Tracklist:
01 Cold Wind Blows
02 Talkin' 2 Myself - Feat. Kobe
03 On Fire
04 Won't Back Down - Feat. P!nk
05 W.T.P.
06 Going Through Changes
07 Not Afraid
08 Seduction
09 No Love - Feat. Lil Wayne
10 Space Bound
11 Cinderella Man
12 25 To Life
13 So Bad
14 Almost Famous
15 Love The Way You Lie - Feat. Rihanna
16 You're Never Over
17 Untitled
EDIT: Here's the review
Ight... i'm typin this as i'm listening...im not trynna talk about the theme of each song.. just the general vibe i get, and also im
just giving my first impression...(i'm more biased toward gritty raps so if my opinion switches up dependin on each track thats why...)
i'll come towards this shit as unbiased as possible. I'll put up the sum of the rating of each track then a separate rating
for the entire album, my opinion on it, etc.
Cold Wind Blows:
singin starts off the track in the most homosexual way possible... worst way to start an eminem album... what the fucks this?!?!?!?!?!
ight all of a sudden shit switched up.. beat improved...sounds dope as fuck...and im feelin the opposite as what i just did....
singin in the back is slightly annoying... rapping starts and yes niiggas... eminem is back. I'm feelin this shit..
the vibe im gettin from the beat is some nice slightly dark vibe, nice shit on here.. Hook is slightly corny but
it gives a nice vibe so i'm feeling it..second verse and one of the first things you notice is eminem is on his punchgame
..son sounds like he got a new pair of boxing gloves..gotta say i'm feelin this track, if the entire album is like this
i'm feelin it!!!! good start to the album
4/5
Talkin' 2 Myself:
Starts off strong, Kobe got a real nice voice i gotta say... feelin the kobe hook..FUCK EMINEM...came in with the singing.. fuck that..
nice beginnin to the rapping..good flow structure...almost dissed lil wayne? shit made me laugh actually, collabs with him nowadays..
im feelin this track also, its not a classic at all, but im feelin it... hook is really strong i have to say, second time around and it still feels fresh..
and the Em section of it... another second verse of self exposure... i like it, the facts exposed here that couldn't be found
by any of these stans years of searchin etc.., by the time the 3rd verse kicks in im automatically sense its the strongest one..
Keep ya heads up haha, nice, nice, i can dig this shit.
4/5
On Fire:
songs starts nice... some comments aimed at critics..alright some scathingness in here... im really likin this off the bat
viciousness, slightly weaker than usual, but he replaces that for lyricism, nuthin wrong with that.. The "on fire" sounds weak as fuck volume wise,
and callin it a weakass hook is no excuse but i understand where he comin from... this is a track i'll have in circulation, good shit.
again this track has a couple punches that would entice a cassidy fan into coppin' this shit...
4/5
Won't Back Down:
Get the fuck outta here...20 seconds in and im hating this... PINK got an ight voice... nowhere near as bad as i expected.. but i aint feelin this track as much as most...
beat aint shit..but the lyrics are alright. more punch rhymes..
digged the Donkey with parkinsons line so thats a bonus .5 i gotta say!!!!!!!!
3.5/5
W.T.P.:
Beat starts off with some nice kicks and drums... feelin the beat... slightly annoyin hook...puts a soft touch on his voice but im feelin these lyrics/beat...
hook comes in and i aint feelin it again!!!! eminem, stop motherfucken singin!!!!!!!! second verse starts off on an encore/re-up era tone
to me... then he picks up again later on... once again Fuck the hook!!!!!.. this track feels too Encore/Re-Up era to me, so can't say im feelin it!!!
that junk in the trunk line was corny as fuck, and the track just puts the image of rednecks dancin around in a barn to me... no thanks!!!!
2.75/5
Going Through Changes:
Beat starts off on a really soulful sample, im feelin emotion in the lyrics, the flow got a slight choppy effect, good description for it
the hook is strange, in the background type shit...ight, i get it, songs about changes?.. cool, cool.. I'm feelin this track
sad effect to it, im feelin it...eminem had to fuckin sing again didnt he, well, its just another new em fad
...this is a personal track, good shit...strange revalation on the Kim shit i gotta say.. not somethin i'll be bumpin too often but its
a nice track either way, just not my thing i guess
3.75/5
Not Afraid:
First single, not big enough to me, feels too generic, wack boi 1da beat, southern beats suck ass... i miss the G-Funk south..
flow is almost generic, but his lyrics are nice... more punches again, i like them, but they ARE getting old, not as much energy in them.
as his SSLP days. hook is bullshit, bridge is fuckin sickening... second verse is better than the first...its an alright track for a club one
3.75/5
Seduction:
Beat starts on some trance/T-Pain type love track to me, not somethin id expect from Em.. lets see whats up..
Alright, I can't decide if I like this verse or not, but i got nothin against bitch tracks, and im not despisin this
hook so i aint hatin on em for this one... its an alright track.. the hook is one of the better points here..\
I like this track, nothin too bad to say about it other than it bein nothin extraordinary, its nice shit...
4/5
(Up to now i cant decide if im dissappointed that nothin came up to the caliber of the Despicable, or if i overhyped that freestyle and
its so similar to this that its nothing special...)
