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Girls

By Eminem · Targeting Dilated Peoples, Everlast, Limp Bizkit

Girls is a diss track by Eminem targeting Limp Bizkit, Everlast and Dilated Peoples. The record grew out of Eminem's dispute with Everlast and attacked Limp Bizkit and Dilated Peoples after their public involvement.

Released2001
Annotated7
ExplicitYes
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Lyrics & breakdown

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  1. 01

    [Intro]

    02

    Ayo, dawg

    03

    I got some shit on my motherfuckin' chest that

    04

    I need to get off 'cause

    05

    If I don't

  2. 06

    I'ma fuckin' explode or somethin'

    07

    Now, look

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    This is the story about some little fuckin' girls that I know

    09

    It goes like this

  3. 10

    [Verse 1]

    11

    It's so easy for me to make enemies any more, it's sickening

    12

    People are lookin' for an excuse to jump on my shit-list

    13

    Stickin' their noses in shit that isn't none of their business

    14

    I never asked, cared, gave a fuck, or wanted opinions

  4. 15

    Now I'm in the position that I don't wanna be in, shit

    Multi-line diss block
    16

    I never had no beef with you corny son-of-a-bitches

    17

    But now the shit is broke and you can't do nothin' to fix it

    18

    So I'm tellin' you right now, motherfuck-a Limp Bizkit

    Block noteTurns money and possessions into leverage

    TargetLimp Bizkit

    MeaningWhat it means: In “But now the shit is broke and you can't do nothin' to fix it,” Eminem contrasts financial power or possessions with Limp Bizkit's alleged lack of money, access, or control. Why it was said: The record grew out of Eminem's dispute with Everlast and attacked Limp Bizkit and Dilated Peoples after their public involvement. The comparison converts status into material evidence and is meant to make Limp Bizkit's success claims look hollow beside something listeners can picture and measure.

    ContextThe record grew out of Eminem's dispute with Everlast and attacked Limp Bizkit and Dilated Peoples after their public involvement.

  5. 19

    Now I'ma be real, B-Real was real

    20

    He ain't say shit the whole time me and Whitey was beefin', see, he chilled

    21

    He was cool with the whole situation and kept it neutral

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    I'd have never involved my crew if it wasn't for pupils

  6. 23

    Peoples, whatever your backpackin' cipherin' name is

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    Had I not opened a magazine and seen what you say in it

    25

    I'da never involved you, but you had to add your two pennies

    26

    Now I gotta go grab my shit-list and add some new enemies

  7. 27

    Hit the studio and I'll admit, I had a few in me

    28

    Fuck it, I roasted you, I ain't mad at you any

    29

    But let it be known that song was never released, it leaked

    30

    I'da never gave you that much attention intentionally

  8. 31

    Then I look on the TV, now look who's mentioning me

    Multi-line diss block
    32

    That little fuckin' weasel DJ Lethal on MTV

    33

    After I gave you props in that song, you on national TV

    34

    Talkin' 'bout Everlast is gonna whip my ass when he sees me?

    Block noteUses a pointed question as an accusation

    TargetEverlast

    MeaningWhat it means: In “Talkin' 'bout Everlast is gonna whip my ass when he sees me?,” Eminem puts Everlast's conduct on trial through a question that is meant as a challenge, not a neutral request for information. Why it was said: The record grew out of Eminem's dispute with Everlast and attacked Limp Bizkit and Dilated Peoples after their public involvement. The question shifts the burden onto Everlast: any answer must accept the premise raised in the lyric or explain why that premise is false.

    ContextThe record grew out of Eminem's dispute with Everlast and attacked Limp Bizkit and Dilated Peoples after their public involvement.

  9. 35

    Come on, dawg, you was s'posed to be on that song

    Multi-line diss block
    36

    Talkin' 'bout how bad you hate him, now you all on his thong?

    37

    What's wrong? You scared? And, Fred, you said you was dissin' him too

    38

    I shoulda knew better than to listen to you

    Block noteCalls the target's toughness an act

    TargetEverlast

    MeaningWhat it means: In “What's wrong? You scared? And, Fred, you said you was dissin' him too,” Eminem portrays Everlast as frightened or unwilling to stand behind the aggression shown in public. Why it was said: The record grew out of Eminem's dispute with Everlast and attacked Limp Bizkit and Dilated Peoples after their public involvement. A diss threat depends on the audience believing the speaker will confront the opponent; calling Everlast afraid is designed to empty that threat of force.

