Eminem

Released: January 1, 1999

Songwriter: Eminem

[Dialogue: Eminem & Fat Beats Receptionist]
**Dial tone**
(Fat Beats)

Um, I was wondering if you have, um, wha-what's his name?
Sli-Eminem, or Slim Shady
Cause a friend of mine's got the album (already?)
Yeah! (He bought it?)--The whole album
I don't know if he bought it, I don't know if he got it off the internet
I don't know, I don't know what the deal is (uh huh)
I don't know, but he's got it, like--(Yeah, well we don't-we're not selling it)
Aww, well cause the third, have you heard the third track? (No I haven't heard it)
Th-the, okay, aw, I was wondering who produced it, the third track
I don't know, cause the snare, the snare is like "csh, csh, csh"
(Well I really don't know, I don't know the song)
Aw okay, alright
Well if it-cause everybody's telling me they have it
I don't, I don't know, is it--(Yeah I don't, I don't know where it's at either)
Oh okay, is Ka--(I have to take another call sir)
Okay I didn't mean to hold you up I'm sorry (alright)
Fuck you!

A legendary hip-hop icon who started as an underground battle rapper in Detroit, Marshall “Eminem” Bruce Mathers III (1972 – present) has developed a career full of controversy, wild swings, and some of the most noteworthy raps in the history of the genre.

Eminem has broken countless barriers, shifting and impacting the culture in several ways. In June 2017, “Stan” was added into the Oxford Dictionary, and in 2019, to the Merriam-Webster dictionary. He was the first rapper to win the Grammy Award for Best Album for three consecutive albums. “Rap God” set the Guinness World Record for most words in a song. He was also the first rapper to win an Oscar. His albums The Marshall Mathers LP and The Eminem Show became certified Diamond by the RIAA in 2011, making him one of the few artists to have more than one Diamond album. This has helped him become the highest selling hip-hop artist of all time. In January 2020, with his 11th studio album Music to Be Murdered By debuting at #1 on the Billboard 200, Eminem became the first artist in history to have 10 consecutive #1 debuts.

Produced and co-signed by Dr. Dre, Em had an unprecedented run of success from 1999 up until 2003, releasing three well-reviewed multi-platinum albums, stealing the show on countless collaborations, and even starred in a hit movie. However, it all came crashing down around 2004, when a string of problems ranging from drug dependence to depression to the tragic death of best friend Deshaun “Proof” Holton in 2006 led to a long hiatus from music and a pair of what were, by his own admission, sub-par albums.

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The Slim Shady LP (Snippet Tape)

From the album

The Slim Shady LP (Snippet Tape) (1998)

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The Slim Shady LP (Snippet Tape)