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Infinite is the debut album by Eminem, released November 12, 1996, on Web Entertainment. The album was recorded and produced from late 1995 to mid 1996, with help from The Bass Brothers and fellow D12 members Kon Artis, Proof and Eye-Kyu, along with fellow rapper Three.

History

Infinite is Eminem's first full-length and professionally packaged album. After years of cutting demo tracks with his mentors, the Bass Brothers, at their Ferndale, Michigan studio (dubbed "The Bassmint"), Eminem was ready to release his album. The album was written and recorded in 1995. At the time the album was first conceived, Eminem had been using the stage name M&M. However, he changed his stage name after the release of his first official single, in early 1995. Infinite marks the debut of the name "Eminem". The album was only released on cassette and vinyl, and was originally sold through Mathers himself. Only 1,000 cassettes and 100 vinyl records were made. Only about 1000 copies were sold. Eminem himself, and old friends from around the time Infinite was recorded, have claimed the laid-back and humble nature of the album is due to Eminem purposely making "radio-friendly" songs in hopes of getting on the air of Detroit's leading Hip Hop radio station, WJLB. Bootlegged compact-disc copies are commonly found on sites such as eBay. The song "Backstabber" is a re-cut version of a song called "Fuckin' Backstabber", which is featured on Eminem's demo tape released by Soul Intent.

The album received mixed critical reviews and was met with derision from within the local hip-hop community, earning Eminem unfavorable accusations of copying other rappers' styles, particularly Nas and AZ. Eminem recalls:

Obviously, I was young and influenced by other artists, and I got a lot of feedback saying that I sounded like Nas and 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.^[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 rereleased, although it seemed legitimate it was most likely pirated, containing many clicks, pops, and other defects in the sound quality. The "European Re-Issue" contains bonus tracks regarded as freestyles and unreleased tracks. No names for these tracks are given on the case.

In 2009, Thisis50.com, re-released it for a free download on their website to build anticipation for his highly anticipated album Relapse.^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"I Hear Them Calling" (feat. Malphas, Blackground, Haha and Robot Face of SeKTION 8)	A. Williams, S. Dance. A. Sawyers. D. Fluellen	Dansonn Beats	4.52
2.	"February 5th" (feat. Nightmare)	A. Williams, M. Parry	2deep Productions	3:37
3.	"Through The Room"	A. Williams	Enve Beats	2:24
4.	"Que's Room [Freestyle]"		Fichonn	1:12
5.	"Demonic Motherfuckers" (feat. Karkuz & Blackout)	A. Williams, S. Yates, T.Logan		4:28
6.	"In The Room" (feat. HaHa & Karkuz)	A. Williams, S. Dance, S. Yates	GID Productions	3:40
7.	"Outro"		AudioAssasisation	1:30

iTunes Deluxe Edition Bonus Tracks^[5]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	{{{extra_column}}}	Length
8.	"My Bloody Valentine" (feat. Malphas)	A. Williams, E. Ledford		2:51
9.	"Phukkin Die" (Karkuz feat. Que)	A. Williams, S. Yates	Sicktanick	3:01
10.	"Trick Or Treat" (Crucifix Doom, Que & Malphas feat. Klown Angel)	A. Williams, E Ledford		4:25

References

^ Eminem-Biography. EminemOnline. Accessed August 2, 2007.
^ Eminems Underground debut. VanityFair. Accessed August 2, 2007.
^ Eminem Biography. Eminem.net. Accessed August 2, 2007.
^ http://www.nme.com/news/eminem/44655
^ "United States/Canada iTunes bonus tracks". iTunes. Retrieved 2011-07-12.

[1] Eminem-Biography. EminemOnline. Accessed August 2, 2007.

[2] Eminems Underground debut. VanityFair. Accessed August 2, 2007.

[3] Eminem Biography. Eminem.net. Accessed August 2, 2007.

[4] ttp://www.nme.com/news/eminem/44655

[5] "United States/Canada iTunes bonus tracks". iTunes. Retrieved 2011-07-12.

