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  • The Slim Shady LP
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  • The Slim Shady LP is the second and first major label studio album by American hip hop artist Eminem that was released on February 23, 1999 under Interscope Records subsidiary Aftermath Entertainment. The album was produced by Dr. Dre, The Bass Brothers, Mel-Man and Eminem himself and was recorded during 1997 and 1998 at Studio 8 in Ferndale, Michigan. The majority of the lyrical content on the album is written in the prospective of the rapper's alter ego Slim Shady and is noted for its over-the-top deceptions of violence and heavy use of profanity.
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Length
  • 3567.0
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Label
  • Aftermath, Interscope, Web
Producer
  • Dr. Dre , Eminem, Mark & Jeff Bass , Mel-Man
Name
  • The Slim Shady LP
Genre
  • Horrorcore
Type
  • Studio album
Language
  • English
Last album
  • Infinite
This Album
  • The Slim Shady LP
Chronology
  • Eminem
Cover
  • Slim_shady_front.jpg
Next album
  • The Marshall Mathers LP
Released
  • 1999-02-23
Artist
Recorded
  • 1997
  • Studio 8, Ferndale, Michigan
Reviews
  • * Allmusic * Robert Christgau * Rolling Stone * Sputnikmusic
!
  • 1999
abstract
  • The Slim Shady LP is the second and first major label studio album by American hip hop artist Eminem that was released on February 23, 1999 under Interscope Records subsidiary Aftermath Entertainment. The album was produced by Dr. Dre, The Bass Brothers, Mel-Man and Eminem himself and was recorded during 1997 and 1998 at Studio 8 in Ferndale, Michigan. The majority of the lyrical content on the album is written in the prospective of the rapper's alter ego Slim Shady and is noted for its over-the-top deceptions of violence and heavy use of profanity. The Slim Shady LP was a critical and commercial success, launching Eminem from a unknown rapper to a high-profiled celebrity, the album sold 283,000 copies in it's first week, debuted at number 2 on the Billboard 200 and went on to be certified quadruple-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. The album won a Grammy for Best Rap Album and was ranked number 273 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.