See what you know about Ms. Jackson. [314] Taking offense to this, Eminem and D12 quickly began work on a retaliatory song, "I Remember", which ripped Everlast several times in public and with the song. 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[27] Q called "Stan" the third-greatest rap song of all time,[50] and it was ranked tenth in a Top40-Charts.com survey. I just thought, "Fuck, this man is amazing." At The Disco covered the song in 2016 for the, Panic! Available everywhere Friday.pic.twitter.com/Fui4Du7znB", "Ed Sheeran – Remember the Name (ft. Eminem and 50 Cent)", "Conway the Machine Recruits Eminem For Explosive New Track 'Bang': Listen", "Eminem Drops 'Expanded Edition' of 'The Slim Shady LP, "Here Are Hundreds More Artists Whose Tapes Were Destroyed in the UMG Fire", "Eminem Surprise Drops New Album Music to Be Murdered By: Listen", "Eminem Defends 'Music to Be Murdered By' in Open Letter", "Eminem Faces Backlash Over Lyrics About Deadly Attack at Ariana Grande Concert", "Eminem – Godzilla ft. Juice WRLD (Dir. But that word, those kind of words, when I came up battle-rappin' or whatever, I never really equated those words...(to actually mean homosexual)"[366], In 2018, musicians criticized Eminem's use of the slur "faggot" to describe rapper Tyler, the Creator on the song "Fall", including Dan Reynolds of Imagine Dragons, calling the rapper's language "hateful",[367] and Troye Sivan;[368] additionally, guest vocalist Justin Vernon distanced himself from the collaboration due to the message. [174] The verse received wide praise among other rappers following its release. [352] 6ix9ine, Iggy Azalea,[353] Joe Budden,[354] Die Antwoord,[355] Lupe Fiasco,[356] and Lord Jamar[357] have also responded publicly, with 6ix9ine releasing the skit "Legend" that raps over Eminem's "Lose Yourself". But as I kept recording and working with new producers, the idea of a sequel to Relapse started to make less and less sense to me, and I wanted to make a completely new album. Productions and Eminem were owed a royalty of 50 percent of Aftermath's net revenue from licensing his recordings to companies such as Apple, Sprint Corporation, Nextel Communications, Cingular and T-Mobile. The video was inappropriate and disrespectful to me, my children, my family and the community at large. [280] An autobiography of Eminem's mother (My Son Marshall, My Son Eminem) was published the following month, in which Debbie Nelson describes her childhood and adolescence, meeting Eminem's father and her son's rise to (and struggles with) fame. [41][42] The album's popularity was accompanied by controversy over its lyrics; in "'97 Bonnie and Clyde" Eminem describes a trip with his infant daughter when he disposes of his wife's body, and in "Guilty Conscience" which encourages a man to murder his wife and her lover. [435] In 2010, MTV Portugal ranked Eminem the 7th biggest icon in popular music history. An associate gave him an Ambien tablet which "knocked [him] out", encouraging him to obtain a prescription. [370] On June 3, 2000, Eminem was arrested during an altercation with Douglas Dail at a car-audio store in Royal Oak, Michigan, when he pulled out an unloaded gun and pointed it at the ground. He recorded several new songs for the soundtrack, including "Lose Yourself" (which won an Academy Award for Best Original Song in 2003 and became the longest-running No. It was a tribute to Freddie Mercury, who died of AIDS the year before. Remix) [Official Audio]", "Eminem – Partners In Rhyme: The True Story of Infinite (Official Trailer)", "Ann Coulter Calls Eminem An 'Idiot' in Response to Him Rapping About Her", "The full lyrics to Eminem's Trump-bashing freestyle 'The Storm, "Watch Eminem Denounce His Trump-Supporting Fans in a Vicious Rap Verse at the BET Hip Hop Awards", "Eminem lambasts Donald Trump in freestyle rap – video", "SNOOP DOGG, J. COLE AND OTHER RAPPERS REACT TO EMINEM'S PRESIDENT TRUMP DISS AT 2017 BET HIP HOP AWARDS", "Pink Quietly Became Pop Royalty. Ja Rule threatened, that if 50 Cent released any diss track, he would take action towards his two producers. [420] He was also the best-selling male music artist in the United States of the 2010s. Slaughterhouse & Yelawolf)", "Eminem And Royce Da 5'9" Pair Up With Bruno Mars For "Lighters" Video", "Lollapalooza 2011: Eminem rules Day Two", "Eminem Announces Eighth Studio Album For 2013", "6. The low rating greatly angered Eminem who felt his album deserved more. [339] Eminem and rapper Machine Gun Kelly have had an ongoing