The story of when Eminem first signed with Dr. Dre is one of hip-hop's most legendary origin tales. Dre discovered Em's raw talent on an underground tape and immediately recognized something special.

By the late ‘90s, some had written off Dr. Dre following his departure from Death Row Records and the commercial underperformance of his 1996 single “Been There, Done That.” However, 2001 proved that ...