Stepdad
2020 · Shady B0031746-02 · Detroit, Michigan
- Artist
- Eminem
- Title
- Stepdad
- Release
- Music to Be Murdered By
- Year
- 2020
- Label
- Shady # B0031746-02
- 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".In the song "Stepdad" (Shady Records # B0031746-02), Eminem took a different approach in using Vietnam as a metaphor for domestic home violence (rather than gang / community-related): "this fuckin' shit's like Saigon, neighbors called police on him... this is why I hate my stepdad". Sources1Wikipedia: Eminem↩
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Lyrics
English: Sneak up with a lethal injection / And put him down like they did to my dog / I'm talkin' euthanasia (Euthanasia), like kids in Taiwan / This fuckin' shit's like Saigon (Saigon) / Neighbors called police on him / So many battery charges, this dude's like lithium-ion / Then Mom and him let bygones (Bygones) / Just be bygones / So on eggshells, I walk and just try not to piss this guy off / But this is why I... / I, I, hate my, my stepdad (Stepdad)
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.