#273 "The Slim Shady LP" (1999) by Eminem
This is the situation I've been dreading. I'm not closed-minded enough to dismiss any of the rap records on the top 500, but I also know that I haven't listened to nearly enough of the genre to actually talk about it in an even-handed enough way. I gotta admit, I was a little bit excited for the prospect of actually finding this album enjoyable - after all, this list is largely 1960s and 1970s old guy music. It's mostly stuff that they play on "classic rock" radio stations and that forty and fifty year old white guys listen to. Unfortunately, this wasn't the one to break that up, for me. To me, this album seems vulgar. And I'm by no means a prude person.
