This song is about not giving up. It is used as a motivator, especially with the lyrics at the very beginning. When he mentions those rappers on his "list" - Reggie (Redman), Jay-Z, Andre, Jadakiss, Kurupt, Nas, and then him - he is COMPLIMENTING them, not insulting them. Eminem mentions right after that when he doesn't make this list, it doesn't bother him because people are very envious of him. Ultimately, he says so many people have a damn problem with him. Thias is what I think the song is about.
I think that this song is about Eminem trying to get Dr. Dre's career out of a metaphoric coma so he can finish Detox because he feels grateful for all the stuff that Dr.Dre has helped with during his career. In Dre's verse, thanks Eminem for being there through his stuff times (like the death of Dre's son)
good song, not really the best hook. good explanation of the last few years i agree that encore relapse weren't eminem's best works but he still had incredible songs on both those albums and i don't want him to be too hard on himself because he hasn't put out an album that isn't listenable to. maybe if the whole album was "ass like that" he would need to apologize. a whole album without accents is awesome.
I will admit his lyrics aren't deep. But that's not a bad thing. He says what he feels and doesnt try to cover it up with fancy shmancy philosophical crap. No one ever said they were rebellious by buying his cd...I dont know where you got that from. If other bands dont get the recognition they deserve, I dont see how that's linked to Eminem. Don't use him as a scapegoat like the rest of the closedminded public.
This song is about Eminem being the victim of Munchausen's Syndrome by proxy*. He has mentioned it in many other songs ("Cleaning Out My Closet" comes to mind) and has talked about it in interviews. It's an extremely straightforward song. He begins it by stating that he knows people are probably tired of hearing about his mom, but that he wants to tell the story of how he became hooked on valium as a kid. He goes on to describe his mother poisoning him, his teachers noticing the fact that he seemed medication, the fact that it gave him stomachaches. In the chorus, he is realizing he has become her, essentially - a drug addict.
This song is really emotional, and it's the fact that he can make these kinds of songs and put real emotion behind his music that makes him the awesome artist that he is. Also, I think those last few lines are not only appropriate but vital to the song. Yes, it's a sweet song, but the song is about hardships the family has had to deal with, and Eminem is basically saying, look kids, I love you, I know things have been rough, but I will ALWAYS be there for you. and I will ALWAYS do ANYTHING for you. And if you look at the things he has done in real life for his daughter, you'll see it's true.
The song is basically about the rap wars and how much the danger of being hurt or killed by your rivals is highly possible. Eminem sings a little about most of his feuds with multiple artists and the video is just what could possibly happen to someone from his crew due to all of the fighting between the groups. The person that dies in the video actually dies 2 years later after the song was made. He was shot in a bar after shooting someone over a game of pool.
