The Marshall Mathers LP

the amount of times he calls nsync gay on one album is honestly kind of embarrassing

I found that album extremely difficult to listen to, and I don’t think I can separate the moral aspect from the musical with this one. “Kill you” and “Kim” in particular cross the line. I’ve watched movies that deal with similar heavy themes, but it hits different here because it seems personal to him whereas movies are more abstract. 1 star for being honest, but sometimes you should get some help instead of exploring your problems with music.

Banger

another artist who passed me by bc I was too young to appreciate. damn it is good.

Wildly biased because I don’t like Eminem, also hard to listen to considering how often he used homophobic slurs, I made it 5 songs in and gave up

Hard to listen to, very violent and misogynistic

Nuevamente, esta web me está presentando otro disco de hip hop/rap que no había escuchado (en este caso, siendo contemporáneo a Eminem). ¿Casualidad? ¿Auto-convencimiento de que se trata de una señal irracional? De niño, me cautivaba la capacidad de éste tipo para insultar y cantar de una manera tan poética y musical: hoy, con 34, esa sensación persiste. Caigo también en la cuenta que, pese a no haber escuchado el disco de forma continua, conozco varios temas por MTV y la radio del 2000. Gran momento de ambos medios En conclusión. Otor buen disco que se me presenta, con momentos más arriba y otros más introspectivos.

This is a more mature album than the Slim Shady LP, although quite a bit of the Slim Shady immaturity comes out, mixed in with the lamentations on fame. This album shows off Eminem’s skill in lyricism and has some great beats. Way I Am is my favorite in the lineup. And then there’s the elephant in the room - violence, misogyny, homophobia. What we excused in 2000 really stands out in a bad way. I actually got uncomfortable and a bit bored as the album continued. Kim I could not stomach at all. This was a 5 in 2000. In 2023 I think I can only rate it a 3.

not bad except f word

starts kinda weak but then it's banger after banger

Just as catchy and jarring as I remember when it was new. I understand that the shock value was part of the album, but a lot of this hasn't aged well.

A solid follow up to the Slim Shady LP, this album contains a lot more of the mom hate than the last which tends to get a bit annoying but it's Eminem. He'll never be something you play with the friends around but his legacy stands for a reason. His flow is still fun and he's still got some crazy bars.

This is a good one. I know it from many morning car trips to middle school about ten years ago

Second hand embarrassment from some of the themes and lyrics

Can’t help it, I know I shouldn’t but I like it. 2001, you were something.

Never has Midwestern teenage white boy trailer-park rage sounded more viable. 5 stars for nostalgia, catchy hooks, and dextrous rhyming. 0 stars for like...everything else. So...even 3?

Tormented, forced me to listen. Some iconic tracks

Incredible nice album

HOLY SHIT i was OBSESSED with this album for a point in time. sometimes i have to grin and bear the presence of slurs, but other than that, i absolutely ADORE this album. stand-out songs are "stan," "the way i am," "i'm back," "marshall mathers," "drug ballad," and "criminal."

I think he was trying to do a thing while being aggressively offensive, but it sounds well overcooked... Sorry Slim

Nice beats. I occasionally heard the word 'fuck'. I wasn't offended.

Stan still hitting as hard as the day it came out

Makes you feel a really wide range of emotions. It's funny, appalling, sad, impressive, genius, cheap, dirty, thought-provoking, ... An album that has an artistic quality. Not purely enjoyable, though, which makes it a 4/5 for me.

By far the best Eminem Album

While the album is OK and the singles are good, I realised I would not buy any Eminem tracks, just not the music I would listen to by choice.

I HATE EMINEM! I LOVE HIPHOP AND EVERYHTING ASSOCIATED WITH IT! BUT THIS GUY FUCKING SUCKS! FUCKING EDGELORD WHO CARES!!!!!! FUCK YOU EMINEM!!!!! I HATE BEING WHITE BECAUSE OF YOU!!!!

Eminem raps his ass off and changed the genre, but I can’t give it the full 5 to an album of impotent range that is “just clowning” when advocating senseless violence.

Unbeatable.

Know some of the singles but cant remember ever listening this album start to finish

El album del enojo y la disenfranchisement blanca por medio de Slim Shade. Personal, sin filtros. "Kim" es dificil de escuchar; todos los demonios que lo persiguen estan en este album, las drogas, el alcohol, la carencia de su padre, su incapacidad de criar a su hija, su amor/odio por su pareja, la amenaza de suicidio/asesinato. Eminem muestra honestamente todo lo peor y lo mejor de su persona. El sonido original de Eminem se escucha desde la primera cancion. "Stan" tiene ese sampling de Dido que es hermoso.

Brilliant in it's freedom and concept. I admire Eminem's confrontational honesty. Listening through to the album some of the guest appearances seem forced trying to sound as filthy as Eminem. A masterpiece in its own right.

stan is my favorite rap song

Oh, is Slim Shady fed up with my shit? Well, the feeling is mutual. There's no redeeming substance here. It's just misogynist, homophobic posturing on repeat. Every track is the same empty, pointless drivel. I'm over it. Can we please put the lionization of these dickrappers behind us? Because hating on women is fukkin' lame and I'm tired of hearing about someone else's genitalia.

I don't hate this as much as the other one

Chef's kiss. \"Who Knew\", \"The Real Slim Shady\" and \"Marshall Mathers\" are so good.

Lots of memories from my childhood. But it does feel childish

not gonna revisit this

hm

Grew up listening to Eminem so having this album pop up was very nostalgic. Listening to this album as an adult made me feel all type of feelings. Great album. Great artist.

Hard to listen to some of the dated lyrics but the craft in the lyrics is easy to identify.

Ikke et spørsmål

Vulgar but fun. Well produced

Listened many, many times over. Revisited a couple of years ago. Some of the humor hasn't aged the best but his lyricism, flow, and wordplay is simply unreal on this project and I can't help but still find myself laughing at times. Unless we're on Kim, Stan, or Whatever You Say I Am. The venom he spits at critics and pop culture icons of the time is intense.

Started off really strong and some great songs in here but majority of average tracks

This is ACTUALLY an album you have to hear before you die. Even if rap is not your thing, this album is flooded with undeniable talent. Eminem really knows how to tell a story. I'm still impressed by the creativity this man has.

"I don't make white or black music, I make fight music for highschoolers."

6/10 Well that was disturbing A bit too cringy though. Highlights: Stan The Way I Am The Real Slim Shady

Another nostalgia heavy album that is now difficult to look past the misogyny, homophobia and violence. Stan will always be a classic and Kim is still unbearably uncomfortable to sit through. There's no denying his talent, his ability to shock with his lyrics and or the fantastic hooks/beats scattered throughout this one.

Un tournant dans le monde du rap.. Un des meilleurs albums des années 2000: Kill you Stan The way I am The real slim shady Who knew I'm back Under the influence Kim...

Muss ich mir anhören, der Anfang gefällt mir sehr

Definitely in line with other Eminem albums I've listened to from the same time period in terms of vibe, language, shock factor, etc. Not something I can listen to every day, but his rapping is undeniably on point.

So excited when I saw this one pop up

Would be a five, but the general outgoing, egregious energy of slim kinda wears thin over its 70 minute runtime. Trim it down and you have a pure classic, with top-tier dre beats and em's obvious natural charisma, and this would be an absolute classic.

Loved it

Love me some old Eminem.

I enjoyed. It's been a while, quite a while, but I could listen again. It tells a story, and for it to get into my ears so I could understand it and respond to it, it's rare an album does that. Really good. Not high repeat, occasional only, but good. Um, not 5 stars, I'd like to give high 3 but not quite 4. Let's go 3.

