To celebrate the 18th anniversary of The Eminem Show today, here's a thread about this groundbreaking album, considered to be one of the most successful albums of all time.
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18 years ago today Eminem released his third album The Eminem Show under the Aftermath Entertainment, Interscope Records and Shady Records label.
The release was originally scheduled to be on June 4, 2002 but due to bootlegging of the album it was released on May 26, 2002.

Here's an article from MTV - May 14, 2002.
The release was originally scheduled to be on June 4, 2002 but due to bootlegging of the album it was released on May 26, 2002. Here's an article from MTV - May 14, 2002.
The release was originally scheduled to be on June 4, 2002 but due to bootlegging of the album it was released on May 26, 2002. Here's an article from MTV - May 14, 2002.
The release was originally scheduled to be on June 4, 2002 but due to bootlegging of the album it was released on May 26, 2002. Here's an article from MTV - May 14, 2002.
The release was originally scheduled to be on June 4, 2002 but due to bootlegging of the album it was released on May 26, 2002. Here's an article from MTV - May 14, 2002.
In this album Eminem takes a more predominant production role with most of it being self-produced. Dr. Dre is the album's executive producer.
Out of 20 songs from the album, Eminem produced 6 songs, co-produced another 6 songs, Dr. Dre produced 3 songs and the 5 remaining are skits produced and co-produced by Eminem, Dr. Dre, Denaum Porter, Mike Elizondo and Luis Resto.
Songs produced by Eminem:

- Square Dance
- Soldier
- Say Goodbye Hollywood
- Drips
- Hailie's Song
- 'Till I Collapse
Songs co-produced by Eminem:

- White America (Jeff Bass)
- Cleanin' Out My Closet (Jeff Bass)
- Without Me (Jeff Bass & DJ Head)
- Sing For The Moment (Jeff Bass)
- Superman (Jeff Bass)
- When The Music Stops (Denaum Porter)
Songs produced by Dr. Dre

- Business
- Say What You Say
- My Dad's Gone Crazy
Skits:

- Curtains Up (produced by Eminem)
- The Kiss (produced by Eminem)
- Paul Rosenberg (Dr. Dre and Denaum Porter)
- Steve Berman (Eminem and Mike Elizondo)
- Curtains Closed (Eminem and Luis Resto)
Regarding the concept of the album, Eminem explains:
"The concept 4 The Eminem Show was inspired by the Truman Show (1998) because my life felt like it was becoming a circus around that time. I felt like I was always being watched. Basically Jim Carrey wrote my album." .
On February 11, 2020 Jim Carrey gave an interview for the British Talk Show host Lorraine, when talking about his work inspiring others he revealed that Eminem told him he was inspired by yet another of his movies, Man On The Moon (1999). The movie inspired the cover of the album
Here's a clip of Jim Carrey talking about it.
Source:
The album features guest appearances from Dr. Dre, D12, Obie Trice, Nate Dogg and Hailie Jade, Eminem's daughter.
The album incorporates a heavier use of rap rock, hip hop and political hip hop genre. The themes of the album are based on Eminem's prominence in hip hop culture and the subsequent jealously towards him, his personal thoughts on success and the effects on his personal life.
He also talks about his personal thoughts on American Politics including references to 9/11, Osama Bin Laden, President George W. Bush, the war on terror and censorship.
He also talks about his personal thoughts on American Politics including references to 9/11, Osama Bin Laden, President George W. Bush, the war on terror and censorship.
He also talks about his personal thoughts on American Politics including references to 9/11, Osama Bin Laden, President George W. Bush, the war on terror and censorship.
He also talks about his personal thoughts on American Politics including references to 9/11, Osama Bin Laden, President George W. Bush, the war on terror and censorship.
The album debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 and stood there for 5 consecutive weeks. It became the first album in history to the top charts with only one sales day counting toward its first week availability. It sold 285k copies in one day (in the US)
The album debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 and stood there for 5 consecutive weeks. It became the first album in history to the top charts with only one sales day counting toward its first week availability. It sold 285k copies in one day (in the US)
The album debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 and stood there for 5 consecutive weeks. It became the first album in history to the top charts with only one sales day counting toward its first week availability. It sold 285k copies in one day (in the US)
The album debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 and stood there for 5 consecutive weeks. It became the first album in history to the top charts with only one sales day counting toward its first week availability. It sold 285k copies in one day (in the US)
It sold over 1.3 million copies in its second week in the US, where it registered a full week sales.
It sold over 1.3 million copies in its second week in the US, where it registered a full week sales.
It sold over 1.3 million copies in its second week in the US, where it registered a full week sales.
It also topped the UK charts for 5 consecutive weeks.
Source: https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/7507/eminem/
The album was both the best selling album of 2002 in the United States as well as the best selling album worldwide in 2002.

