The Eminem Show

The Eminem Show, despite the name, is not a television show.

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It is Eminem's third album after signing to a major label, Interscope. It was intended to be released in June 2002.

Related Topics:
Eminem - Major label - Interscope - June 2002

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Apparently before the release of The Eminem Show, Eminem was trying to think of a title for the CD. He was going to use the regular suffix that he used on all of the other CDs: LP/EP, but decided that it would get bland after awhile. So he instead put the word "show" into it.

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Interscope decided to release the album early on May 28 when pirated copies of the tracks began to pop up on popular peer-to-peer file sharing networks. In the US however, many stores actually began selling it early, on Sunday, May 26.

Related Topics:
May 28 - Peer-to-peer - File sharing - May 26

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This album features Eminem's usual use of satire, crude humor, and controversy, though on a somewhat lighter scale. Unlike the previous The Marshall Mathers LP in 2000, The Eminem Show's release came off without protest.

Related Topics:
Satire - The Marshall Mathers LP - 2000

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The Eminem Show was the best-selling album of 2002, with 7.6 million copies by year end. It is number 317 on the List of Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.

Related Topics:
2002 - List of Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time

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