I wasn't sure how I was gonna like it. Hadn't listened to these tracks in 20 years (yikes). It's more meaningful than my former tween self would've gotten and it has a really nice flow to it. Good album.

Not my favorite, did not finish the album

"skit:arna" är jobbiga å sabbar 3-4 riktigt bra låtar. Som album är det för lite. The way I am är bäst.

Tror detta är den skiva jag lyssnat flest gånger på i mitt liv, med ganska stor marginal dessutom. Mästerverk.

One of my favorite albums growing up. Brought me into the rap scene at 12 years old. Though, my first listen in a long time. A lot will find the language and themes to be exploitative or excessive, but it helped Eminem stand out. I remember the moral crisis, but trauma and anger can bring the best art into the zeitgeist. White rappers have came up in the mainstream before this, but this was the first "gangster rap" white rapper. Eminem crashed through a dividing wall and I think has made ripple effects still felt today in helping bring different groups of people together. Don't mean to wax poetic about it, but looking back I can say this was one of the most important cultural album of the 2000s. It helps that the songs are catchy and creative, both lyrically and musically. I think it still stands up as one of the most influential rap albums ever. Taking off the nostalgia goggles, a lot of the homophobia has not aged well and even Eminem has come to regret it so I can't recommend this album to everyone. Also, the quality tapers off by the end of the album and most of the songs are about his own notoriety he gained from the Slim Shady LP, so not entirely relatable.

Angry and offensive Eminem was the best

Not my thing. 2.0

I've listened to this album many times before as I bought it on release. It still stands up today.

Pointlessly edgy and lacking any charm, Marshall's semi-decent rapping is the only thing that saves this from being forgotten to history.

Eminem. Nie je dôvod počúvať, ale netreba to okamžite vypnúť.

fun listen

Goat 🐐

Album was good. Haven’t listened to too much Eminem so it was nice to listen to some of his earlier work. I was surprised by his earlier sound compare to what his music is nowadays. Found a few good songs on the album. It’s not my favourite style of rap but I can see the appeal. 4/5.

Like the Slim Shady LP, but with better music, lyrics, and with actual serious songs. Seriously, I can’t imagine the sheer whiplash a new listener would get from ‘Kim’. It does have ‘Ken Kaniff’, though, so I don’t think I can’t give it 5 stars in good faith.

Half of the songs I know and are bangers. The other I don't know and didn't really stay with me except for Kim. What an emotional song

The album is a marathon of Eminem's over the top/aggressive style, but manages to switch tone enough to keep it from getting stale.

Never liked Eminem. His voice is grating to me

I bought this CD the day it came out over my lunch break in high school. 'Stan', "Way I Am' &"B&ych Please 2: still dope. Rest of this album is absolutely wild. I can't believe 'Kim' is a real track.

Summer 2000, Leah’s Camry, high school anthems. 20 years later, pretty offensive, this album would not get made today…hah. Em will always be a 5/5 for me though.

so violent.

So murderous

Sentimientos encontrados con este... La parte buena: Las rimas y los flows están muy bien, hay versos y estrofas enteras que son increíbles (en cuanto a la rima, no el contenido). Hay canciones muy buenas (Stan, The Real Slim Shady). Puedo llegar a apreciar el shock que pueden generar las letras, algunas te dejan literalmente con la boca abierta. La parte mala: Obviamente la extrema homofobia y la extrema misoginia es difícil de ignorar. Parece que Eminem sabía lo que a la gente (los niños de instituto) le gustaba y es lo que les dio. Podría aceptar ese tipo de letras si por lo menos tuviesen algún mensaje importante o algo que decir, pero no, son ofensivas y nada más. Eminem siempre dice que no habla en serio y no significa nada cuando habla de matar homosexuales o de rajarle la garganta a su ex-novia y a su hijo de 4 años, pero entonces ¿por qué lo escribe?¿Cuál es el propósito?; de nuevo, no es la homofobia/machismo/violencia lo que me molesta, básicamente todos los raperos y más en esta época eran así, lo que me molesta es que solo sean eso. Son letras tremendamente superficiales, edgy solo por ser edgy, y que a veces se pasan tres pueblos. Los beats son aburridillos, y algunos estribillos cringe.

A throwback

Ken Kaniff was 😳 solid album overall

Public Service Announcement 2000 - Mooie opening van de plaat Kill You - Leuk deuntje. En coole zaag Stan - Who Knew - The Way I Am - The Real Slim Shady - Remember Me? - Bijzonder begin, duistere stem lol. Klinkt een beetje als Halloween. Overal ook een bwijzonder nwummer I’m Back - Bijna Splatoon sound effects Marshall Mathers - Rare hond lol Ken Kaniff - De meest rare geluidseffecten die ik ooit heb gehoord Drug Ballad - Amityville - Hamburgerhill Bitch Please 2 - Veel neuken Kim - Heftig, iets minder schreeuw is vaak leuker in een nummer Under the Influence - Criminal - Eigenlijk geld voor veel nummers dat de melodieën/deuntjes leuk zijn. Af en toe wat bijzondere tekst en misschien af en toe iets te druk ofzo voor mij(misschien ligt het aan de snelheid van de rap?). Maar voor de rest wel goede nummers. En er zitten veel sound effect in de nummers, dat is wel grappig maar soms ook wel apart. Het eerste deel van het album vond ik ook leuker/beter dan het laatste deel. 2.8

The Real Slim Shady Stan Who Knew I'm Back The Way I Am Remember Me? Kill You

Great album, was

Gets better and better

Was certainly an experience albeit a problematic one

Yeah, some of the lyrics on here haven’t aged well but Eminem’s personality and Dr. Dre’s production work still make this album very enjoyable Favourite tracks: Kill You, Stan, The Way I Am, The Real Slim Shady, Bitch Please 2

Some good discoveries

I feel like I wasn't in the headspace to engage with it. Nice tunes and I'm sure he's saying some stuff worth saying in here but the violent misogyny and homophobia was extremely edgelord for me. Kim was particularly hard to listen to and I ended up skipping it.

Awesome album, known it for years and definitely one of the greatest

Gran álbum, excelente producción e impactantes letras. Eminem mucho más maduro, que no duda en responderle a todo el mundo, tanto a las críticas, a MTV, a las productoras, a los padres ofendidos, a famosos. No queda quién por responder. Un gran despliegue de habilidades, tanto de rimas como de juego en palabras y de ritmos. A veces tira frases de formas casi percusivas, que demuestran que con un track cualquiera puede entretenerse como quiera. Lo único que criticar es que a veces las melodías cantadas no le quedan tan bien. Hitazo: the real slim shady Canción favorita: the way I am Peor canción: kim Sorpresa: drug ballad

Wow. When I was young, I grew up with friends who snuffed at rap music. Now, some fifteen years later, I hear this and think: "Man, what a waste, to dismiss a complete genre of music". There is some proper ART here. Especially the song Stan hit me hard. But I also feel very conflicted. Because after listening the whole album, I feel like there's a bunch of songs that just purely go for shock factor, edgy edgy, "whoa look at me I say bad stuff in my art". Well, sure, it makes me feel things, so, well done Eminem. But after a while, it just felt like being Bad just for the sake of being Bad. He's not making any points. It feels like at some points in this album, Eminem is just being a white guy making money off of edgy stuff. Seen that 100 times before. Some songs are GREAT, and some songs are, well, shite.

Eminem is good at rapping, but to me, he's just not good at music.

A masterpiece. Offensive by today’s values and standards but an amazing accomplishment of lyrics and beats nonetheless.

