So putting all of the lyrics together, we can argue that the thesis sentiment of Renegade is the artists’ willingness to say “anything” on record. ghetto. And to him, his music career is primarily about making money. And he concludes by, like Jay-Z, noting that he came “from the gutter”, i.e. In fact he labels parents as hypocrites based on the notion that they denounce the same actions they themselves engaged in during their youth. Then he commences his second verse pretty much exerting that he is a “modern-day” prophet. So the insinuation is that someone like him being so influential is more indicative of the state of society than anything else. And he attributes this dichotomy to, once again, a dedication to keeping lyrics authentic. But at the same time, he is more than willing to accept the title of “renegade”, as within the context of this song it is indicative of the artists’ insistence to keep it real.Īnd that is the same notion which Eminem is exerting, even if he does not get as autobiographical as his collaborator. He knows that the songs he drops have offended authority figures. But the reason they’re concerned isn’t so much due to his lyrical content as it is the fact that their own children love Slim Shady. Indeed Jigga is a hustler because as a youth he “had to hustle”, as the family did not have enough funds and guidance to get by. As such, he is not appreciative of people who negatively criticize his music and character without properly going through his lyrics to ascertain what he is actually saying. counter-cultural figures.Īnd truth be told, it’s not like Jay-Z’s lyrics are lacking. Rather this song also proves to be one of his most-memorable lyrical outings, whereas the rapper recounts how his ghetto-based upbringing fashioned him into the lyricist he is today. Meanwhile the title of the song lends to the idea of the two featured artists being ‘renegades’, i.e.
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