The Eminem Show [PA] by Eminem

Pros: Eminem's still hitting on most cylinders: solid subject matter and amazing flow.
Cons: Monotonous production, occasionally infantile themes, D-12 cameo.

By the time The Eminem Show< b> came out in 2003, the Detroit MC born Marshall Mathers was not only the biggest artist in hip-hop, he was one of the most successful music performers in the world. He'd gone far beyond the novelty of being a white MC ...

Pros: Eminem's considerable success as a first-time executive producer; some heartfelt songs; less shock-jock tactics
Cons: A slight downgrade in production; subject matter growing stale; album could have been trimmed

It’s safe to say that Eminem was no longer the underdog after the 2000 release of The Marshall Mathers LP, and the year 2002 confirmed that. Once the underground rapper who had to struggle harder than his black peers to make it big due to ...

Pros: great beats and rapping; emotion; funny lyrics
Cons: Overkill on the personal stuff/ skits

Eminem’s life has become so publicized in the last few years, it’s like watching another one of the billions of reality television shows. So how does he respond to the circus that is his life? He makes an album about it.

His latest...

Pros: Skilled lyricism, Eminem has matured as an artist.
Cons: Production sometimes lacking, Eminem singing , a tad too much “America hates me.”

Why do people love / hate Eminem to the extremes that they do? Surely it’s not because he’s a white rapper. Hell, you can’t spark a philly in a cipher without accidentally igniting the blond tresses of some young Caucasian emcee nowadays. Aesop Rock, ...

Pros: Good production, rhymes and wordplay.
Cons: A few weak tracks, the skits need to go.

By now, I'm pretty sure that everyone has formed an opinion of Eminem in general and of this album as a whole. I know some people may think of Eminem as a bigoted, misogynistic a$*hole who has no business doing what he does. I also know that there are a...

Pros: He's funny, sharp and some of the beats are pretty good.
Cons: A few songs fall short and he sings.

I’d be really interested to know what celebrities think of being celebrities. I have to wonder what kind of expectations and aspirations they have other than being rich and famous. It seems that so many people get famous and then reject the idea of...

Pros: Eminem is still a very strong lyricist. Dark humour. Some good production and tracks. Guests.
Cons: Too much Eminem ranting. Some poor tracks and production. He sings.

The hour of reckoning is now upon us.

The gigantic, one-man hip-hop machine that is Eminem has just released his third solo album entitled, simply, “The Eminem Show”, on the 27th May (in the UK). This album also happened to be...

Pros: Yup.
Cons: Yup, that too.

You’ve lost your right to remain neutral.

You either care or you don’t. Choose now.

You either want to hear Slim Shady, the drug fiending, trash talking, tourette’s mimicking little idiot; or you want to hear Marshall Mathers, the...

Pros: Great lyrical and musical content
Cons: Well if you don’t like swearing…

DISCLAIMER The favourite lines placed in this review don’t necessarily mean anything to me. In most cases, they’re just ones that make me laugh, or maybe show a different side of Eminem. I bought this CD when I turned 18 back in ...

Pros: Eminem's second best lyrical album, Some good production.
Cons: Proteges, Dre rapping, boring and watered down

Although Eminem isn’t exactly in my ‘good books’ at the moment, there is no denying the Detroit MC is one of the most cleverest and entertaining MC’s to ever grace the microphone. With an array of awful proteges like 50 Cent ...

Pros: Some incredibly listenable tracks, insight to the 'real' Eminem, Hailie's Song
Cons: Aside from a few songs that really break out, the album is simply "good"

Okay, I'm not "Mr. Rap." I'm not the all-knowing rap fan full of knowledge on the music and it's past, but I have followed many artists like Heiroglyphics, Blackalicious, Redman, Methodman, and Eminem as they made their way through the rap world. Eminem...

Pros: When Eminem sticks to trying to make upbeat music, it sometimes work.
Cons: Much of the same old stuff. Eminem's "controversy" and personal life grows tiring.

If I was bored and dumb enough to overanalyze Marshall Mathers' world (which I am), I would find that the ubiquitous white rapper's statements are full of contradictions: "I am the master of controversy." "Why is everybody saying I'm controversial when...

Pros: Advanced Lyricism, Humor, Maturity, Subject Matter, Variety, Amazing Production, Guest Appearances
Cons: A Few Weaker Tracks, Some weaker Production at moments, older topics touched again, Skits

There are few white emcees who can actually succeed at being famous, much less be hardcore. Vanilla Ice comes to mind in the latter part of his saddeningly poor career when he returned with dreadlocks and turned "gangsta". Right there, its difficult to ...

Pros: Eminem's best work to date.Great lyrics and beats.
Cons: May be offensive to some.

Often controversial, but always entertaining, Eminem has done it again. This album shows his growth as a rapper, lyric composer and his maturity as a person. I believe this is Eminem's best work to date.

After hearing his last album "The...

Pros: Some outstanding lyrics, Eminems Production went well
Cons: Mostly Average tracks, Skits, all the guests

Eminem. The name causes people to think of inappropriate lyrics, hatred against family, and violence. OR people think they know the name of the "greatest rapper" today. Now compared to the trash on the radio, he may well be the greatest rapper the mainstr ...