The Slim Shady LP

DNF En ole koskaan kuunnellut yhtään Eminemin albumia alusta loppuun, pelkkiä sinkkuja sinkun perään. Ainoa tuttu "My Name is" ja levy on pitkä kuin nälkävuosi. Muistan kun tämä tai seuraava levy tuli niin isommat pojat puhuivat suu vaahdossa kuinka rajut sanat siinä on, minä en silloin vielä ymmärtänyt englantia sen vertaa että olisin niistä saanut mitään irti joten olin vaan että siisti juttu. On se kyllä vihainen mies, ahdistavaa musaa kun jatkuvasti exää tappamassa. Raskasta kuunnella tuota sen angstia. 15. biisin kohdalla katkesi selkäranka ja jouduin lopettamaan, DNF.

Anytime Wedding Crashers is on TBS I have to watch it. I know it’s aged poorly and has violently antiquated gender politics but it’s so tightly written and well-performed that it scratches a certain itch so many other “better” movies don’t. Anyway, this is a 4-star album.

I just don't like rap. And I don't like profanity in music. A word here and there is fine but rap used it too much.

Emminsnemmiähän sekin oli. Vähän vaisumpi levy. Perushyvää räbändeerosta

Tjooh, eipä tää Marshall Mathersi oikein oo ikinä lähteny. Varmaan ajalleen oli ihan coolia, mut nykysellään lyriikat isolta osin vaan saa myötähäpeää aikaan - ei oo oikein kovin FRESH. Ihan menevää biittiä ja Hoikalla Hämärällä on aikoinaan ollut ihan viihdyttävä flow.

Not bad. Good production for the time. Fun beats but repetitive flows.

Eminem's rapping is great, he's funny and clever, but I feel like the subject matter isn't totally compelling or something. I get that it's edgy and jokey and clowny and I'm down that, but it's like predictable or something. I can't ever put my finger on it, but there's something about Em I can't ever fully get into. Respect his skills though. And I don't hate it, like it's fun to listen to and I generally like his Slim Shady over the Marshall Mathers stuff. I just want it to be better somehow. I dunno.

well... there are some catchy beats here but it feels like the fundamental goal was to be as offensive as possible... which makes it really hard to give any shits about!

"If I had a magic wand, I'd make the world suck my dick without a condom on while I'm on the john " ... I needn't say more. 4 solid stars

This album was really good. I liked the experimental/weird nature of a lot of the songs, and I liked the skits and that the skit played well into the next song. I also liked the consistency of the Slim Shady character throughout the project. I wish there had been more of a through-line story given the album took breaks for a skit every 2-4 songs, and I don't know that this album had any resounding bangers save "My Name Is." Every time Eminem works it's a solid piece though. I really enjoyed Guilty Conscience and Bad meets Evil with the spoken exposition, but that also takes them out of songs I'd throw on my playlists. Favs: Rock Bottom Brain Damage Role Model

I actually really liked this one. Not generally my style and did have somewhat excessive lyricism at times, but as a musical piece it was quite fun to listen to

What a trip. One thing that Shady is NOT known for is subtlety and that’s apparent throughout. Blunt, overly expressive, grotesque bordering on cartoonishly dark. While I personally could’ve been fine with the album being half the length, I have to appreciate the pure insanity that Eminem has to have had to create an entire album written from the perspective of an alter ego. I think the best tracks were the ones where he’s like “man I love violence and sex but I really wish I wasn’t so fucking poor.” That’s something people can actually appreciate and connect with, compared to the comically evil conscience. Dre landed a gem with him and it was easy to see even this early on, though his storytelling style is way different than the norm. Favorites: Rock Bottom and Bad Meets Evil Also Jesus Christ I just recognized the album cover as the lyrics to Bonnie and Clyde. By the way PLEASE look up the story behind this one- those are Hailie’s actual vocals in there.

SSLP still hits. Eminem's voice is so clear and conveys so much deep pain while laughing and swearing at life. The marriage of Dr. Dre's west coast, laid back production with the Em's sharp vocals is just phenominal. I almost feel like some of the shock value has faded from how I remember as a kid. Favorite Tracks: 97' Bonny and Clyde, Bad Meets Evil, Rock Bottom.

Man stop. Look what I'm plannin', plannin', I'm plannin' to do all this while ya panickin' and you're lookin' and starin' at mannequins and I'm goin' to Fanagans. Trying to get up a plan against all of the blana-kazana-ka-fam-bam-bannigans while of all the bana-kazanika Hanna in a cabana. You're in a cab- I'm in a cabana and a Janet I'm in a cabana chantin' all this standup banter while you don't got the stamina, you're lackin' the stamina. You're lackin' the stamina while you're divorcin' Harrison Ford and I'm in a Porsche on the floorboards while I'm world tourin' you usin' way too many napkins, papkins lapkins and chapki- you using ChapStick and napkins while I'm bapkin' flappin' around like a bapkin' flamminababbitapannitajampkin dammit, a can of pada- Musically, this is a wonderful blend of East and West. If I had a nickel for every time Labi Siffre got sampled in an iconic hip hop track... anyways. I love how they experiment with structure, both on an individual track and album-wide level. I really don't have much to say about this album sonically, since it's so well-produced. Just a fun sound all around. As far as the lyricism goes, I'm of two minds. My immediate reaction was shock at the blatant vulgarity of the subject matter. Hearing about raping 15 year olds and your daughter helping you dump a body in the ocean is not exactly easy listening lmao. The Dee Barnes line in Guilty Conscience had me laughing out loud. Cartoonish misogyny and homophobia aside (crazy statement, but walk with me), this is someone that's flat broke, angry, despairing, and downtrodden. The Slim Shady persona is a therapeutic device for Eminem, and you can hear the frustrations of living in poverty and how life is kicking him while he's down. Songs like Rock Bottom are when his lyrics shine the most. Especially for its time, it's a refreshing take to see a rapper that's willing to make himself vulnerable and talk about his worst moments. However, the messaging on a lot of these tracks is not great to say the least. '97 Bonnie and Clyde is performed with a chilling calm, and I can see how songs like Role Model would land with a younger, more impressionable crowd. Shady's rapping is damn near perfect here. Make your jokes about his unique rhyme scheme (a la Chris D'Elia's "Man Stop" bit), but Eminem has an incredible talent and instinct for modulation and flow. There's a reason Dre stood on a table to get him signed to Aftermath. A triumphant performance for Eminem. 8/10 Favorites: - My Name Is (duh) - Brain Damage - Rock Bottom - Bad Meets Evil

Em makes it very clear at the beginning of this record that you will be uncomfortable. Leading right into the intro of My Name Is which is great foreshadowing of what you are about to hear. If you didn’t pick it up, Slim Shady is a NOT a good person and that is kind of the point. The shock value of this album likely holds today for first time listeners given how sterile today’s musical environment is. Slim Shady leans into uncomfortable topics like rape, misogyny, violence, and murder. For that reason this album cannot be perfect since no decent person should find comfort when such topics are brought up in any setting especially music. However, I will not let those tank my rating on the album because he makes it clear you are supposed to not like him. Painfully so through many of the skits and even in the track I’m Shady. Now focusing on the other aspects, Em’s flow and cadence are close to flawless on this thing. Dr. Dre’s G-funk & the Bass brothers gritty east coast influences pair so well with Em as he’s spits rhymes and themes. Royce kills his feature in Bad Meets Evil. Guilty Conscience is one of the more creative tracks with Dre & Em playing the angel on one shoulder and devil on the other dynamic. With Em (the devil) finally pissing the angel off prompting Dre to encourage violence ending with gunshots and the clever transition into Brain Damage. The Hillary Clinton line in Role Model had me laughing and that title is ironic because Em realizes he is the last person who you should think would fill that role. Minus 2 pts for the message and lyrics, but the other elements that make a good hip-hop album are present in this record. Rating: 8/10

Wigger

I loved this album growing up, but the lyrics did not age well. I won't deny how good the album was when it came out and how good his raps are, but it's also not an album I'll probably listen to again. Maybe a few songs, at most.

Not his best work but good to see where he came from

Just not good dude, at least the Marshall Mathers EP has slim shady which is a song I enjoy, but I really don’t see anything good about the album

don’t like it musically

lots of talent here but most of it is going towards making some "LOL are you triggered bro?! XD" type shit and i'm not an edgy 12 year old boy so it doesn't do much for me. 2.5

An album for a different time. To hard to listen all the way through.

I'm canceling eminem

I straight up didn't like this

Parental advisory indeed. Its funny I remember being less shocked by this when it came out than I was now. I actually can't believe guilty conscious was released at all, never mind as a single!!! Despite that, the beats are great, and the rapping really strong, despite questionable lyrics

The dude needs to chill a little.

I haven’t listened to this since it came out. While I still respect the talent, I found character or not, the ultra violence and misogyny was beyond hard to listen to. 2/5

We’re back with the most embarrassing man on this list. I am less hateful towards this album than his others.

3.8 2x

The Slim Shady LP by Eminem is a brilliant album. I don't think it's quite as good as The Marshall Mathers LP, but it's the record that introduced the world to Slim Shady and changed hip-hop forever. When this album came out, there really wasn't anything else like it. It was funny, shocking, controversial and incredibly creative. Eminem's storytelling is exceptional throughout, switching effortlessly between dark humour, satire and more emotional moments. Whether you like the subject matter or not, there's no denying his talent as a writer. The production is excellent too, with catchy beats that perfectly complement his style. Every track feels different, keeping the album fresh from beginning to end. Beneath the outrageous lyrics and controversial character is a hugely talented artist with an incredible ear for melody, rhythm and rhyme. While The Marshall Mathers LP would go on to refine and improve the formula, The Slim Shady LP deserves enormous credit for how original it sounded at the time. Even today, it still feels inventive and exciting. Favourite tracks: "Guilty Conscience" is the standout for me. It's clever, funny and brilliantly put together, with great chemistry between Eminem and Dr. Dre. Least favourite tracks: There isn't really a weak song here. Some tracks aren't quite as memorable as the biggest hits, but the album is consistently entertaining throughout. Album artwork: A good cover that perfectly captures the dark humour and chaotic personality of the Slim Shady character.

