- (React) In honor of his new project, Curtain Call 2,
today, you are going to Try Not To Sing or Dance
to some of Eminem's greatest hits.
- Oh. - Wait, no dancing?
- Let's just start singing something right now
before it comes on, and then we'll just get it out of our system.
- And then we'll just like stop it.
- ♪ These chicks don't even know ♪ - ♪ The name of my band ♪
- ♪ But they're all on me ♪
(both laugh) - See?
♪ (Eminem, "Lose Yourself") ♪
(Brian sighs)
- Oh my God, so classic.
- It's crazy the won an Oscar for this song,
and didn't even show up.
- I'm immediately hungry for spaghetti.
- (laughs) Only if it's my mom's though,
not if it's my dad's. - (Haley) True.
- [censored], I don't know... - This is so hard.
- I don't know if I can do it.
- ♪ Yo, his palms are sweaty ♪ ♪ Knees weak, arms are heavy ♪
- ♪ There's vomit on his ♪ ♪ Sweater already, mom's spaghetti ♪
♪ He's nervous ♪ (buzzer rings)
- Mmm.
- Oh my God, this is actually the hardest thing.
My knuckles are white.
Literally, I'm clenching the table so hard, my knuckles are white.
- I remember thinking this video was like so badass and intense.
- ♪ The clock's run out ♪ ♪ Time's up ♪
- I just wanna do the, ah! - Oh my God!
- I can't stop dancing. The beat is too good.
- I think this is the hardest challenge I've ever done.
- I almost started head bobbing. I almost did.
- You'd think it wouldn't be hard to not dance to this song,
but I just like, the rhythm, you know?
There's such a rhythm there.
- Don't take it all the way to the chorus, ah!
- (React) Yes! (Brian laughs)
(buzzer rings)
- ♪ You better never let it go ♪ (Haley screams)
- Not you taunting us! (Jeremiah laughs)
- ♪ Comes once in a lifetime ♪
God, I have goosebumps from that song.
- Wow, that's a good one. That is a good one!
- I didn't realize how iconic that song was.
- Damn!
- We did it.
That was actually the hardest thing...
- That was really good. - I've ever done.
- ♪ Or in the parking lot circling ♪ - Damn it, you've done it to me.
- ♪ With his windows down ♪ ♪ And his system up ♪
- (gasps) Dang it, I did it, I did it. (buzzer rings)
I started dancing. (laughs)
(Jeremiah laughs)
- I literally listened to this on the way here, I'm not joking.
- ♪ One more time, loud as you can ♪ ♪ How does it go ♪
- ♪ I'm Slim Shady ♪ ♪ Yes, I'm the real Shady ♪
(buzzer rings)
♪ All you other Slim Shadys ♪ ♪ Are just imitating ♪
♪ So won't the real Slim Shady ♪ ♪ Please stand up ♪
- ♪ Please stand up ♪
- Love Kathy Griffin too, those cameos, everything!
- ♪ Please stand up, please stand up ♪ - To do what?
♪ Please stand up ♪ (buzzer rings)
(Brian laughs)
- ♪ All you other Slim Shadys ♪ ♪ Are just imitating ♪
- ♪ So won't the real slim shady ♪ ♪ Please stand up ♪
♪ Please stand up ♪
- This was such a [censored] you song, and I love it for that.
- And it also, but like, it makes fun of a lot of people
in a way that rap kinda did before,
but not in like a funny way.
- ♪ I can't tell you what it really is ♪ - Yeah! (laughs)
- Ah.
- Holy [censored], I've not heard this song in so long.
- This was one of those... - I can hold back on this one.
- It's not a good like message to send,
but also at the same time,
it is something that is so so true in relationships.
- I remember watching this and listening to this song,
being like wow, I wonder what it's gonna be like
to be in a relationship one day.
- Yeah, like it's not like this, right? (laughs)
- (Haley) This is crazy, yeah.
- It's featuring Rihanna, right? - Yeah.
- (sighs) I don't know why, but this is like one of the first songs
I really like remember constantly hearing too.
You know what I mean?
- ♪ 'Cause I like the way it hurts ♪ - (React) Hey!
(buzzer rings)
- I can hold back on this one.
- Oh my gosh, she's so hot. (laughs) I'm dying.
- I love Rihanna.
- I mean shout out to Rihanna's red hair phase.
- It's a littler harder not to sing along to the Rihanna part,
I'm not gonna lie.
- I think like their chemistry on this song is so good,
and that's what makes it work so well.
It's like whether you like singing or whether you like rap.
- Yeah. - Everyone can agree
that this is a hit. - That's true.
- ♪ I'm not afraid ♪ ♪ I'm not afraid ♪
- Ooh, this was definitely like a camp pump up song for me.
