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The Slim Shady LP is the second studio album by American rapper Eminem, released on February 23, 1999. It is his major-label debut and was released under Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment and Web Records.

The album was met with critical and commercial success. It debuted at number 2 on the Billboard 200 chart behind TLC's FanMail with 283,000 copies sold in its opening week. The album went on to be certified quadruple-platinum by the RIAA. To date, it has sold over five million units in the United States. "Just Don't Give a Fuck" was the first and only underground single from the album. The first official single was "My Name Is". The album won the Grammy for Best Rap Album.

In 2003, the album was ranked number 273 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time[2], the highest ranking of Eminem's albums on the list.

Background

Upon its release, there were several complaints about The Slim Shady LP's lyrical content. The song "Guilty Conscience" (the album's second single) ends with Eminem and Dr. Dre apparently succeeding in encouraging a man to murder his wife and a man having sex with her. In 1997 Eminem recorded "'97 Bonnie & Clyde", in which Eminem raps about a journey by car toward the beach with his daughter, the purpose of this journey being to dispose of his dead wife's corpse. Eminem defended himself, saying the record and lyrics were for entertainment purposes and were not to be taken seriously.

Most songs feature substantial amounts of swearing, homosexual slurs, numerous references to sex and drugs, and over-the-top descriptions of violence like in the songs "My Name Is", "As The World Turns", "Guilty Conscience", and "Brain Damage". Fans of the album have generally defended it by saying that the lyrics are not to be taken seriously and the media is equally to blame for the images they portray on television. Eminem himself has referenced Slim Shady as an exaggerated persona. Mentioned in the "Public Service Announcement" at the beginning of the album, the Slim Shady persona does not accurately represent Eminem's real life and many lyrics are meant as a joke or sometimes out of anger in contrast to his more serious, best-selling second effort The Marshall Mathers LP.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Public Service Announcement"  0:33
2."My Name Is" Dr. Dre4:28
3."Guilty Conscience" (featuring Dr. Dre)Mathers, YoungDr. Dre, Eminem3:19
4."Brain Damage"Mathers, Jeff Bass, Mark BassBass Brothers, Eminem3:46
5."Paul" (skit) (performed by Paul Rosenberg)  0:15
6."If I Had"Mathers, J. Bass, M. BassBass Brothers, Eminem4:05
7."'97 Bonnie & Clyde"Mathers, J. Bass, M. BassBass Brothers, Eminem5:16
8."Bitch" (skit)  0:19
9."Role Model"Mathers, Young, Melvin BreedenDr. Dre, Mel-Man3:25
10."Lounge" (skit)  0:46
11."My Fault"Mathers, J. Bass, M. BassBass Brothers, Eminem4:01
12."Ken Kaniff" (skit)  1:16
13."Cum On Everybody" (featuring Dina Rae)Mathers, J. Bass, M. BassBass Brothers, Eminem3:39
14."Rock Bottom"Mathers, J. Bass, M. BassBass Brothers3:34
15."Just Don't Give a Fuck"Mathers, J. Bass, M. BassBass Brothers, Eminem4:02
16."Soap" (skit)  0:34
17."As the World Turns"Mathers, J. Bass, M. BassBass Brothers, Eminem4:25
18."Not Afraid"Mathers, J. Bass, M. BassBass Brothers, Eminem3:31
19."Bad Meets Evil" (featuring Royce da 5'9")Mathers, J. Bass, M. BassBass Brothers, Eminem4:13
20."Still Don't Give a Fuck"Mathers, J. Bass, M. BassBass Brothers, Eminem4:12
Special Edition Tracks
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
21."Hazardous Youth" (Acapella version) 0:47
22."Get You Mad" (featuring King Tech)Sway & King Tech4:21
23."Greg" (Acapella version) 0:54
Notes
  • In the clean version of the album, "Bitch", "Cum on Everybody", "Just Don't Give a Fuck" and "Still Don't Give a Fuck" are titled "Zoe", "Come on Everybody", "Just Don't Give" and "Still Don't Give" respectively.
Samples
  • "My Name Is" samples "I Got The" by Labi Siffre and "I Don't Love You" by Millie Jackson
  • "Guilty Conscience" samples "Go Home Pigs" by Ronald Stein
  • "Cum on Everybody" samples "Gimme What You Got" by Le Pamplemouse
  • "Bad Meets Evil" samples "Me & My Girlfriend" by 2Pac and "Modaji" by Dave Grusin
  • "Rock Bottom" samples "Summertime" by Big Brother & The Holding Company
References

Charts and certifications

Chart Provider Peak
position 		Certifications
Australia Albums Chart[1] ARIA 49 Platinum[2]
Austria Albums Chart[3] IFPI Austria 12
Belgium Flanders Albums Chart[4]
Special edition 		IFPI Belgium 27
Belgium Wallonia Albums Chart[4]
Special edition 		IFPI Belgium 7
Canadian Albums Chart[5] CRIA 9 2× Platinum[6]
European Top 100 Albums IFPI — Platinum[7]
Germany Albums Chart[8] IFPI Germany 51
Netherlands Albums Chart NVPI Gold[9]
New Zealand Albums Chart[10] RIANZ 23 Gold[11]
Sweden Albums Chart[12] IFPI Sweden 40
Switzerland Albums Charts[13] IFPI Switzerland 77
Switzerland Albums Charts[14]
Special edition 		IFPI Switzerland 25
UK Albums Chart[15] BPI 10 2× Platinum[16]
US Billboard 200[17] RIAA 2 4× Platinum[18]

References

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