Reviews (page 7 of 14)
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.
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.
Hard to listen to some of the dated lyrics but the craft in the lyrics is easy to identify.
Vulgar but fun. Well produced
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.
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.
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.
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.
I've listened to this album many times before as I bought it on release. It still stands up today.
fun listen
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.
A throwback
Ken Kaniff was 😳 solid album overall
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
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
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
Un discazo. No lo supe apreciar en la secundaria.
>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
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.
stand out track - Bitch Please II
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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
Back when Eminem was good
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.
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.
Thought I’d hate it, like the creativity of lyrics. Not bad! 7.5/10
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*
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
dobre biciory, kilka hiciorów, na minus okazjonalne biadolenie
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.
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.
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
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
Some of very known, classics, but definitely not my type. Sorry, Em, not my style.
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.
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
Aika perus eminem settiä. Ei ehkä se emimemin paras levy mutta sisältää parhaimpia kappaleitakin
3.5
- 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
Album has some BOPS on it
Solid album, lotta highs and a few annoying lows but overall great album
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
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.
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.
Great Album, especially liked "Stan"
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
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.
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
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.
:^)
The album that made it
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.
I guess I would have classified myself as someone who likes Eminem. I found his singles ear-catching, but listening to these albums full of anger and hate in one sitting is exhausting. I definitely find the production excellent and the backing tracks very appealing. Eminem has surrounded himself with talented folk. But, at least for this stage of his career, I have a low tolerance for his story, as told on these tracks.
Eminem spends much of this album on the controversy that surrounds him. Is the self-reflection on this compelling? I’m not sure. Did Elton John’s famously controversial performance of “Stan” with Eminem give me some breathing room to like this despite the challenging nature of the lyrics? I’m not sure of that either. Some of this is cartoonishly extreme. Some of this was disturbingly extreme. And sometimes the shift between the two was jolting. Other times I wasn’t sure what to be thinking at all. Is this better than rapping about “big screen TV’s, blunts, 40’s and bitches?” It seems to be saying a lot more than that kind of rap. And I certainly walked away with a lot to think about. So how do I feel about this? I think today I’ll go with my gut reaction that this is a remarkable album and accomplishment and lean into this as a work that is designed to provoke and shock.
Some absolute belters taking me back to my teenage years. Couple not too bothered by but still a good album
It's aight
This album stands out with it’s aggressive delivery and controversial subject matter. The album's lead single, "The Real Slim Shady", is an instant hit and showcased Eminem's ability to blend humor with social commentary. Other notable tracks on the album include "Kim", "Stan", and "Criminal", all of which showcase Eminem's incredible wordplay and storytelling abilities as well as stretching the boundries of lyrical content. One of the most striking aspects of The Marshall Mathers LP is Eminem's willingness to be brutally honest and confrontational in his lyrics. He doesn't shy away from difficult subjects such as drug addiction, domestic violence, and mental illness. This honesty and vulnerability, combined with his unique flow and lyrical dexterity, make for an incredibly powerful listening experience. It's worth noting that some of the lyrics on this album are controversial and may not be suitable for all listeners. Eminem uses explicit language and deals with taboo subjects such as violence and homophobia. However, this is an integral part of the album's appeal, as it reflects Eminem's unapologetic and uncompromising approach to his art. It's an album that pushed the boundaries of the genre and solidified Eminem's place as one of the most talented and influential rappers of all time.
Nostalgic, but also just really good.
Better and deeper than expected at points, but also loads of early 2000s hiphop queerbashing for no reason. Other than that pretty interesting and sometimes goofy record.
weird that they chose the album cover for the clean version. This was produced by Dr. Dre and it always sounded like an extension of 2001 to me. I can't listen to Stan a single more time.
Eminem goes super hard. One of the best to do it. Great album.
Not usually my thing but quality album. 4/5
i mean cmon it has Stan on it. Early eminem hits too hard
The lyrics and skits on this album have aged like milk, but you can’t deny the raw talent and production quality here. I have to admit I was even bopping my head to the wildly homophobic ‘Marshall Mathers’. ‘Kill You’, ‘Stan’, and ‘The Real Slim Shady’ are standouts
This was so much that it was difficult to process. On the positive side, the beats were great and it is clear why Eminem is considered one of the best rappers ever. "Stan" is an incredible song, and throughout the album Eminem rightly points out a lot of society's hypocrisy in caring more about song lyrics than violent imagery in movies or actions of their President. BUT, these are not just any explicit lyrics, they are REALLY explicit, disturbing and sometimes just go too far. There's a way to do satire subtly or make points without constantly resorting to shock value. Of course all of the lines about gay people, people with mental disabilities aged horribly, but I still think it must have been offensive for the year 2000 too.
Very strong story telling, and a good insight into how Eminem dealt with absolutely blowing up with fame (i.e.: badly). Very transgressive, and it's interesting to think about how to balance the artistic value against the intentional offensiveness. Overall, I enjoyed it.
I love albums that make you go “did he really just say that?”. Eminem does horrorcore surprisingly well on this record. The production is great as well. Some of the lyrics are immature, but that’s just part of the character he plays.
Genius, mesmerizing, evocative, catchy in places, also deeply awful and fully deserving the explicit tags. The music and production are perfect. It's all so good I can't tear my ears away. Also so so offensive. I get the hyperbole and high drama and dark humor. I get it, I do. But still. Minus a star for the violent misogyny and homophobia, even if only performative. Absolutely belongs on this list.
This is a hard one to rate because at the same time Eminem is shamelessly provocative, over the top homophobic and misogynistic, and just out right ridiculous while also doing some of the greatest rapping of all time on immaculately produced tracks. I’m going with a gut feeling of 4 stars.
Klassiker!
Not really a twang fan
1/17- Before bed the day before first classes
Its prime Eminem, enough said
Does it make me uncomfortable? Yes. But do I think it's a great album? Also yes.
Classic. First half is great, but the constant shock attempts start to wear thin the longer you go on. "Stan" is still incredible.