Eminem is one of the few rappers I like, good album

this album is very nostolgic for me, it hit like 8th grade and just was the right time for eminem's early immature, agressive, irreverent style i remember when it came out how much discourse there was about how homophobic the lyrical content. and revisiting it now is making me feel icky, which is bad cause I think there are a lot of good songs here but so many of them and the album as a whole is ruined by it

I do not like hiphop/rap. Tried to give it a fair shot but I can't

not very pleasant to listen to. trying so hard to be shocking it loops back around to sounding silly. why is it an hour long?

Un discazo. No lo supe apreciar en la secundaria.

Best song - Stan

That's funny, we got this album generated on his bday. First thing that catches the eye is rhyme density combined with insanely good delivery. It still sounds fresh (and this is not nostalgia speaking, I'm not an Eminem cultist (or wasn't) and hadn't heard half of these songs before). Bitch Please II is an absolute banger, perfect in every way. "Kim" is such a creative death threat. Is that even legal in US? Trying to imagine myself in Kim's place, I have no idea how to react. What a display of domestic abuse mastery! That aside, the song is strong, the overflowing emotions make it so very believable.

>this album was generated on his birthday thats funny Its decent, it has too many filler songs that dont really fit the mood but the songs that do slap are so good so I cannot with a good heart give this lower than a 4 as well

AJ: “The Way I Am” ruled when this came out. “Stan” was craaaaazy. He’s a goat.

For a white lady in her 50s, this album is surprisingly perfect for days when I'm feeling extra spicy or need to get moving and release some energy

Enjoyed this one. The beats are great and I didn't pay much attention to the lyrics, even though they sounded quirky but not that interesting. It's interesting how the beats are purposefully lacking momentum, they don't give any sense of movement. This is made up for by eminem's flow, he feels like he is falling forward all the time.

The best praise I can give this album is that it could be great with better lyrics. I only give this album 2 stars instead of 1 because of the beats and the rhythm that Eminem displays. Some of his lyrics are clever, but the vast majority are juvenile, and there are a fair amount that are beyond disturbing. "Kim" is a song that I feel goes way too far, even compared to "murder ballads" that are popular in western music traditions. I've never been a fan of Eminem, and listening to this album now, 23 years later, only solidifies my feelings on him for the past two and a half decades.

stand out track - Bitch Please II

peak

it was OK

At points, I love it, at other points I am shocked by the pervertedness and inappropriateness of it. While I know Eminem’s real views today, points of this album still make me uncomfortable with its use of homophobia and misogyny. Part of me wonders if this is just the chapter Em is trying to play, and he was going for the shock factor. If so, he succeeded. Though, From a purely musical standpoint, I think this is a great album. Low 4.

This is the Eminem that shocked everyone; the dark lyrics and aired-out-laundry that are so depressing that you don’t quite know what’s true and what isn’t, and if it isn’t then why would someone bare this? The complexity of emotional depth is what drew me into him as a kid, I came for the comedy rap and stayed for the heavy themes, ones I would not understand until I was an adult, or ever for that reason. Eminem had such a realization of his place in rap, he knew how different he was from a typical rapper, not just skin-color, but raw style with trailer park description and crippling family issues. This album had peak Eminem techniques - outrageous lyrics, sadistic themes, funny lines, depth of story telling, and incredible flows. Verse 3 of Who Knew is a good example of the outrageousness as I write this. Then by the time The Way I Am comes on, it’s just unreal how raw and commanding his rap is. It’s infectious. When The Real Slim Shady arrives, I find where I discovered Eminem as a kid. A song full of ludicrous and taboo rap with a tight beat. I was stunned by it and it definitely introduced me to a new genre of music. I loved it and the couldn’t get enough of Slim. The second half of the album certainly continues on the themes of calling out his critics and enemies, and gets over-the-top at times with the felatio Insane Clown Possee skit. The songs explore his darker side sometimes in a depth that is hard to follow, and I would say this is the albums biggest detractor.

This album was a little more that just explicit. This man he really enjoys cursing in his music. I’m not against it but I personally don’t think that he needs to say that much curse words in every single one of his songs. Though the reason as to why these songs were written is interesting and probably very important to know because he is singing about his personal life problems and issues that he dealt with as a kid. This album tells his story. It shows us that not everyone grows up in a safe environment or have loving parents. He sends a message through his music even though he is a violent and explicit singer he still gives a message through his music.

I mean it's eminem at his best...not my type of music normally but got some great tracks and compared to everything else from that time, really stands out.

No interest Not interested at all Listened to this in 2019, thought it sucked then, nothing has changed Positives Stan, The Way I am\ Negatives His voice is unbelievably grating, i think the whole thing sucks\ 1/5

No, just no.

Extremely dated.

Muito bom. Muita pedrada.

p859. 2000. 4 stars. Foul mouthed white boy rap which usually would be an immediate nope, but this is good. At its best it's articulate, incisive, funny, and has some great riffs. Point deducted for usual racist, sexist and homophobic lyrics that come with the genre.

Liked it a lot. It's a pretty unfiltered, uncensored album, which I appreciate a lot in this day and age.

Легендарный альбом. Stan и the Real Slim Shady крайне хороши, остальные песни неплохо их поддерживают. По ощущениям, альбом чуть постарел, но он все равно слушается хорошо. Достойно 5 звезд.

That album is something I could listen over and over again. It's literally "not like the other rap albums". And it does that so effortlessly. Pure skill and talent of Eminem. 4.5/5.

classique. très agressif. paroles mal vieillies. 8/10

Iconic

"Kill You" was such a wow track lyrically, holy shit. Maybe a bit too edgy but just listening to all these wordly rhythmic shenanigans gave me goosebumps. That is really some master wordsmith shit. Obviously "Stan" doesn't need any more thoughts on my part but using "Thank You" samples was an absolute boss and culturally relevant move. "Who Knew" treads a fine line in the chorus, I mean we obviously can't blame him for shit his fans do or argue his music simply attracted troubled people, yet I feel like he made a dismissive approach to his own influence on kids, but I'm an idealistic hippie and violence-oriented or themed content doesn't really sit right with me There was no spark with "The Way I Am", though the lyrics are true and real. The rapping rhythm pattern gets tiring really quick and I don't like the growling vibe of his voice here. The beat is monotonous and the music too simple. I always lowkey loved the harpsichord in "The Real Slim Shady". Also - personal branding done right. I love the beat in "Remember Me?" but RBX and Sticky Fingaz rapping is just plain weird for me. The whole song has a weird vibe. "I'm Back?" Way too much personal branding at this point for me, another one of "I'm Slim Shady and I'm sick, crazy and violent" autobiography bullshit, we heard that already The backing track nicely develops under his words in "Marshall Mathers". I like the guitar loop. Oh yeah, the blatant homophobia. Ooooooh and a guitar solo on the outro! That's a nice touch. "Drug Ballad" is a BOP! Finally little to nothing about violence, NSYNC or hating gays, a nice bass, a nice beat in the verses and chorus. Ooooooh shit the beat in "Amityville"... Nice. Jesus, but the Bizarre verse... Straight up EWWWW NO. I'll try my best to ignore it everytime I listen to this song. The guitar at the end is another nice touch. And the star-studded "Bitch Please II". Dre's verse is hella good, Snoop's is just fucking underwhelming. X and Em are serving as always. I wonder how much of "Kim" is actually true to life and how much of it is just his fragile masculinity. Nevertheless I gotta say it's an interesting piece of music and storytelling. I liked "Under the Influence" up to the point other rappers started showing up. It's way too long, after the 3rd minute the song becomes really dull and repetitive. Also I'm definitely not a fan of Bizarre, fuck that dude. Yeah, some more blatant homophobia on "Criminal", and the intro showed some promising perspective... The chorus is nice though.

