular order
1st verse The Way I Am
3rd verse Sing For The Moment (1st verse an honorable mention)
4th verse Stan
3rd Verse Legacy
3rd Verse Not Afraid
I'm mostly a post Relapse eminem listener so this'll be a bunch of his verses in the modern era, because it's what got me into Em in the first place.
5. Drop the World (Em's verse)
This verse just always gets me so hyped up and can pick me up from a low point. The amount of times I've listened to this song just to listen to this verse is insane. It's just such a nice verse. His flow is amazing, ik his lyricism on this verse is a bit more on the standard side but the specific quote of "Man, it feels like these walls are closin' in // This roof is cavin' in // Uh, it's time to raise it, then" just speaks to me. It's so good.
4. So Much Better (3rd Verse)
This verse can just consistently speak to me. Not even because i've been in a romantic relationship that caused me to feel like that but i listened to the album at a time a person I'd been there, supporting them through thick and thin, just left suddenly and without saying a proper goodbye. and I think I really related to the lines about being there punching bag and the song gave me the ability to "hold my chin up, finally showed a sign of life in me for the first time since [they] left"
3. Survival (2nd Verse)
This verse is just so goated. His flow on it is nice, his uplifting spirit is good, his lyricism is good. everything about it is just good. It's just another one of those songs I can go to just bring myself up, to just get me hyped, get me going at life with 110% attitude yknow.
2. Renegade (2nd Em verse)
Need I say anything here? This is just a perfect example of Em's rapping ability and his flow and condensed rhyme scheme on it is just *chefs kiss* beautiful. It's just amazing to listen to. Though this could honestly be replaced by his first verse on that song too honestly. Both of them are so good.
1. Sing for the Moment (3rd Verse)
Mainly for the same reasons Knox gave in the video. Whilst I didn't experience it at the time it released I can really relate to what he was saying about being one of those kids. Being one of those people sitting in their room, crying my eyes out, and then just blasting some music to try and bring myself back up cos Musics my outlet. It's what lets me function on a day to day basis essentially.
Honourable Mentions:
Talking 2 Myself (3rd verse)
Stepping Stone (2nd verse)
Stepdad (3rd verse)
All fire songs with fire verses within them. Just always so nice to listen to. Just ignites that fire within you again. such a GOAT artist.
Bro fist
Drop the world is what got me into Em
Was so into weezy then I hear a white guy back in my school days we were kid and all my mate used to hype on ymcmb Eminem and songs like newyork (I gatta semi automatic which spit next time you talk) used to bang em all playing vice city
KNOX -- goat of bars ,,, u know your business --- just how many reactions first watch knox and than react is unbelievable,,,,,
EM still remains the most recognizable global hip hop icon.
Picking just five verses from this man is damn near impossible, but I'll give it the ole college try..
5. First verse of Till I Collapse
The way he structured that verse to make literally every other word rhyme is something even other legendary rappers could only dream of doing.
4. First verse of Renegade
See number 5 (and his calm delivery of that verse gave me chills and made it even more powerful to me), plus all the reasons Knox mentioned
3. You could honestly pick any verse from Lose Yourself, but I think I'll go with number three just because he brought the song home with such emotion and wrapped it up so nicely.
2. Medicine Man
That verse had absolutely everything you could want in a verse from a top-tier lyricist..flow switches, engaging delivery, content, and crazy wordplay..one of his best verses of all time for sure. But there can only be one number one verse, and for me, that honor goes to
1. Best Friend
To me, this is not only Em's best verse, but arguably a top 10 verse in hip hop history. The way he flipped the concept of the song to where he could either be talking about God like Yela was, or his best friend Proof, like most people understood him to be, combined with the machine-gun like flows and the perpetual multi-syllable rhyme schemes, make this one of the most unforgettable and unbelievable verses I've ever heard from ANY rapper.
I am a fairly young/new fan of em and all his verses are amazing. Those that stand out are beautiful and talkin 2 myself, which helped me a lot when I was depressed and lost. Fall from kamikaze as well, it just rings with me and boosts my confidence whenever my self-esteem is down the drain.
I actually enjoyed this video, first time seeing this channel so i’m not sure if this is a playlist you have but you should definitely keep these types of videos coming. gives a deeper meaning for people that don’t really understand the full depth of songs.
Never seen knox? Welcome to the goat. Enjoy.
Check out some of his specific song breakdowns. It’s like music appreciation class. I’ve learned so much!
Welcome aboard. He's community and channel are one of the greatest breakdown channels. Not to mention Knoxs music, interviews and commentary.❤
Any verse from Rap God would be on my top 10, sometimes I feel that song is appreciated only for it's fast part, but the rest of the song is just packed with amazing flows and word play. I love that song.
