- Bad Guy
- Parking Lot (Skit)
- Rhyme or Reason
- So Much Better
- Survival
- Legacy
- ***Hole
- Berzerk
- Rap God
- Brainless
- Stronger Than I Was
- The Monster
- So Far...
- Love Game
- Headlights
- Evil Twin
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0602537588114
Buckshot Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Jamie N Commons Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals,Tambourine,Choir/Chorus,Featured Artist
Nate Ruess Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Skylar Grey Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Kendrick Lamar Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Rihanna Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Sia Primary Artist,Featured Artist
George Cook Drums,Percussion
Luis Resto Keyboards
Gus Collins Piano,Percussion,Choir/Chorus
Jason Lader Bass,Guitar,Keyboards
Joe Strange Keyboards
Liz Rodrigues Choir/Chorus
Sarah Jaffe Choir/Chorus
I.L.O. Keyboards
Erik Alcock Guitar
Pranam Injeti Guitar
Bebe Vocals (Background)
Polina Vocals
Mike Strange Guitar,Keyboards,Guitar (Bass)
J Browz Guitar
Benjamin Markham Percussion,Choir/Chorus
James Dee Bass,Choir/Chorus
Keira Marie Choir/Chorus
Billy Squier Composer
Kenyatta Blake Composer
J. Burns Composer
Coy Poe Composer
D. Birks Composer
Eminem Mixing,Producer,Additional Production
F. Shaheed Composer
Ricky Walters Composer
Joey Chavez Composer
Les Scurry Production Coordination
Walter Murphy Composer
S1 Producer
Rod Argent Composer
Vernon Brown Composer
Luis Resto Composer,Producer,Additional Production
Pinky Tomlin Composer
Rick Rubin Composer,Producer,Executive Producer
Jeff Bhasker Composer,Producer
A. Criss Composer
Mike Elizondo Composer
Katalyst Producer
Frank Dukes Producer
Anthony Criss Composer
Adam Yauch Composer
Brian "Big Bass" Gardner Mastering
Sia Furler Composer
Josh Mosser Composer,Engineer
Manny Marroquin Mixing
Jason Lader Engineer,Digital Editing
Gian Piero Reverberi Composer
Juanita Lee Composer
DJ Khalil Producer
Homer Steinweiss Composer
Kuk Harrell Vocal Producer
Laura Giordano Composer
Sia Composer
Eric Lynn Assistant Engineer
Kim Nazel Composer
Cyril Neville Composer
Dr. Dre Mixing,Executive Producer
Joe Walsh Composer
Jimmie Grier Composer
Keir Gist Composer
Ziggy Modeliste Composer
A. Grant Composer
Adam Horovitz Composer
Streetrunner Producer
Dave Guy Composer
Leon Michels Composer
Thomas Brenneck Composer
Jared Tankel Composer
Joe Strange Engineer,Programming
Alex da Kid Producer
Chris Galland Mixing Assistant
Nicholas Warwar Composer
Christian Ballard Composer
T. Graham Composer
Arthur Neville Composer
Tony Campana Engineer
C. Neville Composer
David Covell Assistant Engineer
K. Nazel Composer
Liz Rodrigues Composer
Sarah Jaffe Composer
J.Tankel Composer
C. McCormick Composer
D. Guy Composer
E. Alcock Composer
Erik Alcock Composer
Pranam Injeti Composer
J. Chavez Composer
L. Michels Composer
Ken Lewis Digital Editing,Composer
Mauricio Iragorri Mixing
L. Walters Composer
Vincent Brown Composer
Jesse Weaver Composer
DJ Mormile A&R
Doug Davis Composer
M-Phazes Producer
John Fisher A&R
D. Davis Composer
RedOne Producer
Manny Smith A&R
Kevin Mazur Photography
Alicia Graham A&R
Sid Roams Producer
Vinnie Brown Composer
Paul Rosenberg Photography
Cardiak Producer,Producer
Larry Chatman Project Coordinator
Bigram Zayas Composer
Dennis Dennehy Marketing,Publicity
Marshall Mathers Composer
Jeremy Deputat Cover Photo,Photography
Dart Parker A&R
Mike Saputo Design,Art Direction
Brent Kolatalo Composer,Digital Editing
Nate Ruess Composer
Tavish Graham Composer
Emile Haynie Composer,Producer
David Guy Composer
Polina Goudieva Composer
Phillip Broussard Jr. Assistant Engineer
Sean Oakley Assistant Engineer
Brian "DJ Frequency" Fryzel Composer
Mike Strange Mixing,Composer,Engineer
Dania Maria Birks Composer
Fatima Shaheed Composer
Juana Michelle Burns Composer
Alexander Grant Composer
Maki Athanasiou Composer,Instrumentation
Frequency Producer,Producer
Carl McCormick Composer
Aaron Kleinstub Composer
Kendrick Lamar Composer
Larry Griffin, Jr. Composer
DVLP Producer,Instrumentation
Filthy Producer
Jamie N Commons Composer
Adam Horowitz Composer
Stephen Hacker Composer
Vincent Venditto Composer
Delbert Bowers Mixing Assistant
Robyn Fenty Composer
Kyle VandeKerkhoff Mixing Assistant
Matthew DelGiorno Composer
