Blogpost 2: Eminem : What is behind eminem's songs

Marshall Bruce Mathers III or popularly known by his stage name eminem. I believe eminem as a white american male who came age in 2000's. Eminem is one of my idolized rapper in the industry of hiphop. The thing everyone knows about eminem is that he changed the game rap, He proved that white people can rap and he proved that white people could and would listen to rap. I listened a lot of eminem's songs when i was in elementary, although sometimes i really didn't understand the song but i still love it. But on hearing his songs i have noticed that each song has a meaning and sometimes relates to something that is very intriguing. So What is the meaning of his song lyrics?



In the article entitled Top 10 Eminem songs of all time by Henry Adaso, Eminem's stellar songwriting is part of what makes him one of the greatest emcees of our time. Whether he's dissing Mariah Carey or doting on his daughter, Eminem always seems to find the right combination of words and music. His catalog is bursting with such moments of brilliance. Check out the Detroit MC's best songs of all time. Eminem turned out to be a brilliant songwriter, he is very artistic in the every song he writes has a meaning the lyrics that he relates it sometimes to other people or a specific subject.



His song, entitled "Stan" shows his alter ego or his vulnerable side. This song speaks about a die hard fan who has somehow the same life experiences as Eminem's. Stan is the name of the fan who had an obsession with Eminem, who constantly send him letters. When his letters weren't answered, he put his girlfriend in the trunk of his car and drove off a bridge. When Eminem was about to reply to Stan's letters, he found out that Stan was the guy who drove off the bridge. This song was made to express Eminem's emotion to this kind of experience in his life and, therefore, shows his vulnerable side, far from his cocky image as a rapper.


The song "Lose yourself" is all based on his life and was featured in his first movie, 8 mile. The song tells about an inspirational thing for people and an introductory speech for himself about his own life. It's about losing yourself for a moment, grab every opportunity in life. You only get one shot in this life, you don't want to miss the opportunity. It's about seizing every moment and making the most out of everything, while it's there.


The song "The Way I am" is a song about his personality and how he defends himself from the people who bashes him with hate. As we all know, Eminem is a rapper, therefore he is engaged with foul-mouthed and dirty words for his lyricism, therefore making his personality seem cocky. But it's all for the business. The song also speaks about how Eminem hates boy bands so much that he can't stand it. Simply because he feels like it's too weak to be in the music industry, considering his personality as a rapper.


According to my second article i read about is Eminem quotes lyrics by fans "If I said in one of my songs that my English teacher wanted to have sex with me in junior high, all I'm saying, is that I'm not gay, you know? People confuse the lyrics for me speaking my mind. I don't agree with that life style, but if that lifestyle is for you, then it's your business."  
"A lot of my rhymes are just to get chuckles out of people. Anybody with half a brain is going to be able to tell when I'm joking and when I'm serious." I eminem's lyrics he is expressing feelings and ideas for the listeners to understand, to be clear that there is a message for every song he makes.

Like him or hate him whatever you feel about him. One thing is that eminem has contributed a lot in the music industry, for me he is a brilliant rapper and a songwriter. He proved that a white boy can rap and at the same time compose a song that people can admire. I say that eminem is a valuable song artist and a writer and he deserving to be honored for his brilliance .