The Slim Shady LP

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 and was 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.

The Slim Shady LP
Studio album by
Eminem
ReleasedFebruary 23, 1999
Recorded1997–1998[1]
StudioStudio 8 (Ferndale, Michigan)
Genre
Length59:39
Label
Producer
  • Dr. Dre
  • Eminem
  • Mark & Jeff Bass
  • Mel-Man
Eminem chronology
Slim Shady EP
(1997)		 The Slim Shady LP
(1999)		 The Marshall Mathers LP
(2000)
Singles from The Slim Shady LP
  1. "My Name Is"
    Released: January 25, 1999
  2. "Role Model"
    Released: May 26, 1999
  3. "Guilty Conscience"
    Released: June 8, 1999

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Marshall Mathers, Mark Bass and Jeff Bass, except where noted. 

No. TitleProducer(s) Length
1. "Public Service Announcement" (skit; performed by Jeff Bass and Eminem)
  • Eminem
  • Mel-Man
 0:33
2. "My Name Is"  Dr. Dre 4:28
3. "Guilty Conscience" (featuring Dr. Dre)
  • Dr. Dre
  • Eminem
 3:19
4. "Brain Damage"  
 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"  
  • 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")
  • Bass Brothers
  • Eminem[a]
 4:13
20. "Still Don't Give a Fuck"  
  • Bass Brothers
  • Eminem[a]
 4:12
Total length:
 59:39

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