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The Eminem Show is Eminem's third album after signing to a major label, Aftermath Entertainment.
It was intended to be released in June 2002, but Interscope decided to release the album early on May 28 when pirated copies of the tracks began to pop up on popular peer-to-peer file sharing networks and even played on the radio for the first time on the popular Opie and Anthony radio show. In the U.S. however, many stores actually began selling on Sunday, May 26, 2002. The Eminem Show is a reflective album, featuring a more personal and serious side of Eminem but presents a lighter, and not as hard-core/controversial/darker feel than his previous albums. He still sparks controversy in this album but not nearly as much as The Marshall Mathers LP. Many say this was the album where Eminem started to lighten-up and become more of a happier man. This is true, and Eminem has admitted it himself, because he received custody of his daughter. He touches on the issues of race in Hip Hop, especially in the second track on the album, "White America", his childhood, especially in "Cleanin' Out My Closet", his conviction for assaulting a nightclub bouncer in 2000, his status as a both a hip-hop and pop superstar, and his relationship with his ex-wife Kim and daughter Hailie. Unlike The Marshall Mathers LP, The Eminem Show's release came off without significant complaints about misogyny or homophobia. This is likely due to the fact that the album does not prominently feature the word "faggot", or other derogatory terms directed towards homosexuals, and no tracks are potentially offensive or misogynistic in the mold of "Kill You" or "Kim" on the previous album. While some shock-oriented lyrics are still present, they are significantly toned down in terms of controversy. However there was a mild controversy involving the song "White America", as it features hateful messages to Tipper Gore and Lynne Cheney (his top critics), also it features several themes involving White supremacy, including one that references that Eminem wouldn't sell much if he were black indicating that black musicans sell less than their white counterparts.
The Eminem Show was the best-selling album of 2002, with 7.6 million copies by year end. At the Grammy Awards of 2003 it was nominated for Album of the Year and became Eminem's third straight LP to win the award for Best Rap Album. In 2003, the album was ranked number 317 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. Track listingAll tracks produced by Eminem except for "Business", "Say What You Say", and "My Dad's Gone Crazy", which are produced by Dr. Dre.
Note: "Drips" does not appear on some edited versions of the album. Credits
Album singles
Promotional singles were also released for "Superman" (featuring Dina Rae) and "Til I Collapse" (featuring Nate Dogg) [1].
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