Eminem, Jay-Z And 50 Cent Guest On Dr. Dre’s “Syllables”

Yesterday Twitter was aflutter with the possibility of an all-star collab called “Syllables”, featuring Eminem, Jay-Z, Dr. Dre and 50 Cent. Voila! Less than a day later the track dropped on the net. Word is that this is an older track (Vulture suspects it’s pre-Recovery at a minimum), so it’s unlikely to make Dr. Dre’s forthcoming Detox. But it’s a rare collabo, and it’s chock of biting lines about the sorry state of songwriting.

[wpaudio url=”//idolator.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/eminem-syllables_feat._jay-z__dr_dre_and_50_cent.mp3″ text=”Eminem, Jay-Z, Dr. Dre, 50 Cent, Stat Quo & Ca$his – Syllables” dl=”0″] “If we have to dumb down our style and ABC it then so be it / Because these days these kids, jeez, they don’t give a shit about lyrics, just want to hear a beat and that’s it,” opens Eminem on the minimalist track with a steady drum beat. “All we know is the chorus because the chorus repeats the same four words for us.” The track seems to be a statement on terribly written songs with inane lyrics clouding the Top 40 nowadays. Even the chorus “Shorty, I love you, will you love me, too” is a sarcastic nod to how watered down and lame the lyrics to many pop songs are. (We won’t name names, but we have a few guesses.) Although we get what Em & Co are saying… is it so wrong to like a fresh beat to move to? Dare we say this one could use a more exciting one. What do you think? Tell us in the comments.