MMLP Album Review

“The Marshall Mathers LP” Album Review Since the late 1990s, American rapper Marshall Mathers has become one of the biggest selling pop artists in the world as Eminem, the most famous name in hip hop or rap music. Eminem was born on October 17, 1972 in St. Joseph, Missouri. He never knew his father, Marshall Mathers Jr, who abandoned the family when Eminem was still an infant and rebuffed all of his son's many attempts to contact him during his childhood. As a result, Eminem was raised by his mother, Deborah Mathers. She never managed to hold down a job for more than several months at a time, so they moved frequently between Missouri and Detroit, Michigan, spending large chunks of time in public housing projects(Bio.com ). During this period of his life, Eminem participated in many freestyle rap battles on the underground hip-hop scene, even though it was predominantly African American. After the CEO of interscope records requested a demo tape from Eminem, he started producing his first album with Dr. Dre. His first three albums all won Grammy awards, making him the first artist to win “Best Rap Album” three consecutive times. Eminem also achieved ten number one albums on the Billboard 200 and he has sold more than 42 million tracks and 41 million albums in the United States, as well as 90 million albums worldwide, and is considered the best-selling artist of the 2000s (Hyperink.com ). Unfortunately, because of the tragedy death of his best friend Proof, Eminem has been struggled with prescription drug addiction. After almost a year of rehab, he has miraculously recovered, and is once again one of the most popular rappers in the world. The story of his recovery is always inspirational to many people of their own life. The Marshall Mathers LP was the third album of Eminem, it was released on 2000 by Interscope Records. The album was produced mostly by Dr.Dre and Eminem. In 2001, the album won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album and was nominated for