Eminem: The Stories Behind Every Song (Stories Behind the Songs)

After more than a decade in the game, Marshall Mathers III, better known as Eminem, continues to break records, holding his own against viral sensations like Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber. From his fledgling rhymes with New Jacks and D-12 through Billboard chart-busting epics like My Name Is and Stan, Eminem has dazzled with his lyrical genius, satirical wit, and enjoyably gratuitous offensiveness. Now, the entire oeuvre of this immensely gifted poet and street-culture purveyor is put under the critical microscope, song by brilliant song.