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sir pball

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Tue Feb 15, 2022, 10:27 AM Feb 2022

Eminem has *always* been angry, so very righteously angry. [View all]

Watching the aftermath of the SB Show - half of y'all are just realizing this?



Dre, just let it run
Ayo, turn the beat up a little bit
Ayo, this song is for anyone...
Fuck it, just shut up and listen, ayo
I sit back with this pack of Zig-Zags and this bag
Of this weed, it gives me the shit needed to be
The most meanest MC on this on this Earth
And since birth I've been cursed with this curse to just curse
And just blurt this berserk and bizarre shit that works
And it sells and it helps in itself to relieve all this tension
Dispensing these sentences, getting this stress
That's been eating me recently off of this chest
And I rest again peacefully
But at least have the decency in you
To leave me alone, when you freaks see me out
In the streets when I'm eating or feeding my daughter
To not come and speak to me
I don't know you, and no, I don't owe you a mothafuckin' thing
I'm not Mr. N'Sync, I'm not what your friends think
I'm not Mr. Friendly, I can be a prick if you tempt me
My tank is on empty, no patience is in me
And if you offend me, I'm lifting you ten feet in the air
I don't care who was there and who saw me just jaw you
Go call you a lawyer, file you a lawsuit
I'll smile in the courtroom and buy you a wardrobe
I'm tired of all you, I don't mean to be mean
But that's all I can be, it's just me
And I am whatever you say I am
If I wasn't, then why would I say I am?
In the paper, the news, every day I am
Radio won't even play my jam
'Cause I am whatever you say I am
If I wasn't, then why would I say I am?
In the paper, the news, every day I am, huh
I don't know, it's just the way I am
Sometimes I just feel like my father
I hate to be bothered with all of this nonsense, it's constant
And, oh, it's his lyrical content, the song Guilty Conscience
Has gotten such rotten responses
And all of this controversy circles me
And it seems like the media immediately points a finger at me
So I point one back at 'em, but not the index or pinkie
Or the ring or the thumb, it's the one you put up
When you don't give a fuck, when you won't just put up
With the bullshit they pull, 'cause they full of shit too
When a dude's getting bullied and shoots up his school
And they blame it on Marilyn and the heroin
Where were the parents at? And look where it's at!
Middle America, now it's a tragedy
Now it's so sad to see, an upper-class city
Havin' this happenin'
Then attack Eminem 'cause I rap this way
But I'm glad, 'cause they feed me the fuel that I need
For the fire to burn and it's burning, and I have returned
And I am whatever you say I am
If I wasn't, then why would I say I am?
In the paper, the news, every day I am
Radio won't even play my jam
'Cause I am whatever you say I am
If I wasn't, then why would I say I am?
In the paper, the news, every day I am
I don't know, it's just the way I am
I'm so sick and tired of being admired
That I wish that I would just die or get fired
And dropped from my label, let's stop with the fables
I'm not gonna be able to top on "My Name Is"
And pigeon-holed into some poppy sensation
To cop me rotation at rock-n-roll stations
And I just do not got the patience
To deal with these cocky Caucasians
Who think I'm some wigger who just tries to be black
'Cause I talk with an accent, and grab on my balls
So they always keep asking the same fucking questions
What school did I go to, what hood I grew up in
The why, the who, what, when, the where and the how
'Til I'm grabbing my hair and I'm tearin' it out
'Cause they driving me crazy, I can't take it
I'm racin', I'm pacin', I stand and I sit
And I'm thankful for every fan that I get
But I can't take a shit in the bathroom
Without someone standing by it
No, I won't sign you an autograph
You can call me an asshole, I'm glad, 'cause...
I am whatever you say I am
If I wasn't, then why would I say I am?
In the paper, the news, every day I am
Radio won't even play my jam
'Cause I am whatever you say I am
If I wasn't, then why would I say I am?
In the paper, the news, every day I am
I don't know, it's just the way I am


