The Slim Shady LP

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Liked it

Got a little taste of a Sandler comedy CD. He obviously acknowledges it as childish with the beats used and the font on the cover. Even coming in prepared it elicits a response on several tracks, so I guess that makes it art.

He's such a good rapper. Unfortunately I have to take this down a star because he's just so violent and hateful and inappropriate.

Another one I listened to quite a bit when I was younger. Not my favourite by Eminem; some of the tracks on this one just don't hit, buts still solid and has some ironclad bangers

Don’t mind it 3

Another misogynistic, homophobic rap album that is no longer relevant.

Haha my name is Eminem. Pee pee, poo poo, farts and pussy (repeat for 50 minutes). He's got the Dr. Seuss "One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish" flow and it gets annoying fast. Not funny, not even that "offensive", just boring. Aged horribly. Get in the locker.

Not for me

It goes without saying that nobody could drop a project like this today. At least, not without being shunned into obscurity, or at least a very niche fanbase. And yet, Eminem is one of the best-known rappers on the planet (#15 artist on Spotify as of today.) I'm not here to tell anyone they shouldn't be offended by the lyrics. As a bisexual man, I have a pretty good perspective on the potential impact of this kind of content. But I make the personal choice to take it with a grain (or several) of salt. Obviously, Em is rapping about being a horrible person. That's the whole point of the Slim Shady character. As you hear at the very beginning, "the views and events expressed here are totally fucked, and are not necessarily the views of anyone." If you're the type of person who can take the blatant shock value as entertainment, you're in for a ride. The storytelling is so cartoonishly fun and ridiculous. The wordplay and rhyming are impressive. Eminem is a master of that craft, and you can tell he's enjoying himself while stitching all these syllables together in such an off-the-wall fashion. He's got a few pretty sticky hooks in here too. But we can't forget to credit Dr. Dre, who crafted the perfect sound for this debut album, which undeniably screams "slim shady." Not for everyone. But if it works for you, it's a hell of a good time.

5/5 - classic hard eminem but i preffered the marshal mathers lp, although this is still a very powerful album, i have more songs sqved from this album as opposed to the other album which was jut overall better. I did appreciate the little skits in the album, it made it more fun to listen to

This was the start of something really great for Eminem. But this album is still full of tracks that are raw and the title track is a top all time rap song. But mid way through it can get repetitive and monotonous for a bit.

Some high school classics. Sketches are gimmicky and don’t really age well.

I don’t think I could realistically listen to this album on a regular basis, Eminem has never been my thing, but as I dug into this one I did gain a new appreciation for him as a rapper. Especially considering this was effectively his debut, the flow and the metaphors and use of language is so strong. Found it interesting, especially listening to the Blueprint before this and Doggystyle after, how he never used the word “nigga”. Every word is very thought out. And while many of those words were construed as misogynistic when this first came out, it’s clear that generally speaking most of what he is saying was meant as parody, black comedy, or in many cases fantasy. The production is also surprisingly strong for how old this now is. At the of the day this album is more like a critically acclaimed movie where you know the plot is full of hard, painful moments, but ultimately provides a vignette into a certain section of humanity.

Album #: 197 first impressions: I'm finally listening to the quintessential Bad Kid (TM) album. This album came out when I was in elementary school and I remember my popular friends' older brothers being big fans. To the inverse degree, my parents, the "Dr." Dobson devotees, were horrified by this album. So it was weird to go back and actually listen to it now that I'm the age some of those kids' parents must have been. It's also weird to think about how Hailey was kind of always a baby to me but she's like, married now and was always closer to my age than Eminem was. Also, Eminem's sound hasn't actually evolved as much as I thought it would have, but his influence is all over so much of music that I enjoy. after listening through: In some ways, I'm horrified and I can totally see why people were upset by this album and wouldn't want kids to listen to it. But in others, I can see how this was groundbreaking, and I respect Em's artistry and creativity. I don't think anyone could listen to this and think he wasn't imaginative, bold, and provocative as hell. Is some of the violence and misogyny gratuitous? Of course. Is it so offensive that I can see it hynotizing children into committing crimes? No. post-reading reviews/wiki: yeah reactions are exactly what I expected them to be -- adulatory + disgusted. Seems like a fitting legacy. relisten?: I mean, as someone who is pretty sensitive and not a hip hop head, probably not aside from the classic My Name Is.

Being so familiar with his work since this album, it's easy to say this album is not anywhere near his best work. He's definitely finding his voice/style a little bit on this one. Honestly, it's probably the "least good" album of his. But, in context, this was such a huge deal when it came out. It was so different - not just stylistically, but even content-wise. Other rappers were talking about how bad ass they are, and Eminem came out and really just rapped about how much it sucks growing up urban-poor. He talks about everything he doesn't have, what he can't do, what's hard about life, and how he struggles with it. That kinda flipped the script. Definitely a must listen contextually, but still early Eminem.

I'll stick w/ the candy.

Listening to this is wild after living through it so long ago. It's hard to remember just how much by storm Eminem took the world when this came out. I never listened to it then but the singles and his presence were just ubiquitous. Obviously Eminem is a great rapper, one of the best ever, and these rhymes hit hard, but it's hard to get past the nostalgic punch from hearing this and listening to it in that context. It's not bad by any means, it's just not for me.

Yeah, this album sucks. The beats are basic and his voice is whiny as hell. Then you get into the lyrics, and it’s much worse… such as, stories about date-raping 15 year old girls. No fucking thanks.

Maybe hasn't aged as well as some of the 1001, but no denying this guy knows rhythm and rhyme.

hasn't aged well. by that, i mean it wasn't really that good twenty years ago, but i grew up.

Eh, idk, I know this album still has fans today and I guess I can see why but just doesn't really do it for me. Maybe wrong place wrong time, I see where this would have been cool in 1999, but kinda cringe for me to listen to the first time today. There are some decent tracks here and there, but I just don't love Eminem's approach on this album, more annoying than anything. 2.5/5

3.5

Si que le gusta eminem

AJ: So smart. So violent. One of the best to ever do it. Not my favorite of his, but man he’s so good.

"Wow Eminem, you've been blessed with this great gift! What are you going to do with it?" "Well, you know, I've thought really hard about this. And I have to say, I'm feeling drawn to produce an album that can only be truly appreciated for what it's worth by teenage boys. Like, right in that 13-15 range? I've always felt that these are the kind of people I truly connect with, and I'd really like to lean into that."

Album #467 and this is the first one I'm completely skipping. The Marshall Mathers LP was trash.

This was fine.

Holy shit bad meets evil is fucking awesome. Overall a really good album. I know being offensive and punching down is part of Eminem’s brand but there are a lot of lyrics and skits that hit really wrong listening in 2023. Still a good album but there are a couple of weak tracks and some lyrics that bring down otherwise great songs.

impressive poetry, cool voice, def plusses On the con side though, kind of weird beats, all of the ‘acting’ and ‘exposition’ in the background Is really distracting I dig the ‘art’ aspect of this being the “horror movie flex by the imagined mischief-maker alter ego (Slim Shady) of the stage persona (Eminem) of a person (Marshal Mathers) who trying to work out the giant (mostly ethnic?) chip on his shoulder” His voice is rad though and (speaking as someone who’s tried his hand at writing some poetry) his rhymes are so interesting. Like infectious earworm I also dig that in this Slim Shady period when ‘reality’ poked it head out from the ‘horror’ aesthetic it’s usually in the form of 1-st person commentary on being poor, which is something I think was/is important

I think some of this album is fun and easy to listen to. But man, some of it really doesn’t hold up well at all. I don’t know if Mathers is trying to say much on a lot of this material, but instead is just writing shock lyrics for the sake of being funny. I’m not going to recommend you listen to this fully unless you’re a diehard Eminem fan or you’re doing this 1001 albums challenge.

I can really respect Eminem’s considerable creative control of the English language, but the enjoyment I’ve found in actually listening to his music has always been slim.

On first listen, I assumed Eminem's first major success must have come out when he was barely out of school. Dude was twenty fucking six when wrote this. Childish, homophobic, misogynistic.

4++/5

An interesting listen. I never really got into Eminem. I remember when this album was huge among my classmates. I liked My Name Is (still do) and other singles that would come along over the years were either fairly enjoyable or annoying to me. I never cared enough to actually listen to a full album. Anyway, I get why this was a hit. There's a lot of good songs here, but also some pretty big duds in my opinion but more good than bad. I'd like to note that I hate 97 Bonnie and Clyde. I had a daughter with a woman that I now hate and even I find that song disgusting. For reference I enjoy a lot of gross out death metal and goregrind kind of stuff and those lyrics rarely phase me but this was just ick. Overall, I liked this. Would listen to some of these songs again and wouldn't be opposed to listening to more of his albums. I think I somehow underestimated one of the most celebrated rappers of his generation. A 3.5 for my enjoyment,a 4 for understanding why this was huge and impact.

