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"My Name Is" is a song by American rapper Eminem from his second album The Slim Shady LP (1999). It is also the opening song and lead single of the album. The song contains an interpolation [2] (replayed sample) from British singer Labi Siffre's 1975 track "I Got The..." featuring the bass and guitar riff as originally played by British pop rock duo Chas & Dave.
The Slim Shady LP won Best Rap Album at the 2000 Grammy Awards, while "My Name Is" won Best Rap Solo Performance. In 2000, The Slim Shady LP was certified quadruple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It is often mentioned in lists of the greatest albums of all time.
Eminem referenced his alter ego, Slim Shady, in songs like "My Name Is" (1999) and "The Real Slim Shady" (2000).The image of Slim Shady is synonymous with how Eminem appeared as a young man on stage and in videos, including his bleached blonde hair.
In a new interview with Complex, the 51-year-old whose real name is Marshall Mathers, ... “The Slim Shady alter-ego behind his 1999 breakthrough LP and the many hits that followed – most ...
A fake obituary was posted for Slim Shady ahead of Eminem's upcoming 12th LP scheduled to ... Shady first became a household name in 1999 with the debut of his playfully deranged single 'My Name ...
Eminem has become a household name in the music world. Born Marshall Mathers, the rapper may be known by multiple monikers in the music industry — he goes by Slim Shady as well — but he’ll ...
"The Real Slim Shady" was not originally intended to be part of The Marshall Mathers LP. Interscope Records's Jimmy Iovine wanted Eminem to get a song to introduce the album, similar to the way "My Name Is" was the first single on The Slim Shady LP.
Eminem, real name Marshall Mathers, ... The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce), is due for release this summer and will follow Eminem’s last record, 2020’s Music to Be Murdered By.