Whew. Beautiful track. A lot of people hate on the first part of this track, but I personally love the slow buildup (the "bury this bitch alive" part was particularly ejaculation-worthy) despite its....flaws (EXI---------------STED). With each verse (aside from the aformentioned "get-it" rhyme scheme) the story builds up and gets more and more angry, with the third verse being Matthew kidnapping and killing Eminem, all the while making references to old Em songs. And, of course, we have the orgasmic second part, which really gets the Stan juices flowing, with the exception of the boner killer that is the "toilet's clogged" line. Great song, few flaws.
9.8/10
Parking Lot
Good to know Em shares my rather rational fear and hatred of dogs (especially the ones that bite).
Rhyme Or Reason
A track that I didn't know about at first. At times, Em's flow was a bit choppy (see the beginning of the third verse), but this is a very good track. Some hilarious imagery (the Michaelangelo line is pretty fucking awesome) and he talks a bit about his dad too, which I thought was interesting. FANTASTIC hook, which is really surprising, considering most of it is sung by Em (who, despite what alot of you say, is not a good singer). Overall, great track, a bit choppy at times.
9/10
So Much Better
While I love this track, I don't understand why it gets so much fucking love. It's basically Puke if it was good, which is great and all, but passion and Shady-esque yelling don't make up for some rather bad lines (the puke and smurf lines as well as the part where he randomly talks about oinking and pigs). Of course, this is still a great track, though the hook is kind of iffy (once again, not a huge fan of Em's singing). LOVE the last part of the last verse and the lesbian punchline. Fucking hilarious.
8.5/10
Survival
This track, despite what people say, sounds like a Recovery leftover. Though, if it was a Recovery leftover, I'd wonder why Em would keep it off Recovery, because it's honestly better than 90% of the album. It's a good song that gets you pumping, but it is honestly the only song on MMLP2 that doesn't fit.
7.5/10
Legacy
Probably one of my favourite tracks on this album. No, I don't find the flying saucer line corny at all. It sound ridiculous because that's the point. It's being compared to the idea of someone beating Em (which he is pointing out as ridiculous). Love the storytelling, love the voice changing, don't completely love the hook, but it's a good one (could've been a bit shorter, the ehhhh thing could've went away, and maybe there shouldn't have been one at the end of Em's third verse).
10/10
Asshole
This is the track everyone hates, which I don't understand. Yeah, okay, beat's a bit loud. But that's it. Skylar does a surprisingly good job on the hook and keeps the fast-paced song going. The ICP reference was hilarious and the verses were great. I actually like the beat, though I wish it was a bit toned down (Some of Em's yelling wouldn't have gone amiss here actually). Great song.
8.5/10
Berzerk
Despite the weak second verse (which I still believe was intentionally done) this is a great song to bump, and it's probably one of the best lead singles I've heard from him. Unlike his other lead singles, I actually don't skip it when it comes on during my album listening. Lot of replayability. Love the chorus, love the beat.
8/10
Rap God
Loved this song when it first came out, and now I love it even more because of the video. Of course, there are flaws that stop it from being a 10/10, for example the gay-looking boy part, while funny, really wasn't necessary, and the whole Ray J tangent, which seemed like filler to make the song longer. Kind of random. That aside, love this song.
9.5/10
Brainless
I love this song, not only because of the way he rhymes, flows, and still manages to tell a coherent story throughout the track, but because it (to me at least) seems like a Slim Shady version of Legacy, where he talks about the bullying he received and how he dealt with it (in this case, with weapons). Love the way he ends each verse. Hook is kind of meh for such a great track, though. And the "mid-oc-------tober" thing bugs me a bit as well. Nonetheless, great song.
9/10
Stronger Than I Waughs
What. What the flying fuck, Em? Do you HAVE to have a song on EVERY SINGLE ONE of your post-Encore albums that's just doesn't fit and is just SHIT compared to the rest of the tracks? I mean, Beautiful/Underground, Won't Back Down, Lighters, and now this?
So Em decides to sing the first two verses of this song. As I stated before, Marshall Mathers cannot fucking sing, and you are delusional if you think he is able to. Surprisingly, they're actually listenable aside from some parts where he raises his voice. Not bad for a 40 year old white rapper who probably fried his vocal cords by yelling on 90% of all songs since Relapse. Not a bad hook. Beat is the definition of meh. It would all be saved if he delivered a great verse like he did on Hailie's Song. But no, he fucking doesn't. It's not bad or anything, in fact, it's good, but not good enough to save this song. It would've been had he omitted these fucking atrocious lines
"I'ma be late for the pity party
But you're never gonna beat me to the fucking punch again
Took it on the chin like a champ
So don't lump me in with the chump-ions"
5.5-6.5/10 (depends on my mood)
The Monster
Unlike you flip-floppy bastards, I didn't despise this song then flip around when I heard MMLP2. I listened to it a couple of times and decided that Em's verses were great (even the yodelling fits in), Rihanna's hook fit, and the beat was the epitome of donkey shit. An opinion I hold to this day. His third verse is absolutely fucking AWESOME, and his verses are actually what holds this song together.
8/10
So Far
The only negative I can find in this song is that the switch from The Monster and So Far is so abrupt (this album was in dire need of a skit where Paul tries to get Em on social media and/or Em enters a game of COD Ghosts and is ambushed by swearing 8 year olds).
Besides that, perfect song. Actually absolutely perfect. I can find nothing to complain about. Hilarious, great beat, great hook, funny bridge and intro. Great use of samples (especially in regards to sampling his own songs)
10/10
Love Game
Severely underrated. Kendrick actually does a comedic verse for once, which is great, because thus far, I really haven't seen him just get relaxed and fuck around on a verse. Good first verse from Em (absolutely hilarious) which Kendrick somehow manages to top (the Sherane part
) but somehow Em manages to top even THAT with one of the best verses on the album imo. Really wasn't expecting something like this from these two, and I still want a more serious song, so I guess you can count that as a negative. 9/10
Headlights
Hated this song on first listen, skipped it when I heard the oh-so-rousing vocals of Nate Ruess. On second listen (since all of you fuckers seemed to jizz everytime you heard it) I fucking loved it, and it slowly grew on me. Both of Em's verses are great, and Nate actually does a fantastic job on this song. Gives me chills every time I hear it. The plane part and the part leading up to it made me a sad Snake
10/10
Evil Twin
Great song with enough quotables for half an album. Some weak parts stop it from being a 10/10 track (the lmfao and the gay lawyer parts)
9.7/10
Overall:: 9/10
Album Comparisonn:
SSLP: 9.2/10
MMLP: 10/10
TES: 9.5/10
Encore: 3/10
Relapse: 7.5/10
Relapse (with Refill): 8/10
Recovery: 5/10
MMLP2: 9/10