Such a great album, raw, thought-provoking, it pushes boundaries and limits. Great lyrics and beats. The album tails at the end, although 'SGDAF' is a great closer.

I mean it's Eminem. For as vulgar and generally off-putting as his lyrics can be, he was a defining feature of 2000s rap

The music, okay. The lyricism? Outstanding. The way he takes social ideas an remolds them to fit his needs is amazing.

Not a fan

Good lyrics, same beat. Don’t care for the language.

Classic

The tricky thing about edge-lord style satire is that if it goes over your head, you may take away exactly the wrong lessons from it. While it's clear from the very beginning with disclaimers like public service announcement that Marshall was self aware enough to understand this risk (in later albums he turns the premise on its head and doubles down), unfortunately a certain type of suburban white appropriative douchebaggery was inevitably birthed out of the success of the Slim Shady LP. The vessel of toxic masculinity becomes heralded earnestly instead of exposed, like American Psycho and Fight Club before it, and so many after. Granted there are other elements that don't hold up outside of this, but I don't hold him uniquely culpable for the moments I winced listening. Now to the positives - on the whole I really respect just how deliberately this record was made in order to create a world of its own... the man knows how to Emcee. It feels more like a radio play than an album - it's borderline histrionic, with characters sharply defined, centered around a deeply compelling, if often violent and pyschosexual story - a formula he would refine and repeat to great success across many subsequent albums. The gritty loops undergird the atmosphere of terror and paranoia he wants to elicit - it's like a nightmare you can't (and don't quite want to) look away from, and his passion really comes through. He's acutely aware of how he will be received and executes his vision so so clearly from a production and lyrical standpoint and that's commendable. At the same time, I think it's completely fair and in fact more interesting to rate these records based on how much they resonate with with us as individuals vs an attempt at impartiality, and for me the second half of the album starts to blur together. I think it would have been stronger with fewer tracks!

Let’s take a moment to appreciate the audacity it requires to write a song about telling your child that you murdered their mother. It’s insane. This album is high energy, crass, violent, infectious, and could not be made today. Like the MM LP, from a rapping and production standpoint it’s impeccable. He just seems to be having so much fun and is so self aware that I don’t see how you can’t like it. My favorite is I’m Shady, where he breaks down some of the braggadocio from earlier in the album. I don’t think this beats out MM LP (which I regret not giving a 5), so this gets a 4.

Great lyrical skills are already on display on his major-label debut. Also present is the irony that permeates Eminem's best work. All that said, this one is a four star and the The Marshall Mathers LP gets five stars in my book and is the one that should be on this list.

Not my genre but hard to deny his talent. Can’t tell if it’s an act or genuine anger being expressed. Regardless, it’s a compelling album.

While the opening track (not including the introduction) might be one of the greatest introductions to a new artist of all time, the album as a whole is rough to listen to. I know he was being controversial and disgusting on purpose, but it is stil A LOT to listen to for an hour, even if the worst part of me finds some of it funny. I cannot imagine hearing this for the first time in 1999 having no idea who this guy is or what he wants with my children. Production-wise the Dr. Dre beats sound fantastic. I also have to wonder if Eminem/Hillary is the only instance of a rapper endorsing someone for President who they threatened to kill/assault on an earlier album? Would do a 3.5 if possible.

It's been damn near 20 years since I listened to this, which is particularly wild when considering the fact that it was probably the most anticipated album of my teenage years/early 20s. Thanks to the internet and RealPlayer I heard the Slim Shady EP right around the time Em got signed by Dre - nobody in my suburban corner of Canada had any idea what was coming yet, but I was all in. Hell, for about six months, thanks to either Tripod or Geocities, I hosted one of the first few Eminem fansites on the internet - scouring for any tidbits I could find and present. When The Slim Shady LP finally dropped, it was everything I hoped for and more (almost too much more with how ubiquitous "My Name Is" became so quickly!) Nineteen-year-old me could not get enough. Now 43-year-old me is revisiting it for the first time in a couple of decades and, honestly, I still think it's absolutely brilliant. I have much less of an interest in extreme shock value these days and a far lower threshold for some of the homophobic and misogynistic language used herein but I can't deny the genius at work here. The album is brilliantly crafted and Eminem's emcee skills are absolutely undeniable over and above the shock value of the content; his flows, lyrics, and ability to work a persona were near completely unparalleled at the time. The material from The Slim Shady EP was already proven to anybody who heard it, and the new tunes continued to take the Slim Shady persona to the next level, which garnered exactly the kinds of reactions one would expect when working shock and spectacle so hard - particularly when playing a persona that blurs the line between real and imaginary. Probably the most controversial track on the album was also my greatest disappointment with the album... "'97 Bonnie & Clyde" finds Eminem on an imaginary road trip with his infant daughter Hailie to dispose of her mother's corpse. The song was re-recorded from its original version on the EP (there called "Just the Two of Us") with a new beat and the addition of the real Hailie's voice. The inclusion of Hailie's voice unsurprisingly angered her mother and made the world at large even more uncomfortable with an already unsettling song - a lightning rod for those railing against the album upon release. My personal upset with the song didn't stem from discomfort around violence against women since I could stomach it as the gross twisted fantasy that it was (having long since experienced my own horror stories with the mother of one of my children, I feel like I understand the need for a catharsis like this even more than I ever did back then - even if my current desire to listen to something like this is quite minimal) - I was far more upset about the fact that the new beat was dark and ominous, which gave away the song too soon. The original had a very happy beat that made the deeply dark lyrics hit even harder. I fell off the Eminem train around the release of The Eminem Show. His first couple of major releases really hit right for where I was at in life, but I became far less interested shortly thereafter. I've remained a believer that Eminem is a top-tier emcee, whether I'm interested in listening to him or not. In particular, I think he was the absolute best at background adlibs on his studio albums - so often those are some of the more genius moments in his songs. I think Eminem outdid himself on The Marshall Mathers LP, which is a pretty stellar feat after having blown up so big with this one. I really doubt I'll revisit this one very often outside of projects like this or an occasional burst of nostalgia, but I still think it's an incredible album even if I'm not so interested these days. I'm pretty glad I got to spend some time with it today.

"My Name Is" is written in the key of F major." - wikipedia lol what is this the pastoral symphony its hard not to have my memory of this record coloured by how iconic the intro skit leads into 'my name is'. much of the tracks are poor and just serve as vehicles for eminems rapping skill. this is the very high end of 3 but i cant give it a 4. classic though.

Serious surprise in how good this was. Corny as hell in places but really tight flow, fun parody. Sometimes it's corny to the point of unpleasant but like 70% of the tracks i would say are good. this is an album to be listened to shamefully, alone, but listened to nonetheless

Not a giant Eminem fan...the production on this album sounds a little too gimmicky in my opinion. Maybe just a terrible era for Rap honestly. 2/5

I was a broke 18 year old metal head when this came out. I was down with Em at the time but had other CDs to buy. By the time of his next record, I was a fan. But I never owned this one and only really knew the hit. This record is alright. it doesn't have the hooks of the Marshall Mathers LP but it's still got that flow and great beats. Not Em's best. But it's up there.

I'm usually not a big fan of judging art released in a different era based off of the evolved norms of the present, but it's difficult for me to listen to The Slim Shady LP and not feel how poorly parts of it have aged. The shock era of hip-hop was one I'm glad we left in the past, and the constant rape fantasy aspects are tough. Eminem is clearly a craftsman, but this isn't my favorite of his albums. 2.5/5

I have memories of listening to this album at a friends house as a middle schooler. Back then we listened to for the naughty words. Now it's hard to get past the misogyny and hate. It's obvious it's having its intended effect. It's meant to be repulsive. But I don't like it. I feel like my mom. That was not fun.

Solid. Not what I would listen to on a regular basis, but a reminder that Eminem was one of the more prominent artists in the early 2000s

This type of humour really isn't my thing, which made this album annoying, especially considering the length. The sexism and the shock humour got under my skin. The only reason it's a two is that the beats and the flow aren't bad. They're even good at times, and I think his voice is decent, but I can't fully enjoy any of the songs because they're trying too hard to sound badass and edgy. I didn't hate everything about it, so I can't justify giving it a one, but it was on thin ice. Not excited for his other album. My favourite song was My Name Is.

Not usually my style of music. Thought it was interesting, although crude.

