" The Way I Am " is a meditation on the pressure to maintain his fame , and his fear of being " pigeon-holed into some poppy sensation/to cop me rotation at rock 'n' roll stations " . He also laments the negative media attention received by controversial public figures such as himself and Marilyn Manson in the wake of disasters such as the Columbine High School massacre . The rapper criticizes the media for focusing on tragedies such as school shootings while ignoring inner-city violence that occurs on a daily basis . " The Real Slim Shady " pokes fun at pop culture icons such as Britney Spears , Christina Aguilera and Will Smith . " Remember Me ? " follows and features rappers RBX and Sticky Fingaz , who " kick seriously Stygian darkness on the ominous track " . In the song , he states " I 'm tryna clean up my fuckin ' image / So I promised the fuckin ' critics / I would n't say ' fuckin ' for six minutes / ( Six minutes , Slim Shady , you 're on ) " . Despite saying the word " fuck " one more time in " Remember Me " , and three times at the beginning of " I 'm Back " , he does not say the word " fuckin " for seven minutes and 29 seconds after delivering the original promise , saying it again in the song " Marshall Mathers "
Columbine High School massacre
Columbine High School massacre
The Marshall Mathers LP