Why NF Does Not Listen To Eminem

[XxaprilxX]

I like how he doesn’t swear in his songs and spits facts

[monesjones]

I love when artists admit their shortcomings and then explain how they changed.

[xeroxrl]

"clicks clicks clicks, they'll do anything to get a few"

[SobrietyandSolace]

I love that he is so reminiscent of Eminem, it’s like he’s a spiritual successor of sorts, but he’s also very much his own person and distinct in his artistic style. He isn’t a copy or a pastiche of Eminem at all, but has that same greet skill for storytelling/narration

[LAsMostwanted]

Those two have helped my ass through so much

[miseryisme]

NF himself: "I sounded too much like Eminem at one point"

NF fans when someone says he sounds like Eminem: "He NeVeR OnCe SoUnDeD LiKe EmInEm u H8tErS!1"

[Alkapowned]

“Why he doesn’t listen to Eminem”

NF: all I listened too for four years straight was Eminem

Me:….😑

[rawrcritical]

+ mad Respect NF deserves everything he has

[coryguitargod]

I really hope they collab one day on a track called ‘Skittles’!

Fr though, NF always stay so humble, his response to Eminem, calling him a knock off was simply “I truly respect and was influenced by Eminem’s music”, instead of saying something negative back was just amazing, especially when it’s coming from someone you idolized before making it big yourself. NF keeps it as real as his music! 🙌

[Xterrorcz]

Title : "Why NF does not listen to Eminem"

NF : "All i listened to for 4 years was Eminem"

[Whitesquall]

If someone said I sounded like the GOAT, I wouldn't be upset.

[tsmusicp]

You are exactly who you need to be #thanksNF

[covert]

You could definitely tell he was influenced by Em, but he's such a good artist he still had his own style to it. Props to him for exploring other forms of art though.

[Bagel]

Bro even has flow when he's talking, "As an artist, it started"

[traviscollins]

I could care less about celebrities, but this is one dude I'd love to meet. He's my farvorite living artist. Crazy talented and relatable. Seems like a genuinely nice person!

[daisyruth]

Oh God he did not say he stopped listening to Eminem, he just said he started listening to other people also to widen his music.

[NIKKI-]

2023 Updated NF Journey List
🎶 This is for anyone new who may want to take the NF journey as we call it because he intertwines his music like marvel movies. All of his albums are like a connected series.

He also hides eggs in his videos which he co-directs and co-produces.
For example in his “When I Grow Up” song there were four hidden eggs in that song: 1. A black balloon by the trash cans (black balloon represents his burdens per search single) 2 In the burger joint he grabbed at receipt that had the date and time of when his song time was being released. 3. He had outcast written on his name tag in the janitor scene which references his Outcast song. 4. He had his moments album CD in car scene
Another example is in the search song he had cage in background he rapped in from his outcast song. Search single also connects to Hope. In Hope he has the “map to hope”.
The black smile you will see painted on his mouth is explained in his therapy session song.

Here is the song order:
MANSION ALBUM:
1. All I have (VIDEO)- Will connect to his Suffice single from Hope album.
2. Intro (VIDEO) (Connects to Outro)
3. Mansion- *will connect to Intro 3. Fear moved in. Also connects to paid my dues. Anger lives in basement* Lastly it connects to Hope single.
4. Wake Up (VIDEO) connects to Intro 2 and Outro.
5. Paralyzed- Connects to Let you down and Trauma
6. Wait (VIDEO)
7. Notepad (VIDEO) *He explains why he does not cuss in his music🎶*

THERAPY SESSION ALBUM:
1. Intro 2 (VIDEO) *He calls out his song wake up and has names of all songs written on walls from this album. You will also see references to his intro song as well.*
2. Therapy Session (VIDEO) Very important song. Explains his black smile he paints on his mouth.
3. I just wanna know (VIDEO)-Will connect to Outro video.
4. How could you leave us-(VIDEO) Please have tissues nearby. Will connect to his Mama single.
5. Real song- (VIDEO) * He pays homage to Lil Wayne in this song by using his famous line feed me rappers or feed me beats but adding feed me both of them 🔥* Also connects to Outro video.
6. Grindin’ ft. Marty (VIDEO)
7. Oh Lord-* This song gets referred to in returns song two albums later.* Great song
8. Statement *He pays homage to eminem and drake in this song* (hype song)

Warm Up -(VIDEO) Single released between albums. (hype song)

Epiphany- collab with futuristic. (VIDEO) *He pays homage to meek mill.*

PERCEPTION ALBUM:
1. Outro (VIDEO) *pay attention to the video. It is like avengers endgame how he connects tons of previous videos materials in this.* connects to Wake up, therapy session, intro 1, real single, and I just wanna know single.
2. Green Lights-(VIDEO) * Please pay attention to what he has written on the notepad at the end
3. Intro 3 (one of his best songs) *This connects to mansion single. Remember fear. reference. Connects to hope single
4. Outcast (VIDEO)- will connect to clouds video.connects to Hope single
5. Know- *He pays homage to eminem and 21 pilots* (hype)
6. Destiny (hype)-Mansion single is mentioned in this song.
7. One hundred (hype)
8. Let you down (VIDEO) please watch to the very very end! Plots twist. Connects to hope single.
9. If you want love (VIDEO)
10. Remember this- *💎 Gems all over this track!*

Single: No Name. (VIDEO) *This gets connected in leave me alone song an album later.* connects to Motto as well with the VIP part.

