Having a lack of funds and resorting back to guns

from Eminem – If I Had Lyrics on Rap Genius

It would be an educated guess to say that Eminem used to be a stick up kid before he was found by Dr. Dre. It wasnt that he wanted to do these acts, but he had no choice. Being Detroit, what else would you do if you have a dead end job, you have bills to pay and mouths to feed but what you make as well as the welfare benefits you get isn’t enough to maintain?

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