Tag: stillmatic

July 18, 2024

There’s a certain mystique when I speak that you notice,
‘Cause that’s sort of unique…’cause you know it’s me.
My poetry’s deep, and I’m Stillmatic the way I flow to this beat.
You can’t sit still; it’s like trying to smoke crack and go to sleep.

– Eminem, “Love Me,” from 8 Mile Soundtrack, 2002

2002, 8 mile soundtrack, detroit, east coast, eminem, midwest, soundtrack, stillmatic
May 11, 2024

They call it Thanksgiving, I call your holiday ‘Hell Day’
Cause I’m from poverty, neglected by the wealthy.

Nas, “What Goes Around,” Stillmatic, 2001. More from Nas…

2001, east coast, nas, new york, poverty, queens, stillmatic, thanksgiving
June 17, 2023

All I need is one life, one try, one breath, I’m one man.
What I stand for speaks for itself…they don’t understand.

Nas, “One Mic,” Stillmatic, 2001. More from Nas.

2001, east coast, nas, new york, philosophy, queensbridge, stillmatic
November 1, 2021

The Chinamen built the railroad, the Indians saved the Pilgrim,
And in return, the Pilgrim killed ‘em.
They call it it Thanksgiving, I call your holiday ‘hell-day.’

Nas, “What Goes Around,” Stillmatic, 2001

2001, holiday, nas, Salaam Remi, stillmatic, thanksgiving