Eminem - Relapse

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01. Dr. West (Intro)
02. 3 A.M.
03. My Mom
04. Insane
05. Bangpipes From Bagdadh
06. Hello
07. Tonya (Skit)
08. Same Song & Dance
09. We Made You
10. Medicine Ball
11. Paul (Skit)
12. Stay Wide Awake
13. Old Time's Sake [ft. Dr. Dre]
14. Must Be The Ganja
15. Mr. Mathers (Skit)
16. Deja Vu
17. Beautiful
18. Crack A Bottle [ft. Dr. Dre & 50 Cent]
19. Steve Berrman (Skit)
20. Underground





REVIEW:
Ever since “Slim Shady” came out back in late 98 with the “Slim Shady LP” and followed it up with the immensely popular “Marshall Mathers LP” and it’s two subsequent follow ups “The Eminem Show” and ‘Encore” haven’t been critical success yet they’ve been successes none the less. But with a 5 year layoff to get things right in his personal life, Eminem has “Relapse” back in the public eye. For the most part the sinister alter ego of Eminem ‘Slim Shady” is all over the album and this album from the outset is much unified and very sinister all at the same time.

From the jump Em sparks it with the darkest 1st track since “The Marhsall Mathers LP” with “3AM” is also the horror flick musically you’ve come to expect from Eminem. And then he turns his attention to his mom and yes his mom is the subject of another track which is almost like another rehashed material but if you listen to it carefully “My Mom” is cold, comically dark and sinister all at the same time. If you thought the boom had been lowered with “We Made You” and “Crack a Bottle” as the typical Eminem singles released to draw those fans who wouldn’t normally listen to him, thinking it’s all humorous and sarcastic material is dead wrong. Em has based his career on lyrical prowess and on the end of the album he really show’s he hasn’t lost a step.

I think the real problem with this album is the expectations that fans had for this album and as a fan I feel a letdown because you wanted Em to come as hard as he did on some his previous work yet he came as hard if not a little harder than he did on “Encore”. Overall “Relaspe” is dope but it’s steps seem tic tac toe-ish because it’s dark, humorious yet still has a bit of lameness such like “we made you” which goes from funny the 1st few times to lame as hell. But the gems on this album outweigh the flaws somewhat. I’m going to give this album a 3 out of 5 because it’s takes too long to warm back up to Shady’s clutches.

album gave me a headache

Great album. 8/10

I think this is third best album by Eminem. Tracks like "My Mom", "3 AM", "Beautiful" or "Crack a bottle" are fantastic. 9/10.

4/5 - fair and square, it's a bit too long but Em spits some really raw shit and he's still one of the best on the mic and this album proves it. i don't even notice the accent thing at all anymore but sometimes he gets a little over the top + the album is a 10+ minutes to long. Productionwise it's dope and really suits Em's style, Dre did a good job and the whole thing sounds very "big" although it's far from his best work.

for those that actually bought the album (like me) then y'all know why it ain't no Proof tribute on it and won't appear on "Relapse II" neither.

Word My mom is the shit! Listen to that beat! Nuff Said.

the fullest 9/10 i can give.

real good imo.

beats are all dope. i like every song. 3am, my mom, medicine ball, deja vu, beautiful, bagpipes for Baghdad, crack a bottle, and hello are all bangers. the others are atleast good. insane is the only track i consider just under good because the subject matter and rhymes are a bit to simplistic; although the part about the chainsaw is sick.

album is one of the best rap albums to come out in a while. em gives a complete album in 09 that we havent seen in some time by anyone. 1 solid album, instead of a bunch of different sounding songs with tons of guest spots about the same shit every other rapper raps about.

Finally got the CD and after the first listen, I think this is a great album. Yes, after all the hate I like it. Beats, lyrics, the story...everything works. Can't wait for Relapse 2.

But HOLY FUCKING SHIT how crazy My Darling is. Just...damn.

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But HOLY FUCKING SHIT how crazy My Darling is. Just...damn.

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co sign. constant rotation....

Just downloaded it. Only on track 7 so far but it's dope. My Mom was a bit over the top for me but other than that so far it's great. Full review to come after I hear the whole thing.

Great record. 9.5/10

soon as my flow starts, i compose art like the ghost of mozart...

7/10

I'll be the first to admit that I slept on this album. I put it to the side after hearing the singles, but now I see how they fall into place with the album. Dre is at his best on the boards and em's dark lyrical style goes back to the slim shady lp (still wish he'd lose that whiny voice). Anyways I have this in my top 10 of 09 albums.

