Eminem's Best Songs Besides "Lose Yourself"

However, even if Eminem's most recent songs aren't as good as the ones we first heard just under two decades ago, they still have the power of the icon who changed rap history and has the most sold concert tickets on online marketplaces such as GotStubs.

He went on to become one of the genre's most influential figures, earning Grammys and Platinum Records along the way, not to mention numerous nods and shout-outs in other artists' songs. 

As a way of paying tribute to Eminem, we've compiled a list of the best Eminem songs, or at the very least the most legendary ones, that have helped him become one of the most influential people in history.

Lose Yourself

When it was first released, it was considered a definitive classic. It was included in the soundtrack for the semi-biographical film 8 mile, which narrates a story based on the rapper's life and was inspired by his music. It is a eulogy to creation, inspiring people at all times to keep going no matter what hurdles they face.

When I'm Gone

When it comes to being vulnerable and embracing the problems or tragedies he has had in his life, Eminem has always excelled at it. When I'm Gone, Eminem offers a personal tale about his relationship with his daughter Hailie and how her absence from the family and himself affected her, the family, and himself at the time the song was produced (in 2003). 

It was extremely difficult for Eminem to write the song, he explained in an interview with MTV Italy, because there was so much he needed to drain, both from his own perspective after going through rehab and from the perspective of his daughter, who was constantly left with the feeling of abandonment whenever he had to leave for work or because of issues with his daughter's mother.

Just Don't Give A Fuck

Another great Eminem song, in which he similarly adopts the persona of Slim Shady in order to offend anyone with strong morals or sensitivities, may be found here. Featuring God-like speed and unexpected rhymes, it's another timeless classic from the beginning of his career.

Without Me

The rapper's ability to strike a much more ironic and upbeat tone has been honed since the beginning of his career, and he further enhanced it with the first single from his fondly remembered The Eminem Show, in which he demonstrated Eminem's understanding of his importance in the rap game and his assertion that it wouldn't be the same without him Without Me has been recognized as one of the densest rap songs in history, despite the fact that it is sometimes overlooked as such due to its "pop" production. 

However, it was precisely this feature that propelled it to the top of the charts and made it one of the most popular songs of the 2000s. Recall that Eminem was always criticized for being "the white boy" of rap, but at the same time, it is this characteristic that has distinguished him from the beginning and which he embraces in the song, because it is clear that the history of music would be different if Eminem had not been a part of it.

My Name Is

The fact that it is better than "The Real Slim Shady" and served as a good introduction to the artist to a far bigger audience made it impossible not to include it on the list. His sick sense of humour is on full display in this video, which includes him discussing physical violence, sexual violence, his bizarre concepts of adolescence, and his goal to dominate the world by insulting people, as well as his wish to get rid of Dre. Did we really need anything else?

Stan

This is Eminem's definitive masterwork, and it will be the song for which he will be remembered for the rest of his life. A sort of story conveyed almost imperceptibly in rap form, in which Stan, a fan of Marshall Mathers, begins to write him letters in which he tells about his life and the strong obsession he has with the artist. As a result of receiving no reaction, the boy grows irritated and chooses to kill his own life, as well as the lives of his girlfriend and their daughter. Em reacts at long last, but it is already too late.

Drug Ballad

Perhaps one of Eminem's most honest lines, in which his sense of doom comes over a little more clearly. This song was written while he was struggling with his drug addiction, and it is, in many ways, a eulogy for drugs, however, it is dark and raw, and it does not praise drugs so much as it does the damage they have done and the impact they have had on his music.