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Role Model (song)

Field	Value
name	Role Model
cover	Role Model CD.jpg
type	single
artist	Eminem
album	The Slim Shady LP
released	May 26, 1999
recorded	March 1998
genre
length	3:25 (album version)
3:22 (radio version)
label
writer
producer
prev_title	My Name Is
prev_year	1999
next_title	Guilty Conscience
next_year	1999
misc

3:22 (radio version)

"Role Model" is a song by American rapper Eminem that features on his major-label debut album The Slim Shady LP (1999). It was later released as a single on May 26, 1999. A music video was made, using the heavily censored radio edit. It became a minor hit on the US charts. "Role Model" was written and produced by Eminem himself, Dr. Dre, and Mel-Man.

"Role Model" received positive reviews from music critics, who praised the song for Eminem best tackling how others perceive him, as well as Dr. Dre's production.

The song also appears on the deluxe edition of his compilation album, Curtain Call: The Hits. In 2023, a sample of "Role Model" was used for the Lyrical Lemonade track "Doomsday", off the album All Is Yellow (2024). Eminem appeared on a sequel to the track, also appearing on the same album.

Critical reception

David Browne described this: "In Role Model, he gleefully debunks the idea of rappers as heroes (So if I said I never do drugs, that would mean I lie and get f ---ed more than the President does)." RapReviews highlighted the following lyrics: "I get a clean shave, bathe, go to a rave/ Die from an overdose and dig myself up out of my grave/ My middle finger won't go down, how do I wave?/ And this is how I'm supposed to teach kids how to behave?"

Music video

The video is a darker comedic offering than "My Name Is", directed by Dr. Dre and Phillip G. Atwell. The opening of the song, where Eminem announces his attempt to drown himself, is left out. In the video, there's a scene where Eminem is transformed into an animated superhero and attacks a chicken character that resembles Foghorn Leghorn from Looney Tunes. Also in the music video Eminem jokes about the OJ Simpson's trial where he says that O.J. Simpson's friend Marcus Allen and Eminem framed O.J. for the murder and he says "We did it!" and runs up to the camera leaving behind a glove and his hands are bloody.

Track listing

; Promotional CD single

; 12" vinyl

Charts

Chart (1999)	Peak
position
US Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles (Billboard)	11

Certifications

References

(12 March 1999). "The Slim Shady LP".
"Eminem :: The Slim Shady LP :: Aftermath".
(28 September 2009). "Eminem- Role Model Music Video (Uncensored/Dirty)". YouTube.
(1999). "Eminem - Role Model".
(1999). "Eminem - Role Model / Cum On Everybody / '97 Bonnie & Clyde".
"Billboard chart search: Eminem - "Role Model"". Nielsen Business Media, Inc.

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