TIA: Logic teams up with Eminem for their
rapid fire track, “Homicide.”
TIA: The track was produced by SHROOM and
Bregma and is Logic’s third single from
his upcoming album, ‘Confessions of a Dangerous
Mind.’
TIA: The intro features Logic’s dad, and
he’s spoken about their complicated relationship
in the past, both in his music, and in interviews.
LOGIC’S DAD: What I’m learning from him
is what to do now.
You know what I’m sayin’?
It's like the script has been flipped.
TIA: Logic comes out the gate swinging, delivering
quick lines and a reference to Eminem’s
1999 breakout hit, “My Name Is.”
TIA: Logic goes on to boast about his place
in the rap game, while possibly playing off
the flow from Nicki Minaj and Beyonce’s
2015 track, “Feeling Myself.”
TIA: Throughout the song, Logic touches on
his distaste for the current state of rap,
and takes a few Auto-Tuned bars to mock the
usual topics of popular music these days.
TIA: Logic’s played with Auto-Tune before,
most notably on his track “Wizard Of Oz”
from 'Bobby Tarantino II.'
TIA: He's joined on the track by Eminem,
marking the first collaboration between the pair.
Back in 2018, Em shouted Logic out on his track,
“Fall.”
TIA: Following the namedrop, Logic opened
for Eminem at a show in Hawaii in February
2019, and was pretty vocal about wanting to
work with him.
LOGIC: When I sat down with him all we talked
about was rap I wasn’t about to be like
yo can I get a verse from you, that’d be
so weird.
But I mean if he’s watching….I don't know, maybe sometime.
TIA: On his verse, Em starts off with a mention
of his friend and fellow legend, JAY-Z and
the New York Yankees.
TIA: Shady also uses his verses to throw shots
at the current rap game, calling out rappers
who don’t write their own rhymes.
TIA: And Em makes a reference to a recent
collaboration with Royce Da 5’9” for his
track, “Caterpillar,” that brought Logic
onto the remix.
TIA: But some annotators and fans also suspect
his lines are a reference to his feud with
rapper Canibus back in the early aughts.
TIA: Towards the end of his verse, Em throws
it back to his style from his early days,
mentioning some of his most iconic fits.
TIA: The song’s outro pulls from comedian
Chris D’Elia’s parody of Eminem’s flow,
which he posted online shortly after the release
of Em’s album, ‘Kamikaze.’
TIA: Leading up to the release of the song,
D’Elia took to Twitter to express his excitement
and disbelief at being featured, saying quote:
TIA: Within hours of the songs release, “Homicide”
jumped to the top of the Genius song chart,
and fans are hype at seeing two of their faves
come together for such an unexpected collaboration.
TIA: If you wanna learn more about “Homicide,”
check out the song page on Genius.com.
TIA: I’m Tia with Genius News bringing you
the meaning and the knowledge behind the music.