Mockingbird is another one for me, the emotion of love pouring through that is unbelievable. That song is meant for his daughters but anyone who feels like they need comfort can get that through this song. The laid back and soothing cadence also gets me every time. The story telling is on another level too.
Idk how you broke this list down to just 5!!..I would've never been able to. Em's discography is sooo ginormous and he's got sooo many amazing verses.. big ups to you. Love your reactions and your talent as a lyricist as well.. keep going
My list would be way higher than 5 so can't help with that. JS
Awesome, thanks so much Knox! Hope y'all are doing well, the fam!❤️
The last verse on "Headlights" always stuck to me just because the love for ones mother. And since we all know Em's history with his mom, it was such a heart-warming moment when I first heard it (the whole song actually but still) it brought me to tears and made me pick up my phone and call my mom to tell her I appreciate her and everything she has done for me to make sure I wouldnt go down the wrong path. Maybe its just me but I really loved the fact that Em resolved his issues with his mom. But overall, another great vid, professor Knox! 😊👍 love and peace from 🇪🇪
My top 5 today (in no order):
Stay Wide Awake (2nd verse) - the rhymes and story telling he keeps in this verse is so satisfying everytime
Best Friend - has a great case for being his best, the energy and bars!!
Fight Music - the energy and rage makes the statements hit even more for me, and they turn this song into an anthem
Fine Line (3rd verse) - this is more of a personal one for me, but the way he talks about where he's at in life and reflects is amazing
Is This Love? (2nd verse) - I might have recency bias, but the way he maintains that rhyme scheme is incredible
Stay wide awake is severely underrated. It’s at the top for me.
Love Eminem's Without Me my favorite, love the list you covered Knox! Keep up the good work man, also love your interview with Ren
I can’t deny your picks. As a fan of Em since day 1, those are iconic verses. I couldn’t replace any of them. With a catalogue like his, it’s practically impossible to limit it to top 5. I’d include his verse in Forever.
As someone who was struggling at the time, the last 3 tracks on Revival (In your head, castle and arose) are some of his best work. He has better technical verses but his emotional range is under appreciated.
Agreed!
This is what we were waiting for!!❤❤ Keep it up Knox, your music is lit too
Great video I also love the third verse in sing for the moment. Such a great song in general to put on when you’re struggling with anything. some of my favourite Eminem verses in no particular order, Legacy, the third verse this verse is so motivational for anyone who doesn’t believe that they can achieve their dreams in life and Eminem knocks it out of the park by literally flipping the entire world the middle finger and saying screw you, I can do it and that part at the end where he says, the best part about me is, I am not you I’m me is something that all of us can relate to. either the first or third verse from cleaning out my closet I might choose the third one in this one you can definitely tell Eminem is trying to get his mother to understand how he’s feeling about what she did when he was a kid, but also frustrated and angry that she’s not listening to him and resorting to tactics to try and make him look like it was all his fault, the raw emotion that he puts into this verse as well with this song is incredible, but also tragic that a mother and son relationship has become this toxic at this point in his career and life and all he wants is his mother just to listen to what he has to say. the third verse of bad guy this verse, like you said, with Stan shows Eminem at his absolute best of storytelling and putting himself into the character that he’s writing about and becoming that person such crazy rhyme schemes, and the flow and the tone of the song is brilliant and the fact that it mirrors, the third verse of Stan perfectly is a masterpiece and also tragic that Matthews story ends the exact same way as his brother Stan obsessing over Eminem and driving over a bridge into a river. any verse from till I collapse but I’m probably going to pick the first one it has such an iconic buildup that gets you so hyped from the vocals to Eminem and going straight into the verse. Such a hard hitting beat, Eminem‘s rhyme scheme and cadence is crazy, and just has that never give up vibe to it like you said with lose yourself if you put this song on while you’re trying to get something finished it’s definitely great motivation and inspiration to do that. the third verse to not afraid I love this song in general to me. This is the song that officially declares Eminem is back and that he’s going to do everything in his power to become a better version of himself, and you can tell that he seems genuinely happy in this song I Love in this verse how Eminem is able to now stop and appreciate the small things in life and not take anything for granted, but appreciating what he does have, but being humble at the same time and promising that he’ll put what’s most important to him first, which is his family and their happiness, which I think anyone who has a family can relate and great to see Em happy like this. i’m sorry if this was a little long winded. Sometimes I have trouble getting what my brain is trying to say out in writing. Plus I was half asleep when I wrote this so terrible combination. Hope everyone has a great day
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Keep up the good work Knox!
im so glad you threw in stan third verse, stan is so mainstream but people dont realize the depth of this verse all love man
Eminem best verses
1: Psychopath Killer
2: Best Friend
3: Chloraseptic Remix
4: Not Alike
5: Vegas
Damn I like your list
Chlorasceptic remix is just out of the fuckin world
@@42q0 facts he went crazy on that shit
What do you think about the last verse of Bad Guy
@Nicky Pelo I was gonna comment about that. That last verse was phenomenal (no pun intended). He's still dropping music after that verse it'll be 10 years since mmlp2 in November that's crazy.
