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Playboi Carti is more lyrical than Eminem. Examples:

[Chorus: Playboi Carti] I'm on 'em beans for real I'm on the lean for real I'm on 'em beans for real I'm on the lean for real I'm on 'em beans for real I'm on the lean for real I'm on 'em beans for real I'm on the lean for real I'm on 'em beans for real I'm on the lean for real I'm on 'em beans for real I'm on the lean for real I'm on 'em beans for real I'm on the lean for real

Playboi Carti states “I’m on ’em beans for real I’m on the lean for real” repeatedly throughout this song as if he is trying to prove a point to the listeners. The artists intends to let his message be heard, and through repetition he drills an unmistakable message into the minds of listeners. The subtle nod to the popular drugs “molly” and “lean” can be seen as a rather blatant commentary on drug addiction.

Repeating the phrases as frequently as Carti does evokes a sense of inescapability from the life of drugs that the singer has found himself caught up in. Carti feels trapped through his excessive use of recreational drugs and lets out a cry for help through his carefully crafted lyrics. The song’s title “Lean 4 Real” possibly hints at his drug use, but it is too hard to tell for certain. Additionally, Carti repeats these two claims 7 times in total for each chorus. This is undoubtedly a reference to the 9 circles of hell from the Inferno section of Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy. The seventh circle of hell in the classic work of literature is reserved for violent individuals including suicide. Carti is blatantly saying that excessive drug use will be the death of him and by partaking in his unhealthy lifestyle he is in a way killing himself and thus he feels trapped in his own circle of hell.

A less obvious more nuanced but equally as possible look at the lyrics may reveal that Carti is using the song as commentary on his sexual encounters. While an audience might hear the term “bean” as simply a reference to drugs, it acts a triple entendre. The first being the drug usage, while the second refers to “Molly” as a girl’s name. For the third meaning Playboi Carti draws comparisons to the clitoris, meaning when he says “im on em beans for real” he is being braggadocious implying through repetition and the plural use of “bean” that in all of his female encounters he is able to directly stimulate the clitoris.

Eminem:

[Verse 1] Yo! His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy There's vomit on his sweater already: Mom's spaghetti

Here Eminem shows that he is a child who cannot eat spaghetti properly.