Without Me

Without Me

'Without Me' reached number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 2002, becoming the first single by a female rapper to reach the top 3 since Missy Elliott's 'Hot Boyz' in 1999. The song's upbeat and clever lyrics, coupled with its memorable music video featuring parodies of popular cultural figures such as Elvis and Marilyn Monroe, solidified rapper Eminem as a mainstream superstar and solidified the success of the hip hop genre in the early 2000s. The song has since become a cultural touchstone, with its iconic chorus "guess who's back, back again" and its message of confidence and defiance resonating with audiences for years to come.