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Eminem Shady 2.0 - How it could have gone differently

Started by Custommustardstain, Nov 3, 2017, in Eminem Add to Reading List

  1. Custommustardstain
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    Custommustardstain

    Nov 3, 2017
    If Em stuck with the horrocore nature of the Shady 1.0 camp, on the same tangent as Relapse and using similar production/album structure as these cumulative releases; we would have had absolutely kickass albums from both Yelawolf and Slaughterhouse.

    Case in point - 'Psychopathic Killer' from XV.

    It is unreal how much of a complete f--- up both 'Radioactive' and 'Welcome: To Our House' were in terms of cohesive direction, concept and sound.

    Would love to hear your thoughts and what you would have done differently?

    Such a pity.
     
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  2. attila
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    Obie Trice > Slaughterhouse & Yelawolf
     
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  3. The Lyricvore
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    The Lyricvore My balls are gone.

    Nov 3, 2017
    Who cares
     
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  4. MMXVI
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    Em doesn't have that friendship feel with shady 2.0
    Back day the whole label went on tour nowadays Danny brown opens for him
     
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  5. henzINNIT
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    Shady 2.0 is a failure in every way. No attempt to sustain hype, no feeling of cohesion, Eminem's contributions frequently terrible, s-----y compromised music.

    That last one was the key really. Slaughterhouse and Yelawolf were both forced to make "commercial" versions of their own music for their Shady debuts. What a horrible decision.
     
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  6. CSA
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    So f---in' true. Eminem doesn't really seem to care about his label that much.

    Agreed. Yela basically made a lot better sounding Recovery (with all those pop hooks and s---) and the only verse Em gave him was a complete joke. I mean if they really wanted Yela to be commercial why make a song including Gangsta Boo with a alltime worst Em verse. Why not give Yela a hook maybe or something more like Twisted (that could have been successful if it was a single.) Same goes with SH. Eminem gave too much to their album tho considering his latest involvements in his artists' albums.

    All those floppings of Shady 2.0 is mainly because Eminem is not making classics anymore. If he would have been what he used to be. Shady 2.0 could have been bigger. But the times have changed too much and Eminem doesn't really know how to adapt it. He is still huge but it's only because he used to be the GOAT. Imagine if he would have came in this game in 09 with Relapse and then release all those Recovery, MMLP2 etc. , he would have been another rapper maybe not even half as big as he is now.
     
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  7. Lucy
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    well if i was eminem i would of signed good artists and not real hip hop multi syllabke rhym shitters
     
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