Track 03 · 2000
The Real Slim Shady
Eminem
- pop-rap
On the charts
Peaked at #4 on the Hot 100; The Marshall Mathers LP sold 1.76M copies in its first week.
Why it mattered
Eminem's pop breakthrough turned him into the most-talked-about artist on Earth. The video's army of bleach-blond clones became an MTV signature image of the era.