Eminem - Say What You Say

[Intro: Dr. Dre & Eminem]

So I'm out the game, huh?

Yo, Dre, we ridin'?

Whatever

Haha, well, I'm with you, homie

Okay, let's handle the small shit

[Verse 1: Eminem & Dr. Dre]

I was born to brew up storms, stir up shit

Kick up dust, cuss 'til I slur up spit

Grew up too quick, went through too much

Knew too much shit, corrupt

And I'ma pour it on like syrup, bitch

Thick and rich, sick and twisted, Mr. Buttersworth

Dre told me to milk this shit for what it's worth

'Til the cow just tilts and tips and stumbles to Earth

And if I fumble a verse, keep going

First take I make, mistakes, just keep it

No punches pulled, no punches, that's weak shit

Fake shit, if I ever take shit I'll eat shit

Wasn't for him, wouldn't be shit

Creep with me as we take a little trip down memory lane

Been here longer than anyone in the game

And I ain't got to lie about my age

(But what about Jermaine?) Fuck Jermaine!

He don't belong speaking mine or Timbaland's name

And don't think I don't read your little interviews

And see what you're sayin'

I'm a giant, and I ain't gotta move 'til I'm provoked

When I see you, I'ma step on you and not even know it

You midget, mini-me with a bunch of little mini-yous

Running around your backyard swimming pools

Over 80 million records sold

And I ain't have to do it with 10- or 11-year-olds

[Chorus: Eminem]

‘Cause what you say is what you say

Say what you say how you say it whenever you saying it

Just remember how you said it when you was spraying it

So who you playing with, huh?

‘Cause what you say is what you say

Say what you say how you say it whenever you saying it

Just remember how you said it when you was spraying it

So who you playing with, huh?

[Verse 2: Eminem & Dr. Dre]

Second verse, it gets worse, it gets no better than this

Amateurs drink veteran piss from a Dixie cup

If you ever mix me up

Or confuse me with a Canibus or Dre with a Dupri

We'll rub it in, every club you're in

We'll have you blackballed

And make sure you never rap a-fucking-gain

Dre ain't having it, long as I'm here to play devil's advocate

If there was some magic shit I could wave over the industry

That could save it when I'm gone and buried

To make sure the tradition carries on, I would

If I could only use this power for good

I wouldn't, not even if I could

From the hood, and I'm a hornet

And I'ma only sting when I'm cornered

And I'ma only sucker punch and swing without warning

And swing to knock somebody's fucking head off

‘Cause I know if they get up

I won't get a chance to let off another punch

I'm punk rock, no one's punk

Don't give a fuck: white-Pac, so much spunk

When I was little I knew I would blow up and sell a mil'

Or grow up to be Attila, go nuts and be a killer

And I'm something of a phenom, one puff of the chron'

I'm unstoppable, I'm alive and on top again

There's no obstacle that I can't conquer

So come along with us (C'mon!)

[Chorus: Eminem]

‘Cause what you say is what you say

Say what you say how you say it whenever you saying it

Just remember how you said it when you was spraying it

So who you playing with, huh?

‘Cause what you say is what you say

Say what you say how you say it whenever you saying it

Just remember how you said it when you was spraying it

So who you playing with, huh?

[Verse 3: Dr. Dre & Eminem]

Now anybody who knows Dre

Knows I'm about fast cars and Alizé, partying all day

But I handled my business, ‘cause it's work before play

Don't look for trouble, but I'll serve you gourmet

However you want it, you can have it your way

You fuck my night up, I'ma fuck up your day

Bullet with your name, sending it your way

That goes for anyone who walks through that doorway

‘Cause this is my space, you invade it

Live to regret it, and you'll die trying to violate it

Fuck around, get annihilated, eyes dilated

Huh, like my old lady

‘Cause what you say is what you say

Sometimes what you mean is two different things

Depending on your mood if it swings

Think too many things, little hit of Dre's weed

I can do anything, catch a contact and I'm gone

And I'm back, I speed write

And my loose leaf's my launchpad

And I can pull any string; don't have to prove anything

Catch a contract on your head

You headed West, talk shit about Dre

You better get a vest and invest

In something to protect your head and neck

And it's back and forth all day, like Red and Meth

I joke when I say I'm the best in the booth

But a lot of truth is said in jest

And if I ever do live to be a legend I'ma die a sudden death

Five mics in The Source? Ain't holding my fucking breath

But I'll suffocate for the respect

'Fore I breathe to collect a fucking check

[Chorus: Eminem]

‘Cause what you say is what you say

Say what you say how you say it whenever you saying it

Just remember how you said it when you was spraying it

So who you playing with, huh?

‘Cause what you say is what you say

Say what you say how you say it whenever you saying it

Just remember how you said it when you was spraying it

So who you playing with, huh?

[Outro: Dr. Dre & Timbaland]

Watch your fucking mouth!

Yo, this Timbaland, tell him I said suck my dick!

• Artist:Eminem
• Album: Eminem Show (2002)