Genius Meanings
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Eminem – Rhyme or Reason
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Eminem just goes off on a lyrical hate spew against everything especially, his dad. He “switches the script” from earlier albums; instead of writing a diss track against his mother
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Ren – Hi Ren
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Ren wrote in the comments of this song’s release video, “Up until I was 9 years old, I would intermittently hear a voice in my head that was not my own. The voice was distinctly
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Eminem – Killshot
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“Killshot” is a response to Machine Gun Kelly’s “RAP DEVIL,” which was in itself a response to “Not Alike” from Eminem’s August 2018 album Kamikaze. The diss track dropped eleven
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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 – Cleanin' Out My Closet
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Eminem raps about his father abandoning him as a child, his turbulent affair with his ex-wife Kim, and his irreparably damaged relationship with his mother Debbie.
For an update
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Eminem – The Real Slim Shady
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“The Real Slim Shady” is the quintessential early Eminem song—funny and serious simultaneously, with crazy rhyme schemes and devices.
As K-Solo had asked, will the “Real Solo
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Melanie Fiona – Give It to Me Right
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Okay, okay / He's got my number and / You can't, you can't / Warn me baby here I am / Either you make the time / Or just forget me / I'm not, I'm not / Tryna run your life / That's
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Eminem – Brainless
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Em is at his most lyrical and sporadic as he brings back a vintage Slim Shady-type narrative. The track features, notably, a sample of Toccata and Fugue in D minor This five minute
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Eminem – Rap God
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“Rap God” is Eminem’s braggadocious ode to himself and his career. Over its six-minute run-time, he references comic books, throws back to his old songs, and raps crazily fast.
In
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Eminem – Criminal
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The final song on The Marshall Mathers LP, “Criminal” provides plenty of examples of and excuses for Em’s violent rhetoric.
As Em explained in Angry Blonde:
“Criminal” was my new
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Eminem – Rain Man
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This song is named after the 1988 movie Rain Man starring Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise. One of the main characters in the movie is autistic, and the song references several of his
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Eminem (Ft. Juice WRLD) – Godzilla
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Eminem and late rapper Juice WRLD team up for the first time on “Godzilla,” where they compare themselves to monsters. In particular, they become Godzilla, a fictional sea monster
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Eminem – Parking Lot (Skit)
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This skit picks up where the bank robbing skit from “Criminal” left off, as well as the last line from Bad Guy.
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Eminem – My Mom
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As the song title suggest, “My Mom” adds to a long list of tracks that showcases Em’s scorn for his mother, Debbie Mathers. In the song, Em elaborates on how his drug habit stemmed
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@productofrakim17 – Eminem vs Canibus: "The most theatrical emcee battle of all time"
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Eminem vs Canibus: "The most theatrical emcee battle of all time" (FINAL UPDATE: 10/13/07) ... / Mar 27 '05 (Updated Oct 14 '07) / The Bottom Line All the information you need to
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Eminem – Just Don't Give a Fuck
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Eminem details his writing process for this track in his lyrics book Angry Blonde:
“Just Don’t Give a Fuck” was a song that I wrote when I was staying at my mother’s house. It was
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Eminem – You're Never Over
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Eminem’s ode to his fallen friend and groupmate DeShaun “Proof” Holton, produced by Just Blaze.
This song samples Gerard McMann’s song, Cry Little Sister.
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The Zombies – Time of the Season
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The song was written in 1967 and released in 1968 in England, where it failed to chart. The group had disbanded that year, but the song had great success the following year in the
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Eminem (Ft. 2Pac, DMX, Dr. Dre, Ja Rule, Nate Dogg, Snoop Dogg & Xzibit) – Bitch Please III (Remix)
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[Intro: Snoop Dogg + Dr. Dre + Ja Rule] / Yeah, what up, Detroit? / Nu-uh, nu-uh nuh, no, he didn't / They didn't do it again (What-what, you what?) / You shitted on these niggas
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Eminem – In Your Head
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On “In Your Head,” Eminem reflects about his regrets throughout his career. In particular, it appears that he’s most frustrated with his Slim Shady persona. His alter-ego, as
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Eminem – Bad Guy
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“Bad Guy” is a sequel to Eminem’s song “Stan”, which was released as a single from The Marshall Mathers LP. “Stan” is about a crazed fan who kills himself, his girlfriend and their
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Eminem – Zane Lowe BBC Radio Interview Part 1
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Part one of Zane Lowe’s BBC Radio interview with Eminem. For part two, click here.
