Lyrics & breakdown
- 10
Armaggedon! Let's go!
- 11
[Verse 1: Eminem]
12I got a riddle: what's little and talks big
13With midget arms and creamy white fillin' in the middle
14That'll do anything to throw dirt on my name
15If it means walkin' the whole Mediterranean?
Block noteMakes the confrontation explicit
TargetBenzino
MeaningWhat it means: In “I got a riddle: what's little and talks big,” Eminem addresses Benzino directly and makes the situation described in the quoted line the point of confrontation. Why it was said: The song belongs to Eminem's public conflict with Benzino and The Source, which produced multiple response records in the early 2000s. Naming or plainly addressing Benzino removes the safety of a subliminal and makes the quoted claim something the target can either answer or leave standing.
ContextThe song belongs to Eminem's public conflict with Benzino and The Source, which produced multiple response records in the early 2000s.
- 16
Is it an Albanian, Armenian, Iranian
17Tasmanian? No! It's Dave, Raymond and, oh
18Osorio, so sorry, woah
19But that was a long time ago
Block noteMakes the confrontation explicit
TargetBenzino
MeaningWhat it means: In “Is it an Albanian, Armenian, Iranian,” Eminem addresses Benzino directly and makes the situation described in the quoted line the point of confrontation. Why it was said: The song belongs to Eminem's public conflict with Benzino and The Source, which produced multiple response records in the early 2000s. Naming or plainly addressing Benzino removes the safety of a subliminal and makes the quoted claim something the target can either answer or leave standing.
ContextThe song belongs to Eminem's public conflict with Benzino and The Source, which produced multiple response records in the early 2000s.
- 20
When I was just Joe Shmoe rappin' in Joe Blows' basement
21I apologized for it befo', so
22Either accept it or you don't, and let's move on
23If I ain't shown that I've grown and get the bone
Block notePoints to a claimed failure or contradiction
TargetBenzino
MeaningWhat it means: In “Either accept it or you don't, and let's move on,” Eminem treats the refusal, inability, or contradiction named in the lyric as evidence against Benzino's public position. Why it was said: The song belongs to Eminem's public conflict with Benzino and The Source, which produced multiple response records in the early 2000s. The wording tests Benzino's image against a specific action; the gap between the two is what the audience is being asked to remember.
ContextThe song belongs to Eminem's public conflict with Benzino and The Source, which produced multiple response records in the early 2000s.
- 24
Keep lickin' these nuts, you industry mutts
25Keep walkin' around sniffin' each others' butts
26Or should I say asses? What would be the more politically
27Correct term to use for the masses?
Block noteMakes the confrontation explicit
TargetBenzino
MeaningWhat it means: In “Keep lickin' these nuts, you industry mutts,” Eminem addresses Benzino directly and makes the situation described in the quoted line the point of confrontation. Why it was said: The song belongs to Eminem's public conflict with Benzino and The Source, which produced multiple response records in the early 2000s. Naming or plainly addressing Benzino removes the safety of a subliminal and makes the quoted claim something the target can either answer or leave standing.
ContextThe song belongs to Eminem's public conflict with Benzino and The Source, which produced multiple response records in the early 2000s.
- 65
Or should I say shun?
66Is it just another one of my subliminal ways of racism, huh?
67Your face is numb, you're stunned, your look is cold
68Like that of a man of seventy-some-years-old
Block noteMakes the confrontation explicit
TargetBenzino
MeaningWhat it means: In “Your face is numb, you're stunned, your look is cold,” Eminem addresses Benzino directly and makes the situation described in the quoted line the point of confrontation. Why it was said: The song belongs to Eminem's public conflict with Benzino and The Source, which produced multiple response records in the early 2000s. Naming or plainly addressing Benzino removes the safety of a subliminal and makes the quoted claim something the target can either answer or leave standing.
ContextThe song belongs to Eminem's public conflict with Benzino and The Source, which produced multiple response records in the early 2000s.
- 69
And it only gets colder, which Is why I understand
70And can't be mad at a forty-four-year-old fan
71With a chip on his shoulder, who only owns a half
72Of a magazine and the only way to have it seen
Block noteMakes the confrontation explicit
TargetBenzino
MeaningWhat it means: In “And it only gets colder, which Is why I understand,” Eminem addresses Benzino directly and makes the situation described in the quoted line the point of confrontation. Why it was said: The song belongs to Eminem's public conflict with Benzino and The Source, which produced multiple response records in the early 2000s. Naming or plainly addressing Benzino removes the safety of a subliminal and makes the quoted claim something the target can either answer or leave standing.
ContextThe song belongs to Eminem's public conflict with Benzino and The Source, which produced multiple response records in the early 2000s.
- 73
Is to put me on the front of it again
74Only thing that makes him grin is to see me frown
75Papa can't stand me
76Papa needs to take his medication and sit the fuck down
Block noteMakes the confrontation explicit
TargetBenzino
MeaningWhat it means: In “Is to put me on the front of it again,” Eminem addresses Benzino directly and makes the situation described in the quoted line the point of confrontation. Why it was said: The song belongs to Eminem's public conflict with Benzino and The Source, which produced multiple response records in the early 2000s. Naming or plainly addressing Benzino removes the safety of a subliminal and makes the quoted claim something the target can either answer or leave standing.
ContextThe song belongs to Eminem's public conflict with Benzino and The Source, which produced multiple response records in the early 2000s.
- 77
In his new chair that goes round and round
78That he bought from new money in his bank account
79That I get him every issue when the thang comes out
80Sit back, and let his puffy clown hair come out
Block noteMakes the confrontation explicit
TargetBenzino
MeaningWhat it means: In “Sit back, and let his puffy clown hair come out,” Eminem addresses Benzino directly and makes the situation described in the quoted line the point of confrontation. Why it was said: The song belongs to Eminem's public conflict with Benzino and The Source, which produced multiple response records in the early 2000s. Naming or plainly addressing Benzino removes the safety of a subliminal and makes the quoted claim something the target can either answer or leave standing.
ContextThe song belongs to Eminem's public conflict with Benzino and The Source, which produced multiple response records in the early 2000s.
- 81
And let his black side arm wrestle his white side
82Yell "Apartheid" loud enough that he might slide
83He might find someone dumb enough who might ride
84But ain't nobody over here buyin' two white guys
Block noteMakes the confrontation explicit
TargetBenzino
MeaningWhat it means: In “He might find someone dumb enough who might ride,” Eminem addresses Benzino directly and makes the situation described in the quoted line the point of confrontation. Why it was said: The song belongs to Eminem's public conflict with Benzino and The Source, which produced multiple response records in the early 2000s. Naming or plainly addressing Benzino removes the safety of a subliminal and makes the quoted claim something the target can either answer or leave standing.
ContextThe song belongs to Eminem's public conflict with Benzino and The Source, which produced multiple response records in the early 2000s.
- 85
Disguised as pro-black, there is no slack
86For A Harvard college grad in a fitted hat and a hunch back
87Standin' by the clearance coat rack
88In some old slacks and some RSO throwbacks, yeah
Block noteMakes the confrontation explicit
TargetBenzino
MeaningWhat it means: In “Disguised as pro-black, there is no slack,” Eminem addresses Benzino directly and makes the situation described in the quoted line the point of confrontation. Why it was said: The song belongs to Eminem's public conflict with Benzino and The Source, which produced multiple response records in the early 2000s. Naming or plainly addressing Benzino removes the safety of a subliminal and makes the quoted claim something the target can either answer or leave standing.
ContextThe song belongs to Eminem's public conflict with Benzino and The Source, which produced multiple response records in the early 2000s.