@@poppajbear damn that's a great question. I don't know if I even have a legit answer. Off top I would say a coincidence because the drugs that Eminem was talking about aren't the type of drugs that people are on today but I also don't know the difference between a Vicodin and a Percocet lol. I hate to bring skin color into it but maybe for his people he made it more mainstream. On the other side there was Three 6 Mafia who started early with the heavy drug raps as well.
@@immcoool All good man. Vicodin, Codeine (Syrup,Purp), and Percocet are all basically the same thing, opiate based pain killers. Good point about Three 6 Mafia. They released Sippin on Syrup the same year Eminem released the Marshal Mathers EP with tracks like Drug Ballad.
@@immcooolask any american suburban white familiy that lived on the 80s or 90s. They took more stuff than rappers now day do. Over the counter stuff was rampant and normal.
Never thought I’d call anything released by Eminem underrated but Relapse definitely fits the bill. This record feels so personal and I really feel like the ehh reception to it shattered his confidence and made him start playing it too safe with lame radio pop bs.
It's good not his last masterpiece imo Tdoss is really under appreciated I wouldn't say Mtbmb is a masterpiece but it was definitely fire weird people can't appreciated the insane lyrism it brought and the amount of bangers
I skipped school at 16 to buy this album and seen him live twice over next two years. He basically stopped touring after that I was so lucky.I'm 31 now. I miss these days
I honestly think Relapse is one of his most underrated projects, and I full on believe production never slapped that hard on an Eminem album after that one fr. The beats were nuts. Relapse is an album that I didn’t even know people didn’t like, cause I was 12 when it dropped and loved it. Still do.
@@TheMostUnruly Eminem was my favorite rapper from 6 to like 13 bro lol. Shady Aftermath all were my guys when I was a kid😂😂. But yeah, one of the last great summers ever when this dropped.
I‘m barely an Eminem fan, but Relapse was his best album. Slim Shady and MMLP were classics, but Relapse was on another level IMO. The accents, the flows, some of Dre‘s best work was on that album.
Production wise it's his most cohesive project, the instrumentals and even the accents perfectly match with the whole serial killer concept and it's the only Eminem album entirely produced by Dre with the exception of Beautiful. I would say it's his most creative album, the flows and rhymeschemes are unmatched, the storytelling is haunting and immaculate. Eminem is always at his best when he spaz out in his horrorcore mood. To me, it's aged better than SSLP and MMLP as in the last years I found myself listening to Relapse more than any other of his album, but objectively speaking Em was at his peak during the MMLP/The Eminem Show era. Bar for bar and track for track MMLP is just on another level, also I really love the accents but the raw delivery he had in that era was superior
This album means so much to me, it came out in high school after I moved to a city where I knew nobody. I used to walk around and get lost in em’s twisted stories and wordplay. Don’t take your favorite artist’s weirdest record for granted, savor it when it drops!!!
This video is very well done. It establishes context and tells about Eminem’s life leading up to the album’s production. I also liked how the different interviews were included, allowing Eminem to speak directly. The snippets of various songs from Relapse that were played to prove your points were also a nice touch.
The thing is he did reinvent himself, but now they hate him because apparently, now he raps too much and he's too technical. just let the guy do what he wants, he's been through enough, and watching his music evolve throughout the years has been fun and i hope that he has more to offer.
Eminem can do whatever he wants now! He’s already proved that he’s dope and his genius. 🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻 Fuck the media. It’s about the fans, what we think and we love you Em ❤️
Fully agree with everything. if only EM himself would realise what a masterpiece he created. "For the first time I had fun making music again" and that really shows on this record. Not trying to appeal to anyone just creating what was inside of him.
Idk about "last", but I'm glad to see more and more people acknowledge what a masterpiece this thing is. As far as up through MMLP2, this is my favourite. Still need to get to the rest
I just got recommended to this video, before watching it, I subscribed. Relapse is a masterpiece, my favourite album of Em's catalog. And you made an amazing video about that, bro. Keep going
Took me a long time to realize it. I remember when it came out thinking it wasn’t that good. I listened to it last year and went “wait, is this his best album i somehow slept on?” Sometimes people and projects are ahead of their time. It’s like how the shinning was critically panned when it came out in theaters and now is regarded as a masterpiece. I think it happens with strokes of genius.
My dude!! I have been saying this for years. Eminem died to me when he released recovery. Everything after that did not vibe with me. Relapse and every album before that have a special place in my heart.
Anybody who thinks this wasn’t the greatest Eminem album isn’t able to comprehend or grasp the dark energy that compelled him to write the album the lyrical assault is lost on many people I believe this is why Eminem claims he regrets it because he realizes that for most of the population this was far too deep and dark so ppl hate what they can’t understand and I now know how intelligent he really is and for a small amount of us that actually heard every single word as intended we know the truth and there’s no way he isn’t insanely proud of this perfect album. Sorry it wasn’t the “what? My name is. Who? My name is. Slim shady. “ that you all can keep up with. I am just so happy he released this. It’s actually crazy af . I love it
Relapse to me is the best album he ever put out. I just don't see the negatives. The funny tracks are funny, the serious ones are serious and the wordplay and lyrical ability displayed in it is far above anything else he's ever done.
