Not Alike

Eminem, Royce da 5'9"

About Not Alike

"Not Alike" is a song by American rapper Eminem from his album Kamikaze (2018). It features guest vocals from American rapper Royce da 5'9". It has reached the top 40 in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Sweden, and the United States.


Year:
2018
4:48
8,251 
#242

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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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Eminem

Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17, 1972), known professionally as Eminem (/ˌɛmɪˈnɛm/; often stylized as EMINƎM), is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, record executive, and actor. He is consistently cited as one of the greatest and most influential artists of all time in any genre, with Rolling Stone ranking him 83rd on its list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time and labelling him the "King of Hip Hop". He will often be called " Slim Shady" at times. He has gotten into quite some rap battles against MGK, ( Machine Gun Kelly) Snoop Dog, etc. more »

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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.
Collaboration
The 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.
Production
The 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.
Diss Track
Eminem uses "Not Alike" as a lyrical weapon, dissing Machine Gun Kelly (MGK) in the track. This ignited a public feud between the two.
Sampling
The 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.
Certification
"Not Alike" has been certified Gold by Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), meaning it has sold over 500,000 units.
Chart Performance
Even though "Not Alike" was not released as a single, the song reached number 24 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Reaction to the Diss
Machine 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.
Duration
This 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."
Critique of Hip-Hop Industry
Along 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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