Good theme album; favorite song: Criminal. 8/10

Funky beats, interesting rhythms. Eminem definitely attacks interesting topics. Sometimes it’s serious, sometimes he’s fucking with you, sometimes it’s dramatic or sad. He pokes at pop culture, hip hop of the era, public expectations across many of the songs. He wasn’t afraid to take totally different approaches and makes it known. The beats seem unusual for the era. Sometimes way out of left field. He also raps or sings in unusual ways for 2001. I don't recall rappers straying far from plain rapping at the time. They might push traditional technique with complexity, but Eminem gets quite wild at times in this album.

puerile misogynist crap, not for me, maybe for teenage boys...

Some absolutely fantastic tracks on this, production and rap wise. But parts of it have aged poorly, and I don't only mean in terms of social context - it often sounds dated and rudimentary. I'll give it a 3 because of the highlights

Meta album. Tragic rap opera. Disturbing and triggering. Complex. Five stars

Good

Fuck no

It was alright

i fucking hate eminem but stan is okay the first 2 times. after that it's the same boring slop as everything else. truly one of the most overrated "artists" of all time

G!

Absolutely amazing album. If he never dropped another album after this, he’d be talked about top 3 all time.

SO- Stan, Real Slim Shady, Criminal

So hard to rate this album. I was a teen when it first came out and it was a big fixture of my life for awhile. The talent and quality is still evident all these years later. And yet it is terrible and awful at the same time. I ended on 5 stars simply because of Stan. Very few songs have the capacity to not only tell a story but tell a story that can create a giant emotional response in a span of only a few minutes.

boy, eminem sure is a talented rapper. but then I grew up, and this album - a demonstration of those copious talents, largely through misogyny, homophobia, and various violent, self-harming thoughts - went from "I used to listen to this a lot" to "oh my god, do people still listen to this?"

Now I need to wash my headphones of all the filth that came out.

Wanted to like this more. Call me a snowflake but this is a bit too shocking to really enjoy.

A fantastic impressive second album. Eminem definitely made a whole new sound with this. It cause get repetitive with at times but for most part definitely deserves the attention it gives. 7/10

100% not a fan of rap. I'll admit his cadence and word usage to keep the rhyme going are super unique, just not a fan. I also cannot associate with any of his inner demons so nothing.

Had dit album al jaren niet meer geluisterd, en was in de veronderstelling dat mijn jeugdigheid de reden was dat ik dit album vroeger geweldig vond. Echter het is nog steeds geweldig! Wat een productie, maar vooral wat een raps. Grote diversiteit aan flows, stemmen, en emoties. Eminem op z'n best.

Back when Eminem was good

Little too rappy for me

Probably his best. I had this in high school and played it often. It's wild that so many of his best overall songs came from this same album. Real Slim Shady, The Way I Am, Stan, Drug Ballad, and so on. The production is definitely a product of the era, and there are way too many skits (which aren't funny and just feel like filler to pad out the play time) but it's a classic for sure.

It’s crazy that this is probably only the 3rd time I’ve listened to this record in full in the last 20 years and I still almost know all the words front to back. Being 13 in 99 with this coming out was wild. That said, it doesn’t particularly hold up. The lyrics, of course, yikes, but even the music and the flow - while it is probably the best Eminem album, it’s a chore.

Excellent

Eminem is a lot of things. Producer, grammy award winning artist, father, icon. However, he is not an artist I really care to listen to.

Listened to this on repeat when I was too young to understand what was said. Now that I listen to this again I realise how problematic this album is, but nostalgia keeps me from giving it low ratings. 4/5 but if I didn't know the album and listened to it for the first time now I would probably rate it 2~3/5.

Eminem was one of the worst things I ever could have listened to growing up because it was so vulgar, let alone listen to rap at all. Going back to it though, there's a lot of justification and emotions hidden behind the way he writes and presents himself. Not always the right thing, but a really incredible / essential moment in rap history

This album fucks but is not for everyone.

Splinkady-dinkady-doo uhhh my name is Eminem. Orange, blorange, four inch, door hinge, I fucked (sex) and came (penis), this woman is a slut (bitch) and doo doo feces (caca). Please clap. Look how edgy this album is! Here, have another skit about how edgy this album is! Hey, did you know that they won't play this album on the radio? Has some undeniable bangers though. I can't hate on "Stan" and "The Real Slimy Shady".

Skits never again Kill you is mid, goes a minute too long Stan is top tier, not sure how I feel about the last verse. The Way I Am might be the best song on this. Real Slim Shady's very good. Marshall Mathers is ridiculously homophobic. Kim is just awful.

meh

Thought I’d hate it, like the creativity of lyrics. Not bad! 7.5/10

Genre: hiphop Bästa låt: förutom the real slim shady var någon av dom första bra. Höga toppar, har lite svårt för texterna annars

I remember being blown away by this when it came out. Listening back now, you can hear the anger and emotion in a lot of these tracks, how fame hasn't helped him at all, particularly in The Way I Am, Marshall Mathers and Kim (the latter maybe a bit too much). Massively prefer this rap to the type that just bang on about how amazing/rich they are. Still quite a few weak tracks on the album, all the ones when he gets someone else involved as well as a few others towards the end. But there's 5 or 6 absolute bangers in here. The skits are terrible I should add, why on earth include them. Pointless and detract from the serious issues discussed on the album. 3.5*

Mamita. 6/10

I already had listened to this album, as I am a big fan of Eminem. But having the chance of hearing from beginning to end once more, was a really pleasurable experience, and it revived some good childhood memories.

Ok

Stan // The Way I Am // Real Slim Shady //

Some fire songs here, along with the usual horrific stuff. I'll give it a 3 I guess.

Drug Ballad is really good. Some of the lyrics haven't aged well. Loads of hits on here though.

4.5 stars. This album is hilarious and scary.

There isn't much here redeemable and that's the point. Will I revisit this? Probably not. Is it a bad album? Not at all. Like a film or a book which is intended to shock, or make you feel uncomfortable and disgusted.

Lækker 4/5

Self-absorbed, angry, violent, childish. But Stan is a great song.

I’ve never been the biggest fan of Eminem. Him being one of the best selling artists ever always seemed strange. His music never spoke anything really powerful to me, and I didn’t grow up around people who loved his music. He just kind of represented a rebellious generation of teenagers who liked that he swore a lot. I never took the time to sit down and actually listen to a project of his all the way through until now. The biggest takeaway from this album is his songwriting. I can understand why some consider him to be an all time great. Because from the very beginning, he has always been a strong lyricist, and more notably, a strong storyteller. If you took the cinematic aspects of an album like Ready to Die, and expanded them out into entire songs and covered a whole album in them, you get this project. It’s why I think “Stan” is the standout track. It’s one of the biggest songs off the record, but it has an interesting narrative in it. At the same time though, I find songs like “Kim” to be obnoxious and unnecessary. The constant screaming and weird voices he uses aren’t enjoyable to listen to. I think the production is solid. Dr. Dre usually does a good job, and this is not an exception. This album doesn’t have too many features, but the ones it does have are okay, except for the song “Remember Me?”. The feature kind of ruins the song, which is a bummer since it has one of my favorite beats on the whole album. Eminem is a strong writer, but I think he is strong in one particular category. He just kind of said whatever the fuck he wanted to, including the f-slur a lot for some reason. And most of the songs on this are talking about the same things. Why he will continue to say what he wants and how much everyone hates him for doing that. It’s not bad but gets a little repetitive after a couple songs. This album is just incredibly dark and brooding, and he is always mad at something. Sometimes he channels it and makes super interesting songs, but other times it just feels like theatrics and not songwriting. This album didn’t make me an Eminem super fan, although I never imagined it would. I was born past the point where Eminem had made his mark, and by the time I was born, he was already entering his period of mediocrity. But it is nice to see a project from him that had some actual quality to it.

