eminem show isnt laughable, it shows lyrical progress and maturity... if he kept raping mothers and fucking dogs he'd get boring eventually... but he did change heaps... and how can u say infinite is original? the lyrics are fucking awesome and its a tight album, but in case u didnt notice, the beats, production, flow and layout of the album sound very much like illmatic... he was biting nas' style back then.. just listen to the keys in the chorus of 313.. and listen to the intro of infinite