The Slim Shady LP

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.

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

slayed

His name is slim shady

Owning the game ever since this album

Hard to beat the real slim shady as an opening track

palms are sweaty

Awesome hip hop album. I love his conversation clips he puts at the start of his songs

Fav songs: - My Name Is - Guilty Conscience - Bitch - Skit - Role Model - Still Don't Give A Fuck

Classic, I loved it when I was 17, and I love it still. Funny, dark, conscious, and silly (at different points!)

Classic

i already know this a banger

Den gamle eminem, offensivt, grineren, skævt, skarpt, legendarisk

Didn't age so gracefully, but this gets 5 stars for the pure nostalgia factor. Loved it as much as I did back in middle school when it was my first album with parental advisory.

Disturbing, shocking, entertaining, all things Slim Shady. Genre defining album from horror hip hop, comic books meet horror films. Eminem’s most open album where his upbringing and struggles are truly felt through honest emotions amongst the brutality of Shady. It’s legendary, whether loved or hated.

This, and Americana by The Offspring, were the first two albums I owned. I was 16 when this album came out and my brother burnt me a cassette tape of it. I have vivid memories riding the bus to college listening to this album on repeat. It was huge to me and totally suckered me in. I loved the follow up album but by like 2003 I was starting to move towards metal and punk rock. I still listen to this album from time to , and rate it highly.

One of the best visceral experiences.

Classic album from one of my favorite artists. Was awesome to go back to.

One from when I was in HS

oh wow

Classic

I like dirty jokes and horror movies. Perfect. Best Tracks: My Name Is; If I Had; Just Don't Give a Fuck

Again an album that I have not played for many years but still sounds fresh to me.

Didn't listened Eminem earlier, except some songs, so I'm new to him, and it was surprisingly great! Now I understand why he is so popular

Consistently innovative within the hip hop genre!

32. Quando em 1975, o músico londrino Claudius Afolabi Siffre compôs o tema "I Got The...", estaria longe de imaginar que a contagiosa melodia seria, umas boas décadas mais tarde, o hook mais icónico do rapper mais branco da História. MotA: "My Name Is" "This is a public service announcement brought to you, in part, by Slim Shady."

one of my favorite albums ever. everything about this project is so unique and fascinating. marshall mathers is truly a genius

Huge Eminem fan, I used to listen and know most of the lyrics to Relapse, Recovery & MMLP2. I cant believe I deprived myself of the earlier work, Ive always been hesitant to listen to the earlier stuff because I thought it would be closer to D12 and gang nonsense. The album is closer to perfect than most albums I know. If I had might be one of my favourite Eminem tracks, it was such a far cry from the usual tracks. Rock Bottom was another standout ( excluding the ones I knew, (My Name Is, guilty Conscience) . IJDGAF also very good,. The best album Ive heard on here so far.

classic

Classic. Must have heard it a 100 times.

Obv 5/5. One of my first albums. Not as good as his next album though, Marshall Mathers LP. But this paved the way

finally an album worth listening to!?

T to B excellent

One of the best rap albums of the early 2000s

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

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

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

Talented

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

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

B+

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.

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

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

Comic genius with alter ego My name is Guilty conscience

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

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!

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.

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

Top level white trash rap! Fantastic!

Oe pas mal

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

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.

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

Good hip hop record with some bangers

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

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.

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

Still gets tiring, but the highlights are amazing

Favorite Track: My Name Is

I don't know slim shady can be funny

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

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

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.

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

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

Guess who’s back…

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?

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.

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.

much better than I expected

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.

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.

farking hell

I like this album and for anyone hating on this album: listen to the opening skit, my name is and role model again. He explains that anything he says isn’t what he or anyone should really think. In role model he explains how fucked up you get if you actually do those things.

ну тут прям гениальные треки сторителлинг просто высшего уровня др дре на битах сказка

This is #day556 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and… a game changer of a record here, no doubt. I never really gave it a full spin back in the day, though, unlike The Marshall Mathers LP, The Eminem Show, and Encore, all of which were at the heart of my childhood and early teen years. So here I am... maybe my second proper listen. I can't say I'd put this alongside my favorite records of his, but this is where we first meet the Slim Shady persona, so you kind of have to accept it for what it is. "My Name Is" and "Guilty Conscience" went down in rap history, and, as time would show, so did Em himself. This is a 4 out of 5. Sparing a 5 for TMMLP, for that's where he truly shines. Looking forward to #day557.

Woah... I know this is a character but like this didn't age well for most. If we take a moment to distance ourselves from the subject matter, I admire Eminem's mastery of wordplay and tone. He nails the acting for Slim Shady between playful and confrontational. If we just had the instrumentals, I'd instantly be hooked on the beats. Definitely could have been "slimmed" though.

This shit's a blast to listen to. Eminem's all over your face with his humor and narratives here in a way that just doesn't feel as heavy or brooding as later records. Plus, the early Dr. Dre bits and overall creativity are fire. Just a more likable, light-hearted ride than his other albums. Spins: 2 Playlist Additions - My Name Is - Guilty Conscience - Role Model - Just Don't Give A Fuck

I forgot how well I know this album. Front to back interesting stuff going on. Absurdly and aggressively inappropriate and controversial a bit of the edge has dulled over the years but still some wild stuff on here.

Honestly this holds up.

Entertaining and lyrically interesting. A little crude and cheesy at times but this did not really detract from my enjoyment.

No one’s ever done it quite like Em. One of the most captivating artists in any genre, something about his mix of creativity, menace, humour, and just flat out skill make him impossible not to listen to. The best parts of album are (unsurprisingly) backed by a Dre beat, the rest is a bit of a mixed bag especially in the back half of the album. Maybe I’m getting old but I find some of the more violent stuff less interesting and more gratuitous than I remember.

1: My Name Is 2: 97 Bonnie & Clyde 3: Just Don’t Give A Fuck

decent songs

Great listen- really enjoyed - pretty different at the time - almost a 5 star

this is a difficult album to rate. Eminem was on repeat through my adolescent years and therefore hold a special place in my heart. However, I feel like a lot of songs don't age well, mostly due to the vulgarity of them. But Eminem also has some of the most vulnerable and real hip hop songs you can find. He is also a master of manipulating the english language and exemplifying how words can be used as art. If I Had is a great example of both of the last two points. But then we have songs like '97 Bonnie & Clyde, that does have a nice beat and clever lyrics but do we really need to make songs about killing our child's mother? I am not sure. They were hilarious when I was 16, but now as an adult it just doesnt quite hit the same.

Great debut album.

A bit too long, but it's definitely Eminem's storytelling. Just as dark and horrifying as this Elder Millennial would expect.

I haven’t heard this one since high school, so very interesting to get to hear it now as an adult. The very obvious elephant in the room: the lyrics and content have aged poorly. But the actual musical elements are great. The creativity and production remain interesting throughout the record. I’m going to give it a very guilty 4/5, because I really did enjoy a large portion of this record.

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Not as good as MM LP or the Eminem show, but what a debut! The theatricality is incredible. The album is just as shocking as it was when it came out. Love it.

escutado no dia 26/01/2025 às 8 e depois às 17 gosto da acidez desse aqui dr. dre amassa é impressionante tudo que esse cara toca fica bom a cover é um 8/10, essa lua é um charme

Fun nostalgic sound

Sickening. The lyrics and artistry in the rap is authentic and precise, I am a big fan of a good rap game, and Slim Shady ofc knows what’s doing, with very straight forward aggressive sentences. Like we’re in his brain

Not much of a rap fan, but this is good.

