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Eminem's overall disappointment with Infinite 's lack of success inspired him to develop his famous Slim Shady alter ego, which became present in his later works. However, other sources stated that the album sold a few hundred copies or even a thousand copies.

Eminem stated in his autobiography The Way I Am (2008) that it sold "maybe 70 copies". It's not known exactly how many copies Infinite sold. On November 12, 1996, Infinite was released by Web Entertainment. I felt like Infinite was like the demo that just got pressed up." Release and reception 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. Eminem recalled: "Obviously, I was young and influenced by other artists, and I got a lot of feedback saying that I sounded like AZ. After the release of Infinite, Eminem's personal struggles and as well as his abuse of drugs and alcohol resulted in a suicide attempt. Subjects covered on Infinite included Eminem, him and his grandma's struggle with raising Hailie Jade Mathers, Eminem's newborn daughter, while on limited funds and his strong desire to become rich. Composition and lyrics Įminem purposely made Infinite 's songs "radio-friendly" in hopes of getting played on Detroit radio stations only around a thousand copies of the album were made. Porter produced the majority of the album, while Proof programmed the drums. Įminem was encouraged by others for the album, noted to sound like Nas and AZ. The album was completed by the summer of 1996 and was released on Web Entertainment in the fall. After the birth of his daughter Hailie, 23-year old Eminem headed to the Bass Brothers basement to record the album. Inspired by Tupac's Me Against the World album and Nas's Illmatic, Eminem began writing Infinite. Eminem also held a minimum-wage job that involved cooking and washing dishes at Gilbert's Lodge restaurant in St. In 1992, Eminem signed with FBT Productions, which had been run by Jeff and Mark Bass they are known as the Bass Brothers. And I was like, "Wow, who is this kid? I've gotta get him over to the studio." That's when I called out to the radio station and asked, "Put me on the phone with the guy." It was like, "Whoa, who is this?" He was doing an open mic with in Detroit. I was driving in my car back in '95 or '96 and heard him on the radio. They are highly valued since the album was made before Eminem was signed to Interscope and Aftermath.

Retrospectively, the album received mixed reviews from music critics, it was a commercial failure, selling around 70 copies. On November 17, 2016, five days after the 20th anniversary of the album, Eminem posted a remix of the title track that was remastered, made by the Bass Brothers, to his Vevo channel, releasing it digitally for the first time. It is not officially available on any online music stores and only the title track " Infinite" has been made available on Spotify. Physical copies of Infinite were released on cassette and vinyl, and Eminem sold the copies from the trunk of his car in Detroit. Porter, Eye-Kyu, Three, and Thyme, as well as singer Angela Workman. The album features guest vocals from fellow rappers Proof, Mr. Recording sessions took place at the Bass Brothers' studio, with production handled by Mr. It was released on November 12, 1996, through Web Entertainment. Infinite is the debut studio album by American rapper Eminem.