Top 5: 3am, Same Song & Dance, Stay Wide Awake, Beautiful, Underground (fav)

Grade: (4.3/5) A-

not only of 09 for me

Yeah Em definitely proved his point with this album. Can't wait for Relapse 2. I'd give this a solid 8/10.

shit is dope and em still got it but i was expecting more

underground is the best song on this album then my mom!!!

^ My Mom is one of the worst, Underground is really dope though. I liked this album i dont understand why it gets so much hate.

junk ..sick of this kid winning like a bitch and his billion dollar ass pretending like hes got problems and wants to hang himself..i say somebody pass the rope Lynch the whiteboy LOL

yee haa

ONGH

4

I love this album, it's great. Eminem is one of my favourite rappers. The album is better than I expected. 8,5/10

this album was dope!!!

its also a big middle finger to all his female fans and kiddie fanclub!!!! gotta love it!!!!

i hear all day niggas bitching about his voice, about this, about that... who currently in the mainstream is bringing bars and rhyme schemes as vicious as slim did with this?!?!!? NO ONE!!!!

its an absolute clinic in how to freak an instrumental!!! his hooks on this are some of his strongest, and i thought dre blacked out on these beats!!!! listen to this jawn on a good car setup, and itll blow ya mommas skirt up!!!!! its not as good as SSLP, its not as good as MMLP, but if you were expecting that you fucked yourself!!!!

my 3 favorite tracks...

3 am - gully shit, flow is retarded
deja vu - amazing beat, dope hook, real shit
medicine ball - he molests this beat!!! blacks out and the third verse with him impersonating chris reeves is an all time classic em moment!!!

and the bonus track "my darling" shoulda been on the album, thats one of ems dopest songs in years in my opinion!!! if you havent heard it get on ya job!!!!

relapse 2 is gonna be some ill shit, to me this was just em gettin his feet wet, remindin ppl he can spit just about anything and make it sound dope!!!

The more I listen to this album, the more I like it. Each time it gets better, minus a few songs this album is flawless.

Crack a bottle is the worst song on the album.

01. Dr. West (Intro): Funny intro, His best in years. The responses that the counselor was saying was hilarious. 5/5

02. 3 A.M.: Starts off the album just about the way it should. In the video hes in the psych ward, which makes the intro make much more sense. 5/5

03. My Mom: This could have fit on Encore, and I dont say that in a bad way, since I liked all of Em's albums. The hook is kinda corny, but the beat is quality 4/5

04. Insane: Lyrically its gross, rude and very slim shady-ish, which its why its one of my favorites. The beat is fucking classic dre. 5/5

05. Bangpipes From Bagdadh: The infamous Mariah diss track. Not as scathing as Warning, but it is a great track. The beat is different for Em to rap over. But it works
5/5

06. Hello: One of the weaker tracks of the album. I dont like shitting on Ems stuff since lyrically his wordplay is always amazing, but this song is always skipped 2/5

07. Tonya (Skit) Just a skit, very Slim shady LP-ish 4/5

08. Same Song & Dance: This beat sounds like it should be a poppy song, but, Trust me, Its not. Very stalker, and murderous vibes come from this. Kidnapping pop stars. Old school Em 4/5

09. We Made You: Only good after the first 2-3 times, but then its just kinda loud and annoying. But once again his wordplay works well. 3/5

10. Medicine Ball: ''I guess its time to hate me again'' The whole Christopher reeves thing is STILL hilarious. 4/5

11. Paul (Skit) Funny as HELL, My fiance always gets a kick out of this one. 5/5

12. Stay Wide Awake: Next to Underground, This is my favorite track off the album. His wordplay in the 2nd verse, No exaggeration is the most complex and best of his career, and most people dont even talk about this song 5/5 (Id give it a 10/5 if I could)

13. Old Time's Sake [ft. Dr. Dre]: This could of fit on Eminem show, always great when they team up on a track 4/5

14. Must Be The Ganja: I fucking hate this song. I cant get into it at all. But whatever. The beat is okay, not great. 2/5

15. Mr. Mathers (Skit): Scary skit on how overdoses are. (Unrated)

16. Deja Vu: This is a great song that has alot of emotion in it, I think even more than Beautiful, only since its about his addiction rather than just about the fame aspect being lonely 4/5

17. Beautiful: Great usage of the Queen sample. His ''emotional'' song in the vein of Sing for the moment or When Im gone 5/5

18. Crack A Bottle [ft. Dr. Dre & 50 Cent]: This song does NOT fit at all on this album, and he should've let 50 have it for BISD. 3/5

19. Steve Berrman (Skit) The best Berman skit so far. Fucking hilarious 5/5

20. Underground: This is without a doubt the best Eminem song in years. Lyrically its him at his ''Marshall mathers'' Lp height, Wordplay, controversial slurs, and just flat out the best rapper alive showing why he always will be 5/5

This album gets shitted on constantly, but as a true fan I can care less what people feel when it comes to the negatives. I loved this album, It was on par with his best in my opinion.

i just dusted off this disc for the first time in a few months and GODDAMN this shit is hot as fuck. Em is a technical wiz on the mic, there's so many different flows on this album it ain't even funny, true definition of wordplay right here!!

