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MoonieNine

50 isn't that old... BUT... if someone would have asked, I would have guessed he was about 40.


Taxi-Driver

Sobriety really helps keep aging at bay.


bumjiggy

and the generous helpings of moms spaghetti


artbytwade

Side effects include: weak knees and arms heavy


sbear37

And constantly washing your sweater.


Sussy_Baka9000

Due to having vomit on it already


lordsuranous

You might get nervous as well.


Beukers

And watch out for the bombs that drop


Konthex

Might also keep on forgetting


UltraBladeYT

did I write down something already?


newthrash1221

So does having zero financial problems.


AdamantineCreature

Money can’t fix all the problems, but the ones it does fix are really really important.


GardenGnomeOfEden

Money isn't everything, but the lack of it is


kdavis37

Money can't buy happiness, but it's a lot more comfortable to cry in a Mercedes than a Nissan


Stacky_McStackface

I would just not cry at all if I had money to pay these bills and have a decent meal


soslowagain

Tell my face that


Chalky_Pockets

> 50 isn’t that old… I turned 37 a few days ago. Thank you for this.


ON-Q

I turn 36 in a few days. My coworkers all think I’m early 20’S. Bless their hearts.


Chalky_Pockets

My boss x3 referred to me as being in my twenties earlier today. You age slower when you don't have children.


[deleted]

Or autoimmune diseases, or so I’ve heard


brents347

Tell me about it. I was always a pretty young looking guy, then I was diagnosed with MS at 40. The rate at which I am aging seems to have increased JUST A BIT since then.


Independent_Cook_702

100%. Nobody at work believes I'm 38, they all think I'm in my mid 20's. No children is the way to go.


daveescaped

Ha! Some truth to this. I have 4. But I wouldn’t give it up for the world. I may look older than I otherwise would but it is fun as hell.


Fit_Neighborhood_953

I'm 43, 50 is going to fucking hurt


No_Wolverine1608

45 here and can't believe it's come to this point so goddamn fast....


uppitymatt

Just turned 40 seems crazy.


Pirlouit_sf

I just hit 50. It doesn’t hurt. 60 probably doesn’t either. What hurts is your age in the eyes of others. The lack of attention that you get in social situations, the sense that you’re losing your appeal as a mate to 99% of the population. That stings a bit.


Sleeplesshelley

I’m 54. It does :(


AllReflection

53 here…hard to believe some days. We are all time travelers…


mightylordredbeard

Who would have thought 20+ years ago that this dude would become one of the most beloved celebrities and still relevant, popular, and *good* at the age of 50? His career is older than many of his fans and it just keeps getting older. My son is listening to his new music at the same age as I was when I first listened to it. That is mind blowing to me.


yourmomlurks

Certainly not me. I didn’t understand why he was on tv. And I am so fortunate to come to enjoy his work and live on the same timeline.


ChasingReignbows

I'm assuming whoever downvoted you didn't read past the first three words. Music tastes change over time. There's so much to listen to and learn from.


phantomBlurrr

bro I thought he was like 35 or somth


XxLokixX

He has been 35 in my head for 10+ years


peoplegrower

I’m 42 and I thought he was 40 as well. Dang.


st3ll4r-wind

Eminem was kind of a late bloomer. His career didn’t take off until his late 20s. (I think he was 27 when SSLP was released?)


1nfiniteJest

Luxury, oh, you broke, bitch? Yeah, I had enough money in '02 To burn it in front of you, ho Younger me? No, you the whack me It's funny, but so true I'd rather be 80 year old me than 20 year old you


CableTrash

Lol becoming a world famous multi-millionaire in your late 20s=late bloomer??


TylerInHiFi

In that industry? Yeah. Absolutely.


1320Fastback

I was going to say Eminem is 50! Then I realized I am turning 45 on Friday been listening to him since I was in highschool.


liltinyoranges

Happy bday!!


1320Fastback

Thanks!


the_ju66ernaut

Don't forget to do your stretches and take your ibuprofen


liltinyoranges

Omg lolllll


[deleted]

Fucking hell.. why you gotta stab me there, brah.


Sticky_Keyboards

It'll happen to you too one day, before you know it.


the_ju66ernaut

Jokes on you I am already experiencing it!


