The Eminem Show
Any lingering doubts as to the depth of Eminem's skills or his potential for raw yet compelling honesty are dispelled on The Eminem Show's first track. Armed with a quicksilver flow and a thundering rhythm track (the record was exec produced by longtime mentor and partner Dr. Dre), "White America" finds Eminem ferociously mauling the hand that feeds him, lambasting his critics, the industry, and the racism that, in many ways, helped make Marshall Mathers more than just another rapper. "Let's do the math," Em sneers, "If I was black I would have sold half/ I could be one of your kids/ Little Eric looks just like this." After the bombast of The Marshall Mathers LP and Eminem's well-noted use of sexual epithets, this kind of material is made more controversial because it actually rings true. From a brutal retort to his long-estranged and equally troubled mother ("Cleaning Out My Closets") to a surprisingly tender ode to his child ("Hailie's Song"), Eminem examines his life, loves, arrests, addictions, failures, and successes with surprising insight, making this a funk-drenched hip-hop confessional well worth the hype. --Amy Linden

8 Mile Soundtrack

How Eminem was able to assemble so many credible emcees of today and yesteryear (Jay-Z, Rakim) to endorse his Holly'hood coming out party is anyone's guess. What is clear, however, is that (dare we say it) the Shady One might be growing up. On "Lose Yourself" Em abandons his callous, hardcore posturing to write thoughtful hood-centric coming-of-age lyrics that would make Melle Mel proud. On "Battle," Gang Starr's Guru tears through a sick beat from rap's most prolific producer, DJ Premier. Sadly, Nas wastes more valuable studio time dissing Jay-Z (ho hum) on "You Wanna Be Me." Interestingly, once you get past the living-legend love-in and peep the skills from Em's lesser-known Shady Records roster of underground wordsmiths, such as 50 Cent ("Wanksta") or Obie Trice ("Adrenaline Rush"), you might urge Em to consider giving up his thespian pursuits to become a full-time record executive. Not even the baffling inclusion of Macy Gray's humdrum "Time of Your Life" can sink this project. This limited-edition, enhanced version delivers via computer a movie trailer, behind-the-scenes footage from the film, videos, album snippets, freestyles, and artist messages. --Dalton Higgins

Eminem - E

Eminem makes the best music videos, July 17, 2001
Reviewer: marc83 from Ireland.
This DVD's a must own for Eminem fans.All the... videos are here;The Real Slim Shady,Stan,The Way I Am,My Name Is,Role Model, Guilty Consience & Just Don't Give a.... I like 'Guilty Consience' the best.Even though it's the clean version of the song,the video with Em and Dre is excellent. The DVD itself has nicely designed menus and the bonus footage includes the Blair Witch spoof 'The Mathers Home' and the making of the Stan video.It's a bit brief at about eight minutes but it's still a worthwhile look behind the scenes and it also features interviews with Em,Dr.Dre,Dido & Devon Sawa(Stan). It would be cool if Eminem's TRL MTV special was included on the bonus features and too bad the DVD didn't come out later,then it could've included D12's superb 'Purple Hills' video.Still,Eminem fans can't go far wrong with this DVD.The Up In Smoke Tour DVD is also worth checking out.

Eminem - The Slim Shady World Show
America's hottest selling sensation, Eminem, assumes his alter ego "Slim Shady" to produce a groundbreaking animated comedy series. Bouncing off the meteoric success of his multi-platinum solo albums and his group D12, Eminem is ready to unleash his most provocative personality to date. Slim Shady is the flyest, most self-promotion homeboy in town. Everybody wants to walk like him, talk and act like him but there is only one SLIM SHADY! 40 minutes.

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