Slim Shady said he was upset but wound up complying. He was not going to grant a sample clearance unless certain verses were taken out of the song. He took great offense to several of Slim Shady’s lyrics where he talk about raping a lesbian and the part where he say’s “My English teacher wanted to have sex in junior high/the only problem was my English teacher was a guy”, among a few other things. The owner of the song was a gentleman who now lives in Africa and is a gay activist. He also ran into another snafu when he attempted to clear the sample he used as his rhythm track.
The record company wanted something for the radio so that caused him to tone things down. Why are the lyrics to “My Name is” different from the Slim Shady EP version? The “Slim Shady LP” was produced primarily by them. The FBT duo claim to have heard Eminem on a late-night Detroit radio show a decade ago and, loved his delivery, called the station and invited the MC to come to their studio that same night. Slim Shady was discovered at age 14 by a pair of Detroit producers who call themselves the FBT, short for Funky Bass Team. He say’s he is still Eminem though, Slim Shady is just another part of him, the dark, evil, creatively sick part. Slim Shady is a character, Marshal say’s Slim Shady killed Eminem. Slim Shady was coming to haunt me, was coming to haunt Eminem.” - Eminem on Slim Shady That was the whole intro of the Slim Shady EP. One of them I was trying to let go and I looked at the mirror and smashed it. “I had this whole Slim Shady concept of being two different people, having two different sides of me. The first cover on Eminem’s demo tape was a picture of his ass but then he changed it to him breaking this glass/mirror. I got a warped sense of humor I guess.” - Eminem on what Slim Shady represents Not to be gimmicky, but people should be able to determine when I’m serious and when I’m fuckin around. “Slim Shady is just the evil thoughts that come into my head. They said he couldn’t just be Eminem, he had to be Eminem a.k.a. He explained to MTV that Slim Shady is a “dark, evil, creatively sick part of me.Everybody in his clique had an alias. Meanwhile, Shady’s fans and Urban Dictionary claim that he was influenced by his more malicious thoughts. Listen to the song Rock Bottom, which tells the tale of his childhood. The name, according to Capital XTRA, was conceived while Eminem was sitting on the throne whilst he frequently found inspiration in the restroom.Įminem’s childhood was very poor, and he frequently used lyrics to describe his life growing up in the inner city of Detroit – he relocated from one state to another multiple times and is credited with having attended 30 schools before dropping out of ninth grade. Kanye West’s scathing Pete and Kim ‘diss track’ shocks fans What’s the meaning of Slim Shady? The views and events expressed here are totally f *, and are not necessarily the views of anyone.However, the events and ideas that appear on this album should not be taken lightly, Shady is not to blame for your behavior. “This is a public service announcement brought to you in part by Slim Shady. The lyrics include themes such as violence and drugs, to the extent that the rapper issued a Public Service Announcement at the start of his first song. Eminem was a violent persona that allowed him to freely rampage and rap about darker themes, which he first exhibited in 1997 with his debut EP, Slim Shady EP. Eminem is a rapper known as Slim Shady, to some extent.Īlthough he has several names, his alter ego, Slim Shady, is undoubtedly the most popular. Let’s clarify so there’s no doubt about it.