It has now sold more than 27 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best selling albums of all time.
The album was both the best selling album of 2002 in the United States as well as the best selling album worldwide in 2002. It has now sold more than 27 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best selling albums of all time.
The album was both the best selling album of 2002 in the United States as well as the best selling album worldwide in 2002. It has now sold more than 27 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best selling albums of all time.
On March 7, 2011, the album was certified Diamond by The Recording Industry Association Of America (RIAA).
The Eminem Show won a Grammy for Best Rap Album.
Without Me won a Grammy for Best Music Video.
The Eminem Show won a MTV EMA for Best Album.
Eminem won a MTV EMA for Best Hip Hop Act.

PS: this is the only video I found so the quality is not the best.
Eminem also won a MTV EMA for Best Male
The Eminem Show won 04 American Music Awards for Favorite Male Pop/ Rock Artist, Favorite Pop/ Rock Album, Favorite Male Hip Hop/ R&B Artist and Favorite Hip Hop/ R&B Album, making Eminem the biggest winner of that night.
The Eminem Show won 04 American Music Awards for Favorite Male Pop/ Rock Artist, Favorite Pop/ Rock Album, Favorite Male Hip Hop/ R&B Artist and Favorite Hip Hop/ R&B Album, making Eminem the biggest winner of that night.
The Eminem Show won 04 American Music Awards for Favorite Male Pop/ Rock Artist, Favorite Pop/ Rock Album, Favorite Male Hip Hop/ R&B Artist and Favorite Hip Hop/ R&B Album, making Eminem the biggest winner of that night.
Eminem did not attend the ceremony so actor Mekhi Phifer accepted the award on his behalf.
The Eminem Show won 2 Billboard Music Awards for Album Of The Year and R&B/ Hip Hop Album Of The Year
The Eminem Show won 2 Billboard Music Awards for Album Of The Year and R&B/ Hip Hop Album Of The Year
The Eminem Show won 2 Billboard Music Awards for Album Of The Year and R&B/ Hip Hop Album Of The Year
The Eminem Show won 2 Billboard Music Awards for Album Of The Year and R&B/ Hip Hop Album Of The Year
Without Me won a VMA for Best Male Video
Without Me won a VMA for Best Rap Video.
Without Me also won another 2 VMAs for Video Of The Year and Best Direction In A Video
Eminem won a Brit Awards for Best International Male Solo Artist.
The Eminem Show won a Brit Awards For Best International Album.
The Eminem Show won a Juno Awards for International Album Of The Year.
The Eminem Show won an ECHO Awards for Best Hip Hop/Urban Artist International.
Eminem started recording the album around the same time he was filming 8 Mile. The album was recorded in 3 different studios: Encore Studio (Detroit), Fifty-Four Sound Studio (Ferndale) and in his home studio (Detroit).
Singles from The Eminem Show:

- Without Me (released May 14, 2002)
- Cleanin' Out My Closet (released July 16, 2002)
- Superman (released January 27, 2003)
- Sing For The Moment (released February 25, 2003)
- Business (released July 22, 2003).
'Till I Collapse is Eminem's most successful non radio single to this day, selling more than 5.6 million units. It is also his second most streamed song on Spotify only after Lose Yourself.
Eminem's daughter Hailie Jade won a Guinness World Record for being the youngest performer, aged 6 years old to be credited with a R&B/Hip Hop hit on the track "My Dad's Gone Crazy".
Eminem's daughter Hailie Jade won a Guinness World Record for being the youngest performer, aged 6 years old to be credited with a R&B/Hip Hop hit on the track "My Dad's Gone Crazy".
Eminem's daughter Hailie Jade won a Guinness World Record for being the youngest performer, aged 6 years old to be credited with a R&B/Hip Hop hit on the track "My Dad's Gone Crazy".
On the song Cleanin' Out My Closet the engineer had muted the snare for some reason and you can hear Eminem asking "where's my snare? I have no snare in my headphones" and he decided to left it on the song.
About Square Dance Eminem wrote on his verified Genius Annotations:
About Sing For The Moment Eminem wrote on his verified Genius Annotations:
About White America Eminem wrote on his verified Genius Annotations:
The Eminem Show charts
Source: @eminemchart
Eminem on BET talking about The Eminem Show being bootlegged and anticipating the release of the album.
Eminem talking about the concept and his views for the album.
The story behind "Obie Trice, real name no gimmicks"
The story behind "Obie Trice, real name no gimmicks"
The story behind "Obie Trice, real name no gimmicks"
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