4/5 great

Nostalgic and all that, but man is Eminem fucked up. After 20+ years of hindsight I do see why our parents didn’t want us listening to this.

I had Kid Rock yesterday and this today. Apparently the generator thinks I'm a middle school kid or something. I wasn't a fan of this back when it came out, and I still am not. I do respect the differences between Eminem and Kid Rock, and this was far superior in every way. That being said, it was about as unenjoyable to listen to as the KR album. There were a few moments of sincerity, but they were immediately undercut with vile lyrics. I really need tomorrow to be The Carpenters or something like that to help cleanse the palette a bit.

Productions great. Lyrically, I kinda of feel similar to the Dr Dre and snoop dog album I listened to from the list. Proper respect Eminem though.

It's crass but definitely worth a listen.

Did not age too great but a pretty fun listen. Lots of wild lyrics as expected and Dr. Dre's signature production.

not another eminem

Imagine how unfunny Jerry Sadowitz would be if there was one word he wouldn't say for fear of causing offence. He's a great rapper, when it's good (my name is), it's good but most of this just gets boring. How many rape fantasies is too many in one work? Pretty low number for me.

# Album Name: The Slim Shady LP # Artist: Eminem # Rating: 3/5 # Comments: Wow, this one rolled back the years. Cant believe how long ago it was and how young i was when this came out. The singles released are still good songs. Sadly the album suffers with the usual from skits as well as the length. # Top Tunes: My name is / guilty conscience / if i had / # Would I listen to it again? Id give it another whirl.

Not as much childhood memories from this as with The Marshall Mathers LP, so not sure if that's the main driver but I just feels this is a tad bit weaker album. Also feels a smidgen less sexist and extreme, but still miles beyond most albums on this list so that ain't worth much. While I think Eminem has very tight raps and a good and iconic voice, I feel a bit tired listening to basically the same content as The Marshall Mathers LP, but with weaker beats. Maybe it's just been too many late 90s/early 2000s rap albums recently with 50 Cent's Get Rich Or Die Tryin' a few days ago, but feeling a bit fatigued on this genre. Wasn't feeling it today, and considering you have to stomach all the slurs and garbage and cheesy skits as well I'll give it a 3.

Difficult album to review. Some real classic beats and some classic rhymes. Eminem is technically very good and some of his one liners are hilarious. But the subject matter is sometimes just…. Yeah. It’s like an edgy teen-age boy decided to write them. Still many good hits like “My name is” (might be one of the best breaks of all time and in turn one of the best samples ever), “Guilty Conscience” and “Role Models”. It is Eminem, you got to respect his abilities even though the subject matter is not the best to put it lightly. Weak 4.

Listening to his albums has really given me a dislike of Eminem. Sure the rapping is technically very good, in most parts the beats are good and his ability to tell stories is strong. But its the stories he tells that are so repugnant that it becomes unbearable over more than about 5 minutes. He just sounds like a very unhappy and unlikable person and i cant understand how people can consume this level of bile and enjoy it. This album is only saved from a 1 because its his debut and he hadnt full nailed down his repugnant attitude so there is some variety that allows the good bits to come to the fore.

S jedne strane kužim zašto je važan za povijest glazbe i odrasla sam uz njega, s druge strane nikad nisam, i neću, razumijeti seksizam i nasilje u ovoj vrsti glazbe. Prema tome, neće proći dobro. 2/5, 3/10

Can I take you seriously Eminem? The original WOLF by Tyler the Creator, cosplay of an insane person I guess. Great comedy session from "My Name Is," displaying smart wordplay but also a description of a terrible life. Catchy, decent beat, quite basic by today's standard. "Guilty Conscience" comes in harder, reminds me of "The Art of Peer Pressure" by Kendrick Lamar. This song is hilarious though. Very enjoyable and funny to listen to, its almost like I am watching a movie. Eminem's doubled vocals on "Brain Damage" gives me such a dark feeling. I've heard them also on the other song with Rhianna or some lady and it creates a sad and dark mood. Rap music does allow you to clearly tell a story without taking away from the rest of the song, because that is the song. Especially with the boom-bap beats, and Eminem is a great story teller. This is more of a piece of art than songs for the radio. "If I Had" is slow, hard-hitting, and truthful song about life's struggle. Serious and I can respect it. This whole thing is giving me a more pessimistic view on life, and that's where I'm assuming Eminem is coming from as well. This is corny and redundant to say but this is sarcastic, funny rap music that is fun to listen to. Is it greatest of all time, maybe for the style, the rapping is beyond solid and it makes me audibly laugh. Though, I do think nowadays Earl Sweatshirt has changed the game and this is clearly the predecessor to his music. Overall though, the songs won't stick with me long, the production is decent, and I don't really resonate much with this type of music. Except for "Cum on Everybody," very funky dance track. Great production. Pure pain in Rock Bottom, that song has something special. There is context that I have to be aware of. There are many references that I just don't understand, which I am sure isn't bringing the true greatness of the lyrics. Especially because I am not going to spend time looking each person up.

There’s some excellent beats on this album but the lyrics really bog me down. When he talks about his friend raping a 15-year-old girl I understand there’s supposed to be some sort of message behind that but it gets lost among my feelings of disgust. Likewise keeping your dead daughter’s mother in a trunk and dumping her into the water during a trip to the beach, he he. According to reviews these types of lyrics were more acceptable when the album came out but less so now. I was alive when this album came out and if I remember correctly rape really wasn’t as funny as he makes it out to be. If it’s all supposed to be a joke I don’t wanna be part of it.

I can acknowledge his talent and influence, but I just don't like this music very much. At best it's kinda funny, but for the most part it's incredibly immature and lame. Also his voice really gets to me after awhile. One of the most overrated rappers of all time. Favorite track: My Name Is

I Was a Teenage Edgelord: the Musical. Back in 1999, I was a 20 year old white kid. Perfectly in Eminem's demographic. Whether I wanted to or not, I heard (and saw the video for) "My Name Is..." many times, and my honest opinion back then was that he sucked. SUPER nasally, whiny voice; incredibly juvenile lyrics. He was clearly trying to get attention by being "provocative." It was gross. And there was much better rap to listen to. Hearing this album for the first time as an grown man, I can't believe this shit. I mean - it's bad from track one, and only gets worse. "Guilty Conscience" is unconscionable. "97 Bonnie and Clyde" is just.... maybe the worst thing I've heard during this project? HOW CAN YOU USE YOUR DAUGHTER TO RECORD A SONG ABOUT KILLING HER MOTHER AND DISPOSING OF HER BODY. Like - I get it. You're edgy. But my brother in Christ you were almost 30 years old when you recorded this. You don't get a pass because you were 17 and your brain hadn't fully developed. Jesus Christ. There aren't many albums that I believe do actual harm by existing, but this is one of them. ONE STAR

I didn't feel the need to re-listen to the last Eminem album, and I'm wondering if I need to do it for this one. As a white kid who was really into hip hop in the late 90s, I know this record pretty well. I don't have to hear it again to know that the lyrics don't hold up at all, A QUARTER CENTURY LATER?!? (Jesus, where did that time go?) At the time, he was doing some wordsmithing that nobody else was doing (see other reviews for more on that), and it's regrettable that he chose to be the most provocative edgelord that he could possibly be with that talent. It worked though, he managed to get attention for something other than the novelty of being a white rapper. I'm sure there's some privilege to unpack there, but I won't turn this into a thinkpiece. I can't, in good conscience, give this any more thank 3 stars but I also can't ignore the technical skill or my personal history with this record and give it less than 3 stars. So here we are.

This is such a hard album to rate. He’s undeniably talented and it’s clear he’s going to go on to big things at this time. But some of the lyrics have aged so poorly… well they can’t have been great back when this came out but they’re somehow worse now. I’m still leaning towards a 4 just due to pure talent but we don’t quite get the best of him here.

I love this era where he's attacking everyone including himself and finding humor in his shitty situation. It does have some cringey lyrics and it hasn't aged well at all, but if the point was to piss people off then it definitely worked after looking at these reviews. As a horror album performed through a jaded character who hates everyone this is really good. I feel split because it does attack women and minorities a lot and that's not very nice. Hurt people hurt people I guess

To be fair to Eminem, people only got tired of edgelords after we all got on the internet and couldn’t get away from them. He’s extremely talented at writing rhymes, but the content of those rhymes are eye roll inducing. Dr. Dre’s production goes crazy though.

This album would be so cool if I was 12. Listening to this at the grand age of 31 makes me realize how cringe it is.

Not for me.

With the usual caveats about white men rapping, the best that I can say about this album is that it is nearly as good as Dr Dre, if by “good” you mean nasty, violent, misogynistic and homophobic. The inevitable comic skits are painfully puerile and seemingly aimed at 13 year old boys. I don’t buy the excuse of Slim Shady just being an alter ego for Marshall Mathers, even if he has supposedly killed him off in his latest album. The worst thing on this album is Mathers exploiting the voice of his toddler for a particularly vile track. Avoid.

Much better than his first album

7/20/26. Forgot how transgressive this was, but really respect how much depth Eminem puts into his Slim Shady character. Really crazy but complex rhymes and lyrics.

