Tagged: Eminem

Jimmy, Brian and Mike

“Jimmy, Brian and Mike” by Eminem

It is said that Eminem’s D12 homeys Mr. Porter and the late Proof always wanted Eminem to release this track, but he never got around to doing so, at least not until some 20 years after...

Eminem's "Just Don't Give"

“Just Don’t Give a F***” by Eminem

“Just Don’t Give a F***” is a song that Eminem came out with prior to becoming famous. And anyone familiar with his well-publicized personal history knows that he was going through a number of economic...

Eminem's "Criminal"

Eminem’s “Criminal” Lyrics Meaning

According to Eminem, “Criminal” was designed to be a rehashed version of his very-first single, “Just Don’t Give a F***“, a piece that very much guided his artistry thereafter. In that song, in full Slim Shady form, the...

Hailie’s Song

“Hailie’s Song” by Eminem

As an artist, Eminem can be considered the main figure who initiated the early 21st century trend of musicians getting painfully personal in their songs. At the time his legendary career took off, he was engaged...

Guilty Conscience by Eminem

“Guilty Conscience” by Eminem (ft. Dr. Dre)

According to Eminem, “Guilty Conscience” was inspired by a scene from the classic National Lampoon college-based comedy Animal House. In the said comedy, one of the characters therein is depicted as being tempted to do something naughty...

Eminem Speaks

“Eminem Speaks” by Juice WRLD

Although “Eminem Speaks” is a Juice WRLD track, the lyricist/vocalist is another, more popular rapper, that being Eminem. But Em is not actually rapping therein. Instead this is a sampled excerpt from his participation on a...

Don't Tell Me How To Live

“Don’t Tell Me How To Live” by Kid Rock

“Don’t Tell Me How To Live” is being advertised by some media outlets as an attack on wokeness and cancel culture. But a listener shouldn’t go into this track expecting what one might hear from Tom MacDonald,...

The Monster

“The Monster” by Eminem (ft. Rihanna)

Many analysts have interpreted “The Monster” as Eminem and Rihanna portraying two sides of the same coin, i.e. the former battling his inner “monster” and the latter embracing it. But in reading the lyrics ourselves, the...