Eminem: ‘The Funeral’ – Back in 2005 there were rumors that Eminem began development on a new double disc album which was to be released late 2005. The double disc album entitled “The Funeral” was supposed to feature tracks from all three of Eminem’s personas including Slim Shady and Marshall Mathers.
The album was to also include 4 new songs titled “The Funeral – featuring Bizarre”, “The Funeral – featuring Dr. Dre”, “The Funeral – featuring Obie Trice” and a brand new Dre produced track “Where I’m Standing (In the Game)”. According to the rumors, Eminem’s The Funeral album was meant “put to rest” all three of Eminem’s personas and supposedly clear the way for a new Eminem.
“I feel I’ve reached the point of my career where I need a new ‘fuel’ to create tracks,”
Marshall is quoted as saying when asked about the new album.
“So I’m putting all my old shit of the first half of my career on this album and getting ready for a fresh start on my next half.”
Why are three tracks named the same thing?
“I’m not really on any of the tracks named The Funeral. Those tracks just signify the death of each persona.”
The album was supposed to be divided into 3 sections, each divided by one “The Funeral” track. Bizarre would rap about the Slim Shady persona, Dr. Dre about the Marshall Mathers persona, and Obie Trice about the Eminem persona. The last track of the album would be “Where I’m Standing”, with the new “reborn” Eminem rapping over the beat.
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Comments about Eminem – The Funeral
Here’s one interesting comment I’ve found online, while looking for more information on Eminem The Funeral. It’s been posted by someone who’s not a typical Eminem fan, judging from his words not even a fan, but an interesting take nonetheless:
“Why are people saying The Funeral is just an easy way for him to make money. If anything, it’s creating a massive challenge for himself.
— koopkoop2 on Jan 09, 2005
By killing off each persona, he will have to come up with an entirely new “persona” (rap style). This new persona will have to live up to massive pre-release hype and expectations or be doomed to being labeled as “Just like the old Eminem”.
While I’ve never bought any of his albums or liked any of his songs, I think this is a very courageous move. There’s not very many artists who would risk completely re-inventing themselves and the ones that do it are usually motivated by desperation for greater fame. Eminem is already top of the food chain and I think he recognized the fact that his style was becoming too predictable. Congrats to him, if he pulls it off.”
Eminem The Funeral track listing
Apart from the above mentioned titles, Eminem The Funeral track listing is not known at the moment. We will certainly publish it should it ever become known.
Eminem The Funeral album cover
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