This one was interesting as someone who'd only listened to TES and later albums. Puts a lot of the "your mothers hate me" into better perspective. Definitely a rough listen, even the songs I knew individually from this are pretty gratuitous, but that's also the point of it.

Very original eclectic collection of his thoughts and style everything.

There’s a line of good and evil that runs through the human heart.

I think Eminem is more like an Edgar Allen Poe type. He tells macabre stories through a interesting genre. This album is like a bratty teenager, but tells of its time. Highlights: My Name Is, Guilty Conscience, Come On Everybody

HI, MY NAME IS HUH? WHO? WHAT? CHICKA-CHIKA SLIM SHADY. Perhaps the best rap album of all time. Shady at his nastiest, darkest, craziest and most disturbing, including a song literally called 'Cum on Everyone'. A formative experience for repressed people of all ages, showing them that there is no such thing as inside thoughts.

Meh. Eminem tells stories in rhyming couplets to edgy white kids in the 2000s.

This was juvenile in 1999. It still is—and I’m 27 years older now. No thank you. 1.5?

Are the songs better than on MMLP? Not really. Is it full of violence against women that I'm uncomfortable with the magnitude of? Of course! And yet, somehow it's clearly the better album, mostly because it works better from a pitch-black humor standpoint despite everything wise.

Great beats and amazing rhymes and rhythms in his rapping. This is, however, not an album for me. Of course, I really like My Name Is and Guilty Conscience, but I enjoy his Marshall Mathers album more. Generally I am not into hip hop or rap though

Classic but starting to show it's age

Nope

I love violent misogyny and domestic violence, I’m so glad he rapped about it the entire album!

Man I hope we get a better artist from Detroit tomorrow

How am I supposed to rate this album? I loved this when I was in middle school, and listening back to it, I'm split. I see the talent, the wordplay, the playful spirit of the album. It's fun, funny, ridiculous, stupid, childish, brash, offensive for the sake of being offensive. Some bars are straight shocking today. Even if I give it all the slack and take it as straight parody, satire, whatever, some of these lines are just crazy to write. Maybe it's a four; I definitely had fun relistening to it, but I can't give it a four with a clear consceince

Un poco de mal gusto (osea, es Eminem), y no tuvo casi ningún tema que me llame. No es el estilo de hip hop que disfruto. Nota: 3.0

Hard to rate this any higher than a 3 due to how downright inappropriate much of the content is. Hell of a rapper though.

I prefer the Marshall Mathers LP, and there is a lot of this that just doesn’t hold up. But it was a fun listen.

It has been a long time since I've listened to this full album and I was shocked at how shocking it was. There are some really disturbing songs that I'm pretty sure if this was released today would have involved an investigation and maybe some jail time. This isn't my favorite Eminem album but no doubt it's influence and iconic status. Rating 4 stars because I need to leave room for that extra star if The Marshall Mather's LP is on the list.

1.75 - I've always liked the way he raps. Hard to listen to in ways similar to that N.W.A. album, but I at least have some nostalgia for a song or two.

Woof, three stars for Dre and zero for Em.

Blue, blue, electric blue that’s the color of my room where I will live blue, blue

Second Eminem on the list. Had the same reaction to this one as the last one. He's a genius, there is no denying it. But it's just an unpleasant listening experience, with the violence, misogynic themes, suicide, and just about every other unpleasant thought he could jam in. I don't think this music shouldn't exist, I don't think it lacks artistic value, but it's just plain unpleasant to have on.

A solid classic hip hop album, but I always feel out of it when they do all the skits. Also, some of the subject matter can be a little much at times ("'97 Bonnie & Clyde" for example). That said, the Dr Dre production is top notch and Eminem is still one of the best to play the game.

This is the album that got me initiated to american Rap when I was a teenager. I won't waste much time reviewing what essentially is a nostalgia trip for me - this is good rap. It's a bit of a whitewashing version, outrageous version of rap, but it's good rap nonetheless. Eminem had the flow, unlike the awful beastie boys, and he had that crazy creativity that made him famous. This is good music, if you like the genre, although it can be way, way too outrageous for many people - it could put you off because of that. But still, it's not only nostalgia: the production is top notch, the rhymes are top notch, the lyrics are creative and they grew older sort of "gracefully", sort of - it's still a very 90s product, but at the very least is not ALL bad. Back when I was a teenage I wasn't able to understand the lyrics, now that I can appreciate how idiotic and offensive they are, they lost a bit of their fascination - but at least they're good storytelling.

Amazing beats and flow.

This man was inescapable when I was growing up. I haven’t gone back to this album in a long time, and I’m surprised to learn it holds up well.

-lmao i wish i could’ve heard this when it first came out. no wonder suburban white folks were so horrified -this was unquestionably Eminem’s best era, this is a really solid and clever album despite being corny and barely listenable at some points. glad the public is better at understanding satire today… and also that this style of horrorcore has run its course -Favorites: My Name Is, Role Model, Cum On Everybody

Nö!

As a very casual Eminem listener, it’s pretty clear to me that this album was just the beginning, and there was a lot of room for improvement. Not my favorite. 2/5.

Middle school memories

it’s hard not to skip this completely. i just don’t like this. wearing on me very fast. it’s so long 😭 i’m just not 16 anymore

I feel like sure i get it but goddamn his voice grates on me

Guy knows his way around a rhyme scheme, gotta give him that. And he's funny from time to time. But nothing else really stands out about this album. Enjoyed it as a younger man - now seems wholly unremarkable.

Noooooooooo!!! I have no fucking clue how eminem was able to get popular, this mfer makes middle schooler music (derogatory.) Every bar is either edgy, horny, or corny. Like, perhaps this dude was sounding fresh in the 90s but hip hop has come so far and this shit sounds like dookie compared to so much of modern hip hop. JK, I listened to all of it, it's probably just fucking buttcheeks amongst 90s rap too. Brother is misogyny-maxing in every single song, does he write a single bar about women that doesn't threaten violence towards them?. HOW IS THE SONG FEATURING HIS DAUGHTER AS A SAMPLE ABOUT MURDERING HER MOM???????? ohmfg shut up... 1/5 he's trying too hard

Do we really need a second song about not giving a fuck? I'd be lying if I said I didn't listen to "My Name Is" a million times in 6th grade. I thought I would have to say the same about other songs on this album, but I didn't recognize anything else. I guess this is slightly better than The Marshall Mathers LP, but it's still riddled with misogyny and homophobia. I guess it gets a 2 just because it has one song that I don't dislike.

didn't like it when I was supposed to, definitely don't like it now.

Better than expected.

Irresistable in a rubbernecking kind of way – like looking into an eclipse

Eminem is brilliant. He’s in a very small group of rappers that can make any two words sound like they rhyme. And every line is a pun or a play on words or a diss. That being said, he sure does spew a lot of hate and I can’t stand behind that, even if it’s a joke or said to make a point. -1 star.

glad the generator gave us the marshall mathers LP first. Listening to both in 2026, with the other album first, it’s clear that there was a lot of room for him to grow. this album is kind of what I expected when we got the other one - incredible rhymes, top notch production, fun for a 12 year old.

Classic Eminem, fire album

It’s hard to overstate how this album dominated pop culture for a while in 1999. I thought then and now that there are a couple good tracks and a bunch of filler. Some of the lyrics haven’t aged so well.

Just can't listen to this: the lyrics are foul and the music isn't good enough to distract you from that fact. No interest in Eminem.

pass

Ha! Thought I listened to this… but was like, that cover sure ain’t familiar… Marshall Mathers starting as his alter ego Slim Shady first of course! Well, certainly isn’t 60’s cannon! It’s funny. I see all the reviews all frothy about how this can only be for 13 yr old boys. Well… this mature lady finds it pretty hilarious today. Don’t know - not taking myself or Eminem too seriously… 4 Boolean:True

I'd have selected The Eminem Show ahead of this along with the MMLP (assuming he gets 2 entries). However it's another great album that catapulted him to superstardom - not hard to see why as it is full of great hooks. He writes lyrics that are shocking and amusing, but also quite wry and sensitive at times. Overall it's just great fun to listen to for that most part

I love Eminem—he's my favorite rapper—but I don't think this album is his best. I definitely prefer the sadder, more depressed and melancholic Eminem over this crazy, cartoonish style. Plus, I find the skits really annoying since they just interrupt the flow. I still saved the darker tracks like 'Rock Bottom' and 'If I Had' because they fit my vibe, but overall it's not my favorite record of his.

megh

To me this is one of the greatest albums of all time, it’s so unique and can’t really be compared to anything else. Perfect collection of songs, and skits and that public service announcement is the perfect beginning. It’s so hilariously offensive aswell, with really clever lyrics amidst the chaos. It’s brilliant.

Not for me.

Juvenile, nihilistic, and pointless. Truly an exhausting listen that’s stuffed to the gills with all of the worst elements of rap at the time. Unnecessary skits and recorded phone calls, extreme descriptions of violence that serve no real purpose, and language that makes you cringe pad the run time of this album. There are future Eminem songs I like, but I have no interest in listening to anything from this album again.

Extremely iconic. Also ‘97 Bonnie and Clyde is an insane track. I adore it.

Maybe my favorite Eminem album, there are some other greater ones in many respects. My mind goes here first though I think, so many listens while commuting for like a 2-3 year period. Awesome to re-listen and get a taste of that time while cleaning the gutters.

Some lyrics didn't hold up that great but what can you expect. Still just great songs though.

Nostalgia but still hits

He's undeniably a huge talent but this album is mostly just really really depressing to listen to and I think about 80% of dudes that really loved his album have voted for Trump.

