Slim's possee cut is outshined by solo albums
Eminem hit a career downfall with this album, for the first time it feels like, one of his singles didn't stay deep in the charts. Well, this did kinda make him wimpier, since the album was by no means up to his standards, and by no means a classic. Not a horrible album though, a lotta fun, but nothin' deeper then that.
1) Public Service Announcement
2) Shit Can Happen
The starting song on the album wasn't bad, catchy at least, but it's hard to really say it's a classic, Eminem can make some fun songs, but their not nessicarily something that hit really deep on this album. Em has the best verse, but rappers Proof and Swifty make they presence known, this is one of the few Bizarre ain't on, cherish that part of it. Bump this track, it's tight.
3) Pistol Pistol
Slim is reduced to the hook allowin' the boys to take, they do so with some lyrical highs to a nice beat, after a couple fast verses, Bizarre comes on to make the song all janky, his lyrics are funny, but I really think he shoulda been left off the album. Bump it.
4) Bizzare(skit)
Stupid.
5) Nasty Mind
The first bad track on the album don't got Eminem on it. Hmmm, maybe he didn't get on it for a reason. Bizzare croons the hook, and the lyrics are particularly sloppy. This song isn't no good, you gotta skip it.
6) Ain't Nothin' But Music
Eminem gives the worst verse of his career in the Real Slimshady beat ripoff. His boys shine on this one, and Bizzare ain't horrible, but Eminem's Britney Spear's bashing sounds stupid. I would bump this track cause of the ripoff beat, and some decent flows.
7) American Psycho
Um, no, Eminem gives a great flow that's mad sick, but the rest of the song is extremely disoriented, it's actually retarted, maybe bump it a couple times, but the lyrics are ridiculous at some moments, especially the hook. Skip this trash.
8) That's How(skit)
9) That's How
This is a great song on the album, somewhat original with some good lyrics, it's rhyme scheme is setup nicely and gives all the boys a chance to do they stuff. You gotta bump this, the beat works, and the rest of the song do to.
10) Purple Pills
The lead single, catchy, Eminem spits a real tight verse, and the rest of D-12 compliment him, Swifty shines particularly on this one spittin' a real tight verse, Bizzare ruins the song, oh well, we didn't really expect much different, he's only slightly funny, but his flow is just talking with no regard to the bars, how did he get signed with the posse, bump this joint.
11) Fight Music
2nd single of the album that didn't get it's deserved props. The song has some unnoticable verses from most of the crew except for Bizzare who doesn't do half bad, and Proof. Eminem gives a really tight verse that just flips with the beat. You gotta bump this jam.
12) Instigator
Another track without Em, but this one ain't bad, Swift shines in particular on this track that has some tight lyrics, but they are contradictory, at least the line about skits and interludes was, you'll understand when you bump it. Bump this track, production is well done.
13) Pimp Like Me
This is like one of my favorite tracks, despite the whack lyrics, Em hooks up the hook, while the rappers take a decidely quick flow that hits with the beat. Bizzare trashes the track, but you can still bump it for the first two verses. Bump this track. Nasty, but it's tight. Little unprofessional production though.
14) Blow My Buzz
Crap, Eminem makes some lyrical lows on this one, the hook is purposely crap, but that's just what it is, crap, the whole track is just wasted by crap verses, when Bizzare comes on, he don't seem so bad, everyone else made him look good. Skip this track.
15) Obie Trice(skit)
We get a view of Obie on a freestyle, yeah.
16) Devils Night
Te beat is real tight. Lyrics also well done, but the hook is very unintelligent, rather lame actually. The beat is what make this song mixed with the flow because the rest of it ain't all that good. Bump this track though. It's decent.
17) Steve Berman(skit)
Not funny, tries to hard, but not cleverly written.
18) Revelation
Awesome track, best on the album, all of the rappers go through with emotion, and even Bizzare does really good. The song works really well with all the rappers, and it hits a lotta high notes, it's a song that's about something, and for the first time on the CD, it's about somethin' worthwhile. Bump this jam.
19) Girls
Ok, this is Eminem's greatest flow in a while, until "Renagade", this was my favorite flow from Eminem. Well, he just disses Limp Bizkit on this track whick shocked me at first, but in the end it just seems like a sissy move since they ain't really gon' fight back, but that was just his choice. The beat and flow is tight on this, lyrics tight too, not the best diss though, just mean. Bump it.
The album wasn't bad, but D-12 seem to be bringin' Slim down, he knows it, but these are his boys. He gotta help them. The album wasn't horrible, it deserves a 3, but it coulda been a lot better.
Dope Tracks: 11
Whack Tracks: 3
Skits Good: No
OVERALL RATING: 3/5
REVIEWED BY: whitestain
ADDED: 2002-07-31
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