Peak
30
Weeks
1
Score
227
Chart Year
2024
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“Evil” is the fifth track on Eminem’s 12th studio album, The Death of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce). Following the nightmare at the end of the previous track “Brand New Dance”, Em wakes up in a foul mood, ready to instigate conflicts with his mentor Dr. Dre, abuse animals, and provoke controversy. Through his typical references and jabs at homosexuals, drugs, guns, and sensitive topics like the Oxford High School shooting, he describes the extreme lengths he’s willing to go to re-establish his “evil” identity.
Woke up with an attitude today Not in the mood to play (Nah) Might start a feud with Dre (Yeah) And ask him to shoot the fade (What it do?) All I do is spray, spew the hate while I fuel the flames Who to blame for my screwed-up brain? You could say, in the booth, I'm A-human A-to-the-K (Aw) (Hailie, look) Look at them two little beautiful (Yeah) pewter gray poodles, how cute are they? (The fuck?) Well, looks like them pooches are screwed today (I'm) Stuck in my ruthless ways (Yep), and I refuse to change (Yep) Nothin' to lose or gain (Nope), guess I just choose to stay Evil (Yeah), I'm so evil Rotten to the core, a fuckin' twisted cerebral I'm so evil, so evil It's obvious that I am not like other people 'Cause I'm evil, I'm so evil Rotten to the core, a fuckin' twisted cerebral I'm so evil, so evil It's obvious that I am not like other people (Yeah) My medicine cabinet's big enough to fit a cab in it Tablets, I split like half of this capsule, it's travelin' like a javelin Through my abdomen, my stomach's unravelin' Might end up havin' Slim say some shit you feel fucked up for laughin' at, yeah And I'm phenomenal at it (What?), and that's problematic (What?) But if y'all fanatics (Huh?), maybe I'm your habit (Yeah) And I got all the dope (What?) too, send me all them addicts (Get 'em all) And watch me shoot 'em up (Pew-pew) like semi-automatics (Come on) Slim snaps like a chin-strap Had my share of lows, yeah, now I'm the exact (What?) Opposite, just like a prostitute when she's gettin' smacked (Now) Pimp slaps, only way I'm hittin' my bottom, bitch (Yeah, take 'em back) I was five when they tried to say I stuck a live grenade Up inside of a microwave, I behave like a child, ayy Even when stakes are high as the price of an angus, I filet By the way, I think I just gave Skylar Gray Hepatitis A (Ew) But when it's sink-or-swim, I just say, "It's not me, it's him" (Sorry) There's a demon who's deep within All I need is MD, or weed, or Henny, or Jim Beam, or Remy, or Seagram's Gin Just to get underneath your skin, I would like you to meet my twin Evil, I'm so evil Rotten to the core, a fuckin' twisted cerebral I'm so evil, so evil It's obvious that I am not like other people 'Cause I'm evil, I'm so evil Rotten to the core, a fuckin' twisted cerebral I'm so evil, so evil It's obvious that I am not like other people (Look it up, yeah) Holy shit, Cait' Jenner just flipped (Yo) Told me knock this shit off and quit, and get off her dick (Damn) And I've had a bad day, I just slapped Dre Do not tell me what I can't say (Why?), that's gay (What's wrong with that?) And not the good kind of gay either (What?) Where two men fuck each other and hate beaver (Woah) What the fuck? Wait, we've established I'm straight, see, the (No) Way they try to make me the devil, the atheist (Oh) Shit can get a lot worse, these are my first thoughts, Johnny Walker, this my third shot (Yeah) And I don't stop 'til the shots heard, pops for blocks, got the Mossberg cocked (What?) Couple choppers, two Glocks, a 2Pac shirt, doctors, and boxers dropped Lookin' awkward as I walk into Oxford (Stop, the fuck?) So much ammunition, I sweat lead And just bought you a new bedspread for your deathbed (Haha) And I just got it made like Special Ed said Word to Redman, I'm a meth-head Used to get fed pet meds by my redneck stepdad 'Til I beat his ass to death with a cassette deck (Ah) So much bloodshed that when he bled from his head gash (Yeah) It's kinda like I'm a bookworm (Huh?) 'Cause I ain't stoppin' 'til everything gets read Call this sex ed with a splash of necrophilia (What?) 'Cause when I say that I'm really the evilest, I'm fuckin' deadass (I'm fuckin' deadass, haha) Maybe what I need now more than likely's a psych eval' Mama, how do you like me now? (Huh?) Are you proud of me yet, Debbie? (Huh?) I done turned my whole life around But I think I'm just like you now because I turned out so fuckin' Evil, I'm so evil Rotten to the core, a fuckin' twisted cerebral I'm so evil, so evil It's obvious that I am not like other people 'Cause I'm evil, I'm so evil Rotten to the core, a fuckin' twisted cerebral I'm so evil, so evil It's obvious that I am not like other people
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jul 27, 2024 | 30 | 96 |