"The Slim Shady LP" established Eminem's reputation as an exceptional rapper. In the role of his alter ego Slim Shady, he tackles controversial topics such as violence, drugs and sex, usually in a highly exaggerated manner. In doing so, he employs direct, at times vulgar language and misogynistic, violent clichés, yet a certain ironic distance from Shady’s posturing is clearly evident. If one wishes to peer into the hopeless, embittered, brutalised soul of the marginalised ‘white trash’ in the American heartland, this album offers an excellent insight into a social class that has been left to its own devices for years. Drugs, violence, sex, and hatred of everything and everyone are portrayed here in very graphic terms. In doing so, Eminem proves himself to be a highly skilful wordsmith who has far more to offer than just a string of swear words. Musically, however, it naturally remains rather limited. A few beats, a bassline, a couple of funky chords – none of it is worth mentioning. But I understand why this album was so important and why it remains highly relevant even today. But musically speaking, though – and for me, despite all the street poetry, this is what matters most – there simply isn’t much to be found here.

i don't know if I am meant to take this seriously or not and maybe that's the point, but I didnt hate my time listening to this.

Liked this when it came out but it hasn't aged well.

While I'll never understand the "no, no Slim Shady is a character so it's FINE that he talks about murdering his ex all the time" crowd, I have to admit that this was a little fun. Dare I say... good for a concept album.

The fact that this record continues to shock and upset the reviewers of this site almost thirty years after it's release proves Eminem (and his alt-ego Slim Shady) achieved what they set out to do. And now, in an era of cancel culture - and whilst a convicted felon and known sexual abuser actually sits in the White House Presidential office - Em manages to lean in to the past controversy and confront it. It's a sort of bizarre genius. And although it wasn't until the next record where Em asks "and you blame it on Marilyn - but where were the parents at?" he is already asking the questions; are you going to hold pop music to blame for the behaviours in society or is there perhaps a hypocrisy in that? In the opening hit track, Em confesses "99% of my life I was lied to - I just found out my mom does more drugs than I do". He is a product of his upbringing, not the music he listens to. Its no mistake that this record is puerile, violent and misogynistic - it's purposefully designed to outrage the mainstream. And it's easy to say "it's dated" (it is) because of the lyrical content but I will remind you it was already all of these things back in 1999. We didn't hear this in the 90's and think it was high-art. It was passed around the classroom like a nudie magazine. Snotty, bratty childish - both the listeners and the album. But if you ask me 'Is this a good record?' well... Its a bit like a super aggressive cartoon. It's entertaining and naughty fun but doesn't offer any real musical sustainance. It's contribution to modern pop culture, whether deemed as good or bad, is where it's value lies.

Talented

Eminemin lapsellinen törkyhuumori toimi vieläkin yllättävän hyvin. Monta hauskaa biisiä, mutta pituutta voisi olla vähemmän.

Silly and juvenile, but the beats and Em's flow still sound incredible.

Pas client.

The beats and delivery are pretty good, but being edgy for the sake of being edgy doesn’t really make a great album in my opinion. Likes: Role Model; Rock Bottom; Just Don’t Give a Fuck

pretty good stuff

If you listen to rock bottom and if I had you’ll hear about a guy who is frustrated with his poverty and desperately wants to achieve success. He’s angry at the world and wants to lash out, and he lashes out by writing music from the perspective of Slim Shady. Or like brain damage he talks about getting beat so bad and bullied in school that he had to be hospitalized multiple times. He tells a story in a very offensive way which in 2026 translates to “to be edgy” but there’s definitely more substance than just being edgy. This was clearly written by a very emotionally unstable kid and I think there’s something beautiful in the fact that we can listen into his perspective, as fucked up and twisted as it comes across. Don’t get me wrong. There is definitely a fair share of cringeworthy edged moments, but I don’t think the whole album should be written off as that there’s definitely some substance

I originally wrote a long analysis of this album and Eminem, but I don’t think it really deserves it. It can be summed as: this (as is most of em’s music) was a missed opportunity to utilize the shock factor to criticize societal norms or put forward a message in a deep way. Instead, it’s just a bunch of fantasies about killing women with no discernible message or purpose. It’s a shame because he was obviously incredibly talented and some of these beats and flows were so catchy. There’s a place for shock factor and brutal imagery, but not without meaning, which is exactly what this album lacks.

Whilst Marshall does an amazing job of being as offensive as he possibly can, this was a hard slog to get through. Lots of dodgy lyrics with themes of murdering girlfriends and trying to shag anything that moves undoubtedly appeals to rabid teenagers, but I find it tiring now I’m in my 50s.

Eminem breaking barriers and breaking tradition in this groundbreaking release.

Oh man, this takes me back...right back to the late 90s and early 2000s where white trash was brought to the forefront of American culture. tHiS hAsN't AgEd WeLL!!! There was nothing like this at the time when it came to rap...fucked up and hilarious. He was fantastic and you couldn't avoid him. His first three or four albums were classics and must-listens. Everything since then has been a miss...the shelf life of a rapper isn't that great....but he's still here almost three decades later trying to recapture this and he can't do it. I always read the reviews before I start listening to an album here...in a case like this, I'm deeply familiar with the album, I just want to see what people have to say before I listen to it. Or, I want to get an idea of what I'm getting into if I don't know what the album is. And so, I'm reading a lot of comments about misogynistic lyrics, violence, anti LGBTQ lyrics...quite frankly, nothing else that can't be found in rap lyrics everywhere else....he talks about this on White America (not on this album, I realize), basically rap music already contained all of this but since he was a white guy saying it and white kids in the burbs were tuning in, parents all of a sudden freaked out. And that's what's going on here in the comments, people freaking out about admitting they once listened to this and once liked it...because it was offensive then and maybe, in some more respects, more offensive now. I'm not trying to turn this into some think piece on Eminem, but the pearl clutching here is too much to ignore. He was going to say the things you weren't supposed to say in the worst possible way and the reaction from the pearl clutchers was part of the art and experience. He represented the right to be offensive...and he never asked for people to agree with him, which is key here. The whole thing was that music, comedy, horror and fantasy and actual beliefs aren't always the same thing which is too much for some people to understand. It's much better to feign horror and outrage in order to position yourself on a moral high ground instead. Eminem gave permission to say the fucked up joke, write a nasty lyric, give authority the finger, offend everybody and yet somehow be taken seriously as an artist. A lot of what he said was indefensible...and he might not have had the wherewithal to say that art has to be allowed to go to places that polite society doesn't want to look, but that was exactly what the biggest part of his message was, to me. He was great. I haven't listened to this album in at least 15 years, I probably won't listen to it again...much like the rest of his music and much like rap music in general, I don't listen to it anymore....it was a good trip down memory lane. Still made me laugh, still made me cringe in some places. Still have respect for his ability to write lyrics and rhymes.

One of my favorite albums. Listened to it all the time in high school.

It was nice to listen to this again. I haven't heard it in ages. I feel like there were a lot of risks taken here, and it makes me miss the hungry Em

Innovative and a wizard with words. My Name Is rules, but most of the rest of this weighs it down a bit for me.

Siendo realista e intentando no se hater de eminem (si soy), no estuvo tan mal. No lo disfruté ni me pareció bueno, pero no es inescuchable. Me sigue sin gustar este tipo de todas formas.

Decent overall, plenty of dated bits for sure but some moments crack me up like GO GO GADGET DICK. Loses points for a guinea pig death lyric 😠

Hip Hop, 61 eme album =>1/5

Eminem is at his best when he's being silly. There's some of that here but the beats are great throughout and his delivery isn't heavy or self serious, even when the subject matter is, which makes it much more listenable than some of his later stuff. Lyrics are too often too explicit and gross for this to go in any sort of regular rotation for me but it wasn't bad at all.

#964. There was a time and a place for this, but like so much of the content of this book it just feels dated and a bit of a chore to get through. 3/5: acceptable

B+

I enjoyed some songs but prefer The Marshall Mathers LP

More historically significant than must listen. Enjoyed some songs back at the time, but even then it wasn’t for me. First and last time listening to whole album. A lot of it did not age well. 0 songs added to playlist.

I´m just gonna listen to the ones that are not explict 97´BaC remenber me why i used liked Eminem, buti heard this thta reminds of moans and i can´t stand that. 1 out of 10

When this came out and a friend played it for me, I was blown away. It was new and fresh sounding.. a combo of gangsta rap and comedy rap. It had funny elements and it had plenty of hardcore rap. It exploded fast. I never took it too seriously and figured it would fade like a bad fart... well, that didn't happen. The record is still great now when I give it a spin.

Eminem is a pretty good rapper and the production by Dr Dre is great, but my god the actual lyrics just make this hard to listen to

Eminem is a good rapper and this album has some really good songs about economic hopelessness but also so many of the lyrics have aged atrociously. It was tough to listen at times.

Even if you ignore the misogyny, the excessive violence, the slurs, the general edginess... It's just really awful to listen to. Skit skit skit women are all bitches skit one fish two fish red fish blue fish skit

I was going to say this album didn't age well, but honestly I think it's as horrific today as it was in 1999. Can't deny the talent though.

this slim shady fellow seems pretty rude. favorite song is Rock Bottom. strong 3

Rating: 6/10 The absurdly vulgar and offensive debut by Eminem. Very unique. The eeriness of the album cover grows stronger when listening to '97 Bonnie & Clyde as the song it's depicting. Pretty front-loaded, and the best tracks unsurprisingly are the Dre productions. Songs like Guilty Conscience and '97 Bonnie & Clyde are some horrific content and straight up horror-core vibes, but when I think about it I would compare it to a grizzly slasher movie, still worth the critiques of its content though, even though Shady is obviously a character. I find most of the Bass Brothers' production and beats are not the most dynamic, largely depending on Eminem's storytelling skills and outrageous lyricism & vocalism to carry. The second half honestly gets a bit boring and drags on a little too long. Out of all those tracks, Rock Bottom is good and the closer finishes strong. A lot of value in this very interesting piece of art because of the discussion it enables since the day it came out

This album is awesome. A ton of creative care went into it, and it's just really detailed and involved and super fun to listen to. <quote eamon saying how there's more to discover with every listen> 8.5/10

Hi Kids, do you like violence? Best Song: My Name Is Rating: 7.0/10 Stars: 4

I had forgotten how controversial this was amongst some conservative groups when this first came out. Just the right mix of vulgarity and humour for me.

