The title and parts of the chorus reference the 1988 film Rain Man . Eminem imitates Dustin Hoffman's character, Raymond Babbitt, by using a stuttering delivery ("definitely, definitely") and reciting a string of random numbers at the end of the song.
Others point to more "darker" interpretations found in online forums, where "Rain Man" is seen as a separate persona or even a demonic entity representing the toll that extreme fame took on Marshall Mathers' identity. Eminem- Rain Man
Experience the track's distinctive beat and erratic lyrical flow in the official audio: Eminem - Topic YouTube• Jan 19, 2019 The Context of Encore The title and parts of the chorus reference
The song is famously "about nothing." Eminem explicitly points this out in the final verse, stating, "I just did a whole song and I didn't say shit". Experience the track's distinctive beat and erratic lyrical