Eminem (The Slim Shady LP)

[Slim Zaddy]

Released February 23, 1999
Recorded 1997–1998
Genre hip hop
Length 59:48
Label Aftermath, Interscope, Web
Producer Marky & Jeff Bass (exec.), Dr. Dre (exec.), Eminem, Mel-Man, Sway & King Tech

Overview :
The Slim Shady LP is the commercial debut studio album from American rapper Eminem, released in 1999. It was Eminem's first album released under Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment.
The album was met with critical and commercial success. It debuted at #2 on the charts behind TLC's FanMail with 283,000 sold in its opening week. The album went on to be certified 5x platinum by the RIAA. To date, it has moved over 9 million units worldwide. "Just Don't Give a Fuck" was the first and only underground single from the album.[citation needed] The first official single was "My Name Is".
In 2003, the album was ranked number 273 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. It placed higher than Eminem's second album The Marshall Mathers LP on the list, despite the fact that it originally received 3.5/5 stars compared to Marshall Mathers's 4/5 star rating.

Background
Upon its release, there were several complaints about The Slim Shady LP's lyrical content. The song "Guilty Conscience" (the album's second single) ends with Eminem and Dr. Dre apparently succeeding in encouraging a man to murder his wife and her lover. In "97' Bonnie & Clyde", Eminem raps about disposing of his wife's body while his baby daughter rides along in his car, which the album cover alludes to.

The introduction of the CD "Public Service Announcement" is a disclaimer saying that the CD has a lot of violent and drug references, as well as numerous swearing and some sexual references.

Most songs feature substantial amounts of swearing, numerous references to sex and drugs, and over-the-top, cartoonish descriptions of violence. It even contains numerous references to the occult and Satanic ritual abuse. Fans of the album have generally defended it by saying that the lyrics are not to be taken seriously. Eminem himself has referenced "Slim Shady" as an exaggerated persona. In several songs, it is clear that the Slim Shady persona does not accurately represent Eminem's real life and many lyrics are meant as a joke, in contrast to his more serious second effort The Marshall Mathers LP. On the "clean" version of the album, "shit", "ass", and sometimes "bitch" are left uncensored while drug, sexual and violent references are edited out through backmasking, muting, or are replaced by sound effects [glass breaking, screaming, banging, etc.] The album edit of "Guilty Conscience" is much different from the video version, being less censored and with slightly different lyrics, as well as having a different narrator.

The songs "Just Don't Give a Fuck", "If I Had" and "97' Bonnie & Clyde" previously appeared on Eminem's independent album, The Slim Shady EP, in 1997. Dr. Dre was so impressed by the EP that he wanted to use some of the tracks on The Slim Shady LP. "Just Don't Give a Fuck" was given sharper and more impressive production, with additional instruments and sound effects, as well as cuts by Kid Rock. "97' Bonnie & Clyde" was given new keylines. The EP version, which was originally called "Just the Two of Us", featured a sample from a song of the same name by Grover Washington, Jr.


Production
In addition to executive-producing the album, Dr. Dre produced both of its singles ("My Name Is" and "Guilty Conscience") and also produced "Role Model" with Aftermath co-producer Mel-Man. The rest of the album was produced by the Bass Brothers for the Detroit-based FBT Productions, who had been close collaborators with Eminem since Infinite.

Track listing
1. "Public Service Announcement" (feat. Jeff Bass) 0:33
2. "My Name Is" Dr. Dre 4:28
3. "Guilty Conscience" (feat. Dr. Dre) Dr. Dre 3:19
4. "Brain Damage" F.B.T., Eminem (co) 3:46
5. "Paul" (Performed by Paul Rosenberg) 0:15
6. "If I Had" (feat. Kristie Abete) F.B.T., Eminem (co) 4:05
7. "97' Bonnie & Clyde" F.B.T., Eminem (co) 5:16
8. "Bitch" (Performed by Zoe Winkler) 0:19
9. "Role Model" Dr. Dre, Mel-Man 3:25
10. "Lounge" (feat. Marky Bass) 0:46
11. "My Fault" F.B.T., Eminem 4:01
12. "Ken Kaniff" (feat. Marky Bass) 1:16
13. "Cum on Everybody" (feat. Dina Rae) F.B.T., Eminem (co) 3:39
14. "Rock Bottom" F.B.T. 3:34
15. "Just Don't Give a Fuck" F.B.T., Eminem (co) 4:02
16. "Soap" 0:34
17. "As the World Turns" F.B.T., Eminem (co) 4:25
18. "I'm Shady" F.B.T., Eminem (co) 3:32
19. "Bad Meets Evil" (feat. Royce da 5'9") F.B.T., Eminem (co) 4:13
20. "Still Don't Give a Fuck" F.B.T., Eminem (co) 4:12

Music Video:
1."Just Don't Give a Fuck"
Released: October 13, 1998
2."My Name Is"
Released: February 23, 1999
3."Guilty Conscience"
Released: June 8, 1999
4."role model"
Released: 1988

Charts & Awards:

Billboard Albums:
1999 The Slim Shady LP The Billboard 200 2
1999 The Slim Shady LP The Billboard 200 2
1999 The Slim Shady LP The Billboard 200 2
1999 The Slim Shady LP Top Canadian Albums 9
1999 The Slim Shady LP Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 1

Billboard Singles:
1998 Just Don't Give a Fuck Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 62
1999 Guilty Conscience Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 56
1999 Just Don t Give A F*** Hot Rap Singles 5
1999 My Name Is Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 18
1999 My Name Is Hot Rap Singles 10
1999 My Name Is Modern Rock Tracks 37
1999 My Name Is Rhythmic Top 40 5
1999 My Name Is The Billboard Hot 100 36
1999 My Name Is Top 40 Mainstream 29
1999 My Name Is Top 40 Tracks 39

Grammy's Awards:
1999 S My Name Is Best Rap Solo Performance Eminem
1999 A The Slim Shady LP Best Rap Album Eminem

Chart history
Billboard 200 2
Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums 1
Top Canadian Albums 9

Credits:
Aristotle Performer
Jeff Bass Producer, Performer, Mixing
Marky Bass Performer
Greg Burns Engineer
Dr. Dre Producer, Mixing
Eminem Producer
Brian Gardner Mastering
Richard Huredia Narrator, Engineer, Mixing
Kid Rock Cut
Aaron Lepley Engineer, Mixing
Mark Leroy Artwork, Design
Alan Mason Engineer, Mixing
Christopher McCants Photography
Mel-Man Drum Programming
Dina Rae Vocals
Michael "Wolf" Reaves Engineer
Les Scurry Production Coordination
Justin Trugman Producer
Michael Tuller Mixing, Recording
Michael Wilder Producer
Winkler, Zoe Performer

My Review:
to be updated

[shadysully22]

Dope album!! Not as good as MMLP, IMO but still one of the best ever made!! I would suggest this album to anyone....

[DrRapid]

[quote="shadysully22"]Dope album!! Not as good as MMLP, IMO but still one of the best ever made!! I would suggest this album to anyone....[/quote]
Nah, not anyone and you know that LOL Give a granny a seizure with what Em says...

[Ivy]

Alright album but I still prefer the MMLP

[Junky]

Genious, that's all I could say.

[Robot]

What in the world does F.B.T mean by Rock Bottom ?