Poll: "Best '1st Single' Of Eminem"

[corner_boy]

"the way i am" was def my fav

That ain't a "1st single"

my b

[everlast1986]

I picked "The Real Slim Shady" only because it was hype when it first came out. I would pick "Lose Yourself" but that technically came from a movie soundtrack. Not an actual Eminem album.

[K.Dub]

Definitely "Lose Yourself" out of those. "Real Slim Shady" is king of his pop tracks though.

i wanna know how that is poppy? the beat? the hook? i mean the theme and meaning of what he was tryin to get across is so dope.

the beat and the hook is poppy and the "message" is so wack

[Primo]

Like the other dude said Real Sim Shady reminds me of them TRL and MTV days.

[jaytee]

I voted for "Lose Yourself" which is pretty much around the last time that Eminem was relevant imo. 

[T-Dogg]

Definitely "Lose Yourself" out of those. "Real Slim Shady" is king of his pop tracks though.

i wanna know how that is poppy? the beat? the hook? i mean the theme and meaning of what he was tryin to get across is so dope.

The beat, the catchy hook, the funny lyrics... It was specifically made to cater to the Top 40 audience. There's nothing wrong with it being more pop than most his stuff, I'm just saying. He always releases a "Top 40 single" first, then follows up with a song targeting more the hip-hop audience.

[OG Hack Wilson]

Interesting thing about Eminem's four albums is that the first single really indicated the quality of the rest of the album.  Marshall Mathers LP was his best album (Dre calls it the closest thing to a perfect album he's ever done) and it had the best lead single, "Real Slim Shady".  Then Em's worst album came with the worst single, which was "Just Lose It" for the record Encore which was kind of his farewell to rap because he knew he just couldn't bring it like he used to, he'd lost his desire and best he could come up with was burping, farting, and making fun of Michael Jackson.

"Lose Yourself" may be the song that he is most remembered for decades from now.  That will be his lasting legacy, his greatest record of all time.

My personal favorite Em track was also on 8 Mile, the title track "8 Mile Road".

em's best track was Infinite

[DJ SUGAFREE QUIK]

lol @ the person who voted "My Band".

I hear you on that.  For me its Lose Yourself barely over Without me from those choices.. 

[Chamillitary Click]

Interesting thing about Eminem's four albums is that the first single really indicated the quality of the rest of the album.  Marshall Mathers LP was his best album (Dre calls it the closest thing to a perfect album he's ever done) and it had the best lead single, "Real Slim Shady".  Then Em's worst album came with the worst single, which was "Just Lose It" for the record Encore which was kind of his farewell to rap because he knew he just couldn't bring it like he used to, he'd lost his desire and best he could come up with was burping, farting, and making fun of Michael Jackson.

"Lose Yourself" may be the song that he is most remembered for decades from now.  That will be his lasting legacy, his greatest record of all time.

My personal favorite Em track was also on 8 Mile, the title track "8 Mile Road".

em's best track was Infinite

^woulda got concideration for my vote.

[stephen619]

The Real Slim Shady

[dubsmith_nz]

Definitely "Lose Yourself" out of those. "Real Slim Shady" is king of his cheesy lead off singles though.