My Name Is (explicit revision)
~ Song
Annotation
This is the version that appears on explicit editions of The Slim Shady LP.
The lyrics differ from the original in a few places, but this version can be identified by the following lyrics at the start of the second verse (lyrics which differ from other versions are in bold):
My English teacher wanted to flunk me in junior high
Thanks a lot, next semester I'll be 35
I smacked him in his face with an eraser, chased him with a stapler
And stapled his nuts to a stack of paper
Wikipedia
"My Name Is" is a song by American rapper Eminem from his second studio album The Slim Shady LP (1999). It is also the opening song and lead single of the album. The song contains an interpolation (replayed sample) from British singer Labi Siffre's 1975 track "I Got The..." featuring the bass and guitar riff as originally played by British pop rock duo Chas & Dave. The song was ranked at #26 on "VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of the '90s". "My Name Is" was also ranked #6 on Q Magazine's "1001 Best Songs Ever". "My Name Is" peaked at number 36 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Eminem's first top 40 hit on the chart. Outside of the United States, "My Name Is" peaked within the top ten of the charts in Iceland, Ireland, New Zealand, Norway, and United Kingdom.
The song was placed at number 39 by Rolling Stone on their list of "100 Greatest Hip-Hop songs of all time" in April 2016. The recording garnered Eminem his first Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance at the 42nd Grammy Awards in 2000.
Relationships
| writer: | Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer) Eminem Labi Siffre |
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| publisher: | Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) |
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| lyrics page: | https://genius.com/Eminem-my-name-is-lyrics [info] |
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| Wikidata: | Q1457851 [info] |
| referred to in medleys: | Hip Hop Mash Up |
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| is based on: | I Got The |
| has revision: | My Name Is (clean revision) |
| revision of: | My Name Is (explicit original) |
| lyrics quoted on: | Bow Wow (That’s My Name) |