"Not Alike" is a song by American rapper

Eminem Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17, 1972), known professionally as Eminem (; often stylized as EMINƎM), is an American rapper and record producer. He is credited with popularizing hip hop in middle America and is critically acclai ...

featuring fellow American rapper

Royce da 5'9" Ryan Daniel Montgomery, known professionally as Royce da 5'9" (or simply Royce 5'9"), is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer. Montgomery is currently one half of the rap duo Bad Meets Evil with fellow Detroit rapper Eminem, and ...

from the former's tenth studio album ''

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'' (2018). It has reached the top 40 in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Sweden, and the United States. It was written by the artists alongside producers

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and

Ronny J Ronald Oneil Spence, Jr. (born September 14, 1992), professionally known as Ronny J (formerly stylized as RONNYJLI$TENUP), is an American record producer, singer, rapper, and songwriter. He has worked with well-known artists such as Denzel Curr ...

with more production credits going to Eminem and

Cubeatz Cubeatz (sometimes stylized as CuBeatz) are a German hip hop production and songwriting duo from Sindelfingen, consisting of twin brothers Kevin and Tim Gomringer. Originally embarking on their careers within German hip hop in the 2010s, they ...

Composition

In the first part of the song, the

-produced instrumental that interpolates BlocBoy JB's " Look Alive", while Eminem imitates the flow of

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' "

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". The second beat was produced by

. The song disses rapper

Machine Gun Kelly George Kelly Barnes (July 18, 1895 – July 18, 1954), better known by his pseudonym "Machine Gun Kelly", was an American gangster from Memphis, Tennessee, active during the Prohibition era. His nickname came from his favorite weapon, a Thomps ...

, who called Eminem's daughter, Hailie Jade, "hot as fuck" in 2012. At the time, Kelly was 22 and Hailie was 16. The song features co-production by

Response

On September 3, 2018,

released " Rap Devil", a response to Not Alike. On September 14, 2018, Eminem responded to Rap Devil, releasing the

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" Killshot" which damaged Kelly's reputation as a result. However, his subsequent album debuted at No.1 on the Billboard Hot 200, showing that the feud did no lasting damage to Kelly’s career.

Charts

Certifications

References

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