- Never listened to this album in full before but I'd heard a lot of the songs and other Eminem albums before - Very conflicted on the good songs vs the bad ones - Stan is his best song and there's a few other really good ones, but there's so much that's aged so badly that I didn't enjoy the album much - Probably would've been better if I was an edgy teenager in the early 00s hearing this for the first time - Kim is horrendous and may be his worst song ever, which is saying something considering this is the guy who made Revival

I’m gonna allow myself to skip this. I don’t like rap! I skipped the first song. The second song “Stan” is kind of ok. The song “the way I am” is a very angry song. I think if I was angry, that I would like it. “Under The influence” makes me aware that he is aware that not all people like his music, but I think that he is taking a reductionistic approach saying that: people who don’t like his shit, can just suck his dick. Where I think he should just be open for other perspective if taste in music. Overall I still don’t like. I understand why Enimen got big, as his music is angry and full of emotion and curse words. 1-2

Not my thing

I thought I'd like this more, but much of Eminem's lyrics have not aged well. There are some really thoughtful, well structured tracks here (Stan in particular), but his trashing of gay men, of how he talks about women, are not only inappropriate, but in poor taste - even if what Eminem is going for is that shock factor. Obviously there are some standout tracks here, it was a 'breakout' album, but today it's so easy to read as teenage, toilet humor. Sure there's this absurdity to it, you aren't supposed to take it seriously, but words have an impact, and Eminem does a disservice to his fans by ignoring that.

Don’t like it.Only got two good songs and it’s an hour long.Stan is still good.But there’s no need for a weird six minute song about liking your wife,songs not even good.Most of the album is just annoying really and not in a cool way.Probably groundbreaking at the time but just comes across as annoying now.

Ugh, used to think nothing of this - it was beyond cool at the time of release and unlike anyone else. Unapologetic. Now that I'm 34 and a mom, I'm going a bit Karen on this 😪

dobre biciory, kilka hiciorów, na minus okazjonalne biadolenie

Listening to this album, I'm in one of two of minds. The first is to acknowledge the production values (the quality of the album itself) and then the huge influence that it had. This album was everywhere and had a gigantic influence on hip-hop going forward in the 21st century. Eminem is at the top of his game here and his skill is surely sitting at the summit of all-time hip-hop greats. The second, though? I don't like it. There's only so often you can listen to blatantly misogynistic or homophobic lyrics before any original point is lost and you're sat there with a bad taste in your mouth. Is it a no holds-barred look at modern American society couched in offensive, shock humor? Maybe. That doesn't make it any less unpleasant to listen to.

This is way too graphically violent, homophobic, and misogynistic for my comfort

Pretty brilliant, offensive, strange, vulnerable

4/5. A heavy, hitting and personal album. Aged a bit with certain phrases but there is still some progressive and mature themes within the album about toxic masculinity and abusive relationships despite his age. The beats and instrumentation was unique yet rock-inspired. I did really like the album but it was a little long. If this was a 40 minute run time, this would be a 5/5.

Musically pretty great, but my god what an asshole.

Personne ne comprend rien sauf les schémas de rimes, car ce truc est universel comme l'étude des versets

storytelling réussi on y croirait presque

Fun story… ten years back, I had a weekend ticket for Leeds Festival which was headlined by Buddy Clyro, Green Day and Eminem. However, our tent too built so shoddily that we were basically sleeping in a puddle, and ended up just going back home on the last day rather than staying for the music. So despite having the opportunity to see Eminem live, we were so sleep deprived that we picked a real bed instead. Songs I already knew: Kill You, Stan, Who Knew, The Way I Am, The Real Slim Shady, Remember Me? Favourites: Stan, Who Knew I was very surprised by how much of this album I actually recognised. I thought I only knew a handful of songs but I knew quite a lot here. The rapping is as perfect as we would expect. The lyrics are often very witty without being a simple comedy song. My only gripe is that I can’t quite tell if he’s super homophobic and misogynistic or if it is a satirical perspective. I have heard though, that Elton John said Eminem can’t be homophobic because his wedding gift from him was a pair of diamond cock rings. So there’s that.

Solid album. Takes me back in time, good coming of age album by him

lyrically pretty cringey these days, I'd be a bit embarrassed to have this on around others. Musically it's not bad

There's no denying Eminem's talent and flow. He's got that in spades. And I do think Stan and The Real Slim Shady are good songs. But man those lyrics are just frightening and haven't aged well. Also, it's too long. An edit would have been nice.

I guess it was noteworthy when it first came out. It has shock value and decent beats. But the lyrics are misogynistic, homophobic, egotistical, and incredibly childish. The songs sound like anthems for incels with misplaced anger and entitlement issues.

Highlights: "Stan," "The Real Slim Shady," "Remember Me?" This is at the head of the 90s-00s pointless edgelord pantheon with South Park. Exhibit A for the cliche: "satire requires clarity of purpose and target lest it be mistaken for and contribute to that which it intends to criticize." Genuinely culturally toxic, not because of exposing kids to every cuss and adult topic under the sun, but because of the mindless way that he tries to justify it. Dre's beats are uneven, with high highs and low lows. Like Eminem's bag of tricks, it can wear thin, especially after over an hour. Eminem has 3.5 barbs, jokes, and arguments he has harped on in every song over and over for his whole career. The two things he really contributes to rap are his dynamic, wild intonation and his rhetorically creative left turns to post hoc justify rhymes or advance a verse. You can get all that in Eminem Show without half the baggage of trash like "Kim".

as a piece of art this album is definitely a 5/5. but as music it’s like a 2. i just don’t like his voice and it’s hard to get around that. so i’m gonna give it a 4 but i will basically never listen to any of these songs again

Listening to this the day after Dark Twisted Fantasy is quite the comparison. to say Em is a better rhymer than Ye is the understatement of the century. it's like they're playing different sports. It's just a shame most of that great rhyming is about the same juvenile wank.

Some memorable tracks

Eminem's finest era

iconic & influential, keine frage. aber beats sind oft corny und die lyrics cringe af

The rapping and engineering of this album are good. Too much negativity for me.

Maybe the most impossible record to review of all time. The music, the rhymes, the flow, the talent, second to none. Best record by one of the best rappers ever. But how do you get past the homophobia and misogyny and glorification of domestic violence in good faith? He would argue that it was just jokes, or the backlash to Slim Shady made him push it further, that he's not homophobic. That may well be true. Elton John performed with him on the Grammys and they hugged and held hands! But that's the struggle of art, isn't it? You put something out into the world, it ceases to be defined by you and becomes defined by the audience. Some of the audience has a right to reject it...if gay kids are hurt by repeated f-slurs, you don't get to wave it off as just jokes. Some of the audience will take it literally, and Em realizes this...that's what "Stan" is about, after all. Dre doesn't mind that there's a song that fantasizes about killing him, so he's cool, but what about the woman already suffering from abuse whose husband knows every word to "Kim?" Aren't her fears valid? So how do you review something that by every discernable metric SHOULD be an easy 5 out of 5, EXCEPT for the fact that it's full of hurtful lyrics that deserve the lowest rating I can give? I don't know what else to do except meet in the middle and write a long explanation as to why this is one of the few works of genius I can think of that most people probably shouldn't listen to.

