Encore

Track #1 from Encore.

(5/26/2002) (The Eminem Show releases) (11/7/2003) (Straight From The Lab leaks)

Leaked in October 2004. Produced by Eminem. Hook could possibly be from 03.

OG Filename: Bullymix 12.3.02 A diss track targeted at Benzino and Ja Rule. Was meant for Encore.

OG Filename: 03 Smack You Unreleased Suge Knight & Ja Rule diss where he accusses Suge Knight of ordering the murders of 2Pac and Biggie. Features Hailie Jade on some bars to help make fun of Ja Rule. Samples/interpolates Against All Odds and Bomb First (My Second Reply) by 2Pac/Makaveli. References Hailie's Revenge, and possibly meant for Invasion III. Leaked by The Soul Intent Enthusiast. Full lossless is in circulation. The beat ("Let's Lay Her") was created April 10th, 2003 according to Joe Strange.

OG Filename: 7.8.04 Stand By Me Made a day after Christopher Reeves, the title may be a tongue in cheek reference to him. Samples Ben E. King's "Stand By Me".

An uncensored version of V2 is rumored to exist, however it's unclear whether it was censored or not so this will be put as rumored.

Track #2 from Encore. From July or August 2004.

OG Filenames: Reeves 7.7.04REF#3DISK / 7 CHRISTOPHER REEVES / REEVES Listed as track #7 on an early tracklist before Encore's release on Eminem's website. Was removed by Em due to the death of Christopher Reeve, as said on his 2024 track, "Guilty Conscience 2." Was later reworked into "Brand New Dance" for TDOSS and the original version of the song leaked a couple months later by The Soul Intent Enthusiast. Features a placeholder "Mike" text-to-speech outro. Full lossless in circulation.

Was meant for Invasion III before it leaked. Recorded in quarter 4 of 2002.

Track #3 from Encore. Recorded sometime in October 2003.

OG Filename: PAUL PHONE(Chris Reeves) OG version for the Encore Paul skit. Mentions Christopher Reeves and the song instead of Michael Jackson and Just Lose It. Changed due to the song being cut from the album. Leaked by The Soul Intent Enthusiast. Full lossless is in circulation.

OG Filename: 03 Smack You Unreleased Suge Knight & Ja Rule diss where he accusses Suge Knight of ordering the murders of 2Pac and Biggie. Features Hailie Jade on some bars to help make fun of Ja Rule. Samples/interpolates Against All Odds and Bomb First (My Second Reply) by 2Pac/Makaveli. References Hailie's Revenge, and possibly meant for Invasion III. Leaked by The Soul Intent Enthusiast. Full lossless is in circulation. The beat ("Let's Lay Her") was created April 10th, 2003 according to Joe Strange.

Said by Joe Strange to have been started in 2003. Shares the same beat, hook, and first two verses as the 2005 version. Has a different third verse, however it's unknown if the post-chorus is present. Recorded a week after "Smack You."

Track #4 from Encore. Made in December 2003

OG Filename: Bullymix 12.3.02 A diss track targeted at Benzino and Ja Rule. Was meant for Encore.

OG Filenames: Reeves 7.7.04REF#3DISK / 7 CHRISTOPHER REEVES / REEVES Listed as track #7 on an early tracklist before Encore's release on Eminem's website. Was removed by Em due to the death of Christopher Reeve, as said on his 2024 track, "Guilty Conscience 2." Was later reworked into "Brand New Dance" for TDOSS and the original version of the song leaked a couple months later by The Soul Intent Enthusiast. Features a placeholder "Mike" text-to-speech outro. Full lossless in circulation.

Has a longer intro & no tags.

Track #5 from Encore. From July or August 2004.

A version of Go To Sleep with a different verse order (DMX going second and Obie going last) was played in the opening credits of Cradle 2 The Grave. For some reason, some words are censored, but some are not.