Vous savez très bien que la popularité de la rap music est en chute libre depuis le lancement de ce générateur. Cet album est toutefois excellent, il faut l'avouer. En réalité, son seul gros problème est qu'Eminem passe son temps à nous expliquer que son surnom, c'est Slim Shady. Il nous le répète à tort et à travers : Slim Shady, c'est son surnom. Et très clairement, on en a rien à foutre que les gens l'appellent Slim Shady. Vraiment rien à taper. Mon surnom à moi c'est Robtentaculaire et je ne vais pas en faire un album pour autant. J'invite eltrapeze à nous donner son avis dans les plus brefs délais.
Le Slim Shady, comme il s'époumonne à nous le rappeler (car oui son nom est bien le Slim Shady), souffre ici d'un mal profond lié à son style musical. Chaque bon artiste de hip-hop est en effet atteint du syndrome de la camaraderie. En voici les symptomes: - L'artiste propose un excellent début album, grâce à son talent, qui enjoue l'auditeur - L'artiste se trouve soudain pris d'un élan de camaraderie, se remémorant les bons moments passés avec ses amis rappeurs (nuls pour leur part) - L'artiste se décide à inviter ses amis rappeurs (toujours nuls) sur son album - Les amis rappeurs (nuls) viennent massacrer le travail du rappeur talentueux Cet album du Slim Shady (car c'est bien lui le Slim Shady) n'échappe malheureusement pas à la règle.
Didn’t finish but it was surprisingly good
This is ultimately Em’s magnum opus but it definitely hasn’t aged well at all. Stan is the standout on this record, one of the best examples of storytelling in hip hop.
-Hey I get the reference of "I'm just playing ladies, you know I love you" to the "I'm just playing Diddy, you know I love you" from something from Kamikaze. Also the "I wrote it on a starter cap" from "Stan" and "Killshot." Definitely got those references in reverse -"Stan" is a classic famous track and tells a great story of an obsessive fan and a good response from an artist -"The Real Slim Shady" is a classic rap song. Lots of fun flows and rhymes. Also hilarious and fun. Love the lines "Will Smith don't gotta cuss in his raps to sell records / Well, I do, so fuck him and fuck you too" -"Kim" is crazy violent. Really surprised me -Intro to "Criminal" is a funny bit on people taking all lyrics literally -Lots of tracks I enjoyed. I really like the slightly goofier stuff instead of the violent stuff but all of it kept very good flows and great storytelling
Very skilled, not my style of content, a little bored by all the killing threats
My 10 year old son is into Eminem and it's been fun listening to this together and arguing about whether it's a 4 star or a 5. Well, despite some great tunes (Stan particularly) a record with skits and casual (if part of a persona) sexism/homophobia etc can only get a 4. And I'd you don't like it, Marshall, you can duck my dick.
Another reviewer called this album “chaotic, over the top horror”. I think that sums it up pretty well. Through the use of his characters Eminem aims to shock and offend, while distancing himself a bit from the challenging content. As many others have noted, his skill as a rapper and the catchy, unique beats make this a pretty great album. I remember being fascinated as a teenager when this came out. Still, as an adult the violent and sexist lyrics are sometimes hard to swallow. Giving this one four stars because of its uniqueness, production value, and skill. Though I don’t think I’ll be listening to this one through very often.
white trash america fur sure. some classics, some songs that are tough to listen to, but goes places very few albums go. especially ones as popular/influential as this one.
This album has some obvious classics, but it also had some stinkers for me. It felt illegal to listen to Ken Kaniff at work and Kim was... wow. Some of the songs sound better when you don't listen to the lyrics, which I think kind of defeats the purpose. Overall pretty decent though.
Listen
Ok
Though some unsettling lyrical themes and references, this record excels at storytelling. Would have been a 5 but for the sometimes distasteful lyrics.
Very raw. Hard to rate. Some amazing stuff in here, some stuff I never want to listen to again.
surprisingly memorable - I had heard it in the past, and christy could sing some of the lyrics!
Fire alarm, packages, lunch bookstore mccarthy andys, kickball fun, hang, some not funny
Genius obscured and nearly completely undermined by scandal and controversy. Eminem's ability to craft rhymes and flows within, across and all over bars is mind-boggling. But it's hard to hear it (or show it off to people) when so much of the lyrical content is explosively offensive.
Gave it a four cause of its classic tracks.
There’s some really good content on this but it loses its edge with some of the lesser known songs.
I mean, what's there to say. It's Eminem. Clearly a standout and influential with his harsh style.
Proves that you can polish a turd.
Really good hip hop album. Lyrics are extreme but I understand the context and the point he's trying to make. Big time nostalgia for me on some of the tracks.
I’m a pretty big Eminem fan, having heard everything he’s ever released (Overground), and while this is not my favorite Em album I can see why it won a Grammy and is fondly looked back upon. For most of it I don’t exactly care for the subject matter that he’s rapping about, be it spousal abuse or homophobia, but I love the sound and the vibe of the songs…short of Kim. I still can’t squeeze any entertainment value out of that one. The hits like Stan, RSS, and The Way I Am are still amazing and deserve all the acclaim they get but the deep cuts are where this album shines to me. Dr. Dre’s production is almost top of his game with some cool samples and beats. Not my favorite but there are lots of songs that have grown on me over the years and I’ll listen again as I’ve listened before. Favorites: Kill You, Stan, Who Knew, The Way I Am, The Real Slim Shady, Remember Me?, I’m Back, Marshall Mathers, Amityville, Criminal
4 I feel like I’m missing some context with this album having not heard The Slim Shady LP, but I still really like what I heard. It reminded me of Pinkerton in some ways in that it’s a sophomore album dealing with the struggles of adapting to the sudden fame acquired from the debut, though compared to Weezer, Eminem seems to process with it in a slightly… different way. It’s violent, it’s sexist, it’s homophobic, but it’s a character (I hope) whose arc I enjoyed following across the album. The skits were also entertaining interludes that helped keep the album interesting and feel a lot shorter than its >60 minute runtime. I think I need to explore more of Em’s discography to truly appreciate this album, but I’ll likely be listening again. Favorite songs: Stan, Kill You, The Way I Am
8/10 a rap classic of an angry young man
Very good, and confusing, listened to album of 45 minutes and there are versions of 72 min and 75 min and whatever.
Eminem, wat een heerlijke nummers maakt hij.
