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Track 03 · 2000
The Way I Am
Eminem
- hip-hop
- introspective
On the charts
Peaked at #58 on the Hot 100 but became a fan-favorite deep cut from The Marshall Mathers LP.
Why it mattered
The angry counterweight to Slim Shady's comedy. This was the headphones-in-your-dorm track, the one you played when everything was too much. Raw and unfiltered.