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Lose Yourself Technique
Great lyrics move us like the world's best poems. Take a close-up look at the art.
Calling Card
Like many successful rappers who have had the opportunity to release several albums, Eminem has a number of calling cards. (Nevermind that Em intentionally complicates finding an "essence" or "cent...
Songwriting
Jeff Bass, one of Eminem's collaborators on "Lose Yourself," has said that Eminem has a unique way of writing lyrics. The words come together sporadically, and Bass notes that, if you picked up a p...