Puerile revenge fantasies

Highlights: My Name Is, Guilty Conscience, Just Don't Give A Fuck, I'm Shady 4.5/5

long and bad.

This was in frequent rotation in my early years. Eminem changed the hip hop game for me.

God sent him to piss the world off. Lyrics are messed up but creative. Dre is one of the top producers of all time, but in my opinion this isn’t his finest work. I like some Eminem, but this is probably not an album I will return to

I like it!

A classic Eminem album. Still fresh after all these years.

Did not age as well as i thought... still a classic

If you’ve ever wanted to be trapped in a room with a 13-year-old who’s surprisingly good at rapping while he lists off everything he can think of that will make his parents mad if he says it, this album is for you

Eminem is one of the most skilled rappers ever and Dr. Dre's beats are perfect for him. Unfortunately, the edgiest teenager you've ever met wrote all the lyrics on this album.

Yeah, I loved it at the time and while some of the content sits uncomfortably 24 years on, I still love it, and will turn a blind eye... Christ, it opens so strong. My Name Is and Guilty Conscience. But every track (skits aside) has at least a few bars that show Eminem's incredible skill as a rapper, beyond all the shock value stuff

Actually pretty good. I was not expecting to like this, but this was a pretty decent album from M&M. The album could be considered controversial at points.

An album of it's time, but certainly not one I'd listen to now.

2* as Christ this hasn’t aged well..

Perhaps the rawest Eminem album, before her came to understand his flow. This album is still super ambitious, we learn how messed up this guys life is/was and the dark comedy that he wants us to believe is or isn’t a joke. It’s very clear from this album how talented the man is, but you can tell there is some room for growth. The content is extremely dark, which I think is absolutely fascinating. His rap game is sinister and well thought out. White trash rap certainly took of with this album, and he became the hip hop Elvis. I prefer his work that follows this, which is more balanced and mastered, but that’s not to say that this isn’t incredible.

Sick beats

It had good beats but was too long and had dodgy lyrics

Real trip down memory lane, but now that my kid is the age I was when it came out it really made me cringe a bit to listen to together. He really does have a way with words and I still respect his flow, but sometimes even biting satire can go a little far.

Not his best work, but better than lots of music in this genre.

Ik ken Eminem vooral van z'n latere hits, en dit album is daar een mooie prelude voor. Muzikaal van start tot eind interessant en goed. Ik heb niet heel aandachtig naar de teksten geluisterd, maar blijkbaar kunnen die tegenwoordig niet meer. Jammer, want ik vind dat je in de kunsten alles moet kunnen. Ik twijfel tussen 4 en 5 sterren, dus zoals vaker gaan we dan toch voor de hogere van de twee.

Good album disliked the skits.

Track #5 "Paul" is a voicemail recording that says: "Hey, what's going on? This is Paul Rosenberg, your faithful attorney at law. Listen, I listened to the rough copy of your album. And uh... you know I've just got to be honest with you. Can you tone it down a little bit? Because there's only so much I can explain. Give me a call." and as I listened, man, that's exactly how I felt the first time I heard this album and again on April 27th, 2023. It's strange, a mix of perfectly verbalized rap hooks and conceptual ideas (such as the devil vs. angel song Consequences, a standout on the ablum featuring Dr. Dre, the producer) mixed with horrorcore references to murder, drug abuse, etc. This is the album your parents didn't want you to hear, and that's why so many kids my age heard it. I owned it, in fact. I liked this snippet from Wikipedia: "Featuring West Coast hip hop, G-funk and horrorcore musical styles, the majority of The Slim Shady LP's lyrical content is written from the perspective of Eminem's alter ego, named Slim Shady, whom he created on the Slim Shady EP (1997). The Slim Shady LP contains cartoonish depictions of violence and heavy use of profanity, which Eminem described as horror film-esque, in that it is solely for entertainment value. Although many of the lyrics on the album are considered to be satirical, Eminem also depicts his frustrations of living in poverty." Great album, if you can get past the content. This guy was an absolute trendsetter in the genre.

This is my second time listening to this album (I think my first time listening to it was last year, before I started this project), and the second Eminem album I've listened to on this list (the first being The Marshall Mathers LP). "My Name Is" happens to be the first Eminem song I ever heard, and at 15 years old, I thought it was hilarious and brilliant, but it also blew my mind that someone would make music as profane as that. Listening to this in my late thirties is a different ballgame. While the lyrics are still brilliant, clever, and profane, this album is about as dark as they come. I'm married, and my wife and I have a young daughter of our own, and listening to "'97 Bonnie and Clyde" just about made me want to throw up. I can't even imagine what experiences in Eminem's life could lead him to create a story like that. I suppose I could say the same thing about every song on this album, whether the topic is drugs, parental abandonment, or violent bullying. Even though the lyrics are dark, I appreciate their ability to make me feel horror, and disgust so intensely, but at the same time, I feel an such empathy to anyone who grew up under the same circumstances that Eminem did. The beats on this album are great too; you can tell that so much work went into the production and studio work. All the elements of the music blends together to tell vivid stories, and there's nothing here that feels like it doesn't belong. This album and its successor are still incredibly controversial, so I've copied my thoughts from my review of the MM LP: Since most of the other reviews mention it to some degree, I guess I can't talk about this album without mentioning the homophobic, misogynistic, and violent content of the lyrics. A lot of the lyrical content here is pretty uncomfortable to listen to. I think a lot of the more offensive content is spouted off by characters/personas that Eminem has invented, but that doesn't take any of the edge off of it. Is it okay to play the role of a character who says words and phrases like this? I don't know. When we have visual movies about cultural tumult (World War II, The Civil Rights movement in the U.S. etc.), people being represented on screen often spout hateful rhetoric, and we generally accept it, because it's historically accurate, and history is often a long road of terrible deeds that come from terrible thoughts and words. Is it okay in this sense too? Homophobia and misogyny were clearly alive and well at the time this album was recorded, and people who held these types of views were certainly thriving as well, and in my view, that gives these lyrics an unfortunate realism. But what does it mean when someone can create personas like this? Ultimately, I don't know how to feel about art like this. I think this album is incredible as a piece of music, but I don't enjoy listening to things as dark as this.

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Awe yeah! A classic. This takes me back to the Shani days. Some good some bad memories. But I do like me some Eminem.

Shady just don't give a fuck. Very clear with the lyrics 🙄, influential record tho. Good beats, some good songs. But just not entirely for me. 2.5 I'd say

pretty unpleasant - "my name is" is super hooky and sounds super crisp - just wish it was de la soul flowing over the top with something positive

Excellent first album from Slim. Even better to come. 4.5/5

"The Slim Shady LP" is an incredible hip-hop album that showcases Eminem's unparalleled talent as a rapper and lyricist. From start to finish, this album is a tour-de-force of raw, unfiltered emotion and powerful storytelling that has earned it its iconic status in the genre. The album's opening track, "Public Service Announcement," sets the tone for the rest of the album with its edgy, provocative lyrics and aggressive production. From there, Eminem takes the listener on a journey through his troubled past, touching on themes such as poverty, addiction, and mental illness. One of the highlights of the album is the track "My Name Is," which became an instant classic upon its release and remains one of Eminem's most recognizable songs to this day. The track is a perfect showcase of Eminem's unique flow and witty wordplay, and its catchy chorus has made it a staple of pop culture. Other standout tracks on the album include "Guilty Conscience," which features a memorable collaboration with Dr. Dre, and "Role Model," which showcases Eminem's ability to weave complex rhyme schemes and metaphors into his lyrics. Overall, "The Slim Shady LP" is a true masterpiece of hip-hop, and it is no surprise that it has become a cultural touchstone in the decades since its release. Eminem's raw talent and emotional honesty shine through on every track, making this album a must-listen for any fan of the genre. Five stars, without question.

I'm back lyrics are amazing.

Not my style

I prefer the radio edits...

Not sure it’s his best, but it is classic

Kinda fun but also kinda dated. Can definitely see how this took off.

I'm a bit too old now to appreciate much rap/hip hop these days, but man was 8 Mile a great movie back in 2002!

I get that he’s playing a character and all and the beats are good but god damn I can only listen to so many songs about raping and beating women😂

Definitely a dope proof of concept for the slim shady era. Em is a word play god but most of these tracks are forgettable.

Never been the biggest Eminem guy; I liked this more than i thought I would. Would I listen to this again? Probably not. But it was a relatively enjoyable listen. That being said, if you listen to this shit in public you’re still an incel.

Good, but I can't listen to it for an extended period.

Did not age well at all. My name is, guilty conscience and role model are fire. The rest are either just alright (97 bonnie & clyde) or embarrassingly bad (my fault).

