He concluded his review by saying that Eminem has become "predictable" on Encore, something that he wasn't before. David Browne from Entertainment Weekly said Eminem "sacrifices the rich, multi-textured productions" of his two previous albums for "thug-life monotony, cultural zingers for petty music-biz score-settling, and probing self-analysis for juvenile humor". BBC Music's Adam Webb believed it starts "fantastically" but ends "abominably", writing that it has too many "low points". Scott Plangenhoef, writing for Pitchfork Media called Encore a "transitional record" and "the sound of a man who seems bored of re-branding and playing celebrity games". Josh Love from Stylus Magazine felt Eminem was "dying" with this album, whose concept was "end-to-end mea culpa", full of "clarifications, rectifications and excuses", revising the history of "a man who knows he doesn't have much time left". At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 64, based on 26 reviews. The second cover, used for the Collector's Edition, features the same audience from the inlay on a black background with a blood splat on the top right.Ĭritical reception Professional ratings Aggregate scoresĮncore received generally positive reviews from critics, but received more of a negative response compared to his past three albums. Some pictures show Eminem shooting everybody, which refers to the ending of the album's title track. The note is also seen in the album's booklet, where Eminem is writing the note. To my fans, I'm Sorry, Marshall" with a bullet underneath the note. The CD itself shows a note written by Eminem saying "To my family & all my friends, thank you for everything, I will always love you. The inlay shows Eminem holding the pistol in his mouth without the jacket of his shirt and tie. The tray insert features Eminem holding a gun behind his back. The album featured two covers, the first cover features Eminem standing in front of an audience, bowing to the crowd. The album has sold 11 million copies worldwide and was certified quadruple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on December 17, 2004. Ĭritical reception of Encore was less favorable than Eminem's previous albums, with most of the second half being heavily criticized for its lackluster quality and lack of lyrical content, though " Mockingbird" and " Like Toy Soldiers" were particularly highly praised and retrospectively have been noted as being some of Eminem's best songs. Bush and parodies of Michael Jackson, and features more comedic themes and lyrics than his previous albums. The album contains several lyrical themes, most notably Eminem's opposition to then-US president George W. As reflected in the album's title and cover art, the album was set to be Eminem's final studio album. It was released on November 12, 2004, by Aftermath Entertainment, Shady Records, and Interscope Records. In the United States, The Marshall Mathers LP 2 debuts at number one on the Billboard 200.Encore is the fifth studio album by American rapper Eminem. The production of Eminem's eighth studio album includes Rick Rubin and Alex da Kid, while Rihanna and Kendrick Lamar are guest musicians. In the lyrics and in terms of music, the album can be heard as an ode to the music that Eminem made around the turn of the century, although the record cannot be fully characterized as a nostalgic finger exercise. The album The Marshall Mathers LP 2 (2013) by American rapper Eminem is in a sense a continuation of his acclaimed album The Marshall Mathers LP from 2000. And in “Stan,” he created a verb and a meme to describe extreme fandom in our era. “The Real Slim Shady” and “Bitch Please II” vaulted Eminem from a shock rapper with a sense of humor to the voice of a generation. He’d been accused of corrupting the nation’s youth by fostering misogyny on his major-label debut, and to say he doubled down on playing with offensive ideas only exaggerates his joyful commitment to earning more denunciations. Chris Rock joked that the world was so crazy, “the best rapper is a white guy,” referring to Eminem.
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