I can't believe I'm saying this.

by **WakeUpShow** » Aug 31st, '11, 20:47

Relapse was Eminem's prime and best album.

Yeah, I said it. The beats were unique, fluid and BUMPING. They had intricate instruments that you just don't hear on other albums. Dre really outdid himself on Relapse. Underground, My Mom, 3 AM, and Crack a Bottle are classic instrumentals.

The emotional songs were EMOTIONAL. Not forced or manufactured. If you don't hear the absolute raw pain in Em's voice on Beautiful and Deja Vu then you don't know pain and you don't know Em's true emotional songs. Deja Vu might just be his greatest song since the Eminem Show.

It's his rhyming prime. Hands down. The rhymes are so ridiculously intricate and fluid, it's mind-blowing. Yeah, he may use the accent to bend words a bit, but that just shows that he was looking to expand his art from the blocky sequences rappers get into.
See: 3 AM 3rd verse, SWA 2nd verse, My Mom 2nd verse, Underground entire song.

Variety: Serial Killer/Rapist, Name Dropping, Story Telling, Concepts, Emotion, Catchy, Raw. It has everything, yet it's not your typical Em album. It's refreshing.

It's what he wanted to do. Not pop because his fans cried for it. It's what he felt like doing in the booth, and you can tell because it's such an immense, artistic, beautiful final product. That's what Em is capable of doing. My mind's kind of wandering so I forgot a bunch of shit I wanted to say, but you get the jist.

Website · by **Solace** » Aug 31st, '11, 20:49

Uhm.

Okay.

Glad you shared your opinion.

by **Master Chief** » Aug 31st, '11, 20:53

N.iggas is mad saying Relapse is even in Em's Top 3.

What is this epidemic of Relapse being Em's best album and getting 5/5's coming from? An album with We Made You, Crack a Bottle and Medicine Ball is not deserving of such recognition. Not to mention filler like Beautiful and Old Time's Sake.

by **Devil'sAdvocate** » Aug 31st, '11, 20:56

I totally agree,Relapse and SSLP and MMLP are Em's prime.

CREAM can count me in,eventhough im know for dickriding the fuck outta relapse before u joined.

by **whiteamerica** » Aug 31st, '11, 20:57

Master Chief wrote:N.iggas is mad saying Relapse is even in Em's Top 3.

What is this epidemic of Relapse being Em's best album and getting 5/5's coming from? An album with We Made You, Crack a Bottle and Medicine Ball is not deserving of such recognition. Not to mention filler like Beautiful and Old Time's Sake.

what's wrong with medicine ball?

but i disagree with OP. it's overrated tbh. easily 4th best though

by **WakeUpShow** » Aug 31st, '11, 20:59

Master Chief wrote:N.iggas is mad saying Relapse is even in Em's Top 3.

What is this epidemic of Relapse being Em's best album and getting 5/5's coming from? An album with We Made You, Crack a Bottle and Medicine Ball is not deserving of such recognition. Not to mention filler like Beautiful and Old Time's Sake.

The beat and hook on CAB are bonkers, not to mention all 3 come with fluid flows and decent rhyming. The rhyming on WMY and MB are ridiculous and Dre did his fucking thing with the beats. They bump ridiculously, same with Old Time's Sake. And :facepalm

for your comment on Beautiful man, c'mon.

by **WakeUpShow** » Aug 31st, '11, 21:00

Solace wrote:Uhm.

Okay.

Glad you shared your opinion.

I don't get it dipshit, what else would I do here? Make a reasonable post or gtfo.

Website · by **Solace** » Aug 31st, '11, 21:00

People are so touchy on the internet these days.

by **WakeUpShow** » Aug 31st, '11, 21:01

so confused.

Website · by **Solace** » Aug 31st, '11, 21:02

To nicely contribute I agree with the fact that Relapse is dope as fuck.

by **Master Chief** » Aug 31st, '11, 21:05

Cosh wrote:
Master Chief wrote:N.iggas is mad saying Relapse is even in Em's Top 3.

What is this epidemic of Relapse being Em's best album and getting 5/5's coming from? An album with We Made You, Crack a Bottle and Medicine Ball is not deserving of such recognition. Not to mention filler like Beautiful and Old Time's Sake.

The beat and hook on CAB are bonkers, not to mention all 3 come with fluid flows and decent rhyming. The rhyming on WMY and MB are ridiculous and Dre did his fucking thing with the beats. They bump ridiculously, same with Old Time's Sake. And for your comment on Beautiful man, c'mon.

Hook on CAB = bad. Beat on CAB = ok. 50's flow on CAB = non-existent. Content on CAB = bland, boring, generic, irrelevant, yawn.

We Made You is an embarassing song. The rhyming/flow is what saves it from being Big Weenie status. His delivery/content is SOOOOO bad. The hook is awful too. The beat while catchy is nothing special. Medicine Ball's rhyming isn't that good tbh. The hook, beat, accent/delivery and content once again are all horrible. What's the difference between this and Encore? His rhyming and flow are miles ahead.

OTS is a filler song, not bad at all but it's just ok. Beautiful is a heartfelt song and all. And yes, I love the hook. But everything else about it is not good.

Website · by **Solace** » Aug 31st, '11, 21:10

I like everything on relapse with the exception of Beautiful and CAB. They're trash to me.

by **Relapse.** » Aug 31st, '11, 21:12

Cosh wrote:Relapse was Eminem's prime and best album.

Yeah, I said it. The beats were unique, fluid and BUMPING. They had intricate instruments that you just don't hear on other albums. Dre really outdid himself on Relapse. Underground, My Mom, 3 AM, and Crack a Bottle are classic instrumentals.

The emotional songs were EMOTIONAL. Not forced or manufactured. If you don't hear the absolute raw pain in Em's voice on Beautiful and Deja Vu then you don't know pain and you don't know Em's true emotional songs. Deja Vu might just be his greatest song since the Eminem Show.

It's his rhyming prime. Hands down. The rhymes are so ridiculously intricate and fluid, it's mind-blowing. Yeah, he may use the accent to bend words a bit, but that just shows that he was looking to expand his art from the blocky sequences rappers get into.
See: 3 AM 3rd verse, SWA 2nd verse, My Mom 2nd verse, Underground entire song.

Variety: Serial Killer/Rapist, Name Dropping, Story Telling, Concepts, Emotion, Catchy, Raw. It has everything, yet it's not your typical Em album. It's refreshing.

It's what he wanted to do. Not pop because his fans cried for it. It's what he felt like doing in the booth, and you can tell because it's such an immense, artistic, beautiful final product. That's what Em is capable of doing. My mind's kind of wandering so I forgot a bunch of shit I wanted to say, but you get the jist.

AMEN BRUTHA. SPEAK THE TRUTH.

Let me addon to this though.

His unreleased relapse shit? Was even better. what artist does ANYONE know that can sing I am having a relapse? Like. Fuck it. I'm starting a topic on this.

by **ChristinaE12** » Aug 31st, '11, 21:17

I love this album and have since day one. It'll never be better than MMLP or TES to me though. Especially MMLP. That'll never be topped.

Nice to see some people coming around to the album though, in general. I think in a few more years 'people' will say it's a great (maybe classic) album.