Single: Why- (VIDEO) *NF pays big homage to Big Sean as he uses his flow from bounce back in this and mentions Big Seans name and his album I decided. (This isnt nates flow he says)
Also he has a ton of eggs like Dont mess with real music written on walls. Pay attention to all writing on the walls* connects to Motto as well

SEARCH ALBUM:
Whole album should be listened to. Below is mainly the journey songs and hype songs:
1 The search (VIDEO) *He pays homage to kanye west. (Cant tell me nothing by kanye and he puts his hands on his head like kanye did in video) this also connects to outcast re the cage in background)* connects to Hope single as well-map to hope
2. When I grow up (VIDEO) *He pays homage to Adele. (To me he also did to snoop in opening scene with kids saying what they wanted to be when they grow up)* Hidden eggs in this connects to Motto (the fan sipping the drink)
3. Leave me alone (VIDEO) * This connects to no name single.*
4. Change- this song is mentioned in his search single.
5. Nate- He mentions all his past albums.
6. Time (VIDEO) Song for his wife.
7. Returns- (hype song) one of his best for flow switches and word play- connects to oh lord single
8. Only – I feel like part two of this is Just like you from clouds mixtape.
9. Let me go- connects to Hope
10. Interlude then I hate myself song. In running he mentions Hate Myself.
11. I miss the days
12. No excuses (hype song)
13. Options (hype song) connects to clouds video with the ref scene
14. Trauma singing only song. Amazing. Connects to Search Intro Single.

Paid My Dues (VIDEO)
This will connect to Lost single.
It was to the awful article rolling stones put out because the writer was a big chance the rapper fan and was pissed NF took number one spot. Over 400 people bashed that writer in the comments lol

Chasing -demo he did with a fan. This was very nice of him to do. This also will connect to the whole theme of Clouds Mixtape.

CLOUDS THE MIXTAPE:
1. Clouds (VIDEO) * This connects to outcast single turn the music up and options singles* connects to hope single
2. Lost ft Hopsin (VIDEO) connects to hope single (reins) also connects to search theme with black balloons (burdens)
3. Story (VIDEO) This is one of his best for story telling singles!
4. That’s a Joke (pays homage to J Cole from no role modelz)
5. Just like you (connects to Hope single where his older self is giving him wrong directions)
6. Prideful-Connects to Lost as he speaks about pride in that single.
7. Drifting (connects to Hope single)
8. Trust ft Tech N9ne- To me this connects to running single from Hope. As he mentions “if you have never been afraid then why you running?”

HOPE ALBUM:
1.Hope- (video) connects to Drifting, Lost Ft Hopsin, Mansion single, Outcast, let you down, search single (map to hope), let me go, just like you, and why.
2.Motto-(video) connects to when i grow up (same fan sipping drink) no name, happy, and why singles.
3. Happy. Connects to Motto.
4. Mama-Connects to How could you leave us single.
5. Suffice-Connects to All I have single. He even uses a line from this single as well in this.
6. Careful Ft Cordae- Pays homage to J Cole.
7. Turn my back- Shouts out Kanye, Drake, Eminem, Dr. Dre, J Cole, Kendrick, Cordae, Big Sean, 6LACK. Shouts out God’s Plan by Drake as well in this.
8. Bullet- The whole song is written for his wife.
9. Running. Very important song. Connects to Hope intro single. He is speaking to the dark side of him. Hope is taking the reins!
(The whole album is amazing so please listen to the rest of the music when you can. Nothing else is a call back to his older music)

There are many good songs not on this list like Dreams and you’re special etc.
At some point take the time and go back through and listen to them all. 🖤

[jnak]

your music is amazing man, Thank you NF!! Congrats on HOPE...that album is FIRE!!

[RichardXLuye]

this is the main thing is he doesn't even have to cuss and be disrespectful to be good and many can relate in somewhat of a therapy. to have someone who may have went through similar things or situation and it be somewhat of a expression or release and not keep it bottled within ones self never being able to release them expressions. its an outlet for me

[julesrenders]

You pick all sort of pockets from artists you look up to to make the perfect combination that makes you!