The Marshall Mathers LP
by Eminem
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9.0

Universal acclaim- based on 1964 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 31 out of 1964
  3. Negative: 141 out of 1964

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  1. TheQuietGamer
    Nov 3, 2018
    7
    Hasn't aged well. The lyrics about murder, rape, and suicide might have been outrageous back in 2000, but they come off as corny today. Eminem's complaints about his critics often reach Fred Durst levels of whining. These rants do have the occasional moments of poignancy though. It's clear the rapper is just trying to be as edgy as possible so it was crazy to really take what he was sayingHasn't aged well. The lyrics about murder, rape, and suicide might have been outrageous back in 2000, but they come off as corny today. Eminem's complaints about his critics often reach Fred Durst levels of whining. These rants do have the occasional moments of poignancy though. It's clear the rapper is just trying to be as edgy as possible so it was crazy to really take what he was saying all that seriously. Criticizing the crude nature of his writing makes sense, but believing he was trying to get his young audience to commit violent acts? Not so much. It was interesting to hear Em address that.

    While I can't call myself a fan of the album, I do respect it's pop-culture significance. So I think it's worth revisiting as a history lesson on one of the biggest names in rap. There are also still instances of pure brilliance. Just know that hip-hop has come a long way since this was first released.    … Expand
  2. spadenx
    Jan 13, 2012
    8
    Eminem is sick on every single track on this record. I didnt like all of his guest artists on the album though. Also it featured a few pointless skits (I personally hate skits). Overall it was still a great album.
  3. RonaldOVOXO
    Dec 31, 2011
    10
    Best Eminem Album Ever. His Lyrical content was at its best. I bump it everyday and i still love it till this day. I'll still be listening to this album when im 70
  4. Zegilgamesh
    Jan 4, 2012
    10
    I'm stingy with the 10/10 placement, but this album kills it. This man has no moral conscience. He breaks every taboo and sets new ground for popular music. At his lightest, he still slays all in his way. At his darkest, he pulls music that could've come straight out of a horror movie.
  5. RickJared
    Feb 3, 2012
    10
    Possibly the best Eminem album yet. Probably the best thing about the Marshall Mathers LP is how Eminem mixes his relationship with family, his rise to fame, and his personal life, with really clever lyrical content.The Marshall Mathers LP is indeed a really unique album. It's fairly brilliant, and many songs tell a story. Eminem is definitely rap, and definitely deserves to be on of thePossibly the best Eminem album yet. Probably the best thing about the Marshall Mathers LP is how Eminem mixes his relationship with family, his rise to fame, and his personal life, with really clever lyrical content.The Marshall Mathers LP is indeed a really unique album. It's fairly brilliant, and many songs tell a story. Eminem is definitely rap, and definitely deserves to be on of the best. 10/10.… Expand
  6. YoMyNameIsJames
    May 27, 2012
    9
    The Marshall Mathers LP is probably Eminem's best record yet. The Marshall Mathers LP has good lyrics, beats, and is very appealing. The Marshall Mathers LP has many dark themes, controversy, and life stories, which makes this album amazing.

    One of the most notable positives about this record is his lyrics, which I highly praise. The album has many dark themes, with songs including "Kill    The Marshall Mathers LP is probably Eminem's best record yet. The Marshall Mathers LP has good lyrics, beats, and is very appealing. The Marshall Mathers LP has many dark themes, controversy, and life stories, which makes this album amazing.

    One of the most notable positives about this record is his lyrics, which I highly praise. The album has many dark themes, with songs including "Kill You," "Kim," and "Criminal." This album did had songs that did attract controversy, songs including "Criminal," "Amityville," "Remember Me?," and "Under the Influence." Some songs also tells life stories, including "The Way I Am" and "Stan," which is probably his best song on the album. Overall, this album amazing lyrically.

