The shock jock makes sure they know he won’t be sacrificing any of his artistic integrity or coloring in the lines with his controversial rhymes to fit into the early 2000’s pop scene. (Yes, we’re looking at you, Vanilla Ice.)Įminem opens the album landing a haymaker to the cheekbones of listeners. He shows childlike humility, but still has smoke for any detractor that keeps his name in their mouth. Em examines how much things have changed coming off an explosive 1999 that saw him gain notoriety and add a few zeroes in his bank account. The eponymous track gives Eminem the chance to get introspective and define this point in his life. The combination of Em’s elite rhyming skills, vivid storytelling, and an understanding of entertainment value make him a force to be reckoned with. After delivering another earworm of a hook, Em shocks listeners with a few jabs at some of the biggest names in music around Y2K including shots at Diddy, N’SYNC, and dispels rumors of sleeping with Christina Aguilera. Em toes the race line as well, opening the track up by saying he doesn’t make “black” or “white” music, but “fight music for high school kids.” Em’s softer flow behind a muffled bass makes for a welcomed change of pace within the dense album.īombastic, rough-textured production from Mel-Man sets the stage for Eminem to tap into his Slim Shady persona.
Slim Shady throws his arms up and says don’t blame him for your kids lashing out and wreaking havoc, while claiming he didn’t understand the power of his words. The California MCs do the heavy lifting on the track, while “The Great White American Hope” bats cleanup and brings the braggadocious tune across the finish line. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg & Xzibit)Įminem takes Xzibit on a trip with him to invade the West Coast and form the rap Avengers flanked by a trio of legends in Dr. The rapper puts his gripes with the world on the table, but luckily, the track’s audio cuts out right before he blows a gasket.Ĩ.
Like guests eating dinner at your house first, RBX and Onyx‘s Sticky Fingaz step up while Em acts as the song’s main event after a dull opener. Somehow, Eminem has managed to turn himself into the underdog once again, which is a place he thrives. Twenty years later, he’s still not flinching at society’s demands.ĩ. The disturbing song’s content is so strong that Interscope didn’t allow it to make the cut for the LP’s clean version.Įm decides to end his magnum opus with a simple message for everyone out there - he “still doesn’t give a f–k.” He plays off how people try to make him out to be a villain, even though there’s plenty of other controversial things going on in a world filled with dirty corruption. After he figuratively kills Kim, he realizes he can’t live without her, but the ending is up for interpretation. Slim Shady’s aggressive rhymes have more bark than bite, and a middling assist from former D12 running mate Bizarre makes this one of the more skippable tracks on the album.Ī frightening diatribe between Eminem and his on-and-off girlfriend Kim, as Em said he put the threatening record together when they were broken-up in 1998.
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He seems to be okay with indulging in his newfound addiction, as he paints a picture of life being “one big party” that some listeners might be able to relate to.Īmityville is a beachfront Suffolk County township on NY’s Long Island, but Eminem is depicting his own horror movie while paying homage to The Amityville Horror film over dusty Bass Brothers 808s. In fact, Slim Shady takes a backseat to let the other members of D12 star front-and-center on the rap-heavy track, which is more like one long freestyle.Įm opens up about his time experimenting with drugs while adjusting to his life as a top-tier celebrity in his mid-20s. While taking a stroll down memory lane this weekend, check out our song rankings, sans The Marshall Mathers LP‘s four skits, below.įollowing the sinister “Kim” in the album’s sequencing, Eminem swerves to the lighter side of things to let listeners breathe for a little bit. Eminem & Lil Wayne Talk Michael Jordan Doc, Googling Their Lyrics on Young Money Radio…
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