The album produced the singles The Real Slim Shady, The Way I Am, Stan, Im Back and Bitch Please II.Īmong other publications, Rolling Stone named it the best album of 2000. Lynne Cheney criticized the lyrics at a United States Senate hearing, while the Canadian government considered refusing Eminems entry into the country.ĭespite the controversy of the album, it received acclaim from critics, who praised Eminems lyrical ability and dark, emotional depth.Ī significant commercial success compared to the release of The Slim Shady LP just the previous year, the album sold 1.78 million copies in its first week, which made it among the fastest-selling studio albums in the United States. Recorded over a two-month period in several studios around Detroit, the album features more introspective lyricism, including Eminems thoughts on his rise from rags to riches, the criticism of his music, and his estrangement from his family and wife.Ī transgressive work, it incorporates horrorcore and hardcore hip hop, while also featuring satirical songs.įeatured appearances include Dido, RBX, Sticky Fingaz, Bizarre, Snoop Dogg, Xzibit, Nate Dogg and D12.Ĭriticism centered on lyrics that were considered violent, homophobic, misogynistic, as well as the reference to the Columbine High School massacre.
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