Anyone else not completely in love with MMLP2?

[babyjane]

I only have a handful of repeatables. It's a step up from Recovery but doesn't come close to his classics.

[4Corners]

Honestly I can't see how people don't see this album is completely better than his last three, and it's not really close tbh.

Do you really have to validate your love of the album by making sure everyone else is on board with you? Some of you still have your new album blinders on, half of the lyrics he isn't saying anything, they're just rhyming words. IE;

"Cause I'm hanging up this phone boo, you make my fucking Bluetooth ache
You feeling blue too late, go smurf yourself
You make me wanna smurfin' puke blue Kool Aid"

That's some Doctor Seuss shit, not Eminem. It's not even like I want him to sound like his old albums, because Infinite-TES were all fairly different from eachother. I just want good lyrics or at least some punchlines with words that make some more sense

You wanna talk about just rhyming words.....then praise Relapse where 95% of the album had zero content, and Eminem himself would tell you that.

Another thing that is simple to hear is how passionate and into everything he is on MMLP2. The people who have new album blinders on are people saying it's better than SSLP, it's not that good. But it's clear as day better than his last three. There's bad lines here and there, and you pretend there's no bad lines on Relapse, like it's some lyrical masterpiece. But the dope shit far out weighs the bad shit.

[4Corners]

There's a reason it's been his best reviewed project since The Eminem Show......because it's his best all around project since then. It has a bit of everything, his flows are diverse as hell, and this showcases just about every single amount of lyrical talent he does have.

[Mathers]

I only have a handful of repeatables. It's a step up from Recovery but doesn't come close to his classics.

Does it need to come close to his classics to be good?

[4Corners]

I only have a handful of repeatables. It's a step up from Recovery but doesn't come close to his classics.

Does it need to come close to his classics to be good?

Yes. With Eminem fans or his haters, if he isn't 100% the same as his peak, he's shit now.

They don't understand that he can be really fucking dope still, but not quite as amazing as his prime. That thought doesn't cross their mind.

I've said it for years......if Nas fans or his haters held every single album he's done up to Illmatic, they'd be pissed off since 1996.

[Corpse_Welder]

MMLP2 made me appreciate MMLP even more. He was really on top of the fucking world in 99-2000.

best rapper ever '98-'02

[babyjane]

I only have a handful of repeatables. It's a step up from Recovery but doesn't come close to his classics.

Does it need to come close to his classics to be good?

No. I thought Recovery was good, MMLP2 is a step better but not classic to me. I'm not "completely in love" as the title asks.

[Sofi1993]

There's a reason it's been his best reviewed project since The Eminem Show......because it's his best all around project since then. It has a bit of everything, his flows are diverse as hell, and this showcases just about every single amount of lyrical talent he does have.

This. I have no idea how can someone not love MMLP2

[Corpse_Welder]

You wanna talk about just rhyming words.....then praise Relapse where 95% of the album had zero content, and Eminem himself would tell you that.

Yes he is going to trash his worst selling album, which is why Relapse 2 turned into Recovery. 95%
eh? So if I listened to one song, then maybe one single line would have content? I don't hear some achoo then achieve bullshit on Relapse. He's story-telling on Relapse, as he has always done. You fucking "stans" love his personal stories and can't wait to hear a song about his last shit. It's not about comparing everything to his classics, it's about comparing average to greatness. Kim, White America, and Guilty Conscience could not be more different but all 3 are near perfect songs. It's about telling a story with purpose and conviction, throwing a touch of reality in, a touch of satire and a bit of humor, and having GOOD LYRICS, instead you people are jizzing over "I confess I'm a static addict, I guess that's why I'm so clingy" or "I'm bout to clean house, yo, I'm Lysol, now I'm just household". Seriously?! At least 3 AM was catchy, memorable and told a story. Love Game is about nothing but....you guessed it, love. It has no direction, no point. The production is good, flow is great, Em sounds top notch. But he might as well be a part of the beat because the words are just noise

Another thing that is simple to hear is how passionate and into everything he is on MMLP2. The people who have new album blinders on are people saying it's better than SSLP, it's not that good. But it's clear as day better than his last three. There's bad lines here and there, and you pretend there's no bad lines on Relapse, like it's some lyrical masterpiece. But the dope shit far out weighs the bad shit.

Again, I did not get into Em to hear an album where I have to skip the bad shit. Relapse has some dull moments and that's why it's called his classic 3 not 4. But it makes sense as an album and the songs are coherent

[EminemBase]

You wanna talk about just rhyming words.....then praise Relapse where 95% of the album had zero content, and Eminem himself would tell you that.

You're just declaring that's why people who love Relapse love it...

Since when was content restricted to personal tribulations?

Does Pulp Fiction have 'no content' because it's not directly about Tarantino's life?

How the fuck does Relapse have no content lmao. It's chock-full to the brim with content, it's just not the content you wanna hear. But introspection does not = content.

[Shady50]

I love it but I'm not in love with it if that makes sense. Now mmlp1 I'm in love with.

[Hopsinshadie]

Yo, I will say this. Em's albums have no direction or structure anymore. I wish he would do it right. You Stans give him free passes. You have an excuse every album that's not great. Maybe Eminem made mediocre albums in the past, so that you would have such low expectations and accept mediocrity. I just think he lost his drive. When Michael Jordan had all the money in the world, he still gave it his all, so I don't get Eminem's excuse to not return to form.

[EminemBase]

Yo, I will say this. Em's albums have no direction or structure anymore. I wish he would do it right. You Stans give him free passes. You have an excuse every album that's not great. Maybe Eminem made mediocre albums in the past, so that you would have such low expectations and accept mediocrity. I just think he lost his drive. When Michael Jordan had all the money in the world, he still gave it his all, so I don't get Eminem's excuse to not return to form.

I don't think he's lost his drive man and I think that's pretty evident from his dedication to craft.

I just think he has a different view on how albums should satisfy, and who they should satisfy now. With his first three... his view was basically 'I make what I make, and whoever likes it likes it'... now, he's more like 'I make what I think people may like, and try to provide a bit of everything for everyone'... which is unfortunate. But it's a change in perspective, not a loss of drive.

[Ares]

Yo, I will say this. Em's albums have no direction or structure anymore. I wish he would do it right. You Stans give him free passes. You have an excuse every album that's not great. Maybe Eminem made mediocre albums in the past, so that you would have such low expectations and accept mediocrity. I just think he lost his drive. When Michael Jordan had all the money in the world, he still gave it his all, so I don't get Eminem's excuse to not return to form.

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[Hopsinshadie]

Yo, I will say this. Em's albums have no direction or structure anymore. I wish he would do it right. You Stans give him free passes. You have an excuse every album that's not great. Maybe Eminem made mediocre albums in the past, so that you would have such low expectations and accept mediocrity. I just think he lost his drive. When Michael Jordan had all the money in the world, he still gave it his all, so I don't get Eminem's excuse to not return to form.

I don't think he's lost his drive man and I think that's pretty evident from his dedication to craft.

I just think he has a different view on how albums should satisfy, and who they should satisfy now. With his first three... his view was basically 'I make what I make, and whoever likes it likes it'... now, he's more like 'I make what I think people may like, and try to provide a bit of everything for everyone'... which is unfortunate. But it's a change in perspective, not a loss of drive.

But it's wrong, yo. When will he realize he needs to not give a fuck?