Eminem is acutely aware of his privilege as a white man in America — and a wealthy celebrity at that. Shortly after former Minnesota police officer was arrested for the murder of George Floyd, Slim Shady resurrected an overlooked track from 2017’s Revival called “Untouchable” and turned it into a call-to-action on Twitter.
“Speak up,” he wrote alongside the Revival cover art. “#untouchable.” He also shared a smart link to the song.
The roughly six-minute song — which is broken into two parts — tackles the topic of police brutality and condemns the American police force for their handling of minorities.
“Black boy, black boy, we don’t get your culture and we don’t care what our government’s done to fuck you over, man,” Em raps in part. “Don’t tell us your attitude’s a result of that/Balderdash, where’d you get the chip on your shoulder at?/Why you kicking that soda can?/Pull your pants up, we ’bout to roll up and/Throw your ass in the van cuffed/You don’t have to know our plans or what our intentions are.
“Our cards are close to our chest, you better show your hands/And put our minds more at ease/Or get shot in the thyroid, comply or die, boy/We’re fightin’ a crime war, here come the swine/Tryna clean up the streets from all these minorities.”
Hip Hop Demands Justice For George Floyd As Nationwide Riots Erupt
Floyd was killed on Monday (May 25) after Chauvin put his kneed on Floyd’s neck for roughly four minutes. He was ultimately pronounced dead at the Hennepin County Medical Center. In the wake of his death, protests and riots have erupted all over the country.
Eminem joins Ice-T, Common, Ice Cube, T.I., Chuck D, Snoop Dogg and many other Hip Hop artists who have clearly had enough.
Revisit “Untouchable” below and keep scrolling for the lyrics via Genius.
This song is garbage. Huge part of why the album was so hated.
not garbage at all, lyrically dope, the beat throws alot of people off especially if youre not used to the punk rock sound
It’s good if you have an open mind for lyrics and creativity
That’s I’m Not Racist by Joyner Lucas, not this garbage.
lol that untouchable was first, but you literally disregarded what he said by said by saying that dumb shit soooo…
No, Untouchable came out AFTER I’m Not Racist
If straight fuckin garbage and u know it.
Dope song and still relevant. The music speaks
Hey everybody, look at this loser
What a loser
First half of the song is annoying, 2nd half is straight fire. If only he didn’t use that voice in that first part. People only think about that first bit but forget that he murdered the 2nd part. All things considered, good song
I feel the opposite. The first part is shocking, but to the point. Last verse isn’t terrible, but it meanders for too long. Although it has some dope bars, it also has some corny bars. I sometimes stop the song after the 2nd chorus. Overall, it’s not a bad song though.
Everybody from eminem to Donald Trump, Taylor swift and ice cube are using a man’s death to gain some publicity. Its pathetic.
There was literally an article yesterday complaining about white people being silent. What’s pathetic is that you vilify white people when they try to help and then when they mind their business you whine about that too. The song isn’t the best but there’s nothing wrong with the sentiment.
You silly race baiter. I also named ice cube in there who just happens to be black.
“Just happens to be black”… and you just happen to be an arsehole. Kind of like the looters using his as an excuse to steal some new Reeboks.
What are you so mad about? You tried to bait me on race, I made you look foolish and you’re calling me names. I’m not responsible for your misery, your decisions are.
Sorry, pacman. You lost that argument during the first round.
Wow, you’re so woke. Tell me more.
Eminem is a pedofile racist piece of shit. White people are scared cause they know once weve taken care of the cops, we coming for all of you!
LOL. Spoken like someone who comes from a group that makes up half the prison population.
Fuk off you white pice of shit. Time is up for u disvusting white people. Hide while you can.
Come and get it … by the time you get to us black people will have elongated most of each other … you kill more of your own race than all the other races combined … but you are dumb … I don’t necessarily blame you … your own culture sold you out and told you street life is strength … which led to your current state of ignorance … your hypocrisy is hilarious
Say what u want, time on this planet is up for white people!
Taken care of the cops? Lmao not ONe cop had been killed during any protest. U might riot n loot but pulling a triggers game over.
I’m sure you are just a troll, but whites aren’t scared. Just laughing, and a bit upset at the destruction. We hate to see hard working black peoples businesses destroyed, because we don’t hate blacks. We aren’t as easily manipulated and controlled as blacks, so that George Soros dark money doesn’t make us act like 3rd world Syrian animals. With that said, you think whites are scared… Of those animals lol? You see the whites in Virigina, armed head to toe in guns and armor? Come around the suburbs and riot, and find out real quick. You’ll get shot fuckin dead. Every other home on the suburb is lined with dozens of guns. I dare you to try it. Go to the suburbs. Go to riot there. I seriously fucking dare you. Start a race war. See what happens.
Oh, I have a song that can fix the situation, said no one ever. Go back to being a hermit, my guy
Feminems disgusting, using this situation to put himself in the spotlight. Trying to make himself look good amongst blacks. Someone needs to kill this piece of shit.
Thank Eminem for reminding these closed minded group of people that you fought for on #Revival, when all the dust settles history will always put Eminem in the right side of things.
Whether you like his music or not, just a bunch of negative views won’t even mean anything to a big time icon like Eminem that’s why this post is even about him.
