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EMINEM - RELAPSE (Official Discussion)
Rebel:
Ok. I gave the album a few listens before I analyzed it for review. So here are my thoughts...
I don't like his accent or high pitched singing. I find it EXTREMELY annoying and practically unlistenable. Like many have said here already there are a lot of songs that could've been so much better if he only stopped with the accent and high-pitched singing (he doesn't have the excuse here for "experimenting" because he did those particular things on ENCORE and most people hated it).
However...
In my humble opinion this is definitely better than ENCORE. Regardless of a failed attempt to be creative or despite some people's negative reaction to his "foul mouthed" content, his flow, word-play and lyrical delivery is crazy... and continues to hold him as one of Hip Hop's greatest MCs. Before the haters jump on me for that comment, remember, content doesn't determine your lyrical ability. If I were to be like "oh there he goes talking about guns and selling drugs, and fucking bitches on every song" and then be like "lyrically he's garbage" than I would believe people like Biggie or Big L are trash (which obviously isn't the case). Another important factor is the fact that Em is no longer new. He's 10 years in the game so naturally, people who followed his music from the beginning will not be as shocked and entertained as the newer, younger fans will from his subject matter. Plus he's a famous star so you know how people generally root for the underdog. But there is definitely some things he really needs to cut out... seriously.
On a positive note towards the LP, I respect that he and Dre attempted a new approach to some of the songs. It might not have worked for most, but the fact that they're rich, famous and vets... I give kudos for the attempt. They really don't have to do anything anymore but they do. There are a few songs that I liked... with my favorites currently being "Déjà vu", "My Mom" and "Underground". Those three songs actually remind me of the back in the day ('99-'00)especially, "Déjà vu". The music behind that track and Em's verses on it matched well and totally took me back to Aftermath's golden age for a bit. "Bagpipes from Baghdad" I thought was entertaining. Slightly diferrent but with Shady's flow over a banging beat from Dre was a welcoming refreshment. Listen to most mainstream artists today that they play on the radio and none of them can possible do a song like the aforementioned tracks. Straight Up. Oh, not to mention that this album actually had a theme and stayed true to it all the way through. Who does that these days? VERY few. Em is also storytelling again which is something I missed from both TES and ENCORE.
So yes the album is definitely flawed and possible a disappointment to those expecting "the second coming" from Eminem. But this is nowhere near the hate it's getting here nor is it as bad as his previous solo piece. It has it's moments... good and not so good.
IMHO
* ducks while members shoot their E-Guns at me...
Meho:
I think while the negative critics are more than deserving some people will overreact. I think it's because of 2 things:
a) The accent and goofy shit. It's so annyoing/depressing because we know he has talent and the voice yet he delibretly fucks it up. It's like Kobe choping off one of his arms and saying "that's how I'll play from now on".
b) Mainstream rap in general. Mainstream rap is at it's lowest point imo. There's no big events anymore, albums come and go. They are filled with tons of guests, hoping on whatever is popular at the moment and 30 different producers. There's no vibe, no concept, just random tracks thrown together. And every album that comes is one dissapointment after another. The last time a quality mainstream album dropped was Ulitmate Victory, which is sad, since it's been 2 years.
BTW I also don't understand how can Dre let Eminem fuck it up like this on purpose. What happened to "makes you go over a track 500 times" ? Maybe he feels like Em (and 50) made him so much money, he doesn't really care.
bez:
When you think about it, We Made You is actually one of the best tracks on the album, now thats saying something.
GimmeYourShoes:
Expensive sounding beats without much edge or bite. No good Andre.
Primo:
I banged this album when we all went out last night. It sounded good to me
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