![]() ![]() Supported by the heavily rotated single ‘My Name Is’, the Dr Dre-produced record turned Eminem from an unknown rapper into a worldwide celebrity and a spokesperson for the misunderstood black-hoodie-and-chain-wallet generation. The persona allowed the Detroit MC to free himself, digging deeper into his own personal upheavals, and helping to develop his trademark nasal rhyming and disturbingly violent imagery. Released in February 1999 off the back of his underground and relatively unsuccessful debut ‘Infinite’ (1996) – a record assembled in the midst of a relationship break-up, a move back home to his mother, and an attempted suicide – this would be the first time that we were introduced to Marshall Mathers III’s Slim Shady alter ego. It’s a fierce introductory statement that immediately highlights his no-holds-barred blueprint of kicking conservative society in the backside, an approach that would later prompt the FBI to call for a worldwide ban on Mr Bleached Blonde. A few minutes into his major-label debut ‘The Slim Shady LP’, Eminem asks kids if they want to see him stick nine-inch nails into each one of his eyelids.
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