Music Poster Research on Eminem
The hip-hop comedy styling of Marshall Bruce Mathers III, a.k.a.
Slim Shady, a.k.a. Eminem rose to prominence in the early 2000's
- partially due to producer Dr. Dre, who found beauty and poignancy
in each of Mathers' smothered, angry stanzas.
Eminem’s Marshall Mathers LP was the fastest selling solo
album in the history of corporate American music sales, often
deconstructed by critics sitting on that squeaky fence between
praise and condemnation. His rape-rap lyrics were populated with
dick jokes, obscene puns, murderous threats, drug references,
oedipal issues, and an ever-present inability to get over one
of his ex-girlfriends.
Like his adult peers in the rap community, Eminem periodically
punctuates his career with visits from state and local authorities.
In February of 2001, London police studied videotapes of his premiere
British concert to see if he incited teenage fans to take drugs.
For Eminem, his potentially controversial and undoubtedly offensive
songs will strike a chord with a multitude of hip-hop loyalists
who believe they have little to lose and everything to gain.
Dr. Dre was so impressed after hearing Eminem free styling on
a Los Angeles radio station 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 Slim Shady
EP, Dre said they would include many of the EP's tracks on the
album.
Eminem released his debut album, Infinite, in 1996. Desperate
to be embraced by the Motor City's hip-hop scene, Eminem rapped
in such a manner that he was accused of sounding like Nas and
AZ.
After being thoroughly disappointed and hurt by the response
Infinite received, Eminem began working on what would later become
the Slim Shady EP -- a project he made for himself. Featuring
several scathing lines about local music industry personalities
as well as devious rants about life in general, the set quickly
caught the ear of hip-hop's difficult-to-please underground.
By presenting himself as himself, Eminem and his career took
off. Soon after giving the Rap Coalition's Wendy Day a copy of
the Infinite album at a chance meeting, she helped the aspiring
lyrical gymnast secure a spot at the Coalition’s 1997 Rap
Olympics in Los Angeles, where he won second place in the freestyle
competition. During the trip, Eminem and his manager, Paul Rosenberg,
gave a few people from Interscope Records his demo and he made
his major radio debut on the world famous Wake Up Show with Sway
and Tech. Realizing that this was the opportunity of his lifetime,
Eminem delivered a furious medley of lyrics that wowed his hosts
and radio audience alike.
Set to take the hip-hop world by storm with his unique lyrical
approach and punishing production, Eminem and his Slim Shady LP
are sure to have listeners captivated.
Dynamic Eminem poster
from Music Poster collection
