There's no control, he just lets his emotions go. Come on! Sing with me Sing! Sing for the laughter and sing for the tear Come on! Sing it with me, it's just for today. Maybe tomorrow the good Lord will take you away.
Entertainment is changin', intertwinin' with gangsters. In the land of the killers a sinner's mind is a sanctum. Holy or unholy, only have one homie. Yet everybody just feels like they can relate Huh-uh. I guess words are a motherfucker, they can be great. Or they can degrade, or even worse, they can teach hate. It's like these kids hang on every single statement we make. Like they worship us, plus all the stores ship us platinum. Now how the fuck did this metamorphosis happen?
From standin' on corners and porches just rappin'. To havin' a fortune, no more kissin' ass. But then these critics crucify you Yep , journalists try to burn you. Fans turn on you, attorneys all want a turn at you. To get they hands on every dime you have. They want you to lose your mind every time you mad. So they can try to make you out to look like a loose cannon. Any dispute won't hesitate to produce handguns. That's why these prosecutors wanna convict me. Strictly just to get me off of these streets quickly.
But all they kids be listenin' to me religiously. So I'm signin' CDs while police fingerprint me. They're for the judge's daughter, but his grudge is against me. If I'm such a fuckin' menace, this shit doesn't make sense, B. It's all political, if my music is literal. And I'm a criminal, how the fuck can I raise a little girl?
I couldn't, I wouldn't be fit to. You're full of shit too, Guerrera, that was a fist that hit you! Sing for the laughter and sing for the tear Sing that shit! They say music can alter moods and talk to you. Well, can it load a gun up for you and cock it too?
Well, if it can, then the next time you assault a dude. Just tell the judge it was my fault and I'll get sued. He had no gospel tracks back then. He was just singing about what went on in his life and what he saw on the streets. How does that make him the wrongdoer? If the system is broken, do you shoot the messenger?! Eminem does understand the responsibility his words bear. He knows that there are millions of kids and adults all over the world listening to what he raps.
He knows he can spread hate with his words if he is not careful. Rap battles and feuds aside, Eminem has not tried to spread any hate in the hip-hop industry. This is why other artists still respect Eminem. Eminem takes a second to look back at his life. He wonders how this metamorphosis happens in his life and the rap industry in general. Eminem came up from the underbelly of the hip hop industry— the underground rap battle scene.
But he broke out to be a global superstar and really put hip-hop and rap on the mainstream music scene. Along with him, another group of pioneers such as Dr. In the process, they got to be insanely rich, too. These OG artists got in the game for the love of it. However, seeing their money, many others got into the game, for the money.
Next, Eminem talks about how this newfound platform also attracted so much hate towards him. The parents hating Eminem was just one piece of the pie. Radio hated him, music journalists hated him, other artists hated him, and sometimes even fans hated him. Eminem did not hold back when it came to his lyrics. He spoke his mind despite what words he used to do so. This does not always sit well with everyone. So, Eminem has seen the worst of the American law system throughout his career.
But Eminem debates back. He asks how are they going to call him a criminal if he raised a little daughter. He probably would not be able to raise his daughter, Hailie Jade Mathers , to be an upstanding citizen of the United States of America, if all he did was corrupt the youth of the country with malicious thoughts. It is said that Eminem and Guerrera had gotten into a physical altercation after and Guerrera claims Eminem hit him with an empty gun. Thoughts are what results in actions eventually.
He wonders if his music can make someone load up a gun and kill somebody, too?! If it does, there is something wrong with that individual. Music is an outlet— to let out things that one bottle inside and eats them inside. But this does not warrant anyone to harm anyone else. In a broader sense, Eminem understands that some kids do attempt to follow him and likely artists as the kids look up to them. However, one fatal flaw in the system itself is allowing any individual to bear arms.
A lot of hip-hop and rap artists have paid for the successes of their careers with their lives. So, it is somewhat justified that they carry weapons to protect themselves. He calls them ignorant. If somebody shoots up somebody and claims Slim Shady made him do it, that person was most likely looking for an excuse to shoot up somebody! At the closure of the tracks, Eminem speaks to the kids and anyone else who actually need his music.
These are the people who have nothing but a dream to change the circumstances surrounding them. It could be their families, parental issues, careers, partners, money, and anything else. Eminem feeds some serious motivation to anyone who needs it. For all these people, Eminem says that their time will come.
And when this does come, they have to;. Eminem seized his golden minutes when he met Dr. Dre with his mixtape. Dre showed the door for Eminem and Eminem burst through it like no one had done before.
Almost after two decades since this song came out, Eminem is still active to date and still hustles in the rap game he loves. He has already achieved immortality in his music that will likely live on forever.
This is why he sings—for every moment that he been through and for every moment where you need an outlet. It not only tells the story of a hungry artist who ran into every roadblock he possibly could in his career, but it also tells us how he overcame them. This is not a secret anymore.
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