![]() I had any excuse in the book thrown at me - from being white to I can't rhyme or I'm biting someone else's style. It's like crabs in a bucket, and everybody's trying to fight to get their way to the top and pulling the next one down. I was giving tapes out - like, "Here, take it." Nobody was trying to hear me when I was coming up. MARC KEMPF, former Eminem manager: He was starting to consider, "Should I just give this up and keep flipping burgers?" I pushed him not to, because I saw the talent.ĮMINEM (DFP '99): The lack of love (in Detroit) was bulls. I knew I could put words together, but I just didn’t have the whole formula yet. Now the 24-year-old was flipping the creative script: He hatched his new alter ego, as the mythology famously goes, while sitting on a toilet.ĮMINEM (Detroit Free Press interview, 1999): We tried to do some s- back in the day, but I was too young. Hometown producers Mark and Jeff Bass were firmly aboard, while then-manager Marc Kempf, who ran a Detroit rap magazine, was working to stir interest in the Midwest and beyond.Įminem’s obscure indie release "Infinite" in 1995 came and went. There was also Paul Rosenberg, a trusted ally from his early days and now a rookie attorney in New York. There’s no word on an official release date yet, but fans can sign up at Eminem’s Shady Records to gain early access to the cassette tape, along with exclusive merchandise.In 1997, east-side resident Eminem - financially strapped and raising a toddler daughter - was sustained by just a handful of believers, including a crew of rapper friends from the city's small, ever-hustling, ever-struggling hip-hop circle. #SSLP Cassette re-issue coming soon /mIpzM6pbsp- Marshall Mathers March 4, 2016 It’s unclear why Eminem has decided to re-release the album on cassette tape instead of vinyl (like most special reissues), but it’s good to see someone giving some love to the underrated retro format. Dre), The Slim Shady LP won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Album the following year. Featuring the hit singles “My Name Is,” “Role Model,” "Just Don't Give a F*ck," and “Guilty Conscience” (featuring Dr. The Detroit rapper’s breakthrough album was originally released by Aftermath Entertainment through Interscope Records and debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 in 1999. Who needs vinyl? Eminem announced on Twitter that he’ll be re-releasing The Slim Shady LP on cassette tape. ![]()
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