DISSNATION
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U Didn’t Care

By Canibus · Targeting Eminem

U Didn’t Care is a diss track by Canibus targeting Eminem. The recording belongs to Canibus and Eminem's long-running exchange and attacks Eminem or figures associated with him.

Released2001
Annotated3
ExplicitYes
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Lyrics & breakdown

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  1. 01

    [Produced by Nir Even]

  2. 02

    [Hook]

    03

    You didn't care about me

    04

    And now this is how it has to be

    05

    I was lost, but now I am free

    06

    I'm happy 'cause I found a family

  3. 07

    [Verse 1]

    08

    Whattup Em? It's ya biggest fan

    09

    It's not even necessary to introduce who I am by now, 'cause we're good friends

    10

    Remember the letter I wrote, before Atlanta on Up In Smoke

    11

    That's the day I was gonna cut ya throat

  4. 12

    I guess my watch was broke -- ' cause by the time I woke

    13

    I seen my watch was twelve hours late and I missed the show

    14

    But nonetheless I'm glad that I finally reached you

    15

    Ever since the accident I've been dying to speak to you

  5. 16

    To tell you things have changed, and I'm a different man

    17

    A different level of understanding, I'm a different Stan

    18

    Things are a lot better, I promise I won't harass you with any letters

    19

    Saying shit like "We should be together"

  6. 20

    I meant we should start a group

    Multi-line diss block
    21

    The industry's full of homosexuals Slim, but I don't wanna fuck you

    22

    I got a new attitude, really, I ain't mad at you

    23

    I just wanted you to recognize I got talent too

    Block noteMakes the rejection unmistakably direct

    TargetEminem

    MeaningWhat it means: In “The industry's full of homosexuals Slim, but I don't wanna fuck you,” Canibus drops any pretense of a subliminal and rejects Eminem in blunt, unqualified language. Why it was said: The recording belongs to Canibus and Eminem's long-running exchange and attacks Eminem or figures associated with him. The direct wording removes plausible deniability: listeners are not left guessing whether Eminem is part of the dispute or whether a response is being invited.

    ContextThe recording belongs to Canibus and Eminem's long-running exchange and attacks Eminem or figures associated with him.

  7. 24

    [Hook]

  8. 25

    [Verse 2]

    26

    When I say talented, I don't mean battle kid

    27

    I mean storytelling, kinda like how ya album is

    28

    I been attending counseling and taking medicine

    29

    They did some tests on me at NIH in Maryland

  9. 30

    They showed me techniques to help me deal with pressure

    31

    Whenever I remember that crazy night when I was being reckless

    32

    Driving with a deathwish, on the bridge and I crashed into a Lexus

    33

    Right before I finished that last sentence

  10. 34

    I was listenin to Xzibit's album "Restless"

    35

    The next thing I knew I was under water and breathless

    36

    I was unconscious for a second, literally dying to go to heaven

    37

    Till some fellas came and pulled me from the wreckage

  11. 38

    They started CPR, then they called the paramedics

    39

    In retrospect I probably shoulda used a gun to end it

    40

    By the time the car sunk

    41

    My pregnant girlfriend was still in the trunk

  12. 42

    And I was still feelin kinda drunk

    43

    The ambulance came and they put me on the stretcher

    44

    Hooked me up to the IV and checked my blood pressure

    45

    One of them was so concerned that they wouldn't leave

  13. 46

    He hopped in the back of the ambulance and rolled up some weed

    47

    My vision was blurry, I couldn't really see

    48

    I just remember his voice talking to me

    49

    In the emergency room, I needed surgery to get some glass removed

  14. 50

    And fifty stitches for my wounds

  15. 51

    [Hook]

  16. 52

    [Verse 3]

    53

    After a couple months of therapy

    54

    I figured I was as ready as I'd ever be - I wanted to be an emcee

    55

    He took me to shows wit him, he let me flow wit him

    56

    He let me write some rhymes and go on tour wit him

  17. 57

    I really believed in him, I decided to team wit him

    58

    And now I'm overseas wit him, getting cheese wit him

    59

    And I'm emceeing wit him, I'm having the best time of my life

    60

    And I'm writing the best rhymes of my life

  18. 61

    He introduces me to people as his lyrical equal

    62

    Let me write a rhyme on his album and even produce a beat too

    63

    He ain't see-through, I can't see him fronting

    64

    He's not the type to call you, just because he needs something

  19. 65

    That's what I like about him

    66

    I wouldn't want to rock a mike without him

    67

    He's got kahunas and he's not a coward

    68

    Matta fact, I think he met you

  20. 69

    It was the day you came to his video shoot with DJ, Jimmy's nephew

    70

    'Clef stepped to him and told him he should step to you

    71

    That you was ghost writing for L, but that wasn't true

    72

    You was looking at him the same way I'm looking at you

  21. 73

    Why can't we be friends Em', I don't want nothing from you

    Multi-line diss block
    74

    You see there's a little bit of Stan in all of us

    75

    Tell me where you think all of these record sales spawn from

    76

    Talking 'bout Britney and Christina Aguilera

    Block noteUses career results as evidence

    TargetEminem

    MeaningWhat it means: In “Tell me where you think all of these record sales spawn from,” Canibus turns releases, sales, label standing, or career momentum into a public measurement of Eminem's position. Why it was said: The recording belongs to Canibus and Eminem's long-running exchange and attacks Eminem or figures associated with him. The artist invokes an external scoreboard so listeners can compare Eminem's claims with visible results, making status something that can be disproved rather than merely debated.

    ContextThe recording belongs to Canibus and Eminem's long-running exchange and attacks Eminem or figures associated with him.

  22. 77

    Nsync too, have you ever looked in a mirror?

    Multi-line diss block
    78

    Your hair ain't really blonde, and ya eyes ain't blue

    79

    So never diss me, cuz when you diss me you're dissin' you

    Block notePressures the target to answer

    TargetEminem

    MeaningWhat it means: In “So never diss me, cuz when you diss me you're dissin' you,” Canibus treats Eminem's response, delay, or silence as part of the contest rather than a neutral choice. Why it was said: The recording belongs to Canibus and Eminem's long-running exchange and attacks Eminem or figures associated with him. By defining silence as concession, the line tries to control the timetable of the feud and force Eminem into replying on the artist's terms.

    ContextThe recording belongs to Canibus and Eminem's long-running exchange and attacks Eminem or figures associated with him.

  23. 80

    So, see what happens when you don't care

  24. 81

    [Hook]