Famous rapper Eminem has recently released a new song titled “Rap God.” However the title isn’t nearly as controversial as some of the lyrics. In this very lengthy, six minute song, the rapper seems to be venting; taking very clear and angry digs at some of his fellow colleagues in the “rap game.” He talks about how he’s beginning to feel like a rap god, which is surprising to me because I was under the impression that he always was one.
In one of the lines in the song, Eminem talks about how rappers have been having a hard time in the business since he left, leading me to wonder if this song and the title was an indirect attack on Kanye West, who recently referred to himself in an interview as a God.
Eminem, also known as Slim Shady because of his infamous song “My Name Is,” went on in the song to say that him and other rappers have nothing in common. According to him, other rappers are poodles and he’s a doberman. He orders other rappers to pay homage to him and all that he’s done in the rap industry.
There’s no denying that Eminem is a great rapper. He has broken a lot of records and set the bar high for other rappers, but I feel like he really set himself back with this record.
Through out the whole song, between the insults and attacks on other rappers, Eminem was basically just blurting out random words that were catchy, taking your mind off the fact that the whole song was him throwing a little temper tantrum.
In my opinion, I think he got a little butt hurt when he realized that other rappers were no longer calling him to hop on their records.
And yet and still, he saw their careers blossoming while he was sitting on his couch, watching them and more than likely cursing them out behind his tv screen.
To me, this song sounds like the rant of a middle-aged, psychopath, who is currently going through a midlife crisis after taking a long hard look in the mirror and realizing that when people look back on his career, they see a man who spent the entirety of his rap career whining about how cruel the world was to him and and how his mommy didn’t love him enough.
I’ve never been fond of Eminem, his nick name, or his music. I could never get through one of his songs without wanting to walk up to a complete stranger and blame them for all of my problems in life and then afterwards offer them a Prozac and some intense therapy to get over the wrath I would unleash on them.
This song is perfect to listen to if you need a little encouragement to commit a crime or jump off of a bridge to get back at your mom for making you eat your vegetables.
I think I’m just going to stick with my completely sane artists.