Infinite (Eminem album)

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Infinite is the debut album by hip-hop artist Eminem, recorded and produced with help from The Bass Brothers and fellow D12 member's Kon Artis, and Eye-Kyu in 1996. Infinite was only released on cassette and vinyl. Only 400 copies were made, though compact disc copies are commonly found on sites such as eBay. Eminem sold these tapes out of the trunk of his car in Detroit. The album is quite rare and cannot be found in stores. The song "Backstabber" is a re-cut version of a song called "Fuckin' Backstabber", which is featured on a demo tape by Soul Intent.

The album received mixed critical reviews and was met with derision from within the local hip-hop community, earning Eminem unfavourable accusations of copying other rappers' styles, particularly Nas, AZ and Liam Grey. "Obviously, I was young and influenced by other artists, and I got a lot of feedback saying that I sounded like Nas and AZ," he admitted. "'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," he recalls. "It was a growing stage. I felt like Infinite was like a demo that just got pressed up" [1][2][3].

While it contains some swearing, Infinite is relatively inoffensive compared to the subsequent albums that would make Eminem famous.

In 2003 this album was released, although it seemed legitmate it was most likely pirated. The "European Re-Issue" contains a bonus disc with freestyles and unreleased tracks, no names for these tracks are given on the case.

The song, "Jealousy Woes II" samples Nas's voice on his hit song, "The World is Yours" because Mathers didn't want to create tension by using the "n word".

Track listing

#	Title	Time	Producer(s)	Performer (s)
1	"Infinite"	4:01	Denaun Porter, Eminem (co-producer)	Eminem
2	"W.E.G.O."	0:23	Denaun Porter, Eminem (co-producer)	DJ Head, Eminem, Proof
3	"It's OK"	3:36	Denaun Porter, Eminem	Eminem, Eye-Kyu
4	"313"	3:47	Denaun Porter, Eminem (co-producer)	Eminem, Eye-Kyu
5	"Tonite"	4:13	Denaun Porter, Eminem (co-producer)	Eminem
6	"Maxine"	4:00	Denaun Porter, Eminem (co-producer)	3, Denaun Porter, Eminem
7	"Open Mic"	4:06	Denaun Porter, Eminem (co-producer)	Eminem, Thyme
8	"Never 2 Far"	3:42	Denaun Porter, Eminem (co-producer)	Eminem
9	"Searchin"	3:51	Denaun Porter, Eminem (co-producer)	Denaun Porter, Eminem
10	"Backstabber"	3:30	Denaun Porter, Eminem (co-producer)	Denaun Porter, Eminem
11	"Jealousy Woes II"	3:26	Denaun Porter, Eminem (co-producer)	Eminem