Eminem: Kill You Meaning

Song Released: 2000

Kill You Lyrics

when i was just a little baby boy my mama used to tell me these crazy things
she used to tell me my daddy was an evil man she used to tell me he hated me
but then i got a little bit older and i realized she was the crazy one
there was nothing...

1. anonymous

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   Jun 1st 2023 !⃝

   "Kill You" discusses the controversy that surrounded the Eminem's first album, nightmares of "ladies' screams", and being raised by a single mother. In the song, Eminem also talks of raping his own mother, and "notes the irony of magazines trumpeting his mother-raping self on their covers'." The song was written when Eminem heard the track playing in the background while talking to Dr. Dre on the phone and developed an interest in using it for a song. He then wrote the lyrics at home and met up with Dr. Dre and the two recorded the song together. The lyrics were written to show that he was still as "fucked up" as he was on The Slim Shady LP. At a United States Senate hearing, Lynne Cheney criticized Eminem and sponsor Seagram for "promoting violence of the most degrading kind against women", labeling him as "a rap singer who advocates murder and rape". She specifically cited lyrics from "Kill You", explaining, "He talks about murdering and raping his mother. He talks about choking women slowly so he can hear their screams for a long time. He talks about using O.J.'s machete on women, and this is a man who is honored by the recording industry". On October 26, 2000, Eminem was to perform at a concert in Toronto's SkyDome. However, Ontario Attorney General Jim Flaherty argued that Canada should stop Eminem at the border. "I personally don't want anyone coming to Canada who will come here and advocate violence against women", he said. Flaherty claims to have been "disgusted" when reading transcriptions of "Kill You", which includes lines like "Slut, you think I won't choke no whore till the vocal cords don't work in her throat no more?" Eminem's fans argued that this was a matter of free speech and that he was unfairly singled out. Eminem was later granted entry into Canada. In 2002, French jazz pianist Jacques Loussier filed a $10 million lawsuit against Eminem and Dr. Dre, claiming the beat for "Kill You" was stolen from his song "Pulsion". He unsuccessfully demanded that all sales of the album be halted and any remaining copies destroyed.
2. anonymous

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   Jan 24th 2018 !⃝

   It’s tells not to screw with him. He shows that he has aggressiveness inside and if you piss him off, well, he will kill you
3. anonymous

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   Sep 1st 2017 !⃝

   The song is about his mom because back then they had beef.
4. anonymous

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   Oct 5th 2015 !⃝

   Heard it. It kinda scared me but want to know what it is about.
5. anonymous

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   Oct 6th 2014 !⃝

   He's warning you not to get on his bad side. Question. Why shouldn't we mess with Shady? Answer. Because Shady will fucking kill you. Slim Shady celebrating being someone you shouldn't mess with.
6. anonymous

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   Jun 16th 2013 !⃝

   He's just telling a bitch off.

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