Just listening to The Eminem Show again, specifically on "Say What You Say" right now.
I mean, easily the most forgettable track of the album for me... I think maybe because of Dre's bland production but Em's verses are classic.
I just laughed aloud at "If I could only use this power for good... I wouldn't, not even if I could". That's the type of humour / Em that makes me laugh. Evil, with a straight face. As apposed to wacky or fucking dead people with lipstick on... That's entertaining when he's doing it but it's too easy.
But lines like that are just fucking funny. The psychology in them is just hilarious. "Not even if I could", has to let you know that regardless of whether he could or not he wouldn't, emphasizing his own accountability in his evil selfishness lmfao, hilarious.
Also - "I joke when I say I'm the best in the booth but a lot of truth is said in jest" is one of his most genius lines ever. That is a fucking clever way of being arrogant... Without being arrogant, declaring yourself the best without actually saying it but using the language as your tool... People who think clowns like Wayne touch the sides of this man are insane.












