When this song was released, he had sold 49 million albums and 42 million tracks in the United States. His worldwide albums sales stand at more than 115 million, singles 120 million, and the estimated sale of over 220 million records worldwide.
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What is the meaning behind “While I’m masterfully constructing this masterpièce”? Rap God by Eminem
A masterpiece is a work that is considered the greatest of a person’s career due to outstanding creativity, skill, or workmanship. Eminem’s “Rap God” will be considered his masterpiece, like the Mona Lisa is to Leonardo da Vinci . Eminem pronounces “piece” from “masterpiece” the French way ( pièce ), with two syllables, i.e. pièce …
What is the meaning behind “It’s actually disastrously bad for the wack”? Rap God by Eminem
This and the preceding line allude to when rapper Canibus (one of Em’s old rap rivals ) faced off against L.A. battle rapper strong Dizaster in a rap battle on June 9th, 2012, Dizaster being widely regarded the world’s greatest battle rapper at the time, Canibus being a ferocious rap veteran since eons back. Despite …
What is the meaning behind “Rappers are havin’ a rough time period, here’s a maxi pad”? Rap God by Eminem
Rap was in a bit of a rut for a while. There was a long time strong period where the future of hip-hop looked bleak. But Eminem is also saying that these same weaker rappers are girly and have actual strong periods , which is why they would need a maxi pad. This is not …
What is the meaning behind “How could I not blow? All I do is drop F-bombs Feel my wrath of attack”? Rap God by Eminem
Eminem jokes that he became incredibly successful simply because he uses a lot of F-bombs in his raps (bombs literally blow up). This may be mocking the listeners who only paid attention to his vulgar lyrics without listening to the message of his songs. Nevertheless, it is undeniable how much of his rise to fame …
What is the meaning behind “Only realized it was ironic, I was signed to Aftermath after the fact”? Rap God by Eminem
strong Aftermath Entertainment is the record label that Eminem has been signed to since 1998 and remains signed to it today. strong Aftermath wordplay ul li Em’s last name is strong Math ers . He constantly raps about what the game will be like after he is gone, strong After Mathers strong As a noun …
What is the meaning behind “I’ll still be able to break a motherfuckin’ table Over the back of a couple of faggots and crack it in half”? Rap God by Eminem
This line, intentionally or not, has echoes of Em’s old beef with the Insane Clown Posse (even after D12 allegedly squashed their beef with them in a bowling game where Eminem was absent), since when him and ICP are involved there will always be homophobic slurs involved . He would hence be referring to their …
What is the meaning behind “Backpack rap crap, yap-yap, yackety-yack And at the exact same time, I attempt these lyrical acrobat stunts while I’m practicin’ that”? Rap God by Eminem
Eminem has spoken of making non-rhyming words sound like they rhyme. This tricky pronunciation is referred to here as “lyrical acrobat stunts”. “Backpack Rap” is a term used to describe lyrical rap artists who go against the mainstream and are not commercially successful. Yackity-yak is defined as noisy, trivial talk. “Yackity-yack backpack” rappers might be …
What is the meaning behind “You don’t really wanna get into a pissin’ match With this rappity brat, packin’ a MAC in the back of the Ac'”? Rap God by Eminem
The second line is a reference and homage to the late legendary rapper Big Pun . On his album Capital Punishment there is a funny skit where Pun explains that he “shot the place” because he was “packin’ a MAC in the back of the Ac’”. “Ac” is slang for the car brand Acura. MAC …