Great debut .Lots of great tracks here . All the ones you know.

Violent, absurd, dark, weirdly comedic. The guy has talent as a wordsmith but is totally fucked up. I'm ashamed that I smiled at some of the absurd comedic violence. Maybe that's what he was aiming for? I fear he wasn't though. 2½

I like Eminem, but I do think this album’s a little juvenile.

This is a tough one to rate. This is the album that started one of the most dominant runs in rap. It was considered controversial, offensive and shocking to the whole scene at the time. The hunger with which Eminem raps here and on the following two albums is undeniable. The whole cadence is addictive to follow, That being said, I don't think it holds up that well. The rhyme schemes are entertaining and delightful but some of the punch lines rely on contemporary events and personas. The shock value quickly grows old when you are not 13. The beat selection is also on the safe side without really leaving a lasting impression outside of the singles and some other songs. The skits can still be fun. Unfortunately it feels a bit too long for its own good. It is influential for a reason but it's been nearly three decades and it shows. My favorite songs are "My Name Is", "If I Had" and "Still Don't Give a Fuck".

Not my jam but I understand the appeal. It is also clear to me now why there was such an uproar in the 90’s when this was released. I hadn’t heard it until today.

po é bem ruim né dado o fato de que uma parte considerável do planeta acha isso aqui o suprassumo do hip hop ""bom"" feito por brancos, dá pra fragar que a galera tem mau gosto demais pqp nada desse salvou pra mim, achei ruim do inicio do fim

eh melhor que o outro que passou por aqui, uns beats mais interessantes e tal. mas que isso, slim shady envelheceu MUITO mal. cê tá doido. meia boca DEMAIS credo

Angry and potent.

This sounds is so nostalgic for me. I bought it and had to scribble out the parental advisory sticker so my parents wouldn't catch wind I listening to such profanity. This album aligned with my teenage angst the same way nu metal bands and grunge bands did. It was powerful and spoke to me. I'm grateful for this album giving me an avenue to express myself.

Comic genius with alter ego My name is Guilty conscience

5/5

One of the most potent albums announcing the arrival of a Hip Hop artist ever to be released. Still raw, but sufficiently polished by Dre to give us a brand new flavor in the Rap scene. This isn't quite Marshall Mathers, but we'd never get that introspective masterpiece without Slim venting his anger in his introductory offering. Only 4 stars because I can't give 4.5 and 5 is reserved for the follow-up to this LP

Will The real Slim Shady please sit down.

suppose this is where eminem came from. not bad for a 27yo. ... or at least it seems so until you get midway through the album, where it gets pretty horrible 💥my name is

Completely inappropriate & also, completely hilarious? Eminem’s flow, delivery, & lyrical gymnastics are unmatched. Still, some totally inappropriate (and hilarious) takes here. A 4.

cooler groove, Eminem!

Ein Meilenstein!

Pas mal de classiques mais d'autres sons pas ultra bons

Excellent mais j’ai moins kiffé que l’autre album de Eminem ça a un peu moins vie vieilli

While not as tightly focused or crafted as MMLP, Eminem still uses his incredible exploration of word sounds to push the envelope and open hard conversations about real topics through over-the-top lyrics.

Now, that my English is no way like back when I listened to this in my youth, I feel disgusted by the lyrics. Maybe it is also the age I'm now in. Although he is a great rapper.

I loved this as a 16 year old and played it to death Listening to it in my 40s, it's not all aged well and made me dry my teeth a few times. You sure can't deny Eminem's ridiculous amount of talent. This bought back good memories

I came into this album really hoping to gain an appreciation for Eminem. It did not work. Ridiculously dumb lyrics. 2 stars because there is some decent music hidden under it all.

Absolutely yeah

Not as good as I remembered it. A lot of just okay songs with the couple bangers that everyone knows.

I find it almost funny how people use things like violence and misogyny in rap music as an excuse to be racist when one of the most extreme cases of it is from a pasty ass white dude.

It was a big thing back then. I guess he's good at what he does.

Not quite as strong as MMLP

Top level white trash rap! Fantastic!

Talented

Hands down the most appalling album I’ve ever heard. This album has aged worse than milk. Front to back, the album never steers away from cringey lyrics and soundbites that could only appeal to a 13 year old boy. I thought I was missing something when I explored the project’s wiki page and critics thought it was a hilarious masterpiece. I’d love for one of them to please explain what is funny about raping a 15 year old. Or what is funny about treating women like garbage. If you’re looking to drop this list down to “1,000 Albums You Must Listen To Before You Die”, this is the one worth eliminating.

Oe pas mal

1999. Written from the perspective of Eminem's alter ego, named Slim Shady. Some songs are true stories.

The verbal acuity is off the charts. The lyrics are, well... Let's just say I'm not the target market, even though Eminem and I are the same age. By the time this record came out, I found myself not really into the kind of overt misogyny and homophobia found here. That said, there are some lyrical gems on this album, and it provides a window into a world that exists outside my own experience.

Sounds better coming how do the speakers of a 1996 Ford Taurus.

its just not for me

Listened to on my Apple EarPods. This album is one I have listened to before, but many years ago. Although I love hip hop, I would not categorize myself as an Eminem fan--in fact, I don't really like his music much at all (what I've heard, at least). Whether that be the edgy raps from 'Slim Shady' or the rehabilitated anthemic pop raps from Marshall Mathers, I find myself historically skipping over his songs. I do remember enjoying 'The Slim Shady LP' from my initial listen, and 'My Name Is' was always the one track I could point to as a fun song I'm not embarassed to thrown on in the car. Upon this revisit, I feel about the same as I did before. Cohesively, it works quite well as a rap album that is unlike many others; deliberately brash, brazen, edgy, with horrifically evocative lyricism and storytelling that feels purpose built to push the boundaries of what is "acceptable". It's the type of album where most of the songs would get a side-eye if you just randomly tossed it into the aux, but as a full listening experience does well to paint a picture of harsh reality through an extremist lens. Unshackled descriptions of rape, drug abuse, and violence are spoken in a giddy manner, but one that feels far from glorification or lazy edge. Perhaps it's the mix of serious tracks like "Rock Bottom" that help shine a light on the idea of this album--a man that has lived through the tribulations of poverty, violence, drug abuse, abandonment, and uses the 'Slim Shady' persona as the teller of these tales, as the sometimes-comic-sometimes-terrifying indulging in the worst of the behavior. It's interesting in that way, how the vocal and proud endorsement of these actions provoke feelings of pity and tragedy, like beyond the absurdity of it is a unfortunate reality of how life is, especially in these poverty-stricken areas of the US where it's hard to lift yourself up and out of the environment around you where you see all these things. It helps that Eminem really flexes the creative writing muscle, making so that even in the limited topics he does cover (repetitiously so, as the album reaches the back half), he's saying the same things in different ways. Multiple times I found myself giggling at just how ridiculous some of the bars were on here. Still, beyond it's unflinching vision, I can't say I love this album. I'm not a huge fan of Eminem's nasally voice, the choruses are weak on the whole, it runs long even though he begins running through topics he already speaks to at length, and I don't find much of the album traditionally "listenable", at least to my sensibilities. Sorry, but for as fun as a song like "Guilty Conscious" is, I can't see myself throwing it in any playlists. So for me, it remains as an interesting project, boldly pushing musical boundaries but remaining an album that feels most appropriate in it's own quarantined, occasional listens.

Look, this album came out when I was in 8th grade and it hit my school like a nuclear explosion. There was a certain kind of kid (boy) that became completely obsessed with this record, spawning all manner of jokes, references, and all around edginess. I'm glad to say I was not in that set, and kind of hated Eminem's whole thing right from the get go. I was pretty into the Beastie Boys at the time, and Eminem just seemed to be not nearly as cool. He was missing any of the playfulness that the Beastie's had, substituting shock and edgy jokes in a way that made me (and still makes me) kind of queasy. I can appreciate Em's lyrical talent, and the production on the album is alright, but overall this still doesn't really do anything for me. Brings me back to awkward times in middle school. 2/5.

Gah what a thoroughly unenjoyable slog that was. Prodigious rapping talent and meat and potato beats all in the service of a deeply bitter, nihilistic, arrogant and toxic worldview. Here the 27 year raps about, among other things: date raping teenagers, butchering his wife (more than once), killing his child (I think) and raping a woman to death. And yes I know it's all meant to be a big joke, or a horror movie or whatever, but at least when ICP do the same thing they have the ridiculous goofiness and self knowing wink to kind of pull it off. This on the other hand is a void where charm does not exist, and despite it's many attempts at humour, neither does wit. All that's left is bone deep unlikeability.

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He’s got the beat. He has a command of rapping rhythms and vocab…and, on this album, not liking his words/messages

Couldn’t finish this. Got really boring

Love him or hate him, you have to admire Eminem's creativity. Yes, Slim Shady is problematic as a character. Yes this can be misinterpreted by many. But this is still a classic of the genre.

