The Slim Shady EP is the second official release by Eminem, as well as his first and only extended play. It was released by Web Entertainment on December 10, 1997. He introduces his alter ego, Slim Shady. The album cover shows Slim Shady, whom Eminem apparently killed in the past.
The EP received a very limited release, with only around 4,000 copies sold independently. Unlike Infinite, this album gained him much more attention and was noticed by Jimmy Iovine's assistant, Dean Geistlinger. At the 1997 Rap Olympics, Geistlinger asked for a copy of The Slim Shady EP and then gave it to Jimmy Iovine, who then gave it to Dr. Dre.
Track listing[]
| NO. | TITLE | Producer(s) | LENGTH |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Intro (Slim Shady)" | Eminem | 1:05 |
| 2. | "Low, Down, Dirty" | Da Brigade | 4:44 |
| 3. | "If I Had..." | DJ Rec | 4:06 |
| 4. | "Just Don't Give a Fuck" | Bass Brothers, Eminem | 4:00 |
| 5. | "Mommy" (skit) | 0:39 | |
| 6. | "Just the Two of Us" | Bass Brothers, Eminem | 4:20 |
| 7. | "No One's Iller" (feat. Swifty McVay, Bizarre & Fuzz Scoota of D12) | DJ Head | 4:58 |
| 8. | "Murder, Murder" | DJ Rec | 4:40 |
| 9. | "If I Had..." (radio edit) | DJ Rec | 4:01 |
| 10. | "Just Don't Give a #?@!" (radio edit) | Denaun Porter | 4:03 |
Notes
- "Just the Two of Us" was renamed "'97 Bonnie & Clyde" for Eminem's The Slim Shady LP (1999).
Sample credits
- "Low Down, Dirty" contains samples of "Rated 'R'" by Redman, "One More Chance (Remix)" by the Notorious B.I.G., and "Soopaman Luva 3" by Redman
- Just Don't Give a Fuck" contains a sample of "Symphony No. 9, 'From the New World', 4th Movement (Allegro Con Fuoco)" by Antonin Dvorak
- "No One's Iller" contains a sample of "Wildflower" by Hank Crawford
- "Murder, Murder" contains samples of "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" by Paul Simon, "No One's Iller" by Eminem, "Outlaw" by 2Pac, and "SlaughtaHouse" by Masta Ace
- "Just the Two of Us" contains a sample of "Just the Two of Us" by Grover Washington, Jr. and Bill Withers
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| Discography | ||
| Infinite (1996) • The Slim Shady LP (1999) • The Marshall Mathers LP (2000) • The Eminem Show (2002) • Encore (2004) • Relapse (2009) • Recovery (2010) • The Marshall Mathers LP 2 (2013) • Revival (2017) • Kamikaze (2018) • Music to Be Murdered By (2020) • The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce) (2024) • Stans (The Official Soundtrack) (2025) | ||
| Filmography | ||
| The Slim Shady Show (2000) • The Wash (2001) • 8 Mile (2002) • Pauly Shore Is Dead (2003) • Funny People (2009) • The Slim Shady Show (2013) • The Interview (2014) • Happy Gilmore 2 (2025) • Stans (2025) | ||
| Tours | ||
| The Slim Shady LP Tour (1999) • The Up in Smoke Tour (2000) • Anger Management Tour (2000) • The Recovery Tour (2010–13) • Rapture Tour (2014) • Revival Tour (2018) • 2019 Rapture Tour (2019) | ||
| Books | ||
| Angry Blonde (2000) • The Way I Am (2008) | ||
| Family | ||
| Debbie Nelson † (mother) • Marshall Mathers Jr. † (father) • Nate Kane (brother) • Hailie Jade (daughter) • Alaina Marie (daughter) • Stevie Laine (daughter) | ||
| Other articles | ||
| Bad Meets Evil • D12 • Shade 45 • Shady Records • Slim Shady | ||
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