{"id":585229,"date":"2026-08-06T18:52:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T18:52:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/585229\/"},"modified":"2026-08-06T18:52:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T18:52:08","slug":"eminem-defines-the-d-o-c-in-merriam-webster-dictionarys-witty-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/585229\/","title":{"rendered":"Eminem Defines The D.O.C. in Merriam-Webster Dictionary’s Witty Post"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tEminem<\/a> made an appearance<\/a> in The D.O.C.\u2019s<\/a> 2022 documentary, and one clip went viral of him speedily rapping lyrics from the West Coast rapper. Four years later, Merriam-Webster shrewdly used the clip of Em on Thursday (Aug. 6) to define the difference between The D.O.C. and homophones such as dock and doc.<\/p>\n

\n\tMerriam-Webster posted on X<\/a> using emojis to define \u201cdoc\u201d as a document, \u201cdock\u201d as in where ships can anchor next to, \u201cDoc\u201d as in doctor, finally followed by the West Coast rapper\u2019s documentary clip featuring Slim Shady for \u201cThe D.O.C. =.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cHe was doing things that nobody had done yet, like, just lyrically,\u201d Em credits D.O.C. in the clip in M-W\u2019s post. The Detroit icon then raps bars from The D.O.C.\u2019s 1989 \u201cMind Blowin’\u201d a cappella.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cI would\u2019ve been down with Rock, but I\u2019d be broke\/ By the punk, I\u2019m openin\u2019 up my trunk\/ To reveal, death, livin\u2019 it up, my life is like a story\/ Yellin\u2019 it, \u2018cause nobody else is tellin\u2019 it\/ Checkin\u2019 it, always gettin\u2019 paid \u2018cause the rap is sort of a twist,\u201d Em raps in the clip.<\/p>\n

\n\tAt one point, Eminem gets stumped and mixes up a few of D.O.C.\u2019s lyrics and the N.W.A. affiliate joins the segment to help get Em across the finish line. \u201cNever a segment in negative\/ \u2018Cause I\u2019m employin\u2019 what you\u2019ve been missing,\u201d D.O.C. raps.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cHow the f\u2014k did you say that s\u2014t? Goddamn,\u201d Eminem responds to the Death Row Records cofounder\u2019s lyrical wizardry.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe DOC documentary explores the rapper\u2019s rise and November 1989 car accident, which came less than six months after his No One Can Do It Better album. (The LP peaked at No. 20 on the Billboard 200<\/a> in September 1989.)<\/p>\n

\n\tThe accident forever changed the trajectory of D.O.C.\u2019s career and his voice, as he couldn\u2019t speak for a month and came back with a much raspier tone. The documentary also explores the rapper weighing the option of undergoing a major medical procedure to reclaim his voice from decades prior. <\/p>\n

\n\t The D.O.C.\u2019s documentary premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival <\/a>in 2022, but still hasn\u2019t received an official release on any major streaming services for fans to watch at the moment. <\/p>\n