Eminem, born Marshall Bruce Mathers III, 17 October 1973, Kansas City, Missouri,
USA. This white rapper burst onto the US charts in 1999 with a controversial
take on the horrorcore genre. Mathers endured an itinerant childhood, living
with his mother in various states before eventually ending up in Detroit at the
age of 12. He took up rapping in high school before dropping out in ninth
grade, joining ad hoc groups Basement Productions, the New Jacks, and D12. The
newly named Eminem released a raw debut album in 1997 through independent label
FBT. Infinite was poorly received, however, with Eminem earning unfavourable
comparisons to leading rappers such as Nas and AZ. His determination to succeed
was given a boost by a prominent feature in Source's Unsigned Hype column, and
he gained revenge on his former critics when he won the Wake Up Show's
Freestyle Performer Of The Year award, and finished runner-up in Los Angeles'
annual Rap Olympics. The following year's The Slim Shady EP, named after his
sinister alter-ego, featured some vitriolic attacks on his detractors. The
stand-out track, "Just Don't Give A fuck", became a highly popular underground
hit, and led to guest appearances on MC Shabaam Sahddeq's "Five Star Generals"
single and Kid Rock's Devil Without A Cause set. As a result, Eminem was signed
to Aftermath Records by label boss Dr. Dre, who adopted the young rapper as his
protege and acted as co-producer on Eminem's full-length debut. Dre's beats
featured prominently on The Slim Shady LP, a provocative feast of violent,
twisted lyrics, with a moral outlook partially redeemed by Eminem's claim to be
only "voicing" the thoughts of the Slim Shady character. Parody or no parody,
lyrics to tracks such as "97 Bonnie & Clyde" (which contained lines about
killing the mother of his child) and frequent verbal outbursts about his mother
were held by many, outside even the usual Christian moral majority, to be
deeply irresponsible. The album was buoyed by the commercial success of the
singles "My Name Is" and "Guilty Conscience" (the former helped by a striking,
MTV-friendly video), and climbed to number 2 on the US album chart in March
1999.
Eminem subsequently made high profile appearances on Rawkus
Records' Soundbombing Volume 2 compilation and Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott's Da
Real World. He was also in the news when his mother filed a lawsuit claiming
that comments made by the rapper during interviews and on The Slim Shady LP had
caused, amongst other things, emotional distress, damage to her reputation and
loss of self-esteem. None of which harmed the sales of Eminem's follow-up
album, The Marshall Mathers LP, which debuted at number 1 on the US album chart
in May 2000 and established him as the most successful rapper since the mid-90s
heyday of 2Pac and Snoop Doggy Dogg. By the end of the year, however, his
troubled personal life and a serious assault charge had removed the gloss from
his phenomenal commercial success. Despite criticism from gay rights groups,
the rapper swept up three Grammy Awards the following February. He also
reunited with his D12 colleagues to record the transatlantic chart-topping
Devil's Night.
http://www.eminem.net/biography/
(its the first one^)
USA. This white rapper burst onto the US charts in 1999 with a controversial
take on the horrorcore genre. Mathers endured an itinerant childhood, living
with his mother in various states before eventually ending up in Detroit at the
age of 12. He took up rapping in high school before dropping out in ninth
grade, joining ad hoc groups Basement Productions, the New Jacks, and D12. The
newly named Eminem released a raw debut album in 1997 through independent label
FBT. Infinite was poorly received, however, with Eminem earning unfavourable
comparisons to leading rappers such as Nas and AZ. His determination to succeed
was given a boost by a prominent feature in Source's Unsigned Hype column, and
he gained revenge on his former critics when he won the Wake Up Show's
Freestyle Performer Of The Year award, and finished runner-up in Los Angeles'
annual Rap Olympics. The following year's The Slim Shady EP, named after his
sinister alter-ego, featured some vitriolic attacks on his detractors. The
stand-out track, "Just Don't Give A fuck", became a highly popular underground
hit, and led to guest appearances on MC Shabaam Sahddeq's "Five Star Generals"
single and Kid Rock's Devil Without A Cause set. As a result, Eminem was signed
to Aftermath Records by label boss Dr. Dre, who adopted the young rapper as his
protege and acted as co-producer on Eminem's full-length debut. Dre's beats
featured prominently on The Slim Shady LP, a provocative feast of violent,
twisted lyrics, with a moral outlook partially redeemed by Eminem's claim to be
only "voicing" the thoughts of the Slim Shady character. Parody or no parody,
lyrics to tracks such as "97 Bonnie & Clyde" (which contained lines about
killing the mother of his child) and frequent verbal outbursts about his mother
were held by many, outside even the usual Christian moral majority, to be
deeply irresponsible. The album was buoyed by the commercial success of the
singles "My Name Is" and "Guilty Conscience" (the former helped by a striking,
MTV-friendly video), and climbed to number 2 on the US album chart in March
1999.
