And even now, The Marshall Mathers LP is at times a profoundly difficult and unsettling listen. And he knew exactly what he was doing.Īt the time of release, I didn’t know hip-hop, wasn’t wise to hip-hop and frankly, the whole concept of the record seemed ugly to my bland, Britpop-honed sensibilities. The ultimate suburban parent’s nightmare, as so many others had been before. As for Eminem? He opened his UK tour in the winter of that year wielding a hockey mask and chainsaw. ![]() The great and the good shook their heads, expressing disgust in neat soundbites. The tabloids pleaded the Home Office to ban him from entry. The pious wrung their hands in exasperation. ![]() ![]() In a world subsequently traumatised by 9/11, desensitised by viral video and gradually acclimatised to real-life brutality and sorrow on our screens, it’s hard to recall the sweeping tirade of outrage and horror that accompanied the release of Eminem’s second album back in May 2000. "Slim Shady does not give a fuck what you think…"
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