He raps both sides of the conversation, essentially talking to himself in the trunk of a car. In "Bad Guy," he even recalls "Stan" by having himself killed by a fan named "Matthew Mitchell," who is apparently Stan's brother. It's that imbalance that can make Eminem a frustrating artist.
Even people who have issues with his content are hard-pressed to say that he doesn't possess technical skill. While the track has questionable taste as always, and it begins on a rocky note, it ends with some of his most rapid-fire lyricism to date. He's smart enough to know he's pushing people's buttons. Such slurs are all over the record on the whole.
This is 2013 and he's been warned about this before, so his insistence to continue the practice is unquestionably an attempt to bait people and to get attention. Em may say that he's "not referring to homosexuals" all he wants, and point to all his gay friends and collaborators, but people obviously are still going to be offended. This album is thankfully closer to that album than the former, although Eminem's ugly side does show itself quite a few times, most notably in the much talked about "Rap God," where he throws around numerous homophobic slurs. Mathers obviously has "the classics" on his mind.Īfter the utter-ugliness of 2009's "Relapse," Eminem issued the far superior, "Recovery" a year later. And, yes in the case of the clever, Beastie Boys-sampling, old-school send-up, "Berzerk," Mr. It's a move made as if to immediately evoke an idea that this is one of his "classic" records. Quicklist: 1title: Eminem's "The Marshall Mathers LP 2" (Deluxe Edition) ***text: Naming his new album as a sequel to what many would say was his career-defining set was a shrewd move on Eminem's part. (There are ten reviews in all!) Buckle up and get ready! Indeed, there is a lot to cover this week. If that's not enough, we'll also talk about the newly released album capturing Jimi Hendrix's 1968 performance at the Miami Pop Festival.
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In addition, we will listen to buzzed-about singer Sky Ferreira, Luscious Jackson's first album in 14 years, plus new albums from indie acts Melvins, Midlake and Cut Copy. 9, 2013 - intro: This is about as heavy a release week as one gets with anticipated new albums from Eminem, M.I.A., Avril Lavigne and James Blunt. Eminem performs on stage on Day 2 of Reading Festival 2013 on Aug.
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