Also, literally none of the songs are a skip to me. Even for masterpieces like MMLP or TES, there are 1-2 songs I usually skip
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I think a lot of people's issue with the album were the accents, but they gained appreciation over time. I think it's simply one of those albums that takes time to garner appreciation.
“Eminem’s last masterpiece” -🤓☝️ What is it with corny kanye fans always undermining other artist’s discographies? Eminem also had two more other masterpieces (Recovery and MMLP2).
I love this album. And when I went through my own recovery it took on a brand new meaning to me. I was lucky enough to be at local CD shop at the right time. This album was stacked up in freshly opened box behind the counter. The album wasn’t due to drop for several more days (maybe a week?), and the person working the counter didn’t seem to know to hold them for release being a small store with disinterested staff. I asked “hey are those for sale?” And he goes “uh, yeah I guess?” Scanned it and I walked out ecstatic to hear it early. I listen to it front to back with a buddy of mine who passed back in 2014. This album is fantastic to me. It speaks to a different audience than the majority of his fans and I think that’s why the narrative is that it’s bad.
Encore wasn't the best album but it was an interesting piece of art. It took me awhile to get it but I go back to it a lot more than I ever thought I would. You can hear an artist that is at the top of the world realizing it was not what he thought, that it didn't make him happy, that his past problems were never dealt with and are getting worse and he is completely out of his mind on drugs the whole time. The album is so cynical and bleak. He tries to sabotage his career on the album. If you read the Dre Bio he talks about how Em went back behind him and re-recorded a lot of really good tracks and gave them funny voices and weird themes. I think the people that eventually got into Relapse might rediscover that one too. It's very much in the same vein. The difference is on Relapse he tries to poke a hole of light through the window and is working through things rather than just letting them consume him totally. Both those albums have a lot of Dre production too.
@@Rts22375 But that's just it. I'm explaining what its worth is. Its worth is: A study of a once in a generation artist mental state after reaching their pinnacle but discovering that it did not fix the original emotional and mental issues that were used to propel the artist to the peak. Then what happens? Like an damaged airplane that makes it above the storm clouds only to see with clear vision that they are missing an engine or wing. Then what happens? I personally think the mental unraveling and dread and disappointment are represented very well on this album in a way that no other artist could express. But it took me several years of going back to the album now and then to see it. I think I had to hear it after going through a more relatable situation myself as a musician. (Obviously not on near as grand a scale) But this is music and everything is in the mind (opinion) of the listener.
This is my favorite album by Em way b4 i was a drug addict, but a few years from now everyone is gojng to give mmlp2 a listen again and finally give that album the praise it deserves. The Sequel to stan is better than the original stan. Fight me about it.
This may be the best documentary about Relapse. There are some bits of interviews that I never heard before, like when he talks specifically about the tracks Must be the ganja, 3 a.m ecc. Really great job! Btw this album will always have a special spot for me, there's literally anything else like it out there, not even in Em discography
Relapse is absolutely Eminem’s best album. Every track was vintage slim Shady. He was lyrically at his best. Wordplay was crazy. Fans complained about which Drove em to them pop songs. I’ll never forgive those fans to this day. Still waiting on Relapse II.
Relapse:Refill is Relapse 2 because they scrapped the idea almost like Metallica load and reload if they didn't release the second album but did later releases as one single album with bonus tracks on a second disc
Relapse is fantastic and I’ve been enjoying it the last 15 years. I also enjoy Encore quite a bit which is another album of Eminem’s that isn’t so beloved by fans, but I find has a good amount of replay value. Relapse is an album that was necessary for Eminem to make since he was coming out of a dark period of his life and was sober for over a year at that point. The creativity of the rhyme schemes and the production value are truly amazing. I wish we got Relapse 2 as initially planned, but Recovery is a good album. I do understand why he took what was Relapse 2 at that point in the direction he took it in and primarily dropped the dark songs from the album, but I find myself replaying Relapse more than Recovery honestly. I hope Eminem will appreciate the album in a some way one day as many fans truly love Relapse.
Wow this album takes me back. I was 12 years old when I listened to it for the first time. My mom was okay with me listening to Eminem, but for some reason this album was off limits. And that just made me listen to it the most because I downloaded it directly on my phone. This was 2012. Just youtube to mp3 40 minute file. Memorized all the minutes for each song haha. Because of that this album is the one im most familiar with in his discography. He was the first music artist I actually staned and knew all his songs and unreleased shit. Because I spammed listening to this album in secret, I never ended up seeing it as "cringe" or lesser in his discography. I knew everyone spoke of The Eminem Show highly, but for me Relapse is a staple of his. The first album cover I loved on an album. I can't believe it flows under the radar. Then again I was 12 and ofc didn't know anything about metacritic and fandom album tier lists. I found out years after my emimem mania faded that not alot of people fucked with Relapse. Bottom of their tier and straight up hated it. It's so fun to think about that maybe because i was young I didn't have a reference point for how things were suppose to sound so the accents never sounded off to me or annoying. I wrote a book, but that's how much this album is a time capsule for me.
