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Eminem – Berzerk
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Eminem’s first single off MMLP2. A snippet was released during the commercials for the VMA’s in order to build buzz for the album. The song gives off a golden-age vibe, as it is
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Eminem (Ft. Lil Wayne) – No Love
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The main theme of the third single off of Recovery remains a point of controversy. While many believe it to be a personification of Hip-Hop (with another notable mention on the
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Eminem – Cold Wind Blows
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In the opening track off Recovery, Eminem gets icy towards “pussies”, both the male kind and the female kind, settling the score with rivals.
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Eminem – The Warning
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Released in the summer of 2009, this track is a response to Mariah Carey’s song “Obsessed” which was an Eminem diss.
In this song, Eminem disses Mariah Carey and her husband Nick
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Eminem – As the World Turns
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The title of this song is a reference to the soap opera As the World Turns, where characters have to deal with most of the trials and tribulations Shady is talking about. This
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Eminem – Same Song & Dance
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This song can be interpreted in two ways. Some believe the lyrics are to be taken literally. This interpretation would mean that Eminem is simply expressing his desire to rape
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Eminem (Ft. Royce da 5'9" & White Gold) – You Gon' Learn
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On “You Gon' Learn,” Eminem teams up with Royce da 5'9" and White Gold to stress the importance of resilience and determination. Royce and Em present themselves as products of
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Eminem (Ft. Obie Trice) – Drips
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This song is the 9th track on Eminem’s 2002 classic The Eminem Show album. Due to the song’s explicit subject matter, the song was removed from the album’s clean version.
The song
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Eminem Raps About Ariana Grande Concert Bombing In Controversial New Freestyle
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The lyrics feature graphic, disturbing passages that condone date rape and sexual assault.
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Nicki Minaj (Ft. Eminem) – Roman's Revenge
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Nicki raps this song as her “crazy alter ego,” Roman Zolanski, and responds to provocations from a certain queen bee. She is joined by another rapper who knows a thing or two about
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Eminem – Square Dance
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This song has political roots while also serving as a diss towards Canibus.
In fact, the song may be a direct response to Canibus’s song “Draft Me”, in which Canibus threatens an
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Eminem – Insane
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As described in the New York Times:
Word sounds are the genesis of “Insane,” a song on “Relapse” where he accuses his stepfather of raping him as a child. “It’s pretty much all
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Eminem – Fubba U Cubba Cubba (Freestyle)
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[Intro] / "We on" / "Shady" "45" / [Verse] / I done figured this / Rap shit out, I map shit out strategically / Timin' is everything, and it seems to be the key / To my success, it
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Eminem (Ft. Dr. Dre) – Say What You Say
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This song is a diss to Jermaine Dupri, rapper Canibus, and The Source Magazine. It was Em’s first retaliation against the magazine, which later turned into the Eminem-Benzino beef.
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Eminem – Off The Dome Freestyle
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Detroit legend Eminem unleashed a freestyled lyrical barrage on “Off The Dome,” where he raps extensively about multiple different topics and issues. On the boastful track, Em
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Eminem (Ft. D12) – Quitter
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The last diss track Eminem aimed at Everlast in response to “Whitey’s Revenge”.
The first hook of the song uses a similar sound to his own song Marshall Mathers, and the second
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Eminem – On Fire
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[Intro] / (Haha, yeah, haha) / You know, critics, man / Critics never got nothin' nice to say, man / You know, the one thing I notice about critics, man / Is critics never ask me
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Eminem – Soldier
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In the seventh song off The Eminem Show, Em details his dealings with the law because of his weapons charges, and boasts his fearless nature with them–which is contradicted a song
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Eminem – Like Toy Soldiers
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Sampling a children’s choir from Martika’s “Toy Soldiers” for the chorus, “Like Toy Soldiers” finds Eminem emphasizing the importance of friendship and his duty/respect to those he
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Akon (Ft. Eminem) – Smack That
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Smack that is the first single of Akon’s second studio album, Konvicted. The song was released on September 26, 2006.
The song has a music video too, which is a short clip remake
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T.I. (Ft. Eminem) – That's All She Wrote
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On “That’s All She Wrote,” T.I. talks about the law while Eminem talks about sex. This marks their first collaboration since “Touchdown.” The instrumental is a mellow affair, a
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Eminem (Ft. Dina Rae) – Drug Ballad
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Em’s love song!
Slim tells us about his love/hate relationship with alcohol, solvents, ecstasy, and who knows what else. Basically any substance he can cram in to his body, a
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Eminem (Ft. DJ Premier) – Book of Rhymes
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On a track with production by common collaborator IllaDaProducer, Eminem raps about getting all his thoughts off of his mind and pad, both literally and figuratively. The song
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Eminem (Ft. White Gold) – Zeus
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“Zeus,” featuring New York recording artist White Gold, contains some of Eminem’s most ruthless bars and name-drops from Music To Be Murdered By: Side B. This is the fourteenth
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Eminem – Medicine Ball
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[Intro] / Oh my goodness, what have I done? / Oh no, I can't believe it / It's like I've got the whole world in my palm / And I'm ready to drop bombs / [Verse 1] / Welcome to the
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Rap Critic – Rap Critic Reviews: "Berzerk" by Eminem
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Hi, I'm the Rap Critic. And Eminem is BACK… again… Well, I mean, I guess he had to come back eventually. Either that or pretend to retire for couple days, like Jay-Z. Most rappers
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Looking Back At The Top Hip-Hop Song Of 2013 On Genius
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Eminem made a compelling case for being the GOAT on the skillful “Rap God.”
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The Notorious B.I.G. (Ft. Eminem) – Dead Wrong
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A posthumous Biggie song about rape, murder, and pedophilia—perfect for an Eminem feature, which he discussed in his autobiography The Way I Am:
I rapped on a remix of The
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Starbomb – Arin Checks the Mic
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Arin appears to have a similar lyrical flow to Eminem’s 2018 freestyle, Kick Off. The similarities can be found in the heavy breathing, progressively louder/more aggressive rapping
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Bad Meets Evil – All I Think About
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Eminem and Royce Da 5'9" team back up as Bad Meets Evil, for a a funky record off of the Southpaw original soundtrack.
With recent songs like “The Monster,” Eminem has proposed
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Skylar Grey, Polo G, Mozzy & Eminem – Last One Standing
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“Last One Standing” serves as the official theme song to the 2021 Columbia Pictures movie, Venom: Let There Be Carnage, a sequel to the 2018 movie, Venom, based on the Marvel
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Eminem – ShadyXV
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As the album’s title track and intro, “Shady XV” sets the stage for the entire compilation. Eminem comes out swinging, making it clear from the jump that this album is going to be
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