The Slim Shady
Eminem
The Slim Shady LP is the second studio album and first industrial launch from the American rapper Eminem.
It was launched on February 23, 1999, beneath Interscope Information and Dr. Dre’s Aftermath Leisure.
[1] Recorded in Ferndale, Michigan following Eminem’s recruitment by Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine, the album options manufacturing from Dr. Dre, the Bass Brothers, and Eminem himself.
The vast majority of the file’s lyrical content material is written from the attitude of the rapper’s alter ego Slim Shady, whom the rapper created on Slim Shady EP (1997).
The lyrics are famous for his or her over-the-top depictions of violence and heavy use of profanity.
The album was met with each crucial and industrial success; critics praised Eminem for his distinctive lyrical fashion, and the file debuted at quantity two on the US Billboard 200 chart behind TLC’s FanMail with 283, 000 copies bought in it is opening week.
The primary official single, “My Title Is”, peaked at quantity 36 on the Billboard Scorching 100. The Slim Shady LP went on to be licensed quadruple-platinum by the Recording Business Affiliation of America (RIAA).
The file gained a Grammy Award for Greatest Rap Album, and in 2003, the album was ranked quantity 273 on Rolling Stone journal’s listing of the five hundred best albums of all time.
The Slim Shady LP turned Eminem from an unknown rapper right into a high-profile celeb. Interscope Information awarded him together with his personal file label, Shady Information, and he launched into an intensive touring schedule to advertise the album. In the summertime of 1999, the rapper regularly carried out on the Vans Warped Tour and in hip-hop golf equipment.
He additionally grew to become a extremely controversial determine attributable to his lyrical content material, which some perceived to be misogynistic and a unfavorable effect on American youth.
The rapper was additionally sued a number of instances following the discharge of the album for causes together with slander and unauthorized sampling.
Track Listings
Disc: 1
| 1 | Public Service Announcment Vocals – Jeff Bass 0:33 – Eminem |
| 2 | My Name Is 4:28 – Eminem |
| 3 | Guilty Conscience Featuring – Dr. Dreproducer – Dr. Dre, Eminem 3:19 – Eminem |
| 4 | Brain Damage 3:46 – Eminem |
| 5 | Paul 0:15 – Eminem |
Disc: 2
| 1 | If I Had 4:05 |
| 2 | 97′ Bonnie & Clyde 5:16 |
| 3 | Bitch 0:19 |
| 4 | Role Model 3:25 |
| 5 | Lounge 0:46 |
| 6 | My Fault 4:01 |
Disc: 3
| 1 | Ken Kaniff 1:16 |
| 2 | Cum on Everybody 3:39 |
| 3 | Rock Bottom 3:34 |
| 4 | Just Don’t Give a Fuck :02 |
Disc: 4
| 1 | Soap 0:34 |
| 2 | As the World Turns 4:25 |
| 3 | I’m Shady 3:31 |
| 4 | Bad Meets Evil Featuring – Royce Da 5’9″ 4:13 |
| 5 | Still Don’t Give a Fuck Co-Producer – Eminem Producer – Jeff Bass, Mark Bass 4:12 |
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