The Watcher

[theJFKshow]

Now, we all know that Eminem ghostwrote all the Forgot About Dre lyrics, but has anyone ever listened to The Watcher closely? The lyrics REALLY sound like something Eminem would write, plus he's in the chorus.

Things just ain't the same for gangstas,
Cops is anxious to put niggas in handcuffs.
They wanna hang us, see us dead, enslave us,
Keep us trapped in the same place we're raised in.
Then they wonder why we act so outrageous,
Run around stressed out and pull out gauges.
Cause everytime you let the animal out cages,
It's dangerous to people who look like strangers.
But now we got a new era of gangstas,
Hustlers and youngsters living amongst us.
Lookin at us, now calling us busters,
Can't help but reminisce back when it was us.
Nigga we started this gangsta shit.
And this the motherfucking thanks I get?
It's funny how time fly,
I'm just having fun, just watching it fly by.

The rhymes are so complex in this song. To me it even looks like Dr. Dre absolutely could not have written this. What do you guys think? Or is there already truth to this?

[Dark Blue]

he might of because dre don't write anything haha

[Steve Spag]

I wouldn't doubt it, lol. I felt like that too, but never decided to bring it up, lol. I always noticed Em too in the background of the hook and people always thought I was crazy, lmao.

I don't know why Dre always has people ghostwrite for him though. Even his newer track released he's got that Progidy guy to write and rap it, lol.

[mart85]

Credits from the album: (according to http://www.dubcnn.com/thevault/)

2. The Watcher
Written By Eminem
Bass: Mike Elizondo
Keyboards: Scott Storch & Camara Kambon
Trumpet: Dr. Dre
Percussion: Taku Hirano
Chorus: Eminem & Knoc-Turn'al

We're not even talking about ghostwriter here, Eminem is credited as the only writer lol

[Steve Spag]

Credits from the album: (according to http://www.dubcnn.com/thevault/)

2. The Watcher
Written By Eminem
Bass: Mike Elizondo
Keyboards: Scott Storch & Camara Kambon
Trumpet: Dr. Dre
Percussion: Taku Hirano
Chorus: Eminem & Knoc-Turn'al

We're not even talking about ghostwriter here, Eminem is credited as the only writer lol

Props, never seen that before, lol.

[Solace]

lmao so he did write it, huh. Its one of my fave Dre songs, so tahts good

[teedotgurl]

haha well that cleared everything up

[Emadyville]

lmao em is the only writer in the credits

[theJFKshow]

Ha yeah I thought I knew it was Em's work the first time I listened to it. Thanks!

[Tash8]

i figured it was eminem's work because eminem did his own version of it too.

[Solace]

I loved ems version ^

[Emadyville]

I loved ems version ^

Yeah that was a freestyle from what i heard, not sure tho, was dope as fuck, especially the ending.

[Solace]

I heard it was a freestyle too. All of it was ill, all i gotta say A remix of The Watcher and Ems version would be sick.

[Emadyville]

I heard it was a freestyle too. All of it was ill, all i gotta say A remix of The Watcher and Ems version would be sick.

True. Yeah song is sick, just old style em killing it. I need that on my itunes, anyone got a zshare?

[Solace]

How about The Watcher2 (Jay-Z,Rakim,Dre version)? That song is great and I wonder if Em wrote Dre's verse too? Because if he did, it'll be Eminem VS. Jay-Z lol (with Rakim)

That was the watcher 2 wasnt it? yeah, itd be funny if Em wrote the verse on that too.