The Marshall Mathers LP is the critically acclaimed third studio album by American rapper Eminem, released in 2000. The album sold over 1.76 million copies in its first week just in the U.S., earning a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records as the fastest selling solo album ever. It has gone on to be certified 9x platinum by the RIAA in the United States, and has sold over 19 million units as of August 2009.
Often cited as Eminem's magnum opu...
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The Marshall Mathers LP is the critically acclaimed third studio album by American rapper Eminem, released in 2000. The album sold over 1.76 million copies in its first week just in the U.S., earning a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records as the fastest selling solo album ever. It has gone on to be certified 9x platinum by the RIAA in the United States, and has sold over 19 million units as of August 2009.
Often cited as Eminem's magnum opus, The Marshall Mathers LP is often regarded as one of the greatest hip-hop albums of the last 20 years, being ranked so by magazines such as Rolling Stone, TIME, and XXL.
In the album's title, The Marshall Mathers LP is a more serious and personal album than his major-label debut, The Slim Shady LP, which predominantly featured his exaggerated Slim Shady persona. Much of the album is spent addressing his rise to fame and attacking those who criticized his first album. Other themes include his relationship with his family, most notably his...
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