Eminem writes his bars, and is really good at rapping, but okay.
Concept Albums Explained (short summaries/analysis that's easy to digest)
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Iverson_64
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I know that. I was strictly comparing how Encore was created to how Drake basically is not even trying.
Cover art is erie, even has an actual suicide note.
The curtain just don't close for me, this ain't what fame was supposed to be
Where's the swtich that I can turn off an on? This ain't what I chose to be
So please god give me the strenght to have what it takes to carry on
Til I pass 50 back the baton, the cameras on, my soul is gone
This is where he realizes "Eminem" is a corperate entity and that he's a sell out no mattter how much he tried to fight against it.
Good Kid M.a.a.D City
Probably his most digestible concept. Short film in the style of Quentin Tarantino
Even Section 80 was a concept album but it wasn't as straightforward. I'll eventually post about that one, DAMN, and Mr. Morale
Kendrick has been keeping artistry in hip hop alive since 2011. This is one of the reasons why he's one of the greats
Probably his most digestible concept. Short film in the style of Quentin Tarantino
Even Section 80 was a concept album but it wasn't as straightforward. I'll eventually post about that one, DAMN, and Mr. Morale
Kendrick has been keeping artistry in hip hop alive since 2011. This is one of the reasons why he's one of the greats
Yep I had this album. I still have it. This one, The Eminem Show, Curtain Call, Recovery, and MMLP2Cover art is erie, even has an actual suicide note.
The curtain just don't close for me, this ain't what fame was supposed to be
Where's the swtich that I can turn off an on? This ain't what I chose to be
So please god give me the strenght to have what it takes to carry on
Til I pass 50 back the baton, the cameras on, my soul is gone
This is where he realizes "Eminem" is a corperate entity and that he's a sell out no mattter how much he tried to fight against it.
I posted on the Coli before that I used to be the biggest Em fan. Past few years his flabby rage raps stopped hitting for me
Listening to his old shyt rubbed me the wrong way spiritually. His shyt was satanic. Which is why I might throw all those CDs away eventually
But yea that suicide note on the CD artwork is what let me know at age 8 that this is what the album represented (yes I was Listening to Em back then. Grow up fast, wisdom follows
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Busby
Real name no gimmicks..
He said he made enough records to fill 3 albums. But they shortened it to 2. However after the lackluster response from the fans and critics he changed his mind and went with a different direction for “Recovery.”
So this concept was probably already in the works with Relapse 2
He just changed the title
Relapse is definitely a concept album. Sadly the most innovative album he's dropped since his hiatus
That might've been the one single decision that ends up forever defining his post-hiatus career
He made Relapse without any fan influence
He made MMLP and TES with critic influence. It was different
"Yall said I can't rap about being broke no more
Didn't say I can't rap about coke no more"
He went from that, to wanting to be taken seriously as a lyricist with The Eminem Show. That's why that album is generally viewed as the one that aged the best
Now he makes art for fans. Not for himself first anymore
"I make songs for me, fukk what you like"
Eminem has changed in more ways than one. Sad but he's still a legend so it is what it is
If he would've dropped Relapse 2 and just continued to follow his vision with Dre, who knows how his career would be perceived now
Busby
Real name no gimmicks..
What’s even wilder is that Em revealed that if those 2 bonus records didn’t leak, “We As Americans” would have opened the album.Cover art is erie, even has an actual suicide note.
The curtain just don't close for me, this ain't what fame was supposed to be
Where's the swtich that I can turn off an on? This ain't what I chose to be
So please god give me the strenght to have what it takes to carry on
Til I pass 50 back the baton, the cameras on, my soul is gone
This is where he realizes "Eminem" is a corperate entity and that he's a sell out no mattter how much he tried to fight against it.
And to take it a step further, he was always reactionary. From Infinite to the creation of Slim Shady. So on and so forth
But after his 3rd solo album, he should've evolved as an artist
The most revered artists in hip hop make music for self-expression first. Not for fan appeasement. Eminem hasn't matured. He continues to make music for acceptance
He needs therapy. I salute his sobriety. Once his self esteem improves, so will his music
And his dealings with the toxic women he makes these newer songs about with Skylar Grey
Reactionary. He should've let that original album ride. What created his rise (Slim Shady as a result of his reaction to the flop of Infinite)
Ended up causing his downfall. At some point, that reactionary shyt loses its luster. Evident in his last handful of albums
This isn't hip hop so I won't explain it
But it needs to be heard by every music listener in the world
Conceptual masterpiece
But it needs to be heard by every music listener in the world
Conceptual masterpiece
I got some shyt I have to do. But at some point today imma try to post about IGOR, Because The Internet, and American Gangster
I feel like this has potential to be a great thread. I'll catch yall later
I feel like this has potential to be a great thread. I'll catch yall later
I hear you, but he's done it all. If he has nothing to react to, all you're getting is dad joke punchlines and cac inspiration anthems. He needs the inspiration, he's been rich and world famous for the last 20 years.
Nas is still inspired after damn near 30 years. And you can tell with the quality he's put out since 2018. His song Echo with Swizz was the beginning
Nas doesn't look for validation or inspiration. He let's it come to him
Em needs to take after veterans like him
Nas can go outside without a disguise. Eminem is damn near MJ status. He can't do normal shyt at all. There is nothing to ground him. Nas still goes to Queensbridge from time to time.