"The Anatomy of a School Shooting" is a song by American

United States

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 rapper Ill Bill

Ill Bill

William Braunstein, better known as Ill Bill, is a American rapper and record producer from Brooklyn, New York. Having gained notoriety in the underground hip hop group Non Phixion, Ill Bill is known for his hardcore lyrics and as the producer, founder and CEO of Uncle Howie Records...

, which was released on April 16, 2004. It was the first and only single from his debut album, What's Wrong with Bill?, released the following month.

The song takes the perspective of the Columbine High School Massacre

Columbine High School massacre

The Columbine High School massacre occurred on Tuesday, April 20, 1999, at Columbine High School in Columbine, an unincorporated area of Jefferson County, Colorado, United States, near Denver and Littleton. Two senior students, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, embarked on a massacre, killing 12...

, or more specifically Eric Harris

Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold

Eric David Harris and Dylan Bennet Klebold were American high school seniors who committed the Columbine High School massacre. They killed 13 people—including teacher Dave Sanders—and injured 24 others, three of whom were injured as they escaped the attack...

 shooting students and teachers at Columbine High School

Columbine High School

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.

The song discusses school bullying

School bullying

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, Harris and Klebold's motivation for the shooting:

"Why do I have to be one of the cool kids just to walk by, without being tripped, thrown down on the ground and kicked? Insulting me for no reason. I was treated like shit! The teachers let it happen. I've even seen some of them teachers laughing."

The song also mentions a second school massacre; The Jonesboro massacre which took place more than a year prior to the Columbine Massacre with the line 'We've been planning this before the kids from Jonesboro did it'.

Track listing

1. "The Anatomy of a School Shooting" (Radio)
2. "The Anatomy of a School Shooting" (Dirty)
3. "The Anatomy of a School Shooting" (Instrumental)
4. "Unstoppable" (Radio)
5. "Unstoppable" (Dirty)
6. "Unstoppable" (Instrumental)

External links

• "The Anatomy of a School Shooting" at Discogs