

While I understand Slim Shady is an alter-ego and the angry misogynistic lyrics shouldn't be taken literally, Eminem still pushes it beyond the bounds of acceptability and listening to some tracks is an uncomfortable experience. 97' Bonnie & Clyde is Eminem rapping to his daughter about killing her mother and disposing of her body. Eminem gave white kids someone other than Trent Reznor to empathise with. And this highlights the sophistication of Eminem's message - on this record he's reminding the hip hop community that white kids could also be poor, downtrodden and ignored. Following the failure of Infinite, Eminem developed an alter-ego, Slim Shady, who spoke about more controversial and violent acts. Shady is mostly known for his violent actions and lyrics like murdering his ex-wife Kimberly Scott. Shady is formerly known to wear a white shirt with bleached blonde hair. Even better is that not only did Eminem get the godfather of gangsta rap to mentor and produce him, he pokes fun at Dre and mocks him for being soft. Slim Shady is the alter-ego of Eminem and is one of Eminem's personalities. Same Day Delivery in Melbourne & Fast Shipping Australia Wide. Slim Shady is the alter-ego of Eminem and is one of Eminems personalities. Buy Music To Be Murdered By (2LP) - Black Ice Vinyl or hundreds of other records online. The irony of Dre being the reasonable voice in the room is wonderful. Eminem, Slim Shady sounds better on vinyl. The Detroit rap legend has joined forces with renowned artist Damien Hirst to reimagine 12 of his album covers as part of. Should Eddie rob the store? Should Stan rape the young girl? Should Grady shoot his cheating wife? After a while the conscience, Dre, gives up. Now, Slim Shady’s record-breaking discography is getting a new look.

Eminem's high pitch voice and piss-take lyrics are hilarious - "I can't work out which Spice Girl I want to impregnate" (for the record, we'd choose Scary) and Dre's beat is easy to bop along to.ĭr Dre's influence kicks in more obviously in Guilty Conscience. My Name Is is a great introductory track. In May of 2000, a little more than a year removed from Slim Shady, the rapper dropped his third album, The Marshall Mathers LP, which became the fastest selling solo album of all time with nearly. While he's just as famous for the controversy he generates, there is no doubt about the genius of his lyrical acrobatics. While neither of us are serious Eminem fans, like most of the western world, we enjoy and respect his music and rhymes. For that, I hold the Slim Shady LP partly responsible. I don't buy into the argument that listening to angry music will lead to you committing violent acts, however, last night I could have smacked someone in the head with a frying pan.

My two-part dessert was an eight-part disaster and, gee, I was angry. It was probably a mistake to cook dinner while we listened to it rather than focus completely on the twenty-track unrelenting album. And Dylan who suggested putting his breakthrough late nineties album, the Slim Shady LP, into the basket. He didn't just say what I think he did, did he"ĭr.Classic Album Martini Saturday was a disaster and for that I blame Eminem. Ad by ThreeFourWallArt Ad from shop ThreeFourWallArt. They first were divorced, throwin' her over furniture Eminem Poster - Music to Be Murdered By Side B Album Cover Poster Print - Slim Shady Poster Print - Wall Art - Home Decor - Music Gift. Jaws all on the floor like Pam, like Tommy just burst in the doorĪnd started whoopin' her ass worse than before Eminem is also ordered by 'Slim Shady' to look into the mirror, and the sound of glass breaking is heard, alluding once again to the cover. By the second track, Eminem and Slim Shady become the same person. Eminem resists and screams in the background while Slim Shady yells back and laughs at Eminem's horror. Dre and Jimmy Iovine, the album features production from Dr. The cover depicts the opening intro as well as the first track, in which Slim Shady awakens Eminem and orders him to look in the mirror to see that he is 'nothing without him'. Y'all act like you never seen a White person before The Slim Shady LP is the second studio album by American rapper Eminem.It was released on February 23, 1999, by Aftermath Entertainment and Interscope Records.Recorded in Ferndale, Michigan following Eminems recruitment by Dr. I repeat, will the real Slim Shady please stand up
