When was the debut studio album of the rapper of Slim Shady EP released?
Slim Shady EP Slim Shady EP is the 1997 debut extended play by American rapper Eminem, through the Detroit-based record label Web Entertainment. Unlike "Infinite", "Slim Shady EP" helped Eminem gain the interest of CEO Jimmy Iovine (co-founder of Interscope Records) and West Coast hip-hop producer Dr. Dre, who subsequently signed Eminem to his Aftermath Entertainment record label, and served as executive producer on his major-label debut album "The Slim Shady LP" (1999). Dre also served as executive producer on Eminem's later albums such as "The Marshall Mathers LP" (2000), "The Eminem Show" (2002), "Encore" (2004), "" (2005), "Relapse"-"Refill" (2009), "Recovery" (2010), and "The Marshall Mathers LP 2" (2013).
Relapse (Eminem album) Relapse is the sixth studio album by American rapper Eminem. The album was released on May 19, 2009, under Aftermath Entertainment, Shady Records, and Interscope Records. It was his first album of original material since "Encore" (2004), following a four-year hiatus from recording due to his writer's block and an addiction to prescription sleeping medication. Recording sessions for the album took place during 2007 to 2009 at several recording studios, and Dr. Dre, Mark Batson, and Eminem handled production. Conceptually, "Relapse" concerns the ending of his drug rehabilitation, rapping after a non-fictional relapse, and the return of his Slim Shady alter-ego.