Without QUESTION. I've loved it since the very first time I heard it. The last album of his I could personally relate to. I remember the day I bought it. My only question is why the hell is it just NOW getting the recognition it deserves?
This album was the perfect marriage of em’s technical ability and creativity/his natural grasp for cadences merged in some alternative head space where it’s almost like he’s playing a role and you can’t tell if she’s actually lost it or serious, it’s such a unique piece of work too at the same time like it’d be one thing if he did the accent with poor execution but I’d argue he had unbelievable execution on this including the freestyles he did during this period are some of his best. I prefer it to is hyper technical style of today only because you didn’t know what to expect and the accent allowed him to bend words and come up with these different cadences that sounded menacing yet represented having fun with your art masterfully
Haven't watched it yet but I know it's nothing but straight heat from Most Unruly. Relapse is easily top 20 albums I've ever heard and it means so much to me
Also Drop The Bomb On 'Em was recorded during the Orlando trip in summer 2008 as well you could argue that was recorded first because it has a southern accent that he was using in 2007/2006 via leaked songs & features it ended up on Refill
I rejoiced when this album dropped because I was disappointed with Encore. Especially after The Eminem Show pushed the bar even higher than MMLP already had. I love the different accents, it’s art MFs. And he just went insane with the bars on Relapse.
Eminem HATES THIS ALBUM, I couldn’t believe it when I heard that. He really does tho. Relapse is the finest display of lyrical insanity ever. I’ve never listened to any album more than this one and for years I couldn’t believe every time I listened to it I heard some new lyrics or punchline that I didn’t realize before. It’s so damn great, it’s funny it’s serious it’s dark af it’s really like unbelievably relatable to anyone who has ever been thru a debilitating addiction. It’s just oozing with talent, i think it’s the album that really displays how he really is hip hops heavyweight champion no it’s not a typical rap album subjectively and it’s very odd but each song tells a story with his unmatched lyrical prowess. I am aware that the underground has some amazing artists that are very lyrical but relapse is polished and mainstream and it pushes the boundaries of what ppl believed Eminem was capable of it’s an actual masterpiece. Oh recovery was pretty great too not dark but lyrical insane
Relapse has been my favorite album of all time since I was in middle school when it dropped, glad its getting its flowers now, such a great sick twisted album with song amazing bangers, I remember rapping 'Insane' and my brother would say "WTF" glad I got to see him live before need to see him again
I got on Relapse when Revival was announced. I played every album in order and fell in love with Relapse but I’m a Stan. Every album since has also slapped hard but Relapse is definitely not loved like it should be
@@jerolr8440 I remember when the MMLP dropped lol that was the first Eminem albums I’ve listened to and The Eminem Show the first CD I bought with my own money but my parents had to get it for me as I was under age
You’re the goat of music essays the one on mbdtf gave me hope when I was getting bad grades but now I kinda learn with those videos that I need to prepared if I want good bodies of work thank you 🙏 ❤
Relapse is his best album, the raw emotion, the horrorcore stories, the addiction stories, the lyrical flows combined with the beats. But all anyone heard when it came out were the accents. Lyrically and flow wise no one has ever came close to this album. This is just him showing off.
I love the appreciation relapse has been getting the last 10-13 years I remember as a kid watching his old music videos and really becoming a fan in the the re up and encore/curtain call era (because it was tied to 50 cent who I also loved ) then the whole almost dying and returning to the rap game thing and then 3:am and we made u premiered on mtv then the album came I fucking fell in love with the whole thing as a kid who loved horror and comedy it was perfect I was confused to why a lot of people hated but then a year later I did the same with recovery. 😂
Relapse is his best album in my opinion. It was a product of it's time when rap was becoming stagnant with Auto tune Kanye/Lil Wayne style rappers popping up everywhere, people were upset with the direction hip hop had taken and how mainstream it was becoming. Then come as Relapse, the twisted serial killer inspired Rhyme fest that bent words in unimaginable ways until then, with finding pockets of creativity that hasn't been replicated by any contemporaries since. Relapse to this day is his best album, and I'd say top 3 of all time with Ready 2 Die and illmatic.
Sick intro loved this vid deffo got a new sub but Em weren’t lying when he said fans will go back and re rate his albums on careful what you wish for look at the amount of people now who all of a sudden love this album ive been a day 1 Relapse stan haha I got both copy’s of relapse and refill even the album cover Tshirt and the overdosed body made out of pills T-shirt 😂❤
I have always said I think he says he hates because he underestimated how many people are just not able to understand it it takes a decent amount of intelligence to really hear what he’s saying it’s most definitely a masterpiece. Recovery was also very good but it’s not the dark story telling lyrical assault that relapse is.
