Eminem

"Caught up in bouts with the root of all evil I've seen it turn beautiful people crude and deceitful And make them do shit illegal for these Grants and Jacksons These transactions explain a man's actions But in the midst of this insanity, I found my Christianity Through God and there's a wish He granted me He showed me how to cope with the stress and hope for the best"

"I'm usin' smarter tactics to overcome this slum I won't become as dumb as some and succumb to scum It's cumbersome, I'm tryin' to do well on this Earth But it's been hell on this Earth since I fell on this Earth"

"Your ass forgot, so just in case you don't remember me I'll run your brain round the block to jog your fuckin' memory"

"I showered the slang, simple as ABC's Skip over the D's and rock the microphone with ease (E's)"

"I rock a beat harder than you could beat it with rocks"

"Don't do drugs."

"Brain damage ever since the day I was born Drugs is what they used to say I was on They say I never knew which way I was goin' But everywhere I go they keep playin' my song"

"What is life? Life is like a big obstacle put in front of your optical to slow you down, and every time you think you gotten past it, it's gonna come back around and tackle you to the damn ground."

"(imitating Norman Bates) Mother, are you there? I love you! I never meant to hit you over the head with that shovel!"

"I just remembered that I'm absent-minded Wait… I mean I lost my mind, I can't find it"

"Got bitches on my jock out in East Detroit 'Cause they think that I'm a motherfucking Beastie Boy"

"I want the money, the women, the fortune and fame That means I end up burnin' in Hell, scorchin' in flame That means I'm stealin' your checkbook and forgin' your name This lifetime bliss for eternal torture and pain"

"Slim Shady, Eminem was the old initials (Eminem = M&M = Marshall Mathers)"

"Extortion, snortin', supportin' abortion Pathological liar, blowin' shit out of proportion The looniest, zaniest, spontaneous, sporadic Impulsive thinker, compulsive drinker, addict Half animal, half man"

"I like happy things, I'm really calm and peaceful I like birds, bees, I like people I like funny things that make me happy and gleeful… Like when my teacher sucked my wee-wee in pre-school!"

"I try to keep it positive and play it cool Shoot up the playground and tell the kids to stay in school"

"Remember me? I'm the one who burned your house down …But I'm out now And this time I'm coming back to blow your house up And I ain't gonna leave you with a window to jump out of!"

"I can't change the way I am… but if I offended you, good, 'cause I still don't give a fuck!"

"My brain's gone, my soul's worn, my spirit is torn The rest of my body's still bein' operated on"

"Shove a gerbil in your ass through a tube!"

"Okay, I'm done, I already came twice. You ain't gonna make me cum. I'm all outta gas, not so fast. Uh, your finger just went in my ass. Ow, that hurts, take it out now. Oh, wait a minute, aw. Put it back in, in, in, in. This don't mean I'm gay, I don't like men. I like boobs, boobs, boobs."

"Bitch, I ain't no fucking G, I'm a cannibal! I ain't trying to shoot you, I'm trying to chop you into pieces and eat you!"

"I will not ever perform in Poland, I'm still having bad memories due to Polish people in my city. I think that Poland shouldn't exist on the map, If I were Hitler, Poles would be killed at first, after them Jews."

"Maybe it's hatred I spew, maybe it's food for the spirit Maybe it's beautiful music I made for you to just cherish"

"See, I'm a poet to some, a regular modern-day Shakespeare Jesus Christ, the king of these Latter-day Saints here To shatter the picture in which of that as they paint me as A monger of hate, satanist, scatter-brained atheist […] While I'm wavin' the pistol at sixty Christians against me Go to war with the Mormons, take a bath with the Catholics In holy water, no wonder they tried to hold me under longer"

"Look, if you had one shot, or one opportunity, to seize everything you ever wanted, in one moment—would you capture it, or just let it slip?"

"His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy There's vomit on his sweater already—Mom's spaghetti"

"You better lose yourself in the music, the moment You own it, you better never let it go You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow This opportunity comes once in a lifetime, yo!"

