Relapse 2 would have dampened his legacy.

[StanBase]

True enough. I'm a little on the fence with R2.. I want(ed) it to come out, but I feel it could go either way. It could be great, or it could be a carbon copy of R1.

I wish it leaked somehow. Even 1 song.

If it all sounded like Microphone / The Warning it could have been a classic in my opinion. We'll never really know to say for sure though.

Microphone ??

[Tranquil]

True enough. I'm a little on the fence with R2.. I want(ed) it to come out, but I feel it could go either way. It could be great, or it could be a carbon copy of R1.

I wish it leaked somehow. Even 1 song.

If it all sounded like Microphone / The Warning it could have been a classic in my opinion. We'll never really know to say for sure though.

Microphone ??

Microphone is off the Tim Westwood freestyle in 2009

[BigBangBazinga]

This sudden love for Relapse is hilarious, I dont get it and never will

I loved Relapse from the start, but yeah, it's amazing how an album can go from generally hated to loved in less than two years. Em was right in Careful What You Wish For.

Encore > Illmatic

[Tranquil]

I think Recovery was Relapse 2, he just changed the name.. he did say that w/ his new material, "Relapse 2" made less & less sense to him, so he thought it deserved its own title.

nooo! Relapse 2 was made of all the songs that he recorded for Relapse because they had so much material, and if Recovery was Relapse 2, then Recovery wouldve been full produced by dre..

[classthe_king]

[j04370859]

You people are all of a sudden liking relapse now but not when it came out.

[Rash J]

^ Always liked it from the start

[shadyboymez]

Loved it when it came out. Think its pretty good now. R2 would have been WAY better though. I want that CD real bad (like everybody else lol). Mostly because of Insult to Injury.

How can you say that when you haven't even heard a snippet of that song? You're judging it by the title of the track? lol

[Devil'sAdvocate]

Nope Not really.

he shouldve released relapse 2 then a year later,release recovery

[xxTrigger1989xx]

Having more songs like Music Box would have been a bad thing?

Okay...

[shadyboymez]

i just noticed that Buffalo Bill and Music Box both have more plays than any single track from Recovery in my iTunes. Buffalo Bill at 37, Music Box at 33 ... Cold Wind Blows/Not Afriad both at 30 are the closest. Guess i wouldn't have minded Relapse 2 either.

[xxTrigger1989xx]

Hell Breaks Loose, Buffalo Bill, Elevator, Taking My Ball, Music Box, and Drop The Bomb On 'Em...If these were any indication of Relapse 2, I would have loved to have had it

[bipolar-bear]

i just noticed that Buffalo Bill and Music Box both have more plays than any single track from Recovery in my iTunes. Buffalo Bill at 37, Music Box at 33 ... Cold Wind Blows/Not Afriad both at 30 are the closest. Guess i wouldn't have minded Relapse 2 either.

Jeez i got eminem tracks with 1300 plays!!!

[bipolar-bear]

Hell Breaks Loose, Buffalo Bill, Elevator, Taking My Ball, Music Box, and Drop The Bomb On 'Em...If these were any indication of Relapse 2, I would have loved to have had it

Couldn't agree more, i respect people liking recovery, but saying he needed it to cement his career pisses me off, he should actually practice what he preaches and not give a fuck what anyone thinks. Who gives a shit if he's huge or relevant anymore, make the art and the true fans will stick by you. Fuck the fickle mainstream.

[ShadyNarkoticz]

Encore > Illmatic

No.