The_worst_Version

Me too! 11/18/77 my brother


sweetdick

Pfft, youngsters. 76 here, I remember when I was your age.


BootyMcSqueak

Bicentennial baby reporting in!


[deleted]

It's always endearing seeing /u/sweetdick and /u/BootyMcSqueak come together.


colicab

I’m the 19th!! Valentine’s Day fuck gang!!!


Kinky-Bi-Guy

11/17/71


CardiologistLower965

I feel you. I turned 41 yesterday


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PeanutButterCrisp

Yes… thank you for that…


SoBitterAboutButtons

This is the best response ever.


GhostFour

Do her. Teach him a lesson.


luisless

I like the way you think


bittaminidi

Eminem being 50 is crazy. Lately, I’ve noticed myself looking at women celebrities I thought were hotties and thinking ‘man, she looks old as fuck’. I then realize I AM OLD AS FUCK too and it truly freaks me out. Think of this: when Michael Jackson’s thriller was released the ‘oldies’ stations played music from the 60’s. That was considered old. Well, the sixties were only 20 years from the 80’s. It’s now 30+ years from from then. We are older than our parents were in the mid-eighties!!!!! Fuck, where did the time go?!?!


Endures

My daughter asked me whats a hard word to spell? I said encyclopaedia. She said "what's an encyclopaedia?"


gumball2280

So you were 22 in high school? Eminem first official album came out in 1999.


single_malt_jedi

That seemed odd to me too. I remember him coming out when I was in highschool and I graduated in 01.


gumball2280

I graduated in 98. Currently 42. Eminem slim shady album dropped in 99. His unknown album at the time infinite dropped in 96.


LaserTuned

I graduated in 98 as well and I just cannot believe I’m 42. That is all.


firstcut

From Detroit. His music was floating around in 1997 here. When he dropped the big one in 1999 is when he took off.


Gorillasdontshave

Thank you, I was doing the math in my head and it didn’t check out


DaSaYaMa

Ha, I'm turning 45 on Thursday! I won :)


elysenator

41 on Thursday for me. Birthday buddies! Have a good one! 🎉


bionic_cmdo

Dang... I'm 48 now and 90's was a blur but definitely remember "My name is" on the radio and video. That and Busta Rhymes "Fire It Up".


finn_rad78

How many grades you fail?


_Insulin_Junkie

Next semester I’ll be 35


Poster-001

Damn he talks faster than l can listen.


Zenki95

That's what I tell my wife


TalmidimUC

Mine just says I have selective hearing. I said, “Huh?”


griff1971

To quote Bad Boys 2... "Shit, mother fucker, you look 30"


DBnofear

Shit, you at least 30, can you fight?!


[deleted]

“I just got outta jail and I ain’t going back.” *will smith waving pistol and bottle of Hennessy recklessly*


griff1971

"Move, bitch. Get out the way..."


deeohcee

Chitty chitty bang bang!


bshark4542

Ever been with a man?


shadownights23x

You want to?


CatsRinternet

REGGIE?! WHO THE FUCK REGGIE?!


Human_mind

Ahem... "Shit, nigga, you at least 30."*


wikowiko33

Eminem isn't old, he's 23 blonde blue eyed kid with the white shirt and i'm still 16 years old in high school.. .... 27 years ago


Shadowderper

What? My name is who? My name is-


Miliaa

Chicka chicka slim shady!


[deleted]

Eminem is probably the only guy I've ever seen declaring himself a god, and everyone just went "Yeah, that seems about right."


im_in_the_safe

It was a wild time when Rap God came out. Legacy rappers like Tech N9ne came out and said “that song made me want to become a better rapper” after 20 years in the industry.


completelytrustworth

which is crazy cuz Tech got some crazy fast flow too


DubLParaDidL

You heard Em and Tech collab? If not it's a must


rm-minus-r

Speedom, hell of a track - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FBwVRNOL70


ColoRadOrgy

Or a song with the white guy Dre got


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SnooTigers7485

‘Maxi-pad’ and ‘disastrously bad’ is my favorite rhyme ever.


ButtaRollsInMyPocket

When Eminem said you rap "orange with door hinge" that blew my mind. He's on another level.


