Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP
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Artist: EminemEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Explicit Lyrics
CD Release Date: 2000-05-23
Music Label: Interscope Records
Product features:
- EMINEM THE MARSHALL MATHERS
- PSA 2000
- Kill You
- Stan
- Paul (Skit)
- Who Knew
- Steve Berman (Skit)
- The Way I Am
- The Real Slim Shady
- Remember Me
- I'm Back
- Marshall Mathers
- Ken Kaniff (Skit)
- Drug Ballad
- Amityville
- Bitch Please II
- Kim
- Under The Influence
- Criminal
Music reviews of The Marshall Mathers LP
Music Review: A Truly Shocking, Yet Satisfying Album
Rating: 4 Stars
Back when I was about 13 years old, I heard a little song called "Without Me." That song was so infectious for me at the time, that I decided to purchase Eminem's 4th album (counting Infinite), "The Eminem Show." Now, being a 13 year old who was obsessed with that song, I was hoping for a whole album with that type of vibe, with the same goofy tone and funny rhymes. Well, I was a bit disappointed at the time I guess you could say. Fast forward to today, in my college years, when I got more serious with my hip-hop listening, and I gave the album some more chances. And I was hooked. I thought it was one of the finest hip-hop albums I've heard. Then I thought to myself, "What's the rest of this dude's catalog sound like?" Well, I had heard that Eminem's infamous "The Marshall Mathers LP" was considered his best album by many people, due to its shock value and incredible lyricism, so I said to myself, "HELL YES! I need to hear this immediately." And wouldn't you know it, I wasn't disappointed. Here's a track by track analysis, excluding the skits (although I thought they were entertaining as hell, so I recommend listening to them):
1.) "Kill You"--An opening track that sets the dark, twisted mood for the album. The title of the song is pretty self-explanatory: he's rapping about killing people, particularly women. The perfect song to introduce what's to come. 4.5/5
2.) "Stan"--Despite this one being one of the singles he released, this has been one of my favorite hip-hop storytelling songs. It's basically about an obsessed fan who wants to be just like Eminem, and when Em doesn't answer back his letters, he goes off the deep end. Very dark with four brilliant verses filled with vivid imagery and masterful storytelling. Not to mention an awesome sample of Dido's famous breakthrough song, "Thank You." 5/5
3.) "Who Knew"--The subject here is about Em's effect on society with his lyricism, and how he never expected people to take him so literally. Pretty solid track with dope lyrics. 4/5
4.) "The Way I Am"--Now THIS is good ol' fashion Eminem tearing ish up, and basically his "F-you" song to the world, revealing to everyone that he may sound and act like a jerk, but that's just the way he is, and to just leave him alone. One of my favorite tracks on the album in which Em shows some true emotion. 5/5
5.) "The Real Slim Shady"--I remember this one WAY back in the day as one of the first rap songs I had ever heard, and it's still a nice song to listen to. Yeah, it's one of his typical lighter singles that disses celebrities with a lot of animated lyrics, but it's one of his better ones. Plus he has a lot of funny lines in there. Not to mention bangin production from Dr. Dre himself. 4/5
6.) "Remember Me" (featuring RBX and Sticky Fingaz)--Another one of my favorites of the album, especially because of the two guest spots. The song starts off with a sinister-sounding, yet brief verse from RBX to set the malicious mood of the track. Then Sticky comes on and SLAUGHTERS it. By the time Eminem does his thing with his verse, it'll be easy to see that Sticky definitely had the best, and most badass verse on the song. They all kill it, though. 5/5
7.) "I'm Back"--Basically another song in which Eminem puts up his middle finger some more to the world and spits some more of his controversial lyrics, even having a line about Columbine being censored ON THE EXPLICIT VERSION of this album. Very good track, though. 4.5/5
8.) "Marshall Mathers"--Here's a track in which he starts getting personal with some people, particularly Insane Clown Posse and a bunch of pop artists that were doing it big at the time. Here you hear the emotion in Em's voice once again, dropping some knowledge over a somber beat. 4.5/5
9.) "Drug Ballad"--In my opinion, this is probably one of the weaker tracks on the album. It's pretty much a party song about drugs. Nothing special, but there's some sharp lyricism as usual. 3.5/5
10.) "Amityville" (ft. Bizarre)--This one is reminiscent of a horrorcore rap song, rapping about killing with sick, vivid lyrics. Em even makes a mention of murder being notorious in Detroit in his last verse. A solid song with a haunting beat. 4/5
11.) "Bitch Please Pt. II" (ft. Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg, and Xzibit)--A very pimpilicious posse cut with everyone spitting some hot fire over a funky Dre production. Nuff said. After the last couple of songs, this definitely picks things up a little bit again. 5/5
12.) "Kim"--Oh. My. Goodness. THIS is the song that makes this album special. It's Eminem's murder opus directed toward his ex-wife, complete with shouting and shocking lyrics to go along with it. There's a reason this song is talked about so much. Probably not for the squeamish, but if you can handle it, it's one damn good song. Yeah, I feel kind of strange and twisted admitting it, but this is one of my favorites simply because of the emotion and anger put into it. One of Eminem's best songs ever. 5/5
13.) "Under the Influence" (ft. D-12)--After "Kim," this song was a letdown for me. Nothing really special here except more absurd lyrics, with a guest spot by Eminem's group, D-12. One of the weaker tracks on the album. 3.5/5
14.) "Criminal"--A very fitting outro. He's basically saying to not take him seriously, despite his shocking lyrics that can make him sound like a wanted criminal at times. There's some humorous lyrics mixed with some clever lines as well, and it's just a great way to end the album. 4/5
So, overall, this album isn't quite the classic that everyone may say it is, but it's pretty damn close. After all, this album DID define who he was as an artist. If you haven't checked it out yet, go give it a listen. It's definitely worth it if you're a fan of hip-hop, or just music in general. Unless you just want to be a troll and say the man's music is bad without giving it a chance. In that case, stay in your little cave with the other trolls.
Description of The Marshall Mathers LP
UK version of the controversial rapper's sophomore album, one of the fastest-selling rap albums of all time. Includes one bonus track, 'The Kids'. 2000 release. Standard jewel case.Will the real Slim Shady please stand up? On Eminem's sophomore album, he can't decide who he wants to be: the deranged pseudo-psycho of the Slim Shady LP, or a nice guy who just likes to rhyme about slicing and dicing his girlfriend ("Kim"). Of course, according to Eminem, he's just kidding. He refuses to take responsibility for the misogynistic, homophobic bile he spews, whining that he's the victim of people who don't get his unique sense of humor. It's good old America's fault if the kids aren't alright (Eminem blames bad parenting), and he's just capitalizing on Uncle Sam's dark side. On the Marshall Mathers LP, he's ambivalent about his fame, angry at his life, pissed off that people take him seriously, and fightin' mad at boy bands--and a lot of other white people. But the blue-eyed brat is acutely aware of his status as rap's resident alien: he has the most offensive mouth running, but never uses the "N" word. He gives lyrical love to tragic (black) legends like Tupac and Biggie while dissing white rappers hard. Even sitting duck Puffy gets the kid-gloves treatment. Of course, Eminem is an interesting, witty rapper, and there's some nice production on this CD, courtesy of Dr. Dre and others. But the hatred in Eminem's rhymes makes the album rotten at its core. And his protests that Slim Shady is just a persona become less convincing with each arrest. Then again, Eminem's got it hard: he's rich, famous, white, and male. --Lizz Mendez Berry
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