Nice choices Knox! Here’s five verses for you:
Bad Guy last verse (I also represent anyone on the receiving end…) Super emotional and powerful verse on his regrets as a rapper
Rabbit Run. Encapsulates perfectly the desperation he felt before he blew up and a super impressive technical song as well.
Soldier verse 3 (I spit it slow so these kids know…) is some of the most impressive flexing he ever did. He’s rapping about how much better he is than everyone while keeping a very impressive flow and rhyme scheme and it’s a super passionate delivery too.
No Love: excellent use of metaphor, variation of flows, crazy passionate delivery
Premonition: awesome flow
Honorable Mention: You’re Never Over second verse
Last verse to Bad Guy is amazing. Easily in my top 5 for Eminem.
No one talks about it but the ringer is actually just one big 5 minute verse
Finally someone said bad guy its sooooo underrated
I remember hearing Stan in my bedroom at night when I was 17 after I bought the Marshall Mathers LP at Radio Shack (yes I'm totally dating myself here 😂) and was SHOOK at the ending of that verse. It still gives me chills. That verse from Renegade is definitely one of my faves, as well as his verse on Lucky You with Joyner Lucas. Too many more to name but those are just a few that come to mind.
-Eminem Lil wayne - No love
-Ems verse - We all die one day
-Going through changes
Knox Hill always a pleasure watching your content and listening to your music you have so much passion love its awsome. Shout out from Western Australia
So I’m a huge fan of doubles. My two picks for that are…Darkness. technically a song but no hook so it could be 1 verse too.
Best friend verse. How many layers to that verse are there dang
Personal impact: Beautiful first verse. Whole song got me through for sure
Technicals: I gotta agree with you. The way I am first verse. Perfect tech and also very sonically pleasing. The bounce is nod inducing.
Honorable mention: Patiently Waiting verse. Again with the bounce.
'My name is' came out right when I was just old enough to understand what he was saying. I've been hooked since. 'The way I am' spoke to me on another level. I've always been misunderstood, an Em showed me it was okay to say F it! Whatever you say, I know who I am. And yes, the cadence and rhyme scheme is on point!
Damn this was a really good Top 5, this are 5 ones that are on my top 10 *(taking into account the writing, flow, impact and delivery):*
*Till I Collapse - 3rd Verse:* Even tho the 2nd verse is my personal favorite, the 3rd verse has better rhyme schemes and the aggressive delivery is perfect to close this song.
*Bad Guy - 4th Verse:* When the beat switches and he starts rapping with that distorted voice and intensity, that truly elevates the song. To the point where Eminem not only is criticizing himself for his controversial lyrics from the past but also giving an epic conclusion to the whole story.
*Em's Verse on Medicine Man:* Even tho it isn't as iconic as other verses, this verse perfectly describes Eminem. Not only showing his crazy versatility and aggressive delivery but addressing that even if people try to doubt him or try to put him down he will always try his best and he's ready for any conflict, also the production was fire🔥.
*Em's Verse on Best Friend:* This verse was in honor of his best friend Proof so obviously he would go as hard as possible, the flow switches and the aggressiveness plus this being one of the few times we ever saw Em on a more religious context makes this verse a big standout.
*Stay Wide Awake - 1st Verse:* Em raps as a serial killer with probably the craziest rhyme scheme I've ever heard from Em. The way he uses the phonetic sound of the words while also describing some really fucked up imagery it's just mind blowing.
*Honorable Mentions:* No Love - 2nd Verse, Drug Ballad - 1st Verse, Em's verse on Patiently Waiting, Rap God - 3rd Verse, The Ringer (the whole song), & Chloraseptic Remix - 3rd Verse
sing for the moment 3rd verse is and will be forever the best eminem verse of all time! this verse is GOLDEN! it will never change that fact! truly a treasure
Amazing list and loved how you broke down each one of the verses. I would go with Cinderella Man, the first part of the song "Yeah
You know, technically I'm not even really supposed to be here right now So fuck it Might as well make the most of it" and then on to the Amen part about second chance. When I first heard that section it hit me so hard because I was given a second chance in life. I was an alcoholic and was told to give up drinking or that will be the end, so when Eminem said "technically I'm not even supposed to be here right now", yeah I certainly felt that.