@@lemickeyjames8100Eminem doesn’t hate Relapse anymore I think. He said something about it being considered a classic in the Complex Interview between him and “Slim Shady”
2:19 If you are a movie star and a successful rap artist, you probably can afford a 5 star hotel that is 15 minute away from you instead of driving an hour to your apartment.
I’m glad people are talking about this album more. To be honest, I didn’t think much of relapse when it came out. And then a few years ago, for some reason I went back to listen to it and was like “is this the best album that I slept on?!” It’s one of his more creative albums and his story telling and flow are on point. To me it’s like The Shinning. People didn’t think much of the shinning when it came out, and then a few years later everyone went “this movie is brilliant.” What I find interesting is even Eminem doesn’t like this album.
As an Eminem fan in 2009 when it came out I enjoyed the album but was concerned that the accents were going to be the norm from that point forward. Looking back and knowing where he would go with his voice from there I can now better appreciate Relapse as a concept album.
Relapse was the last time we got to see that old school horrorcore Slim Shady. After that, all we have is a few glimpses here and there like “Framed” and a few others
@@justhair17 The mixing in Revival is terrible, but tracks like Believe, In Your Head, Castle, Arose, and Framed have great rhyme schemes and double/triple entendres. They're too good for me to ignore
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" I'm a drug addict rapper. In hip hop that's not acceptable"
What's crazy is now EVERY fckn rapper coming is a drug addict. 🤦🏽♂️
Do you think that's a coincidence or did Eminem shift the Overton window of rap?
@@poppajbear damn that's a great question. I don't know if I even have a legit answer. Off top I would say a coincidence because the drugs that Eminem was talking about aren't the type of drugs that people are on today but I also don't know the difference between a Vicodin and a Percocet lol. I hate to bring skin color into it but maybe for his people he made it more mainstream. On the other side there was Three 6 Mafia who started early with the heavy drug raps as well.
@@immcoool All good man. Vicodin, Codeine (Syrup,Purp), and Percocet are all basically the same thing, opiate based pain killers. Good point about Three 6 Mafia. They released Sippin on Syrup the same year Eminem released the Marshal Mathers EP with tracks like Drug Ballad.
You surprised it was considered cool to be a drug addict rapper in the 90s or 80s.....
Yes mate. Nothing has changed on that front.
@@immcooolask any american suburban white familiy that lived on the 80s or 90s. They took more stuff than rappers now day do.
Over the counter stuff was rampant and normal.
Never thought I’d call anything released by Eminem underrated but Relapse definitely fits the bill. This record feels so personal and I really feel like the ehh reception to it shattered his confidence and made him start playing it too safe with lame radio pop bs.
Facts
MMLP 2:
Well put 👍🏿
Loved the style of this vid now can you do one on relapse 2 and how’s em said they were for a 3 or 4 the session dates are online some I think ❤
MMLP 2:
I have Been Defending Relapse Since The Day It Dropped
Relapse Refilled is the one... The 2 disc version
It's good not his last masterpiece imo Tdoss is really under appreciated I wouldn't say Mtbmb is a masterpiece but it was definitely fire weird people can't appreciated the insane lyrism it brought and the amount of bangers
tdoss is not a masterpiece@@thatpersoneveryoneknowsbut7533
Same
same man
I skipped school at 16 to buy this album and seen him live twice over next two years. He basically stopped touring after that I was so lucky.I'm 31 now. I miss these days
How come he’s saying he started on 8 mile filming but says his mum gave him Valium as a kid?
@@DTtheravingpostiethat was ambien
@@DTtheravingpostietodays Valium is Benedryl for kids.
I can relate to that so well.. he did 1 show in 2018 after 16 years of not being in my country and I got a ticket. It was absolutely nuts!
You saw the relapse tour? Fucking legend dude. I was one 14 when it dropped
I honestly think Relapse is one of his most underrated projects, and I full on believe production never slapped that hard on an Eminem album after that one fr. The beats were nuts. Relapse is an album that I didn’t even know people didn’t like, cause I was 12 when it dropped and loved it. Still do.
You were listening to this at TWELVE????
Ill do you one better i was 9 listening to this album, my first ever eminem album i bought ... not one cent of regret 🔥
@@TheMostUnruly Eminem was my favorite rapper from 6 to like 13 bro lol. Shady Aftermath all were my guys when I was a kid😂😂. But yeah, one of the last great summers ever when this dropped.
This album came out when I was 11, I kept hearing crack a bottle and we made you nonstop.
@@TheMostUnrulyshit this was the first rap album I ever listened to front to back at 10 years old. I love this album
I‘m barely an Eminem fan, but Relapse was his best album. Slim Shady and MMLP were classics, but Relapse was on another level IMO. The accents, the flows, some of Dre‘s best work was on that album.
