." ▁ ▁Songs ▁▁ ▁The ▁first ▁track , ▁" K ill ▁You ", ▁discuss es ▁the ▁controvers y ▁that ▁surrounded ▁the ▁ra pper ' s ▁first ▁album , ▁night mar es ▁of ▁" lad ies ' ▁sc ream s ", ▁and ▁being ▁raised ▁by ▁a ▁single ▁mother . ▁In ▁the ▁song , ▁E min em ▁also ▁tal ks ▁of ▁rap ing ▁his ▁mother , ▁and ▁" notes ▁the ▁ir ony ▁of ▁mag az ines ▁tr ump eting ▁his ▁mother - rap ing ▁self ▁on ▁their ▁covers ' ." ▁The ▁six - and - a - half ▁minute ▁long ▁" St an " ▁samples ▁D ido ' s ▁" Thank ▁You " ▁and ▁tells ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁an ▁exchange ▁between ▁the ▁ra pper ▁and ▁an ▁obs ess ive ▁fan , ▁where ▁the ▁tit ular ▁character ▁ber ates ▁E min em ▁for ▁not ▁respond ing ▁to ▁his ▁letters , ▁which ▁later ▁turns ▁to ▁the ▁fan ▁comm itting ▁suic ide ▁with ▁his ▁pre gn ant ▁wife . ▁On ▁" Who ▁K new ", ▁the ▁ra pper ▁addresses ▁criticism ▁regarding ▁gl or ification ▁of ▁violence ▁in ▁his ▁lyr ics , ▁pointing ▁out ▁perce ived ▁hyp oc ris y ▁in ▁American ▁society . ▁According ▁to ▁Gabriel ▁Al vare z ▁of ▁Complex , ▁E min em ' s ▁response ▁ranges ▁oscill ates ▁from ▁" sm art - ass ▁(' Oh , ▁you ▁want ▁me ▁to ▁watch ▁my ▁mouth , ▁how ? / Take ▁my ▁f uck in ' ▁e y eb alls ▁out ▁and ▁turn ▁' em ▁around ?