Eminem - We Made You -

Released in April 2009 as the lead single for his comeback album Relapse , "We Made You" arrived at a precarious time in Eminem's career. He had been absent for four years—spending the latter half of the 2000s battling a severe addiction to prescription drugs and mourning the death of his best friend, Proof.

Eminem himself has since expressed regret about the Relapse era’s accent-heavy delivery. During the promotion of Recovery , he admitted that "We Made You" misrepresented where he was emotionally. He wasn't a happy-go-lucky jester; he was a recovering addict still haunted by demons. eminem - we made you

The song's production has a surprising backstory involving Eminem’s D12 bandmate, . Released in April 2009 as the lead single