Michael Aiello Composer
Bebe Rexha Composer
Joseph Fidler Walsh Composer
Jon Bellion Composer
Jonathan Bellion Composer
R.J. Colston Mixing Assistant
Adam Feeney Composer
Ashley Palmer Assistant Coordinator
C. Poe Composer
David Brook Composer
Holly Hafermann Composer
Vinny Venditto Composer,Producer
Alina Moffat Sample Clearance
Jenny Risher Photography
Maurice "Malex" Alexander Vocal Engineer
Mark Landon Composer
Aalias Producer
Coe Poe Composer
William Squier Composer
Bryan Fryzel Composer
Khalil Abdul-Rahman Composer,Drum Programming
Douglas E. Davis Composer
Jason Sangerman Marketing
Mike Aiello Composer
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Overview
After centering himself with the confessional 2010 release Recovery, Eminem entered his forties while watching his beloved city of Detroit literally go bankrupt. The cover here displays this descent with an updated picture of the rapper's teenage home, first featured on the MM LP of 2000 but now boarded up, and yet this 8 Mile child cares much more about the present than the past, as this vicious, infectious, hilarious triumph is no nostalgia trip, just the 2013 version of Marshall the experienced maverick on a tear, dealing with the current state of events and kicking up dust with his trademark maniac attack while effortlessly juggling his over-40 wisdom with stuff you'd slap a teenager for saying. Key cut "Rap God" is the quintessential track as it blasts out homophobic cut-downs and other inexcusable lyrics, because Marshall's the "Dale Earnhardt of the trailer park," but "I still rap like I'm on my Pharoahe Monch grind," and suddenly his Stan Lee-like origin story begins to take shape. Marshall is a super villain so familiar with hate and depression, he's powered by all shades of anger. Be it pissing off the neighbors (rocking the house with a some Beastie Boys and Billy Squier samples on the Rick Rubin-produced party starter "Bezerk") or being threatened by critics (and his biggest ever, too, as "Bad Guy" revisits the MM LP character "Stan" via his revenge-obsessed brother Matthew), it all feeds into his super nova, and it's a unique spectacle when it explodes. It does so gloriously on the stately arena rap anthem "Survival," which injects the listener with martial beats and a pre-game pep talk worth hearing. "Asshole" takes the decidedly low road to destruction, slapping girls "off the mechanical bull, at a tractor pull" while using controversy to make the front page, then offering the idea that he's "white America's mirror, so don't feel awkward or weird," because there's no sense in leaving the sewer if you don't crawl out enlightened. Love it or hate it, nourishing his same old murder fantasies is what drives Eminem to make the vital music found here, and yet there's room for polished and clever frivolity on the album. The grand "Love Game" with Kendrick Lamar whips a Wayne Fontana "Game of Love"-sample into a thrilling swagger cut, while "So Farâ?¦" re-edits Joe Walsh's "Life's Been Good" so the Madden and MP3 generation can also understand the sweet irony of mansions filled with Kool-Aid-stained couches. Silly, manipulated voices and all, "The Monster" with Rihanna offers insight with its "I get along with the voices inside my head" attitude, then "Headlights" ups the game and offers mom an apology, referencing his earlier hit "Cleaning Out My Closet" and explaining it as an angry and irresponsible moment. Funny thing is, most of the best moments on MM LP2 are just as angry, and just as irresponsible, but like "Closet," this is the tortured soul and self-reliance ninja known as Eminem at his very best. ~ David Jeffries
Product Details
Release Date: | 11/05/2013 |
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Label: | Aftermath / Interscope |
UPC: | 0602537588114 |
Rank: | 5271 |
Tracks
Album Credits
Performance Credits
Eminem Primary ArtistBuckshot Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Jamie N Commons Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals,Tambourine,Choir/Chorus,Featured Artist
Nate Ruess Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Skylar Grey Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Kendrick Lamar Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Rihanna Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Sia Primary Artist,Featured Artist