feud for several years,[340][341] and Kelly released a diss track in response to "Not Alike" titled "Rap Devil" on September 3;[342] both songs were produced by Ronny J. I think that everyone should have the chance to be equally miserable, if they want", explaining that his "overall look on things is a lot more mature than it used to be. [145], On November 3, Eminem was named the first YouTube Music Awards Artist of the Year,[146] and a week later he received the Global Icon Award at the 2013 MTV EMA Music Awards. The Alchemist is currently Eminem's tour DJ. ", The story told in this song is remarkably similar to that in Albert Camus' book. As a result, he became the first musical act to have eight entries in a row debut atop the chart. An argument after the album's release prompted Eminem to use the Kaniff character on Marshall Mathers and later albums (except Encore and Recovery). [322] The Powerpuff Girls Movie 2: Generations (also reffered to as The Powerpuff Girls Movie 2 or just simply Powerpuff Girls 2) is a 2024 American animated superhero musical film produced by the Warner Animation Group. Babel is the second studio album by British rock band Mumford & Sons.As with Sigh No More, the album was produced by Markus Dravs.The vinyl LP version of the record was pressed by United Record Pressing in Nashville, Tennessee.It was released on 21 September 2012 in Ireland, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, … Eminem took Bruce's response as a personal offense, subsequently attacking the group in radio interviews. In a 2010 interview with Jonathan Ross, he stated "You know, I love music so much. [270], After small roles in the 2001 film The Wash and as an extra in the 1998 Korn music video for "Got the Life" (during which he gave the band a demo tape), Eminem made his Hollywood debut in the semi-autobiographical 2002 film 8 Mile. In his own way, he is the best lyricist, alliterator and enunciator out there in hip-hop music. [156] Shady Records released a cypher to promote the album, in which Eminem did a seven-minute freestyle. Eminem began taking the drugs to "feel normal", taking a "ridiculous amount [...] I could consume anywhere from 40 to 60 Valium [in a day]. [307], On April 5, 2020, Matthew Hughes broke into Eminem's house, reportedly breaking a kitchen window with a paving stone. [202] On June 25, 2019, The New York Times Magazine listed Eminem among hundreds of artists whose material was reportedly destroyed in the 2008 Universal Studios fire. It is one thing to spoof, but it is another to be demeaning and insensitive." Currently, XXL leads The Source in circulation, and Benzino's actions are generally perceived to have severely tarnished the image and credibility of the magazine.[325]. Geier, Thom; Jensen, Jeff; Jordan, Tina; Lyons, Margaret; Markovitz, Adam; Nashawaty, Chris; Pastorek, Whitney; Rice, Lynette; Rottenberg, Josh; Schwartz, Missy; Slezak, Michael; Snierson, Dan; Stack, Tim; Stroup, Kate; Tucker, Ken; Vary, Adam B.; Vozick-Levinson, Simon; Ward, Kate (December 11, 2009), "The 100 greatest movies, TV shows, albums, books, characters, scenes, episodes, songs, dresses, music videos and trends that entertained us over the past 10 years". "Bismillah" is one of these and it literally means "In the name of Allah." We want the pass back"). The Kate Bush song "Running Up That Hill" is about making a deal with God to switch lives with your partner so there would be no more misunderstandings. [97] In the US, Recovery sold 741,000 copies during its first week, topping the Billboard 200 chart. However, he did not directly endorse John Kerry in the song, either. Eminem began to attend church meetings to get clean, but after he was asked for autographs he sought help from a rehabilitation counselor. [325] Eminem responded with 2 tracks titled "Nail in the Coffin" and "The Sauce". Producer Roy Thomas Baker also recalls Mercury coming into the studio proclaiming, "oh, I've got a few more 'Galileos' dear!" "[68] Although Black Entertainment Television stopped playing the video, MTV announced that it would continue to air it. Among Eminem's awards is 15 Grammy Awards,[150] eight American Music Awards and 17 Billboard Music Awards, Billboard named him the "Artist of the Decade (2000–2009)". [176] It was reported that the Secret Service interviewed Eminem in 2018–2019, regarding threatening lyrics towards President Trump and daughter Ivanka. [115] In December 2010, the "Great Eminem Recovery" was number one on Billboard's Top 25 Music Moments of 