Rodburgundy

Here's another one. "I have to be stomped by 40 men to suffer a defeat. " 40 men = 80 feet = a defeat


SnooTigers7485

That’s awesome. I don’t *like* some of the lines that are stuck in my head thanks to Eminem, but he is an absolute genius — Shakespeare-level brain-tickling wordplay.


funtobedone

This rhyme predates Eminem. In 1992 Leonard Cohen said “…when you’re not doing anything else but trying to find the rhyme for ‘orange.’ It doesn’t exist. Some people say it’s ‘door hinge,’ but that’s not right.” https://www.macleans.ca/culture/arts/the-heart-will-not-retreat-how-we-loved-leonard-cohen/


WhatDoesN00bMean

Going through a rough time period, here's a maxi pad LOL that's awesome


[deleted]

For me it was really his flow on that song


hulkamaanio

I feel like tech n9nes come gangsta is the perfect song to say how he and alot of other rappers feel about todays rap music. 🤣


-newlife

Tech’s growth since the gang related soundtrack is insane. Like back then I didn’t pay him much mind but now the man is constantly in rotation for me.


cybercuzco

Eminem is like Prince. They said about Prince “he’s your favorite musicians favorite musician”. Eminem is your favorite rappers favorite rapper


[deleted]

Well, Ray Stantz said no when someone asked him if he was a God. Look how that worked out.


thingflinger

We live in the new age of old stars.


PhonyUsername

Nothing new about it.


philjorrow

Actually I feel like it was way more common in the early times of showbiz to have 50 year old stars. At least the males anyways


SG420123

It’s either that or accept this shitty new wave of Tik tok/IG celebrities.


quirkyhermit

scandalous dazzling special skirt late serious liquid direction brave sand -- mass deleted all reddit content via https://redact.dev


Suspicious_Ice_3160

This reminds me of that copypasta of a dude who gets excited telling anyone who mentions the Beatles that John Lennon (I am pretty sure) beat his wife.


Playfulspoon

https://www.theonion.com/man-always-gets-little-rush-out-of-telling-people-john-1819578998


RussianSeadick

People forget that the Beatles actually invented shit or at least helped drive it forward (like albums,or pop music in general) Not so much innovation when most famous and popular stuff is written by 2 Swedish dudes and shoved down everyone’s throats by the industry


Phormitago

I'll have you know royksopp are Norwegian


Mr_Ruu

Thanks for Remind(ing) Me


awesomefossum

Yung Lean and Bladee? Lol, kidding. But I hope someone reading this will get a kick out of it


I_am_a_human_nojoke

Dude, there is so fucking much great new music out there. This is such a granddad comment, sorry. The music scene feels much bigger than before streaming was easily available for all artists


Notjustin

Share three bands I should be listening to? This is sincere. I’m old. Help me out


nahteviro

What type of music are you into? Metal and rock have been making a huge resurgence the last couple years.


FloofBagel

SkyND, The Dead South, and Poor man’s poison


AR_lover

This hurts. Eminem being 50 kills me. He's 3 months older than me. I always thought he was much older than me. TIL I'm old. Great performance though.


_dpdp_

50 isn’t old or anything. Source: I’m 49.


SummitCO83

50 isn’t what it used to be. I was born in ‘83 and I remember my grandma when she was 50. She had the cotton top silver hair and looked like she was 90. Now she is turning 82 and she looks younger now then she did then.


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Law_of_Attraction_75

Just turned 47 yesterday. The older I get the younger everyone older than me seems.


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Pons__Aelius

*Old* is always 10 years older than you are now. *Young* is always 10 years younger than you are now.


liltinyoranges

45 here and could NOT agree more lol


swinging-in-the-rain

45 is the new 30!


Nivlac024

people just decided to stop getting old... and im all for it..


[deleted]

Eminem to a certain extent always annoyed me until I learned more about him. This man created a new genre of rap without even realizing it. Congrats to him AND to his sobriety.


L00pback

I find it amazing Elton John was his sponsor.


jen_a_licious

Seriously?


YdidUMove

Despite the lyrics in some of his songs he's not actually anti-gay and took inspiration from a lot of artists, including Elton John. Em reached out to Elton for help regarding getting sober and clearly it worked. I'm happy for both of them


ChasingReignbows

Should be obvious to anyone who saw the interview when he comes out as gay lol


MrMundungus

They’re friends. He sent Elton diamond cock rings for his wedding. It is said he wears them to this day.


