Well, I do agree that Eminem's Shady persona is random but I do feel in Relapse he doesn't rap about anything.
However, compared to SSLP/MMLP, he was able to use his Shady persona and stay on topic and write logical raps (ex. As The World Turns or Kim). That's what I miss I guess. It seems like Eminem hasn't grown much from 10 years ago if you listen to SSLP than Relapse.
I honestly feel like songs that he truly wanted to make were ones like "Deja Vu" and "Beautiful" as they seem more reflective of the 36 year old rather than "Insane". But I could be wrong.
I can see both sides of reviews for Relapse; you can argue Em had to revert into Slim Shady and seems desperate to seem shocking/funny OR you can see the humor in some songs and say it's good (ex. My Mom or Stay Wide Awake).
Either way, if you enjoy the CD, fuck what the media say, haha. And if you agree to bad reviews, pray that Relapse 2 is more your liking.