Production wise it's his most cohesive project, the instrumentals and even the accents perfectly match with the whole serial killer concept and it's the only Eminem album entirely produced by Dre with the exception of Beautiful. I would say it's his most creative album, the flows and rhymeschemes are unmatched, the storytelling is haunting and immaculate. Eminem is always at his best when he spaz out in his horrorcore mood. To me, it's aged better than SSLP and MMLP as in the last years I found myself listening to Relapse more than any other of his album, but objectively speaking Em was at his peak during the MMLP/The Eminem Show era. Bar for bar and track for track MMLP is just on another level, also I really love the accents but the raw delivery he had in that era was superior
That is such cap bro
@@Jorden-y2f That‘s my personal opinion. It’s okay if you disagree, I‘m not an Eminem Stan by any means.
This album means so much to me, it came out in high school after I moved to a city where I knew nobody. I used to walk around and get lost in em’s twisted stories and wordplay. Don’t take your favorite artist’s weirdest record for granted, savor it when it drops!!!
This video is very well done. It establishes context and tells about Eminem’s life leading up to the album’s production. I also liked how the different interviews were included, allowing Eminem to speak directly. The snippets of various songs from Relapse that were played to prove your points were also a nice touch.
The thing is he did reinvent himself, but now they hate him because apparently, now he raps too much and he's too technical. just let the guy do what he wants, he's been through enough, and watching his music evolve throughout the years has been fun and i hope that he has more to offer.
Eminem can do whatever he wants now! He’s already proved that he’s dope and his genius. 🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻 Fuck the media. It’s about the fans, what we think and we love you Em ❤️
Fully agree with everything.
if only EM himself would realise what a masterpiece he created.
"For the first time I had fun making music again" and that really shows on this record. Not trying to appeal to anyone just creating what was inside of him.
Idk about "last", but I'm glad to see more and more people acknowledge what a masterpiece this thing is. As far as up through MMLP2, this is my favourite. Still need to get to the rest
I just got recommended to this video, before watching it, I subscribed. Relapse is a masterpiece, my favourite album of Em's catalog. And you made an amazing video about that, bro. Keep going
Thank you so much! I appreciate you subscribing as well!
@@TheMostUnruly what happened to the Wake Up Mr.West documentary? is it still in the making?
One of my top fav Eminem records. This was much needed.
I love how people are now realizing how much of a masterpiece Relapse really was
Took me a long time to realize it. I remember when it came out thinking it wasn’t that good. I listened to it last year and went “wait, is this his best album i somehow slept on?” Sometimes people and projects are ahead of their time. It’s like how the shinning was critically panned when it came out in theaters and now is regarded as a masterpiece. I think it happens with strokes of genius.
this MMLP2 slander shall NOT be tolerated
My dude!! I have been saying this for years. Eminem died to me when he released recovery. Everything after that did not vibe with me. Relapse and every album before that have a special place in my heart.
Eminem's insane lyricism with Dre's production is what made the album a masterpiece.
Relapse is such a masterpiece. In my opinion only just behind the mmlp. Love this fucking album
Anybody who thinks this wasn’t the greatest Eminem album isn’t able to comprehend or grasp the dark energy that compelled him to write the album the lyrical assault is lost on many people I believe this is why Eminem claims he regrets it because he realizes that for most of the population this was far too deep and dark so ppl hate what they can’t understand and I now know how intelligent he really is and for a small amount of us that actually heard every single word as intended we know the truth and there’s no way he isn’t insanely proud of this perfect album. Sorry it wasn’t the “what? My name is. Who? My name is. Slim shady. “ that you all can keep up with. I am just so happy he released this. It’s actually crazy af . I love it
Relapse to me is the best album he ever put out. I just don't see the negatives. The funny tracks are funny, the serious ones are serious and the wordplay and lyrical ability displayed in it is far above anything else he's ever done.
Also, literally none of the songs are a skip to me. Even for masterpieces like MMLP or TES, there are 1-2 songs I usually skip
I think a lot of people's issue with the album were the accents, but they gained appreciation over time.
I think it's simply one of those albums that takes time to garner appreciation.
Glad to see someone appreciate relapse for the classic it is
That's his 4th classic, but tbh recovery to me is Also a classic, that shit is fckn diamond
Glad to see you're making videos again man, the quality is top class!
What a great video bro, ive benn screaming this album from the mountain top as top 5 for years
“Eminem’s last masterpiece” -🤓☝️
What is it with corny kanye fans always undermining other artist’s discographies? Eminem also had two more other masterpieces (Recovery and MMLP2).
Discographies are the entire collection. I would just call his other albums projects
Funny how this is directed to ye fans when Kanye older albums were better than his new shit too 😂
I love this album. And when I went through my own recovery it took on a brand new meaning to me. I was lucky enough to be at local CD shop at the right time. This album was stacked up in freshly opened box behind the counter. The album wasn’t due to drop for several more days (maybe a week?), and the person working the counter didn’t seem to know to hold them for release being a small store with disinterested staff. I asked “hey are those for sale?” And he goes “uh, yeah I guess?” Scanned it and I walked out ecstatic to hear it early. I listen to it front to back with a buddy of mine who passed back in 2014.
