, ▁and ▁mis og yn istic . ▁Lyn ne ▁Chen ey ▁critic ized ▁the ▁lyr ics ▁at ▁a ▁United ▁States ▁Senate ▁hearing , ▁while ▁the ▁Canadian ▁government ▁considered ▁ref using ▁E min em ' s ▁entry ▁into ▁the ▁country . ▁▁ ▁The ▁Marshall ▁Math ers ▁LP ▁deb uted ▁at ▁number ▁one ▁on ▁the ▁Billboard ▁ 2 0 0 , ▁s elling ▁ 1 . 7 8 ▁million ▁copies ▁in ▁its ▁first ▁week ▁alone ▁which ▁made ▁it ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁fast est - s elling ▁studio ▁albums ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁The ▁album ' s ▁first ▁single ▁" The ▁Real ▁S lim ▁Sh ady " ▁became ▁E min em ' s ▁biggest ▁hit ▁up ▁to ▁that ▁point , ▁and ▁gained ▁not or iety ▁for ▁pok ing ▁fun ▁at ▁pop ▁culture ▁figures ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁such ▁as ▁NS Y NC , ▁Brit ney ▁Spe ars , ▁Christ ina ▁Agu il era ▁and ▁Will ▁Smith . ▁The ▁album ▁also ▁features ▁" St an ", ▁which ▁has ▁been ▁regarded ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁E min em ' s ▁signature ▁songs . ▁Despite ▁the ▁controvers y ▁of ▁the ▁album , ▁it ▁received ▁acc laim ▁from ▁critics , ▁who ▁pra ised ▁E min em ' s ▁lyr ical ▁ability ▁and ▁emot ional ▁depth . ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁ground ▁breaking ▁and ▁controvers ial ▁albums ▁in ▁American ▁music , ▁The ▁Marshall ▁Math ers ▁LP ▁has ▁been ▁named ▁on ▁several ▁lists ▁of ▁the ▁greatest ▁albums ▁of ▁all ▁time ▁and ▁is ▁widely ▁regarded ▁as ▁E min em ' s ▁best ▁album