When I first heard this song, I hated it. But then I said to myself; self listen to it again there's gotta be more to it. And like being dealt an Ace in Blackjack it hit me, Em is a fucking genius. I missed the subtle throws to Kid Rock, the classic Slim Shady feel, the obvious ode to the Beasties etc etc. Enjoy the video its dope as fuck.
No, no I'm not going to rap. But what I will do is delve into the Hip Hop culture for a minute. To hear Kendrick come off so brash and matter-of-factly when saying he's the best out now is great. The fact that he did it in the same breath of bigging up his peers is even better. Think back on the days that Tribe ran with the Native Tongues & Busta's verse came on Scenario, he shitted on his homies on their own track. Shortly after Busta blew up solo and made a career of murdering features. Em did it to Hov on Renegade. Hov did it to Bleek with Dear Summer. 50 to everyone on How To Rob, the list goes on. As a fan I can't wait for Wale, Pusha, Mac, Drake etc to step their game up and continue the rise of the current state of Hip Hop. The French, 2 Chainz & Juicy J ignorance is still entertaining and has its place just like the Wiz & Curren$y weed raps have their place but real rap is back and hopefully it stays a while. Until then I'm 1 part classic ish, 1 part new ish and 1 part everything else.
In the meanwhile check out this dope Eminem feat Liz Rodriguez track: Survival
