ers ▁LP ▁stands ▁as ▁a ▁cult ur ally ▁significant ▁record ▁in ▁American ▁popular ▁music , ▁but ▁also ▁" rem ains ▁a ▁truly ▁special ▁album , ▁unique ▁in ▁rap ' s ▁canon , ▁ow ing ▁its ▁spirit ▁to ▁rock ▁and ▁its ▁her itage ▁to ▁rap , ▁in ▁a ▁way ▁I ' ve ▁rarely ▁heard ". ▁In ▁The ▁Rol ling ▁Stone ▁Album ▁Guide ▁( 2 0 0 4 ), ▁Christian ▁Ho ard ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁album ▁" del ved ▁much ▁deeper ▁into ▁personal ▁pain ▁[ than ▁The ▁S lim ▁Sh ady ▁LP ], ▁and ▁the ▁result ▁was ▁a ▁minor ▁master pie ce ▁that ▁merged ▁ill er - than - ill ▁flows ▁with ▁a ▁brilliant ▁sense ▁of ▁the ▁mac ab re ." ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁The ▁Marshall ▁Math ers ▁LP ▁was ▁ranked ▁number ▁ 3 0 2 ▁on ▁Rol ling ▁Stone ' s ▁list ▁of ▁The ▁ 5 0 0 ▁Great est ▁Albums ▁of ▁All ▁Time ; ▁it ▁was ▁moved ▁up ▁to ▁number ▁ 2 4 4 ▁in ▁the ▁magazine ' s ▁re vised ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁edition ▁of ▁the ▁list . ▁I GN ▁named ▁it ▁the ▁twenty - four th ▁greatest ▁rap ▁album ▁of ▁all ▁time ▁in ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁list . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁The ▁Marshall ▁Math ers ▁LP ▁was ▁included ▁by ▁Time ▁in ▁its ▁list ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 0 0 ▁Great est ▁Albums ▁of ▁All ▁Time . ▁That ▁same ▁year , ▁Q ▁ranked ▁it ▁number ▁ 8