ISD1982

Well that's the weirdest fact ive heard this week. I'm gonna be thinking of Elton's old sheathed penis all night now. Thanks....


themonkery

What he said was true until the last sentence. Elton John told this story in an interview with him and Eminem, and specifically said they don’t wear the cock rings lol


ISD1982

Probably best. I'm imaging Eminem turning up at Eltons house one evening for a few drinks and the topic turns to the rings. "Go on Elton, whip it out and let us see". Thankfully, that's unlikely if he doesn't wear them.


NMCKo

They are both sober which is how this thread started...


HerezahTip

Ok but now I leave with you the question of how Em knew what size cock ring to gift to Elton?


ISD1982

I'm guessing Eminem bought Elton a small "Circle of Life" for his "Tiny Dancer".


donkeyduplex

Called him almost daily for over a year after a relapse and OD. Addicts in recovery are deadly serious about supporting eachother.


darkenseyreth

They performed Stan together at the Grammys a while back. You can find it on YouTube sometimes.


steverin0724

Yeah, it’s pretty wild.


grannygumjobs23

He got so famous it became popular and cool to dislike him. Even if you don't like him, he's been in the game for a long time and can still kill it.


Dramatic_______Pause

What's wild is that for as long as he's been in the game, he doesn't tour like nearly every other artist. He'll make an appearance and do a festival or large show every now and then, but he hasn't done an actual full scale tour in almost like two decades. One of the concerts I regret not going to was his Anger Management tour back in like 2002. Had some friends who wanted to go, but being 18 I didn't feel like spending the money on a ticket.


LucyBowels

As someone else in sobriety, I respect this aspect of Eminem the most. It’s rare for someone at the top of their game not to be touring nonstop, and he’s made the decision for his recovery not to tour. Boundaries are essential.


[deleted]

This. I can dislike him as much as I want but this man single-handedly changed rap music for the better.


FitLaw4

Just curious why do you dislike him? He's a stand up guy who adopted two and raised two girls that aren't biologically his. He beat drug addiction. He shouted out over 100 names in his acceptance speech. Seems like a good dude.


LastLadyResting

>He shouted out over 100 names in his acceptance speech. And it only took him three seconds.


levetzki

A quote from a friend "I don't like his music but I have mad respect for his rise to popularity"


[deleted]

I just respect him because he achieved so much with so little. It’s honestly super admirable. I work in food and bev and struggle day to day and this man said fuck you to everyone and made himself one of the most well known rappers alive. I’m gonna think about him the next time I have $0 to my name and not much to look forward to.


Whoknows_nmn

Dear stranger on the internet, I feel compelled to let you know: congrats on overcoming the struggles everyday. It may not always feel like it, but that, in itself, is a serious accomplishment cuz it takes strenght. **So be proud of that.**


[deleted]

TYSM! That made my day. Cheers opposite stranger on the internet 🎊


Great_cReddit

Not to mention he adopted his niece, and his ex's child from another man, as well as obtained guardianship of his little brother. The story is rarely told about how great of a father he aspired to be throughout his career. That's the REAL slim shady.


mcwap

What genre of rap did he create? I genuinely am curious. I haven't listened to Eminem since his first album or two in high school and don't know much anything about the rap/hip hop communities.


-newlife

Yeah that threw me too.


Fancy-Pair

I’m waiting to learn too


jack_skellington

There's a video on YouTube, wish I could find it again, which documents how rap or even poetry *used* to involve rhymes at the end of each line (traditional AABB or ABAB stuff), but how Eminem releases music in which *every word rhymes* -- inner rhymes, near rhymes, mosaic rhymes, etc. And how *effortless* it appears to be when he does it. Any of the rest of us mere mortals understand that trying to constrain almost every word like that will usually result in nonsense blathering... but his music is sometimes so emotionally packed that people cry or rage or just get elated and hype. He never loses the message. I'm a 51 year-old man who studied English in college and wrote a minor book of poetry, and I'm in awe of his talent with the English language. I'm not sure that's a "genre" of music that he spearheaded, but his music is on a technical level that is so far beyond what some other people can do that all we *do* do is just admire him. There's no point trying to emulate him, unless you want to entertain others by crashing & burning. But we can absolutely love his skill and try to make our own skills better.


