The Slim Shady LP went on to be certified quadruple-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and has sold over 18 million copies worldwide. Continuing with its Respect The Classics campaign, UMe has reissued this classic on a translucent purple cassette and given it a removable 3D cover that doubles as a sticker. The majority of the albumвЂ™s lyrical content is written from the perspective of the rapperвЂ™s alter ego Slim Shady, whom the rapper created on the Slim Shady EP (1997). The Slim Shady LP transformed Eminem from an unknown rapper into a high-profile celebrity and was awarded the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album. The Slim Shady LP is his first album with a major label after his first album Infinite was released on an independent label in 1996. Dre, the Bass Brothers, and Eminem himself. Originally released on 23rd February, 1999 The Slim Shady LP turned Eminem from an underground rapper into a high-profile celebrity. This was unsettling in 1999, when nobody knew his back-story, and years later, when his personal turmoil is public knowledge, it still can be unsettling, because his words and delivery are that powerful. Upon joining Aftermath Entertainment, Eminem released The Slim Shady LP, which would eventually be certified 5x platinum. The Slim Shady LP bristles with this tension, since its never always clear when Marshall Mathers is joking and when hes dead serious. ' My Name Is' was the first single off the album. Upon its release, there were several complaints about The Slim Shady LPs lyrical content. Then again, Eminem's got it hard: he's rich, famous, white, and male.The 20th Anniversary of The Slim Shady LP is set to release on 3LP 180 gram vinyl and 2CD on 13th December, 2019 in an updated Expanded Edition including bonus tracks, rarities, a capellaвЂ™s, freestyles, and instrumentals. The song 'Guilty Conscience' (the albums second single) ends with Eminem and Dr. And his protests that Slim Shady is just a persona become less convincing with each arrest. But the hatred in Eminem's rhymes makes the album rotten at its core. Of course, Eminem is an interesting, witty rapper, and there's some nice production on this CD, courtesy of Dr. Even sitting duck Puffy gets the kid-gloves treatment. He gives lyrical love to tragic (black) legends like Tupac and Biggie while dissing white rappers hard. But the blue-eyed brat is acutely aware of his status as rap's resident alien: he has the most offensive mouth running, but never uses the 'N' word. On the Marshall Mathers LP, he's ambivalent about his fame, angry at his life, pissed off that people take him seriously, and fightin' mad at boy bands-and a lot of other white people. It's good old America's fault if the kids aren't alright (Eminem blames bad parenting), and he's just capitalizing on Uncle Sam's dark side. He refuses to take responsibility for the misogynistic, homophobic bile he spews, whining that he's the victim of people who don't get his unique sense of humor. This is an updated Expanded Edition including bonus tracks, rarities, acapella versions, freestyles, and instrumentals. Of course, according to Eminem, he's just kidding. To mark the 20th Anniversary of The Slim Shady LP, Eminem is set to release the album on tripe 180-gram vinyl and double CD on 13th December 2019.

Will the real Slim Shady please stand up? On Eminem's sophomore album, he can't decide who he wants to be: the deranged pseudo-psycho of the Slim Shady LP, or a nice guy who just likes to rhyme about slicing and dicing his girlfriend ('Kim').

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