This album is fantastic to me. It speaks to a different audience than the majority of his fans and I think that’s why the narrative is that it’s bad.
Beautiful & Careful What You Wished For helped me a lot with my depression
Encore wasn't the best album but it was an interesting piece of art. It took me awhile to get it but I go back to it a lot more than I ever thought I would. You can hear an artist that is at the top of the world realizing it was not what he thought, that it didn't make him happy, that his past problems were never dealt with and are getting worse and he is completely out of his mind on drugs the whole time. The album is so cynical and bleak. He tries to sabotage his career on the album. If you read the Dre Bio he talks about how Em went back behind him and re-recorded a lot of really good tracks and gave them funny voices and weird themes. I think the people that eventually got into Relapse might rediscover that one too. It's very much in the same vein. The difference is on Relapse he tries to poke a hole of light through the window and is working through things rather than just letting them consume him totally. Both those albums have a lot of Dre production too.
You can't call a album art to excuse its worthlessness
@@Rts22375 But that's just it. I'm explaining what its worth is. Its worth is: A study of a once in a generation artist mental state after reaching their pinnacle but discovering that it did not fix the original emotional and mental issues that were used to propel the artist to the peak. Then what happens? Like an damaged airplane that makes it above the storm clouds only to see with clear vision that they are missing an engine or wing. Then what happens? I personally think the mental unraveling and dread and disappointment are represented very well on this album in a way that no other artist could express. But it took me several years of going back to the album now and then to see it. I think I had to hear it after going through a more relatable situation myself as a musician. (Obviously not on near as grand a scale) But this is music and everything is in the mind (opinion) of the listener.
Bro please never stop.
Love this channel and this underrated masterpiece
This is my favorite album by Em way b4 i was a drug addict, but a few years from now everyone is gojng to give mmlp2 a listen again and finally give that album the praise it deserves. The Sequel to stan is better than the original stan. Fight me about it.
I agree
Relapse is what i listen to if my villain arc hits in the gym and relapse is honestly one of my favorite Eminem albums!
This may be the best documentary about Relapse. There are some bits of interviews that I never heard before, like when he talks specifically about the tracks Must be the ganja, 3 a.m ecc. Really great job! Btw this album will always have a special spot for me, there's literally anything else like it out there, not even in Em discography
ayo thanks for this, shits hard bro.
ima go listen to relapse
Lemme know what you think about it. I personally think it's perfect and his best album and refill is just more of that
Relapse is absolutely Eminem’s best album. Every track was vintage slim Shady. He was lyrically at his best. Wordplay was crazy. Fans complained about which Drove em to them pop songs. I’ll never forgive those fans to this day. Still waiting on Relapse II.
Relapse:Refill is Relapse 2 because they scrapped the idea almost like Metallica load and reload if they didn't release the second album but did later releases as one single album with bonus tracks on a second disc
maybe you need rehab if you think relapse was his best 😆
MM LP was his best album, eminem show is better than relapse.
@@afropick93 this my opinion tho. It’s his best work.
Mmlp is overrated many filler songs @@mosesstrange9753
This really was his best album imo. The sickest piece of lyrical work ever. Jmo
Relapse has always been my favorite album by him tbh. It just hits all the time idk why lol.
This album came out when I was in junior high, so We Made You and Crack a Bottle will always be good to me
Same here I remember seeing we made you on mtv all the time
amazing channel, through and through
Thank you 🙏
Relapse is definitely his 4th best album after slim shady lp, marshall mathers lp & the eminem show.
Relapse is fantastic and I’ve been enjoying it the last 15 years. I also enjoy Encore quite a bit which is another album of Eminem’s that isn’t so beloved by fans, but I find has a good amount of replay value. Relapse is an album that was necessary for Eminem to make since he was coming out of a dark period of his life and was sober for over a year at that point. The creativity of the rhyme schemes and the production value are truly amazing. I wish we got Relapse 2 as initially planned, but Recovery is a good album. I do understand why he took what was Relapse 2 at that point in the direction he took it in and primarily dropped the dark songs from the album, but I find myself replaying Relapse more than Recovery honestly. I hope Eminem will appreciate the album in a some way one day as many fans truly love Relapse.