Well it went from middleschool edgy to highschool edgy. Still gross, but the production value really increased and the flow is sick. This one I don't mind listening to nearly as much. And the Real Slim Shady is truly amazing track, but on the other hand I don't want to meet someone who likes listening to Kim. No thank you.

Not my kind of music but this was good. Most tracks are good

It was a 4, until it was a 3.

Super talent but the album doesn't hold up. Couldn't get through it.

Some of very known, classics, but definitely not my type. Sorry, Em, not my style.

*sigh* I don't wanna. Never gonna be my thing.

Remember listening to every song on this album multiple times to the point where I remembered every song

I liked this more than the Slim Shady LP, but not by much. More standable songs in here, but it's way too long and I'm still not crazy about the lyrical content. I'm just not much of an Eminem guy. My favourite song was probably Stan.

All new Eminem songs were a bit shit

Only a few songs that aren’t exceptional. Kim is still the most fucked up song I’ve ever heard. Surrounded by brilliance, potentially the best hip hop album of all time.

I just can't wait to listen to an album that lasts for over an hour and spends most of the time dwelling on homophobia, misogyny, and violence, especially all three together!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yippee!!!!!!!!!!! Unpopular opinion: this rapping is not great. I lasted about one minute before switching this tripe off. 1/10. I can't be bothered... but he did have a huge influence. Still, I'll give it a 1/5.

i consider myself a pretty open minded person and as i get older, my musical palate continues to expand. i am also a firm believer in free speech and the importance of the first amendment, which i believe to be our most important amendment. when are people going to learn? controversy sells. the more you complain about something or rally against it, the more attention it gets, the more people discover it. tis a cycle that has existed way longer than myself. like giving oxygen to a fire. having said that, this is my first foray into a complete eminem album. of course, i had heard a few songs here and there. and i was surprised by what i heard during my journey through this album, but not in the way you might think. going in, i was thinking that it would be shock value just for shock value’s sake. while there is plenty of shock value here, there is an underlying message throughout this work. the message is this, our society is ugly. eminem is shining a light on our collective obsessions with sex, drugs, and violence and reflecting it back to us. what is more troubling, the fact that eminem talks about violence or that on any given day you can go to a movie theatre and pick from a handful of movies where you can SEE depictions of graphic violence? nobody bats an eye over the violence in movies, or in the news (“if it bleeds, it leads”). no, the real reason that eminem was considered such a threat and harm to society according to the media and politicians who craved the spotlight was this: he exposed these ugly truths, but more importantly, this genre of music was becoming popular with suburban white kids, and that made suburban white parents uncomfortable. does he say things that i wouldn’t say and i would probably deem “problematic”? absolutely. does he have a way of expressing things that gets your attention? indeed. but at the end of the day, he is an artist. these are just words. his tongue is planted firmly in cheek and the only thing he can really be guilty of is having a dark, twisted sense of humour. to be at the top of your game in this genre, you have to be a master of the english language. eminem has indeed mastered his craft, not only as a rapper but as a social critic as well. i never thought i would ever write these words, but here we are… eminem is a genius. highlights: “stan”, “who knew”, “the way i am”…

This is a pretty fantastic album. But.... there are a couple of songs I don't really like so 4 stars.

Dear Slim, My mum got me into you when she was having some mid life crisis when I was about 9. I have fond memories of listening to your song Stan on the radio but having to turn off the end of the song so I didn’t hear the woman screaming - it scared me! I have great memories of singing The Real Slim Shady in the car on the way to Legoland. Your music videos always made me laugh. Thank you Slim Going to drive a car into the river now and recreate you song… don’t worry no one is in the trunk. Hope you write back!

Didn’t really enjoy this overall

Yeah...despite the inventiveness of some of the album (Hello Stan), it is just lyrically unpleasant. The album also wears and is way too long.

Call me old fashioned, but I just don’t get down with songs about killing your mother, homophobia or fans committing murder/suicide. 🤷🏻‍♂️ Eminem is a great wordsmith, and I don’t want to take that away from him. I just wish the subject matter didn’t rely so much on shock value in his early work. God I sound like a preacher. The Real Slim Shady is a classic though.

Take a seat, young Slim Shady.

KIM é tipo a pior música possível.

Nostalgic. Fresh but dated. Some classics but lots of filler. A high 3.

Uncomfortable listen at times, but some really good raps. One skit and the last track "The Kids" not available on Spotify, and Spotify does not publish Eminem's lyrics! Big hits: Kill You Stan Who Knew The Way I Am The Real Slim Shady

Maybe deserved a four. Really strong but not my thing.

An all-time genre great near his peak. Some of these songs still slap. Some are really angry, like wow, we used to bop to this. I guess this sort of anger-pop was the norm at the time (i.e. Limp Bizkit, Korn, etc). A couple of songs would really stand out and offend in present day, but I do remember him being a very controversial figure at the time, which only led us to want to listen to him more.

Obviously ground breaking and artful, with a lot of humour and many layers, but I found a lot of the lyrics and imagery simply problematic and not something I really enjoy listening to. I can appreciate some of it, but it's just not my thing.

Hip-Hop. Kill You was amusing. The rest? 1.5/5

Didn't get a chance to listen today but I know the album slaps

Shame I can't give half stars it's more than a 2 but not quite a 3. It's better than the average so giving the benefit of the extra half star on the strength of Stan and Slim shady

Side A is full of introspective, personal lyrics, well constructed over perfectly executed beats and samples. Then side B turns to shit. Even Dre and Snoop are cringe worthy here. Eminem is a great talent but his characters and personas wear thin.

Dumb

Angry

Aika perus eminem settiä. Ei ehkä se emimemin paras levy mutta sisältää parhaimpia kappaleitakin

3.5

So very dated, already.

- Honestly Eminem slaps - Lyrics have aged horrendously but the rapping is so good that it's still fun to listen - Criminal and Stan are goated

- Lyrical genius for better or worse - Some absolute classics and some songs that are hard to listen to - Had it not been Eminem, would I have enjoyed it?

Album has some BOPS on it

I used to listen to this all the time. At the time I didn't really think too much about how homophobic, misogynistic, and violent it was. Listening to it 20 years later, this really wouldn't be the hit that it was. A lot of the themes in this are Eminem coming to terms with the fame he achieved from his first album, not understanding how the things he says have an impact on others. But then he doubles down, says it's all a persona, he's only saying these things to sell records, will the real slim shady please stand up?

Solid album, lotta highs and a few annoying lows but overall great album

I respect him as an MC but I cant get into Eminem

5/10

It's easy to see how Eminem's third album really made it's mark on the musical landscape. It was probably most people's introduction to horrorcore. I remember the controversy it cause when it was released - due to it's explicit nature and the fine line in discerning whether or not to take his content as satirical or literal. At about 77 minutes long - despite how good it is, by the end of it, it feels entirely too long. Best: Stan; The Real Slim Shady Worst: Ken Kaniff-Skit; Bitch Please II

5/5 no doubt but is extremely hard

No

La canción Kim tiene ese enojo que tanto quería escuchar

The "relevant reviews" section on the app is pretty long for this album. Loads of other reviewers cliked on that "like" button, either for 1/5 reviews or for 5/5 reviews. Eminem still get people "reacting", more than 20 years after his heyday and commercial breakthrough... And here I am giving this record four-stars-and-a-half, in spite of the dumb homophobia and 8th-grade "jokes" on it. First, speaking merely in terms of "essental" albums, you just can't NOT have this record in the list. Its cultural impact matches its selling numbers, and you can still sense the ripple effects of what Eminem has done here today. And secondly, this record is a hell of a (hellish) ride, musically and lyrically. Musically, this is the apex of Dr. Dré's typical productions from the early naughts, and the Jeff Bass contributions are equally good overall. "Criminal", " The Way I Am", "The Real Sliom Shady" are absolute bangers, but the deeper cuts are all ear candies as well. And lyrically, well... Other reviews in the "relevant ones" section wonderfully explain the whole concept of *The Marshall Mathers LP", its whole "Is he serious? / Is he not?" ambiguity, (some of those reviews even pointing out how said ambiguity tells a lot about the state of 'Merica in those years). I'm not even gonna attempt to add anything about all this, just read those great takes out there. You'll soon understand which reviews are the bright ones. And listen to the album. For me it's just an awesome cinematic experience. And even if it wasn't, Eminem's technical abilities as a rapper is like constant fireworks for me. His hectic pace, his delivery, his outrageous wit at times, his impersonations... Love him or not, he changed the course of rap music with this LP. Hence why he had to be in this list. Number of albums left to review: 544 Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 221 (including this one) Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 105 Albums from the list I will certainly *not* include in mine (many others are more essential to me): 132

Omg it was so bad 💀💀💀 (apart from stan i love stan ❤️)

These are the worst lyrics I’ve ever heard. I actively cringed while listening to this.

