Throwback Thursday: Eminem ‘Without Me’ (2002)

I can't believe I haven't done an Eminem song yet for Throwback Thursday. Better late than never, I suppose.

"Without Me" was Eminem's lead single off of his album, The Eminem Show.

The song, like many of Eminem's songs, mocks a number of notable people of the time, most of which were critics of Eminem. In "Without Me" disses go out to Dick Cheney, Chris Kirkpatrick from NSync, Moby, Limp Bizkit, and the list goes on.

"Without Me" is one of Eminem's most successful singles to date. It went to #2 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart, but was #1 on The Top 40 chart and Rhythmic Top 40. It also went to #1 in 15 countries.

"Without Me" was nominated for Record of the Year at the Grammys, losing to Norah Jones. It also received a nomination for Best Male Rap Solo Performance but lost to "Hot in Herre" by Nelly. However, it did win the Grammy for Best Short Form Music Video.

This video won the MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year, Best Male Video, Best Rap Video, and Best Direction (for Joseph Kahn).

And fun fact, the song will be featured on the Suicide Squad soundtrack!

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