5 / 10

daddy m&m

i think i enjoyed marshall mathers more but this was still pretty good fav song: My Fault

rubbish

Good hip hop record with some bangers

A bit of preamble before I've even listened to this album - this is my second Eminem record even though I'm only 40 or so albums into this project. The first one was The Marshall Mathers LP - A record I found dull, childish, and lacking any real meaning or artistry at least from Eminem himself. To me when you get through the shock value of his lyricism, it was just Eminem using angsty teenage obscenities not to spice up the substance of the album, but to replace them entirely. Like, they're fine to use, but only if you put them onto something I can chew on in the first place. The Wikipedia summary for The Slim Shady LP states the following: "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." which honestly, sounds like more of what I hated on MMLP. That being said, I'll keep in mind this is a satire album and see if that makes it any more excusable compared to MMLP, a record that by all accounts was Eminem treating himself as seriously as he could at the time. Looking at the tracklist, the length and the song titles of this LP and my previous experiences with Eminems other album on this list, it is safe to say that I'm not leaning optimistic. Now for the actual review: You can see from my listening notes later that I did actually enjoy some parts of this album, as opposed to the MMLP. It feels like there were some parts where Eminem had actual ideas to write songs about and ran out of his daily allotted uses of curse words, and managed to turn out some decent songs. Another high point as always is the production, courtesy of Dr. Dre of course. That being said, the parts I hated I REALLY hated. It also aggravates me that this came before the Marshall Mathers LP in the sense that- we could have been in the timeline where Eminem expanded on the ideas that were actually compelling here, instead of appealing to teenagers who listen to him only as a protest against their parents, which is what the Marshall Mathers LP felt like. At least I'm done with Eminem for the next 1000 or so albums I'll be listening to but he hasn't made a fan out of me and his enduring popularity will forever be a mystery. Listening notes: I'm so done with skits in hip hop albums The best part of "My Name Is" after you go through puberty is introducing you to "I Got The" by Labi Siffre Alright so I have to admit; I relate to Guilty Conscience. I've had a few experiences where I've had the devil and angel on my shoulders. That being said, it ends with the good guy agreeing with the bad guy? It lost me there since that isn't how it works - people always have an internal struggle to the very end of and even after making any kind of moral or ethical decision. I'll be curious to see if this resolves by the end of the album, even though I get a pretty distinct feeling this "plot" will be dropped right about now at the start of the next song... We get it Eminem, you got brain damage, I didn't want to say anything myself I can relate to If I Had too, I'm also tired of this music Bonnie and Clyde are not people a father and daughter should relate to in ANY way By the way this album feels like Eminem is saying “this is chaotic and shocking… but take it seriously… but also don’t… but also do...” I can see why parents didn't want their kids listening to this but it wasn't the obscenities. The consequences are apparent today - there are people that think this is good music My Fault is the first song I can stand since it does feel like just a guy telling a dark story funnily, but it could have ended just on the punchline instead of the snuff audio at the end Rock Bottom is also good, it's almost as if adding a point to a song adds up to a good song Just Don't Give a Fuck too, this is a nice roll and the roll is over, As The World Turns returns to the painful Eminem status quo style Did he just say "by the way I have herpes and do drugs" just to say it? Eminem, I get that you don't give a fuck that I don't like you, I just want you to know it's not because I'm offended, you're just not as deep as you think you are. Seriously, two "Don't Give a Fuck" songs on one album? Enjoy your money and fame and whatever you want if it comes at the cost of making the musical equivalent of cold McDonalds fries.

At the turn of the century, as the golden era of hip hop came to a close and party rap began to emerge, young Marshall Mathers starts his career which will carry torch representing lyric-focused rapping style. This album is raw, provocative, abrasive, and immature. That's the gimmick. It's the gimmick that gave Eminem ears to begin with. But it's undeniable talent that allowed Eminem to stick around. While many will argue that The Slim Shady LP hasn't aged well (they are right). I think Eminem's message to not give a fuck is just as important today as it was back when this album was released. We live in a society that is chronically online. We spend time in social media spaces where every day there are news articles designed to anger you. We're told we can't say certain things. We're told we have to live in fear. I'm not saying Eminem gets a completely free pass (he says some really fucked up stuff on this record) but he's clearly just trying to push your buttons here. It's a test. Have you allowed society to bend your opinions enough that a nonsensical song can piss you off? If so, maybe some Slim Shady is what you need to lighten up.

The Slim Shady LP is controversial. You probably didn't need me to tell you that. For what it's worth, despite how badly the album has aged, it's entertaining to listen to. This version of Eminem is still extremely technical with his flows and bars, without it feeling like he's jerking off in your ear. That's refreshing compared to new Eminem. The production is great. This era of his music was dark, it was edgy, and it was entertaining. It's not his best work (MMLP) nor does it have his best hits (TES) but it remains charming. Best Song: 97' Bonnie & Clyde Worst Song: Cum on Everybody/I'm Shady Rating: 8.2/10

Starts with an absolute banger and it can only go downhill from there. I get the whole character thing, ‘’ 97 Bonnie & Clyde’ is taking it too far though, actually disturbing, which is probably the point

Album #78, Eminem, Slim Shady LP, ⭐⭐⭐⭐ I hate shock humour where people signpost it and say, “oh, you’re going to be offended by this,” or “this is going to offend you.” I remember there was a band when I was in school, not even sure what kind of music they made because their name was so annoying, called Does It Offend You, Yeah?, and I just could never take anything like that seriously. I think when it comes to the artist, it’s not up to them to decide what you’re going to be offended by. You just lay it out there and people take it however they take it. So there are too many parts of this album where there are public service announcements about how offended I’m going to be and how awful all this is, and oh my God, this subject matter is so terrible, to the point where I was thinking this was really ruining the experience. But it didn’t. I used to be a hip hop fan years ago, but I never actually listened to Eminem. I find most everything after this album to be too self-serious, self-referential. I hated all the relapse and recovery stuff and his desperate attempts to recreate this kind of thing later in his career. So this is actually the first time I’ve listened to this album the whole way through, even though I was very aware of it and what I was going to get. I find it pretty impossible to be offended by any of it, even the misogyny, because the Slim Shady character is so ridiculous that you can’t take it seriously in any way. And the album is all the better for it, because it’s a goofy, stupid, occasionally funny album. It’s too long, like pretty much every album, and there are probably too many skits, but the humour is very much aimed at young teenagers. I can see why it spoke to them. It didn’t necessarily speak to me at the time, but putting that hat on, I did genuinely enjoy this. He’s a great rapper, he’s funny, and some of the more focused tracks like “My Fault” are genuinely hilarious. I think if he wasn’t a rapper, he could have been a screenwriter. But he’s not the star of the show for me. The production from Dr. Dre is. The beats are perfect. they match the tone, they’re goofy, sinister, loud, and in-your-face. The little ad-libs and asides layered into everything are just so well done. It might be one of my favourite hip hop albums purely for the beats. “Role Model” probably has my favourite one. And the fact that “My Name Is” was the first thing they recorded, for Dre to land on that sound immediately for Eminem is a sign of a genius. I’m not the biggest Dr. Dre fan overall, but he’s absolutely on top form here. Might be his best album! So yeah, I was surprised by this. I’ve been quite hard on hip hop on this list so far, but this was really, really good and I enjoyed it a lot.

So less than 10 minutes in and this is already rife with misogyny, violence, homophobia, and every single stereotype that makes hip hop bad music. I mean who writes a song about drugging and raping a 15 year old? I honestly don't know how people listen to this and connect with it at all, much less praise it as one of the best albums ever. Yes, he can rhyme things with other things, that's not genius. This is a 13 year old kid who found out he can swear and say shocking things and get famous for it. I was really hoping that I'd find a hip hop album that I genuinely liked while doing this project, and this one was one that I had heard way back in the day and kind of hoped I would like it now. No dice. This is awful and aged worse than milk in a plastic cup placed in the sun. If this album was released now, it would be so widely panned we'd never hear from Eminem again. Well, that might not be true, he'd probably be playing with Kid Rock at GOP events. I'm 600+ albums in and this is the first one I had to turn off (that I remember) before it was over. 0/5 and please god let's strike this from the record of Humanity's creative output.

Not near as good as I thought it would be. Sounds dated and not in a good way.

Obviously some of the lyrics on this do make it conflicting. But I do think it’s a really good album and I think I’ll give it a 4

I N C E L (plus, it's shitty rap)

This guy should respect women more

El primero de eminem, me encantoooo

Still gets tiring, but the highlights are amazing

Really not my cup of tea. Unpleasant

I was only going to give it 4, but I was really impressed by the variety and depth of the homophobia and misogyny. Connoisseur level of cartoonish hate.

Having to listen to this in full should be considered a hate crime. The misogyny and violence is astounding and as I’m not a teenage boy or incel I did not enjoy That aside the wordplay, rhymes, flow, and beats are mediocre at best. Very same-y and I feel there are much better examples of the genre that don’t appeal to 14 year old edge lords I don’t understand why this is on the list at all

My opinions on this haven’t really changed despite several efforts to listen beyond the shock tactics. Eminem still seems like the poster-boy for the manosphere culture, employing the “hey, I might say these things, but that doesn’t mean I actually mean them, I am just playing - it’s all about the clicks and likes, and if you guys believe in my words, that’s your problem”. The tunes are catchy, his delivery is good, but ultimately this is still just a skinny white boy’s wet dream.

Not a rap fan, but, Eminem, at least is understandable, and his songs have meaning.

