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Rapper Breakdown: Eminem


Eminem

Breakdown Date: Summer 2013

“The Real Slimshady”

 


Rapper albums

The Slimshady LP

1999

Top 3-5 Songs: My Name Is, Just Don’t Give a F***, My Fault, Guilty Conscience

Album Score: Beats-3.8, Lyrics-4.2= 4

Rapper Stats: Flow-87 , Versatility-86, Relevancy-88

Rapper Rating: 87

Comments-The SLimshady LP featured a young Em, who was at the time just beginning to have popularity. The album is great, as Em paints great pictures with his rhymes. Eminem really showcases his skills throughout the album. He instantly became the best white rapper of all time. But to him, I don’t think that’s enough.

 

The Marshall Mathers LP

2000

Top Songs: The Real Slimshady, The Way I Am, Stan, Criminal, Kill You

Album Score: Beats-4.5, Lyrics-5= 4.8

Rapper Stats: F-95, V-92, R-98

RR: 95

Comments-Slim’s best album is just incredible. He storytells with the best of rappers. When he says better than 90% of you rappers out there…..maybe it was a stretch but at the time maybe it was true. This album got a lot of people into rap that weren’t into it before. Lyrically Em would improve as hard as that is to believe.

 

2001-Non Solo Album Year

Rapper Rating: -2= 93

C- Em did drop the first D-12 album but that was about it….

 

The Eminem Show

2002

Top Songs: Without Me, Till I Collapse, White America, Cleaning Out My Closet

Album Score: Beats-4.7,Lyrics-4.8= 4.75

RS: F-97,V-90, R-96

RR: 94.3

C-The Eminem Show is just what it’s title implies. Its got better beats than his previous 2 albums….and he raps with a flow that only Jay-z or Nas could match at the time. The album has its share of controversy including shots at Government officials and Mariah Carey.

 

2003-NAY

R R: +.5=94.8

C-Eminem had a presence in 2003 esepecially when helping rising rapper 50 Cent.

 

Encore

2004

Top Songs: Encore(Curtains Down), A** Like That, Just Lose It, Yellow Brick Road

AS: Beats-3.9 ,Lyrics-3.8= 3.85

RS: F-82 , V-84 , R-87

RR: 84.3

C-Em’s weakest album isn’t bad but it feels like he’s not trying as hard as he could. Some songs are really good, but none are excellent. Some other songs are just average as well. It’s supposedly a sequel to Eminem Show, but its not a really good one.

 

2005-2008 Non Album Year

RR: -3= 81.3

C-Eminem was up and down in these years….but mostly down despite good guest spots on 50 Cent, the Game, and other albums.

 

Relapse (Deluxe Edition)

2009

Top Songs: We Made You, Beautiful, Déjà vu, Underground, My Mom

AS: Beats-4.1 , Lyrics-4.3= 4.2

RS: F-88, V-85,R- 84

RR: 85.7

C- Relapse was Em’s comeback album…and for the most part it’s a success. The album is catchy and also downright disturbing…really disturbing. His flow is great, and the beats aren’t bad either. I think Em was personally not proud of Relapse, but I see it as a good album and an improvement over the scatter shot Encore album.

 

Relapse Refill

2009

TS: Hell Breaks Loose,Elevator

AS: Beats-4.0, Lyrics-4.1=4.05

RS: F-86, V-85, R-82

RR: 84.3

C-This came out in late 09. It was a good bonus cd…but not the Relapse 2 I was waiting for.

 

Recovery

2010

TS: Not Afraid, Cold Wind Blows, No Love, Love the Way You Lie

AS: Beats-3.7,Lyrics-4.7= 4.2

RS:F-97, V-90, R-93

RR: 93

C-Recovery is a very remarkable album. Its as close to a regular rap album that you will ever see from Em. Its basically just him talking about how good of a rapper he is and his personal life. In fact this one is really really personal. The beats are different than what shady usually raps on, but the result is a re-invented sounding Marshall Mathers.

 

Hell: The Sequel(Bad Meets Evil w/Royce Da 5’9)

2011

Top Songs: Fast Lane, Loud Noises, Lighters

AS: Beats-3.3, Lyrics-4.4= 3.85

RS: F-92, V-81, R-86
RR: 86.3

C-Em joins forces with Royce da 5’9. The result is a very good lyrical performance with few guests. Em doesn’t exactly outshine Royce here, but that’s not really a surprise. I really can’t wait for the next Eminem solo album.

 

2012-NAY

-3=83.3

Em didn’t do a whole lot in 2012, but he remained a steady presence launching the Slaughterhouses’ 2nd album

 

 

Overall Album Score: 4.2

Non Album Year(s) Overall Score(div by 5): 70.5

Rapper’s Overall Rating: (NAYOS +Combined Rapper Rating)/Number of Rapper Ratings: 86.7

Final Rapper Comments: Eminem is certainly a phenomenal rapper. He started off his career very strong, but cooled off for a bit, but now he seems back on the right track. It’s clear the best white MC better wants to be the best rapper ever as well.

 

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