Big fan of Eminem, so I'm sorry to give this a 3🌟 ,but this album just ain't really it. It aged very badly, although it helps if you can somehow listen to it with a different mood treating it like it's a cartoon or something. The rhymes and the mind-blowing lyrics are there as always, but the songs are just not that great yet with the exception of a few.

0/15, 0

Awesome talent choosing to churn out murder fantasies and bad jokes. I just can’t get behind the lyrics; funny quips mingle with stuff that makes me feel gross. Call me a Gen Z snowflake prude I guess. I will admit that Eminem surely has some consciousness of what he’s doing here (see Role Model, or especially Stan on the next album), but that’s more of a justification than meaningful context. More removed from the lyrics, it’s generally just kind of same-y and repetitive. Some good beats, some mid beats. It’s a young and hungry rapper on a lot of drugs spewing out a bunch of gross stuff, self-aware or otherwise. Best song: My Name Is

The album that changed Hip Hop. Em is an absolute original - funny, dark, and an insanely talented artist. This was in my car CD changer for a solid 2 years. "Ninety-nine percent of my life I was lied to I just found out my mom does more dope than I do... With a bulletproof vest on and shoot myself in the head...You thought I was ill and now I'm even more so, shit I got full-blown AIDS and a sore throat...I wanted an album so rugged nobody could touch it, Spent a million a track and went over my budget, Now how in the fuck am I supposed to get out of debt? I can't rap anymore, I just murdered the alphabet" Legendary.

This album is an exercise in being provocative and offensive, just for the sake of doing it. I would like to think that Eminem's talent and this album became huge despite his dark sense of humor, instead of because of it. This album sounds like nothing else that came before it. The tone, the cadence, the flow, the rhymes are original and genius. Just wrapped in a sharp, crass package.

Great album, it really hit a nerve in '99. I'm not sure anyone realized you could really say whatever you wanted on an album until this came out. Nothing was off limits, and no one pushed boundaries like Eminem.

Like with most rap albums, it’s really only a matter if whether I like the songs (or just a song) or not. I like “My Name Is”, but not a lot, so it’s a 3. I can appreciate the production and rapping skill but none of it really appeals to me. I could say similar things about most albums on this list, though.

Not a hip hop fan, but surprisingly I didn't mind this too much. Maybe it's because Eminem is a fellow Detroiter, but this was alright. That '97 Bonnie & Clyde song though, WTF? 3 stars.

meh

Not very good. Light years behind his next album. It felt lazy to me.

Slim Shady knows

Nah.

no notes

Sublime storytelling married to some groovy beats and chilling melodies, topped off by Eminem's insistent and emotional delivery, this is a classic.

A lyrisct like no other.

So much more entertaining than I remembered, enjoyed revisiting this, it was a right laugh.

Totes mazin

Persona on persona, Marshall Mathers as Eminem as Slim Shady. The artist, the mask and the cartoon. Much more satirical than I recall it was at the time.

Very different from the other Eminem songs I had heard previously. Full of dramatic stories of violence and attitude

I appreciate how different this album was from pretty much every previous rap album. I like the dark humor, too, but the vulgarity gets to be a bit much. For me, about halfway through I found myself getting tired of the incessant swearing (not that I normally consider myself prudish, but still). It's a very good album, though, and certainly worth at least one listen.

Probably his best album.

I respect the lyrical talent, Eminem has never been short in that area. Horrorcore just isn't my cup of tea. It's like an exaggerated journal of someone with lots of issues. This could apply to most people, but this is a specific type and caricature. The beats are average to above average, and the songs have a good flow. But the lyrics leave more to be desired personally, and maybe this is just the album showing its age. 3/5

Angry young white man music was an unfortunate trend in the late 90s. I, too was an angry young white man in the late 90s and have many regrets from that era. At least this isn't Kid Rock or Limp Bizkit so it gets an extra star. But it doesn't forgive My Fault and it's horrifying lyrics.

It an album I have ever enjoyed

The talent is undeniable, but the edgelord confrontationism is something I grew out of a looooong time ago.

While I really don't like hiphop music, there's something a tad easier on the ear with Eminem's music that makes his generally tolerable. However, what completely put me off this time around were the lyrics. I don't know if I grew soft or whether culture really changed so much in a couple of decades, but I just couldn't stand listening to this ongoing barrage of insults to humanity.

Okay, so yeah, didn't really like this album, I didn't like it when I was 14, and I still don't, so no surprises there. It's interestingly a very 'regular' hip hop album of the 90's complete with skits and 'radio announcements'. It's easy to forget how young Marshall is on this album. He is immature, violent, says shocking things just to be shocking and then backtracks it a couple songs later. Then backtracks the backtracking. The slurs and the misogyny are flying, in a more obvious way than in most of the hip hop albums I've listened to as a part of this project, and his rage is palpable. He's angry at the world, his ex wife, his bosses, the establishment, women (especially), and himself (it seems). He exists in a capitalist hellscape and that's a part of it, but I'm sure another part of it is the fact that as a cis white male who also grew up poor, he was promised an American dream that he wasn't able to grasp, which in turn, made him bitter. Anyway, anyway, it's what it says on the tin, an Eminem album. 'Favorite' track: My Name Is

When I was a kid I printed out the lyrics to 'Guilty Conscience' and learnt it with a mate of mine, taking a part each. My parents found the lyric sheet and freaked out, which I thought was a bit over the top, but looking back now I'm not fucking surprised! I think the main thing I find re-visiting this album now as an adult is just how immature the whole thing is. And needlessly 'edgy'. That said there are some good tunes in here. The production is really good, and all the samples and sound effects work well. And yes, I did rap along to Guilty Conscience with full gusto when it came on, regardless.

He was really good from the start. 3.7

What the fuck

Takes me back to playing N64 in my bedroom. Those saying that it hasn't aged well may be missing the point - it was considered not right when it was released! Absolutely love the production, the controversy, the ridiculousness. As much as I love the singles, I really really love the second half of the album, especially from Rock Bottom.

My 12 year old selfs rating and my current rating.

Ik ben geen rap liefhebber, maar dit album is erg toegankelijk. Vrolijke melodie en verstaanbare tekst. **

Hilarious, irreverent and uncomfortable

LP

absolute classic and revisiting it makes me so sad looking at what he would end up releasing later in his career

I love it🙏🏻

Interesting introduction to Eminem. I had not bothered to listen before but as I bought into the concept of trying music I may not like, I was ok with it. Not my thing but the presentation was good and the story was good

People usually say MMLP is Eminem's best but I think it's this one. He's completely unhinged and super creative. There are plenty of hits but even the deep cuts like My Fault (+ skit beforehand), As the World Turns, and 97 Bonnie and Clyde go hard. No misses IMO

Some cringe lyrics but for the most part of the album slaps. Shout out Ken Kaniff from connecticut. I NEVER MEANT TO GIVE YOU MUSHROOMS GIRL

Sweet

Disc inaugural que presenta tota la imagineria que farien famós al personatge. Atacs aquí i allà, autoindulgència a dolls, ego exacerbat i sessió terapèutica tot en un amb unes rimes d'alt octanatge i un rapejat a nivell dels millors. El següent disc el catapultaria, i de fet seria bastant millor, però aquí trobem el bressol de tot el que hauria de venir

Always hatet Eminem, sorry

Plastic rap

Still a fantastic raw album filled with pain, addiction, and great rhymes

I can't find the value in this.

Initially thought this would be a good flashback, but it then descended into unnecessary expletives which spoilt the album

Unlistenable and intolerable to my ear.

genuinely perplexed as to how this record passes as anything more than just overdone, overwhelming, and ultimately tiresome sensationalism for no other reason than shock value. the production is insanely good: Dr. Dre is a proven maestro, and he really works his magic here, mixing that hardcore hip-hop with a light funkiness that makes the music sound like nothing else in its time. but beyond Dre’s masterful compositions, there’s nothing to hold onto. maybe i’m missing something here (i’m not), but Eminem’s contributions all just sound stupidly immature and sloppy. there’s talent, don’t get me wrong, but the lyrics are cartoonishly insensitive at worst, and eye-rollingly cringe at best. even with the “story” Eminem attempts to tell here, all i could feel was bored. come up with something else, i guess.

Loved this album growing up. Lyrics in the genre have improved over 20 years, but it's without a doubt that Eminem has strongly influenced the genre. I'm still partial rather to the Marshall Mathers LP.

Cartoon hip-hop that caused a fuss way back. Yeah maybe I'm a bit priggish but it doesn't amuse my and i just find it annoying. Hate all skits too. 2 for the guile of the production.

