Friday Faceoff: OnSMASH & Complex Debate Eminem's Best Music Videos

OnSMASH Says: We see the classic view of an obsessive Eminem fan. Dido plays the cameo as pregnant wife. I have never seen a better video that encapsulates the song so perfectly. This video is an epic mini-movie that made all the critics wake and realize there was something special going on with Em. Not to mention this is the same song he performed with Elton John, risking not only his credibility but everything he worked for. Truely a groundbreaking song and video.

Complex Says: Super predictible! Any critic who didn't realize there was something special going on with Eminem by the time "Stan" came out clearly had his head up his ass. There's no question that this was a career-defining song for Em, and the Grammy performance with the big homie E.J. was a powerful statement, but as a video..."Stan" is probably better suited for '90s teenybopper actor Devon Sawa's highlight reel than this countdown. Of his darker, more cinematic videos, this one pales in comparison to "The Way I Am," which came out just a few months earlier.

COMPLEX #1 PICK: "The Real Slim Shady" (2000)

Complex Says: In 50 years, this is the video that the world will most remember Eminem for. The army of bleach-blond Slim Shadys, the Christina Aguilera blow-up doll, the ass-sault of NSYNC: everything about this video sums up the TRL era perfectly. Sure, "My Name Is" established his poppy, celebrity-mocking video formula, but this brightly-colored mental hospital montage is far more iconic in retrospect.

OnSMASH Says: Really???? Sums up the TRL era perfectly? Glad I can't relate to that statement since i haven't see a music video program since Ralph McDaniels' Video Music Box. What really has me dumbfounded is you guys don't have "Stan" in the top 5... Blasphemy!!! "My Name Is" set the formula for all these videos.