The Eminem Show

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Check out our album review of Artist's The Eminem Show on Rolling Stone.com.

First time around, Eminem established his alter ego, Slim Shady -- the character who deliberately shocked and offended millions, turning Eminem into a star. Second time at bat, he turned out The Marshall Mathers LP, delving deeper into his past while revealing complexity as an artist and a personality that helped bring him an even greater audience and much, much more controversy. Third time around, it's The Eminem Show -- a title that signals that Eminem's public persona is front and center, for the very first time.

The Eminem Show finds its star hyper-aware of the state of hip-hop (and the world) and even more conscious of his place in it.