It's hard to know what to make of Eminem, even if you know that half of what he says is sincere and half is a put-on; the trick is realizing that there's truth in the joke, and vice versa. Many dismissed his considerable skills as a rapper and social satirist because the vulgarity and gross-out humor on The Slim Shady LP were too detailed for some to believe that it was anything but real. To Eminem's credit, he decided to exploit that confusion on his masterful second record, The Marshall Mathers LP. Eminem is all about blurring the distinction between reality and fiction, humor and horror, satire and documentary, so it makes perfect sense that The Marshall Mathers LP is no more or no less "real" than The Slim Shady LP. It is, however, a fairly brilliant expansion of his debut, turning his spare, menacing hip-hop into a hyper-surreal, wittily disturbing thrill ride. It's both funnier and darker than his debut, and Eminem's writing is so sharp and clever that the jokes cut as deeply as the explorations of his ruptured psyche. The production is nearly as evocative as the raps, with liquid basslines, stuttering rhythms, slight sound effects, and spacious soundscapes. There may not be overpowering hooks on every track, but the album works as a whole, always drawing the listener in. But, once you're in, Eminem doesn't care if you understand exactly where he's at, and he doesn't offer any apologies if you can't sort the fact from the fiction. As an artist, he's supposed to create his own world, and with this terrific second effort, he certainly has. It may be a world that is as infuriating as it is intriguing, but it is without question his own, which is far more than most of his peers are able to accomplish at the dawn of a new millennium.
This has the most publicized husband/wife battle in music over the last 10 years. Its spanned over all forms of media, Albums, TV, radio, magazines, you name it. Now Eminem is trying to silence his ex in court. Over the last few months she has been on multiple outlets sullying his name. Whatever the courts ultimately decide, its doubtful that their fued will end anytime soon. "Full Article Here...
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By Nick Kelly Mar 7, 2007, 23:31 GMT *Ireland`s High Court issued a request Monday for Eminem to come to Dublin give evidence explaining the last-minute cancellation of his proposed concert at Slane Castle in 2005*. The Michigan rapper pulled out of the Sept. 17, 2005, concert as part of the Anger Management tour after complaining of 'exhaustion.' The 80,000 tickets for the open-air gig had sol...
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Stan -noun Slang: Disparaging. Based on the Eminem song of the same name. An overzealous, delusional fan.This is one of my favorite slang words/insults. Very appropriate for a music blog or message board. A stan is that fan that loves everything an artist does, even if it's garbage. Ironically, very often associated with fans of Eminem's protege 50 Cent who refuse to admit th...
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During a launch party for his new book "The Way I Am":http://www.amazon.com/Way-I-Am-Eminem/dp/052595032X, Eminem revealed the title of his new album will be "Relapse". For over a year now, the prevailing theories have said the title of his fifth album would be "King Mathers", but that was all BS according to Eminem."There are a lot of fake album titles floating out there... a lot of bullshit ...
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Eminem dished via email about his first new album Relapse, his first since 2004's Encore. Relapse will officially take the real Slim Shady out of hiatus."Me and Dre are back in the lab like the old days, man," Eminem says of working with his longtime producer. "Just him banging away on tracks and me getting that little spark that makes me write to it. I don't have chemistry like that with anyon...
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Well, everyone is making their "About Me" mogs, so here's something about me.You can all kiss my ass!And, as long as you're here, here's a bit of Eminem at his finest. I just love "A young ass man with a trash can strapped to the back of his ass so the rats can't chew through his last pants!" I think my high school English teacher called that "alliteration." Or...something like that.
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So, I finally got past "Ordinary People" on my mp3 player, and soon after in random play was another of my favorite love songs, "Drug Ballad" by Eminem. I just think The Marshall Mathers LP is a complete masterpiece. Easily Em's best album, and I love this song. Though I admit that I haven't partaken of any illegal substances in quite some time, I do like to get high when the time and situat...
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1. The Gossip, "Hott Date." Probably the best opening act I ever saw, if by "opening act" you mean "someone not as famous as the headliner who comes on while people are standing around." I once saw Van Morrison and Lucinda Williams open for Bob Dylan, but neither of them are "opening acts." The Gossip's brand of lo-fi rockagrrrly is pretty good on record, but when they hit the stage, the wonder...
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This is the shit!!! this is the real shit!!!!Eminem, Xzibit, Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, Nate Dogg... when you have so much talent together, it only can result in a motherfucking piece of art...Great song!!!!!
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You know your relationship is insane when you make Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown look normal. GQ magazine poked a little fun at Eminem's inability to leave his crazed ex-wife Kim in their "25 most whipped celebs" list. "You know a guy’s in trouble when he marries the woman he’s spent years openly fantasizing about killing, then he goes and marries her again."... Other music stars named on th
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The October/November issue of Radar Magazine has an article on Eminem and what is becoming his epic rock biopic of a life . Now some of my friends make fun of me for liking Eminem and his repulsive ways. It's only in recent years I've become a fan and a passing one at that.. don't have his albums, never saw his movie. My fascination revolves around what a passionate open wound he is, who alw...
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Just thought I'd do a review about Em's new album. Firstly, I am a huge eminem fan, have been since '96 but that does not stop me from completely disliking his new 'album'. To put it lightly i was disgusted when i listened to Crack A Bottle and revolted by We Made You. Damn! what has happened to one of my favourite lyricists? Not that Encore was any better, in fact it was awful too. What is the...
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By Nick Kelly Mar 7, 2007, 23:31 GMT *Ireland`s High Court issued a request Monday for Eminem to come to Dublin give evidence explaining the last-minute cancellation of his proposed concert at Slane Castle in 2005*. The Michigan rapper pulled out of the Sept. 17, 2005, concert as part of the Anger Management tour after complaining of 'exhaustion.' The 80,000 tickets for the open-air gig had sol...
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This has the most publicized husband/wife battle in music over the last 10 years. Its spanned over all forms of media, Albums, TV, radio, magazines, you name it. Now Eminem is trying to silence his ex in court. Over the last few months she has been on multiple outlets sullying his name. Whatever the courts ultimately decide, its doubtful that their fued will end anytime soon. "Full Article Here...
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The exclusive collaboration between Eminem and Marvel Comics for a special Punisher comic book hits stores this week.As previously reported, the comic entitled Eminem/Punisher: Kill You will be released via the rapper's XXL coverstory where he is dressed in a Punisher costume.The partnership started with the XXL magazine photo...
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| 1 Public Service Announcement 2000 |
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| 2 Kill You |
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| 3 Stan |
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| 4 Paul (Skit) |
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| 5 Who Knew |
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| 6 Steve Berman |
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| 7 The Way I Am |
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| 8 The Real Slim Shady |
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| 9 Remember Me? |
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| 10 I'm Back |
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| 11 Marshall Mathers |
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| 12 Ken Kaniff (Skit) |
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| 13 Drug Ballad |
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| 14 Amityville |
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| 15 B**** Please II |
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| 16 Kim |
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| 17 Under the Influence |
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| 18 Criminal |
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