2010. [281] In the second, a two-minute ad – the longest in Super Bowl history at the time – for the Chrysler 200, Eminem drives through Detroit (with "Lose Yourself" as the soundtrack) to his show at the Fox Theatre. Moby kept quiet until 2004, when he praised Eminem for his courage in bashing then-U.S. president George W. Bush in the song "Mosh", a track from Encore. [57] In 2001 Eminem appeared in the Up in Smoke Tour with rappers Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Xzibit and Ice Cube[58] and the Family Values Tour with Limp Bizkit,[59] headlining the Anger Management Tour with Papa Roach, Ludacris and Xzibit. It contained samples of voice mail recordings which Eminem claimed were left by Mariah Carey when the two were together. In the same year, The Source attempted to tarnish Eminem's image by digging up an old tape from his time as a young rapper in Detroit where he insulted black women and used the word "nigger". Eminem's weight increased to 230 pounds (100 kg), and he was regularly eating fast food: "The kids behind the counter knew me – it wouldn't even faze them. Music", "Eminem's 'MMLP2' Album Announced At VMAs", "Eminem's Album Sales Impress As 'MMLP2' Hits No. Credited with popularizing hip hop in Middle America, he is considered one of the greatest rappers of all time.[3]. Eminem appeared on the public access show Only in Monroe, produced in Monroe, Michigan, and was interviewed by guest host Stephen Colbert for an episode that aired July 1, 2015. [15] Eminem's parents were in a band called Daddy Warbucks, playing in Ramada Inns along the Dakotas–Montana border before their separation. Since then the hostilities have cooled down, but Canibus tried to provoke a re-ignition of it when he leaked a track titled "Air Strike (Pop Killer)", that featured vocal parts of D12, where Canibus takes shots at Eminem and his deceased friend Proof. "[403], Concerning the controversy surrounding Eminem due to his transgressive music, American entertainer Madonna had said, "I like the fact that Eminem is brash and angry and politically incorrect [...] He's stirring things up, he's provoking a discussion, he's making people's blood boil. He has also established his own channel, Shade 45, on Sirius XM Radio. The song disparages Carey and husband Nick Cannon's relationship. US critics point to [Eminem's] vivid portraits of disenfranchised lives – using the stark, direct language of the street – as an accurate reflection of social injustice." [421] He has sold 47.4 million albums in the country[422] and 107.5 million singles in the US. "[276], He played himself in the Entourage season-seven finale "Lose Yourself" with Christina Aguilera. This angered Eminem to the point of rage, and an insulting track aimed at both Everlast and Limp Bizkit (namely Durst and Lethal) appeared on D12's mainstream debut, Devil's Night, as the track "Girls". [263] KJ-52's single, "Dear Slim", was controversial with Eminem fans when it appeared on Total Request Live. [32] The album was a commercial failure upon its release in 1996. In the song 50 rhymes: "Your Mami, your Papi, that bitch you chasin' your lil dirty ass kids, I'll fuckin' erase them."[324]. The album was a re-release of Relapse with seven bonus tracks, including "Forever" and "Taking My Ball". [16] As a child, he was interested in storytelling, aspiring to be a comic book artist before discovering hip hop. The film is directed by Ice Age: Collision Course directors Michael Thurmeier and Galen Tan Chu, from a … [260][261][262] The accomplished trumpeter Nicholas Payton has called Eminem "the Bix Beiderbecke of hip hop". The last was Lauren Bacall, who passed away in 2014. Although public reaction to Flaherty's position was generally negative, with barring Eminem from the country considered a free-speech issue,[citation needed] Liberal MPP Michael Bryant suggested that hate crime charges should be brought against Eminem for advocating violence against women in his lyrics. [181] On November 28, Dr. Dre posted a video confirming the album's release date as December 15, 2017. "Purple Pills" was rewritten for radio and television, removing many of the song's references to drugs and sex, and renamed "Purple Hills". [21] Eminem heard his first rap song ("Reckless", featuring Ice-T) on the Breakin' soundtrack, a gift from Debbie's half-brother Ronnie Polkingharn, who was close to him and later became a musical mentor to him. [335] The feud has since died. We want the pass back. 