Eminem is one of the rare artists wo got back to the top after experiencing a fall down when he was the hit at the end of 90s and in the beginning of 2000s. Especially we can say that Recovery record and the following album “got better” like his name. He was not concerned with getting back the throne; he aimed for higher as he said “Why be a king, when you can be a god?”. We will tell what had happened to Marshall Mathers in this “sacred” road with his creative music videos which made him so different.
15) Ass Like That His ability “to mock himself” which is one of the best things he can do is at the top in this video. The music video was various remarkable details such as meaningful accent transitions and 50 Cent joke of the puppet dog in the video.
14) Just Lose It The visual show continues: This video clip has more energy with Michael Jackson’s nose and Eminem’s 8 Mile image.
13) My Name Is The artists dress up as Bill Clinton and Marilyn Manson in My Name Is which is one of the first videos clips and criticizes the American society via television.
12) Love the Way You Lie Love the Way You Lie which gave Eminem his comeback shows us how successful he is in drama as well as in comedy. The clip has Megan Fox and Dominic Monaghan from Lost.
11) Mockingbird This song written to Eminem’s -now grown-up- daughter Hailie is a sincere job like Hailie’s song. The real footages of Hailie were used in the video.
10) When I’m Gone This song is again written to Hailie and the famous rapper tells his daughter he can’t spend necessary time with her because of his job.
9) Not Afraid Not Afraid which introduces Eminem to the new generations tells his ups and downs in this career and travels through time. Like Neo in the Matrix, he is both facing himself and manages to control himself.
8) Sing for The Moment Although the sample and the chorus of the song is similar to Dream on by Aerosmith, this song has a different value. The video clip with behind the scene images and concerts worked well with the song.
7) Like Toy Soldiers This video that makes you think unfortunately turned into a reality. 2 years after this video clip in 2004, one of the rapper’s closest friend Proof was shot and killed just like he acted in the video. This death had affected the artist deeply for a long time.
6) The Way I Am the Way I Am talks about how fame makes life difficult and rapper’s failure to spend time with his family and fans asking his autograph in the toilet are reflected.
5) The Real Slim Shady The first song of the The Marshall Mathers LP that broke the records is one of the first important steps in his road to success. This video clip is in an asylum and the spitting scene, Britney Spears and Fred Durst are unforgettable.
4) Without Me This is one of the best songs of The Eminem Show and the video clip has a special place in our minds: Batman Dr. Dre, Robin Eminem, comic book effects, Elvis eating a sandwich, Sumo wrestler, Moby in track suit, dancing Bin Ladin and many other characters are in our memory.
3) Stan Although the original version takes 8 minutes, the video clip ends in a blink of an eye. Dido’s Thank You chorus, the tragic story of the song and Eminem’s changing voice in rapping makes this song flow. After this song, the word Stan was added to dictionary as “a person who loves a celebrity madly”.
2) Cleanin’ Out My Closet Cleanin’ Out My Closet is the most important song that Eminem tells his traumas he had with his family when he was a child. Especially, the mother’s attitudes, popcorn and I am sorry card in the clip are memorable.
1) Lose Yourself The artist got the best movie song Academy Award with Lose Yourself in 8 Mile. This award was for the first time given to a rap song. There is nothing we can say about the song and the video clip. The clip with its atmosphere and movie scenes matches the aggressive rock beat of the song. It is a modern classic with all aspects.