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Eminem – Relapse

May 24th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Album reviews

Eminem - Relapse

Relapse serves a important purpose in the professional career of Eminem, and that is proving that Encore was not a fluke: Eminem really has lost whatever he had that made him unique…Relapse is completely devoid of imagination and wit; every hook is forced and contrieved and every lyric is vanilla…and the album as a whole just proves that he’s been out of the game too long and probably would have been better served (and caused less of an embarrassment for himself) by taking the Huey Lewis approach and doing small venue tours with guys like Young M.C.
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Jay-Z – The Blueprint

October 18th, 2008 | No Comments | Posted in Classic Album Reviews

Jay-Z – The Blueprint

September 11, 2001
Roc-A-Fella/Island Def Jam
Rating: 4.6 / 5

The Music Rag One Sentence Review: Arguably Jigga’s masterpiece, he spits expertly only the way he can on then-beefs, girls (girls, girls), and a possible stint in prison, all without unnecessary skits and other frills and superbly soulful production from the likes of Timbaland, Just Blaze, and an at-the-time unknown Kanye West. (With a great guest appearance by Eminem on “Renegade”.)

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