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In addition, the BBC highlighted that, "Where parents once recoiled in horror [to his music], there now seems a greater willingness to acknowledge a music that is striking such a chord among the American young, angry white underclass. [93] During the 2009 MTV Movie Awards, Sacha Baron Cohen descended on the audience in an angel costume. [126] Early in 2011 he leaked "2.0 Boys", on which Yelawolf and Slaughterhouse collaborated when they signed with Shady Records in January, and performed it in April. The Patty Duke Show (TV Series 1963–1966) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. A monthly update on our latest interviews, stories and added songs. [120], In 2010, Eminem again began collaborating with Royce da 5'9" on their first EP as Bad Meets Evil; the duo formed in 1998. The Eminem Show, certified Diamond by the RIAA, examines the effects of Eminem's rise to fame, his relationship with his wife and daughter and his status in the hip hop community, addressing an assault charge brought by a bouncer he saw kissing his wife in 2000. Eminem has referenced her on many songs that include "When the Music Stops", "Superman", "Jimmy Crack Corn", "Bagpipes From Baghdad", and "The Warning". Eminem is considered unusual in structuring his songs around the lyrics, rather than writing to beats. [441], American American rapper, songwriter, and record producer from Michigan, "Marshall Mathers" and "Slim Shady" redirect here. The feud intensified when Ja Rule released a diss called "Loose Change" in which he took shots at 50 Cent and as well Eminem calling him "Feminem" and Dr. Dre as "bisexual" and claimed that Suge Knight knew of Dre "bringing transvestites home". Mercury may have written "Galileo" into the lyrics for the benefit of Brian May, who is an astronomy buff and in 2007. [240][241][242][243], Eminem uses alter egos in his songs for different rapping styles and subject matter. [393] Rising from rags to riches, Eminem's anger fuelled music represented widespread angst and the reality of American underclass. [170], In February 2017, Eminem appeared on "No Favors", a track from Big Sean's album I Decided. And in his song "My Mom", he says his mother had a valium addiction, and would sprinkle valium on his food when he was a kid — "The water that I drank, fuckin' peas in my plate, she sprinkled just enough of it to season my steak" — to keep him under control. Hooker talks about transforming a Tony Bennett classic and why you don't have to be sad and lonely to write the blues. According to a March 5, 2009 press release, Eminem would release two new albums that year. [117] That month it was announced that "Space Bound" would be the fourth single from Recovery, with a music video featuring former porn actress Sasha Grey;[118][119] the video was released June 24 on the iTunes Store. Recovery remained atop the Billboard 200 chart for five consecutive weeks of a seven-week total. His anger, vulnerability and humor come out. [193] The album was released as a response to criticism of Revival, his worst rated album. for her fourth studio album, Matangi (2013). On April 14, 2010, Eminem tweeted: "There is no Relapse 2". Pete produced Dwight Yoakam, Michelle Shocked, Meat Puppets, and a very memorable track for Roy Orbison. [215] In the track "Zeus", he apologizes to Rihanna over a song in which he sided with Chris Brown, who pleaded guilty to felony assault involving her in 2009. Eminem woke up with Hughes standing behind him and he said that he was there to kill him. Although Eminem usually collaborates with Aftermath Entertainment and Shady Records rappers such as Dr. Dre, 50 Cent, D12, Obie Trice and Yelawolf, he has also worked with Redman, Kid Rock, DMX, Lil Wayne, Missy Elliott, Jay Z, Drake, Rihanna, Nicki Minaj, Xzibit, Method Man, Jadakiss, Fat Joe, Sticky Fingaz, T.I. While "Superman" was released in 2003, Carey released a song entitled "Clown" on her Charmbracelet album, released in 2002, which makes similar references in line with her 2009 hit "Obsessed". However, Dr. Dre was the one who produced 50 Cent's vicious track "Back Down" in 2003 from the album Get Rich Or Die Tryin', which not only called out Murder Inc., but 50 Cent was extremely disrespectful towards Ja Rule's mother, wife and kids. Eminem and Kim's daughter Hailie was born on December 25, 1995. He stated that he wanted to play "a little tune that would be a counterpart to the main melody; I didn't just want to play the melody. [425] In 2013, he received the Global Icon Award at that