In the music video, the main plot is Eminem and Dre dressing up as Batman and Robin and trying to stop a “rebellious” little kid from buying The Eminem Show, parodying how critics view preventing kids from hearing his music as a “heroic” act. The way that the media describes Eminem’s fans.
Eminem.Īfter releasing The Slim Shady LP in 1999 and The Marshall Mathers LP in 2000 – both received by some with serious controversy over lyrical content – Eminem waited a full 2 years to release Without Me as the lead single in 2002. a public dispute, debate, or contention concerning a matter of opinion. Because life “feels so empty, without ”.Ĭon-tro-ver-sy noun-plural 1. So he uses himself as target of the FCC and sensors to create some “controversy”. Without controversy, everything seems to be really boring in his eyes. But in this case he is channeling his inner Superman, since that is Clark Kent’s catchphrase when switching into the Man of Steel. He does this blatantly in the music video for “Without Me” when he dresses up as, of all people, Robin (Batman’s sidekick). This is just one of several songs where he’s made medical/doctor references, one notable being “I Need a Doctor”.Įm is casting himself as a superhero. This shows a total disregard for his own safety, which is pretty standard behavior for Slim Shady.