After much speculation and anticipation, Eminem finally dropped the first taste of Revival, his ninth studio album and long-awaited follow-up to 2013’s The Marshall Mathers LP 2. Titled “Walk On Water,” the piano-driven, emotional cesspool shook fans with its unexpected Beyonce feature.
It had some Twitter users straight up conflicted, but his day-one stans knew that anyone who didn’t like the song was just missing its brilliance.
They were out in full force checking anyone who failed to lower their guard and take in the track for what it is — a raw slice of emotion from one of the genre’s most revered wordsmiths. Many took advantage of all 280 characters to get their message across.
A few stans took an aggressive approach to haters, reminding people Eminem “really doesn’t give a fuck about you.”
Some feedback from his stans suggested that perhaps the sheer amount of lyrical content may be going over heads of younger audiences who are used to the more contemporary vibes.
Eminem may not have won over any new fans with “Walk On Water,” but his religiously loyal fans seem enamored by it. How were you feeling about the record? Has it elevated or lowered your expectations of Revival?
Let us know in the comment section below.
LOL why is this even “newsworthy”? Smh.
Why are you relevant to this earth?
How is this a suprise?? They s*cking his D*ck and making up exuses now for 15 Years straight
Hence the sarcastic headline “big surprise.”
Please don’t attack me for my opinion but I actually liked the song. Felt a more mature track without going into pop like the song monster. It probably would be better though as the second or third single rather than first. A more aggressive track would have been A better choice for the first single.
I am a real hip hop fan I love lyrics, this song is terrible. I never understood this , the people you like the most should be
the one you should be honest to and about, Em fans not keeping it real right now, and I know some you like the song for real, but I know some of you hate it and just trying to defend it because Em is your fav
I agree but I actually see a place for Encore and Relapse; Encore he really started to show vulnerability and Relapse he flexed the idea of being able to use one of the most expensive collections of beats ever assembled and act an ass on it
I love the song. It feels like he’s taking to us, you know? Because people are always critiquing Eminem’s lyrics on social media. Eminem doesn’t really give us much access these days, so it’s nice to hear what’s on his mind.
Lifelong hip hop fan and, therefor, lifelong Eminem fan. I am going to withhold judgement until I hear the album. This certainly isnt what I wanted but if it is a part of a bigger picture conceptually I can see its place on the album. That being said Im dying for some heavy hitting, Dre produced Eminem and I really hope he delivers for the sake of rap. His quality of albums was so high at one point that he cant be written off
Bunch of libtards on Shady’s dick still, smh. Boycott Shady!
gtfoh with that bs
15 years of straight garbage. will Marshall’s jevvish handlers murder him soon? just like Michael Jackson was murdered by the music industry talmudists when they had milked him dry and dude had become worth more dead than alive..
Thank you Eminem
Eminem fans enjoy new Eminem single?! Holy shit HHDX, stop the presses! That shit is shocking! Next you’ll be telling me that fans of other rappers enjoy their music too…
Why is this in the news instead of editorial?
This may be the 2nd worst article (2nd to that article comparing today’s artists to Wu-Tang) and possibly the most pointless article in the history of this once very good website.. Is there an editor that actually oversees everything and approves editorials and news, or do the HipHopDX stans, I mean writers, just get to post whatever they want? Honest question..
Co-sign. DX sucks more & more each day
Good song but it better be just the album’s intro not the official single!? Em is got a lot to prove on this album and I hope the rest of it won’t be just lyrics and a piano!
He’s got a lot to prove?
I think he’s proved enough in past 18 years. Just glad to hear him make music. It won’t be anywhere near his old stuff but shouldn’t expect it to.
I think it’s really interesting he chose this as his first single. Not a song like My Name Is, Real Slim Shady, Without Me, Beserk.
The Song Sucks
Are you guys serious?!
The Song Sucks.
Song I dope creative very insightful and one of the most popular and best rappers alive is still using his perch to keep one of hip-hop pillars true to inception. I love progression I adore the tradition of waxing poetic with passion.
Dre and Jay finna eat good lol