Top 5 studio albums of “Lord Rap” Eminem

On September 1, the rap industry legend is Eminem (real name: Marshall Bruce Mathers III) unexpectedly released the 10th studio album of his career with all 13 brand-new songs without warning, titled: Kamikaze.

This 45-year-old American rapper’s illustrious career in rap has now included 10 studio albums (all topped the charts) with many songs for life praised by the hip-hop community around the world. . Not only in the US or UK, even in countries that do not use English as a native language such as Europe or Asia, the number of fans of “Rap God” is also very powerful and memorizes every word and sentence. the rapper’s rap.

By page Wikipedia, Eminem is the best selling artist of the 2000s in America. With more than 47.4 million albums and 107.5 million singles sold in the US, and 220 million singles sold worldwide, Eminem is one of the highest-grossing artists of all time and also a rapper. the most successful and influential ever.

On the occasion of “Kamikaze” in a “no-blatant” way, without a big media campaign, and loud promotion, but still wreaking havoc on a series of music charts in many countries, let’s rank top with EACHSHOES. Eminem’s 5 studio albums count ahead of this surprise album (in order from low to high).

5. Recovery

Recovery is Eminem’s 7th studio album and was officially released on June 18, 2010. Originally intended to be named Relapse 2 (since the previous album Relapse was released in 2009), but then changed it to Recovery because the rapper found the lyrics of the album unlike the previous album.

Hot singles on this album include “Not Afraid”, “No Love” (ft. Lil Wayne), “Won’t Back Down” (ft. Pink) and “Space Bound”. However, the album also has a single that so far holds the position of Eminem’s best-selling and successful release, “Love The Way You Lie” featuring female singer Rihanna. This is a song with a video on YouTube with a terrible view count of 1.5 billion (the 38th most viewed video on YouTube so far).

This album in 2010 and 2011 has won many noble musical titles and nominations. Music experts and critics highly appreciate the lyrics, the overall tune of this album. To date, this album has sold 4.9 million copies in the US, and nearly 10 million copies worldwide.

4. The Slim Shady LP

The second studio album in Eminem’s career is called The Slim Shady LP. This album was officially released on September 23, 1999. So far, many people still affirm that this is the album that takes the name of this white rapper to a new level. From a position as a previously unknown underground rapper, Eminem suddenly became an A-list rap star right after the release of this album.

Much of the lyrics of the songs on this album are performed from the perspective of an imaginary character that Eminem supposedly lives hidden within himself, named Slim Shady. In addition, the rap lyrics of most of the album have a vulgar, disruptive, and careless language that so far is a characteristic of Eminem, accepted and excited by many people when listening.

The most prominent and so far associated with Eminem’s name in this album is “My Name Is” with a tune that has become familiar to many generations of hip-hop lovers. The Slim Shady LP won the title of Best Rap Album of the Grammy Awards that year, and in 2012, popular music magazine Rolling Stone ranked the album 275th on its list of 500 greatest albums of all time.

3. The Marshall Mathers LP 2

Released on 11/5/2013, Eminem’s 8th studio is The Marshall Mathers LP 2 features the likes of Skylar Gray, Rihanna, Nate Ruess, and rapper Kendrick Lamar.

The series of singles on the album containing a total of 16 songs were released and were immediately played everywhere around the globe, ranking at the top of many music charts. Some notable names include “Berzerk”, “The Monster” (ft. Rihanna), “Survival” and “Headlights” (ft. Nate Ruess). But the most prominent single name was “Rap God”, the song that made up the nickname “Lord Rap” that people still call Eminem until now.

The Marshall Mathers LP 2 holds first place on the US Billboard 200 top list and is the second best-selling album of 2013. This album also helped Eminem win the title of best Rap album at the 57th Grammy Awards.

2. The Eminem Show

Eminem’s status as the king of rap is confirmed largely thanks to his 4th album titled The Eminem Show. Released on May 26, 2002, the album features super singles that are still being played again until now, such as “Without Me”, “Cleanin ‘Out My Closet”, “Superman”, and “Sing for the. Moment ”.

The Eminem Show ranked # 1 on music charts in 19 countries, including Australia, Canada, Great Britain and the US, and was the 2002 best-selling album in the US (7.6 million copies). To date, this album has sold a total of 10.6 million copies in the US and more than 27 million copies worldwide. At the 2003 Grammy Awards, this album was nominated for Album of the Year award and was Eminem’s 3rd album in 4 years to win the Best Rap Album Award.

1. The Marshall Mathers LP

“Masterpiece” rap music The Marshall Mathers LP released on May 23, 2000 really deserves the number one spot. The influence of this album released nearly 20 years ago is still present and felt by today’s rap world. The hip-hop and rap playing field seems to have been taken to a new level and gained global attention and excitement thanks to this classic album.

The melody and lyrics of the song “Stan” in this album are always chanted by thousands of spectators at every Eminem concert around the world. Music history will forever dedicate a solemn place to this immortal song. In addition, “The Real Slim Shady” is also another song that will always be admired and praised by every generation when the melody is played.

The Marshall Mathers LP in the first week sold 1.78 million copies in the US. In 2001, this album went on to win the Best Rap Album Award at the Grammy Award. As of December 2016, this album has sold more than 11 million copies in the US and more than 21 million copies worldwide.

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