Not Alike

"Not Alike" is a song by American rapper Eminem featuring fellow American rapper Royce da 5'9" from the former's tenth studio album Kamikaze (2018).^[3] It has reached the top 40 in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Sweden, and the United States. It was written by the artists alongside producers Tay Keith and Ronny J with more production credits going to Eminem and Cubeatz. It was a diss track on several artists including Machine Gun Kelly.

"Not Alike"
Song by Eminem featuring Royce da 5'9"
from the album Kamikaze
Released	August 31, 2018
Genre	Hip hop trap
Length	4:48
Label	Aftermath Interscope Shady
Songwriter(s)	Marshall Mathers Brytavious Chambers Ronald Spence Jr. Ryan Montgomery^[1]
Producer(s)	Tay Keith Ronny J Eminem Cubeatz^[2]
Kamikaze track listing
13 tracks "The Ringer" "Greatest" "Lucky You" (featuring Joyner Lucas) "Paul (skit)" "Normal" "Em Calls Paul" "Stepping Stone" "Not Alike" (featuring Royce Da 5'9") "Kamikaze" "Fall" (featuring Justin Vernon) "Nice Guy" (featuring Jessie Reyez) "Good Guy" (featuring Jessie Reyez) "Venom (Music from the Motion Picture)"

Composition

In the first part of the song, the Tay Keith-produced instrumental that interpolates BlocBoy JB's "Look Alive", while Eminem imitates the flow of Migos' "Bad and Boujee".^[4] The second beat was produced by Ronny J. The song disses rapper Machine Gun Kelly, who called Eminem's daughter, Hailie Jade, "hot as fuck" in 2012. At the time, Kelly was 22 and Hailie was 16.^[5][6] The song features co-production by Cubeatz.

Response

On September 3, 2018, Machine Gun Kelly released "Rap Devil", a response to Not Alike. On September 14, 2018, Eminem responded to Rap Devil, releasing the diss track "Killshot".

Charts

Chart (2018)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[7]	23
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[8]	39
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)^[9]	18
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)^[10]	17
France (SNEP)^[11]	77
Germany (Official German Charts)^[12]	57
Greece Digital International Singles (IFPI)^[13]	5
Hungary (Stream Top 40)^[14]	18
Italy (FIMI)^[15]	48
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[16]	50
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[17]	20
Norway (VG-lista)^[18]	24
Portugal (AFP)^[19]	21
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)^[20]	7
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[21]	42
US Billboard Hot 100^[22]	24
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[23]	17

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[24]	Gold	35,000^‡
United Kingdom (BPI)^[25]	Silver	200,000^‡
United States (RIAA)^[26]	Gold	500,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Kamikaze (liner notes). Eminem. Shady Records. 2018.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
2. GEMA ISWC: T-926.458.423-8GEMA-Werk.-Nr: 21440540-001
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24. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2019 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
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