Love Me
eminem & 50 cent Lyrics

You don't see me in the hood
I'm not around in the hood

It's 'cause I'm doing this man
I'm busy with my music career

N****s, I'm still grinding
I'm still working hard everyday

(Yeah)
Confirmation of still working hard

I'm still hearing those sirens
I still hear the police sirens

I'm still getting chased by those lights
I'm still being pursued by the cops

Only the light's mine and my mic's on
The only thing I have control of is the spotlight and my music career

And my time is none because I'm writing more
I don't have time because I'm busy writing more music

And I ain't here to meet a soul in this business
I'm not in the music industry to make friends

I'm here to eat, speak until these hoes feel this
I'm here to succeed and make my voice heard

(For sure)
Confirmation of my statement

And I can't let y'all derail me man
I can't let anyone stop me from pursuing my dreams

I got young Kobe, homie, you gotta let go of Obie
I have a lot of work to do and I can't be distracted by anyone, including my friend Obie

'Cause Obie be back
Obie will come back eventually

(Ain't goin' nowhere man)
Confirmation of Obie coming back

We got them craps going on and that yak going on
We're gambling and drinking alcohol

Soon as a n**** touch down back from tourin'
When I return from touring

It's whateva, put that on the chedda man
It doesn't matter, we can handle it

But in the meantime, it's Jimmy Lovine time
Right now, I need to focus on my music career and impress Jimmy Iovine

Chase cheese, rhyme till my voice give out
I'm chasing money and making music until my voice gives out

This is it my n****, this what we boast about
This is what I'm proud of

Now I'm here so shut your motherf***in' mouth
Now that I'm here and successful, you can't say anything negative

And show me love b****
You should appreciate my talent and success

I just wanna love you for the rest of my life
I want to commit to someone for the long term

(I don't love you b****)
Clarification that he's not addressing a specific person

I wanna hold you in the morning
He wants to be intimate with someone in the morning

(Ha)
Amusement or sarcasm

Hold you through the night
He wants to be intimate with someone all night

(We wanna love alcohol, we wanna love guns)
Clarification that 'we' generally want other things than love

We wanna love money
People generally like money

(Ha, we don't wanna love b****es though)
Adding humor with the statement that nobody wants to love b****es

There's a certain mystique when I speak
There's something special about the way I talk

That you notice that's sorta unique
People recognize my uniqueness

'Cause you know it's me, my poetry's deep
People can tell that it's me because of how I express myself in my lyrics

And I'm still matic the way I flow to this beat
I'm still skilled in my ability to flow on a beat

You can't sit still, it's like tryin' to smoke crack
My music is energetic and engaging

And go to sleep, I'm strapped
I'm always ready and prepared

Just knowing any minute I could snap
I'm always ready for anything

I'm the equivalent of what would happen if Bush rapped
I'm an unexpected musical talent

I bully these rappers so bad lyrically
I am better than other rappers lyrically

It ain't even funny, I ain't even hungry
I don't even need to try to be better than other rappers

It ain't even money, you can't pay me enough
I don't care about money, I only care about my music career

For you to play me, it's c***amamie
It's ridiculous for anyone to disrespect me

You just ain't Zane enough to rock with Shady
You're not talented enough to work with me

My noodle is c***-a-doodle, my clocks cuckoo
I'm a little crazy and eccentric

I got screws loose, yeah, the whole 'Kit and Kaboodle'
I'm a little crazy and unconventional

I'm just brutal, it's no rumor, I'm numero-uno, assume it
I'm not afraid to be honest and say that I'm the best

There's no humor in it no more, you know
I'm not joking anymore

I'm rollin' with a swollen bowling ball in my bag
He's carrying something heavy and important on him

You need a fag to come and tear a new hole in my a**
He's saying he's not afraid of any criticism or negativity

You better love me b****
You should respect and appreciate my talent and success

My buzz is crazy in the hood, they holla my name
People in the neighborhood are excited about my music

If it ain't about the flow
If it's not about my music

It's about the stones and the chain
It's about my jewelry

If I was you, I'd love me too
If you were me, you would be proud of yourself and your accomplishments

I roll like a bus, 9-11 pulse same color as cranberry sauce
He's describing his large, noticeable presence and style

I ain't gonna front, I thought are-Kelly was tha s***
He used to be a fan of R. Kelly

Then we find out he f***ing round with bow wow b****
He's disappointed that R. Kelly was doing something inappropriate with someone much younger than him

N****s eatin' popcorn, right, rewinding the tape
People are interested in and talking about R. Kelly's scandal

Now shorty momma in the precinct hollerin' rape
Someone is accusing R. Kelly of rape

I'm convinced man something really wrong with these hoes
He's suggesting that there is something wrong with some women

I thought Lil' Kim was hot then she start f***ing with her nose
He's disappointed that Lil' Kim got plastic surgery

(Goddamn)
Expression of frustration

Used to listen to Lauren Hill and tap my feet
He used to enjoy listening to Lauren Hill's music

Then the b**** put out a CD that didn't have no beats
He's criticizing Lauren Hill's music for not having any beats

(Uh, huh)
Agreement with himself or the listener

That boy D'Angelo he determined not to fail
He's acknowledging D'Angelo's determination and work ethic

That n**** went butt-a** for his record to sell
He's suggesting that D'Angelo went to great lengths to sell his music

My back shot to help Ashanti hit them high notes
He's implying that he had sex with Ashanti

And Big Ben taught Charlie be more to deep throat
He's making a crude reference to oral sex

(And all the b****es say)
Amusement or sarcasm

(I just wanna hold you)
He's clarifying that he just wants intimacy without the commitments of a long-term relationship