So obviously by this juncture in his personal history, he had in fact already had some run-ins with fame. But perhaps said statements are meant to focus on him having made it in general, i.e. In the second half of the passage, he once again speaks to being famous. So we can see that Eminem’s thoughts are destructive also. Or perhaps more accurately, considering the first half of second verse for instance, is the idea that the rapper is crudely-countercultural. He fantasizes about things like slapping his junior high English teacher, sticking his pe–s “in the tip cup” at a strip club and likens himself to an “extraterrestrial running over pedestrians”. But the entire related metaphor of him ‘sticking nails under his eyelids’, more to the point, is meant to illustrate that he’s crazy. Now keep in mind that, as noted earlier, this was before he even blew up. So it’s almost like Slim Shady knew he would become famous or influential or that people would be influenced by the image he portrays. Interesting to note is that at the beginning of the first verse, Em alludes to his influence over children – one of his regular subthemes throughout his career. But he feels as if it is his divine mission to “piss the world off”, i.e. However, Slim asserting that he smoked an entire “pound of grass” in a speedy manner would logically be an exaggeration. In the process of getting that point across, he also uses the phrases “fat b–ch” and “sl-t”. And Shady knows people will get pissed off by him utilizing such terminology. Dre and all, that he was in fact a weed aficionado. So for instance, he can make jokes about ‘ripping Pamela Lee’s t-ts off’ or ‘impregnating’ a Spice Girl.Īnd we can safely conclude that rollin’ with Dr.
Or let’s just say they’re not intended to be taken seriously. Rather the point of it all is that Eminem is sort of jerk for lack of better word – the type you would find in the rude comedies of the 1990s. Or stated differently, this lyrics are comedic in nature. They’re meant to make you laugh as opposed to serving as a true reflection of the artist at hand. But that being established, as mentioned in the lower section of the article, Eminem considers this song, in his own words, as he “being funny”.