In the When I'm Gone video, Eminem breaks a mirror which him in it, probably to 'kill' Slim Shady (Interestingly, he says 'Die Shady' in the lyrcs before the mirror breaks). Em is also ordered by 'Slim Shady' to look into a mirror, and the sound of glass breaking is heard, alluding once again to the cover. By the second track, Eminem and Slim Shady become the same person. Eminem resists and screams in the background while Slim Shady yells back and laughs at Eminem's horror. The album cover depicts the opening skit as well as the first track, in which Slim Shady (a character which Eminem apparently 'killed' in the past) awakens Eminem and orders him to look in the mirror to see that he is 'nothing without him'. Dre, who subsequently signed Eminem to his fledgling Aftermath label, and executive-produced his breakthrough major-label debut ' The Slim Shady LP'. Unlike 'Infinite', 'The Slim Shady EP' gained Eminem significant underground attention and eventually garnered the interest of famous West Coast hip-hop producer Dr. Porter - was also noticeably higher than on prior album efforts. The production value of the music on the tracks - from previous collaborators DJ Head, The Bass Brothers, and Mr. Eminem also began utilizing a more complex rhyme structure and clever story telling on this EP. His flow is also noticeably different than on 'Infinite' whereas critics claimed he sounded too much like Nas and AZ on that album. Another departure was his exploration of more serious themes of dealing with poverty, his direct and self-deprecating response to criticism, and of marital and family difficulties. Eminem sold roughly 5,000 copies of this EP independently.Д®minem first introduced his 'Slim Shady' persona on this EP, and his lyrics are a marked departure from those found on ' Infinite', featuring constant references to drug use, sexual acts, mental instability, and over-the-top violence. 'The Slim Shady EP' was released on cassette and CD. 'The Slim Shady EP' is a 1997 EP release by rapper Eminem on the Detroit-based record label Web Entertainment. There is a lightness to the beat despite the sinister theme that makes it all the more harder to listen to.Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|2.5|5 While I understand Slim Shady is an alter-ego and the angryВ misogynistic lyrics shouldn't beВ taken literally, Eminem still pushes it beyond the bounds of acceptability and listening to some tracks is an uncomfortable experience.В 97' Bonnie & Clyde is Eminem rapping to his daughter about killing her mother and disposing of her body. Eminem gave white kids someone other than Trent Reznor to empathise with. And this highlights the sophistication of Eminem's message - on this record he's reminding the hip hop community that white kids could also be poor, downtrodden and ignored.

Even better is that not only did Eminem get the godfather of gangsta rap to mentor and produce him, he pokes fun at Dre and mocks him for being soft. The irony of Dre being the reasonable voice in the room is wonderful. Should EddieВ rob the store? Should Stan rape the young girl? Should Grady shoot his cheating wife?В After a while the conscience, Dre, gives up. Eminem's high pitch voice and piss-take lyrics are hilarious - 'I can't work out which Spice Girl I want to impregnate' (for the record, we'd choose Scary) and Dre's beat is easy to bop along to.Дr Dre's influence kicks in more obviously in Guilty Conscience. My Name IsВ is a great introductory track. While he's just as famous for the controversy he generates, there is no doubt about the genius of his lyrical acrobatics. While neither of us are serious Eminem fans, like most of the western world, we enjoy and respect his music and rhymes. For that, I hold the Slim Shady LP partly responsible.

I don't buy into the argument that listening to angry music will lead to you committing violent acts, however, last night I could have smacked someone in the head with a frying pan. My two-part dessert was an eight-part disaster and, gee, I was angry. It was probably a mistake to cook dinner while we listened to it rather than focus completely on the twenty-track unrelenting album.

And Dylan who suggested putting his breakthrough late nineties album, the Slim Shady LP, into the basket. Classic Album Martini Saturday was a disaster and for that I blame Eminem.

Slim shady album cover