Eminem New Music 2016: Jean Claude Van Damme & Farting Inspire 'Kings Never Die' Annotation

Rapper Eminem just released a new annotation for the hit "Southpaw" single featuring Gwen Stefani entitled "Kings Never Die." Certain verses were actually inspired by rather bizarre circumstances...

The annotated lyrics were recently revealed on Genius:

Here to stay
Even when I'm gone
When I close my eyes
Through the passage of time
Kings never die

Shady: "My dog 'King' died immediately after the recording of this song."

Cause here I sit in Lucifer’s den by the dutch oven
Just choosing to sin
Even if it means I'm sellin' my soul, just to be the undisputed again
Do whatever I gotta do just to win

Shady: "I actually dutch ovened myself one time and it was like Lucifer’s den which became the inspiration for that line."

How 'bout that, I’m somehow now back to the underdog
But no matter how loud that I bark, this sport is somethin' I never bow-out at

Shady: "Shout to Jean Claude Van Damme. I wrote this bar during a Bloodsport marathon on TNT."

Only time I ever been out and about
Is drivin' around town with my f*ckin' whereabouts in a doubt
Cause I been lost tryna think of what I did to get here but I'm not a quitter
Gotta get up, give it all I got or give up
Spit on, shit on, stepped on, but kept goin'
I'm tryna be headstrong but it feels like I slept on my neck wrong
Cause you're moving onto the next, but is the respect gone?
Cause someone told me that

Shady: "I’m saying 'out in a bout' as in boxing match & using the next line as a play on words as in 'out & about.'"

You ain't never even had to reach in the fire to dig deep

Shady: "I have. Once at camp. 10 skin grafts later, you can barely tell."

I think I see why a lot of rappers get on these features and try to show out on a track with me
But it'd actually have to be a f*ckin' blow-out to get me to re-tire
Tell these new artists that kings never die

Shady: "'blow-out to get me to re-tire' - I had a summer internship at Belle Tire when I was 15. I still hold the record for tire changing, 16 seconds."

So f*ck what these cynics say
(It) just goes ta show that when my back's against the wall
And I'm under a tack again, that I'll act as if I'm 'posed ta
With this pent up rage, cause all these plaques in my office
On the floor stacked against the door
Are they just metaphors for the odds of me comin' back again?
Cause all the accomplishments, accolades, awards
And trophies just don't mean jack anymore

Shady: "'Back’s against the wall…under a tack…act as if I’m poster?' - NOBODY is gonna get that!!!"

And I ain't stopping 'til I'm on top again, all alone and on a throne
Like a token of respect, or a homage poem, or an ode I've been owed

Shady: "'On a throne, honor thrown' - like a token of respect or a homage poem or a ode I’ve been owed tossed in the air and launched so hard it broke my collar bone...!!!…??? Gimme A f*ckin’ BREAK!!!"

I went from powdered milk and Farina
To flippin' burgers on the grill for some peanuts
At Gilbert's to arenas, call me Gilbert Arenas, still appeal to the dreamers

Shady: "Shout to my Gilbert’s peeps!!!"

Khalil on the beat cause makin' the beat ain’t the same feelin' to me as killin' the beat is
Or fulfillin' to me is what fillin' a seat is

The New Royals [producer]: "While Eminem is a fairly accomplished producer, he prefers rapping. He lets DJ Khalil - a member of 'The New Royales' - handle the beat here. Em has worked with Khalil extensively ever since 'Recovery.'"

Pretty interesting stuff, right?

Meanwhile, several loyal #Stans are still waiting for the infamous "Rap God" to release new music this year. So far, the Detroit emcee remains completely mum on the subject via Instagram.