    Another thing I would like to point out is the beats on this album. Some of the beats on this album was not produced by Eminem himself. In fact, the beat for the song "Kill You" was claimed to be stolen. The beats have a lot of have a lot of bass, and sounds somewhat like the g-funk music styles. Overall, I'm not a huge fan of the beats, and I find the beats generally mediocre to average.

    Eminem's Marshall Mathers LP appeals to various types of audiences. I believe that this album appeals to fans of the genres rock, rap, and horrorcore because this album has all three of those elements in this albums. This album might also appeal to some who had struggled with their life, just like how Eminem struggled with his family and life in general. If you're not a huge fan of overuse of strong language (to me there's nothing wrong with that), or over-the-top violence, you might not be a huge fan of this album. Overall, this album appeals to a large and good amount of people especially for hip-hop fans.

    Overall, I liked Eminem's Marshall Mathers LP, and it is my favorite from Eminem's work. This album was very impressive lyrically, especially when I first listened to the album. I did find the beats to be mediocre, but overall it was okay. The album also has a large appeal, though it might not appeal to some, and the tracks are very well laid out. While it's not perfect, it's still a very good album, and is probably Eminem at its best.    … Expand
  7. scfcjh
    Jun 30, 2012
    10
    One of the best albums of all time. Whether you like rap or not, you have to admit that Eminem in this album has produced a lyrical masterpiece that is almost poetic at times. Yet it is still angry, offensive, sad and funny at the same time. Genius.
  8. Andre3000
    Jul 22, 2012
    8
    Eminem album that pushed the style of the song "My Name is" from his previous album. Song aren't hardcore hip hop, but still maintain phenomenal rapping and great production.
  9. frankbilders
    Feb 12, 2013
    9
    A classic album, in rap and in music in general it is Eminem's best album. I cant think of a single track I'm indifferent about
  10. emceefan
    Aug 2, 2012
    10
    Quite obviously The Real Slim Shady at his peak, he showed he can ruthlessly diss little boy and girl bands, Grammy Winners, the Grammys, and many more thing. He showed imagination however dark in Stan. Thus qualities that made Eminem an original rapper, not like the others already rapping, but there will always be Eminem imitators. Thus when at the hands of The Real Slim Shady, will be ****** up.
  11. tonto
    Jul 29, 2021
    10
    This is Eminem's second best album, just behind The Eminem Show. It's early Slim Shady at his best with witty punchlines, good story-telling ability, and some good memorable shock rap lines. He flows well, rapping with intensity and passion. The lyrics were considered controversial at the time as they are supposed to be subversive. The beats are more stripped of ambient electronic synthThis is Eminem's second best album, just behind The Eminem Show. It's early Slim Shady at his best with witty punchlines, good story-telling ability, and some good memorable shock rap lines. He flows well, rapping with intensity and passion. The lyrics were considered controversial at the time as they are supposed to be subversive. The beats are more stripped of ambient electronic synth elements, returning to more fundamental hip hop instrumentals for the most part, although there are some guitar and keyboard riffs here and there. Production was by Eminem himself, along with his production team F.B.T. and Dr. Dre. Really the entire album is worth a purchase, but the standout tracks are Criminal, Kill You, Drug Ballad, The Way I Am, and Stan. The Real Slim Shady was the radio hit. Kim is an emotional song where Eminem depicts the murder of his wife by himself, playing both himself and his wife, Kim. It's a wild song, and is a little unsettling. Obviously Eminem had marital issues with his now divorced wife, Kim Scott, and he hasn't seemed to settle down in a relationship with anyone since Kim. I wouldn't expect a female would want to get involved with Eminem after listening to the song "Kim." It's pretty brutal.… Expand
  12. Monstrosity
    Nov 9, 2012
    10
    Listen to this and compare it to albums now. Lyrical horrorcore at it's finest. "Whatever happened to catchin a good old-fashioned passionate Ass whoopin' and getting your shoes, coat, and your hat tooken"
    A music industry full of pop aimed at pre-teen kids really makes you appreciate The Marshall Mathers LP. Granted if you are easily offended then don't bother.
  13. bread93096
    Dec 6, 2012
    8
    Not as good as the Slim Shady LP, but has some real great tracks, and what is arguably one of the best rap songs ever, Stan. The Way Am, Drug Ballad, The Real Slim Shady, **** Please, and Marshall Mathers are the best tracks after that. Overall the album has a very raw, honest feel. While disturbing and auditorrily grating, Kim is probably the most open and unreserved song I've ever heard.
  14. Sergio2008
    Jan 6, 2016
    10
    An overall metacritic score of 78 is criminal. Eminem put together one of the greatest albums in Hip Hop lore. Eminem is at his peak on this album, rapping deeply, honestly, satirically, and skilfully. Songs like "Stan", "The Way I Am", "I'm Back", and "Kim" are the highlights of the album. Controversial as ever but as talented as ever.
  15. Pranay6
    Mar 16, 2014
    10
    A pathological masterpiece that succeeds in presenting emotion and uncompromising entertainment.

