"Criminal"
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A lot of people ask me stupid fucking questions. A lot of people think that what I say on records, or what I talk about on a record, that I actually do in real life, or that I believe in it, or if I say that I want to kill somebody that I'm actually gonna do it, or that I believe in it. '''Well, shit. If you believe that, then I'll kill you. Do you know why? ''Because I'm a criminal!'''''
— Eminem
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "A lot of people ask me stupid fucking questions. A lot of people think that what I say on records, or what I talk about on a record, that I actually do in real life, or that I believe in it, or if I say that I want to kill somebody that I'm actually gonna do it, or that I believe in it. '''Well, shit. If you believe that, then I'll kill you. Do you know why? ''Because I'm a criminal!'''''" in the context of ""Criminal"" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Eminem" (Quotes, 2000s, The Marshall Mathers L.P. (2000))
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About Eminem
Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born 17 October 1972), more widely known by his stage names Eminem and Slim Shady, is an Academy Award-winning actor and Grammy-winning American rapper.
About Eminem
Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born 17 October 1972), more widely known by his stage names Eminem and Slim Shady, is an Academy Award-winning actor and Grammy-winning American rapper.
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