The Slim Shady LP is the commercial debut and second overall studio album from American rapper Eminem, released in 1999. It was Eminem's first album released under Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment. Today it is widely considered to be a hip-hop classic.
The album was met with critical and commercial success. It debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200 chart behind TLC's FanMail with 283,000 sold in its opening week. The album went on to be certified 4x...
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The Slim Shady LP is the commercial debut and second overall studio album from American rapper Eminem, released in 1999. It was Eminem's first album released under Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment. Today it is widely considered to be a hip-hop classic.
The album was met with critical and commercial success. It debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200 chart behind TLC's FanMail with 283,000 sold in its opening week. The album went on to be certified 4x platinum by the RIAA. To date, it has moved over 9 million units worldwide. "Just Don't Give a Fuck" was the first and only underground single from the album. The first official single was "My Name Is".
In 2003, the album was ranked number 273 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.
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...
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