Obviously I see why this was included, but I didn't like Eminem then, when I was squarely in his target demographic of preteens to teens (apart from a few of his hits), so never expected to like him as an adult. Time hasn't changed that (although I listen to much more hip hop now in general), and his edge lord humour hasn't aged well at all. The first time I listened, I stopped at 97 Bonnie & Clyde. Horrific stuff, no idea what he was thinking there. I tried again and ended up skipping through a lot of the songs. The only ones I found worth listening to were My Name Is and Rock Bottom. I really did try to empathise with him as someone who obviously had a difficult life, but it's hard to when he specifically set out to make himself unlikeable. He has got undeniable talent, I just can't stand most of his lyrics.

Eminem is very gen x core. I can see how this started his career

Favorite Track: My Name Is

No

The album that put Mr. Mathers on the road to superstardom. Never realized how shockingly violent and misogynistic the 'Slim Shady' persona was, and it's hard to excuse those themes decades later, but I can still acknowledge the time period it was made in. It's clear that the man still had a lot of growth ahead of him, but the foundations were largely put in place on this record -- the lyrical flow is light and punchy, and Dre's production makes for a crisp musical package.

In my generation, Eminem was considered a sacred cow — not only for rappers, but even for rock fans. Maybe in the 2000s he really was a star and sounded fresh, but now all of this sounds very old and stupid, except for a couple of beats

eh

Violent!

Some songs suck, others are very funny and offensive — a combination that pleases me to no end. 4.5* + bonus half-star for how pissed people are with this.

Too many skits. Too much juvenile humour. A couple of classics aside it's not aged well.

I don't know slim shady can be funny

En su momento me gustaba algo más, pero hoy en día me aburre bastante. No es lo peor de la lista que hay de él. Este dico al menos tien "My name is" y la pareja de "Just don't give a fuck" y "Still don't give a fuck". Sería un 2,5 aprobado.

Mostly misogynistic songs with "My Name is" as the outlier. I expected more

Didn’t listen to it cause it’s mid

ma neimis FAVS (top 3): my name is, '97 bonnie & clyde, cum om everybody menções honrosas: guilty conscience, role model, my fault, rock bottom, still dont give a fuck loucura q esse álbum É bom KKKKK ele mete mt o louco no meio uns papo meio torto por isso a loucura dele ser bom, mas tem umas partes q ele é fofinho especialmente qnd vai falar da filha, nao sou de prestar mt atenção em letra em first listen mas nao tem como nao notar! nota final: 4/5

Klart bedre end den første vi havde med ham, men hans South Park ass rim er en stor kæphest for mig, og så er han virkelig ikke en albumkunstner

Havde ikke regnet med det at nyde den her i 2026, men synes faktisk det styrer en smule? Langt hen ad vejen sjove beats, super offensive men ikke nær så hateful som Marshall Mathers LP så teksterne har imo ældet en del bedre (eller også lyttede jeg bare ikke ordentligt).

Cool beats, but I don't really dig the overly macho kind of lyrics .. Too long for my taste.

Reveal your middle school Id, cool I guess?

Wow problematic

its a little dry

K da me algoritem zajebava - 1 urni albumi padejo zmer na dan, ko mam najmanj cajta. Sm mislila, da je to debut, ampak je izgleda drugi album. Zajebantski PSA & smo že v znanem "My Name Is". To mam ful v spominu, da je Eminem smer vrgel ven nek zajebantski komad, po pa par resnih. As the name suggests, je sicer cel album kao s perspektive Slim Shadyja, alter ega. Kar ti postavi "Guilty Conscience" v nek kontekst, ampak še zmer ga je težko požret. (In to rečem kot fan rapa in nekdo, ki res ne da besedilom ful teže in pomembnosti.) Hm, ja. Tud alter ego mi tokrat ne more opravičit ta nivo mizoginije v besedilih. O, a Kim je popizdila, ko je slišala komad v katerem si predstavljaš, da jo ubiješ in še na skrivaj si posnel in vključil v komad glas takrat toddler hčerke? Kok čudno od Kim. (Plus, komad sploh ni dobr ("'97 Bonnie & Clyde")? Higly repetitive.) Pa še na naslovnici albuma se odloč poj to referencat. Na tej točki bi moral Eminem imet že fully razvite možgane. "Rock Bottom" fakin sampla "Summertime" od Big Brother & The Holding Company, lol. Mi je pa mogoč še najljubši komad na albumu do zdaj. Đizs krajst, ta album je neverending. The skits so brezvezni?! "I can't change the way I think" (iz, thank fuck, zadnjega komada, "Still Don't Give a Fuck") - I think you can. And should, če je tko fucked up k na temu albumu.

Well… like him, but this album is just too much for me. Subject matter, etc. Maybe I’ve only ever heard cleaned up versions of his songs! 😂

I've never really understood the appeal the Eminem

As I’ve gotten older, I can appreciate him as an artist and an all-time great. When this came out, I was not a fan and listening to it now. Glad I didn’t listen to that when it came out.

Tells a story better than I thought

I liked this one! pretty funny songs, some lines I was just like ‘Did he just say what I think he said?’ good album though

A classic of rap. Irreverent in-your-face bordering on belligerent

Young Eminem has got some serious issues. Might have jived with the content more when I was younger but damn he says some fucked up stuff. Masterclass in rhymes though. Genuinely don't know if I can think of anyone better - maybe MF DOOM but for different reasons. + Dre on the beats goes crazy.

I did not like this album as a teenager when it came out and relistening is not going to suddenly make me like it now. The 8 Mile era Eminem is tolerable, but his Slim Shady era is obnoxious, juvenile, and misogynistic.

“I don’t give a fuck, God sent me to piss the world off” And piss the world off he did. Some of the material here is truly shocking in nature and would absolutely not get the same mainstream radio play and chart success if it were released today. That is not necessarily a bad thing but the social panic surrounding Eminem was an important flashpoint. “The Slim Shady LP” and indeed the rest of Eminem’s early discography represent a crucial cultural moment that challenged the limits of good taste and forced people to contemplate where the responsibility for the consumption of content and censorship lies. I can’t think of another artist who has produced something so vile in their lyrics whilst going on to become one of the biggest artists in the world. The closest example I can conjure is Tyler, the Creator’s “Goblin” but even that is now 15 years old. This album does and should make you feel extremely uncomfortable. Eminem created Slim Shady to exist as a character who he could express his most hideous thoughts through and the album itself repeatedly makes jabs at the ridiculous idea that this character should be seen as someone to copy or idolise. What Eminem achieves here is no different than when a filmmaker desires to portray evil or unpleasantness. We don’t criticise the Coen Brothers for the sins of Anton Chigurh nor Vince Gilligan for those of Walter White. I feel then it is unreasonable to vilify Eminem for his portrayal of Slim Shady. There is a proud tradition in Hiphop of rappers taking on personas for the purpose of telling their stories and Slim Shady is surely the most enduring and culturally pervasive. The beats themselves are excellent and fit each song perfectly. The bass line on “My Name Is” may be the most instantly recognisable in Hiphop. Eminem’s delivery and flow is impeccable and worthy of his reputation as a particularly technically gifted rapper. “The Slim Shady LP” is a staple of Hiphop music and one of the key stepping stones to the genre becoming the commercially viable beast that it is today.

that's gonna be a yikes from me, dawg. i would simply use my skill and experience in a different manner.

Definitely heard some at the time, Edge lord 90s rap, but still fun. Good production doing a lot of the heavy lifting. Weird how similar it is to Licensed to Ill, although this has a lot more dud tracks. Heard before? Some Owned: No 59/243 (24%) Will I get: No

His flow was unmatched

Amazing.

Super inappropriate, didn't find any redeeming qualities

Whilst Eminem can write a catchy pop tune (my name is) and the Dr Dre production is good - I don't like his lyrical delivery and I find the violence/ misogyny of the lyrics pretty vile - don't really care that its tongue in cheek and he doesn't really mean it - there is a limit to how many times I can listen to a song about murdering girl friends/ wives.

I have a 13 year old son. He loves Eminem. Target audience. For the rest of us, this album is lame. Didn't like My Name Is when it was all over the radio in 1999. Still don't and nothing better on the rest of the album. Take the rapping out, and some of the tunes might be alright, but the lyrics are so lame. Being a horror fantasy doesn't make an excuse for it being lame.

It's getting kinda LATE It's a quarter after EIGHT I know I need to RATE it But I mf HATE it There that's another song sorted. I can do rhymes, me 😐

If you don't listen to a single word I actually quite like Eminem's general sound but unfortunately if you pay attention to the lyrics, abandon hope all ye who enter here.

Ja wel geinig, rap is alleen niet zo m’n ding maar ach.

More if an obvious parody album than Marshall Mathers which i gave 5 stars. This is at times lyrically as funny but maybe the slim shady alter ego lives in a world that’s a bit more depressing. Also feels like the beats on this are a bit too minimalist on the beggining (at least up to My Fault, which is hilarious) and the vocals not quite enough to carry it. Marshalll Mathers also souns a bit more melodic overall.

It's a good record, but it's also aged pretty badly.

Gahhh there’s some great songs on here but pedophilic lyrics……

Slim Shady is a character and the Slim Shady LP is the musical equivalent of a schlock horror movie. It's important to remember that. Whilst there is some honesty and sincerity in this album, it exists in an ocean of tongue-in-cheek horrorcore. I totally get that the themes it covers are shocking and offensive, but that was the point. That said, this album showcases the beginnings of Eminem exploring his unique vocal style and the intricacy of his rhymes. The production is great and still sounds good today. Ultimately, it's polarising but it's called a classic for a reason.

I didn't like this album much back in its day, despite several friends loved it. Listening to it today, it was better than I remembered, but that is damning with faint praise. Eminem is a brilliant rapper, and his lyrics are creative, but seriously deranged. The production is very good, but the overall package is too long, and the skits are just really bad.

