The Slim Shady LP

They immediately hit it off and his first album on Aftermath, The Slim Shady LP, hit stores in early 1999. With the multi-platinum single, “My Name Is”, The Slim Shady LP went triple platinum. This was the beginning of a new era in rap, a rap revolution started by the high school dropout, Eminem. A lab rat, Em went right back to work on his next album. His hunger for success was now at an all-time high. The Marshall Mathers LP blew up from day one and debuted number 1 on the Billboard Charts

failed to gain attention and didn’t make a profit. One year later, he released the album The Slim Shady EP and soon would be discovered by Dr. Dre himself. Marshall traveled to L.A. and was the runner up of the 1997 rap Olympics. Later, Dr. Dre listened to Marshall’s cassette tape and was very impressed. He signed Marshal to his Interscope Records label. Two years later, Marshall released The Slim Shady LP along with the help of Dre’s record label. Marshals first single was My Name is mixed profanity

versus Career When you hear the name Eminem, you picture a skinny, tattoo-covered white guy rapping about drugs, rape, and violence; he has created this image for himself, and tends to hide away the other parts of himself. His alter ego, Slim Shady, is the complete and utter worst possible version of himself – he is completely uncensored and always speaks his mind. The artist behind the music is Marshall Mathers, whose life was not so easy, especially growing up. He had a troubled childhood

practically raised him over the years had just committed suicide leaving Marshall alone once again. Growing up in a very rough and poor town living in a small 747-square-foot home (often depicted on album titles such as his newest album The Marshall Mathers LP 2 (Deluxe)) showed the rough conditions of Marshall’s hard child life (“Eminem” Contemporary). Every day was a new battle for this young man. Constantly fighting his way to the top with not only his fist but also his lyrics and quick rhymes. Marshall’s

of rap are categorized as either “alternative” or “non-gangsta wing of hip-hop” (Armstrong 335). This is because gangsta rap is rap’s dominant subgenre. Eminem, or Slim Shady, is gangsta rap’s biggest star. Eminem, the professional name of Marshall Mathers III, is a

Eminem. The name is internationally known, almost notoriously, and for good reason. Marshall Mathers, better known as Eminem or his alter ego Slim Shady has outsold every other artist in a still predominately African American genre, rap (Allison, 2002). Not only that, he’s one of the highest selling artists in any genre as a male solo artist. This feat is even more impressive when you consider the fact that his body of work, especially once he first got big was very controversial with critics stating

Who’s Slim Shady Marshall Bruce Mathers III also known as Eminem was born in 1972 in Missouri. He was known for his rap. He grew up in Detroit and he began rapping at a young age of 14. Eminem would sneak into different high schools, just to have rap battles with other kids who loved rapping. Rap as a genre hit America as a huge success that allowed singing known as rapping to become a medium where people can express what they were going through and sociocultural issues that were present around

decade due to a decreasing income graph and the absence of a Eminem new album. Reportedly, amongst the cash making hits in the hip hop industry, Eminem only managed the rank of ninth on the Forbes ranking list. Since the year 2007, his album, Slim Shady earned only US$151 million and the other album, Dr. Dre was a topper with accumulated earning of $923 million in 10 years. Forbes stated that, “The Detroit rapper proved you can still earn nine figures from nothing but music. He cashes on his

Mr. Slim Shady (Eminem) by Isaac Hogue English III Victoria Zoeller December 16, 2015 Eminem one of the most decorated Rappers from the last 20 years. Eminem first came on the scene with his debut album Infinite which came out in 1996. Eminem achieved mainstream popularity in 1999 with The Slim Shady LP. With this album he won his first Grammy award for Best Rap Album of the year. Also, Eminem gain his nick mane Slim Shady form this. In May 2002, Eminem

Marshall Bruce Mathers III, more famously referred to as Eminem or his alter ego: Slim-Shady, is the iconic rap/hip-hop artist who failed the ninth grade three times and quit school to flip burgers at a family restaurant. Mathers doesn’t consider himself as stupid, instead he advises his wide range of listeners to not follow his path. So how does a short order cook become a rapping multimillionaire? Eminem’s early years, his road to glory, the subjects of his songs, and his glorious amount of fans