Soul In Stereo rating: 4 stars out of 5 ( read our review here)Įdd said: Sequel albums always face an uphill climb – comparing yourself to a superior predecessor often sets the bar way too high. Relapse had its share of successes but ultimately served as a way for him to rediscover his voice in the changing rap landscape.įorgotten favorites: “3 a.m.,” “Medicine Ball,” “Bagpipes from Baghdad” The truth – as is usually the case online – is in the middle. But when Em later came out and said he was never that thrilled with the album, suddenly public opinion turned and it was immediately criticized. When Em released the album in the summer of 2009 – his first studio LP in half a decade – it was embraced by most critics as a triumphant return to form. Soul In Stereo rating: 3.5 stars out of 5 ( read our review here)Įdd said: Relapse has a weird legacy on the always-fickle Internet. įorgotten favorites: “Infinite,” “It’s OK,” “313” That hunger to succeed bleeds over into this debut, which features the raw potential that would eventually make him a star.
Eminem’s debut was as grass-roots as it gets – he literally sold most of these copies from the back of his trunk. Soul In Stereo rating: 3.5 stars out of 5Įdd said: Infinite is an album so elusive that many so-called hip-hop experts still don’t know of its existence today. But the lack of focus and overreliance on juvenile toilet humor did it no favors.įorgotten favorites: “Spend Some Time,” “Rain Man,” “Like Toy Soliders” And while it’s by far his worst studio album, let’s add a little context – it was released not long after one of Eminem’s greatest projects so the bar was set high Em was struggling with well-documented personal issues and there are definitely quality tracks sprinkled throughout.
The proof is below.Įdd said: Yeah, you knew this was gonna sit at the bottom of the list. After emerging from the shadows to deliver a scorching freestyle directed at Donald Trump last month, controversy raised its head yet again.Įminem and controversy have always gone hand in hand.īefore he releases his new album, Revival, in a couple of weeks, let’s look back at his entire discography, from bottom to top. We’ll only focus on his LPs and exclude his various compilation records.Įm’s one of the best to ever touch a microphone. Hello everyone! I have good news.It’s funny how hip-hop seemed to forget that Eminem is one of the greatest of all time.īlame it on his relatively low profile, I guess.
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