May 21, 2020

And current em started sounding like he’s having fun again in a modern era. The issue is his creativity is influenced from outside influences instead of what’s in his head. He needs to be cut off from ppl and create based on what he feels. Everything he does now is for a fan base that keeps changing their expectations

like d--- n-----, youre Eminem... just rap bro. Have fun. When he’s having fun (a lot of the latest release showed that).
A lot of it is based around his confidence which I feel he’s been getting back slowly, but surely. I think he’s progressed well since mmlp2, and honestly - I think he has another classic in him. The writing is there, it’s the influences and artistic inspiration is the issue. He needs to work with one producer pack, sit and storm ideas for a cohesive project. He could shock ppl by pulling a Kenny beats tape off, and at this point in his career, he needs to seek out these guys bc Dre is lost himself

 

May 18, 2020

Why do people like underground lol

 

May 17, 2020

I think MTBMB was kind of meant to be a relapse 2. He couldn’t have some of the songs that fit the theme on the album due to sample issues

 

May 17, 2020

No it f---ing isnt lmao. MMLP all day!

 

May 16, 2020

Relapse 2 if released would definitely go platinum first week and sweep the Grammys

 

May 16, 2020

But really though, why aren't people talking about will smith on that joyner remix?

 

May 21, 2020

 

May 21, 2020

Relapse is a classic for me. This album is crazy

 

May 20, 2020

100% my thoughts and tbh it became my favorite album of his right after MMLP/Devil's Night.

 

May 16, 2020

Relapse B-Side project coming???

 

May 16, 2020

But only in Detroit

 

May 15, 2020

Man can only dream

 

May 15, 2020

I wonder if everyone spamming release Relapse 2 in the Godzilla live chat before it played and him saying “wow you guys really like accents” convinced him it’s worth it to make

 

May 21, 2020

NO WAY IS THIS ACTUALLY GOING TO HAPPEN!?!?

 

May 21, 2020

Teasing mother f---er

 

May 21, 2020

Relapse has always been my favorite, even above his first three, though I recognize it's not technically as good as those albums.

It's basically the final, evanescing parts of the old Em, just before he made Recovery and changed himself for good, as much as he may have tried to "go back to the past" in various ways on MMLP2 and Kamikaze. Relapse is basically a perfect storm to me, with a great concept that Em actually executes with conviction, unlike the half-trying half-not approach with Encore and the unfocused horrorcore/murder themes of MTBMB, and a cohesive sound thanks to all Dre beats (when Dre still sounded like himself) and Em not changing his flow all the time.

Em actually still sounded dope. He said s--- like "Ain't he raw? Yeah, maniac, that Shady, dawg. Man that MFer's gangsta, ain't he dawg?" Not a particularly clever line, but it's absolute fire to me because he's saying it ironically and still radiates confidence. Those have always been my favorite kinds of Em lines, the ones where he just sounds vicious or confident in his delivery because he knows the line is good. That's what MAKES it good. Other examples of this are on Vegas when he says "Bet you if you give this old dog these new tricks to get familiar with I'll learn extra quick. Kick a pregnant b----, oops, I guess the s--- took an unexpected twist like the neck of the freaking exorcist," and on Lord Above when he says "You sent me that plaque with his rhyme sheet, I haven't forgot. Blow 30 million in a month, call it Brewster's Millions." I don't know if anyone knows what I mean by this, but just perfect delivery to me, and I find that kind of thing on Relapse more than any album since.

The accent is fine, adds to the experience to me. The s--- about him being molested as a kid is a bit weird, but the stuff about him raping and killing women is only as off-putting as it's meant to be. There are occasional moments on the album where the drug-addled fantasy falls away, like the second verse of 3 AM where Em talks about what he's REALLY been doing the last couple of years - sitting on the couch all day, finding a woman on the TV to jerk off to and c-mming on the wall. That s---'s among the most disturbing stuff on the album to me, for how real it is. Only Eminem could pull this off, and he probably couldn't today.

So, essentially, not as good as the first three, but I always rank it as number one on my list anyway. Unlike any other album.

 

May 21, 2020

I agree. In hindsight, it wasn't the album we wanted, but it was the album we deserved.
So it's weirdly aged well. Ofc people here and elsewhere savagely hated on it when it came out bc it wasnt Eminem Show or whatever. So he pivoted and those subsequent albums have aged much worse. The accent (and incessant r--- fantasy s---) does get redundant to me but it's so singular, even now. The "mumble" crowd would and could nevvvvvverrrr. Drake either lol etc

 

May 21, 2020

A large chunk of the writing is tone deaf and I can’t imagine anyone over the age of 14 finding it funny or endearing, but conversely, with the exception of Underground, none of it sounds forced like his current output does. Like you can tell that he’s having fun rapping rather than making a desperate grasp for his youth

 

May 19, 2020

This or 22nd since thats a friday (if new music)