Trivia

• This is a studio rendition of Eminem’s “Hazardous Youth” freestyle, recorded after he signed to Interscope Records.
• The original version (with music) was released in 1998 on The Slim Shady LP Snippet Tape under the title “Verse 3.” Shortly after the release of The Slim Shady LP, “Verse 3” was bundled with two other freestyles from the tape and released as a free MP3 on eminem.com under the title “Three Verses.”
• Eminem also performed this freestyle live on The Wake Up Show alongside Akinyele.
• Eminem reused the verse as the second verse of “Bad Influence,” released on November 2, 1999, which was recorded during the The Marshall Mathers LP sessions.