3:01 Pick Me Up: Eminem

Let’s face it: 3 p.m. is the cruellest time of the workday. The morning latte has worn off, and the post-lunch crash has you staggering around like an extra from a George A. Romero flick. That’s why, each weekday at 3:01 p.m., we present you with a video hand-picked to kick-start your heart. If the following clip doesn’t bring you temporarily back to life and help get you through the rest of the afternoon, chances are you’re dead inside.

Today’s offering: Ever wondered what would have happened if Eminem had stayed hungry, instead of getting rich and then setting himself adrift in a sea of alcohol and prescription drugs? So do we. There was a time when—sorry Hova, Fitty, and Kanye—no other rapper on the face of the earth could touch the white MC born Marshall Mathers. And nowhere was Eminem more on a top of his game than here. If you’re feeling shitty about your lot in life and where you’re headed, you could do worse things today than pay close attention to one of the most hard-hitting motivational moments in the history of pop music.