If ever there was a ‘wordsmith’ in Hip Hop one of the top MCs would definitely be Detroit’s own–and for all the intricate plots he has with syllables, sounds and storytelling it’s definitely a treat to get behind the scenes on more than just his biggest songs. Welp, he’s signed up for a verified artist account, started contributing and it’s official: Eminem Details His Body Of Work And More On Genius!!!
It was only a little minute ago The-Dream got on the Genius wave and started dropping gems about everything from T-Pain, Jay-Z and Beyonce to Gladys Knight and Teddy Pendergrass. Now since Eminem Details His Body Of Work And More On Genius we’re finally getting somewhere in the Hip Hop department of lyrics specifically–though he’s also sharing stories behind some of these songs as well.
Eminem Details His Body Of Work And More On Genius and according to Rolling Stone so far has annotated over 40 lyrics from songs of not just his catalog but other artists too. He’s also getting to the real of some of the beyond the booth stories of these songs and what was happening during the making of the hits. Here’s a snip of his take on “Biggie/Tupac Live Freestyle.”
There’s people who rap to make songs, just because they enjoy doing it and want to express themselves. And then there are people who rap competitively. I believe that anybody who competitively raps — like Drake and Kendrick and Jay-Z — raps to be the best rapper. People diss each other, but it’s more in the vein of “How can I kill you with record sales? Or with a flow? How can I be better than you at making records, at punchlines, metaphors, wordplay, syllables?”
But when you have two rappers like Biggie and Tupac getting into it, you get the hip-hop community torn. No one wants to see something real happen. If for a second you entertain the idea of that being entertaining, if something ever happened out of that? No. That’s not healthy.
That’s #RealTalk (RIP). As for his own lyrics, check out “Just Don’t Give a F*ck.”
Lyric: “So put my tape back on the rack/Go run and tell your friends my shit is wack”
When we put [Eminem’s 1996 debut album] Infinite out, it was local. We pressed up under a thousand, initially. We expected we’d be able to get something with it, though. When that didn’t happen, it was really deflating. People were saying that I sounded like AZ and Nas. I was upset. Not to say that I didn’t love AZ and Nas, but for a rapper to be compared to someone, for people to say that you sound like someone else — nobody wants that. I had to go back to the drawing board. So I remember getting mad. I was like, “I’m gonna rap like I don’t care anymore. Fuck it.” I started to write angry songs like “Just Don’t Give a Fuck.”
…dope! And he goes in deeper too…this is definitely a dream come true for any Hip Hop head out there. Eminem Details His Body Of Work And More On Genius and the official verified account to check out the action is here.