If you ask me Eminem works best with Dr. Dre behind the boards, you need to blast this in a nice system tho. Beats like "Medicine Ball", "My Mom", "Underground", "Deja Vu", etc. I'm pretty sure this is one of those albums that catches alot of hate cuz it's different at first but will be hailed as incredible 10 years from now.

I do not give a damn what critics, media, fans and Eminem himself says; this is a dope album. He just turned on it because of the negative reaction to it. He should have stood his ground instead of trash talking it. We finally got an entire Eminem project fully produced by Doctor Dre with the exception of one track and it come out dope. Minus a couple of puny tracks; this is an extraordinarily solid effort. If Proof were able to hear Relapse; I know that he would have loved it. I am contemplating copping Relapse:Refill. I would like to know if it is worth it or should I just adhere to the original release. Is it horror core like this?

Same album with an extra 7 tracks, just check them on youtube if you haven't heard them and make your mind up. Apart from the forever track with drake & kanye it's very similar style to relapse.

Cool. If is stylistically resembles Relapse then I will definitely cop. I will wait for a used copy to show up at F.Y.E. though, they want twenty five dollars for Relapse:Refill new and I refuse to pay that amount for just seven songs when Interscope could have just as easily released them separately as an e.p. I will Youtube them for now though. Thank You for your help.

I think it's definitely worth buying, some brilliant tracks but yeah I wouldn't pay $25 for it now, should be able to find it for a lot cheaper than that now!

I've slept on this album for so long. This was actually a great effort by Em and to be honest apart from the voice/accent, I don't really see why a lot of people hate on this album. Dr Dre came through with some dope beats. In fact, this was probably his finest production work of recent years. Em spazzed out on this one. The flows, the wordplay - he bodied these joints. The only one I ain't really feeling is Crack A Bottle which could've been left off. Imo this is a criminally underrated album. I'd give it an easy 8.5/10.

Dr. Dre made some great beats for this and Eminem once again proved how that he got more flows than probably anyone else in the game.. it's shortcoming is its lack of substance and the excessive voice acting on Em's behalf. i mean i like the album but a lot of these songs are so fucking empty content wise that he has to make up voices to try to sell them as interesting. the best song on here is without a doubt "Deja Vu", an intimate, honest and important track in his discogaphy. no voices, no shock value and infantile humor, just good storytelling and raw emotion over a fantastic Dre production. the second best cut is "Underground", such a fucking monster of a track, and the lyrics is written and delivered with a true purpose. very powerful album closer.. other highlights include "3 AM", "Old Times Sake" with Dre, and "Stay Wide Awake". i need to go back and revisit this some day .

This album definitely grows on you. 10 years later it sounds better.

^ I agree. I actually really like this album now. This is better than Encore imo.

Should have left off We Made You, but he always goes with the most poppy song for the first single. I would have switched songs and put Crack A Bottle on Before I Self Destruct and taken Psycho off of that and put it on here. Would have given Fifty Cent his own Grammy

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Dr. Dre made some great beats for this and Eminem once again proved how that he got more flows than probably anyone else in the game.. it's shortcoming is its lack of substance and the excessive voice acting on Em's behalf. i mean i like the album but a lot of these songs are so fucking empty content wise that he has to make up voices to try to sell them as interesting. the best song on here is without a doubt "Deja Vu", an intimate, honest and important track in his discogaphy. no voices, no shock value and infantile humor, just good storytelling and raw emotion over a fantastic Dre production. the second best cut is "Underground", such a fucking monster of a track, and the lyrics is written and delivered with a true purpose. very powerful album closer.. other highlights include "3 AM", "Old Times Sake" with Dre, and "Stay Wide Awake". i need to go back and revisit this some day .

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He put Underground at the end of it on purpose.

It's like he thought "LOL you listened to all that garbage I put on this CD.. I'll put this right at the end just so you know I can still body the fuck out of a beat. Can't wait for ya'll to buy my next LP!"

This albums has no replay value and is tough to get through

This dropped ten years ago today. Still my favorite Eminem album. A real treat for lyricism lovers.

Relapse dropped fifteen years ago today. Holds up really well for me.