White America (song)

Infobox Single
Name = White America


Artist = Eminem
from Album = The Eminem Show
Released = 2002
Format = CD
Recorded =
Genre = Rap rock
Length = 4:57
Label = Aftermath/Interscope
Producer = Eminem and Jeff Bass
Last single = "Business"
(2002)
This single = "White America"
(2002)
Next single = "8 Mile"
(2002)"White America" is a single by the rapper Eminem released in 2002 from his album "The Eminem Show".

The song was also performed at the MTV Video Music Awards. The song talks about the controversy Eminem had created and the impact he had on America. He also talks about how his music is mainly bought by "suburban kids who otherwise would've never knew these words exist", and how he being White helped the sales of his albums and his popularity. It also discussed the freedom of speech of the US Constitution and ended his song by criticizing Second Lady of the United States Lynn Cheney and former Second Lady of the United States Tipper Gore.

This song samples the drum beat from U2's "Bullet the Blue Sky".

It reached the number 3 spot on the Canadian Hot 100. [ [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/searchResult.jsp?keyword=White+America+&x=0&y=0&exposeNavigation=true&applicationName=bbcom&matchType=mode%2Bmatchallpartial&rangePropertyName=FORMATTED_DATE&rangeFilterType=BTWN Billboard Charts] ]

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