Bad Guy Triple Entendre - Kim, Stan and Kanye West (Updated)

[StanBase]

ALL IT TAKES IS ONE SONG ON THE RADIO YOU'RE RIGHT BACK ON IT
REMINDING ME ALL OVER AGAIN HOW YOU FUCKING JUST BRUSHED ME OFF AND LEFT ME SO BURNT
SPENT A LOT OF TIME TRYING TO SOUL SEARCH
MAYBE I NEEDED TO GROW UP A LITTLE FIRST, WELL LOOKS LIKE I HIT A GROWTH SPURT
BUT I’M COMING FOR CLOSURE

The growth spurt line is there for the rhymes' sake. That's all.
All other lines mentioned are Matthew talking to Em about how he's not able to forget him.

"He's just a lot smarter now, and he doesn't have to have his middle finger in the air to get a point across if the person listening gets it."
So he's been dissing Kanye subliminally for 4 years, how come you're the first one to get it?

[CanadaPure]

Pretty sure Em also said "And quit trying look for a fucking reason for it that ain't there" in Rhyme Or Reason

Eminem dissed RapGenius #confirmed

[csw621]

[Any Eminem] line is there for the rhymes' sake. That's all.

No. Just No.

So he's been dissing Kanye subliminally for 4 years, how come you're the first one to get it?

This isn't subliminal, it's been more than four years and I'm not the first.

[StanBase]

[Any Eminem] line is there for the rhymes' sake. That's all.

No. Just No.

[CanadaPure]

[slims]

really though, I don't like when people act like they know exactly what eminem is thinking and what's in his head. it's creepy and obsessive to me.

[sbolli1]

rap is a form of poetry which, as an art form, is open to endless interpretation depending on each individual's take on it.

Let the man post his thoughts

[kurdt]

Aside from being obvious sequels to Stan, Kim and Slim Shady's career, this song is also a diss track with none other than Kanye West square in Eminem's sights.

No but seriously, I really don't see how 'Bad Guy' is, or how it could even be, about Kanye tbh. I don't think it's anything other than a sequel to Stan, really. I feel like that's kind of obvious when you look at all of the song's lyrics as a whole, rather than just looking at certain lines and picking them apart. But maybe I'm just really dumb and ~not getting it~.

Also, if the song actually is a diss track, then it doesn't seem to be aimed at any one person specifically? Like, the lyrics you pointed out could really be aimed at anyone. There aren't any particular lines that would say it's definitely about Kanye, nor are there any lines that would imply the song is about one certain person in particular. This whole thing just seems like some sort of weird fanfiction gone wrong. But if doing this makes you happy/keeps you entertained, then by all means keep doing it. Plus, even if I don't agree with you, it's still kind of fun to read your theory on what you believe the song is actually about.

[sbolli1]

rap is a form of poetry which, as an art form, is open to endless interpretation depending on each individual's take on it.

Let the man post his thoughts

There's a time and a place.

It's entertaining, I guess...kinda...not really...

liiiiiiike....Shady Chit-Chat??

[TheBoss123]

interesting read, but i dont agree with the majority of it. I could see Eminem taking issue with kanye, but i dont think bad guy was a diss to him by any stretch of the imagination

[DetroitSkills]

rap is a form of poetry which, as an art form, is open to endless interpretation depending on each individual's take on it.

Let the man post his thoughts

There's a time and a place.

It's entertaining, I guess...kinda...not really...

liiiiiiike....Shady Chit-Chat??

+1

[csw621]

http://www.idolator.com/7491154/eminem-marshall-mathers-lp-2-kanye-songs

This is a really terribly written article, but the author's heart is in the right place I guess. Part II to my analysis coming soon.

Edit: It's worth noting that this theory doesn't just apply to Bad Guy. I could do this for Don't Front, Despicable, I'm on Everything, Rap God, Seduction and probably lots of others.

[csw621]

he'd have the balls to do it directly and not in such an obscure manner

It's not obscure, it's how he did it on the first album and it takes more balls (and talent) than a direct callout.

[slims]

k homie, keep believing that.

[DetroitSkills]

he'd have the balls to do it directly and not in such an obscure manner

It's not obscure, it's how he did it on the first album and it takes more balls (and talent) than a direct callout.

"faggot 2 dope and silent gay
claiming detroit when y'all live 20 miles away"

wow such subliminal. i love how it's not a direct callout. i bet he's dissing kanye there too.

nah its a kwame diss