The Eminem Show [Explicit]

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"Cleanin’ Out My Closet" is a track from Eminem’s album The Eminem Show (2002).

It’s a song ironically based on his tormented childhood where he vents his anger towards his mother but apologizes to his mother for hurting her and then proceeds to show the world what his mother was like.

The track reached number four in the United States Hot 100 and used in the initial theatrical trailer to the film 8 Miles.

The response "Cleanin’ Out My Closet" received was both positive and negative reviews. To most, the track was furious, fragile and a cry for help from a terrifying childhood trauma.

AllMusic highlighted the track while Rolling Stone recognized the song’s production as one of a kind.

The combination of the electric guitar rhythms with hip-hop drum patterns bring out the most powerful moments together with the estranged relationship between Eminem and his mother.

On the Straight from the Lab mixtape, two remixes of "Breathless" are features as European bonus tracks while Dj Green Lantern saw it fit to produce a religious drum and bass remix called "God Is Cleanin’ Out My Closet".

Directed by Dr.Dre and Philip Atwell, a mashup video, Atomic Closet came out with Eminem rapping in the background throughout and a few other remixes and mashup mixtapes released later in the following years.

Another version of "Cleanin’ Out My Closet" was released by hip-hop artist Angel Haze on October 2012 recounting Eminem’s original abuse to a childhood sexual abuse.

The track is emotional, sad and surprisingly powerful. Though the track did not hit the media for a lot longer than expected, it was a brave move for Eminem to release such a song.

In his own words, he did not air the track to gain numbers and become famous, it’s an inspiration.

Eminem – Cleaning Out My Closet - Lyrics

Release Date - September 17, 2002

Album - The Eminem Show

Where's my snare?

I have no snare in my headphones

there you go

Yeah

yo, yo

Have you ever been hated or discriminated against?

I have, I've been protested and demonstrated against

Picket signs for my wicked rhymes, look at the times

Sick as the mind of the motherfucking kid that's behind

All this commotion emotions run deep as ocean's exploding

Tempers flaring from parents just blow 'em off and keep going

Not taking nothing from no one give 'em hell long as I'm breathing

Keep kicking ass in the morning and taking names in the evening

Leave 'em with a taste as sour as vinegar in they mouth

See they can trigger me, but they'll never figure me out

Look at me now, I bet ya probably sick of me now ain't you momma?

I'mma make you look so ridiculous now

I'm sorry momma!

I never meant to hurt you!

I never meant to make you cry, but tonight

I'm cleaning out my closet (one more time)

I said I'm sorry momma!

I never meant to hurt you!

I never meant to make you cry, but tonight

I'm cleaning out my closet

Ha! I got some skeletons in my closet

And I don't know if no one knows it

So before they thrown me inside my coffin and close it

I'mma expose it, I'll take you back to '73

Before I ever had a multi-platinum selling CD

I was a baby, maybe I was just a couple of months

My faggot father must have had his panties up in a bunch

'Cause he split, I wonder if he even kissed me goodbye

No I don't. On second thought I just fucking wished he would die

I look at Hailie, and I couldn't picture leaving her side

Even if I hated Kim, I grit my teeth and I'd try

To make it work with her at least for Hailie's sake

I maybe made some mistakes, but I'm only human

but I'm man enough to face them today

What I did was stupid, no doubt it was dumb

But the smartest shit I did was take the bullets outta that gun

'Cause I'da killed him, shit I would've shot Kim and him both

It's my life, I'd like to welcome y'all to "The Eminem Show"

I'm sorry momma!

I never meant to hurt you!

I never meant to make you cry, but tonight

I'm cleaning out my closet (one more time)

I said I'm sorry momma!

I never meant to hurt you!

I never meant to make you cry, but tonight

I'm cleaning out my closet

Now I would never diss my own momma just to get recognition

Take a second to listen for who you think this record is dissing

But put yourself in my position, just try to envision

Witnessing your momma popping prescription pills in the kitchen

Bitching that someone's always going through her purse and shit's missing

Going through public housing systems, victim of Munchhausen's Syndrome

My whole life I was made to believe I was sick when I wasn't

'Til I grew up, now I blew up, it makes you sick to ya stomach

Doesn't it? Wasn't it the reason you made that CD for me Ma?

So you could try to justify the way you treated me Ma?

But guess what? You're getting older now and it's cold when you're lonely

And Nathan's growing up so quick he's gonna know that you're phony

And Hailie's getting so big now, you should see her, she's beautiful

But you'll never see her, she won't even be at your funeral!

See what hurts me the most is you won't admit you was wrong

Bitch do your song, keep telling yourself that you was a mom!

But how dare you try to take what you didn't help me to get

You selfish bitch, I hope you fucking burn in hell for this shit

Remember when Ronnie died and you said you wished it was me?

Well guess what, I am dead, dead to you as can be!

I'm sorry momma!

I never meant to hurt you!

I never meant to make you cry, but tonight

I'm cleaning out my closet (one more time)

I said I'm sorry momma!

I never meant to hurt you!

I never meant to make you cry, but tonight

I'm cleaning out my closet

Track Listings -

1, Curtains Up

2, White America

3, Business

4, Cleanin' Out My Closet

5, Square Dance

6, The Kiss

7, Soldier

8, Say Goodbye Hollywood

9, Drips

10, Without Me

11, Paul Rosenberg

12, Sing For The Moment

13, Superman

14, Hailie's Song

15, Steve Berman

16, When The Music Stops

17, Say What You Say

18, 'Till I Collapse

19, My Dad's Gone Crazy

20, Curtains Close

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