Middle school 98 &99: Never bought an album, never turned it up in the car, never had someone burn me a song on a cd....Definitely saw him on SNL and the video for "Stan", and friends listened to him, I remember my friend copped the MM Lp, and I just couldn't believe how wack it was, that music was never something that connected with me.
High school 2000-2004: I liked The Eminem Show, I know I downloaded it, and played a few songs from time to time, he was such overwhelming presence in those days, I remember going after school with my boy so he could get his copy of TES. With the rise of 50, who I followed since 99, I also listened to more Em, as the Shady/Interscope/G-Unit powerhouse formed in 2002, which took me through 8 Mile, which I also liked, and Get Rich or Die Trying, and the beginning of the White Pac era, with artists like Obie Trice, who I fukked with. "I'm Gone", and 'We All Day Some Day"
He was something of a begrudging presence by this point, that I accepted, and even listened to here and there, but almost always as a guest. Also, in the days of ripping groups, and burned cd mixes, it was something of a pride point, to have the latest Em bonus tracks or remixes.
Also, 2003 saw the Ja Rule era implode, and the "Hail Mary", plus other assorted G-Unit disses, which was the hottest thing that summer.
2004: I had to hear Encore over and over, due to my ectascy addled friends, I liked Mosh, Spend Some Time, and Like Toy Soldiers, as the Em era came to a close, I remember, I also liked 'When I'm Gone", from 2005 or so. I thought some of his production, the darker stuff mostly, was dope.
Though his skill at certain points was undeniable, he was always something of a joke to me at worst, and something resembling guilty pleasure at best.
Hearing him shout them out in the 1st album had me like 
because I thought he was gonna put those nikkas on.
to anyone caping for present day Em. This guy used to be so nice and the shyt he puts out now it's like he forgot how to rap.