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To understand the impact of "We Made You," one must look at the landscape of 2009. Pop culture was dominated by the birth of TMZ, the rise of reality television, and an obsession with celebrity downfalls. Eminem, who had spent years away from the spotlight, looked at this media circus and saw the perfect targets.

The video's absurdity was often cited as a return to form for Eminem, who had been absent from the visual medium for half a decade. noted, "It's nice to see Eminem goofing around again after a few years out of the spotlight... 'We Made You' with its damnation of current celebrities will likely prove to be a solid pop cultural time capsule of this weird 2009 moment we're experiencing". eminem - we made you

In the verses, Eminem gleefully namedrops and attacks a who's-who of 2009 tabloid icons. His targets include: To understand the impact of "We Made You,"

Fans often debate the song's place within the context of the darker, horrorcore themes found on the rest of the Relapse album. The video's absurdity was often cited as a

Directed by Joseph Kahn (who also directed "Without Me" and "Love the Way You Lie"), the music video for "We Made You" is a spectacle of impersonations and low-brow humor. With a reported budget of over $2 million, it features Eminem dressing up as several celebrities:

showing up to support their Shady/Aftermath label mate.