Track By Track
Warning! This track by track breakdown contains all the swearing, innuendo and explicit sexual material reflected in the artist’s music.

Public Service Announcement 2000
A supremely confrontational disc is kicked off with pure animosity. Collaborator Jeff Bass warns that Eminem, aka Slim Shady “does not give a f*ck what you think” about the beats, lyrics and outrageousness that will immediately follow.
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Kill You
Like a mayhem-obsessed ADD sufferer, the rapper flits from outrage to outrage, threatening to rape his mother and kill “b*tches” of all stripes. This is done over one of producer Dr. Dre’s silkiest beats. Are you still listening?
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Stan
When it comes to belligerence, Eminem is master of implication and denial. So after “Kill You’s” violent outburst, he offers up his tenderest tune yet, using a sample from Dido’s “Thank You” as a backdrop for telling an obsessed fan not to take his lyrics too seriously.
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Paul (skit)
If you’re wondering where Em’s going with all the action on Marshall Mathers, you’re not alone. Here his manager parallels that sentiment by expressing his own exasperation and confusion.
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Who Knew
The rapper ponders the conundrum of how his outrageous music sells so well when so many deem it trash. Advising us to “get a sense of humor,’ he asks a seemingly plaintive question: Why should he be judged so harshly when he’s merely reflecting society?
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Steve Berman (skit)
Interscope’s head of sales and marketing tells his artist he can’t sell his record because he raps about homosexuals and Vicodin. The Marshall Mathers LP shifted 1.7 million copies in its first week.
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The Way I Am
Eminem wrote one of his angriest rants after his label executives requested a single. He told the Detroit Free Press that “The Way I Am” was “a message to the label, a message to everybody, to get off my f*cking back.”
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The Real Slim Shady
Shortly after “The Way I Am,” Eminem had another shot at writing a hit. With Dr. Dre providing a radio-friendly R&B groove, he lashed out at Christina Aguilera and Will Smith, in the process striking gold on the charts.
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Remember Me?
It’s about shock value, and guest rappers RBX and Sticky Fingaz go the distance trying to outdo each other. Eminem’s in a comparatively thoughtful mood, however. “I promised the f*ckin’ critics I wouldn’t say ‘f*ckin’” for six minutes,” he confesses.
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