Dre's record label.īetween 19, Em would release three albums - The Slim Shady LP, The Marshall Mathers LP and The Eminem Show - that would elevate him from a small-scale breakout to a household name. The EP gained Em significant attention in the world of underground hip-hop, and eventually got him signed to Dr. The lyrics were dark and gruesome, but took a twistedly funny approach to subjects such as rape, murder, the occult, drugs, and suicide. This was remarkably different from his previous work and a novel concept to rap in general, as it focused not on the character of the rapper himself but instead a separate alter ego: "Slim Shady".
His first studio album, Infinite, was released in 1996 and underperformed critically and commercially underground rappers and critics alike felt it was a bad imitation of the likes of Nas or Jay-Z.Īngry, poor, in a rocky relationship with his wife and with a new baby daughter to feed, Em made an EP in 1997 - The Slim Shady EP. His early raps were heavily influenced by the popular gangsta rap of the day, and being white, he was often mocked for even trying, not to mention physically assaulted and shot at. During this period around his teenage years, Mathers discovered a love of rap and would practice it as often as he could, his iconic stage name an evolution of the first name he rapped under (M&M).
0 kommentar(er)
