The recording last night went well, there was more engagement in the chat than before and some old faces stopped by. Little princess had to get some shots at the doctor and the elder princess is developing a fun bedtime routine with me reading books and running fast. The fun is about to end though as we’re going to start brushing our teeth before bed.
Speaking of fast eminem earlier, for the rapping portion is a song I’ve learned because I like the message in the words. I trade the musical aspect for a motivational one as I repeat the song to myself like a montra. People should understand about art there are many ways to consume it, beyond the 5 senses. I see a lot with people recording themselves, thinking the audience will see what they saw, even eminem on mike tyson’s podcast mentioned how while performing at the Oscars his microphone pack was dangling and he thought that’s all people would notice. Stop trying to put yourself in someone else’s head.
Rap: This is the last verse on Eminem’s Offended
Now my dough’s amountin’ to a mountain
It’s rised too high to count it
Never asked to be rich, all I did was wish
I had a dime for every time that I was doubted
But then I think about it and I’m enraged
‘Cause I just figured out that if I was paid
For the time I spent to put the pen to the page
It’d be minimum wage
But it’s embedded in my head I never hunted for the bread and butter
What I wanted was to be the one that they was scared of but
I’m never gonna get the credit for the sweat and blood
I put up in the pen, and when I’m dead I wonder
Will they put me on a pedestal or forget I was ever this incredible
I guess I better go harder than ever ’cause
I’ll never get another mothaf’ opportunity again
To offend as many people with this I can simply because I can
Time to break down the bars
“my dough’s amountin’ to a mountain” dough is slang for money, amountin’ to a mountain is good word play, he has a pile of money.
“all I did was wish I had a dime for every time that I was doubted” He’s describing the struggle to become great, people will doubt you well after you’ve proven them wrong. There is a play on the expression, “If I had a nickel for every time… blank” Using dime to rhyme with time. There’s also a lot of money talk, dough, rich, dime. Coming up will be paid and minimum wage.
“I just figured out that if I was paid, For the time I spent to put the pen to the page,It’d be minimum wage.” Continuing the struggle to be great, if he were paid by the hour as a normal job is, despite being a multimillionaire he has spent so many hours working his craft that the dollars per hour are low.
“I never hunted for the bread and butter, What I wanted was to be the one that they was scared of” This was never about the money, being the top, tip of the spear is the point that cuts, that’s what people fear. He was bullied as a kid, made to feel weak, he made himself strong.
“I’m never gonna get the credit for the sweat and blood I put up in the pen” Even after all he’s accomplished some people don’t consider Eminem a top 5 rapper because of skin tone. Still he must keep pushing, a dime for every time he was doubted.
Also Bread and butter and credit were money terms adding to my list.
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