Eminem is an accomplished artist, and storyteller, and his talent really shows on this album. Too bad his stories are all really messed up.

fado

I object to this asshole.

all good

12 year old me ate this shit up. 23 year old me is trying not to cry at the corny ass lyrics. slim shadys corny voice and character is sooooo funny (negative). no i will not feel bad for a cringe white boy. this album has my face permanently ayo'd.

Fuck. I love Eminem

Excellent album. Still stands tall.

Sounds like it was made by and for bratty teenage boys..

"Meet Jon, 38 years old. After being prompted by a coffee-table-book list of supposedly essential music, he's about to listen to an entire Eminem album, no skips. And suddenly his conscience comes into play:"

Hyvin controversial.. heh en ymmärrä ironiaa.. heh.. concept.. heh... Mitä hittoa.... Hyvää rappia.. kiitos em.... Skaalan kuntoon kun hommaat vielä.. riimit löytyy kuitenkin.. saksan kaveri... saksasta.. kehitti u2 raketin.. käytti saksa maailmansodissa... ainstain... on.. ..nappaa riimit... Heh.. luokalle jäänyt muutaman kerran eminemi.. heh..EI AINSTAINISTA HIUSTAKAAN.. kaljuna menee (bold) ja läpsyttelee.. heh.. ei miehiä.. homofobikio.. eminem VIHAA homoja.. naisten läpsyttäjä.. please stand up... En nyörry paholaiselle..

If you took away all of the INSANE sexism, how much of this would be left? 🤔 It's a shame because I like his flow and production, but a good half of this album is sickening and disturbing, like the musical equivalent of torture porn basically. No thanks.

I recognize that Eminem has some real talent, but damn, these lyrics are awful.

This went crazy when I was 12. As an adult, Em’s early shock and awe horror style just doesn’t hit the same way as it did in the early 2000s. It’s not shocking and it’s not interesting, it’s just kinda weird. Rhymes filled with murder and sexual assault, farts and piss. Some greats songs and rhymes are held back by how awful the subject matter is. Feels like it’s specifically aimed at 12 year old boys. Only so many times I can hear someone say they’re gonna sleep with a teenager and kill their wife

Heard it before?: No Enjoy it?: I can’t deny this is good, very solid and consistent flows and undeniably good wordplay and songwriting but not my cup of tea personally to say I enjoy this and would listen on my own accord Favourite song: Track 2 - My Name Is

Cool!

Oh man, takes me back in such a big way. Some ANGRY music, can see why I liked it so much at that point in my life. Hard to believe it was 24 years ago. Feels like it was so recent. Not nearly as good as the stuff that comes after but it was so revolutionary at the time, have to keep that in context.

Dada-esk in it's stream of conscious surrealist rap, a teething ring for millennials to be desensitised to the world , good thing too as the years since then the world has seen some shit and no way we could raw dog life like that without some sort of mind deadening. Liked but would have to be a while before I would listen to again. Favourite track - If I had

Pretty embarrassing for all concerned tbh

Appreciate, probably won't listen again. Followed along with lyrics for the full album. Effective presentation of pain and anger.

This one defies a satisfactory global rating for me. This album deserves to be on this list. It sounds incredible. Eminem uses his voice to create a different sound and mood in each song, which, to me, sets him apart from other rap artists. I appreciate much of the raw emotion that came from a not very distant life of hardship. He is creative and skilled. That said, the constant violence feels poisonous to me. I realize that much of it is fantasy, and it's explained that this is meant to shock and provoke as though it were a horror movie rather than reality. I just don't like violent horror movies myself, and that's the same feeling I get when I see one. I also realize that my repulsed reaction (and those of my ilk) is exactly what he was going for. I would say Eminem achieved the goal he set in creating this album, but it just wasn't created for me.

I very much enjoy the quality of this album. It sounds so catchy, although the stories are rough. There is loads of cleverness and creativity, although I really wish Eminem could been a bit more creative about how to treat those cheating hoes.

I would like that hour back.

A ton of rapping mastery on this album. This is a bit tough because of Eminem’s alter-ego perspective. Is the misogyny part of the character? Or not? There is a lot of horror in this album, but it is essentially a horror album. So is it wrong to have a character express such horror? I cannot deny the storytelling is incredibly compelling - even though the tales are often extraordinarily dark. This often made me very uncomfortable, as intended I think. This is another one where the score I give this is both two low and too high.

Op een of andere manier heb ik dat andere oude plaatje van hem wel hoog zitten, maar deze wil maar niet vallen. Mooie productie overigens wel.

Hoewel ik een uur veel te lang vind om naar die schreeuwlelijk te luisteren, moet ik toegeven dat zijn raps en de beats van Dre wel echt goed in elkaar zitten. Daarom toch 3 sterren.

Wat een ontzettend irritante stem heeft die Eminem toch. Het valt me meer een meer op dat ie als een soort rappende Daffy Duck klinkt.

Ik vind dit helemaal niets, maar toch nog twee sterren omdat ik soms moest grinniken om de teksten.

The greatness of this album is that Eminem made everyone lose their mind when this came out. The bad about this album is compared to his other ones it’s definitely his rawest and the beats are good but not great. Some of these songs are great and I still like them to this day. Probably my second favorite album of his. 8.4/10

This is like an angrier Millennial version of Licensed to Ill but it’s still just as fresh and joyously breakneck as that disc. TIL that Eminem recorded My Name Is within an hour of meeting and starting to work with Dr Dre. That’s focus. I’d give it a 4.5 if possible to highlight the step up The Marshall Mathers EP was, but its impact on its day cannot be overstated.

Dr. Dre production is often worth hearing, but the Slim Shady embodies a certain "edgy" attitude that feels more dated as time goes on. I've mentioned this before in my notes of The Marshall Mathers LP, but this isn't me trying to "cancel" Eminem or be "politically correct", it just comes across as trying to be so offensive that it's uninteresting. Aside Dre-produced songs, I will also say that 97' Bonnie & Clyde has the most interesting moments on the whole album, telling a chilling story in a compelling way. I wish the rest of the album was that creative. Too many mids and not enough highs to make this album worthwhile.

Love it

Speaking of annoying, Jesus this guy sucks. The only decent stuff was to hear Dr. Dre. This is one dude, except for a couple songs, I don't understand ho he became popular. Pretty sure he is a gay baser because he is trying to protect his true self. I'd love to punch this dude in the face, repeatedly. 1 because of Dre

3 Growing up this has never been my favorite Eminem album but as I’ve aged I’ve come to appreciate a few more tracks on this one. It’s one of those “why don’t I listen to this more?” kind of album for me. “My Name Is” and “Guilty Conscience” are all time Shady classics but there are also songs like “As The World Turns” and “Bad Meets Evil” which are very nostalgic for me. I think this is the first Eminem album with Dr. Dre producing and you can feel his style all over the place here. Classic and aggressive, this is really only a taste of what’s to cum (get it? It’s on theme.)

3.5 I’ve never actually listened to this one, but I was pretty interested to check it out for contextual purposes at the very least after listening to The Marshall Mathers LP. In some ways, it’s a contrast to the follow-up - whereas MMLP feels like a reactionary response to sudden fame and the criticism that comes alongside it, SSLP feels more like a reflection of living in poverty and culture surrounding it. In other ways, it’s a lot of the same - violent, misogynist, and shocking… but hey, he did give us a warning. That being said, I’m able to acknowledge Em is playing a character here. That’s not to say that he’s any kind of moral inspiration outside of the studio, but the album is clearly trying to be provocative to get a reaction out of people… and it succeeded. Anyway, musically, the album is pretty solid. I was surprised by how much I hadn’t heard before (the only song I recognized was My Name Is), but Dre’s production is great on every track - as it always is. Not as many standouts on this one for me as MMLP, but as a whole it’s a clear sign of what was ahead. I’ll end with this Wikipedia quotation: “‘97 Bonnie & Clyde’, which was formerly featured on the Slim Shady EP as ‘Just the Two of Us’, was re-recorded for The Slim Shady LP to feature his daughter Hailie's vocals. Because the song focuses on disposing of his girlfriend's corpse, Eminem was not comfortable with explaining the situation to Kim, and instead told her that he would be taking Hailie to Chuck E. Cheese's.” Favorite songs: My Name Is, Role Model, My Fault

not his best

Lyrics aged like milk

Well it doesn't really work for a 50 year old - but there are some clever rhymes there

Not my cup o coffee. Like most in this genre, the stinging lyrics which rise above the ‘music’, don’t hold much longer than a few short years and are very moment-in-time.

Just feel edgy to be edgy.

