From said that Eminem is backed by attractive music and displays an emotionally complex and witting quality unlike his previous work. Said that Eminem's startlingly intense vision of 'rap's self-consciousness' is truly unique, while Steve Sutherland of praised the album as a and 'gruelling assault course of lyrical genius' that critiques malevolent aspects of contemporary society. Dre's production and Eminem's varied lyrical style on what is a 'car-crash record: loud, wild, dangerous, out of control, grotesque, unsettling', but ultimately captivating. The record showcases a variety of moods, ranging from irreverent and humorous to 'dark and unsettling enough to make you want to enlarge the parental warning stickers on the album. Unlike Eminem's major-label debut, The Slim Shady LP, The Marshall Mathers LP is more introspective in its lyrics and uses less of the Slim Shady persona, with writing that the album's lyrics 'blur the distinction between reality and fiction, humor and horror, satire and documentary'. Other themes include his relationship with his family, most notably his mother and Kim Mathers, his former wife. Much of the album is spent addressing his rise to fame and attacking those who criticized his previous album. The Marshall Mathers LP contains more autobiographical themes in comparison to The Slim Shady LP. The only outside producer on the album was The 45 King, who sampled a verse from Dido's song 'Thank You' for 'Stan', while adding a slow bass line. Eminem also wanted to experiment with 'retro, vintage' sounds such as beatbreaks and scratches, and he felt that Rubin could help him 'take that to another level.' Is featured on the track 'The Monster', marking the pair's fourth collaboration following the worldwide hit, ', its sequel ' and '., with whom Eminem previously collaborated on ' from Eminem's previous studio effort, (2010), was featured on the song 'The Monster'.Īnd Eminem produced most of the second half, which ranges from the laid-back guitars of 'Marshall Mathers' to the atmosphere of 'Amityville'. The idea of a sequel to The Marshall Mathers LP came about after Eminem recorded a handful of songs in the early stages of the creation of the album that reminded him and his friends, namely Rosenberg, of Eminem's earlier recordings ' The more I listened to it, the more it made sense to call it that,' said Eminem. He estimated that Shady Records got hold of the instrumental around Fall 2012, and DVLP himself did not hear 'Rap God' until Eminem phoned him after its release. While the instrumental had been offered to rappers such as and, the producer didn't feel the record fit their music. In an October 2013 interview with MTV, said that the instrumental for 'Rap God' had been in the making two years prior to the track's release.
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