DUBCC - Tha Connection > Outbound Connection

Is Eminem growing as an artist? (Not just another Encore thread)

<< < (3/4) > >>

Leggy Hendrix:
to me, this album, with the exception of a few tracks, sounds like he was just fucking about in the studio...it doesnt sound like he was making much of an effort lyrically, and he says it himself in one of the songs...imo its a definite drop in quality from The Eminem Show... 8)

T-Dogg:
Well on Eminem Show, in my opinion, he had grown a lot from his previous efforts. He maintained that level on the 8 Mile OST - he seemed to have become the artist Dre wanted him to originally become. But on Encore he certainly went down a peg or two... And I say that after having only heard 5 tracks from the album, but it seems everybody feels the same way. There's a few tracks that show that he hasn't lost his touch or talent anywhere - he can still write and spit dope rhymes with an excellent flow. But the rest of the shit is garbage. I dunno why, maybe he got lazy on this one, maybe he felt he needed more comedy tracks. (It was said Dre wanted him to go back to the Slim Shady persona more, but that in my opinion only meant a change in subject matter, not showing no effort in your rhymes and doing stupid accents all the time. I'm actually kinda surprised Dre let this shit go through with him being the exec. producer and all.)

So yeah, he's grown as an artist, he just didn't show that growth on this one.

notorious^q8I:
eminem tried a formula on marshall mathers LP and it workd made him sell 1.8 mill first week
so why not sticking to it
i gotta agree that he sounded better on every LP except this one
i cant see any growth, but its still a nice album IMO
even the trax he sings in it aint like R&B singin its juss his style to put the song out in the way he thinks its gonna deliver the lyrics or the message

7even:
his developpement stopped after 8 Mile OST. technically, he as at his best then. great production (for his standards), mature tracks, incredible lyrics and solid flow.

when I say 8 Mile OST Im talking about the last CD he put out. of course the songs / verses / beats that Baby G mentioned are Em at his best too.

Encore was a few steps down. pitiful.
Encore is funny with crazy flows and shit, but MC-wise it's not even comparable to 2002 shit of Em.
He went downhill since like 10 months.
Then he started to do singing hooks all the time and whacker "freestyles" and whack verses lean back rmx.

Maybe he just doesnt enjoy rapping anymore. Can't think of another reason, really.

Sikx:
id rate encore > tes, and imo he showed more growth on tes then encore, but encore has better songs.

Navigation

[0] Message Index

[#] Next page

[*] Previous page