It was tough to rate. If you ignore most of the subject matter of the songs it's amazing

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Eminem – The Slim Shady LP The Slim Shady LP is a brilliantly "obnoxious" debut that successfully introduced one of hip-hop’s most technical and versatile storytellers. The album thrives on its "haunting" narratives, particularly on tracks like "'97 Bonnie & Clyde," and the "top-tier chemistry" displayed between Eminem and Dr. Dre on "Guilty Conscience." What makes this body of work stand out is how Eminem presents vastly different emotions and struggles through a lens of dark humor; he can pivot from the frantic, drug-fueled chaos of "My Fault" to the surprisingly smooth "groove vibes" of "Cum on Everybody" without losing his technical edge. The record is packed with highlights, from the "immaculate" and famous production of "Role Model" to the defiant energy of "Just Don’t Give a F***." While the lyrics are often cartoonishly funny (especially on My Name Is), they are backed by a serious lyrical ability that was clearly just beginning to "unlock." While it serves as a massive foundation for the even more complex storytelling he would achieve on the MMLP, this album remains a masterpiece of "off-kilter" creativity. A definitive 4/5 that captures the raw, hungry birth of a legend.

Nihilistic, offensive, bleak, shocking, occasionally amusing and almost certainly a work of twisted genius. I sure as hell don't like it all but it's certainly an album with massive artistic vision, with alot more depth than he's often credited with.

my name is 1999 united states hip hop

Starts great but it’s far too long. I don’t really care for tracks 14 - 20, and I think if he had trimmed those off that this album would be a five.

This is another record that I'm going to be a little biased towards because of nostalgia, but I have to say that it definitely still holds up musically for me. The production feels as fresh as the day it came out, with ridiculously catchy beats and super clean mixing. Obviously the absurdly edgy lyrics and subject matter seemed a lot cleverer when I was a lad, but even now, I can't help but crack a smile at the gleeful stupidity of tracks like As The World Turns and Brain Damage. Eminem himself compared this album to a trashy but fun horror movie, and I think that's probably the best way to appreciate it, as it most surely won't hold up if you attempt to take it too seriously. Favourite tracks: Just Don't Give a Fuck, Brain Damage, As The World Turns

8/10… hip hop / rap / *1999

Some dated (are they really dated if it was always in bad taste?) lyrics aside, Em’s breakthrough is a great entry for one of hip hop’s best and most controversial artists. There is nothing mature about this album, but Em is clearly trying to work through his issues through his songs. Not as good as his later work, but a great debut.

i’ve heard this already, amazing album his lyrics are so creative and flow so well. favs: brain damage, as the world turns, bad meets evil

I think this album is needlessly edgy in a lot of places. I do not think that makes it all inherently terrible

Where other rappers of this time focus on cautionary tales of the gangsta/poor black experience, eminem focuses on the dark side of poor white Americans. The drugs, sex and gruesome acts that are discussed and done in trailer parks. With this he sounds completely different from other rappers in the same time period, also because he takes everything way further. This creates a unique listening experience which really isn't for everyone and shocks on first listen. He's constantly gruesome, oversexualizing everyone and being just generally a bit too edgy. With this you can respect his rapping ability and beat choices. The fact that he doesn't rap too fast really helps with this too, as it allows you to actually understand what he's saying. That being said, this album aged a little poorly in my opinion, and just sounds a little to cringy at times, making it hard to rate it a 5/5

This album came out when I was 9. I heard most songs when I was younger but not all of them.

I like the gritty beats, Eminem’s flow, and the great storytelling. What really shines through is the depiction of poverty in this album. Poverty as a precursor for violence, despair and cynicism. Being victim and perpetrator at the same time - regardless of all the exaggerated stories.

I was almost mad at this album until I realized (with all respect) that Eminem sounds so much like a kid saying the biggest curse words he can think of so he can be the coolest child in the playground. After that it became quite funny and listenable

Me buying the Slim Shady LP from my local Wal-Mart unaware that they only sold and carried Clean Edit CDs at the time.

The artistry is there…but the subject matter is offensive and tiresome.

Public Service Announcement - 0 My Name is - 10 guilty conscience - 8 brain damage - 7 if I had - 6 97 Bonnie & Clyde - 8 Role model - 8 my fault - 7 cum on everybody - 8 rock bottom - 8 just dont give a fuck - 7 as the world turns - 8 im shady - 9 bad meets evil - 8 still dont give a fuck - 7 4/5

Classic Eminem

It doesn't matter that the topics are at best juvenile, and often much worse. The technical skills on display in both lyrics and presentation changed the genre.

Obviously a product of its time, and it's full of all forms of out-of-pocket material that he could think of. Even though it contains homophobic and misogynistic lyrics that were just said for the shock value, I mean, he has two daughters and a gender-fluid kid, and is really close with Elton John. I think the rapping performance is impressive, so I'll still give it an 8/10

L'un de ses meilleurs albums

Yes, it's misogynistic and childish but I must admit that even when I was wincing at the lyrics, I was having fun.

I’m an Eminem fan, it’s been a while since i listened to this album. Solid, although I find the skits annoying. 3.5 stars

The thing about Eminem is that his talent is otherworldly but his taste is questionable, but that second quality gets eclipsed by the first on his early work. It was all downhill from here.

Critically examining the Slim Shady LP. Do we dare? It's not my favorite Eminem album, but probably top 5. My Jonah-Hill-in-21-Jump-Street Shady era was 02-04, when The Eminem Show dropped and music videos for Without Me and Cleanin Out My Closet were on constant rotation between episodes of Jackass on MTV. I memorized that album. I rapped it for friends at P.E. Then I went backwards, to the Slim Shady LP. This one doesn't have the bops or the beats that The Marshall Mathers LP and The Eminem Show would have. The hooks are undercooked. But his flows and storytelling were already finely tuned. My Name Is. This track dropped like the Silver Surfer heralding the coming of Galactus. It crashed onto the scene and annoyed everyone in exactly the right way. That beat was so fresh. It opened up rap and hip hop for white boys like nothing before. Guilty Conscience. Lol. I know. Man. A relic from a time when certain cancel culture crusading conservatives were supposedly against statutory rape and gun violence. Those good ol pre-Uvalde, pre-Eptein-files days. Brain Damage. Em the storyteller poet on full display. If I Had. This one was always a skip. '97 Bonnie & Clyde. Jesus. Role Model. Feels like filler, with similar ideas that didn't fit in other, better songs. My Fault. Another one with an obnoxious hook that I'm sure played better for '00 high schoolers huffing glue. Cum On Everybody. Maybe the first Eminem 'party' track. Great flow and storytelling, decent beat, but for every great Eminem party track, there's like 3 of these, with weak hooks and not much to sing along to. They tend to be about as awkward as I imagine Em would be at a party, unless he's off his head and dressed in a rapboy costume. Rock Bottom. Back to form, a snapshot from minimum wage Detroit, raps for an underprivileged underclass that resonated throughout the country. Just Don't Give A Fuck. Prime Slim Shady, everything hits. The ethos, the rhymes, the flow, the jokes, the fun beat and amazing rollercoaster hook. As The World Turns. Probably my favorite story track. The last half of this album is stacked. I'm Shady. A really underrated jam, but it's great to drop in a Y2K playlist and remind everyone how fun this era's Shady could be. Bad Meets Evil. Another sleeper. The only guest rapper on the album, but it's so cohesive. They hand off like two halves of one brain. Still Don't Give A Fuck. Perfect coda for a molotov cocktail thrown at the original cancel culture warriors, who were probably already picketing Marilyn Manson concerts and Harry Potter boook releases. It literally reshaped the discourse around artistic expression for a generation. Was it a net positive for society? Probably not. Like old South Park episodes, the cynicism might've stuck in the culture more than the satire. I don't think Em corrupted the youth, but his point of view was so visceral and narcotic that it shined a white light on a generation and revealed the Shadys.

