FACK is an intentionally annoying diss track

[python]

Okay, so apparently, this song is many people's least favorite. Me? I think it's catchy as fuck, and the voice is annoying, but somewhat funny. Want to know the backstory? Sure, you do, since you hate the song so much.

So it goes back to The Eminem Show, in 2002, where it just came out. Apparently, Em was reading one of the reviews, that said he was going soft (which was completely wrong) because he wasn't going as hardcore as in his last two albums. This pissed him off so much, he wanted to make a diss track aimed at the reviewer. The song was an unfinished minute long song called "Superman is Fucking Gay", with an annoying as fuck voice, an exaggerated self-parody of his high-pitched SSLP voice mixed with his Cartman impersonation, and some of his nastiest lyrics.

In July 2002, he finished it during the 8 Mile-era, intending to release it as an extra feature on the soundtrack. This never came to fruition, and he merely forgot about it. Though, in December, he replaced one verse, which was paying homage to the similar South Park episode. A reference to Jenna was added to one verse, also. Later, the early 2002 unfinished version leaked along with the Encore leak, which outshined it, and the song slowly disappeared from all leaks. During his drugged-out period, he wanted going to put it on Encore, but again, it never came to fruition. Finally, as a joke, he put it on an album intended to have his biggest hits.

Oh yeah, and at the end, he's telling the harsh reviewer to stick a gerbil up his ass. So, basically, this was started in February 2002, and finished in December 2002, as a diss track aimed at a young reviewer who bitched about wanting more hardcore Slim Shady shit. And all this shit got buried under all the hatred.

You just learned something today, and I just taught you about something.

[Trimss]

Do you about Richard Gere ?

[python]

Yeah, and that's what South Park was making fun of.

[UofLCard]

Just because it's intentionally annoying, doesn't keep stop it from being annoying.

[python]

I never said that justified it, I'm just saying it was intentional.

[HeySamantha]

It's sad that this wasn't recorded during one of his drug binges like I thought it was, if you're correct.
This is a horrible song, and it's only excuse for existing should be what I thought it was lol

[python]

Well, if you listen to the parts where he's using his normal voice, it's clear that this is 2002-era Eminem. Also, the original version was much more clearly a joke, and not as exaggerated as the December 2002 version. It also had an intro and outro to it, which were basically clarifying who it was going out to, but when it was finally released, he didn't want the song to look like he was insulting someone way too late, so it got removed.

[Mathers]

Fack was recorded in 2002?

[python]

Over the span of 2002, to be exact.

[ImANoob]

theres two versions?

[Elision]

cool story bro

tell it again

[python]

theres two versions?

Not really two versions, just an unfinished one, one with an edited out verse and intro and outro, and the popular version.

[EminemBase]

No shit it's intentionally annoying :/ lmao.

You think he didn't realize screaming FAKK, FHAAAHKK, FAAAHHAAKKKK would be annoying? lmao.

[python]

I think that had something to do with why the song was never released for so long, and then suddenly when Eminem was a wacky motherfucker making songs like "Ass Like That", he wanted it on the album. The 8 Mile soundtrack? Well, he was the one who decided not to add it to there, after listening to it again, realizing that would be a bad idea, even as a hidden track. Encore? Someone else made him remove it.

[python]

I'd like to imagine some people waiting for the new album, and a leak finally comes out, and one of the first songs is a minute long annoying piece of shit. I guess that's what happened, because on the majority of torrents and downloads, FACK was removed.