Bad Meets Evil
1999 · Interscope INT290287 · Detroit, Michigan
- Artist
- Eminem
- Title
- Bad Meets Evil
- Release
- The Slim Shady LP
- Year
- 1999
- Label
- Interscope # INT290287
- Format
- Album
- Language
- English
- Country
- Detroit, Michigan, USA
- Genre
- Hip Hop · Hip Hop · Hardcore Hip Hop · Conscious Hip Hop
- Primary theme
- Post-War
Annotation — Rap / Hip Hop Songs
Influential Hip Hop artist, associated with Hardcore Hip Hop and Conscious Hip Hop genres, said to have helped popularized the genre with Middle America in the late 1990s / 2000s, and contributed towards crossing over racial barriers.1 Born on 17 October 1972, Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA. He grew up in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He played himself in the film 8 Mile, set in Detroit. Eminem frequently used Vietnam as a reference point for city and community violence, including "Bad Meets Evil" (1999) (with Royce da 5'9"), "Under the Influence" (2000) (with D12), "Crack a Bottle" (2009) (with Dr. Dre and 50 Cent), "On Fire" (2010), "Headlights" (2014), and "Stepdad".The song "Bad Meets Evil" (Interscope Records # INT290287) - again, another example of using Vietnam to portray violence - in this case, in the role of a North Vietnamese guerilla fighter: "I'm comin' back to blow your house up... we hit the trees 'til we look like Vietnamese people... against peaceful, see you in hell for the sequel". Collaboration with Royce da 5'9", Hardcore Hip Hop artist from Detroit, Michigan, USA - the Vietnam reference is from the chorus, which they both performed on.Sources1Wikipedia: Eminem↩
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Lyrics
English: I used to be a loudmouth, remember me? (Uh-uh) / I'm the one who burned your house down (Oh) / Well, I'm out now (Shit) / And this time, I'm comin' back to blow your house up / And I ain't gon' leave you with a window to jump out of / Give me two fat tabs and three shrooms / And you won't see me, like fat people in steam rooms / And when I go to hell and I'm gettin' ready to leave / I'ma put air in a bag and charge people to breathe / 'Cause this is what happens when Bad meets Evil / And we hit the trees 'til we look like Vietnamese people / He's Evil, and I'm Bad like Steve Seagal / Against peaceful, see you in hell for the sequel
About the artist
Influential Hip Hop artist, associated with Hardcore Hip Hop and Conscious Hip Hop genres, said to have helped popularized the genre with Middle America in the late 1990s / 2000s, and contributed towards crossing over racial barriers. (1) Born on 17 October 1972, Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA. He grew up in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He played himself in the film 8 Mile, set in Detroit. Eminem frequen.
Themes
City & Community Violence · Anti-Asian Racism · Violence Metaphor · Guerrilla Warfare