Chesstown King's Reviews and Thoughts

- The new Yelawolf album is a weird one. It’s like Yelawolf just wanted to make any kind of album…so the result is what sounds like a Country rap album, not a rap album with a country feel like Radioactive. He sings, and he sings a lot. Some of it is good however, but its his rapping and delivery which saves the album. Another issue with this album is the lack of guest spots. Eminem shows up for a great track, Best Friend. But that’s really it. This is not a bad album, but it wasn’t what I was expecting. At least Yela isn’t afraid to change things up. The verdict is well 8.25/10 . The wolf is quite tamed.

In honor of Eminem’s Slim Shady LP turning 15 years old, we get Shady XV. The 1 st disc of this album is pretty good, and fairly cohesive. Eminem goes solo on a few songs, like Shady XV and Guts Over Fear. The former sounds like a long freestyle, while the former feels like it could go on his last album, the Marshall   Mathers LP2. Slaughterhouse does well as does Yelawolf…but I felt D-12 was a weak link on the 1 st cd. The 2 nd cd contains hits from 50 Cent, D-12, and well u get the idea. There’s even Loose Yourself, and a demo of Loose Yourself; which was one of Eminem’s best songs. Detroit vs. Everybody is nice as well. I really like this idea of Shady XV, but I can’t help but feel it shoulda been better. The verdict: 8.5/10. Its a good collage of Shady Aftermath songs.....the only person missing is DR. Dre.