Chesstown King's Reviews and Thoughts

  Eminem released these bonus cuts for those who wanted more. It's actually kind of like a whole other album tho. Lyrically Em is pretty impressive here but some of the punchlines are kind of corny. The subject matter is kind of becoming tired at this point. "Favorite Bitch" is about how Em feels about the game right now....and how rap has declined. The production is decent but nothing greater than on the first Music to Be Murdered By. There's nothing here as wonky as "Godzilla" but there are some great songs like "Gnat" and "Zeus". I really like how Eminem covers alot of ground on those songs. "Higher" is a great one too. "Key(skit)" is just god awful lol. On "Discombobulated" the closer, Eminem sounds reinvigorated...we needed more songs like that. Overall its not bad at all but its not really better than the first one which is actually included with the purchase of this one. I wasn't gonna originally e

I haven't reviewed many Busta Rhymes albums but man this one is pretty good. Busta spits really well here but that doesn't really surprising. "Czar" and "Outta My Mind" are definite highlights. I really liked the Kendrick Lamar assisted "Look Over Your Shoulder". However "Where I Belong" featuring Mariah Carey was really disappointing. It was like it they were trying to hard to recapture the magic of their previous hit from 2002. The production on the album is decent but it could have been better. Most of these tracks are pretty good. You've got my favorite comedian Chris Rock all over the album yellin here and there lol. Overall this album really grew on me. I've got to check out the first Extinction Level Event now. Lyrics 23, Beats 20, Depth 22, Tilt 22 Verdict 87