Overall: 7/10 The lyrics on this album have aged like milk, but this is one of the first albums that got me into rap music as a kid so it holds a special place in my heart. The beats are great and and Marshall has such a unique voice/flow for rap. I also think he's very creative, and songs like Guilty Conscience show that he had cool ideas. Fav Song: My Name Is

Oof. This album was not made for me. AT. ALL. The one thing that I can appreciate is Eminem's storytelling (if you can call it that) and his snarky lyricism; it is so Eminem and entertaining. However, I could literally never picture myself listening to this on my own accord again. There were very few songs that would be normal to listen to outside of the context of the album.

The Views And Events Expressed Here Are Totally Fucked 1001 Albums Generator 251 (3/19/2026) My Name Is is obviously an all time classic. Even the edgy verses feel somewhat novel during the first real song on the album. And that chorus. Amazing. However, I think around the line "If I had a million dollars, I'd make the whole world suck my dick without a condom on" (from If I Had), I started realizing that this is just what the next hour of my life is gonna sound like. At least 6/20 of the songs are skits. And out of the 14 actual songs, you have like 3 classics (My Name Is, Guilty Conscience, and '97 Bonnie & Clyde), although out of those, My Name Is is the only one that I think you could casually listen to outside the context of this album. Imagine throwing on '97 Bonnie & Clyde during a party. Lol. Additionally, you have 4 other songs that are all really good (Role Model, Rock Bottom, Bad Meets Evil, and Still Don't Give A Fuck). Rock Bottom in particular is the closest Em gets to conscious on this album, and Bad Meets Evil is the hardest beat on the whole thing. All the other songs range from really cringe and hard to listen to to fine. My Fault is pretty funny, while As The World Turns really is not. Meanwhile, Just Don't Give A Fuck is really experimental in its production. Without this album, we don't have Eminem, for better and worse. This is the album that elevated him to superstar status and in 1999, he said "This last Christmas, there were so many fucking presents under the tree ... My daughter wasn't born with a silver spoon in her mouth. But she's got one now. I can't stop myself from spoiling her.". I don't know. He's a crass S.O.B., but I think even in 1999, there was a good heart in there somewhere. It just didn't show on The Slim Shady LP. 3.5/5, rounded down to 3. Favs: My Name Is Bad Meets Evil Still Don't Give A Fuck Least Fav: As the World Turns

Guess who’s back…

A pretty good album. Some funny bits, just a bit long for the content. 3/5

It's a tough one to rate. Musically, every song features masterful rhymes and a great flow, but most of the songs have very basic beats which makes songs like My Name Is stand out even more. I think I'd give it a 4 without hesitation if it weren't for the lyrical content. You could argue a lot of it is tongue in cheek and/or self deprecating, but it's hard to listen to songs like '97 Bonnie & Clyde, where he takes his daughter with him to dispose of her mother's body, and not hear the truth behind the words. I heard this album for the first time around the age of 11. The album has not influenced me to commit any crimes so far, but I can't speak for more impressionable kids who relate more to the themes. It's also an hour long and contains 4 skits, which I'm almost never a fan of, but surprisingly I never found myself getting bored of it. Sooo... 3.75?

Not as good as i thought it would be. Lyrics aged poorly.

This has dated. It’s from the time when hip-hop albums were filled with skits, which is just a waste of time and effort. The lyrics are poor and, like all Eminem tracks, filled with language and intent that needs to be put in a bin and set on fire. It’s well produced, but beyond that I can’t give it any praise. Sad that stuff like this will be held in posterity as something that is part of the cultural record.

Eminem as we know him was largely born here. He had to create something to stand out in the industry, especially after his debut album was considered a commercial failure. Enter Slim Shady, a persona unlike many have seen at the time. Loud, crass, wicked, funny, almost cartoonish (on second thought, TOTALLY cartoonish). It all works, shocking the listener and offering almost a morbid curiosity. Dr. Dre struck gold in taking a chance on Eminem, and his presence on the production of this album (alongside the Bass Brothers) provide a perfect backdrop of beats for Eminem to basically run wild with. This and a few other early Eminem albums haven't particularly aged well, but the shock value of it all made him a polarizing figure, and ultimately an important one in the music industry. This isn't to be taken seriously, as evidenced by the playful PSA at the beginning. Yet, Eminem's real life struggles seep in throughout, making this an inherently serious album amidst the irreverence.

Upon relistening to this for the first time since my 20s, I: A) remembered all the lyrics B) was horrified all over again by the lyrics C) resolved to not play this around my sons D) remembered that now Em is sober and a grandfather. Incredible production, absolutely degenerate lyrics, you can hear Em's genius once you get past the incessant threats to his ex's life. A 5 for production, a 1 for lyrics, balancing out to a 3.

good

A long Eminem album.

Long story the coincidence, but it is documented elsewhere, and documented well. So that just leaves one thing left to talk about. One damn hilarious album that still hits. The mushroom trip story alone is worth the price of admission.

‘Cause when I smoke out, I hit the trees harder than Sonny Bono (oh no). This line saved it from a one (1) star.

Music that sounds like it’s for children except that it upsells misogynist views and abuse towards women.

I recognise that I lack the context and the time to fully understand this album, but far out, this is not for me.

i totally get that this was a MOMENT, but not my jam

Eminem rhymes are unstoppable. As I’ve aged the content of the lyrics doesn’t sit well with me but I still appreciate his delivery.

Great album.

I gave 4 stars to the other Eminem album. This one’s a hard pass.

I feel the same about this album as the as the other Eminem album.

much better than I expected

I bet this was so cool if you were a delinquent 30 years ago

I listened to some of this album on its release, but this is the first time I’ve listened to the whole thing. Enjoyed this even if some of the lyrics are questionable!

Great production but the lyrics haven’t aged well. Still love Em’s style. No other rapper like him. Skits suck though Funny lyrics sometimes. Very clever, creative. Very divided on this one. I wish I could have more than just 5 rating options. Probably a 3.5 but I’ll round to 4.

This is an album I heard and loved first time around. It's hard to take it seriously now in the context of the 21st century but I'm not going to get hung up on how it should be approached 25 years years later with changed sensibilities either. There is still some great stuff on here and he might never have been as juvenile as this again but it's not a bad introduction to someone who went on to be absolutely massive at the turn of the century.

Eminem at his best

I long for a time when the most controversial part of society was a new Eminem record, aka 2000. This is not an album I'd turn on for a road trip or a workout - neither of which I do much of but just talking hypothetically here - but it is compelling from start to finish, even when it's nauseating.

truly one of the best rappers of all time. you can hear how hungry this man is to be the best. will absolutely take mushrooms with him like it’s “My Fault”

This album is so conflicting, as is much rap with commonplace misogyny / glamourised violence towards women and homophobia. Even with it being hidden behind a persona, it's more the influence on listeners (especially young boys) that is the main issue. The production by Dre is great and a lot of the flows are obviously good, but this album is an absolute slog and leaves a dreadful taste in the mouth for someone who has respect for women & LGBTQ+..

what the... favorites???: cum on everybody; just dont give a fuck; Bad Meets Evil

Eminem is a very interesting figure in music history. Some white guy shows up to the hip-hop world and starts rapping about some of the most fucked-up shit that had been released commercially at the time and quickly becomes one of the most revered rappers of all time? Love him or hate him, you have to admit that he has a career path unlike anyone else. But that reverence had to start somewhere, and The Slim Shady LP is where that seems to be. This is the album that put him on the map, and it is certainly interesting to go back to in 2026. Yeah, let's not beat around the bush. This thing has aged. It's a little uncomfortable to go back to this, honestly, but here's the thing. I think the knowledge that Marshall Mathers has mellowed out over the years allows me to detach the material of his earlier albums from the person that he is today. He's like the anti-Kanye in that regard. Cause, like, with early Kanye, you have nice albums that you have to separate from a guy who's become deplorable, but with early Eminem, you have these fucked up albums that you can separate from a guy who has chilled out a lot. Interesting thing to think about. In a way, it's good that he released these albums because it allowed him to let out his anger and frustration without actually doing evil shit. All I'm saying is that we should be glad that "'97 Bonnie and Clyde" is a work of fiction, because that song is fucked, dude. As far as the music itself goes, it's pretty good! The production is solid, though not quite as refined as it would be on albums like The Marshall Mathers LP or The Eminem Show. It's a different vibe, for sure. Shady hasn't really found his footing yet, though he does still display some strong talents on here, especially on the rapping front. For as absurdly offensive as many of the bars are on this album, they are well written and flow in a way that hadn't really been done before this. Shady's performances on this thing bounce from being gleefully obnoxious like on "My Name Is" to just done with everything on "Rock Bottom" like it's nothing. Good stuff. The features are all solid. The skits could be a lot worse. I think the shtick kinda wears itself out a bit by the album's end, but it's not that bad in the pacing department. Ultimately, The Slim Shady LP is an important album, both in and outside of Eminem's career, though it is a little hard to go back to today for various reasons. It's a good start that laid the foundation for one of the biggest names in hip-hop history, but it's one that has since been outdone. High 3/5. I thought about giving it a low 4, but I feel like this is the kind of album that's more likely to grow off of me than grow on me, so I'm going with the high 3 to future-proof my profile, you know?

farking hell

Pretty rough to listen to today.

There is some wit, there are some tunes, but there’s also a world of misogyny, violence and cheap reach-for-the-shock-factor lyrics to undermine the whole thing and make you want to turn it off.

he's one of those legends of the industry, and my name is will always be in the lore... but this ages so poorly. Yikes some of these lyrics

Crazy album, this dude was just saying anything at all. Good flow and funny, I think he improved in his next few albums though. This one at times felt like shock value for the sake of shock value. He found a better balance in the next few years

3/10