Which 2000 album by Eminem won the Grammy for Best Rap Album?

The Marshall Mathers LP is the 2000 Eminem album that won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album. Released on May 23, 2000, it was Eminem’s third studio album and followed his breakthrough success with The Slim Shady LP.

The album won Best Rap Album at the 43rd Annual Grammy Awards, held on February 21, 2001, recognizing music released during 2000. Eminem also won Best Rap Solo Performance for “The Real Slim Shady.” The record was nominated for Album of the Year, but Two Against Nature by Steely Dan won that category.

The Marshall Mathers LP became a major commercial landmark. It debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and sold about 1.76 million copies in its first U.S. week, then a record-setting result for a solo artist. Its songs include “Stan,” “The Way I Am,” and “The Real Slim Shady.”

The Eminem Show, released in 2002, also won Best Rap Album, which can cause confusion. Encore and Recovery were later albums; neither was the 2000 Grammy winner described in this question.