Not Alike
Eminem, Royce da 5'9"
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Tay Keith, f*ck these niggas up Yeah Brain dead, eye drops Pain meds, cyclops They bed, iPod Maybach, my Bach Trainwrecks, sidewalks Pay less, high-tops K-fed, iHop Playtex, icebox That's how much we have in common (yeah!) That's how much we have in common (whoa!) Up on this mic, when we're on it That's how much we have in common (yeah!) That's how much we have in common (woo!) That's how much we have in common We are not alike, there's not alike us on the mic (yeah!) I don't do Jordans and Audemars I do explosions and Molotovs Y'all blowing smoke as if y'all ain't washed I blow the smoke from the car exhaust Flying to a party I am not invited to, feeling like the streets need me (woah) I ain't gotta dance as long as my Ferrari Spider move, like C Breezy I don't gotta hire goons, I'd rather try to buy the moon, and breathe freely The sky is blue, the tie is new, the Masarati white and cool like G-Eazy While these dudes tryna figure out how to do a freestyle as fly as me I'm confused trying to figure out how to do Kapri Styles and Mya G Everybody doing chick joints, probably rob these little dudes at fist point Remember everybody used to bite Nickel, now everybody doing Bitcoin We don't got nothing in common (no) We don't got nothing in common (no) Y'all into stuff like doubled-up Styrofoam cups on them uppers-and-downers (woo!) I'm into stuff like doubling commas Find me a brother who's solid To count the shit up, then bust the shit down If the cops hit us up, we can flush the shit down We can not give a f*ck, shit, a fucking colonic Selling your cock and your butt for a follower Possible cup, for dollars you powder sniff Now you're slipping, call it a power trip A product of politics Y'all went from profit and topping the charts To dropped in the park in a pile of shit Knowledge is power, but powerless if you got it and you do not acknowledge it Y'all music sound like Dr. Seuss inspired it Hiring strippers, prostitutes retiring We can spit it for ya, it vans I'm fit to be king, you're cut out to fit in Prince pants You niggas Brain dead, eye drops Pain meds, cyclops They bed, iPod Maybach, my bach Trainwrecks, sidewalks Pay less, high-tops K-fed, iHop Playtex, icebox That's how much we have in common (yeah!) That's how much we have in common (whoa!) Up on this mic, when we're on it That's how much we have in common (yeah!) That's how much we have in common (woo!) That's how much we have in common We are not alike, there's not alike us You say you're affiliated with murderers, killers (ayy) The people you run with are thuggin' (gang) But you're just a wanna be gunner (gang) Like you was gonna do something Acting like you catching bodies (ayy) And you got juice, lil youngin', you're bugging You ain't never even been charged in connection with battery Bitch, you ain't plugged in to nothing Rap god spit lyrical bullets (boom) And gats cock, your partners better tool up This has not to do with muscular But have guns for sure, you better put a Strap on, in other words if you're a Gunner Roll up with your (gang) You're gon' need a arsenal 'Cause this bar is over your head So you better have arms if you're gonna pull up (skrt) Oh, you run the streets, huh? Now you wanna come and f*ck with me, huh? This little cock-sucker, he must be feeling himself He wants to keep up His tough demeanor, so he does a feature Decides to team up with Nina But next time you don't gotta use Tech N9ne If you wanna come at me with a sub-machine gun And I'm talking to you but you already know who the f*ck you are, Kelly I don't use sublims and sure as f*ck don't sneak-diss But keep commenting on my daughter Hailie I keep on telling motherfuckers, bitches, in case you forgot Really I need jaw memories, jaw like strawberry or pineapple, apricot jelly I respond, rarely but this time Shady 'Bout to sound off like a fucking cocked semi Glock Demi god, let me put a silencer on this little non-threatening blond fairy Cornball taking shots at me You're not ready, fool, break yourself like Rocksteady Crew Obviously, I'm not getting through We can get it poppin' like Redenbach, letting off like Remy Ma Heavy artillery, gotta deal a harsh with a hard shell Put a motherfucking heart in bigger than Bizarre's belly Only time you'll ever say, I lost You'll be talking 'bout Fetty Wap, better call Diddy Just to try to get me off and you better hope I don't call Trick Trick Bitch, this shit don't fly in our city Punk, you don't disrespect OG's, R.I.P. Prodigy Sold Dre my soul and I told him The moment he signed me that I'll be the most hated, dumb-hated soldier There's no shame, it's okay to own it 'cause life is a bitch, she's a bow-legged hoe But now days are over, I Harvey Weinstein, a bathrobe hanging over My code name is Groper, I role play with lotion I fucked the whole world then I throw away the Trojan Olay the hoes like with home-made explosives, I blow eighty holes in you Don't make me go in, I OJ the flows and I'm insult to injury Rolex to Goldman and I'm throat-sprayin' tryna throw to Nicole They both hate to choke and my whole plate is chokin' And I double-edge sworded 'cause one place I poke and I stick and I turn and I rotating motion Invisible with the pen, I'm at the pinnacle Of sick individuals, take my dick and put the tip in At minimal, I'm fucking these syllables I let them lick on my genitals I'm a fucking invisible, indefensible, despicable difficult prick, a little bit unpredictable I spit the formidable, that you're bitches are fucking with the original I can say that me and Nickel are identical But not us, the only thing we have in common is I'm a dick and you suck Otherwise one has nuttin' to do with the other None comes close to Skunk, bug, soldier Tongue, shrub, shoulder One month older Sponge, mob, colder Nun, rug, holster Lug nut, coaster Lung, jug, roaster Young Thug poster Unplugged toaster That's how much we have in common (yeah!) That's how much we have in common (whoa!) Up on this mic, when we're on it (yeah) That's how much we have in common (yeah!) That's how much we have in common (woo!) That's how much we have in common We are not alike, there's not alike us on the (man, f*ck this shit, let's go)
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Written by: Brytavious Chambers, Marshall Mathers, Ronald Jr. Spence, Ryan Montgomery
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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10 facts about this song
Album"Not Alike" is a track from Eminem's surprise album, "Kamikaze," which was released on August 31, 2018. This was Em's 10th full-length studio album.
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CollaborationThe song features fellow American rapper Royce da 5'9'', marking one of several collaborative moments between the two artists throughout their careers; they collectively form the hip-hop duo, Bad Meets Evil.
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ProductionThe track was produced by Ronnie J and Eminem himself. Eminem producing his own music is not something out of ordinary as he has been doing this for a huge chunk of his career.
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Diss TrackEminem uses "Not Alike" as a lyrical weapon, dissing Machine Gun Kelly (MGK) in the track. This ignited a public feud between the two.
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SamplingThe song's chorus and beat features an inspired rendering of the flow and instrumental used in Migos' track, "Bad and Boujee." However, this rendition is not performed as an homage, but rather a criticism of the current state of mumble rap.
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Certification"Not Alike" has been certified Gold by Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), meaning it has sold over 500,000 units.
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Chart PerformanceEven though "Not Alike" was not released as a single, the song reached number 24 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
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Reaction to the DissMachine Gun Kelly responded to Eminem's diss a few days later with his own diss track, "Rap Devil." The feud created lots of buzz in the hip-hop community and beyond.
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DurationThis track, which is the tenth song on the album, runs for 4 minutes and 48 seconds, making it one of the lengthier tracks on "Kamikaze."
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Critique of Hip-Hop IndustryAlong with addressing MGK, Eminem uses "Not Alike" to voice his opinion on the rap industry as a whole, implying most rappers today sound the same. This is also a critique on the growing trend of mumble rap.
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