Not Afraid [Explicit]

Eminem | Format: MP3 Download
From the Album Not Afraid [Explicit]

Product Details

• Original Release Date: May 3, 2010
• Release Date: May 3, 2010
• Label: Aftermath
• Copyright: (C) 2010 Aftermath Records
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• Duration: 4:10 minutes
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• Format: Explicit Lyrics
• ASIN: B003K02D84
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A RETURN TO AUTHENTICITY (Thank you Em!!!!!!), May 14, 2010

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J. B. Bell - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Not Afraid [Explicit] (MP3 Download)

The vast majority of songs dealing with recovery from substance abuse tend to be overly sentimental, and oftentimes downright cheesy, or so it seems to me.

This song is none of those things. It is lyrically tight, powerful, moving and most important of all for a hip hop artist, THE SONG IS REAL. Hip hop, real hip hop, is about authenticity. Authenticity made Eminem great. He rapped about his reality: white, born in poverty, drug addict, child of a drug addict, abandoned by his father, smart, emotionally troubled. He was who he was.

Over time, his drug addiction turned him into a caricature, a cartoon image from his fantasies. His lyrics got sloppy. His songs became boring serial killer fantasies. He became predictable. (I didn't even bother to buy RELAPSE).

This is a lyrical declaration of independence about taking responsibility for your life, facing your demons, and winning out, about staying alive against all odds, no matter what other people think or say.

Eminem could very well be another Elvis, Kurt Cobain, Janis Joplin or Lane Staley, but he's not. He got clean, and he's back.

People can say a lot of things about Eminem, but they can't say he's not talented, and they can't say he's afraid, and they can't say he's not back, not after this song. Bravo man. Bravo.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best from Eminem in a long time!, June 6, 2010

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I just listened to this and it is moving. Eminem at his finest again!

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Could easily be the new Detroit anthem, May 8, 2010

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H. P. Carr "hollyfrog" (Toledo, OH United States) - See all my reviews
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Heard it the first time in Detroit, no better place to hear the new track from Marshall. Looking forward to hearing more for years to come.