"This world is mine for the taking, make me king!"

"Like a flame in the night Like a ghost in the dark There's a ray, there's a light There's a hope, there's a spark"

"But you can't just stand there and try to judge It hurts but your jealousy probably tears you up inside as much And it's such a pleasure every button that I touch I treasure every glutton that I punish in my lust"

"With every artist comes the image he portrays and the picture that he paints"

"Oh, no. Not me, not Marshall. You want to see Marshall? I'll show you Marshall! I tried to show you art, but you just pick it apart"

"They took away my right to bear arms What I'm 'posed to fight with, bare palms? Yeah right, they're comin' with bombs, I'm comin' with flare guns"

"I don't rap for dead presidents, I'd rather see the president dead"

"Have you ever loved someone so much you'd give an arm for? Not the expression, no, literally give an arm for? When they know they're your heart and you know you are their armor And you will destroy anyone who would try to harm her"

"It hurts but I never show This pain you'll never know If only you could see just how lonely and how cold and frostbit I've become My back's against the wall When push come to shove I just stand up and scream: "Fuck 'em all!""

"Yeah, sue me!"

"And I am whatever you say I am If I wasn't, then why would I say I am? In the paper, the news everyday I am Radio won't even play my jam"

"And all of this controversy circles me And it seems like the media immediately points a finger at me So I point one back at 'em, but not the index or pinky or the ring or the thumb It's the one you put up when you don't give a fuck When you won't just put up with the bullshit they pull"

"And Dr. Dre said… Nothing, you idiots! Dr. Dre's dead! He's locked in my basement!"

"Will Smith don't got to cuss in his raps to sell records Well, I do, so fuck him and fuck you too!"

"A lot of people ask me stupid fucking questions. A lot of people think that what I say on records, or what I talk about on a record, that I actually do in real life, or that I believe in it, or if I say that I want to kill somebody that I'm actually gonna do it, or that I believe in it. Well, shit. If you believe that, then I'll kill you. Do you know why? Because I'm a criminal!"

"If I could capture the rage of today's youth and bottle it Crush the glass from my bare hands and swallow it Then spit it back in the faces of you racists And hypocrites who thinks the same shit but don't say shit"

"I make music to make you sick of fake music Hate music like devil worshippin' Satan music So say your prayers—your Hail Mary's and Jesuses Take two sticks, tape 'em together and make a crucifix"

"America! Ha ha ha! We love you! How many people are proud to be citizens of this beautiful country of ours, the stripes and the stars for the rights that men have died for to protect, the women and men who have broke their necks for the freedom of speech the United States government has sworn to uphold… or so we're told."

"Yeah, you laugh 'til your motherfuckin' ass gets drafted While you're at band camp thinkin' that crap can't happen 'Til you fuck around get an anthrax napkin Inside a package wrapped in saran Wrap wrappin' Open the plastic and then you stand back gaspin' Fuckin' assassins hi-jackin' Amtraks crashin' All this terror, America demands action Next thing you know you've got Uncle Sam's ass askin' To join the army or what you'll do for their Navy You just a baby gettin' recruited at eighteen You're on a plane now, eating their food and their baked beans I'm 28, they gonna take you 'fore they take me"

"I love my fans, but no one ever puts a grasp On the fact I've sacrificed everything I have I never dreamt I'd get to the level that I'm at This is whack, this is more than I ever coulda asked […] It's like the boy in the bubble who never could adapt I'm trapped, if I could go back I never would've rapped I sold my soul to the devil, I'll never get it back I just wanna leave this game with level-head intact"

"20 million other white rappers emerge, but no matter how many fish in the sea, it'll be so empty without me"

"You heard of Hell—well, I was sent from it I went to it, servin' a sentence for murderin' instruments Now I'm tryin' to repent from it But when I hear the beat, I'm tempted to make another attempt at it I'm infinite"