<P> `` Not Afraid '' is a song by American rapper Eminem from his seventh studio album Recovery ( 2010 ) . It was released as the album 's lead single on April 29 , 2010 , by Interscope Records . `` Not Afraid '' was first revealed as a single by Eminem via Twitter , after which the song debuted on radio . To promote the single 's release , a freestyle rap , `` Despicable '' , was released on the Internet and received attention for its tone and lyrical content . `` Not Afraid '' was written and produced by Eminem , Boi - 1da , Jordan Evans and Matthew Burnett ; keyboardist Luis Resto was also attributed with songwriting credit . According to Eminem 's manager Paul Rosenberg and music critics , `` Not Afraid '' carries a positive message and depicts Eminem 's change in direction from drugs and violence . The hip hop song features a choir that assists Eminem in a heavily layered chorus and vocals are sung over a guitar , synthesizer and piano ; no Auto - Tune was used on the sung vocals , but many reverberation tools were . </P>
<P> `` Not Afraid '' is a song by American rapper Eminem from his seventh studio album Recovery ( 2010 ) . It was released as the album 's lead single on April 29 , 2010 , by Interscope Records . `` Not Afraid '' was first revealed as a single by Eminem via Twitter , after which the song debuted on radio . To promote the single 's release , a freestyle rap , `` Despicable '' , was released on the Internet and received attention for its tone and lyrical content . `` Not Afraid '' was written and produced by Eminem , Boi - 1da , Jordan Evans and Matthew Burnett ; keyboardist Luis Resto was also attributed with songwriting credit . According to Eminem 's manager Paul Rosenberg and music critics , `` Not Afraid '' carries a positive message and depicts Eminem 's change in direction from drugs and violence . The hip hop song features a choir that assists Eminem in a heavily layered chorus and vocals are sung over a guitar , synthesizer and piano ; no Auto - Tune was used on the sung vocals , but many reverberation tools were . </P>
who wrote the song not afraid by eminem
who wrote the song not afraid by eminem
Eminem Boi - 1da Jordan Evans Matthew Burnett Luis Resto
Eminem Boi - 1da Jordan Evans Matthew Burnett Luis Resto