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| Producer = | Last album = ''The Slim Shady LP'' (1999) | This album = ''The Marshall Mathers LP'' (2000) | Next album = ''The Eminem Show'' (2002) | Misc = }} ''The Marshall Mathers LP'' is the third studio album by American rapper Eminem. It was released on May 23, 2000, by Interscope Records, Aftermath Entertainment and Eminem's newly founded label, Shady Records in the United States, and on September 11, 2000, by Polydor Records in the United Kingdom. The album was produced mostly by Dr. Dre and Eminem, along with The 45 King, Bass Brothers, and Mel-Man. Released a year after Eminem's breakout album ''The Slim Shady LP'', the record features more introspective lyricism including the rapper's response to his sudden rise to fame and controversy surrounding his lyrics. The album sold more than 1.76 million copies in the US in the first week alone, becoming the fastest-selling studio album by any solo artist in American music history. This record was later broken after 15 years following the release of the album ''25'' by Adele, which sold over 2.433 million albums within three days of release in November 2015. In 2001, the album won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album and was nominated for Album of the Year. The album was certified diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America in March 2011 for shipping 10 million copies in the United States. By May 2015, the album had sold over 11 million copies in the United States and more than 32 million copies worldwide. A sequel to the album, ''The Marshall Mathers LP 2'', was released on November 5, 2013. == Background == Inspired by the disappointment of his debut studio album, ''Infinite'' (1996), Eminem created the alter ego Slim Shady, whom he introduced on the ''Slim Shady EP'' (1997). After placing second in the annual Rap Olympics, Eminem was noticed by the staff at Interscope Records and eventually CEO Jimmy Iovine, who played ''Slim Shady EP'' for rapper Dr. Dre.〔 Eminem and Dr. Dre then recorded ''The Slim Shady LP'' (1999), which was noted for its over-the-top lyrical depictions of drugs and violence.〔 ''The Slim Shady LP'' became a commercial and critical success, debuting at number two on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart and selling 283,000 copies in its first week. At the 42nd Grammy Awards in 2000, the record won Best Rap Album, while the album's lead single "My Name Is" won Best Rap Solo Performance. ''The Slim Shady LP'' turned Eminem from an unknown rapper to a high-profile celebrity. The rapper, who had previously struggled to provide for his daughter Hailie, noted a drastic change in his lifestyle.〔Hasted, 2011. p. 123〕 In June 1999, he married his girlfriend Kimberly Ann "Kim" Scott, the mother of Hailie, despite the fact that the song "'97 Bonnie & Clyde" from ''The Slim Shady LP'' contains references to killing her. The rapper became uncomfortable with the level of fame he had achieved, and reflected, "I don't trust nobody now because everybody I meet is meeting me as Eminem...I don't know if they are hanging with me 'cause they like me or because I'm a celebrity or because they think they can get something from me."〔 Eminem also became a highly controversial figure due to his lyrical content. He was labeled as "misogynist, a nihilist and an advocate of domestic violence", and in an editorial, ''Billboard'' editor in chief Timothy White accused Eminem of "making money by exploiting the world's misery".〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Marshall Mathers LP」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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