A lot funnier than I would have thought. Shouldn't surprise me that the jokes of a 27 year old went over my head at 9... Incredibly honest, in a way most art is not. Reminds me of Peep Show. Some of it is also just really juvenile and silly. Really enjoyed and only thing holding it back from a 5/5 is personal taste, and not even that I don't like it, just a vibe I'm never seeking. "I Got The" by Labi Siffre is where they got the sample for My Name Is. Worth a listen. About 2 minutes the song stops and its as if they dropped the sample right there, totally out of place, but awesome.

I can’t overstate the grip Eminem and this first album had over me and my 11 year old friends. The Slim Shady music video dropped on MTV a few weeks before the album came out, and I was counting down the days like it was fucking Christmas. I remember vividly this album drop week was also the same week that I learned all of the other boys had migrated to boxers and I was still wearing tighty whities. Thanks brain for using up your limited storage space on that memory. There was of course the anxious negotiation with our parents over whether we could buy a Parental Advisory album, a battle I had lost before and lost this time again. But when my parents went out of town for a weekend and left me with an old lady babysitter, I had her drive me to the mall so I could buy the album. I also told her I was allowed to watch R rated movies, probably so I could watch Scream. It’s pretty appalling to think about an 11 year old consuming any of these lyrics, but at the same time if you’re going to make a kid grow up in Iowa, he’s going to need find entertainment somewhere. If You Build It They Will Cum on Everybody.

Middle school nostalgia. Fun one.

8/10 - maybe too many skits but a snapshot of a better rap/hip hop scene, Eminem is a lyrical genius

Eminem absolutely demanded attention when The Slim Shady LP came out. His style and attitude transcended genres and race divides, effectively widening the audience for hip-hop. Tracks like "My Name Is" and "Guilty Conscience" showcased his smart and biting lyrics. The impact of this album cannot be denied.

Een klassieker zou je kunnen zeggen. Eminem die af en toe wat persoonlijks laat doorschemeren en daar omheen tracks van een soort gestoord alter ego. Zoveel mogelijk choqueren en mensen voor de schenen schoppen, maar dan met vlagen wel op een tekstueel geniale manier. 'My Name Is' is legendarisch met die perfecte door Dr Dré gevonden Labi Siffre sample. 'Role Model' (ook een Dr Dré track) vind ik ook fraai. De rest van het album vind ik grotendeels wel goed, maar anno 2025 vind ik niet heel erg leuk om te luisteren. En dan bedoel ik niet dat de teksten niet meer kunnen, dat interesseert me werkelijk geen fluit, maar het heeft wel wat puberaals (understatement) en ik ben inmiddels ook gewoon een oude man. Het album is net iets te apart om gewoon lekker aan te hebben staan. Veel geluidseffecten, wat filmisch. Z'n stem leidt wat af. En natuurlijk skits die ik niet op waarde kan schatten. Ik kan eigenlijk alle scores van een 2 tot een 5 wel begrijpen. Ik zet hem zelf op 4 sterren.

+singles +strong start & finish +flow +cohesive +very few duds -skits -COE -not as refined lyrically as later projects

I was never the biggest fan of Eminem, but I don't really know why. He is a great lyricist, flows nicely and the production is good (albeit not great). Maybe I just had other hip hop artists to go to. Hence, I rate this album highly, but it's no masterpiece for me personally.

Better than Coldplay

Wow, a lot of this doesn't age well. But I have always liked the style and beats of this first album. There's no denying it's impact and the first 2 songs are iconic. I think it's a straight 4.

I'm sure Jon Lajoie listened to this album a lot before writing "Everyday Normal Guy 2." Slim Shady has exact the same vibe. A very good and fun hip hop album. 4 stars.

“Some urged Dr. Dre not to take a chance on Eminem because he was white. Dr. Dre responded: ‘I don't give a fuck if you're purple. If you can kick it, I'm working with you.’” Aside from the skill and creativity of Mr. Mathers, this album features one of the greatest hip hop producers (my personal favorite) of all time. What came before this album for Marshall was rejection and failure. What followed was a national phenomenon and subsequently, national shock and disgust.

Very creative album. It’s not very musical, but super lyrical with decent base. His lines are very impressive. Also very vulgar but I quite enjoyed listening to it. It’s like Skit -> song.

Classic, but did not age super well IMO.

Not my favorite Eminem album but it is a classic.

Expected to be entertained, but didn’t necessarily expect to be impressed. It was funny, angry, and vulnerable, all in one package. Plus, I’m a sucker for a well made concept album.

Very nostalgic album. So fucking good I’m ngl but a point off for some incredibly fucked up lyrics and it being about 15 minutes too long

I still remember where I first heard "My Name Is". As a hip hop fan I was immediately sold.

This album shook up the entire world of rap. It's corny as hell and was very popular with poor white kids. Eminem is a talented lyricist and an absurd storyteller through his music. Endlessly revolting and shocking, Eminem is the quintessential white rapper. While TSSLP isn't his best work, it's some of his most iconic.

I discovered Eminem's music about 8-9 years ago, when people was trying to rap the fast part of the song 'Rap God'. It was really funny seeing people butchering it, including myself, since I also decided to participate in the challenge. Either way, from that moment, I got hooked to the man's music, but really only the singles, so this marks the first time I listen to a whole project from him. The only song I knew about it was the main single 'My Name Is'. I had never listened to any of the other tracks before listening to the record, so I didn't know what to expect. My first experience was not great, but the second and third were a lot better. The thing that changed from the first time to the next was reading the lyrics. Eminem is very talented at narrating very bizarre and shocking stories, and if you don't pay attention to what he is saying, you may not enjoy this album very much. I will dare to say that the majority of what the album offers comes from the lyrics, as the beats, most of the times, only feel like they are there to accompany Eminem's rapping. The delivery and attitude do also stand out and make this album feel very angry. What stands out too, but not for good reasons, are the singing choruses. There can get very bad, like in 'Cum on Everybody' or 'Im Shady'. If instead he used the same type of choruses as in 'Rock Bottom', "Don't Give a Fuck" or "Still Don't Give a Fuck" this album would be so much better, since they are just the rapper screaming. Overall, this album has a very peculiar attitude and it makes it an interesting listening.

I might be iased here, there is something about Eminem, I adore him. I see that he has his toxic traits, dark aura, violent outbursts, dont get me started on that song he wrote for Kim.. but I just find him so lovable, and I feel like he is a very vounerable guy that never got love from a woman, but he is also a forgiving guy, idk something about him just makes me sad and warms my heart at the sam time, so any Eminem album is a yes. Bad Guys Always Die is a new song that I really liked from this album..

His best.

Had a great time listening to this, despite some of the lyrics being particularly problematic...

Most of the lyrics aged like milk but I have a soft spot for Em...

Cross, isn’t he

Good

Using raw, unfiltered, and a pure crude concept to form an impressive, explicit and cruel album that displayed a sentiment in storytelling that has been tried to be replicated - even by the same Eminem - but can never be matched again. Although I still prefer The Marshall Matters LP (Which will also be on this list, probably) 4/5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Classic

Next level rhythm and rhymes. This feels like a first album that is coming out of the gates to get some attention. Speaking of very personal experiences, hard ones. The topics are shocking, intentionally, hitting the mark of schock but also feeling like a gimmick.the audio overlays of speaking distract from the music.

