Is TES still the most mature album?

[Brainless BadGuy]

every album has it's silly immature side but as a whole is TES still the raining king of darker themes and brutal honesty? It's a hard one to answer

[shadyblogger]

I think Recovery is the most mature but it was executed poorly. The Eminem Show was fairly mature and executed way better. Same with MMLP 2.

[Brainless BadGuy]

Recovery I would say.

Curious though, what do you mean by mature?

Quite hard to explain. I'd say like the least reliant on shock lyrics or toilet humour but instead Em showing his rawest emotions without having the cartoon-ish slim shady persona popping in and out just to piss off certain people
Also him dealing with mature themes and not murder/rape/drugs etc.

[The Asshole]

Yea I would say Recovery is probably the most mature album, but it is not executed as well. Em Show is mature but has near perfect delivery, making it work so much better and be more cohesive

[Mr Change]

Recovery isn't the most mature because of the abundance of stupid punchlines if anything

[Sam.]

Define "Mature" in context of Eminem's Music?

[Brainless BadGuy]

People say he barely uses his Slim Shady persona on Recovery and tones down all the crude offensive lyrics to make it more commercial but you only need to stick it on for 5 minutes to realise that's not the case AT ALL.

[yoda you can call me]

MMLP2 is the most mature album he's done. He apologized to his mother for one, he also ended his shady persona and took full responsibility for everything he's ever spat. He also has content about finally coming to terms with his fame and his head troubles..

[Mr Change]

How has TRShady not said Relapse yet?

[Mr Change]

I think he just doesn't have mature albums. Only teenagers like Eminem, once you get older and mature you just accept the fact that Eminem is for kids and you listen more mature music (especially underground rappers) and you just make fun of people liking Eminem.

You forgot Kanye.

Lots of Kanye for the mature listeners.

[PAINKILLƎR]

Either TES or MMLP2

[Brainless BadGuy]

I think MMLP2 sounds more like a sequel to TES sometimes than it does MMLP1

[yoda you can call me]

I'd also like to add that the fourth verse of Bad Guy is the most self aware maturity he's ever displayed

[Brainless BadGuy]

I think MMLP2 sounds more like a sequel to TES sometimes than it does MMLP1

It's not a sequel to MMLP doe.

*I think MMLP2 sounds more like a revisit to the TES era rather that TMMLP*

[UofLCard]

Top to bottom, it probably is.

Recovery isn't the most mature because of the abundance of stupid punchlines if anything

Not even that lol. He matures with each album, though.

I'm a shit stain on the underwear of life.