    ContextThe record grew out of Eminem's dispute with Everlast and attacked Limp Bizkit and Dilated Peoples after their public involvement.

  10. 39

    You're fuckin' sissy, up on stage, screamin' how people hate you

    Multi-line diss block
    40

    They don't hate you, they just think you're corny since Christina played you

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    And I dare you, motherfuckers, to try to diss me back

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    That's a sissy act, and don't call me kissin' my ass

    Block noteReduces the target to a dismissive caricature

    TargetLimp Bizkit

    MeaningWhat it means: In “They don't hate you, they just think you're corny since Christina played you,” Eminem replaces Limp Bizkit's preferred identity with a degrading label intended to make the opponent look ridiculous or contemptible. Why it was said: The record grew out of Eminem's dispute with Everlast and attacked Limp Bizkit and Dilated Peoples after their public involvement. The label gives the audience a short, repeatable frame for the feud; repetition of that frame can shape how Limp Bizkit is remembered.

    ContextThe record grew out of Eminem's dispute with Everlast and attacked Limp Bizkit and Dilated Peoples after their public involvement.

  11. 43

    'Cause I swear to God this ain't just a song, I'm tryna to pre-warn you

    44

    Lethal, when I fuckin' see you, dog, I'm swingin' on you

    45

    Motherfuckers must think 'cause I'm in trouble with the law

    46

    That I won't jaw 'em, up my sentence and double it tomorrow

  12. 47

    Y'all some

  13. 48

    [Chorus]

    49

    Girls (Y'all are some goddamn girls)

    50

    Why do you act this way? (Why do you act this way, huh?)

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    Why do y'all act like fuckin' sissies? You're pussies

    52

    Keep talkin' shit behind my back—you're just some bitches for that

  14. 53

    And we all know (We all know, hah)

    54

    How fuckin' cowards roll (Keep rollin', rollin', rollin')

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    In fuckin' Bentleys and pretend to be down

    56

    But as soon as someone calls you out

  15. 57

    You put your tail between your legs and bow down

  16. 58

    [Post-Chorus]

    59

    Now, I don't ask nobody to share my beliefs

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    Or be involved in my beefs

    61

    I'm a man, I can stand on my feet

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    So if you don't wanna be in 'em, all I ask

  17. 63

    Is that you don't open your mouth with an opinion

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    And I won't put you in 'em

    65

    'Cause I don't ask nobody to share my beliefs

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    Or be involved in my beefs

  18. 67

    I'm a man, I can stand on my feet

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    So if you don't wanna be in 'em, all I ask

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    Is that you don't open your mouth with an opinion

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    And I won't put you in 'em

  19. 71

    [Verse 2]

    Multi-line diss block
    72

    Now see, if you diss me and I respond, the beef is on

    73

    But if I help you sell one record and I see you at a show, I'll strip you naked

    74

    See, I was smart, I came back and scooped up my friends

    75

    Now I got five dawgs that'd die for me like I'd die for them

    Block notePressures the target to answer

    TargetLimp Bizkit

    MeaningWhat it means: In “Now see, if you diss me and I respond, the beef is on,” Eminem treats Limp Bizkit's response, delay, or silence as part of the contest rather than a neutral choice. Why it was said: The record grew out of Eminem's dispute with Everlast and attacked Limp Bizkit and Dilated Peoples after their public involvement. By defining silence as concession, the line tries to control the timetable of the feud and force Limp Bizkit into replying on the artist's terms.

    ContextThe record grew out of Eminem's dispute with Everlast and attacked Limp Bizkit and Dilated Peoples after their public involvement.

