I remember the hype behind this and I actually went to the Target around the corner to pick up the album. I witnessed this Eminem Phenomenon full speed ahead. If that Hi My Name is shyt wasn't big, That I'm the Real Slim Shady shyt BLEW out the stratosphere. I went to buy the album at the Target around the corner and that shyt was PACKED. Em had White girls, black girls, Puerto rican girls, Wiggas, hip hop heads, all buying this album.
As for the album it self, It still remains as his best album to date. It was his darkest and he was aiming to push every button he could. This dude literally pissed off feminists, the LBGT community, ICP, Soccer Moms, I remember Tha Outlawz and Fredro Star was pissed at him for the lines off that Marshall Mathers song.
The jawn also had wild creative songs like Stan, The Way I Am(based off the rhyme patterns), and KIM(which was disturbing to where it had lines such as theres a 7 year old boy dead with a slit throat) bleeped out. He pushed that crazy white boy gimmick to the max on this album and it was entertaining in a sick way.
