Finally we got a release date for Relapse this week (May 19) and the news that Em' and Dre have made so many songs that there will be a Relapse 2 before 2009 is over and out.Lots of people hate Shady including a lot of 'serious' hip hop heads who see him as too commercial. Admittedly he can be puerile, childish, sexist and homophobic- though often he's sending up others' views.
Re-listening to his output you hear a dip in quality around Encore in 2004. He'd ran out of things to say and decided to produce most of it himself. Dr Dre's beats were missed. Now five years on- with The Doc' on the controls allowing him to concentate on lyrics- he should have a lot to say.
But he will also have to convert a new generation of rap fans raised on T.I and Lil Wayne. My 18 year old sister was 10 when Eminem's confessional masterpiece The Marshall Mathers LP was released.
Oh and don't be fooled by Crack A Bottle- Shady always does party records alongside the Stans, Hailies Songs, Toy Soldiers and Kims. Video hits the net this week.
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