Eminem - The Slim Shady LP
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About the album
The Slim Shady LP is Eminem’s major-label debut, a record that places technical rhyme, cartoon violence, confession, and provocation inside Dr. Dre’s controlled production world. The alter ego is a theatrical device, but the writing keeps breaking through it: “My Name Is” introduces the character as a joke with teeth, while “Rock Bottom” and “If I Had” expose the economic frustration underneath. Dre produced much of the album, and the beats give Eminem enough open space to make internal rhyme audible. Aftermath released the twenty-track CD in 1999. Skits and interludes are part of the sequence, not separate from its design; they move the listener between comic performance and uncomfortable self-report. The album established Eminem’s voice, but its shape also shows the influence of the producer who gave that voice a stark, legible frame.
Worth knowing
- The Slim Shady LP was released in 1999.
- Dr. Dre produced much of the album.
- “My Name Is,” “Rock Bottom,” and “If I Had” are part of the sequence.
- The CD contains twenty tracks.
Credits
- producer, mix
- Dr. Dre
- producer
- Eminem
- producer
- Jeff Bass
- producer
- Mark Bass
- producer
- Marky
- producer
- Mel‐Man
- engineer
- Aaron Lepley
- mix
- Mr. B
- mix
- Richard “Segal” Huredia
Tracklist
- 1.Public Service Announcement
- 2.My Name Is
- 3.Guilty Conscience
- 4.Brain Damage
- 5.Paul
- 6.If I Had
- 7.97’ Bonnie & Clyde
- 8.Bitch
- 9.Role Model
- 10.Lounge
- 11.My Fault
- 12.Ken Kaniff
- 13.Cum on Everybody
- 14.Rock Bottom
- 15.Just Don’t Give a Fuck
- 16.Soap
- 17.As the World Turns
- 18.I’m Shady
- 19.Bad Meets Evil
- 20.Still Don’t Give a Fuck
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