The Eminem Show not only is a classic..

[mattthegod]

Its his most important album too. At a time where you had all these protesters from GLAAD bitching (my dad is gay and he enjoyed mmlp and sslp.. so that makes a statement right there towards them), to people saying hes vulgar, etc. Then he puts out The Eminem Show. He basically silenced everyone who ever critiqued him for being homophobic and released a serious and heartfelt album. While still classic eminem & very raw he took a different path for the album. That's why this album is so important. It also gained him a lot of new fans too who weren't to crazy about him being Slim Shady and what not. This album was an extreme growth for him as an artist. He crafted a masterpiece. This isn't his best album to me. But its probably my favorite next to MMLP. Truly classic album and an important one too.

[EarlShady]

completely agree, its his most important album but not his best.

[mattthegod]

Yup, he basically shocked everyone by doing a 180 from his previous material. And it worked perfectly.

[Willy]

MMLP for various reasons I hope others will share. I'm about to head out. Someone!!

[mattthegod]

Yes MMLP was a very important album in his career. Its his best selling album and it made him the biggest artist on the fuckin planet. The Eminem Show though every fan wanted to basically know ''whats he gonna say next" and instead of making an album full of shock value he made an album full of emotion and heartfelt songs. He showed everyone that he can basically be more complex as a rapper and much more complex as an artist. And he succeeded with the album on every level. As far as impact on the rap game yes MMLP is his most important. But if were talking about silencing every critic he had and growing as an artist? The Eminem Show wins that.