It legit annoys me that I like this. I shouldn't like it. Mathers is an obnoxious, homophobic asshole. His lyrics are disgusting, his delivery cocky and irritating. But the record bounces. The flow is fluent, the imagery is vivid. God that's annoying.
Hip-hop. Un 4, venga.
Un 4 porque algunas canciones cansan.
Haha, this is funny af. Edgy lyrics that have a whiff of punk energy about them. Eminem is a blast of the past for me, I grew up listening to him but never checked out an album of his in full. This was great, and discovered some cool tracks from him I've never heard before. I preferred the 'funny' ones, but songs like Kim were heavy and it surprised me that I found it so hard to listen to. Maybe because the abusive aspect of the song felt too real. Overall, 4 stars for Mister Marshall. I'll definitely be revisiting some of these songs.
They say people have gotten too soft and a record like this would not fly nowadays, but I don’t think that correct, I think it could only happen once. Em took advantage from newfound openness toward foul vocabulary and made an outstanding album, even better that the first time, his lyrical genius really shows on this one even if he spends it in profanity (gratuitous or not). Efforts like Stan or The Way I am really stand out. All this years later that Drug ballad really hit hard, and we can say everything about “Kim” but damn it is display of talent but also despair and hurt. I like this album. Funny note, my copy of this album back in the day was a bootleg and this final mix sound weird to me lol
It hasn't aged as well as some albums of the same era, but in context, it's one of the best.
Loved listening to Eminem in my jr. high days, it feels and sounds as edgy and shocking as it did back in the day. The production is nearly flawless (especially on songs like Stan and The Real Slim Shady). Nearly gave this album 5/5 but I'm reminded of how blatantly homophobic and misogynistic hip hop was (and still is).
heard it
Solid em
Another great album from my youth. Eminem was the first person, or rapper, that has introduced hip hop in my circle. His influence is undeniable, especially in a non-english speaking country, because he provided an idea that you can listen to rap in different language and stl immensely enjoy it. You can take any album from 90s or 2000s and it will open a box with great memories. As for Marshall Mathers LP, it is an album wealthy with hits and great songs. 'The Real Slim Shady', 'Marshall Mathers', 'Kim', and of course my favourite song, that I can still listen to on a weekly basis - Stan. The way Eminem is telling a story on this album, oscillating between a jokingly lyrics and funny, catchy beat, to an intense, almost horror like rapping style with a beat keeping you on your toes. Extremely well done songs. What brings the album down by a little is the coup songs that were probably made just for shocking purposes, like the 'Drug Ballad'. Nowadays, the line of shock was pushed so far, that this album feels almost family friendly. Other drawback is those couple songs featuring other rappers. I feel like Eminem, at least back in 2000s, had such an unique style, that bringing different artist on this album was a way to show how much better Eminem is at the moment. But overall, great album, I will listen to it again and again in future.
I liked it very much some years ago, but nowadays, I comprehend the worst parts of this album. However, the music is so nice, and I like this hardcore hip-hop (thanks to Wikipedia for the new term) style that Eminem plays so well, and I'll rate it five stars if the lyrics were not so awful. I understand his anger and his motivation to write and record these things. Still, it's necessary to recognize these problems at that time with the exact measurement we used to realize his musical geniality.
Rap/hip-hop, the subject matter is almost always going to be in some way controversial with how explicit it can be, but in the midst of all that can be significant messaging, good and bad. It is important on a listen through, to try and hear that. Eminem is not really an exception here, but it bears to note that 1001 is largely subjective, but this review is going to try and be objective anyways in spite of that. Controversy and rough persona aside, Eminem has an unbelievable capability of near total clarity. His creativity and rhyme are near ridiculous in that at no point would a listener consider that they could have written something like he does or deliver it with the authority that he does. "Stan" was one of two runaway hits, putting both Eminem and Dido on the musical map in the early aughts. The impact of "Stan" is felt when listened to as a single, but even more pronounced when listened to during the album. The album begins with lewd references, and tough misogyny, not really a winning combo in a so-called culture war, but then we are forcefully pivoted into a story about a fan's cry for help and slow descent into a murderous resentment at having felt abandoned by Slim Shady. "Steve Berman" is an interstitial sound clip warning listeners that Eminem is not run of the mill, followed by "The Way I Am" reinforcing the idea that Eminem refuses to be molded by the genre. It is fair to assume that he has remained mostly successful with that. Not even halfway through the album, Eminem has already opined on parenting, hypocrisy, with plenty of social commentary that any reasonable person may balk at, and then regrettably find to be agreeable. This album was a very quick follow-up to his first album, a lament of his meteoric rise in popularity is present in "Marshall Mathers" who to this day, no one knows him by that name. Scathing rebukes of pop music, politically incorrect euphemisms/designations, Eminem separates himself from his personal identity in an attempt to stay Eminem on tour and on TV, but keeping Marshall Mathers at some kind of distance. This might seem strange given that the album is literally self-titled or that his moniker is onomatopoeia for his initials, but Eminem teaches a valuable lesson here. He has successfully established boundaries for each person he is. He's the real Slim Shady (monopolizing his identity), whose name happens to be Marshall Mathers (his actual person), but we know him as Eminem (the person he wants to be hated but also the most understood). Towards the album's conclusion we are subjected to a hard drama on the song "Kim" where the characters seem real but the events are embellished, seeing as Eminem was not placed in prison for admitting to murder. The further into the listen, the question does present as to why 1001 included this album. The social contribution is without question, as is his talent and sustained career. The mentorship of Dr. Dre, Snoop, and others certainly play a part in Eminem's success and those by themselves are significant endorsements. The importance of this might be complex, from the racial controversies he endured at the start to whether or not Dr. Dre and Co. are viewed as selling out to "white" audiences. Either way, time has told a better and more compelling story of people the best at what they do, finding each other and doing it together.
Kinda wondering if half the reason I like this is purely down to nostalgia? Most of this album holds up really well & I still really enjoy the majority of it - some songs, I’ve got to admit, do make me really uncomfortable to listen to now. But the album is DEFINITELY a product of it’s time. Oh, and I could really do without the Ken Kaniff skit…. Favourite tracks - I’m Back, Bitch Please 2, Drug Ballad
Bangers were frontloaded but still a solid album with great singles
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A masterpiece of shock rap, some of which has stood the test of time incredibly well, some of which has aged very poorly
3.9⭐️
It's very expansive. And Eminem is a bit of a genius. But, I don't know if I should rate this at all. On the one side, if I don't like it, I should suck his dick, because he doesn't care. Otherwise, I'd be kissing his ass. I don't want to do either.
good, full is not exactly my type, but "stan" is one of the best songs ever made!
