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"My Name Is" is een single van The Slim Shady LP, het commerciële debuut van de Amerikaanse rapper Eminem. De track scoorde goed in de hitlijsten en was de internationale doorbraak voor de rapper. Het nummer werd geproduceerd door Dr. Dre.

"My Name Is" is the opening song and lead single of American rapper Eminem's second studio album The Slim Shady LP (1999). The song contains a sample from British singer Labi Siffre's 1975 track "I Got The..." featuring the bass and guitar riff as originally played by British pop rock duo Chas & Dave. The song was ranked at #26 on "VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of the '90s". "My Name Is" was also ranked #6 on Q Magazine's "1001 Best Songs Ever". "My Name Is" peaked at number 36 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Eminem's first top 40 hit on the chart. Outside of the United States, "My Name Is" peaked within the top ten of the charts in Iceland, Ireland, New Zealand, Norway, and United Kingdom.

The song was placed at number 39 by Rolling Stone on their list of "100 Greatest Hip-Hop songs of all time" in April 2016. The recording garnered Eminem his first Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance at the 42nd Grammy Awards in 2000.