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Role Model (song)
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Role Model
| cover = Role Model CD.jpg
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| type = single
| artist = Eminem
| album = The Slim Shady LP
| released = May 26, 1999
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| length = 3:25 (album version)
3:22 (radio version)
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| prev_title = My Name Is
| prev_year = 1999
| next_title = Guilty Conscience
| next_year = 1999
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"'Role Model'" is a song by American rapper Eminem, that features on his major-label debut album 'The Slim Shady LP'. The song also appears on the deluxe edition of his compilation album, 'Curtain Call: The Hits'. Released as a single on May 26, 1999, following "My Name Is", a music video was made, using the heavily censored radio edit. It became a minor hit on the US charts.
Critical reception
David Browne described this: "In 'Role Model,' he gleefully debunks the idea of rappers as heroes ('So if I said I never do drugs, that would mean I lie and get f ---ed more than the President does')." RapReviews highlighted following lyrics: "I get a clean shave, bathe, go to a rave/ Die from an overdose and dig myself up out of my grave/ My middle finger won't go down, how do I wave?/ And this is how I'm supposed to teach kids how to behave?"
Music video
The video is a darker comedic offering than "My Name Is", directed by Dr. Dre and Phillip G. Atwell. The opening of the song, where Eminem announces his attempt to drown himself, is left out. In the video, there's a scene where Eminem is transformed into an animated superhero and attacks a chicken character that resembles Foghorn Leghorn from 'Looney Tunes'.
Track listing
; Promotional CD single
; 12" vinyl
Charts
References
Category:1999 singles
Category:Eminem songs
Category:Black comedy music
Category:Songs written by Eminem
Category:Songs written by Dr. Dre
Category:Aftermath Entertainment singles
Category:Interscope Records singles
Category:1999 songs
Category:Horrorcore songs
Category:Comedy rap songs
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