A year later, “We as Americans” landed on the bonus disc of Encore, along with “Love You More” and “Ricky Ticky Toc”.
“We as Americans” was one of several songs leaked from an unofficial EP titled Straight From the Lab in 2003. violence toward women and homophobic slurs) because he gets more exposure than many black artists who use similar language. While that may be true in some sense, he tries to excuse himself of his more harmful lyrics (ex. He claims being white has not only given him more fame, it has also brought onto him more scrutiny from the media and public. However, in the song’s final bars, he makes the issue about him. “White America” is effective, in the sense that he introduces a concept to a group of people who otherwise might not have been aware of it. “White America” was arguably his first attempt at political and social commentary, addressing an issue that may have been a new concept to much of his fanbase, the “suburban kids” he addressed in the song’s final verse. On the opening cut of his third record, The Eminem Show, he addresses his white privilege and admits it helped him reach a level of success that wouldn’t be reachable if he were black.
Much of his subject matter centered around him being poor in Detroit and his fast rise to becoming one of the biggest stars in music. With Eminem’s first two LPs, Slim Shady LP and Marshall Mathers LP, he mostly focused on his personal life.
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