Inspired by Eminem’s legacy, Joyner delivers lyrical heat and graphic punches in a track that sounds like it was forged in the Shady era.
Joyner Lucas is no stranger to technical finesse, but on his latest drop, “Real Slim Shady Freestyle”, he goes full beast mode. The track is a sharp-edged declaration of superiority: aggressive, relentless, and laced with dark humour and violence-soaked metaphors that would feel right at home on a Slim Shady LP deep cut.
As Joyner raps:
Took a Slim Shady beat to beat this shit to the floor
’Cause ain’t no newer shit that’s hot enough to flip anymore
From the very first bars, Joyner sets the tone. For him, rapping on a Shady beat is stepping into a legacy and flexing his lyrical muscle with confidence.
I ain’t been behind the wheel since Em taught me how to drive.
He spits his lines, mixing tribute with bravado, before letting loose a tongue-twisting barrage in the track’s finale that’s already making fans rewind.
Meanwhile, Joyner is paying respect, not imitating. The cadence, the hunger, the horrorcore undertones all feel familiar, but it’s still 100% Joyner. This is fire-breathing fanfare from an artist who knows exactly where he came from and how to make that legacy his own.
