Greatest Eminem single.
 

Vote.

And if I didn't nominate your favorite, your taste sucks.

Poor list.

I think it's hard to deny Lose Yourself as the greatest, unless you have a wonky way to measure greatness. Not my favorite, but it checks off all the boxes that constitute greatness.

edit: no Real Slim Shady, though? that might be his biggest hit

lmao i voted for The Way I Am

prob not his best single as in production or sales or general commercialismability but fuck it

thats the one i'd actually listen to right now over the others

sing for the moment cool too

rest are ass imho

guilty conscience half cool, i fux with the original warped shit about voices in heads

Voted rican in the polls.....obviously

But I'd say my name is was his most important.....(greatest is a tricky word)

Rap god was equally important IMHO and also maybe one of his most intricate pieces ever put together

lose yourself gets my vote

WAR RICAN

It was a lesser redux of "My Name Is." I couldn't imagine anyone arguing for it.

Idk though, Real Slim Shady took his fame/popularity/sales to another level I feel. Those are pretty important components of great music imo.

The answer is obviously Stan, by the way.

This.

Stan.

Also @Certain

Which verse do you think is his best.

I honestly think his best was on dead wrong.

best verse goes to renegade

Dead Wrong w/ Biggie

That verse.

But it's Stan for song IMO.. nostalgia wins w/ that one.

I was torn on "Lose Yourself" vs. "Stan."

My favorite Eminem verse might be the second in "Brain Damage":

Other good options are "Renegade," "Patiently Waiting," "Forgot About Dre," the second verse of "As the World Turns," the first verse of "Marshall Mathers" and both verses of "Rock Bottom."

Em a trip for that verse.

My favorite Eminem song would be "If I Had" from the Slim Shady EP. "My Name Is", "Stan", and "Lose Yourself" would be the singles.

My favorite verse would be nearly all of his underground stuff aside from the "Infinity EP", but his best verses are the ones that tell stories so I'll go with "97 Bonnie And Clyde", "Stan," and "I Remember."

Voted all I am

Dope shit commercialized

Shit was well written

But so was Stan, guilty conscience and the 8 mile joint


My shit is till I collapse

Forgot about dre, fav verse. Way I am/guilty con for nostalgia. But I heavily played his benzino disses and Mariah and all that shit. Dude got some uh scratch that buffalo bill is my shit, along with that I am having a relapse single..

Man how the hell did he manage to get more felony charges
He's already got life in jail, man what the hell is his problem?
Well to be honest, the smell of these chronic, leaves make me Hella demonic
They compelled me to kill this elderly man, and I get these panic attacks..

I've always loved his verse on Hellbound. Also the first verse on Bully. Third verse on Amityville. If I Get Locked Up Tonight, too. Rarely listen to him anymore, but just thinking about it he's got so many dope verses it's stupid.

It's Stan.

I wouldn't argue with My Name Is too much, though.

All classics without a doubt!

When that beat drops on Stan!!!!!!!! gets my vote from this list

Best verse hmmmmm........ hmmmmmmm........... dunno where to begin tbh!

oats knows wassup

till i collapse is sick

nik knows his hiphop

jay z though >>>

I sure do

Jova is Jova

Idk about single. Stan is a good shout.

Some of his shit in this video is legit the best I've ever heard from him, or any rapper.

I'm keepin' it raw, illegal like Malik and Jamal
Cause I don't believe in the law, like I'm Steven Seagal
Flippin' off the police while I'm leapin' a wall
Take some Tylenol, then fall asleep in a mall
I got ya little son, you'll be receivin' a call
You lucky this little punks still breathin' at all
Fuck the world, this how I get even at y'all
Pop shit, get rolled up and leave in a ball
I hit you in your mouth and sink ya teeth in ya jaws
You won't be able to eat shit, not even a malt
This lethal assault, is givin' you a reason to stall
I'm cockin' this deuce deuce and I'm squeezin' it off
At the first burp, fart sniffle a sneeze and a cough
Get your arm chewed off like you was teasin' a dog
I'm cold enough and hot enough to freeze and unthaw
I'll kick my girl out, in 10 degrees in her bra
You faggots turn yellow like the trees in the fall
I'm shittin' on rappers, (Where's Shady?) he's in the stall
All that's left of your niece is a piece of her doll
And all that's left of her puppy is a leash and a paw

Yo, speed racer, 97' burgundy Blazer
Wanted for burglary, had to ditch the mercury tracer
I'm on some low ish
I'm fed up wit the being broke ish
I'm not to joke wit
Bitch, I don't sell crack, I smoke it
My brains dusted; I'm disgusted at all my habits
Too many asprin tablets and empty medicine cabinets
Loosing battles to wack rappers cause I'm always too blunted
Walkin' up in the cypher smokin', talkin' like, "Who want it?"
Thug and crook; every drug in the book I've done it
My 9's at your frame,is that your chain? Run it
Who wants to die of an overdose of excessive flavor?
Aggressive nature got me stickin' you for your Progressive pager
Spectacular, battle rap manufacturer
Stole your mom's Acura, wrecked it, then sold it back to her
( Right right right ! ! ! ) (( Ding ! ! ! ))
The doctors you'll need after our battle are known as psychiatrics
I'll tell the nurses to hold a bed for you
And I'mma make sure you come back for it
So barricade your infants, put up some extra fences
A woman beater, wanted for repeated sex offenses ( Ooh )
..Take em' on long vacation trips
Kidnappin' em' and trappin' em' in abusive relationships
Mess up your face and lips
Slit your stomach and watch your gut split
Gut you wit that razor that I use to shave my nuts wit ((Laughter))
Mama don't you cry, your son's too far gone
I'm so high, I don't even know what label I'm on
I'm messed up, feelin' like an over worked plumber
I'm sick of the crap, what's Dr. Kevorkian's phone number? ( Ha.. Hot )

