Fast Lane

"Fast Lane" (commonly misspelled as "Fastlane") is the lead single by hip hop duo Bad Meets Evil, a group composed of Royce da 5'9" and Eminem, from their first EP Hell: The Sequel. It's their first single as a group since the 1999 hit "Nuttin' to Do" and the duo's major label debut single, due to a break-up in late 2000. The song was released May 3, 2011 by Shady Records. The single was produced by Eminem, Supa Dups, and Jason "JG" Gilbert. Texas rapper Chamillionaire released a remix of this song on May 8, 2011. A music video was shot in mid-May 2011, by director James Larese of music video direction group Syndrome. A teaser premiered on Eminem's YouTube channel on May 27, 2011. The partially animated video premiered on June 8, 2011 on Bad Meets Evil's official website. The music video features animated visuals and kinetic typography. The video includes cameo appearances of Mr. Porter and Slaughterhouse. Fans and critics considered it a return to Eminem's 'Slim Shady' alter ego. The song was very well received compared to the rest of the EP and was considered a highlight of Hell: The Sequel. Critics favored the song for its change from Eminem's theme in Recovery. Rolling Stone called it "1999-style". Bad Meets Evil performed this song at the 2011 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival and the Lollapalooza music festival.

[Verse 1: Royce Da 5'9"] Uh, first verse, uh, I'm on 'til I'm on an island My life's ridin' on the autobahn on autopilot Before I touch dirt or kill y'all with kindness I kill ya, my natural persona's much worse You've been warned if you've been borned or if you conformed Slap up a cop and then snatch him out of his uniform Leave him with his socks, hard bottoms and bloomers on And hang him by his balls from the horn of a unicorn Y'all niggas' intellect mad slow, y'all fags know Claimin' you bangin', you flamin' Bet you could light your own cigarette with your asshole Me and Shady deaded the past, so That basically resurrected my cashflow I might rap tight as the snatch of a fat dyke Though I ain't wrapped tight, my blood type's the 80s My 90s was like the Navy, you was like the Brady's You still fly kites daily [Verse 2: Eminem] Catch me in my Mercedes, bumpin' "Ice Ice Baby" Screaming, "Shady 'til I die!" Like a half a pair of dice, life's crazy So I live it to the fullest 'til I'm Swayze And you only live it once, so I'm thinking 'bout this nice, nice lady Wait, no, stop me now 'fore I get on a roll (Danish) Let me tell you what this pretty little dame's name is 'cause she's kinda famous And I hope that I don't sound too heinous when I say this Nicki Minaj, but I wanna stick my penis in your anus You morons think that I'm a genius Really, I belong inside a dang insane asylum Came to drive them trailer parks crazy I am back, and I am razor-sharp, baby And that's "back" with a capital B with an exclamation mark Maybe you should listen when I flip the linguistics ‘Cause I wanna rip this mystical slick shit You don't wanna become another victim, a statistic of this shit ‘Cause after I spit the bullets, I'ma treat these shell casings like a soccer ball I'ma kick the ballistics; so get this dick, I'ma live this— [Chorus: Sly Jordan] I'm livin' life in the fast lane (Ayy) Movin' at the speed of life and I can't slow down Only got a gallon in the gas tank (Oh) But I'm almost at the finish line, so I can't stop now (Yeah) I don't really know where I'm headed (No), just enjoyin' the ride (Yeah) Just gon' roll 'til I drop (Oh) and ride 'til I die (Ah-hah) I'm livin' life in the fast lane (Pedal to the metal) I'm livin' life in the fast lane (Pedal to the metal) [Verse 3: Royce Da 5'9" & Eminem] Uh, yeah, my whole goal as a poet's to be relaxed in orbit At war with a bottle as Captain Morgan attacks my organs (C'mon) My slow flow is euphoric, it's like I rap endorphins (Woo) I made a pact with the devil that says "I'll let you take me, you let me take a shovel Dig up the corpse of Jack Kevorkian" (C'mon) Go back and forthin', more beef than you can pack a fork in I'm livin' the life of the infinite enemy, down My tenement chimney now, the semi’s the remedy, pow Spin him around, enterin' in the vicinity now [Verse 4: Eminem] Was called M&M, but he threw away the candy and ate the rapper Chewed him up (*ptt*), and spitted him out Girl, giddy-up, now get-get down He's lookin' around this club And it looks like people are havin' a shit-fit now Yeah, little tr-tr-trailer trash, take a look who's back in t-t-town Did I st-st-stutter, motherfucker? Fuck the mall, he shuts the whole motherfuckin' Walmart D-d-down every time he comes a-r-r-round And he came to the club tonight with 5'9" to hold this bitch down Like a motherfuckin' chick underwater he's tryin' to dr-dr-drown Shorty, when you dance, you got me captivated Just by the way that you keep lickin' them dick-suckin' lips I'm agitated, aggravated To the point you don't suck my dick Then you're gonna get decapitated Other words, you don't fuckin' give me head Then I'ma have to take it [Verse 5: Royce Da 5'9" & Eminem] And then after takin' that I'ma catch a case, it's gon' be fascinatin' It's gon' say the whole rap game passed away on top of the affidavit Graduated from master debater, slash massive masturbator To Michael Jackson's activator (Woo) Meanin' I'm on fire off the top, might wanna back up data Rollin' over hip-hop in a verbal tractor trailer Homie, they sick, you could normally ask a hater Don't it make sense? That these shell casings is just like a bag of paper Dropped in the lap of a tax evader, homie, they spent [Verse 6: Eminem] Now make that ass drop like a sack of potatoes (What?) Girl, I'm the crack-a-lator, percolator of this party Be my penis ejaculator later Tell your boyfriend that you just struck paydirt You rollin' with a player You won't be exaggeratin' when you say you're livin' [Chorus: Sly Jordan, Royce da 5'9" & Eminem] I'm livin' life in the fast lane (Ayy) Movin' at the speed of life and I can't slow down Only got a gallon in the gas tank (Oh) But I'm almost at the finish line, so I can't stop now (Yeah) I don't really know where I'm headed (No), just enjoyin' the ride (Yeah) Just gon' roll 'til I drop (Oh) and ride 'til I die (Ah-ah) I'm livin' life in the fast lane (Pedal to the metal) I'm livin' life in the fast lane (Pedal to the metal) (Haha) (Woo) [Outro: Sly Jordan] Pedal to the metal Pedal to the metal