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My Name

By Xzibit · Targeting Canibus, Jermaine Dupri

My Name is a diss track by Xzibit targeting Jermaine Dupri and Canibus. The recording also credits Eminem and Nate Dogg. The track is part of the long-running exchange between Eminem and Canibus, rooted in competitive claims and earlier references on record.

Released2002

Annotated4

ExplicitYes

Addressable transcript

Lyrics & breakdown

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[Intro: Eminem]
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This ain't beef man
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I don't know what the fuck to call it
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But no beef
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What up, X?
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Just hit 'em
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[Verse 1: Eminem]
Multi-line diss block
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I float like Big's spirit in this bitch, I'm ghostly
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Rush me, 'cause you ain't gonna live to roast me
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I'll have my motherfuckin' ass kicked by Moby
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If I let some bitch in a can like 'Bis cop over me
Block noteMakes the confrontation explicit
TargetCanibus
MeaningWhat it means: In “If I let some bitch in a can like 'Bis cop over me,” Xzibit addresses Canibus directly and makes the situation described in the quoted line the point of confrontation. Why it was said: The track is part of the long-running exchange between Eminem and Canibus, rooted in competitive claims and earlier references on record. Naming or plainly addressing Canibus removes the safety of a subliminal and makes the quoted claim something the target can either answer or leave standing.
ContextThe track is part of the long-running exchange between Eminem and Canibus, rooted in competitive claims and earlier references on record.
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To do war and try to bring my crew back down
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I'll never stoop to that level to do that now
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I got a new cat, this time I'm pulling two gats out
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With bullets (*bang*) I finally got something to shoot at now
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[Verse 2: Xzibit]
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Let's see who got they city on lock
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Let's see who got the better aim with the Glock
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Let's see who come out on top
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Let's see who really want their name in the streets
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Let's see who wanna die the same time as me and make ends meet
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Now was I blessed with a gift or cursed with a curse?
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I follow (Ugh!) hearse after hearse spit verse after verse
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And I'll be damned if I let belly dance Dupri
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Or anybody swing an axe at my family tree
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So now!
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[Chorus: Nate Dogg]
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I love it when you niggas be talking, saying my name
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Seems like your mouth is not connected to your brain
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Two-zero-zero-three, and shit, it ain't the same
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Better have a strap, my nigga, simple and plain
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Put your nuts on the table, my nigga, let's play the game
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Hurt you so long, you'll be a-ddicted to pain
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I don't wanna hear what you meant, do not explain
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Right before you lay in your coffin, ho, say my name
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[Verse 3: Xzibit]
Multi-line diss block
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Why do you hate me?
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I came from nothing, blood, sweat, and tears, you did not create me
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How can you doubt me?
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You don't know shit about me, there'd be no West Coast without me
Block noteClaims geographic legitimacy
TargetJermaine Dupri
MeaningWhat it means: In “You don't know shit about me, there'd be no West Coast without me,” Xzibit uses place and local affiliation to decide who can credibly represent the scene challenged in the song. Why it was said: The track is part of the long-running exchange between Eminem and Canibus, rooted in competitive claims and earlier references on record. The feud is presented as larger than two individuals, so the line asks listeners to treat Jermaine Dupri as an outsider or a poor representative of the claimed community.
ContextThe track is part of the long-running exchange between Eminem and Canibus, rooted in competitive claims and earlier references on record.
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Cut with the bullshit, I struggle for survival
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And now you tryna act like my rival?
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Watch what you say, partner, it's a small earth
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Don't play games with your life, nigga, it's not worth
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All the pain (All the pain), all the agony (All the agony)
Multi-line diss block
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All the horror (All the horror), all the tragedy (All the tragedy)
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Put your hands up people, it's time to fight now!
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I beat holes in your chest, remain hostile
Block noteForces the dispute into a direct contest
TargetJermaine Dupri
MeaningWhat it means: In “I beat holes in your chest, remain hostile,” Xzibit addresses Jermaine Dupri as an opponent who must prove the claims being made rather than rely on reputation. Why it was said: The track is part of the long-running exchange between Eminem and Canibus, rooted in competitive claims and earlier references on record. The challenge narrows the argument to performance under pressure, where refusing or failing to answer can itself be presented as a loss for Jermaine Dupri.
ContextThe track is part of the long-running exchange between Eminem and Canibus, rooted in competitive claims and earlier references on record.
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Threaten my life? (C'mon!) One day, you'll understand
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They say that pride is the sign of a foolish man
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So who the FUCK! you think you talking to?
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Live and direct in the flesh, I'm right in front of you!
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[Chorus: Nate Dogg]
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I love it when you niggas be talking, saying my name
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Seems like your mouth is not connected to your brain
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Two-zero-zero-three, and shit, it ain't the same
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Better have a strap, my nigga, simple and plain
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Put your nuts on the table, my nigga let's play the game
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Hurt you so long, you'll be a-ddicted to pain
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I don't wanna hear what you meant, do not explain
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Right before you lay in your coffin, ho, say my name
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[Verse 4: Eminem]
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I never really smashed on Jermaine's ass, Dre smashed him
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Nobody ganged up 'til he came back and jacked him
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I never really brought it to his ass, I tapped him
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I could have been like Treach, poom-papped and slapped him
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Purple, for mimicking him with two rapping Urkels
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I could have snapped, took it past rap and hurt you
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But I didn't, I kept it on wax and served you
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I square dance 'cause I'm sick of rapping circles
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Around these clowns, steady trying to call me out
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It's like I'm listening to motherfucking dogs meow
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You'd probably do better trying to come and stomp me out
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You don't want it with rap, this is what I'm all about (C'mon!)
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(I) No gangsta, you ain't neither
Multi-line diss block
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(Will) But I know that I spit ether
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(Not) I shit across your belly
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(Lose) Show you I'm not R. Kelly
Block noteForces the dispute into a direct contest
TargetJermaine Dupri
MeaningWhat it means: In “(Lose) Show you I'm not R. Kelly,” Xzibit addresses Jermaine Dupri as an opponent who must prove the claims being made rather than rely on reputation. Why it was said: The track is part of the long-running exchange between Eminem and Canibus, rooted in competitive claims and earlier references on record. The challenge narrows the argument to performance under pressure, where refusing or failing to answer can itself be presented as a loss for Jermaine Dupri.
ContextThe track is part of the long-running exchange between Eminem and Canibus, rooted in competitive claims and earlier references on record.
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(X!) Pass me the weed
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I'ma put my ashes out on his ass for the last time, man:
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Watch your fucking mouth
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[Chorus: Nate Dogg]
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I love it when you niggas be talking, saying my name
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Seems like your mouth is not connected to your brain
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Two-zero-zero-three, and shit, it ain't the same
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Better have a strap, my nigga, simple and plain
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Put your nuts on the table, my nigga, let's play the game
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Hurt you so long, you'll be a-ddicted to pain
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I don't wanna hear what you meant, do not explain
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Right before you lay in your coffin, ho, say my name
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[Outro: Eminem]
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It's the last time, man
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I'm through