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Straight from the Lab

2003 compilation album (bootleg) by Eminem

Straight from the Lab is a 2003 bootleg album consisting of previously unreleased songs by Eminem. The songs on the album were scheduled to be released the following year on Eminem's fifth studio album, Encore. It's speculated that the album was leaked by Eminem's brother, Nathan "Nate Kane" Samara-Mathers. Since its release the album has been repackaged by numerous counterfeiters, with most including bonus tracks.

If those hadn't leaked, Encore would've been a much different album. "We as Americans", "Love You More", a lot of songs ended up on the bonus disc because they leaked and that disappointed me. So, I had to start over, which felt like a mountain I had to climb. You climb half the mountain, and then all of a sudden, you get knocked back down. "We as Americans" was going to start the album, then "Bully". "Evil Deeds" was in there. If that would've been on Encore, and the other couple songs that leaked, to me it would've been right there with The Eminem Show as far as its caliber.[3]

– Eminem

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Songs

  • "Can-I-Bitch" samples Slick Rick's song "Children's Story" in the first verse. It is also a word play on the title of Canibus's first album, entitled Can-I-Bus being a diss track to Canibus and is an answer song to the Pet Shop Boys' 2002 song "The Night I Fell in Love".[4]
  • "Bully" is a diss track aimed at rappers Benzino, Irv Gotti and Ja Rule.[4][5]
  • "Hailie's Revenge" (sometimes referred as "Do Rae Me"), is another diss track which features vocals from Eminem's daughter Hailie Jade in the intro and the outro. It is a response to Ja Rule's song "Loose Change", in which Ja Rule has insulted Eminem's family, including Hailie.[4][6]
  • "We as Americans" (incorrectly titled "We Are Americans") was later included on a bonus disc for Eminem's fifth studio album, Encore. In 2022, Eminem stated that if the song had not leaked, it would have been the opening track on the album, followed by "Bully" as track two.[3]
  • "Love You More" was also included on the Encore bonus disc.
  • "Come on In" (later retitled "6 in the Morning") was later released on D12's sophomore album, D12 World.

Track listing

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Part 2

A second mixtape, titled Straight from the Lab Part 2, leaked in 2011 consisting partly of unreleased songs from the shelved 2007 album, King Mathers.[7]

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  • "Living Proof" and "Echo" were later released on the deluxe version of Bad Meets Evil's debut album Hell: The Sequel.
  • "Things Get Worse" was later released on B.o.B's Greatest Hits album.In 2019 the track leaked again with a never-before-heard verse,which caused so much controversy around it,that Eminem had to apologize to Rihanna for it
  • "Going Crazy" (later mastered and retitled "Fame") was later released on D12's 2011 mixtape, Return of the Dozen Vol. 2.

References

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    AllMusic review
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    "Sputnikmusic review". Sputnikmusic.com. 2006-05-24. Retrieved 2013-06-05.
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    Shinn, Travis (September 14, 2022). "Road to the Riches". XXL.
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    Patel, Joseph (December 2, 2003). "Eminem's Benzino Dis Turns Up In The Lab". MTV.
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    Patel, Joseph (December 4, 2003). "Eminem Apologizes For Old Track That Dissed Black Women". MTV.
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    "Straight from the Lab album review". Sputnikmusic.com. 2009-09-06. Retrieved 2013-06-05.
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    "Eminem – Straight From the Lab Part 2 User Opinions – sputnikmusic". www.sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved 2017-07-22.
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