Phew - forgot how good this this was. ground-breaking for its time!
Obviously some stuff that would be problematic today, but it's still a pretty great album. There is a reason that an entire generation of angsty youth connected with Eminem
Beginning was surprisingly self aware and socially aware. Then the album becomes what we all expect from Eminem
One year after The Slim Shady LP, Eminem reveals a darker and more honest side with The Marshal Mathers LP. As with all Hip-Hop from this era, it shows its age with the inclusion of short skits throughout, but thankfully they aren't too invasive. Huge hits spawned from this album, which made Eminem a household name worldwide.
Started of cringey on the first track, definitely wasn't impressed at that point. Got into a few killer tracks after that. Great production on every track beyond. Definitely an album for the time but didn't age as well with the constant homophobic references. Over all a solid album
As good as I remember it. Almost every track is a banger. Lyrics aside, the driving patterns and rhythm structure that is vintage Eminem used was truly groundbreaking.
Always been a good album, but sadly it's not one of my favorites anymore. I feel like I've grown out of it a lot overtime. It's still got great performances across the record however.
"Stan" and "The Real Slim Shady" are absolute 5's. Rest of the album, not as good, but not bad either. 4
Damn Em. Worried bout you
Has it's moments, and I enjoyed it.
Undeniably a unique talent. I'm glad I took a listen.
Second Acts, or careers, are normal. Some are built out of necessity. Look no further than one Kenneth Charles Osmond. He was so identified with his brilliant performance as one of the more iconic characters in television history that he had no choice but to retire from acting altogether (save for reboots which allowed him to slip right back into the Eddie Haskell character) and become a police officer. And imagine how Ken Osmond must have felt when he first heard that kid who starred as that "Little Squirt" channeling all of his anger towards law enforcement on popular music. Tony Dow must have rolled his eyes every time he'd hear the Beave call Larry Mondello fat. But we should give Beaver credit for at least waiting until Hugh Beaumont died before embarking on a new, albeit controversial career. Barbara Billingsley approved, but that wasn't surprising given how well versed she was in speaking jive. It was still shocking for millions of fans to learn Beaver Cleaver grew up so angry and hurt. Oops. I'm sorry. I thought this was The Jerry Mathers LP.
A deeply unsettling album characterized by Eminem’s aggressive, yet self aware lyrics. Despite its unsavory moments, of which there are many, this album is a cohesive statement on fame, notoriety, and the insanity that comes with it. Eminem knows his violence towards women is wrong, he knows his homophobia is misplaced, yet he persists in it continuing a self destructive cycle consumed by fame. Say what you will about the violence and misogyny in his content, Eminem’s sound is distinctly his own.
Rating: 8/10 Best songs: Kill you, Stan, The way I am, The real Slim Shady, Bitch please
- as a person that doesn't really care about rap i always liked this one for some reason. it was the shocking lyrics, the violence, sex, humor. I just couldn't turn this off (it was on cassette and i was 10 and english was my second language...) - yes he sounds like an asshole but I didnt care back then - Stan is amazing song with amazing sample and storytelling, scary background screams and best plot twist ever - the "I'm Slim Shady, yes i'm the real Shady....." tongue twisting, yes please, and that classical piano sample (sounds like Bach) makes it more comical. - Marshall Matters with the guitar! - I will never forget about the blow job skit - Bitch Please II has sick beat and I always wondered what was the weird organ/piano sound..... - Kim is just scary, skip - Criminal again shows great storytelling - deserves to be in 1001 albums, but some songs make it 4/5
High 4
Still angry.
Slaps
I liked this one. I really like the collaboration on Stan. Overall very good and would listen again.
The album is a bit too long; most of the second half is just mediocre hip-hop. But a few of the tracks are truly phenomenal. The level of sarcasm is just right.
"Kim" is really uncomfortable. But the rest has its qualities, though a lot/most of the lyrics are unsettling.
4.5
Long story short: Years ago I was working through some stuff related to my spiritual life, and wrote music and lyrics to an entire LP that I never necessarily intended to see the light of day. Well, it did, and not on my terms, and the final product was personally disappointing and left me angry at the people who forced it. That was a long time ago and I’m over it now. But it gives me reason to wonder if a similar thing wasn’t going on in the creation of 'The Marshall Mathers LP,' the self-professed anxious, angry thoughts of a man trying desperately to work through, and out, his own shit: betrayal from family and lovers, the extraordinarily excessive demands and expectations of fame, the hypocrisy of the music industry and virtually every cultural institution one came name in 21st century America. A friend of mine told me once that one of the first things one can do, finding oneself down a deep hole, is to at least stop digging! Eminem’s alternative strategy on 'The Marshall Mathers LP'? To keep digging ‘till he hits China, and then take it over the top… way over… from the beginning all the way to the graphic end: ‘And I am whatever you say I am. If I wasn’t then why would you say I am… Then attack Eminem ‘cause I rap this way. But I’m glad ‘cause they feed me the fuel that I need for the fire to burn and its’ burning and I have returned!’ And again, from the same track, ‘The Way I Am’: ‘I’m so sick and tired of being admired that I wish I would just die or get fired… And I’m thankful for every fan that I get, but I can’t take a shit in the bathroom without someone standing in it.’ Am I to blame for all that’s bad in the culture, Eminem asks on ‘Who Knew?’ Are rappers (or head banging metal heads) the root cause of tragic events like school shootings, or shouldn’t that responsibility rest more on the parents of the shooters? Interesting, too, that on ‘I’m Back,’ the song in which the Columbine school massacre was referenced, YouTube chose to censor the words ‘children’ and ‘Columbine,’ but apparently felt no discomfort about leaving in the line about Eminem fucking his mother ‘with no rubber and come inside her!’ Look, this LP is ugly, and for a reason. I think Eminem just threw his hands up at this point in his career and said if you’re going to come at me with pitchforks and torches like the mob that tried to destroy Dr. Frankenstein’s monster, then I’ll just super-size that motherfucker to Godzilla-like proportions and really give you something to target. I think taking any of this literally is absolutely missing the point. Extreme? Definitely. Too extreme? I wouldn’t be comfortable rapping it. But it’s not my recording, is it? Neither is it my journey. Forget the lyrics just for a moment if you can, if you dare, and listen to the enormous talent of this guy, an extraordinary rapper. One in a million. He spits out rhymes in an insanely unique fashion. At least give him that. And with the assist of Dr Dre’s signature West Coast sound (the coolest groove around) and traveling with a posse of like-minded artists (Snoop Dogg probably being the best known), this is a great LP. For adults. Not for kids. Or maybe it’s a perfect LP for parents and kids to listen together and learn about things like hyperbole, for example. Not to mention the danger censoring art holds for freedom of speech, the very first amendment to the American constitution. ‘I’m a criminal,’ Eminem closes 'The Marshall Mathers LP' with, ‘Cause every time I write a rhyme these people think it’s a crime to tell ‘em what’s on my mind. I guess I’m a criminal but I don’t gotta say a word. I just flip ‘em the bird and keep going. I don’t take shit from no one.’ It’s not that Eminem shouldn’t have written all of this, every goddamned word, or that it shouldn’t have ever been recorded. Rather, the problem was that a lot of folks should have never heard it. And when they did, if they weren’t emotionally mature enough to understand the kind of art it truly is- a specialized work, not meant for mass consumption- then they became the problem, the real insult, not Eminem. And don’t you dare think for a minute that Eminem isn’t bearing his own consequences for his art. But that’s his shit. You bear your own- which will be more than enough work to occupy the remainder of your time on earth- and shut the fuck up about his. ‘Ha ha (‘Slim Shady’), I guess there’s a Slim Shady in all of us.’ ‘Blessed are the merciful for they shall be shown mercy.’ I’m only talking to you right now, listener. I’ll talk to Eminem later, if I ever get the chance.
Brilliant in its way, but not something I’d want to listen to every day. “Stan” is one of the best short stories ever set to music.
Surprisingly enjoyed it. Interesting use of sound fx.
there are like 3-4 REALLY good songs but also so much filler as well
Buen disco de rap con el estilo y voz inconfundible de Eminem. Variedad de ritmos y sintonías dentro del propio álbum, además de incluir a más artistas del mismo género. Aun sin ser un auténtico entusiasta, lo cierto es que se acerca a ser un buen disco.
I already knew this album quite well from back in the day. Slim Shady at his prime. Love it. Don’t live the skits
4 I suppose. it is pretty darn good and creative, even if a lot of the lyrics are a bit cringe at this point.
Awesome. Needs to be taken with a grain of salt. Lyrics are a bit raunchy, so you need to be able to separate fact and fiction, and understand where he's using metaphors, acting, etc.
What a great album!
I mean it’s good. I feel like a bad person for listening to it though. I can’t reconcile the violence against women, homophobia and I think racism. Even if he’s rapping about people who think like that, there’s not enough distinction in the text that’s what his intention is. The talent is undeniable. The message is terrible.
4-
This is the first full Eminem album I've listened to. I understand why it's on this list, but I'll probably only continue to listen to the hits. This stressed me out.
Tiene el hit con Dido y The Real Slim Shady. El resto, me gusta el bit pero no entiendo letras...
I enjoyed this more than I thought I would .
This is a better album than the Slim Shady LP. That being said, I rated Slim Shady as a 5 and this a 4. The reason is that while Shady was subpar to this album, what it represents, what it introduced, and what it made possible in terms of Mathers, hip-hop, and the future of the genre is much more powerful than what this album represents. I remember buying this record the day it came out and listening to it in my car CD player over and over. Stan is a standout achievement for sure. I knew it backwards and forwards, and while it's great, it's also dated now, a little derivative, and still in my opinion not his best work, which comes with Encore, after which, he never achieves that level of quality ever again.
this album is way better than i remember. time to pick some tracks for mood playlists. not the skit tracks, which i nonetheless enjoy v much.
Bez neke nostalgije oko ovog albuma, kao što mnoge drži iz mladih dana, mogu reći da je ovo stvarno dobra stvar.
Dobar, budi sjecanja na osnovnu skolu, i sad nakon nekih 20 godina, slusam album sa potpuno drugom glavom i odusevljenjem
Jeben album, mislim da je ovo realno najbolji eminem ikad, uz slim shady lp svakako najmanje cringe pjesama koje su ostarile ko 🥛 Obligatory Top 5 rappers: 1. Eminem 2. Marshall Mathers 3. Slim Shady 4. B Rabbit 5. Bijelac iz d12
In my mind I remember this album to be just as strong as its predecessor. But now listening to it again.. it is still a very good album, but 80 minutes is at least 20 minutes too many. I would probably go for Slim Shady again.
FÖRLÅT för att jag är casual men Stan är en sån jävla bra låt? Aldrig mått så dåligt av en låt som av Kim, fy fan. Kingplatta.
Loved this when it came out. It is still great. Standouts: The Real Slim Shady, Stan, The Way I am, Kill You, Kim, Marshall Mathers, Under the Influence. 4/5
Hatte ich über meinen Sohn kennengelernt - bis dahin fand ich HipHop albern. Noch heute höre ich Eminem gerne.
Classic. Venomous and humorous in equal measure, with the greatest rhymes ever used in music. Legend.
I guess I'm an Eminem stan now
Eminem's flow and his hooks are the stuff of legend. I also appreciate his "lil' stinker" vibe, and the fact that he is intentionally a provocateur... But also some of those lyrics are HARD to listen to
Love a bit of Eminem
A classic. Lotta good songs here
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I honestly don't know that I listened to the album versions of a lot of these songs, or heard some of them before at all even. Album is still pretty good despite the JV of it sometimes
stan is a top 5 storytelling song of all time
Homophobic, misogynistic, but they're still bangers?
Forgot how great this album is. Great use of samples, lyrically creative and entertaining. Defined a generation.
One for the headphones....