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The halftime show was epic on so many levels tinrobot Feb 2022 #1
TBH, as a 42-year old who remembers all the artists well... sir pball Feb 2022 #5
I thought it was wonderful myself. Demsrule86 Feb 2022 #15
+1 n/t ChazII Feb 2022 #50
Back in the day I taught poetry in a children's prison. nolabear Feb 2022 #2
You continue to amaze me...I fell in love with Eminem too. Demsrule86 Feb 2022 #17
Thanks. That prison's been in the news lately. nolabear Feb 2022 #26
We have more people imprisoned than almost any other country. sigh... Demsrule86 Feb 2022 #38
The most telling thing about this particular one nolabear Feb 2022 #40
So many women fight back and end up in jail. Sad ... Demsrule86 Feb 2022 #41
As lyricists go, he's not exactly John Lennon, is he? Dial H For Hero Feb 2022 #3
He wasn't trying to be Lennon now, was he? sir pball Feb 2022 #7
If that was his goal, he succeeded admirably. Dial H For Hero Feb 2022 #12
How about this from John Lennon? Good song but mostly nonsense Autumn Feb 2022 #31
Probably wouldn't sell to you inthewind21 Feb 2022 #34
Whatever you do, don't listen to his song "Stan." BlackSkimmer Feb 2022 #45
I'm not familiar with it. Dial H For Hero Feb 2022 #52
so in protest he refused all the money they were giving him lol nt msongs Feb 2022 #13
This message was self-deleted by its author Autumn Feb 2022 #32
No, He Was A RobinA Feb 2022 #16
I think his lyrics are amazing personally. Demsrule86 Feb 2022 #18
As far as composers go, John Lennon was was no Mozart, was he? Act_of_Reparation Feb 2022 #24
At least Em admitted he was abusive, bro. sir pball Feb 2022 #43
What does admitting that he abused someone have to do with Dial H For Hero Feb 2022 #51
I'm a little confused by it all. Calista241 Feb 2022 #4
Because a black person kneeling isn't attention-grabbing. sir pball Feb 2022 #6
This. It was about solidarity Withywindle Feb 2022 #36
Maybe, but though rap isn't a favorite genre for me, Eminem has a way of captivating the audience hlthe2b Feb 2022 #11
I completely agree. Demsrule86 Feb 2022 #20
Given DU's median age is probably 70+ it's not a surprise BannonsLiver Feb 2022 #8
I think he is an excellent lyricist. MLAA Feb 2022 #9
I saw Hamilton myself. While I enjoyed a couple of numbers it, on the whole I have to give it Dial H For Hero Feb 2022 #14
Seriously...you don't seem to enjoy much diverse music...by diverse I mean all different. I like Demsrule86 Feb 2022 #21
I enjoy classical, operetta, jazz, swing, rock & roll, show music, rock. Country I can take or Dial H For Hero Feb 2022 #23
Not really, no. Act_of_Reparation Feb 2022 #25
Bit of a difference between Buddy Holly and Aerosmith. Dial H For Hero Feb 2022 #27
I understand how nested hierarchies work. Act_of_Reparation Feb 2022 #33
There are also regional styles AZProgressive Feb 2022 #44
Not even close inthewind21 Feb 2022 #35
It could be I suppose...but to not like any rap or hip hop... I don't know it feels like you never Demsrule86 Feb 2022 #39
I've been hearing it since it first became popular. Dial H For Hero Feb 2022 #42
I generally like Ems music... BGBD Feb 2022 #10
Thank you. milestogo Feb 2022 #19
I guess you never heard of a song called 'Love the way you Lie' with both Rihanna and eminem. Demsrule86 Feb 2022 #22
Sure....but one song BGBD Feb 2022 #29
Ok...and Rock never had songs that were not particularly pro-women I suppose. Demsrule86 Feb 2022 #37
John Lennon, by his own admission, was an abuser sir pball Feb 2022 #47
My wife won't listen to Eminem because of "97 Bonnie and Clyde" sir pball Feb 2022 #49
This video really hit me hard in 2004 RandiFan1290 Feb 2022 #28
Yes, impactful for me too. brave. nt wiggs Feb 2022 #30
Eminem is one of the best rappers of all time, full stop. radius777 Feb 2022 #46
Have you seen the outtakes from 8 Mile? sir pball Feb 2022 #48
The Story of Eminem documentary ARPad95 Feb 2022 #53
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