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Complex Magazine – The 100 Best Eminem Songs (According to Complex)
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1. Lose Yourself / 2. Stan / 3. The Way I Am / 4- Just Don't Give A fuck / 5- 'Till I Collapse / 6- Kill You / 7- Renegade / 8- The Real Slim Shady / 9- Kim / 10- White America
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Eminem – Groundhog Day
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This song about Eminem’s childhood in Detroit, Michigan is based on the 1993 movie Groundhog Day.
In the movie, the same day repeats itself over and over again, and “tomorrow
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Eminem (Ft. Liz Rodrigues) – Survival
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Eminem vibrantly attempts to cement his top spot in the rap game. With the Darwinian theory of natural selection as a motif, he applies the idea of “survival of the fittest” to rap
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Fort Minor (Ft. Styles of Beyond) – Remember the Name
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Fort Minor is a side project of Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda. “Remember the Name” was the lead single from their album The Rising Tied. The song also served as a promo song for the
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Eminem – Role Model
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Eminem himself talked about this song in the book “The Angry Blonde” saying:
“I was just fucking around when I made this song. To me it’s just a rap record. The message behind it
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Eminem – Crazy In Love
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A rare example of Eminem singing a whole song rather than rapping, he details the difficulties of being in love with a woman that’s almost as crazy as he is.
It’s a matter of some
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Eminem – Hello
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This song serves the same purpose as “My Name Is” from the SSLP, introducing, or in this case, re-introducing Slim Shady to the world after a lengthy hiatus.
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50 Cent – Many Men (Wish Death)
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“Many Men (Wish Death)” is the third single from 50 Cent’s debut studio album Get Rich or Die Tryin'. This track deals with 50’s near death experiences (infamously, 50 was shot 9
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Eminem On Machine Gun Kelly: “The Reason I Dissed Him Is Actually A Lot More Petty Than That”
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The Detroit rapper chalked up his homophobic slur about Tyler, The Creator to anger over being disrespected.
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Eminem (Ft. Dr. Dre, Nate Dogg, Snoop Dogg & Xzibit) – Bitch Please II
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“Bitch Please II” is a track from Eminem’s sophomore LP The Marshall Mathers LP. It’s a sequel to a Snoop Dogg track (featuring Xzibit and Nate Dogg) that appeared on his 1999
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Genius Thai Translations (แปลภาษาไทย) – Eminem - Rhyme or Reason (แปลภาษาไทย)
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(เธอชื่ออะไรเอ่ย) มาร์เชลเว้ย / (พ่อเธอชื่อไรเอ่ย) ฉันไม่มีเว้ย / แม่ของฉันงอกฉันเอามาได้เหมือนมังกรโคโมโด้ / และฉันผ่านช่วงอันตรายมาแล้ว / และได้ชนเข้ากับความบ้าคลั่งของแร็ป
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Eminem (Ft. Rihanna) – The Monster
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“The Monster” is Eminem’s fourth single from The Marshall Mathers LP 2. Incidentally, it also marks the fourth time Eminem and Rihanna have collaborated.
This dark and emotional
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Eminem – Kamikaze
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On the album’s title track, Em continues his criticism of trap and mumble rap. He also responds to the negative reception of his 2017 album Revival. In the chorus, he even compares
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Eminem (Ft. Xzibit) – Freestyle (Jermaine Dupri Diss)
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with the beat of The Clipse’s “Grindin'” behind him, Xzibit calls out Jermaine Dupri for a diss
at X’s frequent collaborator, Dr. Dre.
the interlude samples “Short People” by
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Chief Keef – I Don't Like Interpolations
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See all of “I Don't Like” by Chief Keef’s interpolations
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Eminem – Say Goodbye Hollywood
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Eminem quotes Billy Joel in bidding Tinseltown his au revoir
The song is the conclusion of the story started with “The Kiss” (track 6) and “Soldier” (track 7), The Eminem Show’s
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Eminem – Headlights (Instrumental)
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[Instrumental]
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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. Jamie N Commons) – Desperation
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In February 2013 it was rumoured Eminem would sample Jamie N Commons on the hook of his first single, which was then expected to drop in summer ‘13, preceeding Eminem’s UK-Belgium-
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Dr. Dre (Ft. Eminem) – Forgot About Dre
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“Forgot About Dre” was released as the second single from Dr. Dre’s 2001 album, and it was his statement to anyone feeling like his production suffered after his escape from Death
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Nas – Made You Look
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“Made You Look” was released on September 10, 2002 as the lead single for Nas' sixth studio album God’s Son. The single peaked at #9 on Billboard’s US Hot Rap Songs chart and #32
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