Album Review: Eminem's Relapse

I bought Eminem's "Relapse" last night and two words come to mind: HES BACK!

Before I get into all that, we know Em did a stint in Rehab last year, right? The album itself is based on that. On the front, its a picture of his face scrambled in pills, but when u open it, the cd had the words "push down and turn" on it, and its white like the top of a medicine bottle. Then, when u take the cd out, you see pills, like the inside of the medicine bottle. On the back of the cd, its an actual prescription bag with the list of the songs (20 in total). Also, he has lyrics inside of the cd booklet for every song. Who even does that anymore? Good move, Em. On the back of the booklet, he has a tribute to Proof, letting proof know he loves him and that he would be proud that Em is sober.

Now, onto the music.

I listened to his album the whole way through. And I truly believe it should go platinum, if not 2x platinum. The first song that I was attracted to was "My Mom". Its a song about his mother being the reason he was addicted to pills. That song reminds me of the older Em, back in his Slim Shady LP days. The chorus is catchy, too, not to mention the beat. The song right after entitled "Insane" is VERY vulgar. He talks about child raping and molestation among other things and they way he puts it literally made my mouth drop. This song, in my opinion is where he showcases his lyricism. "BagPipes From Baghdad" is the infamous song where he gets at Mariah-alot. In the song "Same Song And Dance", he pokes fun at female celebs that have been in rehab, too (Britney, Lindsay, etc). "Beautiful" is a more softer song. It contains excerpts of "Reaching Out" by Queen & Paul Rogers and is really a song about how he sometimes wishes people could walk in his shoes and feel his pain.

Truth be told, Eminem is one of the greatest rappers of all time. In my opinion, he should go platinum. Last artist to do that was Weezy and his album is nowhere near in comparison to Em's Relapse.

All in all, "Relapse" gets 5 mics from me.