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The Slim Shady LP

(1999, Rap, by Eminem, Label: Interscope Records)
  • Is it age appropriate?

    About our ratings

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 17, age appropriate for kids over 17; suggested age 17.
  • Is it any good?

    4.0
  • Common Sense says

    Rap for only the most mature older teens.

Why We Rated This not for kids

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    Psychopathology 101.
  • Violence:

    Murder, torture, and suicide.
  • Sex:

    As explicit as it gets, including references to rape and other sexual abuse.
  • Language:

    A gallon of Clorox couldn't clean this mouth.
  • Consumerism:

    He's too busy offending people to worry about cars or diamonds.
  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    The professional junkie's grocery list -- every drug out there plus drunk driving.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About The Slim Shady LP

Parents need to know that Eminem is an excellent rapper and a horrible role model. He's extremely vulgar and offensive, broaching every explicit topic from drugs to venereal disease to rape, torture, murder, and suicide.

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about how shock value is used to get attention and sell products. If they can handle this material maturely, they can handle anything. Note: The edited version is very difficult to get a hold of these days, and Eminem's swearing is the tamest part of his content anyway.

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  1. Teen Reviewer Age 17
    Lives in Colorado
    I rate this title iffy for age 16 and give it 4.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence
    • Inappropriate sexual content
    • Inappropriate language
    • Drinking, smoking, or drug use
    • Negative message
    • Negative role models

    Unlike Em's later albums, this one is entirely humor. References to violence are constant, ranging from the rapper killing his spouse to beating up bullies to shooting up schools. Beating up the bully is talked about in detail, but the actual murder references are mostly implied and always humorous. A lot of sex acts are referenced in somewhat explicit terms, but the only really strong one was a rape scene in one song (it's funny and ridiculously unrealistic, but it's still rape). Many songs have drug references, and one song has Shady rattle off nearly every drug you can possibly think of, but he later denies using most of them. Filthy language is used in nearly every song (the one exception being the anthem where he slits his wife's throat and then dumps her body off of a pier). There's not really anything positive besides some good beats and hilarious lyrics. To me, this seems more like an obscene, pitch-black comedy album than an actual rap album meant to be taken seriously (which is very different than most of the newer Eminem albums).

  2. Teen Reviewer Age 13
    I rate this title on for age 13 and give it 5.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence
    • Inappropriate sexual content
    • Inappropriate language
    • Drinking, smoking, or drug use
    • Negative message
    • Negative role models

    This album is amazing\

  3. Kid Reviewer Age 12
    Lives in Virginia
    I rate this title iffy for age 14 and give it 2.0

    A SOMETIMES FUNNY MIXED BAG

    OKAY THIS ALBUM IS SOMETIMES REALLY FUNNY SEE ROLE MODELS AND 97 BONNIE AND CLYDE AND MY NAME IS BUT THE REST OF THE ALBUM IS HIT OR MISS MATERIAL THAT JUST ANNOYS ME SOME OF THE FAILURES IF I HAD WHY HE SINGS ABOUT MAKING THE WORLD FOR PEOPLE WHO LIKE BEER AND I'M SHADY THAT'S DUMB PERIOD AND MY FAULT WHY DOES HE BASICLLY JUST LEAVE A GIRL'S LIFE TO END AND HE'S LIKE NOT EVEN CONCERNED. HOWEVER THERE ARE SOME SUCCESSES ROCK BOTTOM AMD COME ON EVERYBODY ARE JUST GLIMERS OF HOPE OF THIS MAN'S TRUE TALENT OVERALL C+ DOWNLOAD THIS ONE MY NAME IS

  4. Adult Reviewer
    I rate this title on for age 10 and give it 5.0

    Kids don't copy albums

    Slim Shady is one of the best rappers and not a good role model, but kids don't copy things they hear in albums, this albums is very messed up, it talks about every terrible up topic but just because it talks about killing doesn't mean your kids will become murderers. And children under the age 12 don't listen to lyrics and kids above that age should know what hes talking about but doesn't copy him. This albums is funny, messed up, dark, new, and great.

  5. Kid Reviewer Age 12
    Lives in Virginia
    I rate this title iffy for age 15 and give it 4.0
    My concerns are:
    • Inappropriate language

    the second eminem albm is one of the best

    that's right second eminem album not debut, beacuase in fact this is his secind album. hiss ifrst one is a rare underground album that came out in 1996, called eminem infinite. aside the slim shady lp is a dark twisted party album. there is nothing excepptionally dark on this album. the album is so funny especially my name is which makes me laugh.

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