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* Corpsing: Aristotle has difficulty staying a character during the "Ken Kaniff" skit when Eminem asks him if he's Cage. [[note]] A rapper Eminem was feuding with at the time. [[/note]]
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* Corpsing: {{Corpsing}}: Aristotle has difficulty staying a character during the "Ken Kaniff" skit when Eminem asks him if he's Cage. [[note]] A rapper Eminem was feuding with at the time. [[/note]]
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* Corpsing: Aristotle has difficulty staying a character during the "Ken Kaniff" skit when Eminem asks him if he's Cage. [[note]] A rapper Eminem was feuding with at the time. [[/note]]
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* CreatorBacklash: Em became so sick of "My Name Is" that after a while, he would only play snippets of it at his concerts - often stopping the song to declare that he was sick of it. He lampshades this in "The Way I Am."
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* CreatorBacklash: CreatorBacklash:
** Em became so sick of "My Name Is" that after a while, he would only play snippets of it at his concerts - often stopping the song to declare that he was sick of it. He lampshades this in "The Way I Am."
** Em became so sick of "My Name Is" that after a while, he would only play snippets of it at his concerts - often stopping the song to declare that he was sick of it. He lampshades this in "The Way I Am."
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** By 2002, he was highly critical of the album, complaining that his beat-riding and technical ability on it was "horrible" and that the high-pitched, nasal voice he used to portray Slim Shady sounded annoying and stupid. It's generally considered to be one of his three best albums, if not his best.
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* BlackSheepHit: "My Name Is" deserves special attention because it is so much an outlier that nothing else in Eminem's discography, before or since, has sounded like it. It's based on a barely manipulated soul sample with psychedelic keyboards, while everything else on the album is done in a spooky, synthetic G-funk style; Eminem also raps it in an almost conversational flow, using little in the way of his signature complex rhythm patterns and rhyme schemes. He also raps it as Slim Shady in a [[NerdyNasalness squeaky, nasal voice]] that he [[VocalEvolution stopped using]] after this album. Its sound is hard enough to classify that it was heavily played on rock stations, who viewed it as being suburban [[PissTakeRap comedic]] RapRock rather than the Music/DrDre-produced, BattleRapping-derived hardcore hip-hop work it was intended to be. Notably, despite extensive attempts to replicate the song, neither Eminem nor Dre could even figure out how to make another record that sounded like it.
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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: "My Name Is" (which was released in 1999) mentions Music/NineInchNails, the Music/SpiceGirls, Creator/PamelaAnderson, Music/KrisKross and Music/{{Usher}} as a teen idol (the clean version replaces Kris Kross with Music/{{Primus}}).
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** "97 Bonnie & Clyde" is one of MANY times Marshall wishes he hadn't dragged Kim or Hailie into his career.
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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: "My Name Is" (which was released in 1999) mentions Music/NineInchNails, the Music/SpiceGirls, Creator/PamelaAnderson, Music/KrisKross and Music/{{Usher}} as a teen idol (the clean version replaces Kris Kross with Music/{{Primus}}).
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* RealLifeWritesThePlot: A lot of songs have autobiographical elements, though Eminem often dramatizes things a bit more for effect.
** The line about Music/TheSpiceGirls in "My Name Is" was inspired by the fact that many radio [=DJs=] asked him which Spice Girl he would date if he had the choice.
** "Brain Damage" addresses Eminem's childhood experiences with being bullied at school and going into a coma as a result. [=DeAngelo=] Bailey, one of the people accused of being a bully in the song, filed a lawsuit, but the judge later dismissed the case. Eminem also blames his teachers and his mother for not helping him. In reality his mum sued the school for not protecting her child better. The line where the principal too beats up Eminem is also fantasy.
** Eminem wrote "Rock Bottom" after being fired from his cooking job at a restaurant.
** Eminem attacks his own mother in "My Name Is" by rapping, "When I was little I used to get so hungry I would throw fits / How you gonna breastfeed me, Mom?! You ain't got no tits!" She filed a $10,000,000 slander lawsuit for the assumption that she does drugs in that song and claimed in her autobiography, "This line was horrible and upsetting, because I'd contracted toxemia-blood poisoning when I gave birth to him and hadn't been able to breast-feed." After a two-year-long trial, she was awarded $25,000, of which she received $1,600 after legal fees.
** Eminem also attacks his own wife, Kim, in "'97 Bonnie & Clyde" and even felt the need of letting his then infant daughter go to the recording studio and make a vocal contribution to the latter song.
** "Guilty Conscience" has Music/DrDre play the voice of the conscience, but Shady wonders why he would listen to him with the line: "You gonna take advice from somebody who slapped Dee Barnes?" , in reference to a real life incident where Dre alledgedly either beat up or just pushed TV presenter Dee Barnes at a party. Dre was fined, put on probation and community service for this. Eminem was nervous what Dre would think of this line, but to his delight he "fell out of his chair laughing."
* ThrowItIn: "Rock Bottom" was meant to be an uplifting song, but when the beat came back it came across as very downbeat, so Eminem just decided to run with it.
