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Upon joining Aftermath Entertainment , Eminem and Dr. Dre recorded tracks for his major label debut. In February of 1999, Eminem released ''The Slim Shady LP'' to critical and commercial success. The album debuted at #2 on the charts behind TLC 's Fanmail with 283,000 sold in its opening week. To date, the album has moved over 5 million units. " Just Don't Give A Fuck " was the first and only underground Single from the album. The first official single was My Name Is . It placed higher than Eminem's second album The Marshall Mathers LP on the list, despite the fact that it originally received 3.5/5 stars compared to ''Marshall Mathers'''s 4/5 star rating. While many fans and music critics regard The Marshall Mathers LP as Eminem's definitive album, the ''The Slim Shady LP'' received critical acclaim as well. THE MUSIC Lyrical Content 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 his wife and her lover. "Guilty Conscience" was also the birth of Dr. Dre and Eminem's powerful and beloved duo. In "97' Bonnie & Clyde," Eminem raps about disposing of his wife's body while his baby daughter rides along in his car, which the album cover alludes to. Most songs feature substantial amounts of swearing, numerous references to sex and drugs, and over-the-top, cartoonish descriptions of violence. It even contains numerous references to the Occult and Satanic Ritual Abuse . Fans of the album have generally defended it by saying that the lyrics are not meant to be taken seriously. Eminem himself has referenced "Slim Shady" as an exaggerated persona. In several songs, it is clear that the Slim Shady persona does not accurately represent Eminem's real life and many lyrics are meant as a joke, in contrast to his more serious second effort '' The Marshall Mathers LP ''. On the "clean" version of the album, "shit", "ass", and sometimes "bitch" are left uncensored while drug and violent references are edited out. The album edit of "Guilty Conscience" is much different from the video version, being less censored and with slightly different lyrics. Production In addition to executive-producing the album, Dr. Dre produced both of its singles (" My Name Is " and " Guilty Conscience ") and also produced " Role Model " with Aftermath co-producer Mel-Man . The rest of the album was produced by the Bass Brothers for the Detroit-based FBT Productions, who had been close collaborators with Eminem since '' Infinite ''. TRACK LISTING Special edition tracks #"Hazardous Youth" (Acapella version) - 0:44 #"Get You Mad" Sway & King Tech feat. Eminem - 4:22 #"Greg" (Acapella version) - 0:54 SHARK AND SAMO FT EMINEM - 3:34 ALBUM CHART POSITIONS SINGLES CHART POSITIONS |
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