Overall, Eminem is just an incredibly interesting rapper who's not afraid to test your limits (not to mention that, even with all this in mind, he still managed to sell a record number of albums - does that tell you anything?!), and for that this and his follow-up, 'The Marshall Mathers LP', are classics. Every track has something to it that draws you in even if it's not the beat. Dre still proves that he's one of the best in the industry. Most people have only heard the hits 'My Name Is' and 'Guilty Conscience', but the rest are just as great, albeit not as catchy. If you have an open-mind of if you can stomach this, though, you will see just how amazing Eminem is. The lyrics don't necessarily have much to say, but these are such creative and engaging rap-stories that you'll love them anyway. This last one is the key to his originality as he is NOT afraid to terribly offend you (trust me, this is just BAD BAD stuff he's talking about). Three things make Eminem amazing - A: his delivery is as-good-as Nas', B: his voice is easily indentifiable and very likable, and C: he's not afraid to stretch the art form in ways that will definitely offend you. But if you can stomach his extremely disturbing and offensive lyrics, you'll stumble upon one of the most unique and best rappers alive today. It's understandable if you don't like Eminem, considering he's the most offensive media person alive. A good start for the rapper that only goes up from here.for awhile. So yes for me this wasn't eminem's best cd but it wasn't his worst. Still don't give a **** is a classic song. I skip this song for the better one at the end.ДЄs the world turn is good, shady is even better, bad meets evil is great, and then we get the best song on the cd, where he's showing emotion, powerful lyrics, and defiantly leads on to his much better second cd.

Just don't give **** is a good track with good lyrics but his voice sounds even more nerdy here, more so then the rest of the cd. It's meaning is good but his voice isn't showing it's true nature yet. Rock bottom is good, deep track, but he doesn't show emotion on this cd so i couldn't really feel this song. Funny, repeatable, it's one of the best tracks on the cd. We then get My fault which he isn't 'AS' annoying with his voice, has this cleverly written rap with probably the best story told on the album. His annoying voice is especially shining here. Role model is loved by many but i found it weak and nothing I'd put on replay. If i had and Bonnie and Clyde probably ever some of the best lyrics on the cd but there more for shock value then to repeat. But em's voice really comes off annoying in this one, more so cause of him trying to be the devil so I said 'Alright I'm ok with it' Brain damages following and the voice is still annoying but his lyrics show here and it's a story presented infront of you ALL rhyming. Guilty conscious isn't a bad song by any means and it's pretty funny with Dre and Em going back and forth. Were not only funny but began the cd off in a clever way. I smacked him in his face with an eraser, chased him with a staplerДЄnd stapled his N*ts to a stack of papers' Thanks a lot, next semester I'll be thirty-five 'My English teacher wanted to flunk me in junior high Well we get the famous song that made him 'My Name Is' Which isn't a terrible rap. If you told me this back in the day when i was just getting into rap after hearing SSLP 2 months before MMLP I'd say 'No way, he's funny, clever, but nah his flow isn't nearly that good and his voice, why is it so annoying?' So let's begin with the first song. Em is now, currently in 2009, considered one of the best rappers to ever rap.

The slim shady album platinum