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 | Title : The Marshall Mathers LP
Author : Eminem
Release Date : 20000523
Binding : Audio CD
Regular Price : $18.98
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Editorial Reviews :
Will the real Slim Shady please stand up? On Eminem's sophomore album, he can't decide who he wants to be: the deranged pseudo-psycho of the Slim Shady LP, or a nice guy who just likes to rhyme about slicing and dicing his girlfriend ('Kim'). Of course, according to Eminem, he's just kidding. He refuses to take responsibility for the misogynistic, homophobic bile he spews, whining that he's the victim of people who don't get his unique sense of humor. It's good old America's fault if the kids aren't alright (Eminem blames bad parenting), and he's just capitalizing on Uncle Sam's dark side. On the Marshall Mathers LP, he's ambivalent about his fame, angry at his life, pissed off that people take him seriously, and fightin' mad at boy bands--and a lot of other white people. But the blue-eyed brat is acutely aware of his status as rap's resident alien: he has the most offensive mouth running, but never uses the 'N' word. He gives lyrical love to tragic (black) legends like Tupac and Biggie while dissing white rappers hard. Even sitting duck Puffy gets the kid-gloves treatment. Of course, Eminem is an interesting, witty rapper, and there's some nice production on this CD, courtesy of Dr. Dre and others. But the hatred in Eminem's rhymes makes the album rotten at its core. And his protests that Slim Shady is just a persona become less convincing with each arrest. Then again, Eminem's got it hard: he's rich, famous, white, and male.
Buyer Reviews :
Dear god. This is going to raise hell with people that take things too serious. Kids hide drugs and porno from their parents, now they have to hide their Eminem Cd too. In all seriousness, this Cd is probably 10 times better then the 'Slim Shady' album (Which definately wasn't easy to top). If you have a light-hearted sense of humor I would recommend it highly, if not, buy it anyway. The beats just grab you and the lyrics consume you. On the track 'Kim', (which ends where '97 Bonnie & Clyde' started) you feel like a vouyer hiding in the backseat of his car, this song is all to real. You see how abusive people are emotional roller-coasters. On 'Stan' you learn of an obsessed fan who doesn't understand why Eminem isn't writing back to him, this is where Eminem completely turns it around on you and shows a little bit of his heart. On the rest of the album...expect all of his heart. The whole album is extremely funny. I promise you, people will be offended, but it is all just his way of expressing himself. That is why this Cd is so damn good.
(by Richard Santosus)
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