Takes me back to my youth.

Still some enjoyable tracks on here, but the songs about Kim feel particularly brutal and uncomfortable these days

I hate Eminem: he just comes off like a bit of a cunt in this album. The samples are basic, repetitive and mind-numbingly shit. His voice is jarring and whingy with him being so unnecessarily aggressive over nothing. I don't want to listen to this immature man shout for over an hour about the most meaningless of topics. This album is for those who think they're cool, live in the gym 24/7 bc they're "hard" and deny they're an incel bc they get "mad bitches". Shit

Fucking crazy

6/18

Goat

Eminem's talent is obvious, but his edgier lyrics have that vibe of being serious until called out at which point they transform to satire. Most of the tracks here lack the self-reflection to be proper satire so they're stuck at the shock humour kind of level.

Well the lyrics are atrocious lmao. If I ignored that then I would have enjoyed it way more, but don’t rappers pride themselves on their lyrics? Blah.

Playing to the crowd here, but, DAMN. This is iconic. This is where we found out that MM had absolute bars and he was something different. This was the record that got me into rap and hip hop and so much of this shit had me just SIDEWAYS. On I'm Back, where he goes in to the whole tirade about JLo, jesus. GOAT bars. It's definitely early Em where he was still super chaotic and all over the place but most of the tracks some 23 years later hold up like crazy. Maybe it's nostalgia, but this is an absolute banger. Outside of the silly skits and the problematic language, which he rectified by buying Elton John some diamond cock rings and proving he evolved, this is easily my favorite MM album ever. And that's saying something. This was full on formative. GREAT SHIT.

Hoop ooit een keer iemand te ontmoeten die “The Real Slim Shady” als party trick volledig kan rappen.

Hoogstgewaardeerde album van rapper Eminem, met o.a. "Stan" en "The Real Slim Shady". Een behoorlijk controversieel album door de heftige lyrics, ontleent het ook zijn kracht aan de shock value. Verfijnd in z'n grofheid. leukste nummer: They Way I Am Eminem wilde het album aanvankelijk "Amsterdam" noemen, geïnspireerd door een trip naar de stad waarin hij heel veel drugs heeft gedaan.

Angry. But pretty good nonetheless

Was crap I cannot stand rap only made it through Stan

I don't like rap and this album was a grind to get through and I couldn't even finish it. That being said, Stan and The Real Slim Shady were the highlights of the album to me. All in all, I'll be happy to never listen to this again.

so good

at this point in my life i have realised the power of not giving a fuck what other people think of you. whole style of the album is an inspiration to me. some fucked stuff in here.

It’s well made but it’s not for me. There are some good singles but a whole album of angst is a lot to take in one sitting.

First, "Stan" is one of the greatest songs ever, both in it's storytelling and building emotion and ultimately tragic ending, and the story of crazy fans doing unthinkable things is common in 2023. Otherwise, this is my second Eminem album in the last few weeks, and it again was completely captivating, lyrically and musically, and an absolute turn off, at the same time. Like a car crash, it's hard to watch but you can't turn away. The horrorcore violence, homophobia and outright misogyny is too much at times, but I can't deny the originality or artistry of Eminem in the year 2000. In the Village Voice, Robert Christgau called him "exceptionally witty and musical, discernibly thoughtful and good-hearted, indubitably dangerous and full of shit", while declaring the album "a work of art whose immense entertainment value in no way compromises its intimations of a pathology that's both personal and political". Mike Elizondo, a former collaborator on Eminem's albums, said, “I felt like Marshall was part of this wave with Quentin Tarantino, Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs. This next level of art with incredible graphic imagery that Marshall had the ability to paint. Love it or hate it he was obviously very skilled at the stories he was telling.” I couldn't agree more.

I love Kill You, Stan, Bitch please 2, and Marshall Mathers. The real slim shady is a classic. The public service announcement is hilarious.

He’s such a good writer and rapper… but he’s so angry and crass.

Not a fan of rap, but I didn't hate listening to this. 3 stars.

Stan and The Real Slim Shady are masterpieces, quite a few enjoyable tracks although some of it definitely feel like it's trying really hard to be edgy, especially on Kim and Criminal.

2. Ok but won't be buying and probably won't listen again.

Eminem is a genuinely talented rapper. He's a master of wordplay, his flow is great, his beats are good and catchy. But like...this is the most homophobic shit I've ever heard. The skits are so stupid. And the album just goes on way, way too long. A few songs here and there are great storytelling, or have some clever lines, or are catchy to rap along to, but he's just so juvenile and hateful that I'm not ever going to listen to this of my own free will. My girlfriend loves him though, so I'm sure he won't be out of my life for long.

Great Album, especially liked "Stan"

Some big hits but didn't love every song.

Top notch

How can an album be really good and really awful at the same time? This one does. Of course I remember hearing it many times when it first came out so it can get an extra nostalgia star from 3 to 4

Oh man if this was like 5 or 6 years ago I would be pretty hyped about this. I've heard most if not all this album, so I know I liked it. I haven't been as big into Eminem in recent years, but I still have some of his songs in my rotation. This album has some... problematic parts that I cringe at now, but overall it's still good. The first song is almos the definition of "Murder music." This album was super influential for the hip hop scene and has permiated through pop culture even today. We got the term "Stan" from this album. I feel like this is just me gushing, but even if I dont vibe with em as much anymore this is still a good album. The music videos were iconic too. Dre was on the production so you know it's fire. Honestly this album has a lot going for it. Definetly not a 5, but a solid to low 4/5

good production and vocals (mechanically), lyrical topics are 'eh' 20 years later

Well first of all, we notice that it's named after himself, instead of his notorious alter-ego Slim Shady. It's definitely more personal than Slim Shady LP, making this even nastier. Another is the cover, the dark and bland color scheme it has which is a sharp contrast to the comical bright blue cover of Slim Shady LP. It's darker and edgier. Because of this, The Marshall Mathers LP is quite a ride. It has Eminem's signature violence, the misogyny, the homophobia, etc. It contains much of his biggest overplayed hits like "Stan" and "The Real Slim Shady". And of course we get the stellar Dr. Dre driven production on top of it. Mixed feelings overall. But I can definitely see why this is considered as Eminem's best and a classic. Maybe the production piggy-backed it all, it's Dr. Dre after all. How could you kill him and lock him in your basement, Marshall?

I like this album for nostalgia reasons. I don't love the anger and violence though...