** The line about Music/TheSpiceGirls in "My Name Is" was inspired by the fact that many radio [=DJs=] asked him which Spice Girl he would date if he had the choice.
** "Brain Damage" addresses Eminem's childhood experiences with being bullied at school and going into a coma as a result. [=DeAngelo=] Bailey, one of the people accused of being a bully in the song, filed a lawsuit, but the judge later dismissed the case. Eminem also blames his teachers and his mother for not helping him. In reality his mum sued the school for not protecting her child better. The line where the principal too beats up Eminem is also fantasy.
** Eminem wrote "Rock Bottom" after being fired from his cooking job at a restaurant.
** Eminem attacks his own mother in "My Name Is" by rapping, "When I was little I used to get so hungry I would throw fits / How you gonna breastfeed me, Mom?! You ain't got no tits!" She filed a $10,000,000 slander lawsuit for the assumption that she does drugs in that song and claimed in her autobiography, "This line was horrible and upsetting, because I'd contracted toxemia-blood poisoning when I gave birth to him and hadn't been able to breast-feed." After a two-year-long trial, she was awarded $25,000, of which she received $1,600 after legal fees.
** Eminem also attacks his own wife, Kim, in "'97 Bonnie & Clyde" and even felt the need of letting his then infant daughter go to the recording studio and make a vocal contribution to the latter song.
** "Guilty Conscience" has Music/DrDre play the voice of the conscience, but Shady wonders why he would listen to him with the line: "You gonna take advice from somebody who slapped Dee Barnes?" , in reference to a real life incident where Dre alledgedly either beat up or just pushed TV presenter Dee Barnes at a party. Dre was fined, put on probation and community service for this. Eminem was nervous what Dre would think of this line, but to his delight he "fell out of his chair laughing."
* ThrowItIn: "Rock Bottom" was meant to be an uplifting song, but when the beat came back it came across as very downbeat, so Eminem just decided to run with it.
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* RealLifeWritesThePlot: A lot BreakthroughHit: This album put Em on the map, starting with "My Name Is".
* CreatorBacklash: Em became so sick ofsongs have autobiographical elements, though Eminem often dramatizes things a bit more for effect.
** The line about Music/TheSpiceGirls in"My Name Is" was inspired by the fact that many radio [=DJs=] asked him which Spice Girl after a while, he would date if he had only play snippets of it at his concerts - often stopping the choice.
** "Brain Damage" addresses Eminem's childhood experiences with being bullied at school and going into a coma as a result. [=DeAngelo=] Bailey, one of the people accused of being a bully in the song, filed a lawsuit, but the judge later dismissed the case. Eminem also blames his teachers and his mother for not helping him. In reality his mum sued the school for not protecting her child better. The line where the principal too beats up Eminem is also fantasy.
** Eminem wrote "Rock Bottom" after being fired from his cooking job at a restaurant.
** Eminem attacks his own mother in "My Name Is" by rapping, "When I was little I usedsong to get so hungry I would throw fits / How you gonna breastfeed me, Mom?! You ain't got no tits!" She filed a $10,000,000 slander lawsuit for the assumption declare that she does drugs in that song and claimed in her autobiography, "This line he was horrible and upsetting, because I'd contracted toxemia-blood poisoning when I gave birth to him and hadn't been able to breast-feed." After a two-year-long trial, she was awarded $25,000, sick of which she received $1,600 after legal fees.
** Eminem also attacks his own wife, Kim, in "'97 Bonnie & Clyde" and even felt the need of letting his then infant daughter go to the recording studio and make a vocal contribution to the latter song.
** "Guilty Conscience" has Music/DrDre play the voice of the conscience, but Shady wonders why he would listen to him with the line: "You gonna take advice from somebody who slapped Dee Barnes?" , in reference to a real life incident where Dre alledgedly either beat up or just pushed TV presenter Dee Barnes at a party. Dre was fined, put on probation and community service for this. Eminem was nervous what Dre would think ofit. He lampshades this line, but to his delight he "fell out of his chair laughing.in "The Way I Am."
* ThrowItIn: "Rock Bottom" was meant to be an uplifting song, but when the beat came back it came across as very downbeat, so Eminem just decided to run withit.it.
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* CreatorBacklash: Em became so sick of
** The line about Music/TheSpiceGirls in
** "Brain Damage" addresses Eminem's childhood experiences with being bullied at school and going into a coma as a result. [=DeAngelo=] Bailey, one of the people accused of being a bully in the song, filed a lawsuit, but the judge later dismissed the case. Eminem also blames his teachers and his mother for not helping him. In reality his mum sued the school for not protecting her child better. The line where the principal too beats up Eminem is also fantasy.
** Eminem wrote "Rock Bottom" after being fired from his cooking job at a restaurant.
** Eminem attacks his own mother in "My Name Is" by rapping, "When I was little I used
** Eminem also attacks his own wife, Kim, in "'97 Bonnie & Clyde" and even felt the need of letting his then infant daughter go to the recording studio and make a vocal contribution to the latter song.