14th October 2021 Listened throughout the day while working before going to see Barnett after he got engaged and he asked me to be his best man! I remember stealing away to listen to my brother's mini disk of this album and it's still as visceral an experience now as it was back then.
Not a fan of transgressive hardcore, horrorcore hip hop, but this is pretty clever.
Superb to hear again
Brilliant stuff.
Clever, visceral and very entertaining.
Mathers is a calculating pop phenomenon (songs alternate with brief spoken interludes of people commenting on Eminem's attitude, of he having oral sex with two guys, etc, the ultimate form of self-glorification) that viscerally exposes calculating pop phenomena. (8/10) Favorite Tracks: Stan, The Real Slim Shady
Its a great album. The swearing, violence, misogyny, etc are a bit off putting and over the top but I am not sure if it would be good without it.
Surprised that I liked this a lot more than expected. Disturbing, misogynistic, homophobic, underbelly themes coupled with dark lyrics and melodic accompaniments. Two songs about murdering women after they are locked in a car trunk? and almost countless references to his and other people’s penises keeps this at a four instead of five stars. Listworthy = 👍
PART-BRILLIANCE, SOME CHEESE. OVERLONG. ****
Great singles, bit too long. 3.5/5
good album
4/5
This one takes me back so far, I could smell the steril-ness of those high school hallways.
Surprisingly aged well.
Aina sillon tällön tää löytyy Spottarista soimasta. Timanttista, mut pienestä jää kiinni, että olis kokonaisuutena 5*. Joitain biisei tulee skipattua, mut muistaakseni lukioajoilta asti levy kulkenut sydämessä ja antanut terapiaa. ”Now shut the fuck up and get what’s coming to you. You were supposed to love me! Now bleed bitch bleed!”
Sounds like youth and Einslive
Un 4 porque algunas canciones cansan.
Well. As much as I wanted to resist this, it’s a work of absolute magic. Honing everything that was brilliant about Slim Shady and creating this perfect synergy of story, song, and emotion. He’s smart as hell and he scares the living jingo out of me (have I mentioned that yet?). I enjoyed it when it came out but I don’t revisit it very much (aside from Stan) and I don’t think I will much in the future. Just not my particular brand of vodka.
It is truly wild listening to this album in 2021. It’s still a mostly enjoyable listen, but it’s easy to forget just how extreme Eminem was until you listen to this again. He says so much offensive shit that it almost doesn’t matter anymore.
Yes, some of Eminem's best material ever is on this. And I can see how people have a problem with the lyrics and what they say. But you cannot deny the skill in which it is performed. Never been a big fan of the little skits in between songs, so I would very rarely play those.
I have to give this a 4, even though this album was hard for me to listen through, and some songs (Kim jfc) were honestly almost too violent for me. I'm not into the humor or the not-even-close-to-politically-correct landscape, but I have to admit this record is significant.
This is a classic but there is a bit of filler here also.
Eminem does not like N’Sync
This is a good album. It is my personal favorite from Eminem.
Not my thing but hard to ignore, ear worms like crazy and really well-produced
Great record. Damn he’s good
Original Eminem, classic album 8/10
Took me right back to my early 20s. Loved it.
Heavy album! Fucking brutal. Very good though.
Fresh!
Solid classic.
Cool album
Ich mag das Album. EMINEM ist einfach cool.
What a lyricist. On par with Taylor Swift I'd say.
Superb
honestly not sure what to say about this one. i actually liked a lot of it more than i expected, especially the first 30 minutes but some of the songs are so unpleasantly brutal and it's way too long. i'll give a 7
Sharp witty intense entertaining highly inspiring US was officially broken since then
Pode não ser tão meu estilo de rap, mas tem muita música FODA aqui
Hip-hop.
Very long (+dumb skits) but nostalgic for me. Production has also held up well over the years. 8
I don't think I ever listened to the entire straight through. It's definitely fantastic and it feels like a real album instead of just a collection of tracks. Some of it aged poorly the day it was released and the last 20 years have been slightly less kind. Still very good.
Haven’t heard “The Real Slim Shady” and “Stan” in years! Fun stuff here. 7/10
Amazing album and one I need to get back to more often.
Bängeri Slässic Slim Shady
4 - sehr sehr gut
Made me feel like a high school freshman again. Still good music though
one of rap's best albums, as far as i'm concerned. i grew up with this album, and it still holds up today
What a nostalgic album! Still relevant, still entertaining, still "shocking".
Effed up and unhinged. I want to hate it but it is compelling.
8.5
Love me some Eminem, but I wouldn't say this is my favorite album of his. Would give a 3.5, but I'll round up.
Classic
8.5
Comedy based in reality, rides a fine line but never falters
Good
Klasik
3.5 but bumped to 4 for this scale
Det eminem, hvad ka man gøre
Great album. Kim is still hard to listen to for me. So intense and raging.
Not everything from the early 2000s has aged well, and I would argue that this album falls into that category. Eminem's persona sounds a bit Trumpian 20 years on. So, I choose to evaluate the album based on the time in which it was made. In that view, the album is very solid, packed with hit songs 4/5
POG
Nice beats. A little more intense than I am used to. Much respect. Great enunciation! Will need to listen again - there was so much going on, I didn't catch everything.
I really like Eminem’s voice and storytelling. I feel a bit mixed on this as an album. The Slim Shady personna is interesting as an artistic choice but has diminishing returns for me, and there are tracks like Kim that I respect artistically while never wanting to listen to again. Standout Tracks: Stan, The Real Slimy Shady Rating: 3
Introspective lyricism, violent misogynistic Real slim shady Marshall mathers
It’s senselessly immature. Like, it’s not good. It’s not clever or smart; it wasn’t a product of talent, just novelty. The violence is whatever but the misogyny really bothers me. I would hate it if I hadn’t been 16 when it came out and also senselessly immature. That being said, I like it more than it deserves.
2000’s provocative shock slop. Seriously. To imagine a world where I was once a little kid bumping nothing but Eminem makes me cringe so hard. What was I cooking? What was I relating to? This just aged so poorly. Lyrics aside, (it’s proactive and stupid, that’s the point) it just really has no place in my mental as a fully grown adult. Even the rage songs are just so dumb I can’t even enjoy them for that purpose. At least in Eminem Show there’s some actual human substance behind it, these early records are just so foul and out there it’s really not enjoyable to listen to. Also when did they start partially censoring even the explicit versions of these songs? What happened to preserving art? Favs: Drug Ballad Criminal
This takes me back. I was 16 when this came out and super into hip hop. I wonder how I feel about this now. This aged like milk. Super immature. Still catchy but dated.
