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Eminem’s “The Marshall Mathers LP” hits 4 billion streams on Spotify

The Marshall Mathers LP by Eminem has now surpassed 4 BILLION streams on Spotify, making it his 3rd solo studio album after The Eminem Show (6.3 BILLION) and Recovery (4.2 BILLION) to achieve the milestone.

The Marshall Mathers LP is the third studio album by Eminem, released on May 23, 2000, by Aftermath Entertainment and Interscope Records. The album was produced mostly by Dr. Dre and Eminem, along with the 45 King, the Bass Brothers, and Mel-Man. The album also includes samples or appearances by Dido, RBX, Sticky Fingaz, Bizarre, Snoop Dogg, Xzibit, Nate Dogg, and D12.

Like its predecessor, MMLP was surrounded by significant controversy upon its release, while also propelling Eminem to the forefront of American pop culture. Criticism centered on lyrics that were considered violent, homophobic, and misogynistic, as well as a reference to the Columbine High School massacre. Future second lady Lynne Cheney criticized the lyrics at a United States Senate hearing, while the Canadian government considered refusing Eminem’s entry into the country. Despite the controversies, it received acclaim from critics, who praised Eminem’s lyrical ability and considered the album to have emotional depth.

The album debuted at No.1 on the US Billboard 200, staying atop for eight consecutive weeks. A significant commercial success compared to the release of The Slim Shady LP just the previous year, the album sold 1.78 million copies in its first week, which made it among the fastest-selling studio albums in the United States. The album produced the singles “The Real Slim Shady”, “The Way I Am”, “Stan”, “I’m Back” and “Bitch Please II.” Among other publications, Rolling Stone named it the best album of 2000.

The Marshall Mathers LP has been included in numerous all-time lists and is widely regarded as Eminem’s greatest album. It has sold 25 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling albums of all time, and is certified 11× platinum and Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It was nominated for Album of the Year and won Best Rap Album at the 2001 Grammy Awards, while “The Real Slim Shady” won Best Rap Solo Performance.

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Today in 2000, Eminem’s “The Marshall Mathers LP” debuted at #1 on Billboard with record-breaking sales

23 years ago today (June 11, 2000), Eminem’s “The Marshall Mathers LP” debuted at No. 1 on the US Billboard 200 charts with 1,760,000 sold in it’s first week and stayed atop for eight consecutive weeks. A significant commercial success compared to the release of “The Slim Shady LP” just the previous year, the album sold 1.78 million copies in its first week, which made it among the fastest-selling studio albums in the United States.

It spawned the hits like “The Real Slim Shady,” “The Way I Am” and “Stan,” featuring Dido, is certified diamond by RIAA and is the best selling rap album in Soundscan history.

“The Marshall Mathers LP” has been included in numerous all-time lists and is widely regarded as Eminem’s greatest album. It has sold 30 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling albums of all time, and is certified 11x platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It was nominated for Album of the Year and won Best Rap Album at the 2001 Grammy Awards, while “The Real Slim Shady” won Best Rap Solo Performance.

According to Billboard, as of 2022, “The Marshall Mathers LP” is one of the 15 best-performing 21st-century albums without any of its singles being number-one hits on the Billboard Hot 100 charts. The first single, “The Real Slim Shady”, became Eminem’s biggest hit up to that point. It peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped the UK Singles Chart.

“Stan”, the third single released from the album, became a number-one hit in both the United Kingdom and Australia. The song, which details around a crazed fan of the same name, has been highlighted as a work of poetry by critics, and soon gave rise to the Oxford English Dictionary term “stan.”

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Today, 23 years ago, Eminem released “The Marshall Mathers LP”

On this day, 23 years ago (May 23, 2000), Eminem released his third solo studio album The Marshall Mathers LP under Aftermath Entertainment and Interscope Records. The album was produced mostly by Dr. Dre and Eminem, along with The 45 King, the Bass Brothers, and Mel-Man. Featured guest appearances include Dido, RBX, Sticky Fingaz, Bizarre, Snoop Dogg, Xzibit, Nate Dogg, and D12.

Criticism centered on lyrics that were considered violent, homophobic, and misogynistic, as well as a reference to the Columbine High School massacre. Future second lady Lynne Cheney criticized the lyrics at a United States Senate hearing, while the Canadian government considered refusing Eminem’s entry into the country. Despite the controversies, it received acclaim from critics, who praised Eminem’s lyrical ability and considered the album to have emotional depth.

The album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, staying atop for 8 consecutive weeks. A significant commercial success compared to the release of The Slim Shady LP just the previous year, the album sold 1.78 million copies in its first week, which made it among the fastest-selling studio albums in the United States. The album produced mega hit singles like “The Real Slim Shady”, “The Way I Am” and “Stan”. Among other publications, Rolling Stone named it the best album of 2000.

The Marshall Mathers LP has been included in numerous all-time lists and is widely regarded as Eminem’s greatest album. It has sold 30 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling albums of all time, and is certified  Diamond (11x platinum) by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It was nominated for Album of the Year and won Best Rap Album at the 2001 Grammy Awards, while “The Real Slim Shady” won Best Rap Solo Performance.

