Opening Opinion:9/10
It’s time for another In Depth Review. This time it’s Eminem’s
Recovery album which is his 2010 outing. It’s a very strange Eminem album. For
one there’s not skits, and very little graphic pictures painted in his lyrics which
is odd if you just listened to Relapse. It’s just Em spitting hard bars over
varied production.
The album 2nd song is “Talkin 2 Myself” featuring
Kobe. It’s a great song that basically sums up the whole album. Em talks about
his best friend’s passing and how much he misses him. He also addresses his
drug issues and him being a father. The 1st song is typical Eminem; “Cold
Wind Blows” which features some great lines from the white rapper. “On Fire” is
a good track as well, even if some of Em’s punchlines are corny. “I’m so fuckin
sick I got ambulances pullin me over and shit.”
“Won’t Back Down” featuring Pink is an excellent song. It’s
very odd to see her featured here, but like I said its not a typical Em album.
He spits over the rock fueled beat easily. “W.T.P.” or White Trash Party is
likely to make you jam or hit the skip button. Its not a great song, but its
not bad either. On “Going Through Changes” Em spits more on his recovery
process in his life. You kind of feel sad for him as he spits, “I’m debating on
leaving this world…” I used to skip this song a lot but it’s solid. I really
like the old school rock sounding chorus too.
If you know Eminem then you probably know that he always has
the usual track or lead single on his albums, like “The Real Slimshady” or “We
Made You”. Here that is not the case. “Not Afraid” is his triumphant
motivational song. I love the chorus and Em spits with that intensity that
matches the song. “Seduction” is weird song. I used to not like it. A verbal
seduction is what it is…Em is basically dissing another rapper and saying he’s
stealing his girl at the same time. Sheesh. “Homeboy you better get a clue, She’s
on my dick cause I spit better than you!” That’s a cold line. I like the chorus
however.
“No Love” is my favorite song on this album. Lil Wayne joins
him here as the only guest rapper. Wayne does a good job too. I love the
chorus/sample here I mean I really love it man. It Samples Haddaway’s “What is
Love”. Eminem spits a dope ass verse that almost makes you forget Weezy had
said anything lol. Em raps about the end of a relationship on “Space Bound”. It’s
a good song. “Love spelled backwards is Evil” he raps. I like the chorus. “Cinderella Man” is another triumphant song.
He raps about himself like he’s a goddamn legend. Well I guess Eminem is a
legend at this point. Interestingly enough he disses his own album, Relapse,
here. Yeah odd right lol.
Now “25 to Life” isn’t one of my favorite tracks but you got
to give it a chance. I don’t really like the chorus that much. The beat is hot.
It’s not a Dr Dre beat which most of the beats here aren’t. However, at the end
of the song you find out Em isn’t rapping about a girl, but Hip Hop itself.
Wow. DOPE. “So Bad” Is a Dr. Dre production. It’s a bit corny but effective. “Almost
Famous” is a dope track. He gives you a rundown on how he gained fame, but this
song is really about a diss to another rapper. “I stuck my dick in this game
like a rapist. They call me Slim Roethlisberger” Good lord! Lol.
At the end of the album you get this gem, “Love The Way You
Lie” which features Rihanna. Its an incredibly emotional song about a
relationship leading to domestic abuse. Rihanna’s chorus is perfect. I like the
beat too. Check out Rihanna’s Loud album for the excellent part 2 of this song.
Now “You’re Never Over” Is a good song but kinda on the corny song. It’s
dedicated to his best friend Proof. It’s a song that you will like if you can
relate to. “Untitled” Is a dope ass song but it’s not really about anything. I
like the beat though. “Y’all are so motherfuckin full of shit that ya stopped
up!” raps Eminem.
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Lyrics
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25
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Beats
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23
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Depth
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23
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Tilt
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23
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Revised Verdict: 9.4