Amazing album. Deeply personal and classic of rap

I enjoyed this second studio album from Eminem! I think I liked it better than the Marshall Mathers LP that I had previously. ‘I’m Shady’ and ‘My Name Is’ were the obvious album standouts to me. I’ve always liked Eminem but his songs are very vulgar and graphic which sometimes comes with the territory when you are listening to rap music. Overall, I had a good time listening to this album but would only give it another listen if I’m in the mood.

It makes me really sad that Eminem became known as the soundtrack for guys punching holes in the wall because they were obviously not in on the joke. What makes this album work is the way Eminem goes immediately from bragging to self deprecating over and over. On "My Name Is" he seamlessly goes from bragging about women screaming for him like he's Usher to saying "I ain't had a woman in years/my palms are too hairy to hide" Imo that sets this album apart from all the other albums with rappers bragging about raping pregnant women, beating hookers and committing other atrocities. Eminem knew how ridiculous it was and was funny at the same time.

Some great songs. Very much of it’s time. Some a bit cringe nowadays. But overall still a key album from the era.

La manera tan excesivamente sátira que tiene de presentarse al mundo siendo su primer álbum, para mi merece reconocimiento. No son los mejores temas de su carrera, pero dejo 4 estrellas por la historia del álbum y las temáticas (algunas más divertidas que otras) que trata. Me he dado un gusto con la canción de "Just don't give a fuck" la verdad jajaja.

Dark, mostly satirical(?), dive into Eminem's backstory. Picture the kid in middle school that spends all his classroom time drawing demons and knives dripping blood on his assignment pages. *Beep* "Hi Debbie, it's Warren, the school counselor again. We'd like to have a visit with you about Marshall's art. We think, uh..., we think he's, uh, ...special...and, uh..., we'd like to discuss what, uh...options are available that might, uh..., better accommodate Marshall's creativity. Call me when you get this message so we can arrange a time to move forward for Marshall. *Click*

Classic album. However, it drags a bit in the second half

There's intricate world-building on display here, the rapper expresses that their middle finger is unable to go down, and then later calls back to this in another song, referencing their middle finger being stuck I like his sound effects, too

Incredible album, it is noted that it took a lot of work to put it together. Enjoyed it all the way through, with Eminem's lyricism and mastery of his delivery. This his commercial first LP was a product of its time that holds up very well.

Strong debut!

Yep un classique !

I think this is solid. Sadly a lot of tracks have some details that can make them annoying but the whole album is just so fundamentally solid with its beats and Eminem's skills.

Good

Liked it more than I should given all the violence and misogyny.

Unapologetically wild. Reminds me of my “edgy teen” years.

This album hit the ground running. It's so iconic, several huge hits, great skits, and incredible talent.

I feel like a lot of people rating this completely miss the point of what Eminem is doing on this album (and his others), and whilst this one isn't as good as the two that follow, it's still got some absolutely phenomenal tracks on it.

Ja wel bangers

Say what you will about the content of the lyrics, the rapping was elite!

I will always respect Eminem's flow. This album does not disappoint - could do without all the skits etc., but that was a thing back then...

I like it better than his other album on the list. It’s more playful. Favorite song: my name is

This is definitely one that my tastes have moved away from as time has gone on. Some of it is still great, but some of the shock elements land more poorly than they used to. That doesn't negate the great beats, word play and lyrical twists. It definitely changed the game and Eminem is still one of the best to ever do it.

Classic

Slim Shady is the sound of a talented, incredibly juvenile and self-loathing teenage-adjacent young man struggling with mental health problems borne of bleak circumstances — as a Detroiter, I recognize its very Eastside underclass grounding and aesthetic. It alternates between sounding like a much darker and bitter version of the first Beastie Boys album (minus the free-for-all sampling ethos) and being relatable, occasionally poignant. In addressing his toddler son, “’97 Bonnie & Clyde” is an astonishing mix of tender and horrifying. Scathing and ugly, it nevertheless holds plenty of relevance in 2025.

1. Public Service Announcement - N/A There's a few of these skits and what not on the album. Like any other album before it, they will not be rated. 2. My Name Is - 10 Eminem's flow on this track is incredible. He sounds on this track exactly how he does years and years later and his ability to move between lines is unmatched nor degraded by time. It's a brilliant introduction to the album and he goes from past experiences to raging at things in his life effortlessly. An all-time classic. 3. Guilty Conscious (feat. Dr. Dre) - 8 Very good opening minute moving between Dre (the good conscious) and Slim Shady (the bad conscious). Multiple scenarios as well, although some very grim in their description. The flow is impeccable and the piano adds an insane beat to the track. 4. Brain Damage - 9 The verses are an insane trip of imagery. The ending fade is the only part of this track that isn't enjoyable as it just repeats the line for too long. Still, it's a great track with the high quality raps on it. 5. Paul (Skit) - N/A 6. If I Had - 7 The verses are much better than the choruses here. They pain some personal, some relatable pictures of what happens in urban cities with people trapped in poverty-stricken neighbourhoods in the United States. It's a very powerful track in that sense but I feel the choruses lose that a little bit. 7. '97 Bonnie & Clyde - 5 The rap doesn't have as great a flow on this track but the verses are still alright. The choruses I could do without and they seem just like something that you have to get through in order to continue the story. 8. Bitch (Skit) - N/A 9. Role Model - 10 Flow is insane on this track. The move in and out of rhyme is incredible and the metaphor about role models after coming from the background Eminem did is stunning. Just a brilliant track. 10. Lounge (Skit) - N/A 11. My Fault - 3 The rap and flow is good but the lyrics and topic isn't anything phenomenal to worth listening to this song again. Choruses are painful to listen to. 12. Ken Kaniff (Skit) - N/A 13. Cum on Everybody - 7 Second verse is incredibly strong. It's a great look into the mindset of Eminem on this track and reminds me of why no longer associates with the Grammys or anything Hollywood related. Third verse is also pretty strong. 14. Rock Bottom - 10 Brilliant song. It really helps paint how bad poverty can be and how it leads to crime. It covers all the simple problems that slowly descend into the chaos of what rock bottom actually is. Phenomenal track. 15. Just Don't Give A Fuck - 7 Flow in the verses, especially the second verse, is excellent. Choruses are okay. Beat's not bad so overall, it's not a bad song. It's enjoyable but there's also much better on the album. 16. Soap (Skit) - N/A 17. As The World Turns - 8 Flow is good but the chorus struggle with the forced puns of soap opera titles. Still, the flow and rap on the verses is unmatched for almost three full minutes and Eminem continues to verbally assault those in life he would wish ill will on. An extremely angry track, you can hear his decent into unfiltered anger as the rap progresses in the track, which is a brilliant use of the medium of rap. 18. I'm Shady - 6 It's okay. The flow is fine but it comes and goes in its effectiveness. It's a track about setting the record straight, which it does, but it's not anything phenomenal. 19. Bad Meets Evil (feat. Royce Da 5'9") - 10 Brilliant performance from Royce Da 5'9" on this. His verses are exemplary and really exactly what guests on tracks should be. He's given so much space to match the rap and flow from the previous tracks on the album from Eminem. The story sections leading in and out are a nice addition to the track. Just all around an excellent piece of music. 20. Still Don't Give A Fuck - 10 What a strong to end the album on. The flow, the anger, the pure unrestrained personal grievances the track is one of the best on the album. It's absolutely what makes Eminem what he is and his music so popular. Average Rating: 7.86 Adjusted to a 5-Point Scale: 3.93 Rounded Up: 4 Stars

Eminem came out swinging with equal parts obnoxious persona and hilarious lyrics. Still holds up though.

