The Marshall Mathers LP (also referred to as the MMLP) is the third studio album by the American rapper Eminem, released on May 23, 2000, by Goliath Artists, Aftermath Entertainment, WEB Entertainment, and Interscope Records. Production on the album was handled by Dr. Dre, Mel-Man, F.B.T., Eminem, and the 45 King. The album features guest appearances from Dido, RBX, Sticky Fingaz, Dina Rae, Bizarre, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Xzibit, Nate Dogg, Paul Rosenberg and D12. Recorded over a 10-month period in several studios around Detroit, the album delivers introspective lyricism reflecting Eminem's thoughts on his rise to fame, criticism of his music, and estrangement from his family. As a transgressive work, it incorporates hardcore hip-hop, satirical hip-hop, and horrorcore.