Why is Eminem always so upset? He has a hit album, he's the opening act for the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards, and he gets to wear a comfortable hoodie while Rihanna is stuck in some sort of combat-boots-and-tutu getup I'm pretty sure she stole from Madonna. "Love the Way You Lie" is a painfully honest account of domestic violence — and the fact that it's performed by two people with first-hand experience with the subject makes it all the more poignant — but aside from some faux fireballs, the performance is pretty dull. And why is everyone so shocked that Rihanna made a guest appearance? She's in the video.
Grade: B