I stay higher than racial tension, with a facial expression
Tensed up like I'm suffering from a case of nasal congestion
Eyes hazel complexion, beige, age still in question
Critics hate my tape, kids can't wait for the next one
As long as there's rejects, my tape never ejects the deck
That's the level of respect each CD gets
While ya'll graspin at straws like me snorting crushed Aspirin
And ghasping at air and collapsing in malls
I'm just a realistic impression of artistic expression
Who's tape is in the deck when kids shot up the delicatessen
So when I launch a verse full of controverse
That'll haunt you worse than Ma$e before he joined a church
I'm sorry kids I dismiss this class
I'm going back in the broom closet to sniff this gas
Um, Mr. Mathers just missed the bathroom
Pissed his pants and the world still kissed his ass
This is my last album 'cause this is my last Valium
Just pick my ass up when I pass out in the bathroom
If ya'll don't like the shit that you're hearing
Just blow me til you lips get to smearing
And I can se emy dick disappearing

Things just ain't the same for psychos
Guns and rifles, sharp knives, I like those
I might just O.D. by the end of tonight's show
With the right dose I might wipe out this light pole, but
The strangest things can happen from jabbin'
Pregnant women in the abdomen 'til they can't have children
Bitches get slapped up and drastic ass kicks
Gay-bashin' fags with tire irons and ratchets
I seen 'em come, I've watched 'em go
Versace (Whoa, hey!) Liberace (ho!)
I might of bashed somebody you probably know
Buncha faggots in your crib screamin' "It's not me! No!"
Drag 'em out the closet and across the flo'
Went and paid 'em a visit in the hospital
Stab 'em in the fuckin' tonsils with a popsicle stick
And sit back and watch 'em choke

'Cause every chair that I throw
People sue me for dough
They press charges on me
So I can’t fight anymo'
But every girl that I choke
I got lawyers I know
Who got judges they know
So I suggest you stay home

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTQeaIkIkRg

I'm way out the loop on recent music though obviously cause I never heard of rap god or rican

Voted way I am cause that shit banged back in the day

Dead

R!can is Rap God, you idiot.

Oh, was wondering why I couldn't find that shit on youtube

That song bangs though

I picked The Way I Am.. just for the time period it came out in

If I Get Locked Up Tonight though.. Hellbound.. dude has a lot of dope ass shit.

Am I the only one that thinks Relapse might have been his sickest CD if it wasn't for the accent?

you just dated yourself. I'm guessing 24-25???

My lil bro is the only I ever met who liked that album and he's about that age

Close between lose yourself and sing for the moment for me. I went with lose yourself. Don't know why everybody picked The way I am, it was a great song but lacks the depth of the two I mentioned. Overall Lose yourself wins, although I am particularly fond of Soldier (prob not a single)

@Certain how did you feel about Beautiful from Relapse and Headlights from MMLP2?

Imo while the albums may have not hit the heights of his first three (though still good imo, they would make my top 5 Em albums, some people say Infinite, I don't cuz it wasn't great, poor production, lacking in identity, lacking in direction, literally all he had was his ability to rhyme, he carried the album off that alone) those singles had plenty of artistic merit and skill.

Also, has anyone noticed Eminem changes his style in pretty much every album? Not just his style, his entire sound, his voice, his flow, the speed of his rhymes. Idk why and idk anyone else who does it, I know others who do different things in each new album as all should try to do, but to try and completely reinvent yourself every time is odd, it's risky too and why he can swing and miss at times and at other times strike gold.

Eh I think sslp an mmlp were same style

Em show was a jewel of its own

Then he went accent style for like 3 albums

Then recovery an mmlp 2 were same style



So not every album.....but I see ur point

I always attributed it to him being out of touch with the scene honestly......Wen he dropped he was so embedded in the culture that he was able to create his own lane.....after the first 3 albums when he got money and his drug problem escalated I feel like he lost touch w the culture .........it's more apparent then ever now w him going back to mmlp to "give the fans wat they want" .....aka.......idk wat the fuck the fans want. From a skillset perspective alone he may possibly be the best mainstream writer ever to bless the mic......but without having that in......that window....i mean.....it's like listening to ur grandpa tell u about style. U have no idea wats cool grandpa u old fagot.

I agree with everything you said.

Haha. Nah, I'm 28.

Which album, MMLP or Relapse? I'm guessing you meant Relapse. That album was pretty dope as far as what he wrote, I'm telling ya, if it wasn't for the accent, that shit would've been a super solid album.