"Kim" is a song by American rapper

Eminem Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17, 1972), known professionally as Eminem, is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer. Regarded as one of the greatest and most influential rappers of all time, he is credited with popula ...

that appears on his 2000 album ''

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''. The song reflects intense anger and hatred toward his then-wife Kim Mathers and features Eminem imitating her voice, ending with him murdering her and later putting her body in the trunk of his car. "Kim" was the first song Eminem recorded for the album, shortly after finishing work on ''

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'' in late 1998. He wrote it, along with " '97 Bonnie & Clyde" (where Eminem and his daughter go to the lake to dispose of Kim's dead body), when he and Kim were having relationship problems and Kim was preventing him from seeing his daughter Hailie. Despite its controversial graphic content, it is often highlighted as one of Eminem's most memorable songs. "Kim" is the third song of Eminem about Kim, the first of which is "Searchin'" from his debut album ''Infinite'', and the second " '97 Bonnie & Clyde" from the albums ''

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'' and ''

''. On the clean version of ''The Marshall Mathers LP'', this song is replaced by a clean version of "The Kids" (an unedited version can be found on the

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of " The Way I Am" along with the UK and deluxe editions of ''The Marshall Mathers LP'').

Critical reception

The ''

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'' album review of ''The Marshall Mathers LP'' stated that: While ''

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'' wrote that: In 2001,

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told ''Rolling Stone'' that songs like "Kim" and

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's "Wildflower" employ sexist content in an artful way that offers insight into its pathology, citing them as exceptions to the usual "reflexive and violent sexism" popularized by rap and heavy metal: " e nonsense that 'Kim' advocates the murder of wives who cheat – what an absurdity, and what a disgusting absurdity on the part of people who don't give Eminem credit for being more intelligent than they are, quite frankly." In 2013, ''

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'' ranked "Kim" at #21 on their list of the 25 most violent rap songs of all time and at #4 on their list of the 35 most depressing rap songs.

Credits and personnel

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* Bass Brothers –

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, songwriting *

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– mixing *

Richard Huredia Richard "Segal" Huredia is an American audio engineer from California. He has won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Album in 2001 for his engineering duties on Eminem's ''The Marshall Mathers LP'', which also brought him a nomination for a Grammy Awa ...

– recording and mix engineering *

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– mastering

References

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