  20. 76

    I'd fight for them, swing or shoot like I fight for Kim

    77

    All of 'em been with me through this fucked-up life that I'm in

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    That goes for all of my dawgs, from Royce to Dre

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    From Xzibit to Mel-Man, 'til I'm hoist away

  21. 80

    In my coffin, I'll never soften, no matter how often I'm tested

    81

    I'll never give a fuck, I won't never be interested

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    Love me or hate me as much as Fred wants to be hated

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    I will solemnly stand by every statement I stated

  22. 84

    This shit that I been through my pencil never could pencil

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    But I will never be this gullible ever again, no (Nope)

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    Next time, I'll know when someone's copyin' off me

    87

    I'm not bein' cocky, I just know when somebody's mockin' me

  23. 88

    I stick up my middle finger—he sticks up his finger (Hey)

    89

    I say, "Fuck Christina",—he says, "Fuck Christina", but meaner

    90

    So from doin' a song with Method to beggin' to get accepted

    91

    I'm peggin' Fred with the bottle of dye that he bleached his head with

  24. 92

    And as for Lethal, don't forget what I said

    Multi-line diss block
    93

    I'm fuckin' you up, punk, you're dead, don't think that I'm playin'

    94

    And fuck Bizkit, 'cause I know you're sayin', "Fuck D12"

    95

    Only not to our face, under your breath, to yourselves

    Block noteImagines the battle as physical destruction

    TargetLimp Bizkit

    MeaningWhat it means: In “I'm fuckin' you up, punk, you're dead, don't think that I'm playin',” Eminem converts lyrical defeat into death, shooting, burial, or bodily harm directed at Limp Bizkit. Why it was said: The record grew out of Eminem's dispute with Everlast and attacked Limp Bizkit and Dilated Peoples after their public involvement. The violent image makes the response sound final: instead of proposing an endless exchange, the artist depicts Limp Bizkit as unable to return for another round.

    ContextThe record grew out of Eminem's dispute with Everlast and attacked Limp Bizkit and Dilated Peoples after their public involvement.

  25. 96

    Little

  26. 97

    [Chorus]

    98

    Girls (Motherfuckin' females)

    99

    Why do you act this way? (Why do you act this way, huh?)

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    Why do y'all act like fuckin' sissies? You're pussies

    101

    Keep talkin' shit behind my back, you just some bitches for that

  27. 102

    And we all know (We all know the truth)

    103

    How fuckin' cowards roll (Keep rollin', rollin', rollin')

    104

    In fuckin' Bentleys and pretend to be down

    105

    But as soon as someone calls you out

  28. 106

    You put your tail between your legs and bow down

  29. 107

    [Post-Chorus]

    108

    Now, I don't ask nobody to share my beliefs

    109

    Or be involved in my beefs

    110

    I'm a man, I can stand on my feet

    111

    So if you don't wanna be in 'em, all I ask

  30. 112

    Is that you don't open your mouth with an opinion

    113

    And I won't put you in 'em

    114

    'Cause I don't ask nobody to share my beliefs

    115

    Or be involved in my beefs

  31. 116

    I'm a man, I can stand on my feet

    117

    So if you don't wanna be in 'em, all I ask

    118

    Is that you don't open your mouth with an opinion

    119

    And I won't put you in 'em

  32. 120

    [Outro]

    121

    And that's it, that's all there is to it, dawg

    122

    If you didn't wanna do the fuckin' song

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    Don't say you're down with doin' the fuckin' song

    124

    And then back out at the last minute

  33. 125

    And then go on motherfuckin' MTV

    Multi-line diss block
    126

    Talkin' about Everlast can whip my motherfuckin' ass

    127

    If you're scared of Whitey Ford, dawg

    128

    Just say you're scared of Whitey Ford, that's it

    Block noteCalls the target's toughness an act

    TargetEverlast

    MeaningWhat it means: In “If you're scared of Whitey Ford, dawg,” Eminem portrays Everlast as frightened or unwilling to stand behind the aggression shown in public. Why it was said: The record grew out of Eminem's dispute with Everlast and attacked Limp Bizkit and Dilated Peoples after their public involvement. A diss threat depends on the audience believing the speaker will confront the opponent; calling Everlast afraid is designed to empty that threat of force.

    ContextThe record grew out of Eminem's dispute with Everlast and attacked Limp Bizkit and Dilated Peoples after their public involvement.

  34. 129

    That's all you had to fuckin' say, I wouldn'ta said shit

    130

    I woulda backed off, did the motherfuckin' song myself

    131

    And not put you motherfuckers in it, that's all

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    Now, I ain't even on no rap shit no more

  35. 133

    I'm on some fuckin'-you-up-shit when I see you

    134

    And I will see you, too

    135

    Oh, and, by the way, Fred

    136

    That wasn't an accident

  36. 137

    I didn't mean to give you a play at the Music Awards

    138

    Haha