It’s intense. Not sure about this one
I actually enjoyed most of this. I say that 'cause this album got plaaaayed out when it came out. Everyone and their mom was bumping this nonstop (for real, my best friend's mom loved this album and played it all the time, plus she did meth, so it was played legit 24/7). Probably won't return to it ever again, but I like it more than I used to. Feel like it's actually a pretty good time capsule for the era.
Быстро устал от речитатива, как и всегда.
it’s a little cringe in 2026 but i have to hand it to him, it really was a complete left turn entry into this genre when it came out and it was so successful
очень неплохо, просто не мой вкус. мне кажетса что если бы я любила рэп это было бы 5 звезд
I’d forgotten how lyrically clever Eminem is. The album as a whole works really well together however the genre isn’t quite where I’m at. For occasional listening however, when I’m in the mood? Perfect.
Some genuinely excellent songs that push hip hop, but much of it seems like just shock-jock lyrics years later
well ok Eminem calm down with the homophobia and misogyny it doesn't make u cool
He is very talented. I enjoyed it more when I was in my late teens/early 20s but I still respect it.
Really complicated thoughts on this album. its obviously super influential and musically/technically great but equally the meaning behind a lot of the songs really grates on me
I wore out this cd when I was a young fella. It's a tough hang at times. Parts of it haven't aged well. But I'll be damned if some other parts aren't a ton of fun. That said, I it's a bit bloated. A few of these tracks didn't need to be on here. So I'm gonna be probably the only person who gives this a plain old, middle of the road 3.
Good one to listen to in the background because it forces you to pay attention to it. It was interesting enough that I'm glad I listened to it, but now that I've heard it I can't see myself being motivated to return to it. A few songs are pretty crazy. 6/10.
6 / 10
I can enjoy Eminem in small doses, but 72 minutes is a full-blown overdose. The best thing I can say about this album is that it contains fewer racial slurs than most rap records.
An album made by a white dude who appears to hate everything and everyone. His hate really comes through like a steam train. However amongst all the anger and homophobia there is without doubt a talented man. He makes every featured artist sound shit and stands out above the crowd. ‘Stan’ is without doubt an absolute genius track. ‘The kids’, ‘criminal’ , ‘the way I am’ ‘drug ballad’ and ‘Marshall Mather’s’ all sound great too. However this childish angry man keeps rearing its head amongst the great tracks which is a massive shame. Undoubtedly talented and for an album that isn’t my usual liking and something I actively avoided as a teenager I actually enjoyed on the whole. Best track- ‘Stan’ which in itself is a 10/10. Worst track- ‘ fuck you’ Childish, immature and unnecessary. 7/10
There's a decent review in here that breaks down the likely intent of juxtaposing empathetic songs like Stan and crude shit like Marshall Mathers or Kim but I'll be honest, in the moment listening to this I felt half embarrassed people would hear it, and the homophobia and misogyny is pretty repulsive. That said, the songs are good, Stan and Slim Shady are of course great. Can't deny it's a good album.
lowkey did not listen will get back to this
Always felt the same about Eminem. It's his voice and delivery I don't like. Apart from that, there is some great stuff here. So I'm caught in the middle. 2,5 upto 3.
Find ich ganz gut. Wollte eigentlich 5 Sterne geben, aber mir persönlich war es teilweise zu viel. Z.B rappt Eminem, wäre er kein Rapper geworden, wäre er Rapist geworden. Find ich nicht toll. Sowas kommt halt öfter vor, auch das er seine eigenen Fans "Retards" nennt muss nicht sein. Keine Ahnung vielleicht bin ich auch empfindlich oder checke es nicht. Aber jetzt kann ich höchstens 4, für wie gut das Album sonst ist geben, oder sogar nur 3, teilweise besonders in der Mitte des Albums war es teilweise recht langweilig.
Throughout my listening to this album, I listened to my coworker talk about a young girl in her family dealing with a toxic mutually self-harming relationship, then we discussed the political state of the country. So, I always knew the violent lyricism was gonna be one of the biggest hurdles with Eminem, but I thought I knew the extent of what violence entailed. I thought I had listened to the Marshall Mathers LP before back when I was a more active Eminem fan. Turns out, I had not heard this album before, and just one song in, this album was already way more explicitly malicious and violent than I had previously heard from Eminem. Obviously, the lyrical content here sees Eminem deliberately trying to lean into shocking, problematic lyricism as a game of chicken with mainstream attention, seeing just how much vulgarity they'll let him get away with. He also makes many good points about the general hypocrisy of the country, focusing on Eminem's music as a uniquely violent influence amidst countless other pieces of violent imagery in the media. However, that solid point does not absolve Eminem of the responsiblity for how much his music might influence listeners. This is a dynamic he's clearly aware of, as he refers to it countless times throughout this album, especially on Stan. Most of the songs are musically good, as he has an incredible knack for intricate flow and witty storytelling, playing hand-in-hand with minimally simple production full of enough little tricks to keep the beats interesting (such as the slowly building storm in Stan). And Eminem is obviously a far more self-aware artist than many of his biggest detractors give him credit for, as he constantly interrogates his own relationship with society. However, that self-awareness can be its own damnation, as continuing to write lyrics as problematic as his often are while clearly understanding what those words can do, is irresponsible. And honestly, my problem isn't even with the explicit over-the-top violence, so much as it is the casual and pervasive attitude of misogyny of homophobia. These threads aren't solely expressed in obviously provocative moments, they seep into even the genuine and honest moments, which is where they become a problem. Even calling this album the Marshall Mathers LP implies a level of emotional honesty which makes the casually hateful lyrics less satirical. The lyrics aren't bad because I think Eminem is gonna kill someone, or because a kid will be corrupted by his excessive cartoonish violence; they're bad because they casually reinforce and provide justifications for hate crimes and domestic violence to people who are already in that pipeline. And sure, that very argument means that Eminem's music probably won't be the final straw for most people who act in violent ways, but why would you even get that close to making something which could inspire violence? There is a general lack of balance between "don't take this seriously" lyricism and emotional honesty about his life and upbringing. For example, the song Kim is an ugly fucking song, but I think there could be an album which makes an artistic statement that earns a song as intense as Kim, where the discomfort and horror is deliberate and done in service of something grander. But the Marshall Mathers LP is not that album, as it waffles back and forth between those two tones in a way that undermines each approach. There are still plenty of hits here, because he's Eminem, but as a whole package, this is a difficult listen, especially if you're someone who believes in the power of language and that words have power even if you don't intend them to. Highlights: Kill You, Stan, Paul (Skit), Who Knew, Steve Berman, The Real Slim Shady, Drug Ballad
Day926 - i love the real slim shady the rest doesn’t do much for me. the skits in hip hop albums were a terrible idea and ruin what could be great albums
Quite a conflicting listen, which is probably exactly what Em wants. So much brilliant and provocative lyrics, delivered incredibly. But, the beats are pretty varied in quality and it's not always clear the line between button pushing and basic unpleasantness.