    This album turned the whole world upside down. It sold 1.75 million in its first week, went 5x platinum in its first month, sold 19 million total worldwide, and won Grammys. This isn't the type of album expected to achieve such heights. But at the same time, only one person is capable of    A pathological masterpiece that succeeds in presenting emotion and uncompromising entertainment.

    This album turned the whole world upside down. It sold 1.75 million in its first week, went 5x platinum in its first month, sold 19 million total worldwide, and won Grammys. This isn't the type of album expected to achieve such heights. But at the same time, only one person is capable of making such an album. And that is Eminem.    … Expand
  16. camilosanchez16
    Dec 17, 2014
    9
    Podemos poner a The Marshall Mathers LP como el mejor álbum de rap de toda la historia si vemos las letras de este no como un oyente más, o un critico, sino como un Marshall Mathers o un Slim Shady.
  17. jeremy38
    Jan 21, 2020
    10
    Un classique qui a marqué le rap a jamais. 78 en critique ?? C’est une honte
  18. RealHipHop
    Jun 22, 2014
    10
    This is Eminem at his best. The content is very lyrical, funny, violent and controversial. Without a doubt top 10 rap albums of all time, maybe even top 5
  19. TounVic
    Aug 1, 2013
    9
    This album is the best Eminem album, absolutely genius, the rhymes and the punchlines are complicated. All of the disses, all of the anger, of this album is a car-crash record: loud, wild, dangerous, out of control, grotesque, unsettling. That's the real Slim Shady.
  20. anggy12002
    Sep 26, 2013
    8
    This is of course a great album. No hardcore rap fans will deny that. Every track is either catchy or emotionally heavy, yet it never drags the album down. The only tracks I honestly dislike are Remember Me? Marshall Mathers and to a lesser extent Kim. The only negatives about the album aside from that is that it feels too similar to the Slim Shady LP, yet isn't quite to the perfection ofThis is of course a great album. No hardcore rap fans will deny that. Every track is either catchy or emotionally heavy, yet it never drags the album down. The only tracks I honestly dislike are Remember Me? Marshall Mathers and to a lesser extent Kim. The only negatives about the album aside from that is that it feels too similar to the Slim Shady LP, yet isn't quite to the perfection of the Slim Shady LP. Regardless, if you love Slim Shady, hardcore hip-hop, or were at all a fan of the Slim Shady EP or LP, this is a perfect album for you.… Expand
  21. Hypocritics
    Dec 14, 2013
    10
    A 78? Anytime the gap between users and critics (who's job it is to accurately portray the public's reception of a product), is this large, the critics are at fault. Eminem is simply too extreme for some, so they pass it off as shock value. For sure, this album has a lot of shock value, but to simply brush it off as a 78, a C+! No no no, Eminem takes his real life, which is exactly asA 78? Anytime the gap between users and critics (who's job it is to accurately portray the public's reception of a product), is this large, the critics are at fault. Eminem is simply too extreme for some, so they pass it off as shock value. For sure, this album has a lot of shock value, but to simply brush it off as a 78, a C+! No no no, Eminem takes his real life, which is exactly as treacherous as his lyrics portray, and makes it into some of the hardest-hitting, witty, clever, and passionate albums known to date. Then take those lyrics and put them on top of Dr. Dre's beats! There is a reason this album is considered a classic. Someone needs to give Metacritic the memo, because as of now, Rick Ross has an album higher than MMLP. Blasphemous.… Expand
  22. HipHopHead25
    Jan 12, 2014
    9
