Aiight so if any of you are Eminem fans like me, you were probably excited for this comeback. But if you were really like me, after hearing like the first 4 songs he released it might have made you kind of uneasy about the direction he might be heading into. Yea he dabbled with the accent in older songs like "ass like that", but was he really about to do an accent.....for an WHOLE ALBUM?!?! I was against the accent as much as anybody, in fact I kinda hated it. In all honesty it's still not my favorite thing to hear. A couple songs like "Bagpipes from Baghdad" and the first song he released "I'm having a relapse" are sort of unlistenable for me. But being the Eminem fan that I am, I decided it was only right to give it a fair listen...........And about a month later, now that I really can't stop listening to it, I've came to the conclusion that this album is pretty damn tight lol. Lyrically, he's on point as much as he's ever been. For me this is almost up there with The Slim Shady and Marshall Matthers LP's (at least better than Encore and Eminem Show) . And when I say that I don't mean expect to hear those albums over again, there is new element of transparency with which he talks about his drug addiction. He's also just as shocking and lyrically daring as he used to be. If you ever liked that Eminem style, I see no reason why you wouldn't like Relapse. Songs like, Insane which I'm sure you heard, (but probably wouldn't get caught listening to driving down the street lol) go back to that ole "let me say some shit that no rapper would ever think about saying" mentality. Songs like "Underground" "Deja Vu" and "My Darling" show that his lyrical prowess and creativity are definitely still there. And once your really get into the groove of the album you realize most of the songs don't even have the accent. Even the ones that do are pretty good. "Same Song & Dance","Must Be The Ganja" and "Medicine Ball" are some of my favorite songs on the album. I could go on putting crazy lyric quotes and stuff but that's not the point of this review. I think many people are turned off by the accent and automatically resort to "cynical listening" waiting for an excuse to skim through the album and say it was wack. We all do it . Just like Kanye, Em's put out enough quality albums to afford to go left field, even if it rubs some of his their fans the wrong way. Like many others I was opposed to Kanye's singing just as much as Em's accent, but I'm glad to admit I'm wrong especially when it ends in me discovering a great album. Hopefully this review will lower some of your biases not only to Em's album, but to other artists who have less than typical approaches.

Relapse 8.5/10

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