Kamikaze (song)

kamikaze
publication	August 31, 2018
length	3:36
Genre (s)	Hip hop
Author (s)	M. Mathers , DJ Bobcat, Bobby Ervin, Dwayne Simon, James Smith , Timothy Suby
Producer (s)	Tim Suby, Eminem (Add)
album	kamikaze

Kamikaze is a song by the American rapper Eminem , which was released on August 31, 2018 on his tenth studio album of the same name, Kamikaze .

content

Eminem raps in the song that, in the style of a kamikaze pilot, he will throw himself into anything and anyone who criticizes him. In the chorus he compares his last album Revival with his song Fack , which is considered by many fans as one of his worst works. In the second stanza, Eminem mentions Dr. Dre and compares him to the doctor from the novel Frankenstein . Dr. Dre made him just as Doctor Frankenstein made. Eminem also talks about the presumption that he only became famous because he was white. He counters this assumption by saying that other white rappers didn't sell as much as he did. However, Eminem also has some doubts: He does not know whether he will survive this kamikaze attack on the rapeseed scene.

production

The beat of the song was produced by music producer Tim Suby, with Eminem taking on the additional production. The song also contains interpolations of I'm Bad by rapper LL Cool J and Eminem's track Fack .

Chart successes and awards

Chart overview

Charts	Top ranking	Weeks
Chart placements
Germany (GfK)	53 (2 weeks)	2
Austria (Ö3)	31 (2 weeks)	2
United States (Billboard)	16 (3 weeks)	3

Awards

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	gold	35,000
All in all	1 × gold	35,000

Main article: Eminem / Music Sales Awards

Web links

• Lyrics with interpretations (English)

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1. ↑ Lyrics with annotations on genius.com
2. ↑ ^{a b c} Chart sources: DE AT US