Blurbs

When I'm Gone- Eminem
As Hailie gets older, she notices her father, Eminem, is gone more and more and not spending as much time with his family as he should. She cries to him and begs him to stay home from a concert in Sweden. Eminem doesn't listen to her and goes to the concert to perform for his fans. What Eminem doesn't know is that Hailie follows him to the concert and confronts him there.

Mockingbird- Eminem
Eminem, the father, explains to his two kids, Hailie and Laney, why life is the way it is. Why their mother left, why they live where they live, why he raps, and he also promises them he will always be there. He explains to them that everything happens for a reason and that he's not going to let anything happen to them.

Just Me and My B***- Biggie Smalls
Biggie Smalls finds his dream girl and marries her. They live together through life in New York City. They are happy together until one day his wife is killed. The death makes Biggie Smalls very sad.

Love the Way You Lie- Eminem feat. Rihanna
Eminem and Rihanna's relationship is a dysfunctional one, and Eminem tells the story about that. They are always fighting, and then loving, and just going back and forth. They can't decide what they want out of themselves or each other. Eminem threatens Rihanna throughout the whole song on what he'll do if she leaves him.

Same Girl- R Kelly and Usher
R Kelly and Usher are telling each other about their girlfriends. Their going through descriptions of each until they eventually find that it is the same girl they are describing. They try to come up with a plan to trick this girl into meeting them both in the same place. It doesn't show or say this in the song, but in the video it turns out that they aren't dating the same girl, but identical twins.

TOP 10 SIXers

1. I always come up short...dude.
2. The difference between me and you.
3. Where do we go from here?
4. I did not try hard enough.
5. Playing hard, falling hard, nothing better.
6. I hate the way you lie.
7. Let's be honest, is that necessary?
8. Still in process of finding self.
9. Moving quietly and confidently through life.
10. I like writing with colored pens.

When I'm Gone- Eminem

Lyrics

Plot- Eminem's daughter, Hailie, is complaing to her dad about how he is always gone away from the family and how he loves rapping more than he loves her and her mom. Eminem throughout the song is trying to explain to her why he works so hard on rapping and why he is gone all the time. In the third verse of the song Eminem has a show in Sweden and Hailie follows him there.

Character- Eminem, Hailie, Kim, fans at the concert.

Conflict- Hailie has a problem with Eminem being gone all the time is the main conflict.

Theme- At the end of the song Eminem wakes up and it was all a dream. The dream was a warning to him that if he kept on living the way he was, he wouldn't necessarily shoot himself like he does in his dream but he would have a hard time with his daughter and family. I think what the theme is be with your family as much as you can, because if you don't there will be problems.

Setting- Three different settings in this song. The first one is at Eminem's house. The second one is at the concert in Sweden. And the third one is at Eminem's house once more.

Impulse II

A family of three makes their up a snowy canyon to their cabin. The roads are slick and the snow is coming down hard. The dad is driving as if it’s a clear sunny day, the pregnant mother is sitting in the front worried sick that they’re going to crash. Their five year old son sits in the back watching a movie. Suddenly, the car starts to slide a little…

                                     

Mom: You need to slow down! You’re going to kill all of us!

Dad: Settle down we’ll be fine, I’ve been driving in this all my life.

Mom: Don’t tell me to settle down, you settle down your driving!

Dad: We’ll be fine we’re almost there. Just a few more minutes.

Mom: It’s not a matter of when we get there, it’s IF we get there.

Dad: Oh please. We’ll get there.

Mom: Why are you so stubborn? Would it hurt to slow down just a little?

Dad: I’m not the stubborn one! Yes, it would hurt.

Mom: Well suck it up and slow down!

Dad: You know, you’re the one that’s going to make me crash unless you stop bothering me. I need to pay attention.

Mom: No kidding, and go slower.

(car slides a little again.)

Mom: Slow down!

Dad: What?

Mom: Go slower!

Dad: (laughing) faster??

Mom: You’re pathetic.

Silence….

Mom: If you’re not going to slow down, you let me out and I’m walking the rest of the way.

Dad: (takes his eyes off the road and looks at her in disbelief)

(car slides off the road)

Dad: (after they’re stuck on the side of the road) see I told you that you were going to distract me!

The Impulse

An anxious and excited son waits for his mom to give birth in the waiting room. Suddenly his dad walks out in tears and walk towards the little boy…

Little Boy: what’s wrong daddy? Is the baby here yet?

Dad: no not yet buddy.

Little Boy: well when is he going to be here?

Dad: I’m not sure. We’re not even sure that he’s going to come.

Little Boy: why doesn’t he want to come?

Dad: come here bud…

Little Boy: yeah dad?

Dad:  remember how when mommy and daddy told you we were going to have a new member of the family and we would need all your help with the baby when it came? And that we would need you to love the baby and help him feel at home?

Little Boy: yes.

Dad: and we told you how the baby is coming from his home in heaven to come and live with us?

Little Boy: yes.

Dad: we’re not quite sure that the baby wants to come and live here anymore.

Little Boy: what do you mean?

Dad: what I mean is that the baby loves his home so much already that he doesn’t want to leave.

Little Boy: but what is wrong with living here?

Dad: nothing, maybe this just wasn’t a place for him. Maybe his home in heaven is where the baby wants to be.

Little Boy: I guess that makes sense…but why didn’t he tell us earlier?

Dad: I think we’re all going to wonder that for a while. You’ll understand better when you get older. But for now, just remember everything is ok.

Little Boy: ok. Is mommy ok?

Dad: yes she is. We can go in and see her in a few minutes if you would like to.

Little Boy: yes I want to.

Dad: I know she really wants to see you. Run up to her and give her a big hug when you see her ok?

Little Boy: ok. Are you going to?

Dad: of course I will.

(Doctor comes into the waiting room.)

Doctor: everything is cleaned up, you can come see her now.

Dad: thank you doctor.

Doctor: (whisper in dad’s ear.) I’m sorry about what happened in there…there really wasn’t anything we could do.

Dad: I understand. It’s ok doctor. You did your best. Sometimes it’s just not meant to be. We still have this little guy and that’s all that matters.