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January 25th 2010 19:01
Genre: Midwest hip hop, hardcore hip hop, horrorcore
Length: 33:43
Label: Aftermath, Interscope, Shady, Web
Since the hotly anticipated Relapse 2 was pushed back to 2010, Eminem decided to appease his fans by re-releasing Relapse with seven bonus tracks, giving Relapse: Refill a grand total of 27 songs. Since we already reviewed Relapse when it came out, here are our thoughts on the new tracks. If you wanna read our Relapse review first, click HERE.
Originally on Lebron James' "More Than A Game" documentary soundtrack, Forever is the first bonus track of Relapse: Refill and features Drake, Kanye West and Lil' Wayne. As it's been the case for popular rap songs of these last couple of years, the use of Auto-Tune is apparent on the chorus. As for the verses, Lil' Wayne came in dead last in terms of delivery in my opinion while Eminem absolutely rocked it. It's not the best track that I've ever heard but Em's verse alone is worth listening to over and over again.
The second track, Hell Breaks Loose, has the same issue that's been prevalent on the Relapse album. Lyrically, the song is excellent and it felt good to hear Dr. Dre behind the mic once again but the beat didn't match at all with their flow expect maybe on the chorus which wasn't that great to begin with.
On Buffalo Bill, the beat and lyrics beautifully come together to make one hell of a track. Although Eminem's accent is still annoying, I've heard it enough by now to be used to it and it has the benefit of allowing him to stress on rhymes that wouldn't have existed if he didn't use that accent. Here, the beat takes second stage, allowing Eminem's talent to come out unhindered. Truly a great track.
Like Buffalo Bill, Elevator is another great track where the beat doesn't ruin Eminem's lyrical genius. The same goes for Taking My Ball where he raps “But they're afraid I might get Sarah Palin by the hair / and make her wear a bathin' suit and take her Parasailin'.”
Like the three previous tracks, Music Box is also an excellent song. The one thing that bothered me was Eminem repeating “My music box” over the chorus. The song didn't really need that part but other than that, it's great.
On Drop The Bomb On 'Em, Eminem takes a Jamaican accent in the intro but reverts to his normal voice on the verses. Again, the song is lyrically excellent and Dre's beat is perfect for Em's flow on this track.
In the end, where Relapse was a disappointment at first listen, the seven tracks on Refill only refuel my hope for Relapse 2. I think it's safe to say that no matter what his albums sound like, Eminem is a lyrical genius. If he can get the music to go well with his flow, there's no telling how great Relapse 2 will be. I give those seven tracks a 4/5 and eagerly wait for the next album.
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