Eminem Slim Shady ( vinyl 2LP )

Released date: 06-12-2013 (Originally released in 1999)

2013 reissue 150g vinyl 2LP

One of the best hip hop records in 1999. The Detroit rapper’s breakthrough album was originally released by Aftermath Entertainment through Interscope Records and debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 in 1999. Featuring the hit singles “My Name Is,” “Role Model,” "Just Don't Give a F*ck," and “Guilty Conscience” (featuring Dr. Dre), The Slim Shady LP won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Album the following year.
 
Tracks:(vinyl 2xLP)
LP 1
A1     Public Service Announcment
A2     My Name Is
A3     Guilty Conscience
A4     Brain Damage
A5     Paul

B1     If I Had
B2     97' Bonnie & Clyde
B3     Bitch
B4     Role Model
B5     Lounge
B6     My Fault

LP2
C1     Ken Kaniff
C2     Cum On Everybody
C3     Rock Bottom
C4     Just Don't Give A Fuck

D1     Soap
D2     As The World Turns
D3     I'm Shady
D4     Bad Meets Evil
D5     Still Don't Give A Fuck

 On The Slim Shady LP, Eminem wants it all. He's conflicted, you see; the world has treated him badly, and he wants to respond in kind. But he isn't a straight-up gangsta--this is, after all, the first release on Dr. Dre's Aftermath Records, his post-Death Row-era venture--and Eminem (born Marshall Mathers) doesn't really want anyone to follow in his footsteps, which leads to some interesting contradictions on this album. In the first single, "My Name Is," he's self-deprecating, rapping about his poor upbringing and his hairy palms. But on the very next song, "Guilty Conscience," he plays the devil to Dr. Dre's angel--that is, until Eminem brings up an incident from Dre's devilish past, rapping, "You gonna take advice from someone who slapped Dee Barnes?" Later, on "'97 Bonnie & Clyde," he turns Will Smith's "Just the Two of Us" on its ear, making it a tale of murder; but on "My Fault," he actually feels bad--though whether it's for the girl he overdosed or for himself is tough to figure out. With his nasal Midwestern tone, Mathers has a clean, clear flow, and the production--by Dr. Dre, Marky, and Jeff Bass--is crisp but consistently fun. With his outlook, it's tough to take Eminem too seriously, but he's made an album you don't have to take seriously to enjoy. --Randy Silver