Well like I said, The Eminem Show was my first Eminem album I listened to. There are probably a lot of people yelling at me right now, saying I’m an idiot for not putting “Stan” as my number one. Nothing is more chilling than in the chorus when Dido sings, “It reminds me that it’s not so bad, it’s not so bad.” Incredible songwriting and undoubtedly the best example of Mathers’ ability to tell story through lyrics. At first you want to blame Eminem for everything but when Em writes his letter, you cannot help but sympathize for him. The song is the perfect picture of not knowing what you have until it’s gone. Mathers finally writes back to Stan with all the sincerity he can only to realize towards the end of the letter that he read about Stan dying recently.

Eventually Stan gets angrier and ends up killing his pregnant wife and himself by driving off a bridge. Stan makes up excuses for himself as to why Em hasn’t written him back yet in the first letter (each verse pertains to a different letter) and says his girlfriend is pregnant and they wanna name the baby Bonnie if its a girl after Marshall’s uncle Ronnie. A modified break from Dido’s “Thank You” is used as the base sample for the chorus.

Foul tone and terrible words surround this song but you can’t help but see his point and enjoy his play on words.Ĭonsidered the best song on T he Marshall Mathers LP, and the greatest Eminem song of all time, Mathers portrays a longtime Eminem fan named Stan Mitchell who keeps writing him fan mail. His passion for rap has sent him into a descent to insanity but it’s what Marshall Mathers wants. This track focuses on how Eminem is focused on the fact that his ways will never change, and he won’t stop saying the words he says or doing the things he does. My favorite part about this song is the fact that Mathers’ daughter, Hailie, is featured on the track during the chorus and various points. So without further adieu, my top 10 Eminem songs. So for all of you wondering which songs stuck out for me, I will rank them from 10 to 1, provide the track name and the record it’s from, a brief detail as to why, and then an embedded URL to the song. Each time he releases a new album, I find myself adding a song or three amongst my favorites. I was pretty badass for being that guy in my 5 person friend group who had a record with swears on it.Īs time passed I ranked Mathers’ albums, listened to his emotions and his quirks and play on words and overall genius. The Eminem Show was one of the first albums I ever bought and I listened to it from start to end nonstop.

I have been a longtime fan of Eminem since I’d say about 5th grade. To start, if you have not read my friend Harold’s review of Marshall Mathers LP 2, you can view that right here.

Eminem discography drive