Eminem Albums: The Marshall Mathers LP - 2000 Label: Aftermath Length: 72:05 Genre: Hip Hop Release Date: May 23, 2000 The Marshall Mathers LP is the third studio album by American rapper Eminem, released in 2000. The album sold more than 1.79 million copies in its first week just in the U.S., earning a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records as the fastest selling solo album ever. In 2001, the album won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album and was nominated for Album of the Year.It has gone on to be certified 9x platinum by the RIAA in the United States, and by 2005 had sold over 19 million units worldwide. Often cited as Eminem's magnum opus, The Marshall Mathers LP is often regarded as one of the greatest hip-hop albums of all time, being ranked so by magazines such as Rolling Stone Time, and XXL. Rolling Stone placed the album at #7 on its list of the best albums of the 2000s. The album was ranked #302 by Rolling Stone on their list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. More Information and Lyrics