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Nov 8, 2013The jokes, in places offensive, are relentless and ribald. There is no apology, though, no concession; just a considered, virtuoso application of talent.
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Nov 4, 2013It is no mere rehash. If anything, the sequel is more intense than the original.
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Nov 21, 2013Eminem might not be making “shock rap with Doc” like he used to be, but The Marshall Mathers LP 2 takes turns as equally bold and unpredictable as anything in his discography.
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Nov 11, 2013It is a testament to Eminem’s enduring talent that the album never feels laboured or even slightly dated. Instead, it is a perfect reflection of the world of Marshall Mathers in 2013.
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Nov 8, 2013His flow only truly ignites through anger and reproach, and there are moments when his verbal dexterity amazes.
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Nov 8, 2013Funny thing is, most of the best moments on MM LP2 are just as angry, and just as irresponsible, but like "Closet," this is the tortured soul and self-reliance ninja known as Eminem at his very best.
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Nov 7, 2013While the Marshall Mathers LP sputtered toward the end, the sequel gets better past the halfway mark.
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Nov 6, 2013He’s added a catchier more movie trailer-esque sound, what some call pop but I’ll just call Love the Way You Lie, but really, despite the upheavals in the world, despite his relapse and recovery from drug addiction, for better or worse Eminem at 41 is essentially the same artist as Eminem at 28-years-old.
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Nov 5, 2013Em's new songs give a facelift to old themes — but thanks to his still-astounding wordplay and creative beat choices (Rick Rubin's work on "So Far..." and "Love Game" is a hoot), you can still get lost in the wrinkles.
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Nov 5, 2013It’s wicked and it’s intense and it’s inappropriate and it’s unique and it’s brilliant and it’s essential.
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Nov 5, 2013This feels fresh yet familiar; a throwback picture in a modern frame. ... The truest of Eminem fans out there ... will absolutely lap it up.
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Nov 4, 2013The emotion and power is not missing from MMLP2--but you’re getting one with more perspective, a version which has seen 13 more years and has a different outlook on some of the same topics that he first visited in 2000.
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Nov 4, 2013This is Eminem’s best record in a decade--and one of the most impressive, entertaining and addictive hip-hop albums of the year.
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Nov 4, 2013Although the production and detrimental hyper-lyricism place Eminem’s worst habits on display throughout the album, there is plenty of good here. Extremely compelling is the theme of Eminem’s growth.
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Nov 1, 2013He's playing his best character: the demon spawn of Trailer Hell, America, hitting middle age with his middle finger up his nose while he cleans off the Kool-Aid his kids spilled on the couch.
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Nov 1, 2013This album will never top MM1 or even 1999's Slim Shady LP for the visceral thrill of watching a celebrity twist and distort his own identity like a comic strip transferred onto Silly Putty. But we get rhymes. So many rhymes. More rhymes than some rappers manage in a whole career.
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Nov 5, 2013After years of stagnancy and tedious anger, he shows real growth on The Marshall Mathers LP 2.
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Nov 4, 2013Even in his rare clunky moments, Eminem burns with purpose on MMLP2.
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Nov 5, 2013[A] relentless, demanding and often convincing seventh major-label album.
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Nov 4, 2013This one’s nostalgic in all the right ways, a worthy look back at the LP that made him the world’s most popular cult figure.
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Nov 5, 2013There are at least a half-dozen verses in this album alone that stand amongst his best ever. ... Problem is, saying a whole lotta nothing for 70-plus minutes doesn’t exactly make for a compelling rap record.
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