Urban music has started to become very popular that is listened to vastly around the world, mostly in the US. There are an endless amount of urban/rap artists and one of the most recognised is Marshall Bruce Mathers III, commonly known as Eminem.
In 2003 Eminem released the single ‘Lose Yourself’ as a part of the movie ‘8 Mile’. It is the first rap song to win The Academy Award for Best Original Song. It was also nominated for five Grammies at the 45th Grammy Awards in 2003. It has had over 4,000,000 downloads in the US alone and had about 500,000 sales. It was also ranked number 24 on the national charts worldwide.
Every song that Eminem composes had a very distinctive method. His lyrics are quite poetic. He uses iambic pentameter on some lines, “You better lose yourself in the music, the moment,” but in some sentences he does not. He is very descriptive and this song is one of the most aggressive songs he has written.
There are many techniques he uses which make his song successful and one of them is that he starts strong and has an even more powerful ending. Throughout the whole song he is telling a story which can be easily picked out and applies to most of his listeners. One of the reasons why his lyrics are so well edited is that he writes about the things he can relate to easily. He talks about life experience which makes it easier for him to put things onto paper. His use of powerful sentences, “He’s nervous, but on the surface he looks calm and ready to drop bombs,” have a really positive impact on the song and help create the image he wants in the listeners’ minds.
There is a range of instruments used in the song; more than one guitar, drums, pianos and a brass which is generated by a keyboard. The opening piano instrumental uses two chords in this order Dm, C, Dm.
The lyrical meaning of the song is the reason why this song is Eminem’s most famous mainstream song.
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