The fact that Marilyn Manson refused to feature on “‘97 Bonnie & Clyde” as he found it too misogynistic is absolutely hilarious. If you take every word on The Slim Shady LP literally, you’re in for a rough time. Eminem paints absurd pictures so ridiculous that it’s almost comical - no wonder Wikipedia even labels it as comedy hip-hop. Eminem delivered something quite unique and new here and the only one to ever fully copy it is Slim himself on later albums.

Pretty good

YES YES YES YES YES HE SHES YES YES YES I LIKE EMINEM NOT MY FAVE ALBUM ICL I LIKE THE LATER ONES MORE BUT 4/5

Awww I love you, Em. Love how upset people *still* get over some of his songs. Love him. American treasure.

Next one is better, but this is still great

Excellent storytelling and lyricism but the quality of the backing tracks brings the album a little lower on my rankings

As a 9-10 year old kid I wasn't allowed to really listen to this. However I was familiar with some of the bigger songs on it. I can absolutely see why my mom didn't want me listening to it and why it was so divisive at the time. Coming back to this as an adult and listening through, I find this album hilarious and clever in a way I don't think resonated with adults in the late 90's, specifically parents. This album is child's play compared to what exists in the world today, and maybe because of this album. It's an important work. Generally enjoyed listening to this and viewing it through a different lens. There is clearly a lot of turmoil Eminem has been through and is feeling as well as some self hate that I related to most. (This was too long of a review, tone it back for the next one bud..)

Important album to me - listened first when I was at high school

Very very familiar with Eminem, I'm sure nostalgia has something to do with my rating. If I had never heard of him before I wonder if I would rate the same, probably not. Super talented obviously, but it's a little "edgelord"y. But hey, made him a looooot of money so good for him.

Un clasico 6/10

A lot of early gangsta rap sounds almost quaint now, like a child trying to act tough. This does not. This is as cruel and violent as it was first time round, and is frankly much better for it. As is often the case, it's a little repetitive over the course of an album, but when it hits, it hits. Won't be to everyone's taste, but the combination of horror movie violence, puerile humour and technical ability stands up. Worth noting that some of the scratching and instrumentation sounds really loose compared to modern day work.

Really fun and unique album, very different to the rest of Eminem’s work. I’ve listen to his most popular one and this album is a completely different vibe. My favorite part is the narration because it’s super unique and gives the album personality. I feel like the album (music part) is good nothing astounding, just good.

Incredible story telling, very dark but real. I understand why he became so famous, not my cup of tea tho

real good rapping

4/5

The GOAT?

Would not buy for house.

Pretty funny, I thought the song My Fault was hilarious. I can see why moms were mad in the late 90s about this.

Man I forgot Eminem was horrorcore adjacent at the beginning. Like a lot of these songs sound like if ICP was good at rapping. But that’s what separates Eminem from other shock artists, the dude can spit. So while not all of the subject matter appeals to me in my 30s like it would have in my younger days, this album holds up thanks to fantastic beats and Eminem’s endless bars.

perhaps a bit juvenile and edgy, but has enough charm to its funnier songs and enough prowess on its serious ones to be a good time. i like this more than the MMLP. gets really good at the end. deserves to be one of the 1001? yes and i'm kind of surprised there's only this and the follow up. The Eminem Show should probably be on here too.

Iconic record. Hard to imagine this is his first "real" studio album (Infinite doesn't count) Not his best (that will be his second one the MMLP) but still great and cult material. So many crazy violent lyrics (the entire 97' Bonny and Clyde song for example). The production from Dr Dre and the Bass Brothers hasn't aged at all, in my opinion. 8,75/10 fav songs : Role Model & My Fault & Just don't give a fuck

immature and brilliant

Never really listened to Eminem much at the time but really enjoyed this

Slim Shady...enough said

OMG the misogyny, violence, and ugliness. But also: it kind of feels like we’re all living in Eminem’s world now. This is a pretty profound cultural document and piece of art. It’s not always possible to say when Em is expressing his own hate and when he is exposing it, and that seems like part of the point.

cool

I’m a fan of Marshal. I used to listen to this album in high school a good bit, was fun to revisit.

The skits made it feel like an early Blink 182 album

wouldnt really listen to it these days but the mans a genius

Many “wait, he didn’t just say what I think he did, did he” moments. Eminem’s lyrics plus Dr. Dre’s beats created a masterpiece that truly changed the pop culture landscape for years to come.

My history with Eminem is long but I’ve never ever listen to an entire album of his. A lot of his songs were part of my childhood but I’ve since been somewhat of a Eminem hater. The Slim Shady LP was great, it’s my type of edgy. Dope flows, funny bars, catchy hooks. The only song I heard before was “My name is”. But some of my favorite songs was “just don’t give a fuck”, “‘97 Bonnie n clyde”, “cum on everybody”. My name is is a classic though. “Brain damage” is funny as hell. I would say that I did enjoy listening to physical graffiti more because it was refreshing to what I normally listen to, not saying it’s necessarily better or worse. It probably give it a 7.5-8/10, maybe more.

yeah it slapped

One of the three Eminem albums I own, but I like the Marshall Matters LP better. This one is good too, but the beats and lyrics are less mature.

Not a big fan of rap music in general or Eminem in particular, but there's some funny shit here.

Overraskende morsomt, spesielt første halvdel. Litt monotont og repetitivt kanskje

Excellent. Bonnie and Clyde holds this one back from being a 5 though. Otherwise, this is a hip hop classic

Strong album

This album is wildly disturbing, but it's incredibly well written. I'd bump it to a 5 if it had any more melodic singers for at least a few choruses which is purely my personal preference.

The cultural impact of this album when it came out cannot be understated. The homophobia didn’t age well.

