Eminem‘s song “Cleanin’ Out My Closet” was released on September 17, 2002. It is known for its opening, in which the rapper says, “Where’s my snare? There’s no snare in my headphones.”
Recently, Eminem revealed the truth behind the infamous ad-lib. In the lyric annotation of the song on Genius, Eminem wrote, “This was true.”
“I was recording and couldn’t hear the snare,” Eminem continued. “The engineer had it muted for some reason. I kept it.”
In the lyrics of the song, Eminem shares how he hated the way his mother Debbie Mathers raised him. He apologizes to her for hurting her and making her cry but he sarcastically takes it back.
“Cleanin’ Out My Closet” is the second single from Eminem’s fourth studio album titled “The Eminem Show.” The album includes 20 tracks including “Without Me” and “Say Goodbye Hollywood” as well as the collaboration songs “When the Music Stops” featuring D12, “Drips” featuring Obie Trice, “Superman” featuring Dina Rae, “Say What You Say” featuring Dr. Dre and “Till I Collapse” featuring Nate Dogg.
“The Eminem Show” was released on May 21, 2002 by Aftermath Records, Interscope Records and Shady Records. It also includes “Hailie’s Song” and a collaboration song titled “My Dad’s Gone Crazy” featuring Hailie Jade.
Eminem has won one Academy Award and 15 Grammy Awards. He has released eight studio album and he is reportedly releasing his ninth studio album soon.
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