larksanders said:

Yeah he did talk about her on "My Mom"

My Mom love valium, and lot's of drugs
That's why I am, like I am, 'cause I'm like her!
Because My Mom love valium, and lot's of drugs
That's why I'm on, what I'm on, 'cause I'm My Mom!

[Verse 1]
My Mom, My Mom, I know you're probably tired
of hearing 'bout My Mom, oohoh-Woohoh
But this is just a story of when I was just a
shorty and how I became hooked on va-al-ium

Valium was in everything, food that I ate
The water that I drank, fuckin' peas on my plate
She sprinkled just enough of it, to season my steak
So everyday I'd have at least 3 stomach aches
Now tell me, what kinda mother would wanna see her
Son grow up to be an under-a-fucking-chiever
My teacher didn't think I was gonna be nothing either
What the fuck you stickin' gum up under the fucking seat for?
Mrs. Mathers, your son has been huffing ether
Either that or the motherfucker's been puffin' reefer
But all this huffin' and puffin' wasn't what it was either
It was neither, I was buzzin' but it wasn't what she thought
Pee in a teacup? Bitch you ain't my keeper, I'm sleepin'
What the fuck you keep on fuckin' with me for
Slut, you need to leave me the, fuck alone I ain't playin'
Go find you a white crayon, and colour a fuckin' zebra

Graycap23 said:

I liked "Bagpipes From Baghdad", "Stay Wide Awake", "Old Time Sake", and "Deja Vu". Rest of the album was meh.

why is the ad promotion for it so gory and evil though?
Does this album promote killin etc?

paisleypark4 said:

Naw dude i wasn't getting bent out of shape. I'm just trippin off of
Em fans who are fighting back with the standard old you haven't even
listened to the lyrics and you are just hating him for the wrong reasons.
In a nutshell, i've never really dug the dude from day one. For those
close minded people that assume i don't like him because he's a white
rapper that theory fails because i can name even more black rappers
whom i don't care for. There's only like 2 records from the dude that
that have actually kept my interest from beginning to end one of
which is lose yourself. You just said on a recent thread that you've never
been into lionel richie or the commodores and that's understandable based
on what you've heard from them. So if you've never been a fan it's highly
unlikely in 2009 you will become a lionel richie fan whether you've heard
3 songs or all of his new album. If you've never liked tribe called quest
in the 90's it's highly unlikely you'll become a fan now. It's the same
way with me listening to eminem. For the record, imho he is not on the same
level with common, nas, talib kweli, black thought.

phunkdaddy said:

On that mentality. I don't criticize Lionel or the Commodores because I really to be honest don't KNOW enough to JUDGE them. Their singles just have not caught my attention.

However I see many people on here who don't even own the album base ther entire judgement on the man from the media and not from the music. It's just like all the people who never buy Princes new albums but still say his new stuff is wack. There responses don't even matter. How is it going to benefit anyone and me to HATE Lionel when I never cared to buy his stuff?

I like Deja Vu too. He is seriously talking about his alcohol and valium addiction and trying to hide the fact from his daughter.

He is a storyteller, that's what I like about him alot. May be talking to a brick wall...god..Cinne where are you

Militant said:

I'll have 2 give it another shot. I hope I can salvage something from the disk.

I kinda agree that his best days are behind him but there is enough on this new release to make me think he still has skills.....this is my fave....



not sure what the Christopher Reeve diss is about.....but the Dre beat is classic
[Edited 5/22/09 7:52am]

Graycap23 said:

Alot better than Eminem Show and Encore. Only one track feat 50, two with Dre (including the one with 50). Think you should Listen Without Prejudice ....and headphone

paisleypark4 said:

I always listen without prejudice. I love hearing "good" new music.

Graycap23 said:

1. "Dr. West"
2. "3 a.m."
3. "My Mom"
4. "Insane"
5. "Bagpipes from Baghdad"
6. "Hello"
8. "Same Song & Dance"
16. "Déjà Vu"
17. "Beautiful"
20. "Underground"

If anything give these ones a try. havent heard a good storytelling rap album in a good minute. Probably since his last album. I always feel like I am being taken down a path of a tale. REading a journal...

paisleypark4 said:

I'll check them out.....with headphones.

Sounds to me like he's at the same point Prince was at in the mid-'90s. Past his best, but still showing signs of the old magic here and there.

midnightmover said:

It has been 11 years ay? u right

I bet he pushes Green Day to number 2 but then Green Day stays in the top 20 longer

I can't believe he devotes an entire track to a story about a step father having sex with his step son.

I hope to God he's not singing from experience but geez, why would he think anyone wants to hear about that?

Poor attempt at a comeback.

Annihilator said:

What I dont get is how come nobody has a real attempt at posting WHY they think so with valuable merit. Where is the insight people?

paisleypark4 said:

It doesn't sound good.

Annihilator said:

....aaaanndd..... *couch cough* ....examples are.....and the reson why is....

paisleypark4 said:

cuz he sucks

BoOTyLiCioUs said:

to hell with ya'll im out

great comeback

watch his new release go to number one this week

It's not as bad as you think.

just like i said

eminem number one

green day number two

japanrocks said:

Now that I finished the album I believe this piece is of merit to his previous albums. It's actually not as depressing as Eminem Show and alot more personal than Encore. I'd put it right under the Marshall album.

Graycap23 said:

What kind of criticism is that? I mean okay u don´t like Eminem, it´s cool to me but damn don´t begin a topic like that, have a better point to begin.

Another Point did u ever tried to rap a song of him? Or even tried ur self to write a lyric and get the Flow on it with the beat?

I can tell ya is quite difficult.

What I have heard of his new cd I think it's way more better than the hip hop nowadays, Lyrically he is one of the best in the hip hop scene nowadays. Eminen Writes about things that a lot of people can relate on, it's not about cars, chicks and Bling Bling, look at that first off all than Critique his cd. And u have the funny/crazy stuff of Slim Shady, Personally I skip those songs cause I am more into lyrics that someone can relate on it, that he spit about something real in this society, but still he marks his teritory with those songs.

SoulDogg said:

Ya dig? That's what i don't get. Everybody on here say they want people to NOT rap about cars girls and jewlery, but they so closed minded that they cant even see when someone is NOT doing that at all. Eminem...NEVER stooped to the sellout rap music level. He is as real as they come in mainstream
[Edited 6/1/09 10:57am]

Em spazzes out on Underground, my personal fav on the album and nice closer, hope Relapse 2 continues in this vain.


Album was a grower to me and enjoy pretty much every song with We Made You and Crack A Bottle being the worst. 3 AM is really good, Deja Vu, Beautiful, Stay Wide Awake are all dope. Still doesn't have a Stan or The Way I Am or Lose Yourself standout song but still a vast improvement over Encore which had 3 or 4 good tracks at best.


Edit: Underground link (Criminal Part 2 basically, but if you don't enjoy this you don't enjoy Em)
http://www.youtube.com/wa...sHh7yJBVcU
[Edited 6/1/09 13:06pm]