Renegade is a perfect example of Eminem using multi-syllable rhyme schemes to give the illusion of rapping fast back in the day. Now he incorporates that illusion within his actual fast verses which makes the verses like the one on Godzilla sound even faster than it actually is. The man is a genius
Always interesting and educational- I love this ❤
This was dope, love the depth and perspective for the verses... idk if anyone took this approach yet tbh. Great idea & execution.
well, bad guy verse 4th.... no words needed no describe... absolute goated wordsmithery... and absolute godlike storytelling and just kind of this tying the stan story in circle.... it is so immaculate that it describes Eminem as a emcee and his ability to self reflect + telling a story + putting things in molds and breaking them without making sound anything too forceful 🙇🙇🙇🙇
My #1 Em verse. So slept on. Most don't realize it's Stan part 2.
@@greatestdadever98 for real mann
I'm glad you put Renegade in this one. I feel like that's one of his best verses of all time but I still don't think it's got the recognition it deserves
Can't really pick a top 5 but my absolute favourite Em verse is the second verse of In Your Head, from Revival. The track seems kind of buried since it comes right before Castle and Arose, it's only two verses, the hook is a sample, etc. But second verse is pure content, he carries the rhyme scheme through the whole verse, and I've some people complain that it's a "choppy flow" but it sounds good to me.
I'm already ready and excited for part 2 y'all
Hey man I am really glad you do eminem reactions because it introduced your music to me as well and you are one he'll of an artist keep doing What you do bro love this shit
Knox Boy, killing it like always!! Volume 1 was 🔥!!! Can’t wait for Volumes 2 - 313!!! 😎😄
For me Eminems verse in "forgot about Dre" started it for me. Then the second verse of "Like toy soldiers" showed that change when beefs got real and all of a sudden people were dying over words. But the third verse of "Not Afraid" I related to the most because it came out the same year i got sober and I could really relate to it.
Technically speaking his verse from "best friend" has to top 3 easily! It's just on another level.
But for me personally beautiful and not afraid will always be up there just because they have helped me through some tough times.
I said the same thing best friend def a top 5
Love from the UK and Props to you knox ❤. You could almost put most songs of ems in this list but I'm surprised it didn't make your list however personally for me run rabbit verse / song is rated as my top. Keep the vids coming brother 🤜
I really needed this one!!
Yoooo wassup Knox love your breakdowns and how you put everything in detail
Best Friend, by Yelawolf, is by far Eminem’s best verse in my opinion.
Idk if it’s disqualified because it’s not his song, but that verse has it all.
Either way, I’m glad to see an Eminem breakdown! This was a blast!
I wouldn’t say I’m the best fan by any means..I don’t have the time to follow you every day. But when I see a new video from you I get a little giddy.. because I know it’s gonna be fire. Exceptionally done yet again. Excited to see what this cool ass fan base comes up with for Eminem verses that they love. If I had more time I’d do it myself. As always, appreciate your hard work and dedication Knox. Much love
Absolutely loved watching this fire 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
I love Godzilla final verse, the speed and wordplay is just insane
It is a crazy verse but not top 5
To you it might not be....but it is to them. That's why its ..Subjective.... Music affects people differently.
Fall from kamikaze album is just incredible. Insane wordplay.
Legacy from mmlp2 give me chills every time i listen to it. Pure climat man
That switches on GNAT are so good. The highest level of skill
Forgot about Dre - whole song
And of corse Fack
i love your videos knox!
i think his verse on Best Friend with Yelawolf is hands down one of his most impressive verses from lyrics to rhyme schemes to flows to the real meaning and depth of the verse. Godly!
Great list Knox! And i would have a lot of the same ones you do. Going into a second list. Shoot that is tough so many songs. But the Recovery album. Between Not afried and Going threw changes would prob be at the top. Cause when that came out I was roughly 2 years clean and sober at that point. But cindarella man is another hype track. Not sure if you reacted to that one or not. But keep up the good work.
Hey Knox great list you are the reasons I got into rap. I think my favorite Eminem song is when I’m gone the 3 verse it made me really emotional listening to it.
Awesome video Knox! More of this please!
