From his lyrics to his videos, his feuds with other celebrities, to his marriage, he has been creating controversy ever since day one. the Insane Clown Posse, whose beef with Marshall Mathers’ beef is well-documented - the vitriol and hatred on display makes it extremely uncomfortable regardless.Eminem has always been known to push the envelope. But when he unleashes an onslaught of gay slurs here to diss Shaggy 2 Dope and Violent J - a.k.a. “Marshall Mathers” ( The Marshall Mathers LP, 2000)Īnd call themselves clowns ‘cause they look queerĬlaiming Detroit, when y’all live 20 miles away”Įminem has claimed that when he uses the word “f-t” as a pejorative, it’s got nothing to do with gay people.
As much heat as he caught upon the song’s release, we have to imagine the firestorm would be even worse today. As a work of art, it’s stunning as a mirror on the roots of domestic violence in our country, it’s horrifying. “Kim” understandably gets the most ire from Eminem’s moral detractors the prequel to “’97 Bonnie & Clyde” that details his ex-wife’s fictional murder, it’s the pinnacle of the misogynistic rage he’d been building up in his early career. But it feels icky that the crux of his tale is a vengeful rage against fat women that began at youth.Įminem Songs Remixed: Listen to 5 of the Best The rest of the verse devolves into the absurd, which softens the mood a bit. Upset at being excluded and teased for being a weirdo who microwaves his own gerbil, a young Em lashes out at a classmate who had the misfortune of merely being larger than him. While I drop this bitch face down and watch her belly flop” Sorry coach, it’s too late to tell me stop Grabbed that bitch by her hair, drug her across the groundĪnd took her up to the highest diving board It began stormin’, I heard a bunch of cheering fans swarmin’ I felt the evilness and started transformin’ Put me in a headlock, then I thought of my guinea pig She picked me up to snap me like a skinny twig You walked into Vic Tanny’s and stepped on Jenny Craig That she was too fat to swim laps, she need a Slim Fast “As The World Turns” – ( The Slim Shady LP, 1999) Went to gym in 8th grade, raped the women’s swim teamĭon’t take me for a joke, I’m no comedian”įar from the only time that Em has mentioned rape in the first person, but this one is particularly jarring because he follows it up by imploring us that he’s not trying to be funny. Then I went to Jim Beam, that’s when my face grayed “Doing too much rush had my face flushed like red blush “Just Don’t Give a Fuck” ( The Slim Shady LP, 1999) Snatched it off and beat him over the fucking head with the peg”Īs we’ve proven as a society to be largely unconcerned with the well-being of sex workers, the first couplet may not draw much ire, but it’s hard to imagine Eminem getting away with humor at the expense of a physically and mentally disabled child, in 1999 or today. “Met a retarded kid named Greg, with a wooden leg
How would they react to an Eminem hit with lyrics about shooting cops and bystanders? Police unions turned to political action to protest Beyoncé’s “Formation” performance at the Super Bowl. The shit is in my hands, here’s your lifespan” “Left the keys in the van, with a gat in each hand “Murder, Murder” ( The Slim Shady EP, 1997) Just your run-of-the-mill murder and necrophilia, with a dash of “support of domestic violence.” But the most unnerving line may be the one about Margot Kidder, who had a nervous breakdown in her late 40s and was found hiding in a bush. Smoke a blunt while I’m titty-fucking Bette Midler”īeat your bitch’s ass while your kids stare in silence”
Used to let the babysitter suck my dick when I was littler “Bitch getter, hid in the bush like Margot Kidder “Low Down, Dirty” ( The Slim Shady EP, 1997) Here are eight songs by the legendary rapper that, despite their technical brilliance, give us cultural indigestion: But it all seems tame in comparison to his past.
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