With all the hype surrounding the release of The Marshall Mathers LP 2 I went back and listened to the original Marshall Mathers LP.

For years I have concluded that Em was the only rapper who people call the GOAT that didn't have a certified hip-hop classic under their belt.

But in going back and listening to the original MMLP I think I need to revise that position.

There definitely is a classic contained within the 18 tracks on the album. The problem for me lies in the inclusion of "Ken Kaniff (Skit)", "Drug Ballad", "Amityville" and "Under The Influence". You take these tracks off and hands down it's a classic.

They're on there though so it becomes a bit of a debate for me. Given everything that surrounded this album upon its release, and the fact that it remains the crown jewel in Eminem's catalog, how can I deny the fact that it's a classic?

What's OKPs consensus 13 years later? Classic? Great but not quite? Other opinion?

Let's talk about it (or at least vote).

Poll result (27 votes) Yes (18 votes) Vote No (9 votes) Vote

I'd remove Bitch Please II and Under the Influence

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>I'd remove Bitch Please II and Under the Influence

I love those two AND Bitch Please II. Could do with or without Under the Influence.

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the list of classic albums with NO weak songs is really short.
and even if a song on an album isn't straight up awful...
sometimes it sounds bad because the album peaks so high elsewhere.


besides, nobody can agree about which songs should be removed from MMLP,
assuming any songs should be removed. drug ballad is one of my favorites ever.


so, yes.
it's a classic.

there's plenty of albums without weak songs that ain't classics and plenty of classics with a weak song.

it might be his best album, but I don't consider it a classic.

even more egregious than the upcoming Muddy Waters 2 or Doe Or Die 2, however still far more acceptable than The Hunger For More 2.

And for its time yeah I think it's right up there to be a classic

Nothing he's released after that has come close. It's honestly sad to see it go in that direction cause dude can spit his ass off.

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Hammer got classics

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i haven't listened to it in years tho

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