Eminem and Rihanna perform on stage at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards held at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on September 12, 2010 in Los Angeles.is beyond blessed with the gift of gab. Whether using his voice seemingly as a vessel for chaos or speaking out for the greater good, the MC’s lyrics have been placed under a microscope since his 1999 breakthrough record, “My Name Is.”
Regardless of what you think about Slim, however, two things are for sure: Art is not created to be polite, and Eminem’s often record-breaking career is one to be respected. And for what it’s worth, the lyricist definitely seems to understand that women are frequently the ones who push the culture forward, which is why some of his most outstanding efforts have come alongside queens of the mainstream pop and hip-hop worlds.
“Pledge your loyalty, treat me like a king/ Just to f–k me over royally/ Boy, are we water mixed with oil/ See another shouting match, ’bout to have it out,” he spits on the track, before getting to the crux of the issue in just two lines: “But no matter how mad I get, I’m so mad about you/ Forgot what I was even mad about.”lyricist openly delves into his struggles with fame, and wrestling with fans’ boulder-sized expectations of him.