Still his best.

The voices in My Name Is are annoying

Aina pitänyt tästä levystä varsin paljon ja helposti pyöräyttää pari kertaa peräkkäin ympäri. Tämän levyn myötä kävi pikku-Timollekin selväksi, että valkoinen mies voi räbäyttää uskottavasti. Silti tuntuu vähän oudolle nostaa tätä ultimaattiseen kuninkuusluokkaan mutta näin pienellä pistehaitarilla se on ainoa vaihtoehto. Paska sivusto, hyvä levy!

Hyvä debyytti, jota joskus tuli luukuteltua enemmänkin, mut ei ehkä oo aikaa kestäny, niinku siitä seuraavat klassikot

forgot how popular the inbetween track skits used to be. some of this stuff doesn't age well but man there's a ton that just slams

Completely valueless

I don't really like eminem, too many negative associations growing up in the aughts.

Damn boi, what a banger. One of my favs all time. So visual, moody and extreme. Love so many tunes sonically and so fun to listen. Some skits run a little tired after a while but some are entertaining and very much suit the vibe of the album. My favourite Eminem album. 9.2/10

This album chewed at my hope in humanity for the first time in a long while. When it’s serious it’s undeniably GOOD, big, and explosive. When it’s trying to entertain it holds a twisted perspective a from that last generation where toxic masculinity went unchecked.

If not for 'My Name Is', Eminem's debut album would never be remembered as fondly as it is in the history of hip hop. It's influence is undeniable, but its quality certainly is. I'll begin positively; Eminem's pen game was and is miles ahead of most rap artists throughout the history of the genre. His ability to manipulate words to create rhymes and flow from bar to bar is undeniably magnificent. Features from Dr Dre and Royce Da 5'9 are both brilliant, particularly Dr Dre on 'Guilty Conscience' which has this hilarious call and response structure. It goes without saying, but 'My Name Is' is one of the greatest hip hop songs of all time. Jam packed with charisma, a forever catchy chorus and is a fuck ton of fun to listen to. 'Bad Meets Evil' and 'Just Don't Give A Fuck' are also highlights. That's about it for positives though. I can't think of an album that has aged more poorly in recent memory. It's only been just over 20 years, yet this record is so out of date. The repetitive subject matter, Eminems inability to write great hooks and the far too frequent skits are all major flaws for this record, yet they are nothing in comparison to how blatantly Eminem is trying way too hard to be polarising. I get it, you're the only white guy in the entire genre who's properly made it in the big time by this point, but that doesn't mean every song has to be a graphic recount of homicidal or rape focused fantasy. We get it, your wife hates you and your daughter doesn't like you, but aren't there far better ways of expressing these feelings than through fantasies about killing her as heard on '97 Bonnie and Clyde? 'If I Had' and 'I'm Shady' demonstrate his inability to write a good hook, and 'Cum On Everybody' shows how badly his comedy has aged too. Eminems delusion is summed up perfectly on 'Still Don't Give A Fuck', with the line; "But if I offended you, good, 'cause I still don't give a fuck". He can uphold this facade all he wants, but it's abundantly clear that he desperately needs to offend his audience to capitalise on his shot at success. Good on him as it's obviously worked, but that doesn't excuse how unenjoyable this record is. I wouldn't consider myself offended by the Slim Shady LP, rather I'm astounded that an album of such low quality is held in such high regard, when in reality he's got nothing interesting to say. The 2 star rating is carried by 'My Name Is' and the features as mentioned earlier, because they are just that good.

This is a really good record on so many levels. A nice follow up to Superunknown, here is the soundtrack to the reality of the decline of American exceptionalism, Soundgarden were warning of what was to come, Marshall tells us here it is. This is like a concept album, not quite War of the Worlds, but there is a narrative playing out as he covers pretty much every aspect of his life in the American underclass. He ticks every box: violence, family dysfunction, poverty, death and suicide; this record gets it all out there. 8 Mile helps us to understand what his world was about, and how a 20 something child of this type of socio-economic dysfunction would express himself. As such, can we really decry what he has to say, despite whatever discomfort some of those themes bring? Put it this way: I'd much rather he expressed himself as an artist and got the reaction, than not at all, which is where we are at right now with the identity politics fascism prevalent today. I'd match this up with Fear of A Black Planet in calling it for what it is, the tracks are relentless, in your face, angry and funny. It goes without saying that the beats are good, and Dre knows how to get everything out of this white guy. Brain Damage is easily the best take I've heard on bullying, Role Model calls out the so called hero worship, he knows where he's from and why it's not worthy. Great rhymes sustain the misery of poverty in Rock Bottom and the whole thing hangs together brilliantly. The thing I really love about these album reviews is getting to peek behind the curtains as to how they've been made and I'd reckon Chas and Dave playing on the Labi Siffre sample has made my year...my name is..my name is..there ain't no pleasing you.

I can see why some people enjoyed it - some catchy & even enjoyable beats/instrumentation, (mostly) intelligible lyrics and fun character voices. But I just can't get past my reaction to the violence that's embedded in almost every track, whether real or fantasy I don't care.

The thing I was most surprised about here was the humour. Right from the directive “Don’t do drugs”in the opening Public Service Announcement, there’s some funny stuff here. My favourites : “This is Paul Rosenberg, your faithful attorney at law Listen, I listened to the rough copy of your album And uh... you know I've just got to be honest with you Can you tone it down a little bit?”( Paul-Skit); “Look at the store clerk, she’s older than George Burns” (Guilty Conscience). Unfortunately there’s also a lot of misogyny (My Name Is ; 97 Bonnie & Clyde; As The World Turns)and a lot of violence (Role Model ; & particularly 97 Bonnie & Clyde). Musically I find it a bit repetitive. I liked the 3 tracks produced by Dre, especially Role Model. And I loved the sampling of Big Brother & the Holding Company’s version of Summertime at the beginning of Rock Bottom. I guess he had a hard life. I guess it paid off for him later on.

Did not enjoy. Eminem's flow and wordplay is impressive, but his voice is nasal, the beats are underwhelming, and the subject matter tends towards adolescent trolling. I can see why this album was a massive hit with disaffected white male youth, but when even Marilyn Manson declines to guest on your record because it is too misogynistic, you've got a real problem. Interestingly, Eminem won't use the n-word (out of respect for black people?) but is happy to malign women in disturbing detail. And not musically compelling. This borders on a novelty record (exception: My Name Is) Did not enjoy, will not listen again.

I’ve listened before and enjoyed but I do find it crazy how My Name Is & Guilty Conscience are first - low-key feels downhill from there. The album is outrageous and hilarious though. I really appreciated If I Had this time round

Gr8 production, brutal and creative lyrics and stories, not repetitive in a boring way, very meaningful and impact filled lp. Great listen

That was enough Eminem for a while.

Jååååååå jåååååå my name is e ännu helt rolig o trevligt när dre o em tradar bars men sen efter det finns det inte många bra stunder

Broooo vem gjooooorde detta???!?!?!??

I find there’s something charming about Eminem’s edginess on this album. Other than that it’s, ironcally, mostly inoffensive

Jag gillade den var han sjöng om hur han inte menade att ge dig svamp, tjejen... Sen va några beats bra och resten mediokra, o Eminems genomsnittliga vers är pinsam att lyssna på. Int lika trash som MMLP men dontgetit

On the one hand, this was revolutionary at the time, the concepts, the flow, the persona, all sent shock-waves throughout the music industry. But as a comprehensive work, it's long and daunting, and the jokes get stale, and the filler is bloaty. I give it 2 farts out of 5 💨💨

Oh Eminem. When “The Marshall Matters LP” came out I was 14 and it blew me away; I spoke very little English at the time but knew enough to be both scandalized and fascinated by this skinny dude rapping about not being like everyone else and killing his wife 😬. I loved the album but didn’t go looking for his previous work, so I’m coming to this only knowing “My Name Is”, which still makes me laugh. This album is so… over the top, so committed to be both funny and horrific, that is impossible for me to take offense at the worst parts (it feels like listening to the music version of Scream, or Rob Zombie’s horror movies). But there is real anger underneath, a very real sense of desperation and a weird vulnerability, and that I think sets it apart from other stuff of the late 90’s. Eminem doesn’t brag about being handsome or rich or a badass, instead he raps about how pathetic his life is, how he was bullied into an almost coma, how much working a low-wage job sucks and how much this is pretty much is only chance at making it. The urgency is compelling, present everywhere but specially in tracks like “Rock Bottom”; it really reminds me of why growing up Eminem felt so relatable despite the. misogyny. This was truly an end-of-century anthem.

