Eminem

The Slim Shady EP

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Editor's Review:

Now let’s all sit down and listen to the story of the white rapper who doesn’t suck. His name is Eminem and to tell you the truth, he has one of the sickest flows I have heard in a while. He hails from Detroit and has just signed a major label deal with Aftermath Entertainment (Dr. Dre’s Interscope imprint). Following up his underground hit Slim Shady EP, Eminem has released a long anticipated album of 20 raw to the bone cuts that will make your blood curdle and your parents want to throw it in the garbage.

Produced by West Coast rap pioneer producer and former NWA member, Dr. Dre, Eminem’s debut has already started to draw critical praise as well as concern for its brutal, misogynistic, drug-abusing and gay-bashing lyrical intensity. Hardcore Eminem fans know that he’s prepared to take any flak thrown his way, and that his attitude towards these down lookers can best be summed up in the rapper’s first single, "Just Don’t Give a Fuck." And that’s just it, he doesn’t give a fuck.

"’97 Bonnie and Clyde" is a song that deals with a trip to the beach, where Eminem has his little daughter help him throw the baby’s mother into a lake after he has just slit her throat. One of the line is "Mommy, she’s taking a little nap in the trunk/ Oh that smell, daddy must have run over a skunk." And on "My Fault," Eminem has to deal with some freaky rave chick who has eaten too many mushrooms and is tripping out, talking to plants and chewing her tongue.

In the end, it is a good purchase if you’re not easily offended. Eminem’s flow is smoother than smooth and his lyrics will leave you wondering "How did he do that?" or, "Why’d he do that?!" Until then, don’t let your folks get a hold of this one.

– Noah Beery
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