The Slim Shady LP is the second studio album by the American rapper Eminem, and his first on a major record label. It was released on February 23, 1999, by Aftermath Entertainment and Interscope Records. Recorded in Ferndale, Michigan following Eminem's recruitment by Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine, the album features production from Dr. Dre, the Bass Brothers, and Eminem himself.
The Slim Shady LP
Eminem had idolized The Slim Shady LP co-producer Dr. Dre (pictured in 2008) since he was a teenager.
The album's success transformed Eminem (pictured in a concert in Munich, Germany in October 1999) into an international celebrity.
Marshall Bruce Mathers III, known professionally as Eminem, is an American rapper. He is credited with popularizing hip hop in Middle America and is widely regarded as one of the greatest rappers of all time. His global success is considered to have broken racial barriers to the acceptance of white rappers in popular music. While much of his transgressive work during the late 1990s and early 2000s made him a controversial figure, he came to be a representation of popular angst of the American underclass and has been cited as an influence by and upon many artists working in various genres.
Eminem in 2021
Eminem lived near 8 Mile Road in Detroit.
Eminem and Proof performing at Juice Jam in Munich, Germany, in 1999
Eminem on the Anger Management Tour in 2003
