{"id":1783,"date":"2018-12-03T19:11:14","date_gmt":"2018-12-03T19:11:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/parsons\/?p=1783"},"modified":"2018-12-06T17:20:20","modified_gmt":"2018-12-06T17:20:20","slug":"arachnophonia-mus-235-edition-eminem-the-eminem-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/parsons\/2018\/12\/arachnophonia-mus-235-edition-eminem-the-eminem-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Arachnophonia – MUS 235 Edition: Eminem “The Eminem Show”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Editor\u2019s note:<\/strong> Arachnophonia<\/a> is a regular feature on our blog where members of the UR community can share their thoughts about resources from the Parsons Music Library<\/a>\u2018s collection.<\/p>\n

This special edition of Arachnophonia<\/a> features contributions from students in Dr. Joanna Love<\/a>\u2018s MUS 235 class: \u201cI Want My MTV: Music Video and the Transformation of the Music Industry.\u201d<\/p>\n

All links included in these posts will take you to either the library catalog record for the item in question<\/a> or to additional relevant<\/a> information from<\/a> around the web<\/a>.
\nToday\u2019s installment of Arachnophonia is by MUS 235 student Justin and features rap MC Eminem’s fourth studio album, The Eminem Show<\/a><\/strong>. Thanks, Justin!<\/em> <\/p>\n

Eminem<\/a> <\/p>\n

The Eminem Show<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Eminem

Eminem – The Eminem Show album cover (2002)<\/p><\/div>\n

When I hear the name Eminem, the first thing that comes to mind is a white rapper and that most likely is the same for most people as well. What most people don\u2019t know is who he really is and where he came from until you listen to his music. The Eminem Show<\/a><\/em> was the fourth studio album released by the Detroit MC and was released on May 26, 2002. His second album go Diamond in the United States would reach the number one spot in 19 different countries and was the best-selling album of 2002. The album would be nominated for a Grammy in 2003 and won the award for best Rap Album. Much has changed since then, but Eminem has always stayed true to one thing in his music which is telling a story. <\/p>\n

One of the most commercially successful songs from the album was \u201cWithout Me\u201d<\/a> where Eminem addressed many critics of his alter ego Slim Shady<\/a>. After his success with The Marshall Mathers LP<\/em><\/a> this song can be considered a sequel to the song \u201cThe Real Slim Shady<\/a>.” In simpler terms, Eminem\u2019s message in the song is that he is back to save the world which is a reference to his role in the music industry and his effects on the culture of hip hop. Within the song lyrically, Eminem pokes fun at the likes of Dick Cheney<\/a>, Chris Kirkpatrick<\/a>, and even Prince<\/a>. He also attacks his own mother in one of his lines for the lawsuit she filed for the slander of her name in one of his earlier songs<\/a>. The song uses samples from songs such as \u201cRap Name\u201d by Obie Trice<\/a>, \u201cE\u201d by Drunken Monkey<\/a>, and \u201cBuffalo Gals\u201d by Malcolm McLaren<\/a>.\t<\/p>\n