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4 Reasons Why Eminem's 'The Slim Shady LP' Is One Of The Most Influential Rap Records
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Eminem’s major label debut, 'The Slim Shady LP,' turns 25 on Feb. 23. The album left an indelible imprint on hip-hop, and introduced the man who would go on to be the biggest-selling artist of any genre in the ensuing decade.
Shawn Setaro
|GRAMMYs/Feb 23, 2024 - 03:44 pm
A quarter century has passed since the mainstream music world was first introduced to a bottle-blonde enfant terrible virtuoso who grabbed everyone’s attention and wouldn’t let go
But enough about Christina Aguilera.
Just kidding. Another artist also exploded into stardom in 1999 — one who would become a big enough pop star, despite not singing a note, that he would soon be feuding with Xtina. Eminem’s biting major label debut The Slim Shady LP turns 25 on Feb. 23. While it was Eminem's second release, the album was the f
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On 11th August 1973, hip hop was born, at a birthday party in the Bronx. Ever since this day, the music genre has had a monumental impact on the creative arts.
Over the years, we’ve listened to the likes of Jay-Z, Outkast, 2pac, Snoop Dogg and The Notorious B.I.G. express themselves over head-bopping beats and intoxicating rhythms.
Today, we still can’t get enough as the likes of Lil Baby, Cardi B, Travis Scott, Roddy Rich, Megan Thee Stallion and, of course, Drake and Kanye who are carrying the torch, keeping the storied genre alive.
Unfortunately, the numbers are pretty unclear when it comes to the best-selling hip hop albums, but are enough stats out there for us to compile a rough list of the best-selling hip hop albums of all time, at least.
Below, we get nostalgic about albums such as Fugees’ The Score and 50 Cent’s Get Rich or Die Tryin’, and pick out the key hip hop records set to drop in 2022.
30 Best-Selling Hip Hop Albums of All Time
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Eminem
American rapper (born 1972)
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Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17, 1972), known professionally as Eminem (often stylized as EMINƎM), is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer. Regarded as one of the greatest and most influential rappers of all time,[3] he is credited with popularizing hip-hop in Middle amerika and breaking racial barriers to the acceptance of white rappers in popular music. While much of his transgressive work during the late 1990s and early 2000s made him a controversial figure, he came to be a representation of popular angst of the American underclass.
After the release of his debut album Infinite (1996) and the extended playSlim Shady EP (1997), Eminem signed with Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment and subsequently achieved mainstream popularity in 1999 with The Slim Shady LP. His next two releases, The Marshall Mathers