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Eminem (Ft. Dr. Dre) – Say What You Say
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This song is a diss to Jermaine Dupri, rapper Canibus, and The Source Magazine. It was Em’s first retaliation against the magazine, which later turned into the Eminem-Benzino beef.
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Eminem – Say What You Say Samples
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See all of “Say What You Say” by Eminem’s samples, covers, remixes, interpolations and live versions
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Eminem – Say What You Say (Instrumental)
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Eminem – The Way I Am
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The second single from Eminem’s Marshall Mathers LP, also featured on his 2005 album Curtain Call: The Hits
In the tradition of most of Eminem’s follow-up singles, “The Way I Am
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Eminem (Ft. Lil Wayne) – No Love
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The main theme of the third single off of Recovery remains a point of controversy. While many believe it to be a personification of Hip-Hop (with another notable mention on the
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Dr. Dre (Ft. Eminem) – Forgot About Dre
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“Forgot About Dre” was released as the second single from Dr. Dre’s 2001 album, and it was his statement to anyone feeling like his production suffered after his escape from Death
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Eminem – Kill You
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“Kill You” is the opening track to the album, and is a lyrical tirade against Kim, Debbie Mathers, girlish rappers and women in general. The call-and-response part after the hook
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Eminem – Say Goodbye Hollywood
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Eminem quotes Billy Joel in bidding Tinseltown his au revoir
The song is the conclusion of the story started with “The Kiss” (track 6) and “Soldier” (track 7), The Eminem Show’s
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Eminem – Rap God
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“Rap God” is Eminem’s braggadocious ode to himself and his career. Over its six-minute run-time, he references comic books, throws back to his old songs, and raps crazily fast.
In
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Spotify – This Is Dr. Dre
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1. Dr. Dre- Fuck Wit Dre Day (And Everybody's Celebratin') / 2. Dr. Dre- Let Me Ride (feat. Jewell) / 3. Dr. Dre- Still D.R.E. (feat. Snoop Dogg) / 4. Backstreet- No Diggity (feat
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Eminem – Big Weenie
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The song was released on Encore.
It’s a diss track aimed at Ray Benzino, the guy who owns The Source, a Hip-Hop magazine. Eminem disses him and says he’s just jealous because he’s
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D12 (Ft. Big Tigger) – Say What You Say Freestyle
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[Verse 1: Big Tigger] / It looks a little different, it's Eminem's basement / It's Big Tig here to raise a little hell / Puttin' it down wit' Green Lan and D12 / You know how we do
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Eminem – Beautiful
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Considered by both fans and critics as the strongest song on Relapse. This song had begun to be written while sitting in rehab.
Via MTV:
There’s only one song on the record that
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Eminem (Ft. Hailie Jade) – My Dad's Gone Crazy
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Eminem says that he let Hailie come to the studio with him one day, she said “My dad’s gone crazy” into the mic, and he decided to put it into one of his songs.
He was criticized
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Xzibit (Ft. Eminem & Nate Dogg) – My Name
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This song was during the Dre/Dupri and Eminem/Canibus beefs. Xzibit wasn’t directly involved with either, but wanted to make sure Dre and Em knew he had their back. Off of Xzibit’s
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Eminem – My Name Is
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The song that vaulted Eminem onto the national stage. This was the second single from Eminem’s major label debut The Slim Shady LP (the first was “Just Don’t Give a Fuck,” which
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Eminem – Sing for the Moment
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This song was the fourth single released from Eminem’s fourth studio album The Eminem Show. It was an international hit, reaching the top 10 in several countries and peaking at #14
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Eminem – The Real Slim Shady
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“The Real Slim Shady” is the quintessential early Eminem song—funny and serious simultaneously, with crazy rhyme schemes and devices.
As K-Solo had asked, will the “Real Solo
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Eminem (Ft. Dido) – Stan
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In this song, Eminem corresponds with a crazed fan who becomes increasingly unhinged as the story progresses. This is one of his most well-received singles and was listed at #15 on
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Eminem – The Real Slim Shady
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“The Real Slim Shady” is the quintessential early Eminem song—funny and serious simultaneously, with crazy rhyme schemes and devices.
As K-Solo had asked, will the “Real Solo
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Eminem – Square Dance
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This song has political roots while also serving as a diss towards Canibus.
