In honor of Eminem releasing SHady XV album this month, I've decided to give you his albums in order from 2013-1999. Its SHADYYYY!
The Marshall Mathers LP 2 : This is Eminem’s 2nd
best album. Its about 100 minutes with the bonus tracks included, but rarely
does it let it up. It may be Em at his most complex, as he raps about the same
things but in a much different way. The only guest rapper is Kendrick Lamar.
There’s a lot of guests though. There’s an ode to his mother Headlights which
is a really nice song. Then there’s Rap God where he shows off his lyricism.
Berserk is just fun, while Survival and A**hole are also bangers. He doesn’t
really diss anyone until Evil Twin where he talks about Sarah Palin among
others. He even makes a follow up to his hit song Stan in Bad Guy.
A
Recovery: This album
features Em at his lyrical best. I’m not sure if he felt he could do better and
he needed to step it up, or if he was off the drugs…but this album is really
good. For the first time Em raps without all the gimics of the past, which
should earn him new fans, but may turn off longtime fans. The album has its
great songs, but everything is good; from Cold Wind Blows, to the great
Untitled track. My personal favorite is No Love with Lil Wayne. Not Afraid is
great too, as Is the high tempo song with Pink. Overall its nice to see Em is
reinventing himself and spitting that hot fire.
B+
Relapse Refill: A list of bonus tracks from Relapse. He’s
basically the same as he is on that album, but these are some good songs.
Buffalo Bill is crazy and disturbing, but the rest of the album is fairly
entertaining. Elevator is the best song of the bunch besides Drake’s Forever.
Overall it seemed like Em should have put one of these songs on the album. Drop
the Bomb on Em is a good diss track, but
feels out of place.
B-
Relapse: After a 5 year hiatus from solo albums, Em returns.
This album feels forced, but its good nonetheless. Em is trying too hard to be
“Slimshady” instead of just letting it flow like he did on his first album. He
basically raps like a serial killer, like on 3 AM, Same Song & Dance, and
Stay Wide Awake. The production isn’t bad, but hes rapped on much better. The
Dr. Dre beats just aren’t all that….The usual party track We Made You is great,
as is the last song Underground, where he attacks everything he can. De Ja Vu
and Beatiful are great songs also, but they could have been spaced apart. Overall it’s a great come back for Em.
B
Encore: It seems like Em was beginning to run out of things
to say after 3 great albums. This one isn’t as interesting as the otheres, even
if the production is good. Em said himself later that he was “on drugs” when he
made this. Some songs are just plain silly like My 1st song, and Rain Man. Yellow Brick Road
C
The Eminem Show: An
interesting album. It seems he was finally contemplating what to do with his
super stardom. That’s evident on the first song, White America, where he really
questions his own success. The album has the best production of any Em album to
date. There are some really really great songs like Cleanin Out My Closet,Without
Me, Sing for the Moment, and Till I Collapse. The latter might as well be
called Em at his lyrical best. There’s some filler as in the case with MMLP and
not so much with SSLP, but it’s a solid album.
A
The Marhall Mathers LP: Em’s 2nd album is his
best to date overall. Its more of what made SSLP successful but everything is
better. Better lyrics, more interesting songs. Stan is a classic, as well as
the Real Slimshady, and The Way I Am. Theres some other really good songs like
the self titled track and Im Back. The beats are really good, and lyrically Em
doesn’t disappoint. Some of the songs are kind of borderline filler. Kim is
just disturbing and was best left off the album…its horribly disgusting and
disturbing. This is a great album, like the better meal of a really good 2 day
dinner.
A+
The SLimshady LP: Em’s debut album is solid in all aspects.
The beats are really good but very basic. The subject is crazy…you can see why
so many people were hating on him early on. Theres great songs like My Name Is, Guilty Conscience, Just Don’
Give A F***. Then theres the
disturbing 97’ Bonnie & Clyde where he
talks with his daughter after murdering her mother(Kim). His jokes and
metaphors are really funny to crazy…a great way to start his career with Dr.
Dre.
A-