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Royce 5’9″ reacts on Eminem’s “MMLP III” rumors

Few days ago, rumors about Eminem releasing The Marshall Mathers LP 3 was sparked by Fredwreck’s post, who was in Detroit and shared a story of Eminem’s very old painted house.

After rumors spread like a virus on Twitter, XXL Magazine made an article with the title: “Is Eminem Getting Ready to Drop Marshall Mathers LP III?”

Later on, when the article was shared on social media, Royce Da 5’9″ hit the comment section, leaving only one emoji.

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Snow Tha Product shows love to Eminem & names her favorite Eminem album

On the 20th episode of Shirley’s Temple, Shirley Ju sat down with Snow Tha Product to discuss being signed to a major label to now being independent, her favorite songs to perform, journey with mental health, making music for the youth and much more.

At one point of the interview, Ju asked her about her favorite Eminem album. “First of all, Slim is named after Eminem. What’s your favorite Eminem album cause I know you listening to him?”

Snow replied: “Honestly, The Marshall Mathers LP. Back then, I definitely paid a lot of attention to Eminem. Loved him, loved the vibe. You know that rebellious, ‘I do not f**k with you all’ attitude. Coming out the gate being like, “Yo, I do not f**k with the norm of what you all think a pop star is.” And still becoming a pop star, that is pretty dope to me. Eminem is dope.”

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Few months back, Snow also named Eminem as one of her “musical DNA”:

“Definitely some Eminem, Definitely some Selena, definitely miss Lauryn Hill… Back then, my homegirl let me have some CDs because I couldn’t afford it and she just gave me a Big Pun CD, an Eminem CD, Lauren Hill, Lil Kim, and Outcast… The best thing anybody could have done. That’s all I had, so I would just keep playing and keep playing it on loop. And if you think about those names and those things at that time that was the greatest music to put to make an artist.”

BREAKING: Eminem sets historical record with The Eminem Show

Eminem classic album, The Eminem Show, which was released back in 2002, has now sold 11 million pure copies in the United States, making the Detroit legend to be the first artist in history to have two albums with +11 million pure copies sold in the country.

The other album which already surpassed this accolade is 2000 album, The Marshall Mathers LP which is close to 12 million pure copies in the United States.

Upon its release, The Eminem Show debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and stood there for six non-consecutive weeks. It sold over 1.3 million copies in its second week in the US, where it registered a full week of sales.

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Tyler, The Creator shows love to Eminem’s “The Marshall Mathers LP” album

On May 23, Eminem’s critically acclaimed, Grammy-winning, Billboard No. 1, Diamond-selling, Guinness World Record setter and one of the most influential hip-hop albums in history, The Marshall Mathers LP turned 21.

On its anniversary, Genius dedicated a post to the album on Instagram with the caption: “21 years ago Eminem released a classic ‘the marshall mathers lp’. the album art features em on the steps of the house he grew up in…and the original title was ‘amsterdam’. em’s best album?”

Tyler, The Creator, who has the long history of ups and downs with Slim Shady, hit the comment section to express his appreciation towards the album: “this album man. very important in my putting words together. i learned how to rap because of this.”

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Today, 21 years ago, Eminem released The Marshall Mathers LP

On this day, exactly 21 years ago, Eminem released his third solo studio album, “The Marshall Mathers LP,” under Aftermath Entertainment and Interscope Records, mostly produced by Dr. Dre and Eminem himself.

The Marshall Mathers LP was surrounded by significant amount of controversy upon its release. Criticism centered on lyrics that were considered violent, homophobic, and misogynistic. His lyrics were criticized at a United States Senate hearing, while the Canadian government considered refusing Eminem’s entry into the country. Despite the controversy of the album, it received acclaim from critics, who praised Eminem’s lyrical ability and considered the album to have emotional depth.

The album had huge commercial success as it debuted at No.1 on the Billboard 200 charts, staying atop for 8 consecutive weeks. By selling 1.78 million copies in its first week, the album made Eminem the fastest selling hip-hop artists in history and it remains like that to this day.

The Marshall Mathers LP has been included in several lists of the greatest albums of all time and is widely regarded as Eminem’s best work. It has sold 31 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling albums of all time and certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America. It was nominated for Album of the Year and won Best Rap Album at the 2001 Grammy Awards, while its single “The Real Slim Shady” won Best Rap Solo Performance.

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Nicky Jam says one of Eminem’s albums inspired him to make music

Hard Knock Tv’s Nick Huff Barili has recently set down with Latin trap and reggaeton artists Nicky Jam for in-depth interview where Nicky talks about his childhood and remembers both parents battling addiction.

Nicky also remembers listening to rap legends like Tribe Called Quest, Rakim, Big Daddy Kane, LL Cool J and wanting to be like them.

At one point of the interview, Nicky was asked to pick three albums which embody who Nicky Jam is and that’s where Eminem’s name surfaces.

“I could say Jay Z’s album, Reasonable Doubt, Blueprint. And Eminem’s album The Marshall Mathers LP. They gave me the vibe that I would like to do. Reasonable Doubt, that album was just like speaking the truth in a nice way, making it sound so nice to hear. And Eminem cause, Eminem had no hair in his tongue. He would say anything. He was so good with words. All those albums made me to do albums.” says Nicky Jam.

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In the related news, Nicky Jam and J. Balvin’s “X (EQUIS)” music video is close to 2 billion views on YouTube.

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