God damn. This is my third time through the album, and I'm havin a few beers, but this shit is unbelievable. Dude has NEVER flowed better than this album. The wordplay and subtext is crazy. You go back through and listen again with fresh ears and no expectations, and it's fuckin genius.
It's not a sequel to MMLP, it's an update and reexamination, from boy to man. He is bringing his career/life full-circle with this shit, and establishing his legacy. AND declaring that he ain't anywhere near stopping. At the same time, it's a note to aging hip-hop-heads who feel weird and goofy listening to music the same way in their 30's and 40's that they listened to in their teens. Plus, undeniably, he is better lyrically than he's ever been.
Mark my words. This shit will be considered a prolific classic a few years from now. GOAT. And I haven't given a shit about this cat since 'The Eminem Show'. But this album is brilliant. A fuckin opus.
It's not a sequel to MMLP, it's an update and reexamination, from boy to man. He is bringing his career/life full-circle with this shit, and establishing his legacy. AND declaring that he ain't anywhere near stopping. At the same time, it's a note to aging hip-hop-heads who feel weird and goofy listening to music the same way in their 30's and 40's that they listened to in their teens. Plus, undeniably, he is better lyrically than he's ever been.
Mark my words. This shit will be considered a prolific classic a few years from now. GOAT. And I haven't given a shit about this cat since 'The Eminem Show'. But this album is brilliant. A fuckin opus.
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