This song seemingly tackles the methods of deception those who manipulate others use to get victims to follow their demands, as well as diverting attention away from important issues. They'll also use it as a means to convince people to hate or kill others by pretending acts of terrorism were committed by the enemy when the acts themselves were done by the masters of control to promote discrimination and hate. It also reinforces the idea that these manipulative forces operate in various locations, infiltrating everyday life without detection, and propagate any and everywhere.
In general, it highlights the danger of hidden agendas, manipulation, and distraction, serving as a critique of those who exploit chaos and confusion to control and gain power, depicting a cautionary tale against falling into their traps. It encourages us to question the narratives presented to us and remain vigilant against manipulation in various parts of society.
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This is a badass song. Its just pure anger and badassedness. Its unforunate that Em was involved with it because people sort of forgot it was Dre and obsessed over Em's side lyrics and somewhat annoying chorus. It got really trendy and people just disregarded any meaning to it.
Dre's part is awesome. It would have been an even better song if they omitted Em or just put in someone else because his purpose is only for backup and to reverberate Dre.
This song is Dre basically saying how shitty mainstream rap is today and how he pioneered it and made it amazing. Yet these new rappers were coming out with their dumbass groups and gangs acting like they knew started rapping before anyone else. And he sort of just goes over his career which utterly proves he's done so much for the rap culture and he gets little or no credit from the mainstream.
I love this line,
"This is the millenium of Aftermath Ain't gonna be nothin after that So give me one more platinum plaque and fuck rap You can have it back"
Hes saying that this is his last go at it and hes going to just show up every rapper just to show them how rap is done. Then when he owns the industry again like he had back in the day he just gives it back because he knows its nothing these days and at any given time a real rapper like him can dominate it if they want to.
@CableCable Eminem wrote this whole song
@CableCable lol hella funny dude Couldn’t tell that Marshall obviously wrote all these lyrics… it’s the first time you’ve really ever even heard Dre talk shit in his raps that aggressively, you can basically hear Slim Shady rappin the whole song.. no knock on dre at all tho someone you pay millions hands you dope bars, while you’re obviously putting together the beat….100% team effort producers don’t get enough effort by far harder to do than writing lyrics in some scenario’s of course, but to sit here and say marshal should be cut from it??? If that happened we wouldn’t be here even talking about it
this song is a clever satire on the nefarious ways in which jealous hip-hop artists of the common era tend to neglect the presence of doctor dre as one of the tried and true driving forces responsible for the current--and seemingly utopic--state of the hip-hop scene that those same unobservant rappers take for granted. dre so provocatively reminds his fellow artists that he does in fact still have ubiquitous amounts of cheese, G's, wheels, keys, boats, snowmobiles, and skis, among other possessions.
dre, phD is so boldly innovative; yet he executes his awe-inspiring poetry in such humble and simple fashion.
really, really powerful stuff..............
i'm so white, yet i love this song.
IT'S OKAY. LOL.
hey, lollapalooza06, shut up! if ya dont like; dont search for it or look @ it, mmmkay? i dont even like rap and i still like this song so go away ya closed-minded fruit. no offense...:D ;)
hey number one what kind of name is lollapalooza. thats a bitch ass name. y u come on here sayin all that shit bout a song. ur a stupid shit. this song is great probly the best song dre and em put out together
This is an ill song that when you just feel pissed and doing shit like he does in this song
"So what do you say to somebody you hate Or anyone tryna bring trouble your way Wanna resolve things in a bloodier way Just study a tape of NWA One day I was walkin by Wit a walkmen on When I caught a guy givin me an awkward eye And strangled him off in the parkin lot wit his Karl Kani "
which is cool to do i think it's one of the best songs by em.
I think Dre still has substantial amounts of cheese Gs wheels keys boats snowmobiles and skis.
why is noone posting on dre, he is the shit, the best rapper ever, so keep postin
not that i have anything against gay people...thats great if your into it
yo yo yo dre and em put that shit down on this one BEOYCH!!!!!!!!!!!