About “Untouchable”

“Untouchable” details the racial injustice in America from a white person’s perspective on the first two verses and finally switching to the views to that of a black person in the final verse.

The song was released the day after the former South Carolina police officer Michael Slager was sentenced to 20 years in prison for the shooting death of Walter Scott in 2015, while he was fleeing from the scene in broad daylight and was unarmed.

Speaking to Michel Martin on NPR’s “All Things Considered,” Eminem explains that the frequent stories of U.S. police brutality prompted him to want to address the subject in his music. Moreover, he hopes that both “Untouchable” and Joyner Lucas' “I’m Not Racist” will inspire a broad audience to see a controversial issue in a new light, as well as continue this national conversation on racial inequality. He further states: