Straight from the Lab

Straight from the Lab
Compilation album (bootleg) by
Eminem
ReleasedOctober 2003
Recorded2002–2003
GenreHip hop
Length33:44
LabelBootleg
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Sputnikmusic[2]

Straight from the Lab is a 2003 bootleg album consisting of previously unreleased songs by Eminem. Some of the songs on the album were scheduled to be released the following year on Eminem's fifth studio album, Encore.

If those hadn't leaked, Encore would've been a much different album. "We as Americans", "Love You More", a lot of songs ended up on the bonus disc because they leaked and that disappointed me. So, I had to start over, which felt like a mountain I had to climb. You climb half the mountain, and then all of a sudden, you get knocked back down. "We as Americans" was going to start the album, then "Bully". "Evil Deeds" was in there. If that would've been on Encore, and the other couple songs that leaked, to me it would've been right there with The Eminem Show as far as its caliber.[3]

– Eminem

Songs

  • "Can-I-Bitch" samples Slick Rick's song "Children's Story" in the first verse. It is also a word play on the title of Canibus's first album, entitled Can-I-Bus being a diss track to Canibus and is an answer song to the Pet Shop Boys' 2002 song "The Night I Fell in Love".[4]
  • "Bully" is a diss track aimed at rappers Benzino, Irv Gotti and Ja Rule.[4][5]
  • "Hailie's Revenge" (sometimes referred to as "Doe Rae Me"), is another diss track which features vocals from Eminem's daughter Hailie Jade in the intro and the outro. It is a response to Ja Rule's song "Loose Change", in which Ja Rule has insulted Eminem's family, including Hailie.[4][6]
  • "We As Americans" (incorrectly titled "We Are Americans") was later included on a bonus disc for Eminem's fifth studio album, Encore. In 2022, Eminem stated that if the song had not leaked, it would have been the opening track on the album, followed by "Bully" as track two.[3] The version in the bootleg is the original uncensored version, with the bonus disc version having a line about the president reversed, while this one does not.
  • "Love You More" (incorrectly titled "I Love You More") was also included on the Encore bonus disc.
  • "Come On In" (later retitled "6 in the Morning") was later released on D12's sophomore album, D12 World.

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Monkey See, Monkey Do"The Alchemist3:40
2."We Are Americans"Eminem, Luis Resto4:59
3."I Love You More"Eminem, Luis Resto4:56
4."Can-I-Bitch"Mike Elizondo5:06
5."Bully"Eminem, Dr. Dre5:17
6."Come On In" (featuring D12)Eminem, Luis Resto4:34
7."Hailie's Revenge (Doe Rae Me)" (featuring D12 and Obie Trice)Mr. Porter5:14

Part 2

In 2011, a series of leaks occurred by a Twitter user named "NotAfraid2Leak."[7] These leaks occurred over the span of a few months, and eventually lead to a fully unreleased and unofficial project titled Straight From The Vault EP. [8] Since then, fans have retroactively compiled all of those songs into a follow up mixtape to Straight From The Lab, titled Straight from the Lab Part 2.[9]

No.TitleProducerLength
1."The Apple"Eminem, Dr. Dre4:21
2."Things Get Worse" (featuring B.o.B)Sermstyle3:51
3."Goin' Crazy" (featuring D12)Mike & Keys4:03
4."Where I'm At"Boi-1da2:50
5."Detroit Basketball" 2:41
6."Oh No"Dr. Dre3:55
7."Echo" (featuring Royce da 5'9" and Liz Rodrigues)DJ Khalil4:30
8."Wee Wee" 2:48
9."Topless" (featuring Nas and Slim the Mobster)DJ Khalil2:37
10."Fly Away" (featuring Just Blaze)Just Blaze5:08
11."Difficult" (featuring Obie Trice)Eminem4:42
12."Emulate" (featuring Obie Trice)Eminem3:12
13."Hello, Good Morning (Freestyle)"Danja1:03
14."Living Proof" (featuring Royce da 5'9") 3:46
15."Cocaine" (featuring Jazmine Sullivan)Salaam Remi4:15
16."I Get Money"Apex1:39
17."Hit Me with Your Best Shot" (featuring D12)Honorable C.N.O.T.E.5:23
18."Ballin' Uncontrollably" 5:31
19."Celebrity (Remix)" (featuring Lloyd Banks and Akon)Dirk Pate4:14
20."Syllables" (featuring Jay-Z, Dr. Dre, 50 Cent, Stat Quo and Cashis)Dr. Dre5:10
21."G.O.A.T" 3:54
22."It's Been Real (Outro)" 2:17

Notes

  • "Living Proof" and "Echo" were later released on the deluxe version of Bad Meets Evil's debut album Hell: The Sequel.
  • "Things Get Worse" was later released on B.o.B's Greatest Hits album. In 2019 the track leaked again with a never-before-heard verse,which caused so much controversy around it, that Eminem had to apologize to Rihanna for it
  • "Going Crazy" (later mastered and retitled "Fame") was later released on D12's 2011 mixtape, Return of the Dozen Vol. 2.
  • "Detroit Basketball" was formally known as "Ballin' Uncontrollably".
  • "I Get Money", "Emulate", "Detroit Basketball", "Going Crazy", "WEE WEE", "G.O.A.T", "The Apple", and "It's Been Real (Outro)" were released on the Straight From The Vault EP

References

  1. ^ AllMusic review
  2. ^ "Sputnikmusic review". Sputnikmusic.com. 2006-05-24. Retrieved 2013-06-05.
  3. ^ a b Shinn, Travis (September 14, 2022). "Road to the Riches". XXL.
  4. ^ a b c Patel, Joseph (December 2, 2003). "Eminem's Benzino Dis Turns Up In The Lab". MTV. Archived from the original on December 27, 2014.
  5. ^ Patel, Joseph (December 4, 2003). "Eminem Apologizes For Old Track That Dissed Black Women". MTV. Archived from the original on December 25, 2014.
  6. ^ "Straight from the Lab album review". Sputnikmusic.com. 2009-09-06. Retrieved 2013-06-05.
  7. ^ https://forum.sectioneighty.com/the-official-koolo-thread.t60131
  8. ^ https://www.nme.com/news/music/eminem-210-1296748
  9. ^ https://genius.com/albums/Eminem/Straight-from-the-lab-part-2