Eminem Album: “The Marshall Mathers LP (Explicit)”

"The Marshall Mathers LP" is a stellar stand alone album and it is a more than impressive follow-up to "The Slim Shady LP" (which I thought was a classic)...In his first CD Eminem rapped about his life before he made his first album...in this album he talks about life since his first album...

This album is full of the unbelievable lyrical twisting and word arrangement that has become synonymous with Eminem...(You become so used to hearing his awesome flow that you almost forget how hard it is to give you verse after verse of hot lyrics)...If you are a true hip-hop fan you will love this album...(like Rah Digga said "Checkin for the rhymes not checkin for the track")...Pick any song and you will find more hot lyrics than you would find on the entire album of some of today's "hottest" rappers...don't get me wrong though...the tracks are hot too...

The only place where the album lacks is in the guest appearances...None of the guests on the album can touch Eminem in lyrical skills so they actually sound really wack next to him...(except track 15...Dre, Snoop and Xzibit hold their own)...

If you are familiar with Eminem, the album will not shock you as much as "The Slim Shady LP"...which is good...he has already made it known that he will say anythihg...any further attempt to prove that would be ridiculous...

If you didn't like the last album...or what Eminem has put out since...you won't like this album...This album is full of the same themes, tones and content of his previous work...but if you loved what Eminem has put out before...you will definately love this...

The edited version is a great choice for people under 13 or anybody offended by his content. Amazon.com made a mistake. Track 16 is only "Kim" on the explicit version. The song is different and it's called "The Kids". It's much less offensive than "Kim".

Anyway, my fav songs are "Stan", "Marshall Mathers", and "Under the Influence", but all the songs are excellent!

If you are considering buying this CD, I strongly encourage it. I understand many of you are forced to buy the edited version instead of the explicit versions, and are expecting dissapointment. You should be in for a pleasant surprise. The CD is better than the explicit version. "Kim" a violent, vulgar, boring song is replaced by a hilarious song callled "The Kids", in which Eminem uses his great voice talents in a number of roles tellign a hilarious story through song. Classic Slim Shady. Another outstanding song is the hit "The Real Slim Shady", a great song with a catchy chorus. Another great song is the sad, but realistic song "Stan", about a fan that kills himself and his pregnant girlfriend because Eminem doesn't respond to his letters. It shows the real Marshall Mathers. Other songs worth mentioning are "The Way I Am" (very catchy backbeat, great lyrics), and "Criminal" (cool lyrics). If you are still contemplating whether or not to buy this CD, take my word for it and purchase it.

Having picked up the album on the day of release in England, this is dope! It's a lot better than his first album: don't believe me, check out the album's masterpiece 'Stan' about his obsessive fan! It's, in places, as funny, if not funnier than the 'Slim Shady LP', and will even fulfill you Dre heads with guests including RBX, Dre, X to the Z, Snoop, Nate and Sticky Fingaz, and D-12's own Bizarre. Basically, pick this up, it's hotter than hell!

No doubt, you realize this is going to be offensive. I was, quite simply, in shock the first time I heard this.

Then, bracing myself, I listened to it again, and... It ruled.

It's actually a fairly intelligent look at the world of today. The message: Society is not a product of Eminem, Eminem is a product of society. If you think he's obscene and offensive, and the world he shows shouldn't be the way it is, what are you doing to make it a better world?

As he states in 'the real slim shady', what's the world going to be like if 19 million people grow up just like him? And we all have a little Slim Shady inside us.

'Who knew' is also a similiar comment. While it is somewhat lame to claim that he never expected anyone to take him seriously, there's still an element of truth to it.

'Steve Berman' is absolutely hilarious. Eminem gets chewed out by a record exec because he's rapping about 'homosexuals and vicodin' and Steve (the exec) is having some difficulties selling this concept to the record chains. To put it mildly.

And Stan is a personal favorite of mine. Not because I like Dido, but because it is a look at what it's like to be 20 or so years old and speaking for a slice of a generation. You really have to wonder what the pressure of being that important to people would do to you.

And of course, it's always a pleasure to listen to someone slam Britney Spears and NSync. Watered down trash.

It's a bit lame to listen to Eminem compain about being famous and how the fans make life so difficult. He's taking the money, and you get the good with the bad.

Oh yea, by the way, it's also a bunch of good solid jams. It's not a whiny political album that sucks, it's one that you can listen to and enjoy. Preferably at very high volume. Circling the parking lot with your unit up and one finger on each hand up is optional, but does work.