    This album was exceptional for its year. It had the perfect blend of seriousness, jokes and dark humor. Eminem displays all of these using great wordplay, stellar lyricism and amazing flow, which he himself claims he wanted to improve. Although certain songs' production was a bit weak, the album is a masterpiece overall and a hip hop classic.
  23. Emmy
    Apr 5, 2020
    10
    As the name says, Marshall mathers lp is a very introspective personal album, a defined classic. No one was safe including fans, critics, the government and parents.
  24. keve16
    Mar 26, 2015
    7
    6.9/10................................................................................................................................................
  25. hownattyyyydo
    Aug 8, 2014
    10
    Classic. He's having fun, incredible wordplay and overall just an album you can vibe to, it's dangerous, strong and is Eminem's peak. One of the greatest albums of all time.
  26. convalesce
    Mar 19, 2015
    10
    A production, lyrical, and story-telling masterpiece. It delves into his mindless anger as he shapes this LP into a sophisticated acts of terror against specific celebrities. The overwhelming lyrics of drug use along with vivid details of killing his psychotic wife and many other people sets forth an unquestionably perfect alter ego that brings out the evil in him.
  27. Shady313
    Mar 21, 2015
    10
    10/10 ................................................................................................................................................
  28. Urbanlistener
    Apr 23, 2015
    10
    Arguably Em's best work, MMLP is THE ultimate classic in the 2000's hip-hop. Em is more than entertaining, complex and very interesting on a critical and political standpoint. He is completely destroying the mic, howling his rhymes, who are sharp as a knife. We also can't forget Dre's work one the production which is unbelievably good and sharp, delivering awesome beats song after song. AArguably Em's best work, MMLP is THE ultimate classic in the 2000's hip-hop. Em is more than entertaining, complex and very interesting on a critical and political standpoint. He is completely destroying the mic, howling his rhymes, who are sharp as a knife. We also can't forget Dre's work one the production which is unbelievably good and sharp, delivering awesome beats song after song. A must have in your album collection.… Expand
  29. RobVanHars
    Dec 11, 2015
    10
    The album is too good to say it's trash, everything is perfect, don't care what the haters say, they hate it because this album is just too good for them.
  30. Jumpman
    Jan 8, 2016
    7
    Rap-wise this album is fascinating and the lyrics are mostly clever and catchy but there are some weak tracks like under the influence or remember me or both of the skits especially the sex one this was not funny at all more like super annoying
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#46 Best Album of 2000
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#3 Most Shared Album of 2000

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Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 21 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 21
  3. Negative: 1 out of 21
  1. Slant Magazine
    Feb 13, 2012
    30
    The collaborative efforts of tracks like "Bitch Please II" and "Under the Influence" make Eminem seem like an ornamental prop in Dr. Dre's ever-growing hip-hop dynasty.
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  2. Sonicnet
    50
    The problem is, as the album drags on, young Master Mathers wastes his considerable wit and opts to grouse in the guise of a rampaging reactionary. Song after song finds Eminem viciously baiting real and imagined enemies, as if that's all he knows how to do.
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  3. L.A. Weekly
    60
    It just isn't as much fun this time around, no matter how fresh Dre's beats are or how many worthy targets get shot down along with the innocent.
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