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So when wind starts blowin’ shit
Talk about goin’ in? Goin’ insane’s more like it Bad Meets Evil – Welcome 2 Hell

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Many rappers, notably Lil' Wayne, use “going in” as an expression meaning “to rap really well.”

Em thinks the expression is a bit silly – he would rather extend it to describe his style as “going insane”, when he gets into that creative zone where the winds of his brainstorms begin to blow.

Also note in the literal sense, that most people go inside during a storm, but in his case he’d prefer going insane. Which is also what people tend to be called if they remain out during a storm.

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It's like squirtin' a squirt gun in the ocean, fuck all Bad Meets Evil – Welcome 2 Hell

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Taking “shots” at him is as meaningless as adding a tiny bit of water to a massive body of water. This is likely inspired by the idiom “a drop in the bucket.”

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I believe he continues the idea the he hasnt yet shown what he can do. “what you are hearing now is nothing. Its like squirting a squirt gun in the ocean”. This might also be affirmed by the next line that he hasnt put a dent yet in this rap game.

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the line is “it’s like squirting a squirt gun in the ocean, fuck all”… it is inspired by the idiom “a drop in the bucket” because it does “fuck all” which is another saying for basically nothing in comparison to the whole, much like the tip of the iceberg, only 10% of an iceberg is visible above water. This is a perfect example of Marshall’s ability to correlate lines and sayings like a crossword puzzle (literally something he has said himself about his ability to mix lyrics and have them relate back to other lyrics).

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So cold, I done froze my butt off
And this ain't even the tip of the iceberg yet Bad Meets Evil – Welcome 2 Hell

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A lot of things going on here:

First, notice his usage of two (plus one more below) very common sayings in English.

More importantly, this is a continuation of the ‘switch’ metaphor; Em becomes cold-hearted when he writes his lyrics, referencing his lack of sympathy and consideration for others.

However, there’s still a long way from his bottom up through his body to his head, which is why he annexes the idiomatic expression tip of the iceberg. This is a metaphor for the perpetual nature of his rapping: spewing out more and more great insults as the song progresses.

Furthermore, and this ain’t even the tip of the iceberg yet is Em’s warning that we haven’t yet seen the furthest extent of his abilities throughout his career.

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[Verse 8: Eminem]
Now make that ass drop like a sack of potatoes, what girl
I'm the crack-a-lator, percolator to this party, be my penis ejaculator later
Tell you boyfriend that you just struck paydirt
You rollin' with a player, you won't be exaggeratin' when you sayin' Chamillionaire (Ft. Bad Meets Evil) – Fast Lane (Remix)

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Explained on the original.

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[Verse 7: Royce da 5'9"]
And then after takin' that, I'ma catch a case, it's gon' be fascinatin'
It's gon' say "The whole rap game passed away" on top of the affadavit
Graduated from master debater slash massive masturbator
To Michael Jackson' activator, meanin' I'm on fire off the top
Might wanna back up the data, runnin' over hip hop
In a verbal tractor-trailer, homie this sick, you can normally ask a hater
Don't it make sense, these shell casings is just like a bag of paper
Drop in the lap of a tax evader, homie they spent Chamillionaire (Ft. Bad Meets Evil) – Fast Lane (Remix)

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Explained on the original.

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[Verse 6: Eminem]
Now, was called M&M, but he threw away the candy and ate the rapper
Chewed him up and spitted him out, girl giddy-up, now get-get down
He's lookin' around this club and it looks like people are havin' a shit fit now
Here, little t-t-trailer trash, take a look who's back in t-t-town
Did I s-s-stutter, mothafucka? Fuck them all, he shuts
A whole mothafuckin' Walmart d-d-down every time he comes a-r-r-round
And he came to the club tonight with 5'9" to hold this bitch down
Like a mothafuckin' chick underwater, he tryna d-d-drown
Shorty, when you dance, you got me captivated, just by the way
That you keep lickin' them dick-sucking lips, I'm agitated, aggravated
To the point you don't suck my dick, then you're gonna get decapitated
Other words, you don't fuckin' give me head, then I'ma have to take it Chamillionaire (Ft. Bad Meets Evil) – Fast Lane (Remix)

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Explained on the original.

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[Verse 5: Royce da 5'9"]
Yeah, my whole goal as a poet's to be relaxed in orbit
At war with a bottle, this Captain Morgan attacks my organs
My slow flow is euphoric, it's like I rap endorphins
I made a pact with the Devil that says "I'll let you take me
You let me take this shovel, dig up the corpes, Jack Kevorkian"
Go back and forth in more beef that you can pack a fork in
I'm livin' the life of the infinite enemy down, my tenement, too many now
To send my serenity powers, spin 'em around, enterin' in the vicinity Chamillionaire (Ft. Bad Meets Evil) – Fast Lane (Remix)

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Explained in Royce’s original “Fast lane” verse.

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And you were, like, so drunk that you threw up all over Archie? Eminem – Kim

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The fact that this story doesn’t make sense to bring up here serves to make Marshall’s disintegration more apparent. He admits that he is “cracking up” right about now.

Another possible theory is that, throwing up is a sign of pregnancy, so maybe she was already pregnant with her lover’s son (virtually dead by now) at that party. That would explain why Em’s more pissed off (if possible) in the next lines, and why he decides to bring this story up.

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That theory wouldn’t work for 2 reasons.

In this song, it’s established in the censored line that the son is 4 years old. It’s also established that Hailey is 2 in the song. So Kim would’ve had to have been pregnant with the little boy 2 years before she got pregnant with Hailey.
In 97 Bonnie & Clyde, the little boy is referred to as Kim stepson.

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3 years

The real question is, who the hell is Archie?

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4 years

I took this as a line he says to try to distract himself from cracking up.

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8 years

But I read that Kim was pregnant of his lover, and then Whitney born.

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9 years

was this not explaining that she was a drunk thats how she killed her husband or why he was mad and then killed the son.

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9 years

Her loves son isn’t her child. We know this because Eminem says in the prequel 97 Bonnie and Clyde that the boy is Kim’s stepson.

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"Oh my God, I'm crackin' up" Get a grip, Marshall! Eminem – Kim

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He’s trying to calm himself down. He may have been about to cry or perhaps he felt like he was losing his mind.

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7 years

For me its more like Slim Shady is taking over, and do what Em can’t, to end this whole thing.

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You think I give a fuck?! Eminem – Kim

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Like hell he does. Making it clear that he isn’t worried about the consequences of what he’s about to do. However, it may be that he does give a fuck, in light of the plan he outlines at the end to make her death look like a suicide.

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