Eminem

The Eminem Show

Close second to Marshall Mathers LP

Review Score:

(10/10)
Many wondered how Eminem could follow up such a magnificent marshall mathers lp. Any doubts are quickly removed with "White America", yet another powerful opening track from Eminem. The intensity stays around throughout the whole album and is at its finest in Cleanin out My Closet, a rap to his mother as angry as ever. Characteristically, Eminem Show closes with a bang with My Dad's Gone Crazy, an intense lashing coupled with a catchy sample by none other than Hailie Jade herself. (I'm pretty sure she's never heard this song)

1. Curtains Up
2. White America: Powerful lashing criticizing America and displaying Shady's effect on kids (5/5)
3. Business: Clever, Dr. Dre produced song which sound like a Batman theme mixed with the usual Em lyrical genius (4.5/5)
4. Cleanin Out My Closet: The album's most powerful moment, where Eminem is just tearing his mother apart in a rap (5/5)
5. Square Dance: Chorus is a little weird but a great beat and good lyrics make this a strong track. (4.5/5)
6. The Kiss: Skit where Em catches Kim kissing another man
7. Soldier: A lot of references to guns, a good track (4/5)
8. Say Goodbye Hollywood: Good lyrics with OK beat (4/5)
9. Drips: Surprisingly catchy song about STDs (3.5/5)
10. Without Me: Catchy first single of album, everyone knows it but it feels so empty without it (5/5)
11. Paul Rosenberg: Skit about guns
12. Sing for the Moment: Powerful song which mixes a good message with a killer "Dream On" sample (5/5)
13. Superman: Catchy sex song (4/5)
14. Hailie's Song: Slower and softer than most rap fans would like, but the song is sweet and revealing, nonetheless powerful and has a good rapping verse as well. (5/5)
15. Steve Berman: Skit where Em kills Steve Berman when he's dissing him
16. When the Music Stops: clever track with good beat (4.5/5)
17. Say What You Say: OK Track (3.5/5)
18. Til I Collapse: The most intense, lyrically rich, powerful non-single of 2002. (5/5)
19. My Dad's Gone Crazy: Hilarious and revealing song with Hailie walking in on Em when he's snortin some coke, and drops in a catchy chorus
20. Curtains Close

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