** "Guilty Conscience" has Music/DrDre play the voice of the conscience, but Shady wonders why he would listen to him with the line: "You gonna take advice from somebody who slapped Dee Barnes?" , in reference to a real life incident where Dre alledgedly either beat up or just pushed TV presenter Dee Barnes at a party. Dre was fined, put on probation and community service for this. Eminem was nervous what Dre would think of
* ThrowItIn: "Rock Bottom" was meant to be an uplifting song, but when the beat came back it came across as very downbeat, so Eminem just decided to run with
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** "Guilty Conscience" has Music/DrDre play the voice of the conscience, but Shady wonders why he would listen to him with the line: "You gonna take advice from somebody who slapped Dee Barnes?" , in reference to a real life incident where Dre alledgedly either beat up or just pushed TV presenter Dee Barnes at a party. Dre was fined, put on probation and community service for this. Eminem was nervous what Dre would think of this line, but to his delight he "fell out of his chair laughing."
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** "Guilty Conscience" has Music/DrDre play the voice of the conscience, but Shady wonders why he would listen to him with the line: "You gonna take advice from somebody who slapped Dee Barnes?" , in reference to a real life incident where Dre alledgedly either beat up or just pushed TV presenter Dee Barnes at a party. Dre was fined, put on probation and community service for this. Eminem was nervous what Dre would think of this line, but to his delight he "fell out of his chair laughing.""
* ThrowItIn: "Rock Bottom" was meant to be an uplifting song, but when the beat came back it came across as very downbeat, so Eminem just decided to run with it.
* ThrowItIn: "Rock Bottom" was meant to be an uplifting song, but when the beat came back it came across as very downbeat, so Eminem just decided to run with it.
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* RealLifeWritesThePlot: A lot of songs have autobiographical elements, though Eminem often dramatizes things a bit more for effect.
** The line about Music/TheSpiceGirls in "My Name Is" was inspired by the fact that many radio [=DJs=] asked him which Spice Girl he would date if he had the choice.
** "Brain Damage" addresses Eminem's childhood experiences with being bullied at school and going into a coma as a result. [=DeAngelo=] Bailey, one of the people accused of being a bully in the song, filed a lawsuit, but the judge later dismissed the case. Eminem also blames his teachers and his mother for not helping him. In reality his mum sued the school for not protecting her child better. The line where the principal too beats up Eminem is also fantasy.
** Eminem wrote "Rock Bottom" after being fired from his cooking job at a restaurant.
** Eminem attacks his own mother in "My Name Is" by rapping, "When I was little I used to get so hungry I would throw fits / How you gonna breastfeed me, Mom?! You ain't got no tits!" She filed a $10,000,000 slander lawsuit for the assumption that she does drugs in that song and claimed in her autobiography, "This line was horrible and upsetting, because I'd contracted toxemia-blood poisoning when I gave birth to him and hadn't been able to breast-feed." After a two-year-long trial, she was awarded $25,000, of which she received $1,600 after legal fees.
** Eminem also attacks his own wife, Kim, in "'97 Bonnie & Clyde" and even felt the need of letting his then infant daughter go to the recording studio and make a vocal contribution to the latter song.
** "Guilty Conscience" has Music/DrDre play the voice of the conscience, but Shady wonders why he would listen to him with the line: "You gonna take advice from somebody who slapped Dee Barnes?" , in reference to a real life incident where Dre alledgedly either beat up or just pushed TV presenter Dee Barnes at a party. Dre was fined, put on probation and community service for this. Eminem was nervous what Dre would think of this line, but to his delight he "fell out of his chair laughing."
** The line about Music/TheSpiceGirls in "My Name Is" was inspired by the fact that many radio [=DJs=] asked him which Spice Girl he would date if he had the choice.
** "Brain Damage" addresses Eminem's childhood experiences with being bullied at school and going into a coma as a result. [=DeAngelo=] Bailey, one of the people accused of being a bully in the song, filed a lawsuit, but the judge later dismissed the case. Eminem also blames his teachers and his mother for not helping him. In reality his mum sued the school for not protecting her child better. The line where the principal too beats up Eminem is also fantasy.
** Eminem wrote "Rock Bottom" after being fired from his cooking job at a restaurant.
** Eminem attacks his own mother in "My Name Is" by rapping, "When I was little I used to get so hungry I would throw fits / How you gonna breastfeed me, Mom?! You ain't got no tits!" She filed a $10,000,000 slander lawsuit for the assumption that she does drugs in that song and claimed in her autobiography, "This line was horrible and upsetting, because I'd contracted toxemia-blood poisoning when I gave birth to him and hadn't been able to breast-feed." After a two-year-long trial, she was awarded $25,000, of which she received $1,600 after legal fees.
** Eminem also attacks his own wife, Kim, in "'97 Bonnie & Clyde" and even felt the need of letting his then infant daughter go to the recording studio and make a vocal contribution to the latter song.
** "Guilty Conscience" has Music/DrDre play the voice of the conscience, but Shady wonders why he would listen to him with the line: "You gonna take advice from somebody who slapped Dee Barnes?" , in reference to a real life incident where Dre alledgedly either beat up or just pushed TV presenter Dee Barnes at a party. Dre was fined, put on probation and community service for this. Eminem was nervous what Dre would think of this line, but to his delight he "fell out of his chair laughing."
