The Slim Shady LP

Believe it or not, Marshall Mathers created the alias (Bozza 20) ‘Slim Shady’ on the toilet. In Michigan, his rap group, The Dirty Dozen (stylized D12), figured that all six members needed an alter ego. The most notable of which came firmly attached to the heels of the infamous Eminem. Eminem himself doesn’t believe too much in ‘pulling punches’ as his raps are often criticized for being heavy in homophobic content and rather misogynistic. While his lyrics are raw, violent and harsh, his counterpart is a different breed. For comparisons sake, if Eminem aggression was analogous to a standard U.S. battle tank, Slim Shady could the red heated war-chariot of Ares himself, with complimentary nuclear warheads. Mathers himself has said that the difference between Eminem and Slim Shady is that “Eminem would ‘fick’ you and Slim Shady would ‘fick’ you and your mother.” Often, Mathers would be the target of a multitude of critics, who saw him as nothing but a menace that attacked the unfortunate and made millions “exploiting the world’s misery.” (White…

Eminem (Marshall Mathers) is one of the most famous rappers to ever live. He raps about about his abused childhood and how he was poor. Heis also a Music producer, rapper, and a film actor. He been famous for his type of rap since the late 1900s. He released The Slim Shady LP in early 1999, and the album went multi-platinum, garnering Eminem two Grammy Awards and four MTV Video Music Awards. In 2000, the rapper released The Marshall Mathers LP, which was noted as the fastest-selling album in rap…

Brainyquote). This quote was said by eminem “slim-shady” talking about how he was growing up in rough conditions to get where he is now. Eminem was born Marshall Bruce Mathers the third on october seventeenth 1972 in kansas city missouri, he goes by slim-shady, Doody, and M&M (Biography). His occupation is a rapper, film actor, and a music producer, he has worked with many groups before going solo (“Eminem” Newsmakers). Eminem overcame many adversities to become one of the most talented and…

Twice. They had a child named Hailee. The heartbreak and rage of Kim leaving, and his intense poverty, led him resulted in him creating his alter ego, Slim Shady. In 1997 he participated in Rap Olympics, and came second, gaining the interest of Dr. Dre who was also impressed by Slim Shady EP. In 1999, with the help of Dre, he released Slim Shady LP, which immediately raised him to fame. Also, in 1999 Eminem’s mom filed a $10,000,000 lawsuit against him, but only received $25,000, and Marshall…

about his rapping but it wasn't until he was 17 that he actually made a name for himself. Where & He got his name He uses Eminem as his rap name because it represents his initials "M-and-M" - get it? Also, he sometimes uses the nickname Slim Shady to express his rougher, meaner alter-ego (the other side of his personality). After his debut album Infinite (1996) and the Slim Shady EP (1997), Eminem signed with Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment and subsequently achieved mainstream popularity in…

Vorcheimer 1 Alex Vorcheimer SPC1608 September 29, 2015 Biography Speech Outline General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: I want listeners to appreciate Eminem’s legacy as a rapper I. Introduction A. Opening Statement: If people take anything from my music, it should be motivation to know that anything is possible as long as you keep working at it and don't back down. B. Topic Introduction: Marshall Bruce Mathers III known as Eminem AKA slim shady Is one of the most hated but lover…

his next album “The Slim Shady LP (1999)” which is named after his alter ego. The first concept explaining Mathers’ success is part of the Personality aspect of Psychology: the Id. According to the textbook, The World of Psychology, the id is the latent side of our personality, which contains the life and death instincts (Wood, 2010). The life instincts, also known as Eros, is essential for the everyday life in order to keep living, it deals with basic survival, pleasure and reproduction. The…

Is Eminem Indeed a “Rap God”? Since being thrown into the spotlight Eminem has thrived producing countless top tracks and albums becoming a household name. In his Grammy award winning album The Marshall Mathers LP 2, Slim Shady enhances his old persona in the song “Rap God”. Starting his career off as a battle rapper shows in this song as it is bursting with quick witted rhymes but in they way he wove them together shows how he has evolved as a lyricist. Marshall will no doubt go down in…

all the while trying to prove himself to his mother, his young family and to the world. In 1997, he released the Slim Shady EP, developing an alter ego of the same name. This album addressed more serious issues such as drugs, sexual themes, mental health issues, poverty, family difficulties and violence. Slim Shady was Eminem’s alter ego, allowing him to express his feelings of anger over the many setbacks he had experienced in his life. The album garnered Eminem even more attention and the…

artist in the rap game with almost 150 awards (Wikipedia) to his name - one being the artist of the decade award; this almost certainly has to be accompanied with a sense of pride. During Eminem’s early career, he portrayed asshole like characteristics and would have taken that sense of pride and turned it into offensive pride. It was after his nearly fatal overdose in 2007 (Rolling Stone, 2011) that we saw a different side of Eminem, one who would turn the sense of accomplishment into proper…