Rap God

While the next number, So much better, is a sort of sequel to Kim, where he talks about his wife cheating on him, in the track Survival, he tackles the struggles he has to go through because of competition around him. Asshole is a hardcore Eminem original, where he claims that the only women he loves are his daughters. Berzerk is a good ol’ fashioned number that gets a tad too old-fashioned after a while, with the whole vinyl scratching and out-dated pop references.

Rap god is one of our favourite tracks in the album and features no chorus; just deep, resonating beats and Eminem’s raw, booming rap. Brainless is a great listen for teenagers suffering from bullying and such-like, but is also the track where Eminem treads politically incorrect paths with his homosexual slurs: Inappropriate so be it, I don’t see it.

Stronger than I was is yet another strong number, where Eminem rap-sings about his childhood heartbreak, while The monster, featuring Rihanna, is the artiste’s fourth collaboration with her. Inadvertently, we were looking for the same chemistry from Love the way you lie, and were not disappointed.

While many have said that Eminem has “evolved, yet not grown up with this album”, we feel that some things are better left untouched. While rap and hip hop might be considered a juvenile genre by many, Marshall Mathers has kept the rich undercurrent of socially-relevant problems intact. Perfect for a late-night drive through empty streets, when all you want to do is yell FTW from the rooftop.

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