year's MTV Europe Music Awards ceremony. [284], During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Eminem donated "mom's spaghetti" (a reference to a line from his song "Lose Yourself") to healthcare workers at Henry Ford Health System in Detroit. On October 21, 2008 his autobiography The Way I Am was published. [247] He has produced songs for other rappers such as Jadakiss' "Welcome To D-Block", Jay-Z's "Renegade" and "Moment of Clarity", Lloyd Banks' "On Fire", "Warrior Part 2" and "Hands Up", Tony Yayo's "Drama Setter", Trick-Trick's "Welcome 2 Detroit", and Xzibit's "My Name" and "Don't Approach Me". [211], On December 18, 2020, a deluxe edition of the album, titled Music to Be Murdered By – Side B, was released. On November 21, 2000, Eminem published Angry Blonde, a non-fiction book featuring commentary of several of his own songs, along with several previously unpublished photographs. Maybe you will be there; I don't know. In April 2006, Proof, who was Eminem's childhood friend, was murdered. [150][151][152], In the summer of 2014, Eminem and Rosenberg began using the hashtag #SHADYXV on social networking sites, and Eminem wore a T-shirt with the hashtag onstage. The label-mates later collaborated on a number of hit songs ("Forgot About Dre" and "What's the Difference" while also providing uncredited vocals on "The Watcher" from Dr. Dre's album 2001, "Bitch Please II" from The Marshall Mathers LP, "Say What You Say" from The Eminem Show, "Encore/Curtains Down" from Encore, and "Old Time's Sake" and "Crack a Bottle" from Relapse), and Dre made at least one guest appearance on each of Eminem's Aftermath albums. Arulpragasam, Marcella Araica and Floyd Nathaniel "Danja" Hills, and produced by Danja.The song, Arulpragasam's first release following her departure from the UK's XL Recordings in 2011, was self … [346][347] Eminem responded with "Killshot" on September 14[348] and Bizarre's "Love Tap" was released on September 20. Eminem was that good. In 1987, Debbie allowed runaway Kimberly Anne "Kim" Scott to stay at their home; several years later, Eminem began an on-and-off relationship with Scott. On January 5, 2018, the second single "River" was released, which featured Ed Sheeran. [295] He endorsed Biden for president in the 2020 United States presidential election.[296]. I'm coming out of those personal things [and] it feels good. 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DOUBLE-X-L!/Now your magazine shouldn't have so much trouble to sell/Ah fuck it, I'll even buy a couple myself" on "Marshall Mathers", stepped in to fill the void, accepting Shady/Aftermath ads and doing a 180 in its coverage of its artists. When Polkingharn committed suicide in 1991, Eminem stopped speaking for days and did not attend his funeral. When Jimmy played this, I said, 'Find him. His next two releases The Marshall Mathers LP (2000) and The Eminem Show (2002) were worldwide successes and were both nominated for the Grammy Award for Album of the Year. "We As Americans" eventually appeared on Encore's deluxe-edition bonus disc, with altered lyrics. He attacked Canibus in a humorous matter. In 1991, this was re-released in the UK shortly after Freddie Mercury's death. It is currently unknown if the dispute is resolved. [327] Cannon also stated that there were no hard feelings, and that he just had to express his feelings about the song. They don't know what's in my head. Many of the words appear in the Qu'ran. Over a year later Eminem released the track "Can-I-Bitch". I had never seen stars let alone Dr. Eminem is known to write most of his lyrics on paper (documented in The Way I Am), taking several days or a week to craft lyrics, being a "workaholic" and "stacking" vocals. [318] Eminem decided to take more shots at Canibus on his album The Eminem Show (2002) on tracks such as "Say What You Say", "When The Music Stops" and "Square Dance". Eminem rapped a verse in a live performance of Busta Rhymes' "Touch It" remix at the 2006 BET Music Awards. [431][432] He was ranked 13th on MTV's 22 Greatest Voices in Music list[433] and 79th on the VH1 100 Greatest Artists of All Time lists. ", Weird Al Yankovic took the entire song and sung it to a polka tune, called simply "Bohemian Polka," which is on his 1993 album, Panic! [17] Debbie later had a son named Nathan "Nate" Kane Samara. Bizarre reported that he was still part of the group and that the album was scheduled for a 2014 release. Hour of fire over Eminem beats! He said it was a representation of growing up in Detroit