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Slim Shady EP is the only extended play by American rapper Eminem, released on December 10, 1997, through Web Entertainment.Unlike his debut album Infinite (1996), Slim Shady EP helped Eminem gain the interest of CEO Jimmy Iovine (co-founder of Interscope Records) and West Coast hip-hop rapper and producer Dr. Dre, who subsequently signed Eminem to his Aftermath Entertainment record label, and ...
James Iovine (/ ˈ aɪ. ə v iː n / EYE-ə-veen; born March 11, 1953 [1]) is an American entrepreneur, former record executive, and media proprietor. He is best known as the co-founder of Interscope Records and became chairman and CEO of Interscope Geffen A&M , an umbrella music unit formed by Universal Music Group in 1999.
Interscope Records is an American record label based in Santa Monica, California, owned by Universal Music Group through its Interscope Geffen A&M imprint. Founded in late 1990 by Jimmy Iovine and Ted Field as a $20 million joint venture with Atlantic Records of Warner Music Group and Interscope Communications, [2] it differed from most record labels by letting A&R staff control decisions and ...
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.
He's still the real Slim Shady, but it took us a second to realize it. Eminem rarely makes public appearances, but he made a special exception on June 22 for his longtime collaborator and friend ...
These Here Are Crazy Times! is the second studio album by Australian rock group Boom Crash Opera, released in October 1989.The album was the breakthrough album to the lucrative U.S. Market for the band & was released in the United States by Giant records.
Jimmy Iovine is one of that small number of entrepreneurs who, by doing so much so well in so many different arenas, have left their indelible mark. He founded, and for more than 20 years, has led Interscope, a label that has consistently been in the forefront of the music business, both artistically and commercially.
Inspired by the disappointment of his debut album, Infinite (1996), Eminem created the alter ego Slim Shady, whom he introduced on the Slim Shady EP (1997). After placing second in the annual Rap Olympics, Eminem was noticed by the staff at Interscope Records and eventually CEO Jimmy Iovine, who played the Slim Shady EP for hip-hop producer Dr. Dre.