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Infinite (Eminem album)

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Infinite is the solo debut album of American rapper Eminem, released August
10, 1996, through Web Entertainment. The album was recorded at the Bass
Brothers' studio, known as the "Bassmint" and produced by Mr. Porter, Proof
and Peter Schorn. It features vocals from fellow rappers Proof, Mr. Porter,
Eye-Kyu, Three and Thyme. The album sold only about 1,000 copies, and
received rare reviews, which were mixed, mainly criticizing the album's
production but praising Eminem's lyrical ability. While Eminem's future
albums would prove more successful, the rapper still gained some recognition
for his debut effort.

Infinite

Contents
1 Background and composition
2 Reception
3 Track listing
3.1 Samples
4 References

Background and composition

Studio album by Eminem

Released

August 10, 1996

Recorded

199596

Genre

Underground hip hop

Length

37:54

Label

Web

Producer

Peter Schorn & Mr. Porter

Eminem chronology
Marshall "Eminem" Mathers was initially signed to FBT Productions in 1992,
run by brothers Jeff and Mark Bass. Eminem also held a minimum-wage job
Soul Intent
Infinite
Slim Shady EP
of cooking and dish washing at the restaurant Gilbert's Lodge at St. Clair
(1995)
(1996)
(1997)
Shores for some time.[1] In 1996, Eminem's debut album Infinite, which was
recorded at the "Bassmint", a recording studio owned by the Bass Brothers,
was released under their independent label Web Entertainment.[1] Eminem was encouraged by others, who noted he sounded
similar to rapper AZ.[2] Mr. Porter produced the entire album, while Proof programmed the drums.[3]

Mathers purposely made Infinite 's songs "radio-friendly" in hopes of getting on the air on Detroit radio stations.[3] It features
vocals from fellow rappers Proof, Mr. Porter, Eye-Kyu, Three and Thyme.[4] Only around a thousand copies of the album were
made.[5] Subjects covered in Infinite included his struggles with raising his newborn daughter Hailie Jade Mathers while on
limited funds and his strong desire to get rich.[1] After the release of Infinite, Eminem's personal struggles and abuse of drugs and
alcohol culminated in an unsuccessful suicide attempt.[6] In 2009, Thisis50.com re-released it as a free download on their website
to build anticipation for Eminem's highly anticipated comeback album Relapse.[7]

Reception
Eminem recalls: "Obviously, I was young and influenced by other artists, and I got a lot of feedback saying that I sounded like
AZ. Infinite was me trying to figure out how I wanted my rap style to be, how I wanted to sound on the mic and present myself.
It was a growing stage. I felt like Infinite was like a demo that just got pressed up."[2] Allmusic gave it an "Editor Score" of 2.5
out of 5 stars, without a review.[8] Rob Kenner of Complex gave the album an unfavorable review, saying Eminem "has yet to
develop his own distinctive style".[9]

Track listing
No.
1.
2.
3.

Title
"Infinite"
"W.E.G.O." (Interlude) (featuring Proof & DJ Head)
"It's OK" (featuring Eye-Kyu)

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Producer(s)
Mr. Porter
Mr. Porter
Mr. Porter

Length
4:04
0:26
3:33

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4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.

"313" (featuring Eye-Kyu)

"Tonite"
"Maxine" (featuring Mr. Porter & Three)
"Open Mic" (featuring Thyme)
"Never 2 Far"
"Searchin'" (featuring Eye-Kyu)
"Backstabber"
"Jealousy Woes II"

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Mr. Porter
Mr. Porter
Mr. Porter
Mr. Porter
Mr. Porter
Mr. Porter
Mr. Porter
Mr. Porter
Total length:

4:14
3:46
3:58
4:06
3:41
3:48
3:26
3:20
37:54

Notes
Track listing and credits from album booklet.[4]

Samples
"Backstabber"
"Fuckin Backstabber" by Soul Intent
"Jealous" by LL Cool J
"Jealousy Woes II"
"Jealous" by LL Cool J
"The World Is Yours" by Nas
Contains an interpolation of "Butter" by A Tribe Called Quest

References

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