Superb album! Always a great listen

Reminds me of middle school

I understand this was a big deal at the time, but the way his music has evolved over the past 20+ years, this early work just comes off as fairly juvenile. Guilty Conscience is still pretty great though.

Insanely hard. Just so grotesque and personal in some tough bars with phenomenal production for the time.

I enjoy Eminem's music but this is definitely not my favorite. Still a pretty ok album but prefer some of his later Work

Beh che si puo' dire, era ai suoi tempi d'oro.

PSA: My Name Is Paul and If I Had had a Role Model like '97 Bonnie & Clyde my Guilty Conscience would have prevented some of the Brain Damage that made me Just Don't Give A F... Instead I'm Shady, hit Rock Bottom and it's My Fault... 5/5

The genius shines through, absolutely; his facility with words and language and imagery is stunning, enhanced by crisp clear enunciation. The beats and music and backing vocals are interesting and the production couldn't be more solid. But wow. Clever but so so dark. Reminds me of the TV show The Boys. I mean, I get it, but there is such a thing as too much.

Hard one to rate. I don’t ever want to listen to it again but I can at least see the artistic / cultural impact. But since this is my rankings, 1 star it is

Tough one to rate because it was a tough one to listen to. This didn't age well. His lyrical genius is on display, and all his creativity, and unique approach, and the production was great. But the content which seemed jokey and fictitious 20 years ago was really hard to get through.

Good but I'm not mad about it

The "I'm not a very nice person" schtick wears thin after about 3 minutes so this album gets tiring fast. Good production, good rapping ability, boring as hell 'shocking' lyrics. Ho hum.

This man is insane and brilliant. Rap and Hiphop are not my genres but I make an exception for Eminem. His lyrics and storytelling is so good you just listen to the whole album like a book. Even though some songs are weird it’s still good. Favourite songs: - My name is - Guilty conscience - Rock bottom

Still can't get through an entire hip hop album, but from what I could hear, this one is quite funny. I'm impressed. 2/5

4 i’ve listened to all of em’s discography so listening to this was a throwback. it’s not his best but for a debut album has some solid tracks like guilty conscience, bad meets evil, my name is and role model

Klassiker. Eminem kam damals schon komplett polished an den Start. Krasses Produkt und Image seither.

Early Eminem is a bit much

I get why this shook the world when it came out. A little edge lord-y 20 something years later but I still like it.

Eminem was really funny back in the day

good rhythm good rapping and storytelling very violent and graphic definitely rated R -Rock Bottom -Brain Damage -Guilty Conscience

This takes me back to playing halo at 14 years old and listening to my friends brother shout slurs down the mic on xbox live while my friend recites my name is from memory fav song: my fault least fav song: still dont give a fuck

Classic Dr. Dre production. Fun and grotesque bars from Em.

It has been quite some time since I have listened to this entire album. I used to listen to it quite a bit. However, it is not Eminem's best album. A lot of memorable songs, but the skits are not necessary.

Let me sum this album up for you: Repetitive bass line + I have a dick and girls are worthless shit = 66 mins I'm not getting back. I lost count of how many times he spoke of assaulting, raping and murdering women. I really struggled to listen to this whole album. I feel like there are basements full of incels that still listen to it everyday. If I was in Jr. High when this came out I'd probably have loved it. Funny voices. Sophomoric bathroom humor. Drugs. Fuck this, fuck that. Bitch, cunt, whore. Yeah, when I was 13 it would've been cool and I would've thought I was cool and edgy for listening to it. Bunch of suburban white boys listening to this thinking they hard. But I'm not, and this is nothing more than a braggadocios teenager with a rhyming dictionary. "What rhymes with pee? ....Tree!!" Cool. On par with "Anybody want a... peanut!"

Slim Shady was a mirror to misogyny. Eminem wasn't endorsing it as far as I saw. He was playing a character (maybe out of self-presevation) and just exposing the fucked up nature of it all. He was consumed by it b/c it consumes everyone and we just pretend like it doesn't exist. This is cringe. This is horrible. Even at the time, the satire aspect was clear but instead of that being the aspect picked up... people embraced it as lifestyle?! Like people that glorify Rick & Morty when it is meant to be a breakdown on the awful parts of us. When a mirror is held up to our worst parts that we could actually improve, we say "fuck it! that's my favorite part!" and that is the real legacy of this album. Unfortunate.

Nah, non, no, I can't see the "art" or "talent" or "harmless fun" in 97 Bonnie and Clyde. To involve his toddler daughter in this, without his ex's knowledge or approval is a low act and the song is textbook misogyny parading as pop culture.

The beats and music are fine, if maybe a little bit minimalist, but it's really just there to support the rapping which is really well executed. The lyrical themes span from juvenile, pervy, violent, suicidal and just plain dark. There is also a theme threaded through the album of recognizing that all of these lyrics are depicting terrible awful things and that people shouldn't be listening to them and that he's horrible for writing them. Mr. Mathers should probably consider therapy. I'm torn between 3 and 4 stars for this because I won't probably listen to this again (3 stars) but the self reflective lyrics are telling me that I shouldn't listen to it (4 stars).

I wish I could go back and give Bob Dylan a more gracious rating now that I can see the commonality between them.

It’s my first time listening to this, somehow, and I think it’s very good - the Eminem sound/style is much more fully-formed than I expected. Ok, there a couple of places where he’d still not quite worked it out, and a few weaker tracks in the middle, but it’s an impressive debut all the same. It must’ve stood out from a mile away back then - there still isn’t anyone else who sounds like this. 3.5 / 4

Sounded like

One or two Eminem songs are nice, but I get real tired of his flow and voice and skits at the end of the album

Nice.

I really didn't want to listen to this. I don't hate Eminem but I have never felt any desire to listen to him. I got through this album, but I sure was glad when it was over. It gets so repetitive by the second half. And as I listened I couldn't stop thinking about all the moronic suburban white boys who worshipped Eminem in the 2000s. Some of this was edgy at the time and some of his lyrics about the frustration of being stuck in a cycle of poverty hit pretty hard, but his constant whining about his ex-wife is so childish and lame. "My Name Is" and "Guilty Conscience" are fun. The rest is definitely not.

The alter ego of Eminem, someone sarcastic who speaks about being poor, drugs and all of the problems about this. A lot of rhymes very well developed to tell a story. This album could cause a lot of polemic to people, but not for the topics that it speaks but by the way it touches that topics, however remembering that is an alter ego and a sarcastic album, it's one of the greatest of Eminem

Greatest rapper ever? Maybe. Funniest rapper ever? Abso-fuckin-lutely!

fav songs: my name is guilty conscience role model rock bottom 3.8

classic slim

I just listened to this stupid FUCKING album for the best 50 hip hop/rap albums of all time, and it sucks. Throw this out into the trash

Disturbing stories, well told

Yep, the general misogyny, homophobia and nasty fantasies read very differently in 2022 to 1999...back then the offensiveness seemed more intent on using offensive language and slurs as part of an attempt to shock and punch up against a stuffy establishment, with little attention to the offence it might cause to those that it literally punched down on as apparent targets. That doesn't excuse its lack of awareness of harm, and its a good thing most people have moved on from what was pretty immature and hurtful stuff. I have little time for the rhetoric of calling things cancel culture, and free speech warriors demanding their right to offend...but wonder if the transition of ownership of that offence from the establishment to marginalised groups of people may have done more to protect the establishment than it has to protect those who are truly vulnerable. Politicians have become more shocking than rock and rap stars, who have been left looking a bit vanilla in comparison and that's pretty scary. I don't have any answers, just more concerns. Despite all this, this album still sounds great. Slim may say some terrible stuff, but he says it well.

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This album has aged very, very badly. The lyrics: "which Spice Girl I want to impregnate" dates it. I found it hard work following the stories. Technically it's very polished and the vocal delivery is faultless. I'm very open-minded but the lyrics got the better of me before I reached the halfway point.

To this day I still don't understand the appeal of Eminem. He's like the nu-metal of hip hop - an historical mistake that should never be repeated.

I never really got the M&M thing

Oh so puerile and misanthropic and crude and silly, but it also seems so innocent now. I am partial to Eminem and without the homophobia and misogyny this would be a 4.

Violent and clever

I understand that it was a break out album, but Jesus Christ, it's so misogynistic that it's hard to listen to.

aged poorly, lyrics are rough, rapping is great, emotional content real, ugly mirror to society-type album.

Nice Eminem album, was like a story, has been a while since I listened to an album like that one :)

I don't think I had listened to the whole album before. There were catchy lyrics but also OTT horrorcore

Not a rap fan, but 10/10.

