Album: Recovery
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[Lil Wayne]
Throw dirt on me and grow a wildflower
But it's "fuck the world," get a child out her
Yeah, my life a bitch, but you know nothing 'bout her
Been to hell and back, I can show you vouchers
I'm rolling Sweets, I'm smoking sour
Married to the game but she broke her vows
That's why my bars are full of broken bottles
And my night stands are full of open Bibles
I think about more than I forget
But I don't go around fire expecting not to sweat
And these niggas know I lay them down, make their bed
Bitches try to kick me while I'm down, I'll break your leg
Money outweighing problems on the triple beam
I'm sticking to the script, you niggas skipping scenes
Be good or be good at it
Fucking right I've got my gun, semi-Cartermatic
Yeah, put a dick in their mouth, so I guess it's "fuck what they say"
I'm high as a bitch; up, up and away
Man, I come down in a couple of days
OK, you want me up in the cage, then I'll come out in beast mode
I got this world stuck in the safe, combination is the G-code
It's Weezy motherfucker, blood gang and I'm in bleed mode
All about my dough but I don't even check the peephole
So you can keep knocking but won't knock me down
No love lost, no love found
[Eminem & Lil Wayne] Chorus
It's a little too late to say that you're sorry now
You kicked me when I was down
Fuck what you say, just (don't hurt me, don't hurt me no more)
That's right bitch, and I don't need you, don't want to see you
Bitch you get no (love)
You show me nothing but hate
You ran me into the ground
But what comes around goes around
I don't need you (don't hurt me)
You (don't hurt me no more)
That's right, and I don't need you, don't want to see you
You get no (love)
Bitch you get no (love)
And I don't need you
Get em
[Eminem]
I'm alive again
More alive than I have been in my whole entire life
I can see these people's ears perk up as I begin
To spaz with the pen, I'm a little bit sicker than most
Shit's finna get thick again
They say the competition is stiff
But I get a hard dick from this shit, now stick it in
I ain't never giving in again
Caution to the wind, complete freedom
Look at these rappers, how I treat them
So why the fuck would I join them when I beat them
They call me a freak because
I like to spit on these pussies 'fore I eat them
Man get these whack cocksuckers off stage
Where the fuck is Kanye when you need him?
Snatch the mic from him,
bitch I'mma let you finish in a minute
Yeah the rap is tight
But I'm fucking with the greatest verse of all time
So you might want to go back to the lab tonight and um
Scribble out them rhymes you were going to spit
And start over from scratch and write new ones
But I'm afraid that it ain't gonna make no difference
When I rip this stage and tear it in half tonight
It's an adrenaline rush to feel the bass thump
In the place all the way to the parking lot, fellow
Set fire to the mic and ignite the crowd
You can see the sparks from hot metal
Cold-hearted from the day I Bogarted the game
I so started to rock fellow
When I'm not even in my harshest
You can still get roasted because Marsh is not mellow
'til I'm toppling from the top I'm not going to stop
I'm standing on my Monopoly board
That means I'm on top of my game and it don't stop
'til my hip don't hop anymore
When you so good that you can't say it
Because it ain't even cool for you to sound cocky anymore
People just get sick cause you spit
These fools can't drool or dribble a drop anymore
And you can never break my stride
You never slow the momentum at any moment I'm about to blow
You'll never take my pride
Killing the flow, slow venom and the opponent
Is getting no mercy, mark my words
Ain't letting up, relentless
I smell blood, I don't give a fuck; keep giving them hell
Where was you when I fell and needed help up?
You get no love
[Eminem & Lil Wayne] Chorus
It's a little too late to say that you're sorry now
You kicked me when I was down
Fuck what you say, just (don't hurt me, don't hurt me no more)
That's right bitch, and I don't need you, don't want to see you
Bitch you get no (love)
You show me nothing but hate
You ran me into the ground
But what comes around goes around
I don't need you (don't hurt me)
You (don't hurt me no more)
That's right, and I don't need you, don't want to see you
You get no (love)
Bitch you get (love)
And I don't need you
Bitch you get no (love)
Message
To me, this track acts as a sequel to “Drop the World” off of Lil Wayne’s critically hated rock album, Rebirth. Instead of sounding as though these two were out with something to prove (that Wayne could create a rock album & that Eminem wasn’t washed up); instead the two are saturated with confidence and feel as though these previous haters have already been proved wrong. The production of “No Love” is solid (an interesting “emo” sample, props to the creativity of Just Blaze) and Wayne’s background screams sounds as though it was influenced by Drake, Wayne & Eminem’s live performance at the Grammy Awards where Wayne acted as Eminem’s hype man during Eminem’s verse. In my opinion, Lil Wayne is essentially bowing down to Eminem (at least for this song) and his lyrical talents. Ironically, I feel as though Eminem’s more abstract lyrics of songs such as “Won’t Back Down” are influenced by The Carter III.
On another note, with regards to the Kanye’s lines:
“Man get these whack cocksuckers off stage.
Where the fuck is Kanye when you need him?
Where the fuck is Kanye when you need him?
Snatch the mic from him,
Bitch I’mma let you finish in a minute”
Eminem is referencing Kanye’s VMA mic’ snatch from Taylor Swift. Eminem slips in a pop culture reference that he is famous for – he even adds in the hilarious “I’mma let you finish in a minute” quote. In the past Eminem has stated he believed Lil Wayne to be over-hyped but after listening to few of his albums, came to respect “the Martian.” Same with Kanye, with his preppy background and commercial competition with 50 Cent (Graduation vs. Curtis), Eminem probably thought about starting something back in the day when he was out of the game (at least as much as he had ever been since ’98).
However, by this point in the album, Eminem has made it clear that he now respects Kanye & Wayne (see Talkin’ 2 Myself) and these lines are a clever plea for someone such as Kanye to come back into the spotlight and replace these “whack” less-talented rappers who are dominating the radio waves.
However, by this point in the album, Eminem has made it clear that he now respects Kanye & Wayne (see Talkin’ 2 Myself) and these lines are a clever plea for someone such as Kanye to come back into the spotlight and replace these “whack” less-talented rappers who are dominating the radio waves.
This track is probably not the best on Recovery (I love Eminem’s tribute to Proof in “You’re Never Over”), but is definitely the most ambitious. A true Hip hop lyric is all about success and reality. Eminem proved it in this song and also as the rating of the album increases daily. The Truth is the Recovery. Congratulations to Eminem on the comeback.
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