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+{{Infobox album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
-{{Infobox Album
-|Name        = The Gift Vol. 1 (The Freestyles)
+| Name        = The Room
-|Type        = Mixtape
+| Type        = Studio
-|Artist      = [[Que]]
+| Artist      = Que
-|Cover       =
+| Cover       =
-|Released    = December 17, 2010
+| Released    = April 11, 2011
-|Recorded    = 2010
+| Recorded    = 2010–2011
-|Genre       = [[Rap]], [[Horrorcore]], [[Hip Hop]]
+| Genre       = [[Underground Hip-Hop]], [[Rap]]
-|Length      =
+| Length      = 31:07
-|Label       = Ender Line Records, Murder Mass Records
+| Label       = Ender Line Records
+| Producer    = Que <small>([[Executive producer#Music|exec.]])</small><br />HaHa Da Bum, Dansonn Beats, 2deep Productions, Fichonn, Enve Beats, GID Productions, AudioAssasisation, Sicktanick
-|Producer    =
+| Last album  = ''Tha Clown LP''<br />(2009)
-|Reviews     =
-|Last album  =
+| This album  = '''''The Room'''''<br />(2011)
+| Next album  =
-|This album  = '''''The Gift Vol. 1 (The Freestyles)'''''<br/>(2010)
+ {{Singles
-|Next album  = ''In The Studio<br/>(2011)
+ | Name           = The Room
-}}
+ | Type           = Studio
-'''''The Gift Vol. 1 (The Freestyles)''''' is a mixtape by rap artist Que, the track's on this mixtape are all freestyles.
+ | single 1       = February 5th
+ | single 1 date = February 5, 2011
+ | single 2       = My Bloody Valentine
+ | single 2 date  = February 14, 2011
+ | single 3       = I Hear Them Calling
+ | single 3 date  = February 19, 2011
+}}}}
+'''''Infinite''''' is the debut album by [[Eminem]], released November 12, 1996, on [[Web Entertainment]]. The album was recorded and produced from late 1995 to mid 1996, with help from The [[Bass Brothers]] and fellow [[D12]] members [[Kon Artis]], [[Proof (rapper)|Proof]] and [[Eye-Kyu]], along with fellow rapper Three.
+== History ==
+''Infinite'' is [[Eminem]]'s first full-length and professionally packaged album. After years of cutting demo tracks with his mentors, the [[Bass Brothers]], at their [[Ferndale, Michigan]] studio (dubbed "The Bassmint"), Eminem was ready to release his album. The album was written and recorded in 1995. At the time the album was first conceived, Eminem had been using the stage name M&M. However, he changed his stage name after the release of his first official single, in early 1995. ''Infinite'' marks the debut of the name "Eminem". The album was only released on [[compact audio cassette|cassette]] and [[Vinyl record|vinyl]], and was originally sold through Mathers himself. Only 1,000 cassettes and 100 vinyl records were made. Only about 1000 copies were sold. Eminem himself, and old friends from around the time ''Infinite'' was recorded, have claimed the laid-back and humble nature of the album is due to [[Eminem]] purposely making "radio-friendly" songs in hopes of getting on the air of Detroit's leading Hip Hop radio station, [[WJLB-FM|WJLB]]. Bootlegged compact-disc copies are commonly found on sites such as [[eBay]]. The song "Backstabber" is a re-cut version of a song called "Fuckin' Backstabber", which is featured on Eminem's demo tape released by Soul Intent.
+The album received mixed critical reviews and was met with derision from within the local hip-hop community, earning Eminem unfavorable accusations of copying other rappers' styles, particularly [[Nas]] and [[AZ (rapper)|AZ]]. Eminem recalls:
-==Background==
-Adrian got into talk with Evan [[CEO]] off ''MurderMass Records'' <ref><big>
-{{cite web
-|url=http://www.myspace.com/murdermassstreetteam
-|title=‘MurderMass Records MySpace’