Holds up all right but theres filler for sure

Oh, boy. **This guy**. Y'know, right off the top, I feel like I wanna ask one question: y'all realize he was doing this on purpose, right? Like, y'know, saying all this awful shit just to make you mad? He's pretty obviously playing a character here. I mean, to every review I saw on this website that condemned this thing and gave it a 1 outta 5 for being offensive to women and the LGBTQ+ community... You realize you're playing right into his hand, right? If that's your entire reason for giving it a 1, you may as well be handing him a gold medal and telling him "Good job." Which, I don't say any of that to invalidate people's feelings on this thing's lyrical content, or to give Em an excuse and an out for it. 'Coz, obviously, if you say a lot of awful shit with a wink and a nod, you're still... Y'know, saying a lot of awful shit? It's like Todd In The Shadows demonstrated: if you hit your hand with a hammer "ironically," it still hurts. The whole "he's playing a character" thing can only take him so far to cover his ass for it. And certainly, there area **lot** of white boys out there who either didn't realize this was a character, or plain didn't care. I'll tell you, I've seen enough modern-day trolls in my time... And certainly **these days**. But from my perspective, I don't think you win against a troll by telling them the shit they said is awful and hateful. They know that; they wouldn't be saying any of it if they knew it wouldn't get a reaction out of people. So for me, I'm not gonna rate this album for **what** he's saying — I'm gonna rate it for **how** he said it. Y'know, does any of this shit even still hit? Or, in 2025, does this stuff hardly even register? Well, I gotta be 100 here. As much as I empathize with people who find this material offensive and don't believe him "playing a character" gives him a pass for any of it... I've gotta be real: I can't say I didn't enjoy it. It's like Em has said about this album: it's a horror movie. A slasher flick, really. I mean, I don't watch Jason hack up a bunch of teenagers and think the filmmakers are literally endorsing it, right? I'm not Roger Ebert here. This album just goes so damn far over-the-top with how offensive it is, and with how much of an absolute asshole Slim Shady is, that it wraps around on itself. It's such a cartoon and unserious that, yeah, I do personally find it hard to honestly get mad at it. I think part of it is just, like, time. Like, seriously, my answer to the question "In 2025, does this still hit or does it not register?" is "...Yes?" This material is 26 years old. I don't really have it in me to get too pissed about something that came out when I was 1. And taken in the light of Em's later career, knowing how he'd strip away the character and come to reanalyze it and its legacy in various ways... Well, some of those analyses are better than others (lookin' at you, DEATH OF SLIM SHADY). Here's what I wanna take from it, though: this is still some of the best stuff he's ever rapped. Now, look, this is far from his best album. For me, THE EMINEM SHOW and both THE MARSHALL MATHERS LP and its sequel top this, handily. But in a world where most of Eminem's material these days is overwritten dad jokes, it can be nice to appreciate a time where he was a lot more clever about it. Y'know, it's pretty juvenile a lot of the time, but the way he writes and delivers these darkly absurd lines and stories is just so interesting and engaging. Like, as a rapper, he's done better, but this is still some peak form. When he says he's ill enough to straight-up diss you for no reason... I buy it. And I wanna take an aside here to say that it's not all just absurdities. There's one or two spots where Em lets the mask slip a bit to speak more honestly about his poverty at the time. "Rock Bottom" is frankly one of the best songs on the album because of it. And then you've got a song like "'97 Bonnie & Clyde", where... I mean, if this album is supposed to be a horror movie, that song is where it steps away from being a slasher towards something... Well, a bit more unnerving. Like, honest to goodness, even accepting the unseriousness of this album, it can still get to you. Like, just that he had his actual daughter feature on it... Goodness. (And, y'know, there's a whole conversation you can spin off from "'97 Bonnie & Clyde" about how Em raps about his wife... But then THE MARSHALL MATHERS LP is also on this list, and that has a song directly titled "Kim" and it's like, goodness me, if you think **this** is bad... So, y'know, I'll save my thoughts 'til then. (And jeez, I don't even know if I'm gonna have any time in either of these to bring up how he talked about his **mother**...)) Also, real quick, before the end, I wanna take a little time to finally mention the beats themselves. Yeah, in all the talk about Em's lyrics, it can be easy to ignore the beat work done by the Dust Brothers, Dr. Dre, and even Em himself. And are these the best beats Em's ever had? No. And believe me, in the right scenario the one for "I Just Don't Give A Fuck" would be downright intolerable. But on the whole, they range from good to fine enough. Like, honestly, it kinda peaks with "My Name Is", y'know. THE SLIM SHADY LP isn't an easy album to love. It's crass, it's juvenile, it's offensive... It's Em playing the villain on purpose and repeatedly poking at you to get mad. And people did, just as there were so many white boys ready to take this shit at face value. But if you can somehow put yourself in the right mind to not take any of this seriously at all, and to view it as just entertainment — which I really understand that not everyone can... I mean, it's not Em's first or second most iconic album for nothing. He wouldn't have dedicated an entire album to killing off Slim if it wasn't such a large part of his legacy, y'know? So... Yeah, heck with it. In spite of its lyrical content, and how the song "Guilty Conscious" has gotten such rotten responses, I get a kick out of this album. I just don't give a... Hoot. Y'know.

Raunchy as hell, and a good number of the songs have not aged well At All, but you have to admit that it still has some "charm". Solid 4 Stars.

The hots don't hold up great, but you can hear why this took over the rap world.

Great album. I was the perfect age for this release, and it brought back good memories. I also had forgotten, but the I thought the skits were also good. Typically I hate rap skits, but these were well recorded and really added to the overall theme of the album.

What is it with this list and making me confront my long-held prejudices? First Green Day, now this... Don't get me wrong, I'm sure there are a lot of good songs in both their discography, I just think it's funny. And I mean, I did enjoy one of the two Green Day albums I've been forced to listen to! So I'll try to stay hopeful for this. I just hope this is the one where he's kinda homophobic 'cause at least that would be funny for me. I didn't know Eminem had started his career that late! I thought his peak had been during the 90's. Guess I was wrong. That initial annoucement is fine, needed? Maybe not. The word "impregnate" should never be used in a rhyme. But yeah, "My Name Is" is fun. Hate that stapling nuts line though. Oh hell yeah I love songs like Guilty Conscience that have a concept. But yeah, I guess the heavy topics that first track was talking about have arrived! Damn I love his performance here. The best rap songs to me are the ones where they aren't afraid to act a bit weird. The beats in this have been great, even if this third song isn't blowing my mind, it's still entertaining because of that. If I Had is pretty interesting. He manages to balance """deeper""" questions with mentions of sucking dick and kissing ass. Like it. '97 Bonnie & Clyde is an interesting take on that title. The storytelling is great. The diaper verse is kinda wild but hey whatever. Not the first time I've heard a rapper respond to the criticism of being bad role models for young men, but this might be a favourite. Love the different beat in My Fault. I wasn't expecting him to have a song from this angle, but I guess I really just had a prejudice against Eminem, sorryyy. Dispite the dumb title, I really like Cum On Everybody (except for the chorus actually). Rock Bottom is lyrically great, but the beat and chorus aren't that captivating. I Just Don't Give A Fuck doesn't hit for me. As The World Turns is another storytelling song, but it doesn't work the same way as previous ones. Also, did I hear it right, "gadget dick"? Oh ok. Yeah and the whole fatphobia thing gets tired quick (and yes I did hear the first track). Bad Meets Evil is ok. Not bad, but nod good either. Still Don't Give A Fuck is a fitting closer for the album. Not one of my favourites, but more exciting than the past few tracks. Fine I'm pleasently surprised! I knew that Eminem had some good albums, but I wasn't expecting to enjoy this as much as I did. At first listen, there are no bad songs here, and I liked multiple. The beats are great. Could some tracks be cut to make the album a bit shorter? Sure, it would help it be more concise too, as it does drag on a bit too long. But as it is, it's pretty good. So yeah, nice experience here, bye.

Favorite Track: My Name Is

Classic

Classic debut album.

Brilliant stuff from this new kid. Watch out for him, he'll go far

I did not realise Eminem's debut was this fire. I never usually listen to rap albums in full just because I never really enjoy them, but holy shit he killed this one. For the most part, the album is pretty pointless but that is what makes it so much fun, although we do have to look past the more problematic songs that have not aged well at all. A lot of the album are skits, which instantly makes his unique personality clear which makes him so different from the hip hop crowd of the time. His songs are very concept driven, with a lot of his music discussing his childhood and his own personal experiences, which we didn't really see from other artists of the time period. Of course there were some artists who did discuss similar topics but he is able to do this while maintaining his slim shady persona through more comedic elements. However, this album is very much a product of it's time and if this album was released now, there is no way it would slide. Most of his lyrics are very misogynistic and homophobic, and there are a few too many songs that point towards the narrative of slim killing his wife. It is pretty uncomfortable at times, but we have to remember that there is no way Eminem would even THINK about releasing an album revolving around these themes today, apart from if he is attempting to criticize someone else. However, even then these themes wouldn't be as blatant as they are in this album. There isn't a lot to say that hasn't already been said before, but that doesn't keep this album from being one of the most influential albums of the time. It has ultimately led to the creation of a highly influential figure within the genre, which has ultimately led to the diversity that we see today. It's pretty clear that he really wanted to piss off as many people as possible in his career, which is made clear from the very start of his career, and my god did he do that well.

Problematic masterpiece.

