Jan 14, 2016 What really made this album bad? I always see people say this is where Eminem fell off but what made it dis liked?
Jan 14, 2016 50 Cent.zip Young Thug.zip I decided to give their catalog another listen straight after my daily MBDTF listening session and it was a f---ing big let down.
Jan 14, 2016 Lloyd Banks mixtapes. A buddy of mine kept hyping them up to me but they weren't good. Fabulous mixtapes. He blatantly reused bars from other tapes. Pls no. GRODT. It rly isnt that good s--- has like 5 10/10 songs and a lot of forgettable stuff. Kanye's College trilogy. Was expecting lifechanging music, didn't get it.
Jan 14, 2016 I wouldn't say it's bad, but it's definitely not an album for everybody. it's very different and probably took lots by surprise (including myself). the sound just isn't what I'm looking for. it's not bad either. it's average for lack of better words. a lot of the sampled beats get old real quick and the album lacks replay value. in terms of what some people don't like, some aren't fans of his flow on certain songs and use of punchlines on certain songs
Jan 14, 2016 GO:OD AM I love the singles but the rest of the album was kind of meh to me. Definitely disappointed coming off of WMWTSO.
Jan 14, 2016 haven't enjoyed a single song. The only thing I like from thug is his featuring on About The Money
Jan 14, 2016 Every one thought Can-I-Bus was going to be big s--- in 1998. Then it came out, was very disappointing and didn't sell too many units. Granted, it went gold but in those days, gold meant flop.
Jan 14, 2016 Hold on tight folks. I apologize in advance for another one of Bmans book long posts. I really think it was the title. If the album had been given it's own name, like say "BERZERK" or 'Bad Guy", then it would have been seen as it's own project. However the MMLP name came with a lot of hype and a lot of high expectations. And I think for most people, they were let down. That title for me got me more hyped for a new Em album than I have been for a long time. With a name like that, I expected the classic flow with the same exact producers of the original. Instead what we got was a rather poppy follow up to what has been hailed as a Hip Hop Classic, and Eminem's Magnum Opus. It get's more complex when you look at what MMLP2 says about the artist when compared to the original MMLP. That first album was like the antithesis of pop. It was just so layered, with an incredibly compelling narrative. The album was a satire, diving into the darkest recesses of societies and Eminem's mind, and providing some very well done and though provoking social commentary as well. On top of that, Eminem himself is an unreliable narrator. Your never quite sure who the speaker is. Is it Slim Shady? or is it Marshall? Are they in fact the same? The brilliance of the album comes during the final line of last track "Criminal" where it is revealed the whole thing is just a joke. And your the loser that got mad and took the bait. Now take a look at the MMLP2. What exactly is Em trying to say with this album? To me there is no over arching narrative or message. From the parking lot skit onward, the album feels like a collection of songs that really have nothing to do with each other. And I even like some of the songs on the album. The problem is that if your going to release a sequel to an album considered to be a classic and the best project you have released up to this point, the sequel should build on the previous installments work, and have a legitimate reason for sharing the name. The album was promoted as a revisit of the themes and ideas of the original MMLP, however it really only did that on a superficial level, by attaching a well known name and cover art, as well as having Eminem dye his hair back to blonde. So beyond the album just being average or middle of the road as they say, what does this sequel say about Eminem the artist? To me it felt a little uncomfortable as a listener. It felt like he had forgotten everything he stood for during his early career. And to have Eminem, the man who berated and harassed pretty much every pop star he could get ahold of, come at us with an album that features songs like The Monster, feels just a tad bit hypocritical. So for all those reasons, for me, The Marshall Mathers LP 2 remains not a terrible album, because there were songs I enjoyed (hence the average/middle of the road rating), but rather an album that I quickly forgot, which is why it was such a disappointment, because no album that shares the name of MMLP should be forgettable.