That was a struggle for me to get through on a zoom intensifies kind of day with the only music being this album which I did not enjoy, although it had a few interesting moments.

Same reaction as the previous Eminem album - dude's got just ridiculous raw talent, and could use that to portray himself as any kind of character he wants, and chooses to be a weapons-grade plum. 🙄 Fave track - "My Name Is", I guess. That was damn near inescapable for a while so kinda became era defining....

I did not like Eminem when I had heard a track or two. I tried to listen to this album, but it got to the point where listening to another track wasn't going to change my opinion. The tracks sound too similar musically. Content is what sinks this album. The lyrics sound like they come frm a junior high boy who has never been told "no", and thinks that he is so clever. This album is terrible.

Adored this album as a kid but hasn't dated well. Still good but not the masterpiece I remember it as.

I feel like Eminem represents/maybe started a piece of culture that has been popular in the 21st century: sensationalism. Writing abrasive and outrageous lyrics simply to get people talking. He knew that the graphic violence he raps about would cause controversy, and that’s why he did it! He knew that the people talking about how awful his lyrics were meant they were still talking about him, and talk spread his image and skyrocketed him to fame. Shock value was the currency with which he bought his infamy. This album fucking slaps. My favorites: My Name Is, Role Model,

Even if it's satirical, the lyrics are rough. Just not something I want to listen to.

Raw aggression

A classic and so crude

Doesn't hold up over the years. A product of its time. Some of the lyrics are good but somewhat repetitive and most of the beats are fairly simple.

I don't like this music.

Немного бесячий, но чёрт возьми, это первый альбом Эминема.

This one has slid my average rating down a bit. Pretty dismal

I you would hear Eminem today for the first time, you would think there is no way that becomes a successful artist. Too scatological, to rude, homophobic… …But this was an enormous hit back in the day! I had not listen to this for a few years and thought I would not like it as much but well, I’m a sucker for the music from my youth. The album is loooong and I think it coulda have done without some of the tracks, but truth is Eminem can really rap and was fun as hell back in the day. There are some tracks not as funny but that hit you right in the face, I still have “If I had” on my daily shuffle, and I think “My Fault” is an excellent commentary on drugs and raves… the skits sound dated af but back then they were a huge novelty and many artist had them on their albums. This is a good record thar captures its moment greatly even if this kind of album would not fly nowadays (I’m all for evolving societies and all that so don’t mistake my comments as a criticism on woke culture or anything like that)

One of my favorites of my youth. Didn’t listen. Walch diagnosed with cancer.

Guay. Ritmillo con enfado.

A shot across the bow of hip hop, maybe the last truly transgressive mainstream pop act. Unfortunately I find him so annoying and tuneless even despite his obvious talent

Fucking nothing will ever be harder than Just don't give a fuck.

I remember exactly where I was when I heard this album from the first time. The album had just dropped a few months before maybe and I was transporting a foster child for the Agency I worked for. He asked if he could play a cassette inn the car and it was this. So we checked it out over the long drive and he was WAY into it. Eminem was a complete departure from anything that had come before. And these songs are ballads for the lost and forgotten and the hurt. To see it through the eyes of that foster child as my initial taste of Eminem earned me as an early fan, and I still think he's terrific. A master.

Listening to a whole album of death, drugs, hatred and resentment can be exhausting. Some funny lyrics tho 'can't rap anymore, I just murdered the alphabet.

I have actually ended up going to 4 star simply because of how good Rock Bottom is. And the Ken Kaniff skit made me laugh.

Some great stuff on here

I mostly like Eminem but not this version.

This seemed to go on forever. Really not that many good tracks, and can definitely leave the skits behind as well. There's definitely better Eminem albums around

Pretty good album for his first real album

Je préfère celui-ci à Marshall Mathers LP. C’est moins sombre. Quand c’est violent, c’est caricatural, ou alors c’est amené d’un angle différent. Bref, c’est moins lourd à écouté et la prod est cool.

Unique en son genre. Je préfère Eminem pour la vitesse de son flow et la quantité de paroles qu’il peut livrer dans une chanson. Il a aussi un talent de narrateur même si plusieurs chansons ont des textes douteux où le degré n’est pas toujours clair. Je crois que c’est délibéré et ça a contribué à le faire connaître. La collaboration avec Dr. Dre à la production est parfaite. Définitivement à connaître, mais définitivement pas pour tout le monde.

Badly dated humour detracts from solid rapping and production

Great fun. Raw and abrasive, but humourous storytelling

This album is written from the perspective of Eminem’s violent Alter-ego Slim Shady. The listener is taken into the depth’s of Shady’s mindset to the point where reality is blurred. Songs that talk about abusing his ex-wife Kim make it impossible to find where Shady ends and Marshall Mathers begins. We get a look into a life of poverty and the anger that comes with that. It’s clear that Shady is out for blood and he wants to put the world in its place and he’s not totally wrong for feeling that way.

Hip hopowy tydzien, bylo czarno to tym razem bedzie bardziej bialo, a wspolnym mianownikiem bedzie N.W.A, klasyczny material z 99, pierwszy album Eminema, ktory byl komercyjnym sukcesem, pierwszy kolab z Dre, pierwsze pojawienie sie jednego z najbardziej znanych alter ego rap gry, czyli Slima Shadiego, do ktorego odnosi sie tytul plyty, ktora opowiada w dosc komicznie horrorowym stylu historie tego jak doszlo do zrodzenia sie postaci Slima, wiec bedzie tutaj o trudnym dziecinstwie i abusujacej matce i ciezkich narkotykach ktore w tym pomogly, dalej o budowaniu wlasnej rodziny i jej samodestrukcji, jesli mozna to tak okreslic, bo to jest chyba najbardziej dramatyczny watek ciagniety na plycie, bo jak inaczej okreslic kawalki o pozbywaniu sie ciala matki swojego dziecka, razem ze wspomnianym dzieckiem i jeszcze samplowaniu go na traku, jak ma to miejsce na traku bonnie&clyde, nagrywanym jeszcze gdy mieszkali razem, a o czym baba dowiedziala sie dopiero po wydaniu plyty, kolejnym waznym punktem plyty jest chemia jaka maja miedzy soba Eminem i Dre, nie tylko podczas wspolpracy na produkcji, ale nawet gdy wymieniaja wers za wers jak na guilty conscience, nagrywac cos ze swoim idolem, a jednoczesnie brzmiec jak jemu rowny, to dopiero nazywa sie debiut, kolejnym waznym featurem jest trak bad meets evil nagrany z royce da 5'9", ktory jest zapowiedzia powstania pozniejszych kolabow artystow w duecie, prawie godzinny krazek przepelniony jest skitami, wiec lacznie trakow jest 20, ale wczesny Eminem jest jednym z tych artystow, ktory potrafil wykorzystac skity do budowania narracji albumu, bo sluchajac tej plyty mozna sie poczuc jak sluchajac horrorowego audiobooka, nie bez powodu niektorzy gatunkowo klasyfikuja go jako horrorcore, bo pomimo tego, ze nie ma tutaj masakr i hektolitrow krwi, ale czuc bijacy ze zwrotek z poczatku manie, potem zlowrogi niepokoj, ktory przechodzi w cos smutniejszego, a jednoczesnie glebszego, tylko po to zeby na koncu wrocic do poczatku trakiem still dont give a fuck, rollercoster i jeden z najbardziej klasycznych krazkow jakie bialy rap ma do zaoferowania, na plejke leci wspomniany guilty conscience i najpopularniejszy utwor albumu, czyli my name is, ktory byl ogrywany na mtv ponad 10 lat po premierze, az tak klasyczne jest jego surrealistyczne brzmienie i komiczne widelo

I don’t like hip hop. The only reason I’m giving a 3 is because some of the lyrics were pretty hilarious.

I like parts of this album, but too much of it is really hard to listen to (then and now).

Violent, brutal and glaringly honest. These are the words we can use to describe Ems first effort. Anthemic bangers are galore. Excellence.

Cringe-worthy pop rap. The Slim Shady persona is that disruptive kid you knew in eighth grade who tried to come off edgy by telling tall tales on the bus. He was annoying and nobody's friend but unexpectedly shined in the one class he cared about. This record might be a victim of the aggressive posture that popular performers took in the late 90s. I wonder what persona Eminem would have created had he come up in the Soundcloud/emo rap era. Maybe he could have painted with colors other than "Fred Durst backward red baseball hat" red.

Not as appealing as his Jerry Mathers album. This has too much of a Kid Rock feel to it.

i'm an Eminem fan so... <3

Familiar, a bit dated.

slayed

His name is slim shady

Owning the game ever since this album