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Look at these eyes, baby blue, baby just like yourself
If they were brown, Shady'd lose, Shady sits on the shelf
But Shady's cute, Shady knew Shady's dimples would help
Make ladies swoon, baby (Ooh, baby!) — Look at my self!
Let's do the math: If I was black, I would've sold half
I ain't have to graduate from Lincoln High School to know that
But I could rap, so f*** school, I'm too cool to go back
Give me the mic! Show me where the f***in' studio's at
When I was underground, no one gave a f*** I was white
No labels wanted to sign me, almost gave up, I was like
"Fuck it," until I met Dre, the only one to look past
Gave me a chance and I lit a fire up under his ass
Helped him get back to the top, every fan black that I got
Was prob'ly his in exchange for every white fan that he's got
Like damn, we just swapped: sittin' back lookin' at s***, wow
I'm like my skin is it startin' to work to my benefit now? It's—
Bro broke down the double standard of race and admitted he's as popular as he is cause he is white
Even explains how he helped white people accept hip hop more than ever, on that bar of swapping fans with Dre, s*** hard as f***
Flow crazy
it's a good verse all things considered
eminem during this era was definitely one of the goats
One of his most meaningful verses, easily
If it was about double it’s length with the same level of energy about his place in the game and success/impact on it, it would be up there but it’s a bit too short to be one of the best of our time as is imo
This isn’t profound at all, but to say it’s one of the best, is actually the antithesis of the whole song.
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!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbYXwtIxxQc&ab_channel=sturdywingsLook at these eyes, baby blue, baby just like yourself
If they were brown, Shady'd lose, Shady sits on the shelf
But Shady's cute, Shady knew Shady's dimples would help
Make ladies swoon, baby (Ooh, baby!) — Look at my self!
Let's do the math: If I was black, I would've sold half
I ain't have to graduate from Lincoln High School to know that
But I could rap, so f*** school, I'm too cool to go back
Give me the mic! Show me where the f***in' studio's at
When I was underground, no one gave a f*** I was white
No labels wanted to sign me, almost gave up, I was like
"Fuck it," until I met Dre, the only one to look past
Gave me a chance and I lit a fire up under his ass
Helped him get back to the top, every fan black that I got
Was prob'ly his in exchange for every white fan that he's got
Like damn, we just swapped: sittin' back lookin' at s***, wow
I'm like my skin is it startin' to work to my benefit now? It's—
Man his dead wrong verse is better
We can pick most of his verses from SSLP to TES with eyes closed and will be one of the best verses ever
Man his dead wrong verse is better
That s*** hard, but this just hits different, my head doesn’t stop BOPPING
That s*** hard, but this just hits different, my head doesn’t stop BOPPING
I’m happy you like it