Array of music makers is unique twist to 'Recovery'

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Motor City mic master Eminem will be shooting for chart-topping domination when his highly anticipated seventh studio album "Recovery" is released Monday. This new set of raucous rap tracks isn't business as usual, though. Eminem, who in the past has been known to rely heavily on Dr. Dre and one or two other producers, opted for a talented crew of producers and beatmakers from a wide variety of backgrounds.

The "Recovery" production lineup, which features nine producers over 17 tracks, wasn't assembled because the Dream Team of Em and Dre had a falling-out -- Dre has one contribution, "So Bad," on the album and is the executive producer. It was a series of natural progressions following Eminem's return to the spotlight in 2009 -- after a six-year hiatus -- that led to the new sonic approach.

Paul Rosenberg, Eminem's manager and Shady Records president, says there wasn't one defining moment where the planned "Relapse 2" evolved into "Recovery." But a trip designed to work out music for "Relapse 2" produced two songs, Dre's "So Bad" and Mr. Porter's "On Fire," that had a different sound than "Relapse."

"When Em came back home he said he wanted to keep going; he was in the right space to continue recording, and Dre was still in Hawaii to work on his record" ("Detox"), Rosenberg says. "We've been working for a while to get (producer) Just Blaze and Em together and there was some great chemistry there, which ultimately led to us exploring some possibilities that otherwise wouldn't have been there."

Not surprisingly, different personnel led to some varied hip-hop soundscapes. Mid-tempo radio-friendly hits mix and match with underground shockers. Guest spots on the mic include Pink, Rihanna and Lil Wayne.

D12 rapper and producer Denaun Porter, who has worked with Eminem since the mid-'90s and who produced a track on "Recovery" as Mr. Porter, says the album is a clear departure from last year's accent-heavy and dark-themed "Relapse."

"I'm so proud of him for making an album of this caliber," Porter says. "He's been fighting demons in public for a long time and you can't look at this story without seeing something great. From the suburbs to the hood, this is a Detroit story that should touch people. Where I'm from, there's something here for everyone."

To get the lowdown on "Recovery," we checked in with five of the producers.

[darklord981]

Nice read

[foamboothjumper]

tks

[RTiii320]

why is Dre working on Detox in Hawaii? No wonder for the delays!

[Fetou]

Great read, it's good to know that this was a quick replacement for Relapse 2 and that it isn't necessarily the new Eminem forever. It's a great album, and it serves the great purpose of being a recovery album. The talent is back, the SWAGGER is really back. Most of the album is kind of hyping himself up again and being confident alongside exploring overcoming his problems, which while great and on theme with "Recovery", is why I feel like a lot of people feel the lack of that classic Eminem feel.

I think the next album he releases is really going to be the great one we are all waiting for. This is great material, stuff I will actually bump and listen to for a long while, but I am not content to think that the old Em is gone just because he lacks drugs and because this album was different.

Oh, and I really do feel like So Bad and Insane are more Relape-ish than the others on the album. It isn't surprising that those are two which served as a transition. I really like the beat on So Bad... it feels more like classic Eminem. I think people forget the greatness which is Dre...

[RTiii320]

I think the next album he releases is really going to be the great one we are all waiting for. This is great material, stuff I will actually bump and listen to for a long while, but I am not content to think that the old Em is gone just because he lacks drugs and because this album was different.

Yeah, I have been hearing that from A LOT of my friends. Many of them are saying that they feel Em's next album will have that "WHOA" factor. Not to say that Recovery isn't a great album, but that the next one will be "that" album.

Personally, I am unsure how I feel about that, almost seems to discredit Relapse & Recovery to say that his next album will be better. Hmm, only time will tell.

[Fetou]

He lost it after TES, and has been recovering in quality since then. Upward trends should continue upwards until they level off. I'll give him the benefit of the doubt.

"When I'm not even in my harshest, you can still get roasted because Marsh is not mellow"

I'm waiting for the harshest before I lower my expectations.

[Devil'sAdvocate]

good read.

[COLORADO]

Behind the beats: DJ Khalil
http://www.freep.com/article/20100620/E ... -DJ-Khalil

Behind the beats: Mr. Porter
http://www.freep.com/article/20100620/E ... Mr.-Porter

Behind the beats: Just Blaze
http://www.freep.com/article/20100620/E ... Just-Blaze

Behind the beats: Emile
http://www.freep.com/article/20100620/E ... eats-Emile

Behind the beats: Alex Da Kid
http://www.freep.com/article/20100620/E ... lex-Da-Kid

[CLV22798]

In the article, it says that Just Blaze produced 5 songs on Recovery. When he really only produced 3 tracks. What other 2 tracks are they talking about?