“White America” by Eminem

The Eminem Show, Eminem's fourth studio album, gets down to business in 2002 with "White America", the first full song after the "Curtains Up" skit, in which he steps up to a microphone as if to give a speech. Then he gives one. It's political hip-hop with rap rock muscle, about his own rise and the parents and politicians who alleged that his music was pushing young white Americans toward crime. He argues that his records only became a problem once they reached white kids, and that his skin color helped make him a star.

Eminem produced it, with Jeff Bass co-producing and playing bass and guitar; Steve King added more guitar, recorded it and mixed it, and Dina Rae sings background vocals. Luis Resto shares the writing credit with those three. He also took the song to the MTV Video Music Awards.

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