Eminem’s Relapse CD Review

May 14th, 2009 | By Safiyyah

Lots of reviews have already been given on Eminem’s new hip hop album, Relapse. So far I haven’t come across any who’ve had something nice to say. This new CD is by far the lowest rated yet by Marshall Mathers. It talks about the same old things and doesn’t really show any progression when it comes to Slim Shady’s life and thoughts towards it. The targets are the same — Britney Spears, Lindsey Lohan, Mariah Carey and, of course, his mother. The only difference here is that Kim isn’t targeted and a new target has been acquired, his step dad, who is subject of rape-incest remarks.

Many of the songs on the 20 track album aren’t that creative. A lot of the beats are rehashed and seem to act as just a frame for his lyrics instead of complimenting them or standing out altogether. The lyrics within these songs are still heartless, but they aren’t as surprising as they were in the past. I guess these days we have gotten used to Eminem. This time around, he really should have focused on reinventing himself and coming up with something a bit more creative. A lot of his fan base are a bit disappointed. It’s funny because at the end of his CD there’s a skit with Ken Kaniff where he is acting like a standup comedian telling the same joke to a different crowd and the people are walking out on him while he’s trying to tell another joke. Sounds a bit like this album situation. Well, not many people are liking Relapse, but hopefully he’ll have a great come back on his next album or this could be the end of the Shady era.