This the last album of Eminem’s that felt like and sounded like an Eminem album
calling it has last masterpiece is a bit of a unfairness
but i consider relapse a classic
Wow this album takes me back. I was 12 years old when I listened to it for the first time. My mom was okay with me listening to Eminem, but for some reason this album was off limits. And that just made me listen to it the most because I downloaded it directly on my phone. This was 2012. Just youtube to mp3 40 minute file. Memorized all the minutes for each song haha. Because of that this album is the one im most familiar with in his discography. He was the first music artist I actually staned and knew all his songs and unreleased shit. Because I spammed listening to this album in secret, I never ended up seeing it as "cringe" or lesser in his discography. I knew everyone spoke of The Eminem Show highly, but for me Relapse is a staple of his. The first album cover I loved on an album. I can't believe it flows under the radar. Then again I was 12 and ofc didn't know anything about metacritic and fandom album tier lists. I found out years after my emimem mania faded that not alot of people fucked with Relapse. Bottom of their tier and straight up hated it. It's so fun to think about that maybe because i was young I didn't have a reference point for how things were suppose to sound so the accents never sounded off to me or annoying. I wrote a book, but that's how much this album is a time capsule for me.
Also missed you the most unruly💖
Without QUESTION. I've loved it since the very first time I heard it. The last album of his I could personally relate to. I remember the day I bought it. My only question is why the hell is it just NOW getting the recognition it deserves?
This album was the perfect marriage of em’s technical ability and creativity/his natural grasp for cadences merged in some alternative head space where it’s almost like he’s playing a role and you can’t tell if she’s actually lost it or serious, it’s such a unique piece of work too at the same time like it’d be one thing if he did the accent with poor execution but I’d argue he had unbelievable execution on this including the freestyles he did during this period are some of his best. I prefer it to is hyper technical style of today only because you didn’t know what to expect and the accent allowed him to bend words and come up with these different cadences that sounded menacing yet represented having fun with your art masterfully
Haven't watched it yet but I know it's nothing but straight heat from Most Unruly. Relapse is easily top 20 albums I've ever heard and it means so much to me
Glad to be able to make a video just for you!
Also Drop The Bomb On 'Em was recorded during the Orlando trip in summer 2008 as well you could argue that was recorded first because it has a southern accent that he was using in 2007/2006 via leaked songs & features it ended up on Refill
I rejoiced when this album dropped because I was disappointed with Encore. Especially after The Eminem Show pushed the bar even higher than MMLP already had. I love the different accents, it’s art MFs. And he just went insane with the bars on Relapse.
Stans who love Relapse >>>>>
was in heavy rotation when i was like 10-11 (im 20 now)
Eminem HATES THIS ALBUM, I couldn’t believe it when I heard that. He really does tho. Relapse is the finest display of lyrical insanity ever. I’ve never listened to any album more than this one and for years I couldn’t believe every time I listened to it I heard some new lyrics or punchline that I didn’t realize before. It’s so damn great, it’s funny it’s serious it’s dark af it’s really like unbelievably relatable to anyone who has ever been thru a debilitating addiction. It’s just oozing with talent, i think it’s the album that really displays how he really is hip hops heavyweight champion no it’s not a typical rap album subjectively and it’s very odd but each song tells a story with his unmatched lyrical prowess. I am aware that the underground has some amazing artists that are very lyrical but relapse is polished and mainstream and it pushes the boundaries of what ppl believed Eminem was capable of it’s an actual masterpiece. Oh recovery was pretty great too not dark but lyrical insane
Relapse will always be em best album
Don't sleep on Kamikazi
Relapse has been my favorite album of all time since I was in middle school when it dropped, glad its getting its flowers now, such a great sick twisted album with song amazing bangers, I remember rapping 'Insane' and my brother would say "WTF" glad I got to see him live before need to see him again
I got on Relapse when Revival was announced. I played every album in order and fell in love with Relapse but I’m a Stan. Every album since has also slapped hard but Relapse is definitely not loved like it should be
Revival though??
You’re so late to the party, I remember when the Eminem show dropped
@@jerolr8440 I remember when the MMLP dropped lol that was the first Eminem albums I’ve listened to and The Eminem Show the first CD I bought with my own money but my parents had to get it for me as I was under age
Eminem’s latest masterpiece is MMLP2
to call it eminems last masterpiece is crazy, kamikaze, mtbmb, tdoss are all masterpieces
You’re the goat of music essays the one on mbdtf gave me hope when I was getting bad grades but now I kinda learn with those videos that I need to prepared if I want good bodies of work thank you 🙏 ❤
This is my favourite album.
Relapse is his best album, the raw emotion, the horrorcore stories, the addiction stories, the lyrical flows combined with the beats. But all anyone heard when it came out were the accents. Lyrically and flow wise no one has ever came close to this album. This is just him showing off.
Truly his last good album imo.. that aged very nicely
I love the appreciation relapse has been getting the last 10-13 years I remember as a kid watching his old music videos and really becoming a fan in the the re up and encore/curtain call era (because it was tied to 50 cent who I also loved ) then the whole almost dying and returning to the rap game thing and then 3:am and we made u premiered on mtv then the album came I fucking fell in love with the whole thing as a kid who loved horror and comedy it was perfect I was confused to why a lot of people hated but then a year later I did the same with recovery. 😂
I appreciate Relapse and Recovery as 2 sides of a whole. I just wish the beats and overall production on Recovery was better.