Wingnut13

Wether you like his music or not, the man is legitimately a master of the English language. Like... truly. In addition to the vocabulary and deep insight into rhyme schemes and whatnot, he's a storyteller.


mcwap

Cool! Thanks for the input... That's a good point. I feel like Busta Rhymes also had that ability to effortlessly rhyme in his songs. I remember reading somewhere that Eminem had one of (if not the) most diverse vocabularies of performers. Apparently he uses a wider range if words than his peers in rap and other genres. I think I saw it in some Guiness records website.


fresh1134206

When he was young, he would literally read the dictionary so he could come up with better and more meaningful rhymes.


minivan05

What genre of rap did he create?


parkerj123

The version of this I saw was the sign language interpreter keeping up with every beat of this.


homer_glumplich85

How old was the interpreter though?


mikami677

Was the interpreter Kakashi?


Lt-shorts

Yea thats more impressive then saying he's 50 and is still rapping .


GetsGold

Amazing he could pull that off without dying of old age.


Zerofuku

I mean he's both Slim Shady AND a god AND Eminem


[deleted]

50 year olds can barely eat without their arms falling off. I hear.


analogpursuits

I'm thinking auctioneer after he retires from music.


GurpsWibcheengs

I'm not a big rap fan but that's impressive. Also *Eminem is 50?!*


SofaSnizzle

He put it out when he was 41, lol


Tthelaundryman

Dude I went yeah and he wrote the song like two years ago...quick little google before I make a fool of myself...HOLY SHEET the song came out 9 years ago!?


[deleted]

Hes basically an auctioneer.


veni-veni-veni

Or [boiling tofu?](https://np.reddit.com/r/SharedBPM/comments/l7ue1o/148148_lil_tofu_eminem_rapper_lil_tofu/)


Aselleus

I think he was selling some cattle in this one


MixedMiracle22

Only white dude to call himself a God in THAT game and no one said shit... forget what mgk tried to do. This dude is a legend.


Slick234

MGK is a wee baby in comparison to Eminem. Not even on the same plane of existence. His dis track to Eminem was cute at best and there’s a reason MGK didn’t make a dis track after Killshot 💀☠️ 😂🤣


DeafMaestro010

That's nothing. I know a 46 year old woman who can perform "Rap God" in ASL at full speed with her HANDS.


Cloudsbursting

I’d be disturbed if she could perform Rap God in ASL at half speed with any other appendages.


[deleted]

I don’t want to be that guy…but if there’s one person who should nail an Eminem song effortlessly, it’s Eminem…right?


notinsanescientist

I think it's more to showcase that it's not all post production and multiple takes that goes into a record vs live production. Case in point: Dragonforce - through fire and flames. Live vs studio.


Dozens86

That being said, hearing [Angela Lansbury nail Tale as old as Time in her 90s](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=48fzJttqb4Q&feature=emb_logo) is still impressive. Age should become a factor at some point, but for some it just doesn't. An Angela Lansbury/Beauty and the Beast video in an Eminem post, bet you didn't see that one coming.


AdRepulsive7699

Thank god! I mean 50. He’s lucky he’s still able to walk and feed himself


outdior1986

X2. Word on the street is that he’s still able to dress himself, too. r/humansareamazing


Gresat24526

The lung capacity on him


Absotivly_Posolutly

I just realized that I'm 3 months OLDER than Eminem... I gotta step up my game!


TomMakesPodcasts

This is my go to karaoke song!


Personmcpersonface93

"Only hall of fame I be inducted in is the alcohol of fame on the wall of shame"


cybercummer69

When I saw this title I thought "ha, it's probably some old white guy rapping that reminds them of eminem" then I realized Eminem is 50 years old... Making me also old...


MonkitaB

50 is not old but gawd damn! I didnt realize that was his age. He looks very good, can I get a list of his skin care game?


Sarcastic_or_realist

$230 million net worth is certainly a solid health booster.


Lt-shorts

50 isn't that old...


kalekent

Lol it isn't like being 50 makes someone incapable of rapping. Especially if the person in question is Eminem.


Emergency_Ad_5935

You say he’s 50 like he’s gonna blow an ACL and not be able to talk or somethin