Music Video
Not Afraid (Official Video)
Directed by Rich Lee
Trivia
- “Not Afraid” was released as the album’s lead single, debuting at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and becoming only the 16th song to do so in Billboard history.
- The song marks the first lead single by Eminem to carry a serious tone and message rather than the upbeat, humorous style of his past lead singles, and the first not to be produced by or Eminem himself.
- The song won a total of seven music awards, including Best Rap Solo Performance at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards.
Words from Eminem
“Whatever I can be to people is fine. Some people may look up to me. Some people may consider me a fucking menace. But I’m grateful for every fan letter I get, and for every person who says I helped save them.
I feel like I took a lot of time off. Not doing shit for those four or five years, how lazy I got — it’s time to get back to doing what I love. I feel like I’ve got a lot of gas in the tank. I just want to make up for letting people down.