Eminem has always been a problem for me. Sometimes his songs, lyrics, attitude are refreshing, insightful, and fun: eg “Stan” & even “Kill You”. Others are just confusing and/or plain terrible, especially every single one of the skits. “Kill You” is obvious satire but the misogynistic “Kim”, even after all these years & apologetics sounds like MM is just seconds away from domestic violence. And the homophobia across the board, most especially in the Insane Clown Posse dis skit “Ken Kaniff”, which he even mentions elsewhere on the album that he knows it’s there but seems to indicate he places the interpretation all on us the listeners… well if that’s true, then I think he’s just a poseur… but see, I don’t. I think MM is complicated and angry. And supremely talented. Yet I also think he shirks responsibility for his words & art. He knows people are affected by him & his work, like in the partially introspective & socially conscious “Stan”, but he shows the supreme asocial to antisocial tendency that our crass post-Reagan world seems to require “I’m only responsible for me & mine”. It’s adolescent, immature. Eminem loves that he is noticed and people love him and usually has a great sense of humor, but he only knows how to handle criticism by lashing out. So even with all the good parts, Eminem’s records always leave his infectious bitter taste in my mouth afterward.

On the day home to MI from NC! Distinctive voices and good rhythm. Dido clip is excellent. 3 stars would have been 4 but for homophobia and hate. It was a sign of the times but now we strive for kindness and mercy.

A great LP

Eminem is my favorite rapper of all time and this is one of his greatest masterpieces. His wordplay and rhymes are top notch. The artist features are all legends and compliment the songs well. The constant misogyny and homophobic slurs are harsh to listen to. He is the greatest rapper alive and well dedicated to his craft.

Es un disco muy bueno del rapero de Detroit. Cuenta un poco lo que es la vida de Eminem pre, post y durante la carrera de estrella rapero o cualquiera de sus facetas. Los beats estan en punto y las letras también, los flows son sus clásicos, pero a esta altura no importa lo que haga va a sonar bien, estamos acostumbrados a su música. A pesar de esto los puntos débiles del disco son los featurings y la duración, que lleva a que la última parte del disco, salvo algunos temas, sea completamente innecesaria e incluso pierda valor y contexto en sí todo lo que relató a lo largo del mismo. Un disco que sería un nueve de no ser por estos detalles. Dejando esos talones de aquiles de lado, Eminem maduró y logra pone en musica su perspectiva desde diferentes ámbitos 8/10.

The misogyny really popped off with this one 🙌 Reminds me of elementary school, my mom always let me play it on her CD player and I apparently didn’t know what a single word of it meant 🤷🏻‍♀️ Perf album tho

This album bring me back to my childhood! Listened to this album way too young! Had my babysitter show me the My Name Is music video and after that I was hooked! Also growing up in Detroit this was all over the place! Incredible album, Eminem is an incredible artist!

aggressiivinen...provokatiivinen...kontroversiaalinen... nämä on sanoja lainattu suoraan ENGLANNISTA TAI MIKÄLIE SAKSA RUOTSISTA!!!!!! EIKÖ VOI PERKELE NIITÄ KUNNON SUOMEN KANSAN KIELELLÄ KEKSIÄ SANAA....im not homophobic...you are heterophobic.....lyrisismi pois katolta.....noh joo, tulee tuntemuksia.. pinnalle tässä mutta aika on 1. kavahtaa 2. säpsähtää 3.säpsähdys 4. vavahdus (cringe, heh) niin lyriikoita joita ei oikeen jaksa kuunnella vaikka jotain se pyrkii.. pyrkii sanomaan...siellä... rap is like mountains... significant ascent in landform then significant descent....and in the middle...FUCKING CRAZY... ja ne vitun sketsit sielläö albumisa stan

Это, конечно, абсолютно легендарная работа, на уровне с альбомом MJ - Bad. Люблю эминема за большие интересные работы, за то, что в них есть история и концепт. На этой работе, конечно, неприлично много хитов. Очень удивил трек Kim, не слышал его раньше. Еще клёво было вспомнить Bitch Please II, такой вайб то ли GTA, то ли NFS. И отличный деконструкт альбома последним треком -- Criminal. феноменальная работа

Очень агрессивно, сочно и мощно. Все еще одна из лучших работ эминема, в которой он отходит от образа слим шейди и переходит в более взрослую версию себя

Ну отец раздал, ну ваще! Возвращаясь к Outkast: вот именно это я имел в виду под "рэпом с надрывом, агрессией". Ну серьёзно, он же прям заставляет тебя поджать губы и качаться в такт биту, внимая агрессивной читке. И даже казалось бы максимально "унылые" в этом плане Stan и Marshall Mathers раскачивают будь здоров. Хотя по текстам вопросики конечно есть. От репа про телку и пацанов это отошло, но не очень далеко. Вывод: мне вкатило. Я помню, классе в 4ом я слушал много русского рока, а мои одноклассники гоняли репчик. И вот как раз был у меня одноклассник, который обожал слушать The Real Slim Shady. Кажется, у нас даже небольшой конфликт на этой почве: я говорил, что Эминем говно, а он - что Би-2.

Ну чё, мой 14-летний подросток жестко кайфует. Сейчас правда уже не хочется орать как это охуенно, просто кайфуешь. Искренне, четко, экспрессивно. Но блин, для 5ки чего-то чётко не хватает. Примерно того же, после чего лет в 16 он как-то испарился в моем плейлисте Пы.сы. не смог послушать в 1 заход по своим причинам и вторую часть начал слушать со скита Кен канифф. Охуел знатно 4+

Of course incredibly juvenile and violent, but amazing at the same time. Not an every day listener for me, but I can appreciate the effort put into the rhymes/lyrics/stories. Pissing off puritans is fun too.

Lyrically impressive, but a little too angsty cringe.

:^)

The album that made it

Me mola

Idk how to rate this. His lyrics are so smart but his songs are so dumb lol. Slim shady is great, the sound effects and commentary on the music industry are some of my favorite things about Eminem. Some of the violent/offensive stuff is super off-putting, and I know that’s the whole point but I don’t want to hear songs about beating women especially coming from Dr Dre! And the one about fucking his mom is so disgusting.

Stan is incredible. I love all of the sound effects in each song. It’s hard for me to get over the violence though. There were moments that truly hurt my soul. I don’t even know what to rate this.

2/3

There’s so much talent on this record, and I think I would have liked it much more when I was younger, just as I loved “The Eminem Show,” but times have changed for me. There’s too much glorification of domestic violence, murder, and homophobia to get behind it.

I just can't. I really don't like Eminem.

Unique voice, generational knack for internal rhymes. Devoid of any appeal to me.

Tough but musically good. Eminem becomes an icon with this album

This was an intense listen. I heard some of these songs when it came out, I was in middle school and it seemed like everyone was listening to it. The whole album is like an unfiltered look into the dark part's of a person's subconscious mind, and for that I both admire it and am deeply disturbed by it. "Stan" in particular still gets me, it's such a sad and scary tale. The whole album was surprisingly emotional to listen to, he's being so honest about his thoughts and experiences, even if it's veiled by exaggeration and various personas. I didn't realize that Dre produced many of these songs, but it makes sense, and explains how great the beats are.

This was way worse than I expected. Just unbearably bad. Had to skip many tracks throughout its bloated CD-era runtime. I'd never listened to a whole Eminem album before so I didn't really know what to expect but yikes... I'm not a huge Dr Dre fan, but I'm not sure why Dre chose to align himself with this guy. The psychopath act gets old really fast, and the whole thing is riddled with so many embarrassingly puerile moments it's hard to keep track. His constant attempts to shock are simply exhausting. He's like a kid who's trying too hard to impress his friends. He rips on Insane Clown Posse but I don't see much difference in their general approach besides the face paint.