"How Come" is a song by the American rap group D12. It was released in June 2004 as the second single from their second album ''

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''. The song was certified Gold by the

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Content

The song is about the relationship between the members of D12.

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makes reference to his relationship to

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Kon Artis Denaun Porter (born December 7, 1974), also known by the stage names Mr. Porter, Kon Artis, and more recently simply Denaun, is an American rapper and music producer. He was a member of Detroit hip hop group D12 until its disbandment in 2018. ...

talks about Eminem and Kim's relationship, and Proof talks about the rift between him and Eminem.

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and Swift had verses in the extended version, but these were cut from the official release of the song.

Music video

The video depicts members of D12 fighting with Eminem in the

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studio. It shows a detailed strain on the members relationships. They discuss how Eminem rose to stardom, and they can't get a deal. They envy Eminem, but he doesn't think there is anything to envy, the song ends, leaving people wondering, with the members dissatisfied. In the second verse of the song, Kon Artis talks about a time when he claims to have seen Eminem's girlfriend Kim cheating on him. The video ends with a clip of another song from ''D12 World'', "Git Up". The beginning also shows a

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of Eminem rapping at an underground show with Proof and Bizarre. The accompanying music video for this single is known as "How Come Plus Git Up" and was released in 2004.

Track listing

; UK CD single ; European CD single

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Cover

*A cover version was first performed by English rock band Embrace for

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's ''

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'' show. This version is shortened to Eminem's lyrics on the song, cutting out

and

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" and on their album '' Dry Kids: B-Sides 1997–2005''. When the video is played for this song, the song often joins onto a shortened version of the D12 song, "Git Up."

Release history

References

External links

* {{authority control D12 songs 2004 singles Songs written by Eminem 2004 songs Shady Records singles Songs written by Denaun Porter