 Records by Eminem, Dre, Eve, Nine Inch Nails, Enrique Iglesias, Limp Bizkit, Blackstreet, Smash Mouth and others generated an estimated $40 million in profit during the final six months of 1999.Interscope/Shady released Eminem's "The Marshall Mathers LP" on May 23, 2000.The fastest-selling rap album in history, it sold 1.76 million copies in its first week.