Why do I feel so mixed about MMLP 2?

[Hopsinshadie]

Today I was listening to MMLP2 and thought that the Monster sounded like a classic. But 70 percent of the time I think that the song is so stupid and abysmal. Most of the time I'm disappointed when I think about the album, but then there are those moments where I feel like he really tried and in some ways the album was meant to be. But my opinions and feelings on the album are not stable. Maybe it's because even though I was pretty sure he was making a MMLP2, I thought he was REALLY making a MMLP.

Gonna go off on a little tangent here because I wanted to address this as well. The Way If feel is this. In Eminem's first 2 albums, maybe 3, I really thought of Eminem as a guy who resembled how he described himself in his own lyrics. But now when he raps, I just see him as a rich dad. I don't think of him as a crazy Shady who will do anything to anyone at anytime. Like in 3 AM, the problem was we didn't really believe that he would do those things in his lyrics, we thought he was just saying it to say it. We didn't take him literally.

So now I don't know who he is. I mean I do know who he is, but it's like whatever happened to the Real Slim? He's not even the Real Slim anymore. He's not the same guy! And when he does rap ill, we don't even believe him anymore. We just think of him as a rapper. A lyricist, a technical MC. You listen to Evil Twin & it's just not the same as before. He's just a rapper now but he doesn't actually bring us anywhere in his lyrics. They're not even real anymore, they're just for fun and money. We don't think of him as a bad ass psycho like before when he used to aim his pistol at like Kim's boyfriend. When I listen to MMLP2, I ask the question, ''Who are you?''

[kkaniff]

This actually made some sort of sense.
I think your problem is that you want Slim Shady with the exclusion of anything else.
That's probably why you hate Relapse; because it wasn't Slim.
It's probably why you hate Recovery, and why you feel so ambivalent about the MMLP2.
You, my friend, literally did a Stan.
Eminem was never going kill his wife and dump her someplace with his daughter.
You just took the shit literally.
Plus, the reason he doesn't sound like Slim anymore, is that aside from a couple of bars off Bad Guy and Evil Twin, he hasn't wanted/needed to.

[Mr Evil]

Best Hopsin post I've seen tbh

[Josh]

Em is 41 ,if he raps about killing his wife etc, it wouldn't be real .

U know what i mean?
He is a grown man now , his daughter is 19(?).
I am happy that he is doing Music at all.

But i know what u mean

[brady50]

C'mon man, seriously?

[slims]

He is a troll, take his posts with a grain of salt.

[EminemBase]

Cuz his performance on every track is fucking fly and all of the songs range from decent-classic, but it's wildly uneven and random in musical backdrop, song placement and overall feel.

Ze music don't even match the cover and visual vibe.

Dash probably Y.

[csw621]

I got tired of waiting
Wondering if you were falling the fuck off
My faith in you was fading
Then last Halloween, I said
Shady please save me I've been feeling so alone
I keep waiting for you but you never spit
Is this in my head, I don't know what to think
He knelt to the ground and pulled out MMLP2 and said
Follow me, Stans you'll never have to be alone
I love you and that's all I really know
I talked to Violet Brown, go cop this shit right now
It's a rap story baby just say yes
Because we were both young when I first heard you

[Blackquill]

He is a troll, take his posts with a grain of salt.

Or better yet the whole Dead Sea.

[TonyTilt]

Best Hopsin post I've seen tbh

I know what you mean in your third paragraph Hopsin.

Cuz his performance on every track is fucking fly and all of the songs range from decent-classic, but it's wildly uneven and random in musical backdrop, song placement and overall feel.

Ze music don't even match the cover and visual vibe.

Dash probably Y.

That's why.

[Hopsinshadie]

To me, Bad Guy, Parking Lot, and Rap God are all fitting of MMLP2. Think about this. I felt led on SIMPLY because not only was it called the 2nd MMLP but his first 2 tracks were Bad Guy and Parking Lot. At that point, I was sure the whole album would be a clone of the MMLP.

[SajN]

If you want a fucking clone then just fucking listen to MMLP. A clone is the same fucking thing so just fuck off and go and listen to MMLP. Jesus fucking Christ.

[Solace]

Aaron Paul wouldn't bump MMLP2 bro

[TheBoss123]

Cuz his performance on every track is fucking fly and all of the songs range from decent-classic, but it's wildly uneven and random in musical backdrop, song placement and overall feel.

Ze music don't even match the cover and visual vibe.

Dash probably Y.

This would be my guess as well, if OP is actually making a genuine post.

[UofLCard]

Good to see you've finally come full circle, Hop.