#Revival
Fuk that white piece of shit. Us black people dont want feminem sticking up for our culture, we dont want anything to do with him. Feminem needs to worry about his own disgusting culture.
your literally the problem
Fuk off you white pieces of shit.
Hmmm … “I hate racists” … “fuk off you white pieces of shit” … man you are ignorant lmao let’s fix hate with hate lmao MLK wouldn’t acknowledge you existence
Fuck mlk, he aint here right now, i am. And i say fuck all you disgusting white people, we gonna kill u all!
I promise you, STFU pussy. You dumb fucking retard. Look at South Africa and the white genocide of the farmers there. Now those fucking morons are starving and standing in gubment food lines because they’re too stupid to run farms. Idiot. Hispanics will stand with whites, believe that so don’t get too comfortable. The ones backing u now are clowns and on welfare. The Hispanics with balls and armed like a mofo will choose the white side. Don’t think Asians like your asses either. They remember all those times you stole from their Five For Ten Dollar t-shirt shops and liquor stores.
You sound white with all that hate
Yes because white people are full of hate!
Don’t speak for me, where the hell did you get that we shit from, speak for yourself
Who wants to bet its only white boys who love this whack as ssong lmao? Idc about the message. The song itself sounds like some gay ass shit.
You have a higher chance of dying from police brutality or while in police custody than you do from the Coronavirus.
not really. the death rate for corona is somewhere between 0.2-0.5% and for cop killing its 0,00025 %. Stop spreading lies
Not when you black
Good song! Eminem was the first white rapper that made hits! You can’t denie that!
Beastie Boys actually. But you probably a stan or too young to know this.
Sorry beastie boys aren’t hip-hop … at least not by much … they are more like the first hip-rock artists
Not even close dumbass lol. Do you know what hiphop used to sound like? 70s and 80s hiphop had heavy rock n funk elements. It wasn’t ghetto or gangster yet. It was family friendly for the most part. Beastie boys are 100x more hiphop than eminem, despite massive album sales on Ems part.
Ice Cube – Good Cop Bad Cop
“This situation’s terrible right? Here, buy my song!”
Clown
if you think this is about promoting a song you’re a fool
It’s more like a message how many people would listen he has a stage he’s using it. What are you doing?
Worst song I’ve ever heard
Police brutality is the right message, race is the wrong message because every single person killed by police we know their name!!! This writers another liberal hack. Why don’t anyone attack Asian privilege??? Lead over every other race, even Priam Americans are more privileged then white people. Pathetic.
Asians are privileged? You stupid Fuck LMAO.
White privilege doesn’t mean what you think it means. As a white person, you are left alone and not harassed (or killed) for your race. Other races are. Simply being allowed to live is your privilege.
These stupid niggas are making USA into a police state. Keep pushing, and watch. Police will be fully militarized. Marshall law insittued. Constitutional rights GONE. fuckin idiots…
If the alternative is to accept that the police might just kill you in the street then those rights don’t exist anyway.
Nah, wrong is right in that comment. The police can be in on this too. Why are they letting the rioters get out of hand so easily? Paid protesters are ushering in a police state and the ones screwed are the middle class, the tax payers, the poor etc. notice there is a full scale attack on small business owners?
This was when we all knew eminem was done bej great lol. Song is the corniest, shittjest sounding, gay as fuck shit ever haha
Stfu stupid. Thats song has more good content then you made in your entire life
Cmon man, the song is trash. Those who can’t admit eminem hasn’t been great for a decade are just STANS. This song in particular is sonically complete shit. But yes, I’m not an artist. You don’t have to be a pro artist to have an opinion on someone else’s work. So, what great work have u made? Where’s your albums? Apparently you can’t say his music is good unless you have also made something great.
Listen or read the lyrics to the song. What you think about the song as a song doesn’t matter. I enjoy Eminem, this song is not one of my favorites because it does sound clunky and weird. The lyrics are the point though. The lyrics matter. Take the lyrics and remix it over a better beat if that helps you. The message is what should be heard.
It’s funny cuz the song is targeted to black guys but the song sucks balls, and only white kids listen to the shit.
of course, becouse black kids listen mumble shit and they only want material goods like gypsys
Eminem the kind of dude to sell his white daughter to black men to “pay retribution” lmfao. Aka, a bitch ass dude.
It’s just a perspective. The truth is more than just your own singular point of view.
The first half of the song is not my favorite but that second half after the beat changes is dope as fuck. If 50 Cent or Royce would have spit that verse it would have been just as dope but I like how Em did it.
I’m eating popcorn
Feminine can shove his white savior complex.
Feminem
The cop who killed George Floyd was wrong and the justice system will probably handle it, but the looters and rioters are degenerates with no impulse control and all deserve to be locked away. Also, plenty of white people are routinely killed by cops unjustly (look up the video of Daniel Shaver), the media just doesn’t report on those cases because it wouldn’t serve their purpose of creating division as well as it does by pretending that only black people are ever unjustly targeted.
This is why you’re racist. Everyone knows people are treated unjustly. Cops shouldn’t do it, to anyone. The difference is, Cops, and people, do it to people BECAUSE of their race. The reasoning for doing it to the white people, are for other reasons. Both are wrong, yes, but the protests are to stop the racist aspect of these killings. By simply saying it happens to everyone is dismissing the point and the cause, and that is racist. It’s all subtle racism, but it’s racism. That needs to stop.