The Slim Shady LP

Eminem - The Slim Shady LP
Critic Score
Based on 8 reviews
1999 Ratings: #118 / 159
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1999 Ratings: #118
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CRITIC REVIEWS

100
AllMusic

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.

80
SPIN

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
Sputnikmusic

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.

70
Rolling Stone

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
Entertainment Weekly

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.

LonelyHipHopFan
65

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

rguitar
96

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.

ST4T1C
85

Attack of the Killer Nem Nems (episode 1: Humble Origins)

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

CharonTheOar
80

Goblin by Tyler, The Creator but actually good (and came out earlier but who cares)

misterstinkbomb
87

Make role model logner 🙏

edend100
70

it’s good but annoyingly edgy

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Track List

1Public Service Announcement
0:33
72
2My Name Is
4:28
90
3Guilty Conscience
3:19
feat. Dr. Dre
89
4Brain Damage
3:46
86
5Paul
0:15
64
6If I Had
4:05
80
7'97 Bonnie & Clyde
5:16
87
8Bitch
0:19
62
9Role Model
3:25
89
10Lounge
0:46
63
11My Fault
4:01
74
12Ken Kaniff
1:16
59
13Cum On Everybody
3:39
67
14Rock Bottom
3:34
91
15Just Don't Give a Fuck
4:02
86
16Soap
0:34
57
17As the World Turns
4:25
80
18I'm Shady
3:31
75
19Bad Meets Evil
4:13
83
20Still Don't Give a Fuck
4:12
88
Total Length: 59 minutes

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