No Love:
another calmin begginin, im liking this shit.. what a sample.. am i listenin to this?
lil wayne starts off... one of his better verses, but not amazin..im happy its bringin somethin new to the album..
needed another voice rappin...but he coulda had a better feature but eh..Hook... fuck eminem..faggit coulda put wayne there
atleast goddamnit..Eminem's verse starts off slow.. goes crazy later on.. nice shit.. slightly takes me back to Forever
its an okay track.. again i'll have to rate this track
3.75/5 (eminem seems to be takin an extremely radio friendly approach to his tracks... not a good move, music quality wise)
Space Bound:
track starts and eminem kicks into rapping almost as soon as the instrumental does.. Love track?.. sounds like a love/lust type thing
nice flow he has... slightly repetitive but his lyrics are nice... he picks up until the hook, the hook aint too bad to a casual music listener
but for the hardcore rap fans (like myself) it dont offer much, like the entire album...
(so far im thinkin this entire album is an acquired taste... no for everybody.. its for the music lovers...unlike the rap lovers)
but i gotta say this is a good track.. can't hate on it alot..minus eminems singing.. his motherfucking singin..
another 3.75/5... this shit makes me seem biased as fuck, but im approachin this with an open mind..(well, as open minded as hardcore rap gets)
Cinderella Man:
This is one of the better tracks so far!!! minus the repeated "Cinderella Man" shit, the lyrics grabbin me, this is one of the tracks i'll be repeating again..
hypocrite motherfucker hates on relapse... next week he'll be shittin on this album...but I like this track, i gotta admit, this is a good one.
4/5
25 To Life:
Confirmed that this album is for the more casual music listeners... This singin aint for me...
Lost love theme im sensin on this, alright, third love themed track so far?.. cool, cool..
the energy put into this is astounding though, i gotta say, here is an ability eminem has over his peers..
he puts extreme energy into his music, it would peter out another rapper to go as hard, delivery-wise.
The subject matter aint all that, lyrics pass by uneventfully it seems to me.. the singin got old the first time it came by....
by the second chorus i just want to switch tracks..
3/5
So Bad:
Starts off well, the horns give the track a slight playful vibe i gotta say ... sounds like a relapse 2 track!!!!
one of the better moments on this album in my opinion again.. the hook pisses me the fuck off again...eminem aint a singin cat..
it has a slight brag rap theme to it.can't hate on this, minus hook AGAIN...
bridge also annoys, but the vibe of this track makes up for it.. i like this track, as refill sounding as it is....
4/5
(by now ive given up hope on finding a real stand-out track.. i'm not feelin anythin on this album too bad.. its not a bad album at all, but its nowhere near the classic that most are hypin it up to be...
in a couple weeks the reviews will change and most likely look closer and more similar to mine if not worse...)
Almost Famous:
Starts off like it could be the track to fulfill my wish!!!! sounds different.. not close to anythin i heard so far!!!...then he sings and some chick does too and i feel fuckin stomped upon...
please let the fuckin verses fix this...his first verse is DOPE!!!!! the Roethlisberger(fuck that faggits name anyway) line been reused? its eminem, so to most Stanz here i guess thats all forgiven!!!!!
the singin seriously makes me sick... fuck this bitch and her puke voice....verse comes back and its another real nice verse... i dont know what to think of this...beat started on the track buildin up so well but by now
it just sounds similar to some of the other beats...but the lyrics and energy make up for it i guess
4/5
Love The Way You Lie:
I was one of the few not expectin any bad from Rihannas voice.. she aint dissappoint.. can't hate on her voice its real soulful...
so Rihanna's doin well so far.. wonder how Em gonna do..
puttin more energy into his delivery...sounds like another love track?!?!?!?!?!!! Em what the fuck has rap done to your ass!!!!!!!!!
the beat is more radio shit i gotta say...the second verse reminds me of When I'm Gone plus Not Afraid...fucks up with you em?
3.5/5 for rihannas singin and how the beat accompanies her voice, and the Energy eminem was puttin into his verse.
You're Never Over:
Not Afraid type singin from the jump off... hate this already... lets see what comes up for us...
Proof dedication im seein, alright good, but aint you do this on Elevator or somethin em?. cool, cool...
his quick flow gets slightly interesting at the end of the first verse but thats all i guess...
this track is nothin special again... Nice gesture towards Proof, but it ain't doin nothin for me...
the hook sounds waaaaaayyy too "Not Afraid"-esque to fix me too...
3/5 for the gesture he made...
(so far to me, album sounds like to make a version of the uplifting done on Distant Relatives but for himself.. and show us what he came up with!!!!!! but its cool, whatever floats his boat...)
Untitled (Gun Go Off?):
starts off on some italian shit, shoutout to Menzo!!!!!Ravioli niiggas stand up!!!!Da Godfather..
anway, back on topic, i'm digging his flow on this...and his rhymin is pretty interestin, more vicious shit brought..
then he tries to balance on his achilles fuckin heel and sings for a couple secs again...no thanks you gondola fuck...
the general vibe im gettin from this track is playful aggressiveness, slightly reminiscient of SSLP, so it could be compared to Refill...
this is one of the tracks I couldn't hate on..
4/5
Complete Rating based on track ratings: 61.75/85
What I personally rate the album: 3/5
Can't say I was dissappointed, because I didn't have any expectations for this album. And it IS his second worst. Not because it is so bad, but because he has 4 albums that are better..
SSLP, MMLP, TES, Relapse. Yeah, relapse was better!!!!!!! marshall's judgement has been slipping ever since late 2003!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It had nothing special, nothin shouted out to me, it had some nice beats, 1 or 2 nice hooks, the verse were okay, but they passed by too uneventfully for me to enjoy all that much!!!
peace out to the fans, haters, thanks for readin the review!!!!!
EDIT:How about writin some motherfucken reviews instead of clickin the poll and leaving!!!!!!!!!
Quality review(No sarcasm) even if i don't agree with it.
