The Slim Shady LP
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CRITIC REVIEWS
100
It's those lyrical skills and the subtle mastery of the music that still resonate, and they're what make The Slim Shady LP one of the great debuts in both hip-hop and modern pop music.
12y
80
Mathers's hard-knock raps translate hip-hop for folks without Wu-Tang decoder rings, articulating suburban anger and violent apathy through the lens of white kids' experience. This tactic, combined with Mathers's considerable skills, should ultimately help him make teenage angst pay off mad loot.
80
The Slim Shady LP remains a great debut, a singpost of what was to come, and a highly recommended addition to any rap fan's collection.
10y
70
For all the alienation on Slim Shady, Eminem earns his buzz as a bona fide rap star one tasteless insult at a time, battling the world with a mouthful of adjectives and a boxful of laxatives.
58
Eminem plays the role of the debauched character Slim Shady, rapping in a singsongy whine that makes his rhymes sometimes seem less insidious than they are.
EMINEM DISCOGRAPHY DEEP DIVE #2
ORIGINAL SCORE: 80
After the mediocrity that was Infinite, it was clear that Mr. Mathers had to come up with something new this time around. Well, firstly he created the demented Slim Shady persona and secondly, he got Dre to produce a chunk of the album and voilá, a legend was born. The hip hop scene and especially the Midwest rap scene would never be the same.
So, why is this album so highly regarded? In my opinion, it's the fact that every song just ... read more
A fun, catchy and a exciting album, that doesn't sound like other hip-hop albums from that era. The problem with Eminem is that he delivered only one more great album. His later records are not on the same level.
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Eminem's debut album is a damn classic for good reason.
Considering how back then, Rap Music was a very inclusive genre at the time this album released, some white guy from Detroit rapping was pretty much unheard of. Sure, I suppose there WERE artists like Vanilla Ice that were semi-popular at the time, but artists like Vanilla Ice were part of the reason why many prominent figures of the rap scene just made fun of white guys trying ... read more
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Track List
| 1 | Public Service Announcement 0:33 | 72 |
| 2 | My Name Is 4:28 | 90 |
| 3 | Guilty Conscience 3:19 feat. Dr. Dre | 89 |
| 4 | Brain Damage 3:46 | 86 |
| 5 | Paul 0:15 | 64 |
| 6 | If I Had 4:05 | 80 |
| 7 | '97 Bonnie & Clyde 5:16 | 87 |
| 8 | Bitch 0:19 | 62 |
| 9 | Role Model 3:25 | 89 |
| 10 | Lounge 0:46 | 63 |
| 11 | My Fault 4:01 | 74 |
| 12 | Ken Kaniff 1:16 | 59 |
| 13 | Cum On Everybody 3:39 | 67 |
| 14 | Rock Bottom 3:34 | 91 |
| 15 | Just Don't Give a Fuck 4:02 | 86 |
| 16 | Soap 0:34 | 57 |
| 17 | As the World Turns 4:25 | 80 |
| 18 | I'm Shady 3:31 | 75 |
| 19 | Bad Meets Evil 4:13 feat. Royce da 5'9'' | 83 |
| 20 | Still Don't Give a Fuck 4:12 | 88 |
Total Length: 59 minutes
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2mo
How is this the most rated album from 1999 I’ve like never heard anyone talk about it on here