EMINEM

To coincide & celebrate the 20th anniversary of its initial release, Eminem is reissuing his stunning fourth album, The Eminem Show in this new and 'most-showiest' of expanded editions.

Containing instrumentals of selected tracks, freestyles and live versions of songs from previous albums performed with his longtime friend and collaborator Proof at Tramps, New York and Fuji Rock Festival, Japan. It also features four new tracks which were recorded during the initial recording sessions but not included in the original version of the album; "Stimulate", which was kept off the album due to time constraints and instead appeared on the bonus disc of the 8 Mile soundtrack album, "Bump Heads" and "The Conspiracy Freestyle" (which had appeared on other Shady Records releases), and an unreleased song, "Jimmy, Brian, and Mike", which had a verse and chorus re-recorded by Eminem especially for the expanded edition. This album sees Eminem take a substantially more predominant production role as most of it was self-produced with his longtime collaborator Jeff Bass; not to mention Dr. Dre being credited as the album's executive producer. Featuring guest appearances from Obie Trice, D12, Dr. Dre, Nate Dogg, Dina Rae and Eminem's daughter Hailie Jade Scott-Mathers. The Eminem Show incorporates a heavier use of rap-rock than Eminem's previous albums and its themes are predominantly based on Eminem's prominence in hip hop culture, as well as his ambivalent thoughts of fame. The album is woven with political commentary on the United States, including references to 9/11, Osama bin Laden, the War on terror, President George W. Bush, Lynne Cheney and Tipper Gore. Due to its less satirical and shock factor lyrical approach, The Eminem Show was regarded as Eminem's most personal album at the time and a step back from the Slim Shady alter ego. A number one for some six weeks on the Billboard 200 on its initial release, it went on to become the both the best-selling album in the United States & worldwide of 2002; certified 12× platinum and the second best-selling album of the 21st century.