The Eminem Show - Eminem

Eminem's fourth studio album, The Eminem Show, is his fourth studio album. Due to pirating and bootlegging, the album was released on May 26, 2002, by Aftermath Entertainment, Shady Records, and Interscope Records instead of the intended June 4, 2002 release date. Eminem had a far more prominent part in the production of the album, with the majority of it being self-produced with his longtime collaborator Jeff Bass and Dr. Dre serving as executive producer. Obie Trice, D12, Dr. Dre, Nate Dogg, Dina Rae, and Eminem's daughter Hailie Jade Scott-Mathers make cameo cameos.

The album uses more rap-rock than Eminem's previous albums, and its themes are mostly focused on Eminem's notoriety in hip hop culture, as well as his conflicted feelings about stardom. The album also includes political commentary on the United States, with references to 9/11, Osama bin Laden, the War on Terror, President George W. Bush, Lynne Cheney, and Tipper Gore among those mentioned. The Eminem Show was viewed as Eminem's most personal album at the time, and a step back from his Slim Shady alter ego, due to its less humorous and shock factor lyrical style.

Worldwide sales (in millions): 27.0