This reminds me of the recent South Park output. At some point you become such a part of the cultural landscape that it’s difficult to say anything new, fresh, or interesting. And having lots of money means no one says “no” to you and you lose touch with what the world thinks.

But Jerry Seinfeld had a hit show back in the 90's thanks to countless other people’s talents and he made a lot of money and let’s not forget Bee Movie and...  

It’s so exhausting to see practically every rich famous white guy who reaches a certain age adopt these same tired tropes about “wokeism” simply because they amuse themselves with it and assume that everyone will be just as amused. It’s old, it’s unoriginal, and it’s the #1 sign that someone has become out of touch…

...yet.

I urge you to try and make a Eminem fan and only pull from his last half dozen albums.

The Megan line was particularly lame in song full on lameness. They’re not in the same generation, same social circles, or even the same subgenres. It’s just unprovoked douchery at a woman because that’s what he’s been doing for 25 years and his fanbase of incels eat it up.

Where in this article are they “pretend(ing) he isn’t one of the greatest rappers of all time”? The question is how is he now?

The chorus was just... awful. You get the throw back to a recognizable 80's song with the change of lyrics from “I want to reach out and grab ya” to “Imma ‘bout to reach in bag, brah” — <<cringing shudder>> If I were of an appropriate age to use such a term, I might say “so cringe” but because I’m Gen-X (like Eminem…

Em’s been trying to offend people and then complaining about people trying to silence him for his entire career, especially in his Slim Shady persona which this is explicitly a return to / culmination of. Actually being shocked by any of it is just playing into his hands.

Chuck D was 60 when the last Public Enemy album came out in 2020 and it was a banger which included “State of the Union (STFU)“ that didn’t mince words about a certain felon we all love. Also included a nearly 80 year old George Clinton on multiple tracks.

Going back to my youth, the Onion had a story that stuck with me headlined

Speaking frankly, I struggle to name an artist who has remained relevant and prolific into old age; Zevon was a cult figure and was in his mid-50s when he passed, and Bowie’s career was in the wilderness from the mid-80s to when he soft-retired in the mid-00s (don’t get me wrong; Blackstar is a monolith). Offhand I…

I think anyone considered “the best” wouldn’t make their absolute reliance on a rhyming dictionary so obvious.

I love rap. I even love some Eminem once in awhile.

this guy ain’t been relevant since John Kerry reported for duty at the DNC

he still holds a lot of cachet with creaky edgelords who conflate speed with skill when it comes to rap

Eminem has been shit for way longer than he has been great. He had a stellar run of albums in the late 90s and early 2000s. And now he continues to dump on his legacy with every new release. This has nothing to do with his politics, it’s just obvious that he’s tired and has nothing to say anymore.

Em is overrated and been washed. And this song is hot trash 

And he’ll call the special Not That There’s Anything Woke With That

“What’s the story with all these pansy boys?!? And have you noticed that the darker races no longer seem happy to stay in their place at the bottom of the social hierarchy?!? What is going on?!?”
                 — Jerry Seinfeld’s upcoming Netflix special