The Slim Shady LP

The Slim Shady LP
The Slim Shady LP
Studio album by Eminem
Released	February 23, 1999
Recorded	1997–1998
Studio	Studio 8 (Ferndale, Michigan)
Genre	Hip hop; horrorcore; comedy hip hop;
Length	59:39
Label	Aftermath; Interscope; Web;
Producer	Dr. Dre; Eminem; Mark & Jeff Bass; Mel-Man;
Eminem chronology
Singles from The Slim Shady LP
	"My Name Is"; Released: January 25, 1999; "Role Model"; Released: May 26, 1999; "Guilty Conscience"; Released: June 8, 1999;

The Slim Shady LP is the second studio album and the major-label debut by American rapper, Eminem. It was released on February 23, 1999 and was produced by Dr. Dre, Eminem, Mark & Jeff Bass, and Mel-Man. The album got critical and commercial success. It debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 charts. The first single from the album is "My Name Is". It earned Eminem a Grammy Award for Best Rap Album, it is often ranked as one of the greatest albums of all time, with the album being included in Rolling Stone Magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. The three songs "If I Had", "'97 Bonnie & Clyde" (originally titled "Just the Two of Us"), and "Just Don't Give a Fuck" originated from Slim Shady EP.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Marshall Mathers, Mark Bass and Jeff Bass, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Public Service Announcement" (skit; performed by Jeff Bass and Eminem)		Eminem Mel-Man	0:33
2.	"My Name Is"	Mathers Andre Young	Dr. Dre	4:28
3.	"Guilty Conscience" (featuring Dr. Dre)	Mathers Young	Dr. Dre Eminem	3:19
4.	"Brain Damage"		Eminem Bass Brothers^[a]	3:46
5.	"Paul" (skit; performed by Paul Rosenberg)		Eminem Jeff Bass^[a]	0:15
6.	"If I Had"		Bass Brothers Eminem^[a] DJ Rec^[b]	4:05
7.	"'97 Bonnie & Clyde"		Bass Brothers Eminem^[a] DJ Head^[b]	5:16
8.	"Bitch" (skit; performed by Zoe Winkler)		Eminem	0:19
9.	"Role Model"	Mathers Young Melvin Bradford	Dr. Dre Mel-Man	3:25
10.	"Lounge" (skit; performed by Eminem and Marky & Jeff Bass)		Eminem Mark Bass^[a]	0:46
11.	"My Fault"		Bass Brothers Eminem	4:01
12.	"Ken Kaniff" (skit; performed by Aristotle, Eminem and M. Bass)		Jeff Bass Mark Bass	1:16
13.	"Cum on Everybody" (featuring Dina Rae)		Bass Brothers Eminem^[a]	3:39
14.	"Rock Bottom"		Bass Brothers	3:34
15.	"Just Don't Give a Fuck"		Bass Brothers Eminem^[a] Denaun Porter^[b]	4:02
16.	"Soap" (skit; performed by Royce da 5'9" and J. Bass)		Jeff Bass Mark Bass Eminem^[a]	0:34
17.	"As the World Turns"		Bass Brothers Eminem^[a] Justin Trugman^[b]	4:25
18.	"I'm Shady"		Bass Brothers Eminem^[a]	3:31
19.	"Bad Meets Evil" (featuring Royce da 5'9")	Mathers Ryan Montgomery J. Bass M. Bass	Bass Brothers Eminem^[a]	4:13
20.	"Still Don't Give a Fuck"		Bass Brothers Eminem^[a]	4:12
Total length:				59:39

*The Slim Shady LP: Special Edition Bonus Disc*^[2]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Hazardous Youth" (acapella version)	0:47
2.	"Get You Mad"	4:21
3.	"Greg" (acapella version)	0:53
4.	"Just Don't Give a Fuck" (music video)
5.	"My Name Is" (music video)
6.	"Guilty Conscience" (music video)
7.	"Role Model" (music video)
8.	"The Slim Shady LP" (live and studio footage)

*The Slim Shady LP: Expanded Edition* bonus tracks^[3]
No.	Title	Length
21.	"Hazardous Youth" (acapella version)	0:44
22.	"Get You Mad" (with Sway & King Tech and DJ Revolution)	4:22
23.	"Greg" (acapella version)	0:52
24.	"Bad Guys Always Die" (with Dr. Dre)	4:39
25.	"Guilty Conscience" (featuring Dr. Dre) (radio version)	3:19
26.	"Guilty Conscience" (featuring Dr. Dre) (instrumental)	3:20
27.	"Guilty Conscience" (featuring Dr. Dre) (acapella version)	3:16
28.	"My Name Is" (instrumental)	4:29
29.	"Just Don't Give a Fuck" (acapella version)	3:35
30.	"Just Don't Give a Fuck" (instrumental)	4:08

Notes

^{^[a]} signifies a co-producer.
^{^[b]} signifies a pre-production.
On the clean version of the album, "Bitch", "Cum on Everybody", "Just Don't Give a Fuck", and "Still Don't Give a Fuck" are respectively retitled "Zoe", "Come on Everybody", "Just Don't Give", and "Still Don't Give".
Some online platforms (such as Myspace) include an alternate clean version of the album which completely removes the song "Guilty Conscience".

References

↑ Smith, Chris (2009). 101 Albums that Changed Popular Music. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195373714. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
↑ "Eminem The Slim Shady LP - ltd edition 2-CD UK DOUBLE CD (177021)". Eil.com. 2001-02-08. Archived from the original on 2013-06-18. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
↑ "The Slim Shady LP (Expanded Edition) by Eminem on Apple Music". iTunes. February 22, 2019. Archived from the original on February 23, 2019. Retrieved February 23, 2019.

[1] Smith, Chris (2009). 101 Albums that Changed Popular Music. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195373714. Retrieved 24 November 2019.

[Eil.com-2] "Eminem The Slim Shady LP - ltd edition 2-CD UK DOUBLE CD (177021)". Eil.com. 2001-02-08. Archived from the original on 2013-06-18. Retrieved 2012-01-12.

[3] "The Slim Shady LP (Expanded Edition) by Eminem on Apple Music". iTunes. February 22, 2019. Archived from the original on February 23, 2019. Retrieved February 23, 2019.

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