. ▁It ▁has ▁sold ▁ 2 1 ▁million ▁copies ▁world wide , ▁making ▁it ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁best - s elling ▁albums ▁of ▁all ▁time , ▁and ▁was ▁cert ified ▁Diam ond ▁by ▁the ▁Rec ording ▁Indust ry ▁Association ▁of ▁America ▁( RI AA ). ▁It ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁Album ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁and ▁won ▁Best ▁Rap ▁Album ▁at ▁the ▁ 4 3 rd ▁Gram my ▁Awards . ▁" The ▁Real ▁S lim ▁Sh ady " ▁won ▁Best ▁Rap ▁Solo ▁Performance . ▁The ▁Marshall ▁Math ers ▁LP ▁ 2 , ▁the ▁sequ el ▁to ▁the ▁album , ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁Background ▁ ▁In sp ired ▁by ▁the ▁disappoint ment ▁of ▁his ▁debut ▁album , ▁In finite ▁( 1 9 9 6 ), ▁E min em ▁created ▁the ▁alter ▁e go ▁S lim ▁Sh ady , ▁whom ▁he ▁introduced ▁on ▁the ▁S lim ▁Sh ady ▁EP ▁( 1 9 9 7 ). ▁After ▁placing ▁second ▁in ▁the ▁annual ▁Rap ▁Olympics , ▁E min em ▁was ▁noticed ▁by ▁the ▁staff ▁at ▁In ters cope ▁Records ▁and ▁eventually ▁CE O ▁Jimmy ▁I ov ine , ▁who ▁played ▁the ▁S lim ▁Sh ady ▁EP ▁for ▁hip ▁hop ▁producer ▁Dr . ▁Dre . ▁E min em ▁and ▁Dr . ▁Dre ▁then ▁met ▁and ▁recorded ▁The ▁S lim ▁Sh ady ▁LP ▁( 1 9 9 9 ), ▁which ▁was ▁noted ▁for ▁its ▁over - the - top ▁lyr ical ▁dep ict ions ▁of ▁dru gs ▁and ▁violence . ▁The ▁S lim ▁Sh