Encore
by Eminem

From paladisiac TOP 100 COMMENTER 06/19/2017 14:27 | #192890 | TOP COMMENT Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.

What song was it where Eminem said artists go downhill after the age of 30? He released the solid "eminem show" in 2002, two years after the colossal "marshal mathers lp". While "eminem show" wasn't as huge in content and popularity, the quick-witted and master-of-headworms still seemed on top of his game.

Prescient is the word for Em as he lays a big, fat turd on "encore" compared to his previous albums, figuratively AND literally, as he takes ass, turd, puke and pee pee jokes to an absurdly juvenile new l3vEl. This is the album where i stopped paying attention to Em. Because even if the album was filled with spit-wads and whoopee cushions, i'd still be listening if he didn't (mostly) lose the interesting lyrical content and didn't misstep with his flow. But he did. Most songs just aren't interesting WITHOUT the titty-pee-pee "humor". But add in the vomit and adolescent homo-eroticism, etc., and it's just too much by being too scant.

This all equals a major disappointment for a guy that at one time was my favorite rapper. He was my favorite because of his intelligent audacity. On Encore, he has mostly de-evolved to a 5th grader. Too bad. All the cameos and samples can't hide that sh|t.


But i say "mostly", because there's some salvageable material here, like "nockingbird" and "like toy soldiers" and especially "encore", that harkens back to when he was on top of his game (just 2 years ago!). But those are the exceptions. That final track "Encore" is where is game USED to be. It's slammin', no-nonsense, up in your face with Dre & Em takin' no sh|t with a great beat to boot. That closing track is the Em I remember. Most of the rest of the album is some 11 year old Em impostor. I wish the real slim shady would stand back up!

There are a few strong tracks here, but Eminem gets a bit too goofy with weird voices and immature lyrics.

From eclab 10/15/2014 12:32 | #124542 | TOP COMMENT Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.

Like Slim Shady, it's pretty unbalanced. Some good stuff, tempered by the worst tracks Eminem has ever put out ("Puke" and "Rain Man").

"What do I look like, a comedian to you?"
Some of these songs are indeed laughable.
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GWEN-STE-FA-NI.
WILL-YOU-PEE-PEE-ON-ME.
I-AIN'T-EVER-SEEN-AN-ASS, LIKE, THAT.
THE-WAY-YOU-USE-IT.
I-CAN'T-BELIEVE-IT.
YOU-MAKE-MY-PEE-PEE-GO.
DOUING-DOUING-DOUING!