- Ev... (buzzer rings)
- (React) Ooh! - There it was, it was instinctual!
I didn't even think about it. - Oh!
- Just everybody! (laughs)
- This was another one that came at a good time.
- Yeah.
- Where it was just like the inspiration portion.
- ♪ Holla if you feel like ♪ ♪ You've been down the same road ♪
(buzzer rings)
- ♪ And cut the crap ♪ ♪ I should've have to ♪
- Oh my God! - ♪ These words in a rhythm ♪
♪ For you to know it's a wrap ♪ ♪ You said you was king ♪
♪ You lied through your teeth ♪ ♪ For that, [censored] your feelings ♪
- ♪ Instead of getting crowned ♪ ♪ You're getting capped ♪
♪ And to the fans ♪ ♪ I'll never let you down again ♪
- Oh. (buzzer rings)
- She did it. - I did.
- I saw her mouth it, and I was like you got her.
(both laugh) (buzzer rings)
- It's the beat! The beat got me!
- ♪ 'Cause I ain't playing around ♪ ♪ There's a game called circle ♪
- ♪ And I don't know ♪ ♪ I'm way too up to back down ♪
- This is probably one that I used to listen to
when I had my kids in the car, but now they're...
The best day in my life was when they're able
to start listening to rap music with me.
- This is also a funny Slim Shady era
where he does not have a bleached head.
Almost unrecognizable without the bleached hair.
- Yeah, well he kinda like stopped joking around so much in his music.
- ♪ It's a little too late ♪ - Oh no!
(Haley laughs) This song is so good!
- ♪ But what you say just don't ♪ ♪ Hurt me ♪
- Is that Lil Wayne in there too? Damn.
- Wow.
- ♪ Don't hurt me ♪ - (React) Yes!
(buzzer rings) - ♪ No more ♪
- Oh my God, stop!
- I never got into this one.
- Yeah, this was one of the like, one of the B sides,
but it was still, it was a good song.
- ♪ Don't hurt me ♪ (laughs)
- ♪ No more ♪ (buzzer rings)
♪ No more ♪
- I'm breathing through it.
- Was this on his album?
- Oh my God, I think this was on...
- (React) Recovery. - Recovery.
- ♪ Look at these rappers ♪ ♪ How I treat 'em ♪
- There's always like a sad kid in his videos.
- Yeah, yeah.
- I haven't heard Lil Wayne on a collab in like forever.
That was like, if you want your song to go up,
you get that Wayne feature in 2010.
- I think, in the Recovery album, he is doing the like,
life is hard, let's really talk about the things that are hurting people,
and maybe what we can do to address them,
but more, just like really recognizing the life can be difficult.
- ♪ Hi, my name is ♪ ♪ What ♪
♪ My name is ♪ ♪ Who ♪
♪ My name is ♪
- ♪ Chicka, chicka, Slim Shady ♪ (buzzer rings)
- (laughs) This one's iconic for the fact that
every time I hear it, I'm like, okay, which version is it gonna be?
- Marshall Mathers, I love when they put his real name on the screen.
- I can't help but nod to this.
- (React) You gotta! (buzzer rings)
- ♪ Excuse me ♪ (buzzer rings)
(laughs)
- ♪ Can I have the attention ♪ ♪ Of the class for one second ♪
- ♪ Chicka, chicka, Slim Shady ♪
- ♪ Hi kids ♪ - ♪ Do you like violence ♪
- ♪ Wanna see me stick ♪ - (child) Yeah, yeah, yeah!
- ♪ Nine Inch Nails through ♪ ♪ Each one of my eyelids ♪
- ♪ Wanna copy me and do ♪ ♪ Exactly like I did ♪
♪ Try acid and get [censored] up ♪ ♪ Worse than my life is ♪
- There he is like [censored] on other people.
- ♪ Trying to get my head straight ♪ ♪ But I can't figure out ♪
♪ Which Spice Girl ♪ ♪ I want to impregnate ♪
(laughs) - So good.
- ♪ Slim Shady, you a base-head ♪ (laughs)
- It's iconic, his Slim Shady character.
- That was the first time where he was like hi, this is, literally.
(laughs) 'Cause it's like hey, this is what's about to happen.
- That's so quintessentially Eminem. - Mm-hmm.
- That like, you have to at least bop your head to it.
- ♪ Wow, I guess you pretty much are ♪ - Ooh!
- I haven't heard this song since I was in elementary school.
- Aw!
- This is like the first Eminem song I remember
being able to remember, like, actually sing, remember the lyrics.
- ♪ Hush little baby don't you cry ♪ (buzzer rings)
- ♪ Everything's gonna be alright ♪ (buzzer rings)
- ♪ Stiffen that upper lip up ♪ ♪ Little lady, I told ya ♪
- ♪ Daddy's here to hold ya ♪ ♪ Through the night ♪
- This one was one that hurt as a child.