George Cook Drums,Percussion
Luis Resto Keyboards
Gus Collins Piano,Percussion,Choir/Chorus
Jason Lader Bass,Guitar,Keyboards
Joe Strange Keyboards
Liz Rodrigues Choir/Chorus
Sarah Jaffe Choir/Chorus
I.L.O. Keyboards
Erik Alcock Guitar
Pranam Injeti Guitar
Bebe Vocals (Background)
Polina Vocals
Mike Strange Guitar,Keyboards,Guitar (Bass)
J Browz Guitar
Benjamin Markham Percussion,Choir/Chorus
James Dee Bass,Choir/Chorus
Keira Marie Choir/Chorus
Technical Credits
Douglas Davis ComposerBilly Squier Composer
Kenyatta Blake Composer
J. Burns Composer
Coy Poe Composer
D. Birks Composer
Eminem Mixing,Producer,Additional Production
F. Shaheed Composer
Ricky Walters Composer
Joey Chavez Composer
Les Scurry Production Coordination
Walter Murphy Composer
S1 Producer
Rod Argent Composer
Vernon Brown Composer
Luis Resto Composer,Producer,Additional Production
Pinky Tomlin Composer
Rick Rubin Composer,Producer,Executive Producer
Jeff Bhasker Composer,Producer
A. Criss Composer
Mike Elizondo Composer
Katalyst Producer
Frank Dukes Producer
Anthony Criss Composer
Adam Yauch Composer
Brian "Big Bass" Gardner Mastering
Sia Furler Composer
Josh Mosser Composer,Engineer
Manny Marroquin Mixing
Jason Lader Engineer,Digital Editing
Gian Piero Reverberi Composer
Juanita Lee Composer
DJ Khalil Producer
Homer Steinweiss Composer
Kuk Harrell Vocal Producer
Laura Giordano Composer
Sia Composer
Eric Lynn Assistant Engineer
Kim Nazel Composer
Cyril Neville Composer
Dr. Dre Mixing,Executive Producer
Joe Walsh Composer
Jimmie Grier Composer
Keir Gist Composer
Ziggy Modeliste Composer
A. Grant Composer
Adam Horovitz Composer
Streetrunner Producer
Dave Guy Composer
Leon Michels Composer
Thomas Brenneck Composer
Jared Tankel Composer
Joe Strange Engineer,Programming
Alex da Kid Producer
Chris Galland Mixing Assistant
Nicholas Warwar Composer
Christian Ballard Composer
T. Graham Composer
Arthur Neville Composer
Tony Campana Engineer
C. Neville Composer
David Covell Assistant Engineer
K. Nazel Composer
Liz Rodrigues Composer
Sarah Jaffe Composer
J.Tankel Composer
C. McCormick Composer
D. Guy Composer
E. Alcock Composer
Erik Alcock Composer
Pranam Injeti Composer
J. Chavez Composer
L. Michels Composer
Ken Lewis Digital Editing,Composer
Mauricio Iragorri Mixing
L. Walters Composer
Vincent Brown Composer
Jesse Weaver Composer
DJ Mormile A&R
Doug Davis Composer
M-Phazes Producer
John Fisher A&R
D. Davis Composer
RedOne Producer
Manny Smith A&R
Kevin Mazur Photography
Alicia Graham A&R
Sid Roams Producer
Vinnie Brown Composer
Paul Rosenberg Photography
Cardiak Producer,Producer
Larry Chatman Project Coordinator
Bigram Zayas Composer
Dennis Dennehy Marketing,Publicity
Marshall Mathers Composer
Jeremy Deputat Cover Photo,Photography
Dart Parker A&R
Mike Saputo Design,Art Direction
Brent Kolatalo Composer,Digital Editing
Nate Ruess Composer
Tavish Graham Composer
Emile Haynie Composer,Producer
David Guy Composer
Polina Goudieva Composer
Phillip Broussard Jr. Assistant Engineer
Sean Oakley Assistant Engineer
Brian "DJ Frequency" Fryzel Composer
Mike Strange Mixing,Composer,Engineer
Dania Maria Birks Composer
Fatima Shaheed Composer
Juana Michelle Burns Composer
Alexander Grant Composer
Maki Athanasiou Composer,Instrumentation
Frequency Producer,Producer
Carl McCormick Composer
Aaron Kleinstub Composer
Kendrick Lamar Composer
Larry Griffin, Jr. Composer
DVLP Producer,Instrumentation
Filthy Producer
Jamie N Commons Composer
Adam Horowitz Composer
Stephen Hacker Composer
Vincent Venditto Composer
Delbert Bowers Mixing Assistant
Robyn Fenty Composer
Kyle VandeKerkhoff Mixing Assistant
Matthew DelGiorno Composer
Michael Aiello Composer
Bebe Rexha Composer
Joseph Fidler Walsh Composer
Jon Bellion Composer
Jonathan Bellion Composer
R.J. Colston Mixing Assistant
Adam Feeney Composer
Ashley Palmer Assistant Coordinator
C. Poe Composer
David Brook Composer
Holly Hafermann Composer
Vinny Venditto Composer,Producer
Alina Moffat Sample Clearance
Jenny Risher Photography
Maurice "Malex" Alexander Vocal Engineer
Mark Landon Composer
Aalias Producer
Coe Poe Composer
William Squier Composer
Bryan Fryzel Composer
Khalil Abdul-Rahman Composer,Drum Programming
Douglas E. Davis Composer
Jason Sangerman Marketing
Mike Aiello Composer
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