#Eminem slim shady ep acapella serial#

ItвЂ™s a window into a simpler, trashier time, where sniffing glue while playing with a RubikвЂ™s Cube was somehow considered an attractive personality trait. The funky thrusts of bass replicate the energy of a horny, if incredibly tacky, spring-break party in the nu-metal era. On Drug Ballad, Eminem is high as a kite, resiliently throwing jabs from beyond the clouds and refusing to come back down. Tyler, the Creator said this had вЂњthe best flow everвЂќ. The songwriting may be the byproduct of a recluse spending his days writing raps amid Jeffrey Dahmer YouTube documentary binges, but Eminem mostly succeeds in trying to replicate the unhinged tone of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and thatвЂ™s impressive. With synths that appear to scream out in pain, this is one of Dr DreвЂ™s weirdest concoctions. It was also fun to hear Nate Dogg sounding so emo and getting a chance to croon about something other than being a horny stoner. This shot of cathartic rage is still wildly inspiring, even if its appearance on every video game trailer sponsored by Mountain Dew might have diluted its impact a little. But the playful nocturnal funk of ItвЂ™s OK, which is littered with enthusiastic ad-libs from best friend Proof, results in the recordвЂ™s most inspired rapping, as an introspective Em uncharacteristically discusses finding God.

Much of EminemвЂ™s forgotten 1996 debut, Infinite, is spent trying to imitate the multi-syllabic flow of Kool G Rap over beats that sound like cheap rip-offs from NasвЂ™s Illmatic. This is that rare museum exhibit that doesnвЂ™t bore you to tears, with Em giving his fans a nostalgic serotonin boost after a duo of truly awful albums: Recovery, and The Marshall Mathers LP 2. On this overlooked B-side, Eminem tears through the thunderous boom-bap of Black MoonвЂ™s classic street-corner drama, I Got Cha Opin. But after years of disappointing albums plagued with turgid stadium pop, it was just exciting to hear Eminem sound so fired up again вЂ“ he makes for a very convincing Victor Meldrew.

Mocking the supposed cliches of mumble rap, Em is essentially an angry old man shouting at a (Sound)cloud.

Just like Jay-ZвЂ™s similarly misguided DOA (Death of Autotune), The Ringer is a track from a veteran unhappy with the direction rap is headed.

#Eminem slim shady ep acapella serial#

Critics hated the creepy accent, which sounds like the bastard child of Borat and the SimpsonsвЂ™ Groundskeeper Willie, but by embodying such a ludicrous pastiche of a serial killer, Em enjoyed a much-needed dose of escapism at a time where his private life was starting to unravel. Although Marshall Mathers has repeatedly trashed 2009вЂ™s Relapse in interviews, the record, which is a nightmarish ode to horrorcore rap, has aged well вЂ“ particularly this dread-inducing tale of a stalker who lynches Lindsay Lohan.