Hypothetical Eminem Question

[Hiphopdane]

He won't release "exercise tracks" if it is an actual LP. He won't today and wouldn't in the past. It will still be an album full of tracks that he feels are good enough to be heard by others, that's for sure.

And it is definitely a question about quality rather than quantity.

[Innovation]

^ So you're saying you would rather have a few more Relapse/Recovery type albums, than 15 tracks of Eminem in his prime?

Remember 'Stimulate' didn't officially make it on to an album. That is the kind of quality we are talking here, with those 15 tracks. Not Koolo's shitty leaks from 2006/07

You never know what Eminem will produce. Who knows, maybe his next album will be a classic. Granted, it's very unlikely but it is a possibility. I'd love to hear those 15 tracks, no doubt, but I'd rather a steady flow of material for 6-7 years. This isn't quantity over quality, because I'm sure 6-7 years would produce quite a few classic tracks whilst also producing many, many great tracks.

[indy]

I think i prefer new Eminem music. we already have classic music from him so why not get something new and different

[Sekou]

He won't release "exercise tracks" if it is an actual LP. He won't today and wouldn't in the past. It will still be an album full of tracks that he feels are good enough to be heard by others, that's for sure.

And it is definitely a question about quality rather than quantity.

If he had 15 tracks laying around from 2002 that are good enough for an LP I'm sure they would have came out by now.

I'm not too sure about that tbh, I believe that there are about 15 classic tracks from that era left SOMEWHERE.
Besides, it's all hypothetical.

[EminemBase]

Wow that's a tough choice.

Well, I'm leaning almost uncontrollably toward the unreleased material from his prime as... there could be ANYTHING in that bunch and given of how much of a true artist he was in 2000... there could be some absolute gems in there.

BUT, if you had said say, '2 or 3' more years of him continuing - I think I'd go for the unreleased material no question. But 6 OR 7? I think I'd have to choose that option because:

He changes constantly and just because some fans may think he's stuck in a rut with punchlines and growly flows right now, there is no telling where he might go. He certainly is limited in his topical range now but he never ceases to surprise me in some major way every single album.

Did anybody seriously expect an album like Relapse after Encore for example. Or, after a four year break and being such a gigantic, mainstream star? a hardcore horrorcore-esque, lyrical as fuck rap album about rape and pills... and did ANYBODY expect those flows or that style. It took me by total surprise and was absolutely nothing like I imagined or expected.

Then after Relapse and Refill, was anybody truly expecting Recovery? it may be easy to trick yourself into thinking you were in hindsight, but just seriously think back after hearing "Stay Wide Awake" and "Buffalo Bill" - whether or not you expected "Not Afraid" and "Space Bound" next. Once again he totally evolved his sound and came with something out of the blue and unexpected.

This is why, he continues to sell. Whether you hate or love his new direction(s), he's constantly changing. So I would not bank on him staying the same for much longer and you can almost guarantee a new slew of styles and presentations over the next five years. And, if he can make such an interesting and surprising transition from Encore to Relapse and come with something like that... I think I'd have to choose to stick around to see what's next, over what's been done.

[djdixie]

Either way, everyone would moan.

Eminem retires n we get the old tracks n everyone moans that their shite or Eminem brings out new track and everyone says their shite becuase hes not like his old self. The guy cant win.

But id have to go with B. Em keeps making new music. That BME Ep is a fucking classic.

[Drug.Ballad]

B. Easy choice. I like his recent albums so another 6/7 years of material is better then anything i woulda hoped for

[xnoxiousx]

B for sure.

[MikeBett]

Yeah, I was gonna say 3-4 years would of been a more realistic question to debate with yourself over. 7 years i sa long time and a lot of music that can be made, considering he's put an album out every year for the last three.

So 7 more Eminem albums or 15 tracks from his hayday that weren't good enough in his mind to be released....easy choice

[JasonOne99]

I think i prefer new Eminem music. we already have classic music from him so why not get something new and different

I don't think there are gonna be alot people that consider his new music classic.

[Master Chief]

B.) I rather see a new Eminem than the classic Eminem from the past that has been heard before in SSLP-TES. Eminem always changes his style and that's what makes him special. I really like new Eminem anyways. Very easy choice. Even if you would've said 2-3 years, I still would have chosen it. Anyways, if those tracks are unreleased and not on the album then I'm pretty sure that they're not all gems. Probably 1 or 2 but SSLP has Cum On Everybody, MMLP has Remember Me and TES has Drips. Why not put those gems in there? Stimulate was left off because of SFTM/Say Goodbye To Hollywood.

Real easy choice.

[EminemBase]

I think i prefer new Eminem music. we already have classic music from him so why not get something new and different

I don't think there are gonna be alot people that consider his new music classic.

He wasn't saying it is.

He said he'd prefer new Eminem music. And that we already have classic music from him (past / prime), so why not get something new.

But, there certainly is a lot of classic tracks since his return in my opinion. Neither Relapse or Recovery are classic albums but there are classic tracks:

"My Mom", "Stay Wide Awake", "Deja Vu", "Cold Wind Blows", "Almost Famous" and others...

[randomgirl]

Unreleased music from his prime sounds very tempting. But it's so risky. I'm sure there would be some amazing music in there, but I think some of it might not be as good as we think. Back then Em was better at recognizing what was good and what was not as good. So I bet all the stuff he didn't use, wasn't used for a reason, you know?

While I love Prime Em, I'd rather hear new music just to get something new and fresh. Do you ever listen to MMLP so many times that you just get bored? lol I love it so much that I over play it and I just need something new to listen to. It's fun hearing new shit and learning the words and everything. Plus I wanna see what kinda stuff he's gonna come up with. So I choose B.

It sucks that the unreleased stuff has to be destroyed tho Could we at least get snippets? I'm not good with hypothetical situations, lol.

[NextEpisode]

B. Em still has the potential. For example, I was really impressed by 'The Reunion'. But... as long as fans crave for the screaming/shouting/shot-voice/speed-up/messy flow Em, we'll probably not see what Em - according to me - is capable of.

[Drug.Ballad]

Dont write Eminem off yet