In fact, the song may be a direct response to Canibus’s song “Draft Me”, in which Canibus threatens an
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Eminem (Ft. 50 Cent, Obie Trice & Stat Quo) – Spend Some Time
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This song is from Eminem’s 2004 album, Encore. The song speaks on Eminem’s, Obie Trice’s, Stat Quo’s, and 50 Cent’s experiences with love and heart break. The song was produced by
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Eminem (Ft. Jessie Reyez) – Good Guy
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This song mainly continues off of the previous track on the album, “Nice Guy,” in which Eminem talks about confusing relationships and how he tries to turn them into stable
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Eminem – When I'm Gone
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In “When I’m Gone,” Eminem shares a personal story about his relationship with his daughter Hailie and how his absence is influencing her, the family and himself. Despite the
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The Notorious B.I.G. (Ft. Diddy, Eminem & Obie Trice) – It Has Been Said
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This song was written in response to Biggie’s death, and all throughout the song multiple references to the rap game, and rap related deaths are used. Eminem uses his aggressive
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Eminem (Ft. Ed Sheeran) – River
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“River” details the struggles of a failing relationship that culminates in an abortion. The story initially depicts a man who has been cheating on his girlfriend. The girl finds
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Eminem (Ft. Nashawn 'Ox' Breedlove) – 8 Mile: Lotto vs B-Rabbit
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B-Rabbit’s freestyle battle against Lotto. From 8 Mile movie. This is the most closely contested battle in the movie, but nonetheless B-Rabbit moved on.
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Eminem – Ass Like That
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In what many consider to be a low point in Eminem’s career, this hit single from 2004’s Encore features an India-flavored beat while Eminem impersonates Triumph, the Comic Insult
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Eminem (Ft. Rihanna) – Love the Way You Lie
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This smash hit saw Eminem and Rihanna reflect on their ambivalent and abusive relationships with their respective ex-partners Kim & Chris Brown.
Skylar Grey wrote the track’s
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Eminem – Berzerk
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Eminem’s first single off MMLP2. A snippet was released during the commercials for the VMA’s in order to build buzz for the album. The song gives off a golden-age vibe, as it is
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Eminem (Ft. Joyner Lucas) – Lucky You
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“Lucky You” marks the first collaboration between Eminem and Joyner Lucas, whom people have pointed out, shares many characteristics with Em in terms of rhyme and flow.
Their
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Eminem – Criminal
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The final song on The Marshall Mathers LP, “Criminal” provides plenty of examples of and excuses for Em’s violent rhetoric.
As Em explained in Angry Blonde:
“Criminal” was my new
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Eminem – Tone Deaf
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“Tone Deaf” is another self produced song on the project, this time with the frequent collaborator Luis Resto, the man behind some classic Eminem songs like Lose Yourself. The
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Eminem – Kim
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Written in 1998, this is the prequel to 1997’s “97' Bonnie & Clyde”.
Em wrote in Angry Blonde:
This little media favorite was actually the first official song that I wrote for
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Eminem – Love You More
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A bonus track off of Encore, Eminem goes into further detail about his and Kim’s unstable relationship. Most of the songs about he and Kim up until this point were just hateful
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Eminem – Greatest
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The fast going track “Greatest” features a heavy multi-syllable rhyme scheme, and wordplay that serves to prove that Em indeed is the greatest.
He criticizes artists who brag
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Eminem (Ft. Dina Rae) – Superman
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Adding to Eminem’s collection of songs expressing his anger against ex-wife Kim Mathers, “Superman” contains a lot of harsh truths about the kinds of women that Eminem interacts
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Eminem – You're Never Over
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Eminem’s ode to his fallen friend and groupmate DeShaun “Proof” Holton, produced by Just Blaze.
This song samples Gerard McMann’s song, Cry Little Sister.
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Eminem – Elevator
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On “Elevator” Eminem talks about some of the accomplishments thanks to his career in hip-hop. Funny enough, Eminem has never been the kind of rapper who goes off on saying about
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Eminem (Ft. Royce da 5'9") – Not Alike
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“Not Alike” continues Kamikaze’s main theme by dissing the “mumble rappers” who currently dominate the industry.
The first beat, which is produced by Tay Keith, interpolates Drake
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Eminem (Ft. Dr. Dre & Sly Pyper) – Guns Blazing
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On “Guns Blazing” Em reunites with Dr. Dre to trade verses and take shots at their partners. Dre’s verse seems to be directed toward his wife, Nicole Young, who he divorced this
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Eminem – Not Afraid
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An inspirational and brutally honest anthem for Eminem’s fans addressing that of his struggles and triumphs, and encouraging his fans to reach their triumphs as well.
When
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