“Momma always said/ ‘son, if you had a brain you’d be dangerous’/Guess it pays to be brainless”. The closing line wraps it up perfectly: “Be a king?- Think not – why be a king when you can be a God? The song is about Eminem putting himself above all other rap artists who consider themselves “kings” of the genre. “Rap God” is great throughout, but it ‘s the middle of the third verse that really puts it over the top. By now I have probably listened to this song over a hundred times, but my first reaction to it was it’s the best song Eminem has come out with in years. The third single from the album blows the previous two singles (“Berzerk” and “Survival”) out of the water. It isn’t anything close to being my favorite song on the album, but it’s no longer hated so deeply. However, while the yelling still isn’t ideal, this song gradually grew on me over time. I thought “Berzerk” was a mess, filled with seemingly endless and annoying yelling mixed with the sampling of “The Stroke” by Billy Squier. It was the first single off the album and led me to think that MMLP2 would be a major disappointment. I absolutely could not stand this song when it was first released. This is one of the more skippable songs on MMLP2. The chorus is bland and the verses aren’t much better. The opening lines of this song featuring Skylar Grey say it all: “Came to the world at a time when it was in need of a villain/An asshole, that role think I succeeded in fulfilling.” As usual, Em’s lyrical wordplay is on point and the beat isn’t terrible, but this song lacks something that most great songs on the album have. This has been apparent ever since the days we were all watching the music video for “The Real Slim Shady” on MTV. As someone who grew up seeing Eminem change over the years, it is pretty cool listening to him reflect on the enormous legacy he has left behind.Įminem is well aware of how much an asshole he is. The chorus, sung by Polina, fits the song perfectly and contains the one line that matters most, “this is my legacy”. With a rainy background effect, this track has much more of a soft feel to it, but does not lack hard-hitting emotional lyrics in each verse. This was the song that turned me on to Marshall Mathers LP 2 and it still gets a fair amount of plays to this day.Īs the track following “Survival”, “Legacy” has quite a different tone. I’m not much of a fan of the yelling Eminem has done on his tracks the past few years, but on “Survival” it seems necessary. The song is basically just Eminem saying, “the king is back”, dismissing any notion that he is anything close to being washed up. It was later released as the second single off the album. Originally, “Survival” was revealed to promote a trailer for the video game “Call of Duty: Ghosts”. Though, while the song is comical and catchy, its beat and lyrics pale in comparison to the rest of the album. Upon learning this, “So Much Better” definitely gained a couple points in my book, as I was not much of a fan of it at first. Both of these songs use a woman as a metaphor and are actually about the rap industry.
Instead, “So Much Better” draws similarities to “25 to Life”, which was on Eminem’s 2010 album “Recovery”. Altogether, another one of my favorites.Īdmittedly, I thought this song was about a woman until I listened to it again two seconds ago. As expected from Eminem, the wordplay is insane and the song is just another one of his lyrical masterpieces.
This is a theme throughout the album as several other tracks include hateful lyrics toward his dad. In this song, which heavily samples the 1969 song “Time Of the Season” by The Zombies, Eminem vents about his hatred toward his father, who abandoned him and his family at just six months old. Even as the intro track, “Bad Guy” is one of the best songs the album has to offer. This was until the beat switched five minutes and ten seconds into the track, and my opinion completely changed for the better. My first impression of this song was that it was decent, but nothing special. “Bad Guy” is about Stan’s brother wanting revenge for Stan’s death. In case you live under a rock, “Stan” is about a crazed fan who kills himself, his girlfriend and their unborn child because of Eminem’s lack of attention paid to him as a fan. Eminem demonstrates his outstanding storytelling ability in the point of view of Stan’s brother. While the sequel obviously doesn’t match up to the all-time greatness of “Stan”, it does not disappoint. The album begins on a strong note, with “Bad Guy” being the sequel to “Stan”, the critically acclaimed single from the first Marshall Mathers LP. The songs range from sentimental to hilarious and include everything in between. The deluxe edition contains 20 songs, not including the “Parking Lot” skit that takes place after the intro track. Released on November 5th, 2013, the Marshall Mathers LP 2 is Eminem’s eighth studio album.
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