Eminem subsequently made high profile appearances on Rawkus
Records' Soundbombing Volume 2 compilation and Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott's Da
Real World. He was also in the news when his mother filed a lawsuit claiming
that comments made by the rapper during interviews and on The Slim Shady LP had
caused, amongst other things, emotional distress, damage to her reputation and
loss of self-esteem. None of which harmed the sales of Eminem's follow-up
album, The Marshall Mathers LP, which debuted at number 1 on the US album chart
in May 2000 and established him as the most successful rapper since the mid-90s
heyday of 2Pac and Snoop Doggy Dogg. By the end of the year, however, his
troubled personal life and a serious assault charge had removed the gloss from
his phenomenal commercial success. Despite criticism from gay rights groups,
the rapper swept up three Grammy Awards the following February. He also
reunited with his D12 colleagues to record the transatlantic chart-topping
Devil's Night.
http://www.eminem.net/biography/
(its the first one^)
Have you ever been hated or discriminated against? I have; I've been protested and demonstrated against Picket signs for my wicked rhymes, look at the times Sick as the mind of the motherfucking kid that's behind All this commotion emotions run deep as ocean's exploding Tempers flaring from parents just blow 'em off and keep going Not taking nothing from no one give 'em hell long as I'm breathing Keep kicking ass in the morning and taking names in the evening Leave 'em with a taste as sour as vinegar in they mouth See they can trigger me, but they'll never figure me out Look at me now; I bet ya probably sick of me now ain't you momma? I'mma make you look so ridiculous now I'm sorry momma! I never meant to hurt you! I never meant to make you cry; but tonight I'm cleaning out my closet (one more time) I said I'm sorry momma! I never meant to hurt you! I never meant to make you cry, but tonight I'm cleaning out my closet Ha! I got some skeletons in my closet And I don't know if no one knows it So before they thrown me inside my coffin and close it I'mma expose it; I'll take you back to '73 Before I ever had a multi-platinum selling CD I was a baby, maybe I was just a couple of months My faggot father must have had his panties up in a bunch Cause he split, I wonder if he even kissed me goodbye No I don't. On second thought I just fucking wished he would die I look at Hailie, and I couldn't picture leaving her side Even if I hated Kim, I grit my teeth and I'd try To make it work with her at least for Hailie's sake I maybe made some mistakes But I'm only human, but I'm man enough to face them today What I did was stupid, no doubt it was dumb But the smartest shit I did was take the bullets outta that gun Cause I'da killed him; shit I would've shot Kim and him both It's my life, I'd like to welcome y'all to "The Eminem Show" I'm sorry momma! I never meant to hurt you! I never meant to make you cry; but tonight I'm cleaning out my closet (one more time) I said I'm sorry momma! I never meant to hurt you! I never meant to make you cry, but tonight I'm cleaning out my closet Now I would never diss my own momma just to get recognition Take a second to listen for who you think this record is dissing But put yourself in my position; just try to envision Witnessing your momma popping prescription pills in the kitchen Bitching that someone's always going through her purse and shit's missing Going through public housing systems, victim of Munchhausen's Syndrome My whole life I was made to believe I was sick when I wasn't 'Til I grew up, now I blew up, it makes you sick to ya stomach Doesn't it? Wasn't it the reason you made that CD for me Ma? So you could try to justify the way you treated me Ma? But guess what? You're getting older now and it's cold when you're lonely And Nathan's growing up so quick he's gonna know that you're phony And Hailie's getting so big now; you should see her, she's beautiful But you'll never see her - she won't even be at your funeral! See what hurts me the most is you won't admit you was wrong Bitch do your song - keep telling yourself that you was a mom! But how dare you try to take what you didn't help me to get You selfish bitch; I hope you fucking burn in hell for this shit Remember when Ronnie died and you said you wished it was me? Well guess what, I am dead - dead to you as can be! I'm sorry momma! I never meant to hurt you! I never meant to make you cry; but tonight I'm cleaning out my closet (one more time) I said I'm sorry momma! I never meant to hurt you! I never meant to make you cry, but tonight I'm cleaning out my closet I'm sorry momma! I never meant to hurt you! I never meant to make you cry; but tonight I'm cleaning out my closet (one more time) I said I'm sorry momma! I never meant to hurt you! I never meant to make you cry, but tonight I'm cleaning out my closet |
We touch I feel a rush
We clutch it isn't much But it's enough to make me wonder what's in store for us It's lust, it's torturous You must be a sorceress 'cause you just Did the impossible Gained my trust don't play games it'll be dangerous If you fuck me over 'Cause if I get burnt imma show you what it's like to hurt 'Cause I've been treated like dirt before you And love is "evol" Spell it backwards I'll show you Nobody knows me I'm cold Walk down this road all alone It's no one's fault but my own It's the path I've chosen to go Frozen as snow I show no emotion whatsoever so Don't ask me why I have no love for these motherfucking whores Bloodsucking succubuses, what the fuck is up with this? I've tried in this department but I ain't had no luck with this It sucks but it's exactly what I thought it would be Like trying to start over I got a hole in my heart, for some kind of emotional rollercoaster Something I won't go on 'til you toy with my emotion, so it's over It's like an explosion every time I hold you, I wasn't joking when I told you You take my breath away You're a supernova... and I'm a [Chorus:] I'm a space bound rocket ship and your heart's the moon And I'm aiming right at you Right at you Two hundred fifty thousand miles on a clear night in June And I'm aiming right at you Right at you Right at you [Verse 2:] I'll do whatever it takes When I'm with you I get the shakes My body aches when I ain't With you I have zero strength There's no limit on how far I would go No boundaries, no lengths Why do we say that until we get that person that we thinks Gonna be that one and then once we get 'em it's never the same? You want them when they don't want you Soon as they do feelings change It's not a contest and I ain't on no conquest for no mate I wasn't looking when I stumbled onto you must've been fate But so much is at stake what the fuck does it take Let's cut to the chase 'Fore a door shuts in your face Promise me if I cave in and break and leave myself open That I won't be making a mistake Cause I'm a... [Chorus] [Verse 3:] So after a year and six months, no longer me that you want But I love you so much it hurts Never mistreated you once I poured my heart out to you Let down my guard swear to God I'll blow my brains in your lap Lay here and die in your arms Drop to my knees and I'm pleading I'm trying to stop you from leaving You won't even listen so fuck it I'm trying to stop you from breathing I put both hands on your throat I sit on top of you squeezing 'Til I snap your neck like a Popsicle stick Ain't no possible reason I could think of to let you walk up out this house And let you live Tears stream down both of my cheeks Then I let you go and just give And before I put that gun to my temple I told you this [Gunshot] And I would've done anything for you To show you how much I adored you But it's over now It's too late to save our love Just promise me you'll think of me every time you look up in the sky and see a star 'cause I'm a... [Chorus:] I'm a space bound rocket ship and your heart's the moon And I'm aiming right at you Right at you Two hundred fifty thousand miles on a clear night in June And I'm so lost without you Without you Without you |
Step by step, heart to heart, left right left
We all fall down like toy soldiers Bit by bit, torn apart, we never win But the battle wages on for toy soldiers [Verse 1] I'm supposed to be the soldier who never blows his composure Even though I hold the weight of the whole world on my shoulders I ain't never supposed to show it, my crew ain't supposed to know it Even if it means goin' toe to toe with a Benzino it don't matter I'd never drag them in battles that I can handle unless I absolutely have to I'm supposed to set an example I need to be the leader, my crew looks for me to guide 'em If some shit ever does pop off, I'm supposed to be beside 'em That Ja shit I tried to squash it, it was too late to stop it There's a certain line you just don't cross and he crossed it I heard him say Hailie's name on a song and I just lost it It was crazy, this shit went way beyond some Jay-z and Nas shit And even though the battle was won, I feel like we lost it I spent too much energy on it, honestly I'm exhausted And I'm so caught in it I almost feel I'm the one who caused it This ain't what I'm in hip-hop for, it's not why I got in it That was never my object for someone to get killed Why would I wanna destroy something I help build It wasn't my intentions, my intentions was good I went through my whole career without ever mentionin' Suge And that was just out of respect for not runnin' my mouth And talkin' about something that I knew nothing about Plus Dre told me stay out, this just wasn't my beef So I did, I just fell back, watched and gritted my teeth While he's all over t.v. down talkin' a man who literally saved my life Like fuck it i understand this is business And this shit just isn't none of my business But still knowin' this shit could pop off at any minute cause [Chorus] [Verse 2] There used to be a time when you could just say a rhyme And wouldn't have to worry about one of your people dyin' But now it's elevated cause once you put someone's kids in it The shit gets escalated, it ain't just words no more is it? It's a different ball game, callin' names and you ain't just rappin' We actually tried to stop the 50 and Ja beef from happenin' Me and Dre had sat with him, kicked it and had a chat with him And asked him not to start it he wasn't gonna go after him Until Ja started yappin' in magazines how we stabbed him Fuck it 50 smash 'em, mash 'em and let him have it Meanwhile my attention is pullin' in other directions Some receptionist at The Source who answers phones at his desk Has an erection for me and thinks that I'll be his resurrection Tries to blow the dust off his mic and make a new record But now he's fucked the game up cause one of the ways I came up Was through that publication the same one that made me famous Now the owner of it has got a grudge against me for nothin' Well fuck it, that motherfucker can get it too, fuck him then But I'm so busy being pissed off I don't stop to think That we just inherited 50's beef with Murder Inc. And he's inherited mine which is fine ain't like either of us mind We still have soldiers that's on the front line That's willing to die for us as soon as we give the orders Never to extort us, strictly to show they support us We'll maybe shout 'em out in a rap or up in a chorus To show them we love 'em back and let 'em know how important it is To have Runyan Avenue, soldiers up in our corners Their loyalty to us is worth more than any award is But I ain't tryna have none of my people hurt and murdered It ain't worth it, I can't think of a perfecter way to word it Then to just say that I love ya'll too much to see the verdict I'll walk away from it all before I let it go any further But don't get it twisted, it's not a plea that I'm coppin' I'm just willin' to be the bigger man If ya'll can quit poppin' off at the jaws, well then I can Cause frankly I'm sick of talkin' I'm not gonna let someone else's coffin rest on my conscience cause [Chorus] |