Rating: 8.5/10 Starts off incredible and slightly loses its charm as it progresses. Highlights are amazing and lowest points pretty cringey, lyrical topics are more repetitive here than his later work. Still great flow, delivery, and production on here throughout.

I believe that I bought the "Just don't give a fuck" cassette single when it came out in October 1998. If I did not get it the day it came out I am certain that I bought it within weeks of its release. I was and am a big hip hop fan and 1998 was an interesting year because Tupac and BIG had both been shot the the preceding two years and the biggest hip hop artists in 1998 was either DMX or Master P at least that was the case in the Southeast. I listened to what was on the radio but was put off by the shiny suit rap that was played the most and listened to a lot of mixtapes when I was able to get them. 88.5 FM in Atlanta played "underground" hip hop on the weekends. They played not only local Atlanta artists but also artists from elsewhere and if memory serves me correctly they played either with permission or without the Stretch and Bobito show from New York. I did not hear Eminem on Stretch but I did first hear "Just Don't Give a Fuck" from a recording of this radio station. Sorry to ramble but a little context is needed as I get into my review because there is a version of Eminem and also this album that could exist potentially without "My Name is" and the MTV of it all. That version is to me much better but the argument can be made that this album without MTV and "My Name is" already existed and it is the "Slim Shady EP " or "Infinite" and no one or least certainly not 10 million people bought those albums. Both then and now I prefer the nasally/ underground/ battle rap produced by the Bass Brothers Eminem to the more catchy made for a large audience Eminem. When listening to this album again for the first time in more than 20 years I found myself waiting for the second half which contains my favorite Eminem songs and is less controversial (in comparison) than the first half which contains the three singles. In 1999 I would have given this a 4.5. It is not his best album and is probably the weakest of the first 3 but it is the last time that he sounded nasally (which I like) and tracks more with the "underground" style that I liked both then and now. 4.25/5

Classic Eminem. Is it his best work? I'd say no, but it's a hell of an album. I actually listened to the Death of Slim Shady album recently, so it's cool to listen to Slim's birth. The energy, the hunger, the insults, the no-fucks-given attitude. It's all there.

I remember all of the controversy surrounding this album when it came out, and not being allowed to listen to it. This may be the first time listening to the album front to back, despite having probably listened to all of the songs. Production values are incredible. Also, some lyrics may not have aged great.

Eminem is truly a master of his craft. His rhymes are incredible, his beats are great, and his lyrics are creative. Yes, some of these songs are very much a product of the time and culture when they came out and haven't aged too well, but they still showcase Eminems skills.

I've never been a rap fan. Passively listened to this and was really impressed by the wordplay, the humor, and messages. Will probably revisit. Easily 4 star. 1=Crap that shouldn't be here 2=I didn't like it but get why it's here 3=I thought it was ok or even like it, get why it's here, but won't revisit 4=I like it, will revisit 5=This is some of the best music I've ever heard and will continue listening to it

This is a great album for the most part. There are a few misses, but they’re rare. It’s groundbreaking in that no one had really heard anything like this before. It was raw, offensive, crude, and way over the top in the most comical and ridiculous way. It’s too bad that his first two albums were his best and it was all downhill from there.

Bouncy, funny, weirdly lighthearted. This album is dear to me. While there are undoubtedly some fillers on this one, the highs are super high and easily outweigh the weaker parts.

Hard to rate- groundbreaking at the time but pales compared to what comes after.

I thought this would be a 5. There are too many skits and too many songs that just didn’t feel the same when I first heard the album. Still a 4 though as there are some solid songs and it launched his career.

Is it a bit more than slightly outdated in attitude, yes. Is it still a great listen, also yes. A real classic and consistently great lyrics across the full album.

I used to love this album as an edgy teenager, I dont feel the same way anymore. The lyrical genius is undeniable, with a lot of funny and absurd bits. I get that slim shady is a character played by Marshal Mathers but there are some songs we're you can feel he's not joking (Bonnie and Clyde 97). I'm not a fan of the woman hating stuff. Fav tracks: My Name Is, Cum On Everybody, Rolemodel, Bad Meets Evil, Guilty Conscience Least fav tracks: Just Dont Give a Fuck, I'm Shady

Eminem used to be good. Who knew. Eminem’s crazy, over the top style of humor makes this a very enjoyable listening experience. Peel the humor away and you get a gritty exploration of working class frustrations, and venting of Marshall’s personal demons. His lyrics are a lot smarter than people give him credit for, he walks a fine line between the juvenile and the profound.

Like that

Absolutely abhorrent lyrics. Depressing. Sad and disgusting... (mostly.) That being said, 5-10 greatest beats of all time and no bad tracks. So... four stars. Be honest.

Clever lyrics. Enjoyed most of these. Videos are great! We had a fish called ‘swim shady’ once..

It's a great album and a time capsule of 90's hip hop that is still relevant, but it may suffer from being a little too long. Some of the tracks could be shaved to be more impactful.

tounge and cheek, rough around the edges with a few bangers and plenty of nostalgia

Slim Shadyn alku, mutta ei tää suoraan viittä tähteä saa. Paljon klassisia kappaleita, mutta muut on aika perus. Ei tarjonnut oikein mitään uusia yllätyksiä. Sanatkin sitä perus sekoilua. Parhaat: My Name Is, Role Model, Bad Meets Evil, I'm Shadt, Still Don't Give A Fuck

Iconic

I know I’m not supposed to laugh at this stuff, but…🤣. I figure as a woman I can get away with it more than some of you. I’m gonna save the 5th star for the Marshall Mather album, but if I could give this 4.5 I would.

8/10 Eminem’s debut is one of a kind, and I think everyone can agree that no one had a debut this successful from rapping about murder, rape, and childhood trauma. Of course not all the lyrics aged well, but that’s part of the persona that Shady is. I can get a kick out of the absurdity of some lyrics, but what I get out of this album is the technical ability and Dre production. Songs like My Name Is and Role Model showcase this to me the best.

Favorite track: "'97 Bonnie & Clyde". In its genre, this records seems both historically significant and stylistically peculiar. There are some beats worth one's attention, just as there are moving lyrics. Eminem is indeed a notable hip-hop artist and this LP serves a good reminder about why the man's become such a star.

Absolutely neurotic album. The beats are sick, the lyrical content is crazy, but the album has a great flow to it. 8/10.

Someone should have given me this album when I was 12 I would have enjoyed it more. Does explain everything you need to know about Eminem

Quite enjoyed this. Not something I’d listened to before and I know it’s not very mature or grown up, but it kept my attention and I could see myself listening again.

En mis muchas predisposiciones musicales que he tenido en la vida, cuando Eminem saltó a la fama me parecía un pesado y eso de que rapeara hacía que me cayera más gordo. Grave error. Su música es genial y él me parece talentosísimo, y todos los discos que le he escuchado van de muy buenos a increíbles. Así que disculpe usted, Marshall Mathers, ya soy uno de sus entusiastas seguidores.

Not exactly my type of music but can appreciate the craft.

Interesting to see how these beginning tunes evolved into some of the massive hits Eminem put out in later works. Also interesting to hear some of the reviews on this album. Lots of praise for the beats, flow, technique, and general musical talent presented on this album. And in the same breath, a one star review solely due to the themes presented in the lyrics. If Eminem was rapping about rainbows and butterflies, would that evolve this from a one star to a four or five star album for these people? I’d posit that it would take away from the project. To me it doesn’t seem like he is advocating for violence but rather the opposite as this album is seeped in satire and mockery. I wouldn’t pretend to have deeply researched this album, but my thoughts now are that if you’re primary issue with the album is the harsh and offensive lyrics, you didn’t really get the point of the project.