-|publisher=
-|accessdate=2010-12-18
-|last=
-|first=
-}}</big>
-</ref> in October 2010 about working together on some projects.
+{{cquote|Obviously, I was young and influenced by other artists, and I got a lot of feedback saying that I sounded like Nas and 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.<ref>[http://www.eminemonline.com/bio.shtml Eminem-Biography]. EminemOnline. Accessed August 2, 2007.</ref><ref>[http://www.vanityfair.com/commentary/content/articles/041109roco01 Eminems Underground debut]. VanityFair. Accessed August 2, 2007.</ref><ref>[http://www.eminem.net/biography/ Eminem Biography]. Eminem.net. Accessed August 2, 2007.</ref>}}
-On December 15th Adrian recorded on a open Collaboration with Sinima on the track named Remember The Name, Adrian is a fan of Sinima beats production and hope's to use some off his beats in the future. Adrian recorded this track as a promotional track for the release off his freestyle tape.
+While it contains some swearing, ''Infinite'' is relatively inoffensive compared to the subsequent albums that would make Eminem famous.
-On December 17th Adrian released his [[freestyle]] [[tape]] ''The Gift Vol. 1'' with 20 tracks full off freestyles with one track called ''Half Wits'' featuring Murder Mass Records [[artist]] Malphas.
+In 2003, this album was rereleased, although it seemed legitimate it was most likely [[Copyright infringement|pirated]], containing many clicks, pops, and other defects in the sound quality. The "European Re-Issue" contains bonus tracks regarded as [[Freestyle rap|freestyles]] and unreleased tracks. No names for these tracks are given on the case.
-This mixtape was a free download: http://www.mediafire.com/?l83o6fyjcduxkaa
+In 2009, [http://www.thisis50.com Thisis50.com], re-released it for a free download on their website to build anticipation for his highly anticipated album ''[[Relapse (album)|Relapse]]''.<ref>http://www.nme.com/news/eminem/44655</ref>
 == Track listing ==
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 | writer5 = A. Williams, S. Yates, T.Logan
 | length5 = 4:28
-| title6 = In The Room (Produced by GIDProductions)
+| title6 = In The Room
 | note6 = feat. HaHa & Karkuz
 | writer6 = A. Williams, S. Dance, S. Yates
 | extra6 = GID Productions
 | length6 = 3:40
-| title7          = Outro
+| title7 = Outro
-| extra7          = AudioAssasisation
+| extra7 = AudioAssasisation
-| length7         = 1:30
+| length7 = 1:30
 }}
 {{Track listing
 | collapsed=yes
-| headline = iTunes Deluxe Edition Bonus Tracks<ref>{{cite web|url=http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-room/id428670569 title=United States/Canada iTunes bonus tracks|accessdate=2010-06-15|publisher=[[iTunes]]}}</ref>
+| headline = iTunes Deluxe Edition Bonus Tracks<ref>{{cite web|url=http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-room/id428670569|title=United States/Canada iTunes bonus tracks|accessdate=2011-07-12|publisher=[[iTunes]]}}</ref>
+| title8 = My Bloody Valentine
+| note8 = feat. Malphas
-| title8          = Never 2 Far
+| writer8 = A. Williams, E. Ledford
-| extra8          = Kon Artis
-| length8         = 3:38
+| length8  = 2:51
+| title9 = Phukkin Die
+| note9 = Karkuz feat. Que
+| writer9 = A. Williams, S. Yates
+| extra9 = Sicktanick
+| length9 = 3:01
+| title10 = Trick Or Treat
+| note10 = Crucifix Doom, Que & Malphas feat. Klown Angel
+| writer10 = A. Williams, E Ledford
+| length10 = 4:25
 }}
-==References==
+== References ==
 {{refs}}
-==External links==
-* [http://www.mediafire.com/?l83o6fyjcduxkaa Que - The Gift Vol. 1 (The Freestyles) - Free Download]