- ♪ It may seem a little crazy ♪ ♪ Pretty baby ♪
- ♪ But I promise ♪ ♪ Momma's gonna be alright ♪
- ♪ And if you ask me to ♪ ♪ Daddy's gonna buy you ♪
- ♪ A mockingbird ♪ ♪ I'ma give you the world ♪
- ♪ I'ma buy a diamond ring for you ♪ ♪ I'ma sing for you ♪
- Oh my God, this is so hard.
- ♪ I'll do anything for you ♪ ♪ To see you smile ♪
- ♪ And if that mockingbird don't ♪ ♪ Sing and that ring don't shine ♪
- ♪ I'ma break that birdie's neck ♪
- Ugh!
- ♪ I'll go back to the jeweler ♪ ♪ Who sold it to ya ♪
♪ And make him eat every carat ♪ - ♪ Don't [censored] with dad ♪
- That's so emotional, oh my gosh!
- I think because my dad introduced me to Eminem,
and I think he was really touched by the relationship
between him and his daughter, so I feel like it feels
really emotional to me.
- As a child of divorce, this one hits hard.
- Mm-hmm, just knowing what he went through with Kim,
and with his kids, and adopting the other two daughters.
Just looking at that, and seeing what a great dad he is,
and what they had to go through, and it's just very realistic.
(Jeremiah laughs)
- ♪ Left, right, left ♪
- ♪ Left, left ♪ (buzzer rings)
- ♪ Left, right, left ♪ (buzzer rings)
- Sir!
- Yeah, this one is like in the gym, right before football.
I'm like... (buzzer rings)
- Oh my God.
- I can't, dude. - Come on, let's do it!
- Really? - Come on!
- ♪ Til I collapse ♪ ♪ I'm spitting these raps ♪
(buzzer rings) ♪ Long as you feel 'em ♪
- ♪ Til the day that I drop ♪ ♪ You'll never say ♪
(Haley screams) ♪ That I'm not killing 'em ♪
- ♪ 'Cause when I am not ♪ ♪ Then I'ma stop pennin' 'em ♪
(buzzer rings)
- (React) If it helps, Haley, you can't lose now.
(laughs)
- You got a point. (buzzer rings)
Hey! - Can't argue with you there.
- ♪ And hock venom ♪ ♪ Adrenaline shots ♪
- That (clears throat), that's so Eminem, that's very him.
- Oh man, the chorus on this song is just like so good.
- This one was just one of those ones, and he's got Nate Dogg on the track?
Come on, dude! Rest in peace!
- ♪ Til the roof comes off ♪ ♪ Til the lights go out ♪
- I mean, this is a bop.
- ♪ Can't shut my mouth ♪
♪ Til the smoke clears out ♪ ♪ Am I high, perhaps ♪
♪ I'ma rip this [censored] ♪ ♪ Til my bone collapse ♪
- Was this like playing in clubs in the early 2000s, you think?
- ♪ Til my legs give out ♪ ♪ Can't shut my mouth ♪
Yo!
- ♪ Give out from underneath me ♪ Oh my God! (laughs)
- He's so meta with his own stuff.
Like, Lose Yourself, at the beginning of it, right?
Yeah, so he does that quite often,
where he'll like either tease a song that he did,
or make fun of himself for something.
- His voice, and the way that he raps, the cadence,
and the sounds that he uses, that (clears throat) sound,
it's just so unique.
- We've touched on a certain portion of Eminem that a lot of people
don't really talk about,
and that's the inspirational music that he puts out.
Keep pushing, keep trying harder,
and that's one of those ones. - Draws a bigger audience in.
- Yes. - Not just his fanbase,
but he's making, he's getting new fans all the time.
- (React) I think you both are winners,
because singing along to Eminem all shoot seems like a win to me.
- I have to very much agree with that.
This is a very fun episode. - So true.
- I just honestly love anybody who's unapologetically themselves,
and I feel like he's very much that.
- I feel like Eminem is one of the earlier rappers
to be like I'm not gonna do things how they were done before.
I'm just doing whatever I want, and using spoken word poetry rap,
whatever, as the vehicle to do that.
- First of all, he started off as the white rapper.
If you just like take a step back from the comedy portion,
and just listen to his word play,
you'll kind of think about his music a little bit differently,
and go wait a second, he's writing this beat
in a way that a lot of people would never have done.
- Mm-hmm. - And he's amazing at that.
- Thanks for watching this episode.
- Drop a comment with your favorite Eminem tracks down below.
- Will the real Slim Shady like and subscribe.
Oh yeah, like and subscribe to the channel.
- Bye! - Bye!
- Bye guys! - Bye!
- Bye! - Peace.