I can see why people would be turned off by the lyrics, having repeated violent, misogynistic and sexual themes, however Eminem as we all know in 2025 was doing so ironically and was saying these things in a way that was impossible notice. This is the album that truly started his run, and while not quite as great as best albums, this is a fun record with great rhymes and wordplay. Some of my favorite tracks were the classic My Name Is, Guilty Conscience with Dr. Dre, an interesting track conceptually with Dr Dre playing the angel on the shoulder and Eminem playing the devil of someone’s consciousness, and Just Don’t Give a F***. Solid fun album with a couple standouts but some lowlights. Could possibly be a 3.5, but 3 feels too low.

Jesus christ, I forgot how dark this was.

Intro’s pretty original and fairly good for an intro. “My Name Is” is a great song for the first song off his first album. Beats from Dre are really solid. “Guilty Conscience” is a really fun and original idea for a song. You can tell he’s having fun while making this and it’s infectious in a lot of places. Other places it feels like he saying things only for shock value. I get the anger aspect of it and wanting to communicate that, but it mostly gives an air of, “Look how edgy I am”. Can be a little cringey. Anyways, I enjoy most of these songs. A whole Eminem album is a bit much for me, personally, but this one’s good. 4/5

В своё время был классный альбом, но точно не на века

OK. I've heard this album many times before. It's a bit hard to get past the fact that it's just a shithead kid rambling about vulgarities. But when you think of the artistry in the lyrics, the rhyming, the storytelling, it's really an incredible listen. Sure, some lines and aspects haven't aged well. But I feel like most of it was just as offensive now as it was then. As far as how it lines up in Em's discography, I don't think it's better than the MMLP... but it's a pretty solid starting point for one of the most decorated rappers in history.

It can be simultaneously true that this is utterly loathsome on multiple levels and also cool as hell, and funny, and banging and perhaps a valuable window onto the state of American culture in its time. In other words, one struggles to know just how one feels about this.

Before listening: Excited as this is even known to me as part of HipHop history. Starting with a satiric disclaimer the album begins to tell Stories of Eminems Alter Ego Slim Shady. Typical HipHop only slightly better. After listening: Still not my thing but I will relisten and understand it's place on the album.

So as most know, this album comes out with a bang! Like that’s first song isn’t just the best song on the album, it’s also one of Eminem’s best. Great super catchy rap song and along with most of the album the humor still holds up. It thankfully hasn’t become like cringey and uncomfortable. The production on this album is also really extraordinary. It’s so crystal clear and sharp. My only complaint about this album is I feel it slowly burns out as opposed to an explosion. I feel another aspect holding this album back is the tone. There’s some pretty dramatic changes in serious and comical moments. That’s not necessarily a negative though, it just shows that this album is a rollercoaster. It doesn’t have a lot of variety but that’s to be expected on most rap albums of this time. Seriously though this album is an all time great.

I listen to Stan often, but never heard The Two of Us, which changed the context of it. Stan makes more sense but is somehow less powerful. He’s a copycat rather than a desperate guy who put his own girlfriend in the trunk without that context. Anyway, the album is great and makes the different personas clearer. Not sure which I’d come back to, probably the whole album as a single experience.

Cool! Würde es nicht ständig hören, aber cool.

Classic. Eminem was on his good shit for this album, I can see the argument that the lyrics aged badly but I just see them as a product of the time so I don’t care so much about that, Dre production hits as hard as ever, and the storytelling tracks were dark but fun to listen to. this album perfectly shows what was to come for Eminem while being great in its own right. Rating: Really Great (Strong ☆☆☆☆) Favorite Tracks: Guilty Conscience, My Name Is, Role Model, Brain Damage, My Fault (look up the clean version, it’s funny), As The World Turns, Still Don’t Give A Fuck.

I definitely cringe listening to this these days and paying attention to the lyrics, but I still love the rhymes. This one will always be up there for me if not purely for nostalgia's sake.

Definitely hasn't aged well, but when this first came out I was too young to really pay attention to what the lyrics were actually saying. I just sang the words, thinking it was cool that there was a good while rapper. I like it for the nostalgia though.

I was today years old when I realised that 'palms are sweaty' is a callback to Brain Damage. Was a good first album, used to listen to it a lot, then the 2nd albu. came out and I only went back to maybe 3 songs on here.

had my fist in my mouth at points, but ultimately, you have to salute the utter audacity

A ton of shock and awe here. Crazy to think how much things change in a span of a year or two with his next album.

Sometimes I wonder if I'm just naive, but for me the gross exaggeration of the Slim Shady character hits as extremely effective social commentary. I think this album shows so much wit, intelligence and talent.

“We hit the trees 'til we look like Vietnamese people.”

Fun disgusting cringe. Already as a teen when this came out I thought it was too much. But that’s the appeal of course. The depravities comes packaged in such a joyous word play that I can’t help but enjoy it. Even though I am 25 years older and should know better it still resonates with a part of me.

I had this album back in the day too. It was pretty revolutionary and poised Eminem as one of the top rappers of his time. Highly recommend for any Eminem fans. It's not one I'd reach for regularly today.

Puerile effin n Jeffin.

just murdered the alphabet

Edgy as all hell but theres a charm here.

Honestly, i was surprised, when i saw this album here.

Still like a bit of Eminem…

Felt a little conflicted by this at times but overall, couldn't help but be won over by the album. Some lyrics aside, I enjoyed the experience thorougly

Pretty much enjoyable record

Pretty enjoyable. This was a needed change in our listens recently. Eminem’s story telling is on another level and Dr Dre produced something great. My name is standout track. This came out at the perfect time.

Sensing a theme here lol. Some of the bars in this are ridiculous. Must be one of the funniest rappers going.

The album that brought Eminem crashing into the Zeitgeist. Again, not my usual fare, but I enjoyed it more that most Rap albums. MM is a talented dude, and it shows.

The Marshall Mathers LP en 2000 y The Eminem Show en 2002 conforman una trilogía indispensable en el Rap-Hip-Hop, con enorme influencia. Cierto es que ya estaban los Beastie Boys, pero Eminen logró un éxito impensable entonces. 8 Mile completa una obra fundamental, que luego sufrió devaneos hasta lograr un equilibrio entre calidad y carrera de largo recorrido. Dr.Dre produce y compone a medias con Eminem, lo que hace el disco muy disfrutable. If I a had o Brain Damage son buenos ejemplos.

Didn't age that poorly

Good noiss

Very open about his experiences and catchy songs

Damn bro, you didn’t have to go that hard.

++*: My Name Is ++: Guilty Conscience, '97 Bonnie & Clyde, My Fault, Cum on Everybody, Soap (skit), I'm Shady +: Public Service Announcement, Brain Damage, Bitch (skit), Lounge (skit), Ken Kaniff (skit), Rock Bottom, Just Don't Give a Fuck, As the World Turns, Still Don't Give a Fuck +-: If I Had, Role Model, Bad Meets Evil -: Paul (skit) 7,9/10

a sick and demented album that has an undeniable charm to it. showcases eminem’s talents well

So, the production it's fantastic and well served. The lyrics are stupid, ridiculous, exaggerated and grotesque. Seems like the fought you have as a kid when you are angry. Perfect for the theme of the project. Also the sounds and the verses that Slim does are hilarious. The problems of the album are the repetitivity of the lyrics and the fact that the voice of Eminem is fucking annoying

The content is dark and deranged (and at times wickedly funny), but if you take it as a work of fiction, the way he spins a tale is captivating - I couldn’t stop listening.