rather than an account of his life. [419] He was the best-selling music artist from 2000 to 2009 in the US according to Nielsen SoundScan. [47] He was married twice to Kimberly Anne "Kim" Scott. In 2001, Elton John got together with Eminem, who like Axl Rose, was often accused of being intolerant and homophobic. [382], In July 2010, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled in F.B.T. It again went to #1, with proceeds going to the Terrence Higgins Trust, which Mercury supported. "[401], Writing for Spin in 2002, rock critic Alan Light compared Eminem to the Beatles' John Lennon: "Eminem is even starting to bear a resemblance to one of those rock icons [...] Marshall Mathers is becoming something like this generation's John Lennon [...] Lennon and Eminem were both subjects of pickets and protests; they both wrote songs about troubled relationships with their mothers; they both wrote about their strange public lives with their wives; they both wrote about how much they loved their kids. [275] Eminem had a cameo appearance, arguing with Ray Romano, in the 2009 film Funny People. [244] Eminem downplayed Slim Shady on Recovery because he felt it did not fit the album's theme. [178] Later in November, the first single "Walk on Water" was released, which featured Beyoncé. Flaherty also said that he was "disgusted" when he read the lyrics of "Kill You", which includes the lines "Slut, you think I won't choke no whore / Till the vocal cords don't work in her throat no more?" Celine Dion's 1998 festive tune "The Magic of Christmas Day (God Bless Us Everyone)" came from an unlikely source. Although he said the song was not intended to be disrespectful,[264] KJ-52 received hate mail and the song was number 26 on VH1's Top 40 Worst Moments in Hip Hop list. "Glasgow (No Place Like Home)" – Music & Lyrics: This page was last edited on 11 February 2021, at 15:33. We're something different. This is the reason that we called it 'Curtain Call' because this could be the final thing. Stephen Hill, the then vice president of African American themed television network BET (Black Entertainment Television), said in 2002, ''Eminem gets a pass in the same vein that back during segregation black folks had to be better than average, had to be the best, to be accepted [...] he is better than the best. [317] Two years later, Canibus went to see Eminem on the Warped Tour and apologized to him for his reactions and asked him if he still wanted the track. [9] Eminem also made his first music video appearance in 1992 in a song titled, "Do-Da-Dippity", by Champtown. In 2018–2019, the Secret Service interviewed Eminem again regarding threatening lyrics towards president Donald Trump and daughter Ivanka. Near the end of production on Encore, he would "just go into the studio and goof off [with] a pocketful of pills". They force people to look at realities in society."[404]. He pleaded guilty to possession of a concealed weapon and assault, receiving two years' probation; however, Guerra's assault charge was dropped as part of the plea agreement. In How to Rap, Guerilla Black notes that Eminem studied other MCs to hone his rapping technique: "Eminem listened to everything and that's what made him one of the greats". Petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied. I went through some personal things. A number of artists have cited Eminem as an influence, including The Weeknd,[405][406][407] Logic,[408] Joyner Lucas, Lil Wayne, 50 Cent,[409] Kendrick Lamar,[410] Ed Sheeran,[411][412] J. Cole,[413] Chance the Rapper,[414] Regina Spektor,[415] Lana Del Rey,[416] and Juice WRLD. I'd rather see the president dead, it's never been said but I set precedents." Queen's manager at the time, John Reid, played it to another artist he managed, Elton John, who promptly declared: "are you mad? [216], Eminem has cited several MCs as influencing his rapping style, including Esham,[217] Kool G Rap,[218] Masta Ace, Big Daddy Kane,[218] Newcleus, Ice-T, Mantronix, Melle Mel (on "The Message"), LL Cool J, Beastie Boys, Run–D.M.C., Rakim and Boogie Down Productions. Unlike the original, Rihanna is the lead vocalist and it is sung from the female perspective. The Marshall Mathers LP, The Eminem Show, "Lose Yourself", "Love the Way You Lie" and "Not Afraid" have all been certified Diamond or higher by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). [86] Eight months later, Eminem released a compilation album titled Eminem Presents: The Re-Up that featured Proof and other Shady Records artists.