My top 5 probably looks like this:
1. Till I Collapse (1st verse)
2. Renegade (1st verse)
3. Airplanes
4. Stay Wide Awake (2nd verse)
5. No Love
6. Patiently Waiting
7. Hellbound
8. The Reunion (Em's 2nd verse)
9. We Ain't
10. Medicine Man
Ok so that's not a top 5 but I couldn't possibly leave out the last 5. This was way too hard.
Nasty Knox killing it as usual! 💯
you had 90k subs when I found this channel. haven't watched a video in awhile but glad to see you doing well
Greatest video you've made. At sing for the moment and you have hit my top three verses already.
Your outro explain it all. Professor of bars Knox Hill you are the greatest of all time at doing that.
My top 5 in no particular order:
Sing for the Moment third verse
Not Afraid first verse
Kamikaze last verses into Fall first verse
Homicide Ems whole verse
Like Toy Soldiers second verse
Honorable mentions Darkness and Killshot
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Thank you knox
Good job
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Knox this is one of my favorite verses ever, im so glad you agree. The 3rd verse of Sing for the Moment
Loved the breakdown as always, and keep on teaching. It's appreciated.
Amazing analysis and amazing list, my list goes
1. Sing for the moment
2. Stan
3. Discombobulated
4. The Ringer
5. Kim
Keep up the good work buddy, love your breakdowns!!
If Choloriseptic remix doesn't appear on your part 2 - I'll consider that a federal crime! That was the perfect response to the most hate he was getting - followed by The Ringer which also needs to be on that list. Not to mention how both these tracks changed the reaction community's lives - look back at these reaction videos, they are your (as well as all the reaction communities) highest viewed videos.
I'm pretty sure I would've picked the exact same ones. Both in terms of impact on me personally as well as technique, these all stand out for me. ❤
Great list! Love all those you cited. I’d add his verse on No Love with Lil Wayne… it’s fuckin nuts. I’d also add verse 2&3 in Soldier (the Eminem show), 1st verse Till I Collapse (The Eminem show)
He has a big imprint in the hip hop world that he deserves all the respect and appreciation ❤
Knox this would be a dope series especially getting us involved definitely need a part 2-40 or something lol
1. Best friend
2. Won't back down (1st verse)
3. Last one standing
4. Beautiful (all verses)
5. Majesty (both bridge and verse)
Best friend is hard to top. Darkness makes an entire song of double story telling, and makes a statement about an actual problem. EPMD 2 was a amazing feature, and the way he pays homage to the greats, that not many current artist acknowledge. Killshot is a blueprint of how to properly diss respond..
Knox ua amazing analyser sir ❤❤❤
Ahhh Knox, I would've gone third verse on Lose Yourself. The way he slowly builds until he's literally flowing nonstop and the anger's coming out... that bit ALWAYS get me
I mainly picked the first verse because of just how iconic the line for mom’s spaghetti has kind of become in Eminem lore lol
@@KnoxHill I mean I completely get that XD they're all top choices! I might personally add his second verse in Like Toy Soldiers - "I'm not gonna let someone else's coffin rest on my conscience..."
This is probably my favorite reaction of yours ever.
3:08 funny that you picked this song, because this is THE song I performed with in my school. I love how slow the beat is, yet so fast in the lyrics!
Am way late into Eminem. Of course I knew some of his songs being growing up in the 90s and 00s. But i was (and still am) a rockhead, so hip hop wasn't really on my radar. But Lose Yourself is the song that made me think different of Eminem... he wasn't just another rapper that filled with controversy and clowing around. Really loved the music and inspirational lyrics, made me admire him for his resilience.
I really dived into more Eminem catalogues last year after watching the superbowl halftime. At first it was because of the nostalgia, but soon I fell into the rabbit hole as I found his songs are really good.
Aside from the obvious MMLP and TES catalogues, I really like his 1st verse from The Ringer - i think it was clever and raw, really loved his wordplay on that track.
Bro you chose the verses that I always listen to especially stan 3rd verse OMG how much I love it!
1. The way iam
2. Loose yourself
3. Til I collapse
4. Stan
5. Cleaning out my closet
Good list you had 2. If you talking collabs i think we could sit here all day for we all know how hard he goes on ft. Best friend and fast lane are hard. And meny more.
Love your breakdowns and your music 🔥
@KnoxHill I really appreciate you put together this video part 1.
I love so many Eminem's songs, it is hard to pick a verse of each song. here are mine, help me God, you choose one of these for part 2
'Till I collapse- 3rd verse
Believe- 3rd verse
Beautiful- 1st verse
Won't back down - 1st or 2nd verse
Yellow brick road - 1st verse
Fall - 3rd verse
Sing for the moment is my favorite em song it touches my soul every time I hear it.
Great list