EMINEM
Biography
The average rapper wouldn’t be able to grace the pages of Rap Pages, VIBE, Spin, The Source, URB and Stress
and go on a national tour months before their major label debut album is released. Then again, Eminem isn’t an
average rapper. He’s phenomenal.
The release of “The Slim Shady LP,” his first set on Aftermath/Interscope Records, already had hip-hop heads
fiending for Eminem.
Chock full of dazzling lyrical escapades that delve into the mind of a violently warped and vulgar yet extremely
talented wordsmith, the 14-cut collection contains some of the most memorable and demented lyrics ever recorded.
For Eminem, his potentially controversial and undoubtedly offensive songs struke a chord with a multitude of
hip-hop loyalists who believe dthey have little to lose and everything to gain.
“I’m not alone in feeling the way I feel,” he says. “I believe that a lot of people can relate to my shit— whether
white, black, it doesn’t matter. Everybody has been through some shit, whether it’s drastic or not so drastic.
Everybody gets to the point of ‘I don’t give a fuck.’”
Those words are more than just a slogan for the Detroit resident. "I Just Don’t Give A Fuck” and “Brain Damage”
are the two songs comprising Eminem’s initial single from “The Slim Shady LP.” Each tune is sure to paralyze
meek listeners with their relentless lyrical assault.
Produced primarily by long-time collaborators FBT Productions, the “Slim Shady LP” also features beat work from
Aftermath CEO Dr. Dre. The N.W.A. alum handled beats for “My Name Is” (the second single), “Guilty
Conscience” and “Role Model.”
Dr. Dre was so impressed after hearing Eminem free-styling on Friday Night Flavas on Power 106 that he put out a
manhunt for the Michigan rhymer. Shortly thereafter, Dre signed Eminem to his Aftermath imprint and the two
began working together.
Thoroughly impressed with Eminem’s previously released independent “The Slim Shady EP,” Dre said they would
include many of the EP’s tracks on the album.
“It was an honor to hear the words out