Hell: The Sequel EP
- Bad Meets Evil
- Band Name: Bad Meets Evil
- Record Label: Interscope
- Release Date: Jun 14, 2011
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Jun 30, 201183This is a labor of love Eminem clearly made for himself and an old friend who unleashed his inner beast. As he does on seemingly every album, Eminem makes noise here about retiring; for the first time in forever, that actually seems like a bad idea.
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Jun 15, 201183The pair spew acid-tongued battle raps that shout down celebrities (Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber join the hit list with obsessive conviction, but the Bruno Mars-produced pop nugget ''Lighters'' makes the rest of Hell: The Sequel's dark leanings more fulfilling.
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Aug 4, 201180If you've ever found yourself pouring over the lyrics to a Eminem or Royce song, trying to break down each metaphor and punchline, you'll eat Hell up.
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Jun 16, 201180Throughout the 11-track record, Em and Royce deliver exactly what their fans have been waiting for for a decade plus: lyrics to go.
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Jun 15, 201180Eminem and Royce Da 5'9" are perfectly capable of standing on their own, but it's clear that even after all these years, they inspire something special in each other.
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Jun 16, 201175It is, most definitely, not an album: there is a slight lack of cohesion, the artists don't particularly stretch themselves conceptually and the music certainly doesn't compare to the past classics that either MC has dropped before. However, the whole point was to get Eminem and Royce back in the booth, and to spit fire.
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Jun 15, 201174With a few more tracks, Hell: The Sequel would have been a fantastic record. But as an EP, a few of its faults are hard to hide.
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Jun 21, 201173The lyricism is impressive, and it's easy to get lost in it, but--some very noteworthy highlights aside--once that wears off, it's unlikely you'll return to Hell all that often.
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Jun 14, 201170Throughout his career, Mr. Mathers has given props to his Detroit hip-hop clan and spoken of his interactions, but his discography has been somewhat light on examples. Past the Mars cut, Hell: The Sequel helps right that wrong, providing the welcome sound of Shady meets the streets.
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Jun 28, 201160The duo's sinister raps are as shockingly impressive as they are morally disturbing.
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Jun 21, 201160All the evil meeting badness can get pretty ugly--counting the number of females who get mistreated on Hell: The Sequel is like counting foreclosure signs along 8 Mile. But there's genuine humanity, too.
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Jun 16, 201160What a couple of charmers.
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Jun 16, 201160On a major label debut, there is very little room to mess around and get experimental, but that's precisely what he's done. It's not a great effort from either end of the duo, and it frankly leaves one wondering what could have been for such a promising pair.
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Jun 15, 201160Their balance of humor and lyrical precision isn't as persistently dope as it was originally, but with one release they've already solidified themselves as one of the better duos in hip-hop, as they should be. I'm really happy about this.