Bro called every relapse fan and glazer of all time in this one video
Another great doc
"My mom, loved Valium and lots of drugs" this shit came out when i was s senior in highschool, so i have a soft spot for it😅
Relapse is his best album in my opinion. It was a product of it's time when rap was becoming stagnant with Auto tune Kanye/Lil Wayne style rappers popping up everywhere, people were upset with the direction hip hop had taken and how mainstream it was becoming. Then come as Relapse, the twisted serial killer inspired Rhyme fest that bent words in unimaginable ways until then, with finding pockets of creativity that hasn't been replicated by any contemporaries since. Relapse to this day is his best album, and I'd say top 3 of all time with Ready 2 Die and illmatic.
His BEST album
I wouldn't go that far mate ?!
@@vanman757 i would tho
@@evilgoblinghoulofghilbertia Fair enough... Up to you, I suppose
I used to know Proof. I can understand why Eminem was so hit by his passing. He was a great guy, just at the wrong time. RIP my nigga P
Good video, imo Recovery was his last masterpiece tho
Sick intro loved this vid deffo got a new sub but Em weren’t lying when he said fans will go back and re rate his albums on careful what you wish for look at the amount of people now who all of a sudden love this album ive been a day 1 Relapse stan haha I got both copy’s of relapse and refill even the album cover Tshirt and the overdosed body made out of pills T-shirt 😂❤
Im so glad Relapse is finally getting the love it deserves.
Bruh I need that link to the new Eminem talking to the old Slim Shady, that whole bit seems like Comedy Gold!
Search his complex interview if you haven't found it yet
Relapse refill is a classic
Relapse is the greatest album of every genre.
Amazing video but I swear this recovery hate needs to stop lol that album was amazing.
Revival deserves it. Recovery definitely does not.
@@chrishealton3830 Em himself has said he hates relapse lol, recovery has a good 10+ hits on it..
@@lemickeyjames8100 I like Recovery. Em can hate Relapse all he wants, I like it. And I’m not convinced he actually hates it. He hates the accents.
I have always said I think he says he hates because he underestimated how many people are just not able to understand it it takes a decent amount of intelligence to really hear what he’s saying it’s most definitely a masterpiece. Recovery was also very good but it’s not the dark story telling lyrical assault that relapse is.
@@lemickeyjames8100Eminem doesn’t hate Relapse anymore I think. He said something about it being considered a classic in the Complex Interview between him and “Slim Shady”
2:19 If you are a movie star and a successful rap artist, you probably can afford a 5 star hotel that is 15 minute away from you instead of driving an hour to your apartment.
i think this is tyler’s favorite em album haha
MMLP2 is underrated af imo
Really enjoyed this video
you can tell dres support meant a lot
Id say his latest is right there with Relapse
I’m glad people are talking about this album more. To be honest, I didn’t think much of relapse when it came out. And then a few years ago, for some reason I went back to listen to it and was like “is this the best album that I slept on?!” It’s one of his more creative albums and his story telling and flow are on point. To me it’s like The Shinning. People didn’t think much of the shinning when it came out, and then a few years later everyone went “this movie is brilliant.” What I find interesting is even Eminem doesn’t like this album.
Glad to see other people enjoy it too. It’s definitely my favourite album ever
You can eat shyt ma boy everything he puts out is a masterpiece
now everyone just likes relapse
As an Eminem fan in 2009 when it came out I enjoyed the album but was concerned that the accents were going to be the norm from that point forward. Looking back and knowing where he would go with his voice from there I can now better appreciate Relapse as a concept album.
Relapse was the last time we got to see that old school horrorcore Slim Shady. After that, all we have is a few glimpses here and there like “Framed” and a few others
My order goes MMLP, SSLP, Relapse, TES, MMLP2, & Encore. Don’t shoot me 😬😬😬😬
I personally disagree with some specific placements but these are definitely the best six, without a doubt.
cough cough Em's best album after MMLP & SSLP
Cough cough that's your opinion
It’s funny to me that everyone’s least favourite em albums are my fave’s, with the exception of revival
This my fav. EM album of all time. I know he personally doesn't like it, but I love it.
This documentary is a masterpiece man
Agreed.. his albums since then have ranged from ok to good, but never again has he dropped a legit classic like relapse
The Dre beats on that album are fire
Recovery was a masterpiece as well in my opinion
Mmlp2 too
@@alextsitsi9934you’re both right
Its not one of my favourites, but imo other than Revival, every Em album is good
RIGHT
@@justhair17 The mixing in Revival is terrible, but tracks like Believe, In Your Head, Castle, Arose, and Framed have great rhyme schemes and double/triple entendres. They're too good for me to ignore
This is defo Eminems best album idc, shit is impeccable.
Bck in 09 this was first eminem album purchase from the music store Planet M
Refill will always be my favorite Eminem album
RELAPSE WAS CRIMINALLY UNDERRATED
Relapse is definitely a top 5 Em album to me.