Background and Composition
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 of cooking and dishwashing at the restaurant Gilbert's Lodge at St. Clair Shores for some time. 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. Eminem was encouraged by others, who noted he sounded similar to rapper AZ. Mr. Porter produced the entire album, while Proof programmed the drums.
Mathers purposely made Infinite's songs "radio-friendly" in hopes of getting on the air on Detroit radio stations. It features vocals from fellow rappers Proof, Mr. Porter, Eye-Kyu, Three and Thyme. Only around a thousand copies of the album were made. 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. After the release of Infinite, Eminem's personal struggles and abuse of drugs and alcohol culminated in an unsuccessful suicide attempt. 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.
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