Eminem

The Marshall Mathers LP

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Review Score:

(10/10)
One year after his fateful crashlanding into the mainstream, the original Slim Shady returns with a vengeance...against parents, politicians, pop stars, pop rappers, metal rappers, his ex-wife... you get the point. Eminem's racked up endless beefs, a huge fanbase, and enough platinum plaques to plate his teeth (YEEEEAAAHHHH!!!). In 2000, he cranks his winning formula of controversy up a notch to create an ultimately darker, funnier, and more brilliant album. He gets the party started with a more abrupt PSA, following with "Kill You", a maniacal message to his mother and all haters, set to a quirky beat courtesy of Dr. Dre. Then "Stan" takes listeners into the world of an obsessed fan of Em's through some clevely worded letters. Easily a classic, along with the more humorous "Who Knew", sarcastically addressing critics and parents who scorn his explicit lyrics. "The Way I Am" also does this, in a certainly more direct way. I could go on about these tracks, so i'll just skip to my favorites. There's "B-Please II", where the rapper rhymes alongside the Westside's finest (including a nice hook from Nate Dogg); "The Real Slim Shady" marking Shady's return to the charts, with the addictive hook from Dre; and "Kim", easily one of the scariest rap songs you'll ever find, with an eerily vivid depiction of Em's ex-wife's "murder". There's also "The Kids", available on the edited version, which shows that Shady's been watching a LOT of South Park. Overall, if you need any answer to why so much controversy and hype surrounds Eminem, cop this disc; it delivers on both fronts and then some.

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