not a bad album, just over played. Not something I would listen to at work.
I've already heard the mainstream songs on here, and they are the best songs ("Stan", "The Real Slim Shady"). Yes, the lyrics are violent and offensive, but I expected that. The beats, for the most part, are addictively catchy and Eminem's rapping was so real and honest. As I've said before, it's not my preferred genre, but I liked this more than I thought I would.
Ik moet bij Stan de hele tijd denken aan het nummer van Arjan Lubach, wat natuurlijk een hilarische cover is. Dat moet Eminem toch hebben kunnen waarderen lijkt me. Qua waardering van mijn kant: ik had totaal geen zin in hiphop vandaag en al helemaal niet 70+ minuten schijtlollige hiphop met de nodige onnodige krachttermen. Zo'n nummer als Stan is dan een fijn intermezzo, alleen jammer dat dat al na 5 minuten komt. Wat minder fijne intermezzos, zijn de overbodige skits. Ik snap het nut niet zo goed van dit soort stukjes op een album. Mocht ik de neiging hebben om mezelf er door van kant te maken, dan zal dat niet gaan, want het nummer dat daar over gaat, mag ik niet afspelen van Joetjoep. Maar goed, zoals ik bij het andere album al zei, de beatjes en de baslijntjes zijn dan wel weer tiptop in orde. En dat maakt het op zich best ok om te luisteren. Het is wat aan de lange tijd, maar ik kom er toch met enig gemak doorheen. Niet meer dan een vergeetbare 3, dat niet natuurlijk.
A few really great songs, but all those skits, what are you? A comedian?
An improvement on Eminem's formula in almost every way. Where The Slim Shady LP was filled with juvenile shock humor and excessive violence to the point of becoming cartoony. The Marshall Mathers LP is Eminem's response to sudden fame and critics. Em is clearly effected by the attention he's getting, positive and negative, and he addresses this dichotomy several times over the course of the record. The writing has greatly improved, as have the production and samples. Some of Eminem's biggest songs are on this album: "Kill You", "Stan", "The Way I Am". Unfortunately, Eminem doubles down on being crass, vulgar, and generally offensive, but this time it's more weaponized with purpose against "Stans", critics, haters (including ICP), and his ex-wife ("Kim" is fucking intense) rather than solely attempting to shock or press buttons.
Tengo muchas opiniones sobre Eminem en general. Siempre le tuve un poco de bronca porque mucha gente dice que es un rap “accesible” tipo flaco por qué el escuchar a una persona negra no te parece accesible qué tipo de racistada es esa, además de que como persona no me gusta y sus lyrics dejan mucho que desear (suelen ser muy de ego, sexo y drogas, lo cual me hace perderle el respeto al rapero q solo habla de eso). Dicho esto, el flow que tiene eminem es brutal e innegable y hay canciones que están en el Walk of Fame del rap en general, entre ellas mis dos favoritas de este album: The Way I Am y The Real Slim Shady. La segunda mitad del album está flojisima y DR DRE NO ESTÁ LOCKED EN TU BASEMENT, VOS SALISTE DE EL DE ÉL 7,5/10
My opinion of Eminem is constantly at odds between his brilliant technical skills as a rapper and his need to be the biggest edgelord imaginable. Thankfully, The Marshall Mathers LP is much more representative of the former. Even the edgier songs are edgy with some purpose here (well, a couple of them, at least, let's just ignore the existence of songs such as Kim). However, in my opinion, the album really drops in quality in its second half (with a couple of exceptions). Also, while the skits are scarce and short, most of them are straight up unbearable, Ken Kaniff in particular. Overall, probably the best Eminem album, but I'm not the biggest fan of his even when he's in top form, so that piece of praise is relatively faint. Favourite track: Stan
OK.
This is a really tough one to rate. I was not ready for the emotional rollercoaster this record with throw at me. I get that a lot of what he was rapping about was some pretty raw emotion, but most of it was typical gangsta rap nonsense - grabbing his nuts, how he was going to kill people, he is the best, don't mess with him, blah blah blah. I like other albums of his more, and I want to rate this higher, but I just can't.
Pre: Now here is one from my early teens. I haven't picked this up since 03 or so. I used to listen to it on my portable cd player, doing that funny walk so the disk doesn't skip. Post: Eminem is an absolute master on the mic. His flow is undeniable. He has a wide variety in delivery that invokes strong emotions and his lyrics are little sound bites that I still repeat 26 years later. (And this album has resurrected some that were hiding in my subconscious- uh oh). I can see that the tone/theming is there to shock, provoke and question. For each piece of excellent (and still relevant) social commentary there's equal amounts of homophobia and misogyny that now I'm an adult is embarrassing. As a parent if my kids were listening to this I'd almost certainly throw it in the sea. Guess my parents were right. [Amityville] is the least popular song, but I prefer it over the bulk of the record. The radio classics continue to be earworms with [Stan] being the standout. The fact the title is now part of the general vocabulary and in the Oxford English Dictionary is testament to the strength of the story told here. Not sure I'll ever pick this up as an album again. It's the worst of 00s culture and I want to leave it back there. I'm rating this here and now a conflicted 2.5. **
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