▁person , ▁because ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁clear - cut ▁answer , ▁except ▁that ▁there ' s ▁a ▁little ▁bit ▁of ▁each ▁character ▁in ▁all ▁of ▁us ." ▁ ▁Most ▁songs ▁cover ▁E min em ' s ▁child hood ▁strugg les ▁and ▁family ▁issues , ▁involving ▁his ▁mother ▁(" K ill ▁You "), ▁the ▁relationship ▁strugg les ▁with ▁his ▁wife ▁(" K im "), ▁his ▁strugg les ▁with ▁his ▁super st ard om ▁and ▁expect ations ▁(" St an ", ▁" I ' m ▁Back ", ▁and ▁" Mar sh all ▁Math ers "), ▁his ▁return ▁and ▁effect ▁on ▁the ▁music ▁industry ▁(" Rem ember ▁Me ? ", ▁" B itch ▁Please ▁II "), ▁his ▁drug ▁use ▁(" D rug ▁Ball ad ", ▁" The ▁K ids "), ▁his ▁effect ▁on ▁the ▁American ▁youth ▁and ▁society ▁(" The ▁Way ▁I ▁Am ", ▁" Who ▁K new "), ▁and ▁reaction ary ▁bar bs ▁to ▁critical ▁response ▁of ▁his ▁vul gar ity ▁and ▁dark ▁them es ▁(" C riminal "). ▁Despite ▁the ▁large ▁amount ▁of ▁controvers y ▁regarding ▁the ▁lyr ics , ▁the ▁lyr ics ▁on ▁the ▁album ▁were ▁over wh el ming ly ▁well ▁received ▁among ▁critics ▁and ▁the ▁hip ▁hop ▁community , ▁many ▁pra ising ▁E min em ' s ▁ver bal ▁energy ▁and ▁dense ▁rh yme ▁patterns . ▁ ▁The ▁record ▁also ▁contains ▁lyr ics ▁that ▁have ▁been ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁hom oph ob ic . ▁The ▁song ▁" C riminal " ▁features ▁the ▁line ▁" My ▁words ▁are ▁like ▁a ▁d agger