I loved My Name Is back in the day, but Low Down and Dirty introduces us to a twisted man, without the poppy references to the Spice Girls. This album starts off with a true introduction to the Slim Shady persona. And that's what made songs like 'If I Had' so powerful. I didn't predict a huge producer coming across this and making Em his new project, so for a while this album was the diamond that I thought was doomed to remain in the dirt. I thought this stuff was too far out and that the world really wasn't ready for a guy like Eminem on the hip hop scene. Of course, I'd like to say that when I heard this in '97, I said to myself, "oh, yeah, Eminem will be HUGE, I can tell from his wicked rhymes here!" I didn't think that I thought he wouldn't make it and that it would be a tragedy. Why would I review this album instead of The Slim Shady LP, which had better production, more songs, and much more media attention? Because this album has sentimental value, because this was where I first heard Eminem. It's where he stopped trying to sound like other rappers and decided to blaze a new trail. Review Summary: Relentlessly dirty in a fresh style, this EP is where Eminem first developed the infamous Slim Shady persona.
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