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The disappointment from this experience greatly influenced his lyrical style: 'After that record, every rhyme I wrote got angrier and angrier. Infinite achieved very little commercial success and was largely ignored by Detroit radio stations. In 1996, his debut album Infinite, which was recorded at the Bassmint, a recording studio owned by the Bass Brothers, was released under their independent record label Web Entertainment. Įminem, born Marshall Bruce Mathers III, began rapping at age fourteen. In 2012, the album was ranked number 275 on Rolling Stone Magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. The Slim Shady LP went on to be certified quadruple-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and has sold over 18 million copies worldwide. He also became a highly controversial figure due to his lyrical content, which some perceived to be misogynistic and a negative influence on American youth. In the summer of 1999, the rapper frequently performed on the Vans Warped Tour and in hip-hop clubs. Interscope Records awarded him with his own record label, Shady Records, and he embarked on an extensive touring schedule to promote the album. The Slim Shady LP turned Eminem from an underground rapper into a high-profile celebrity. The album won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Album. The first official single, 'My Name Is', peaked at number 36 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming his first entry on that chart. 'Just Don't Give a Fuck', from the Slim Shady EP, was released in October 1998. The album was met with both critical and commercial success critics praised Eminem for his unique lyrical style, and the album debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 with 283,000 copies sold in its opening week. The lyrics are noted for their depictions of violence and heavy use of profanity. The majority of the album's lyrical content is written from the perspective of the rapper's alter ego Slim Shady, whom the rapper created on the Slim Shady EP (1997). The Slim Shady LP is his first album with a major label after his first album Infinite was released on an independent label in 1996. Dre, the Bass Brothers, and Eminem himself. Dre and Jimmy Iovine, the album features production from Dr. Recorded in Ferndale, Michigan, following Eminem's recruitment by Dr. It was released on Februby Aftermath Entertainment and Interscope Records. The Slim Shady LP is the second studio album and the major-label debut by American rapper Eminem. The following album, The Marshall Mathers LP, became the fastest-selling solo album in the United States history. Eminem learned his trade while growing up in Detroit, United States, and quickly gained popularity in 1999 with his major-label album, The Slim Shady LP, which won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Album. Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17, 1972), better known by his stage name Eminem/Slim Shady is an American rapper and record producer.