The Slim Shady suit no longer fits once the outsider, he’s now the establishment.
But after more than two decades, he’s older, well-fed, and in possession of pretty much every accolade there is to acquire. In those early years, for all the controversy his lyrics caused, Slim Shady helped Mathers focus his energy, a cathartic outlet that was both messy and intensely fascinating. Dre, who spent the next five years molding him into one of the biggest pop stars in the world. It caught the ear of Jimmy Iovine and Dr.
On 1998’s The Slim Shady EP, he found his unique and disturbing voice. A manifestation of Marshall Mathers’ inner turmoil, the persona served as a vehicle for his darkest, most violent thoughts and helped him step out from the shadow of his forebears to channel the darkest parts of himself. The criticism burned, and from that fire he formed his alter ego, Slim Shady.
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