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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 has revealed the real reason he invented his notorious alter ego, Slim Shady.. The rapper released his new album, The Death Of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce) on 12 July, after a gory trailer ...
The Slim Shady LP was a critical and commercial success, debuting at number two on the Billboard 200 chart and selling 283,000 copies in its first week. [3] At the 42nd Grammy Awards in 2000, the record won Best Rap Album, while the album's lead single "My Name Is" won Best Rap Solo Performance. [4]
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 ...
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 ...
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, Dr. Dre, Tommy Coster and Mike Elizondo wrote "The Real Slim Shady" just hours before the final copy of the album was due. The first single was intended to be "Who Knew".
Eminem is on a mission to prove he's the real Shady after 'Real Housewives' stars Robyn Dixon and Gizelle Bryant tried to trademark 'Reasonably Shady.'