Everyone has labeled Kendrick Lamar the new king of Hip Hop, including myself. It wasn't until I was reminded by the release of Eminem's latest project titled The Marshall Mathers lp 2 that I had to calm down and really think about what I was saying. Now don't get me wrong I still think that Kendrick Lamar is the hottest in the game right now. But when I wrote a few weeks ago about how Kendrick was one of the very few to really put lyrics at the forefront, Eminem hadn't dropped anything that had the streets buzzing yet. You know the saying-out of sight out of mind? Well, that's the best way that I can explain my reaction to how much love I was showing for Kendrick and not even mentioning Eminem.
Before I start talking about Eminem's latest effort, I have to give credit where credit is do. In all honesty, the game have been missing true Hip Hop lyrics for some time now. So much so that when we heard Kendrick's now classic verse on that Big Sean's joint we simply lost our minds. One of the biggest arguments about that whole situation was Kendrick is a relevant artists that sells a whole lot of records and at the same time he stay true to real Hip Hop lyrics. Well at the time he was the only relevant Hip Hop artists that was doing it to that level. But to put it bluntly. compared to Eminem, Kendrick has a long way to go and way more units to sell.
Again Eminem's new project is titled The Marshal Mathers LP 2. This CD is part 2 to his diamond selling CD titled TheMarshal Mathers LP. For those that don't know diamond means that a CD has sold 10 million copy's. Now think about that for a second, how many rappers even sell 10 million CD's during their whole career-Not many. So when I show respect to Eminem it's more then his great lyrical ability, it's also about how many records he sells as a real MC. His CD's often comes off like movies. And to be honest that's one of the best things about listening to an Eminem project.This project has everything that you'd come to expect from an Eminem joint. Not only are the lyrics are there but all of the crazy subject matter and ill-production as well. Also this time around you can tell that trying to stay relevant was a priority. Often trying to "popularize" songs comes off kind of cheesy for this Hip Hop heavy weight. I would've preferred listening to him just spit some of those crazy lyrics about everybody over Dr, Dre Beats and production. To me the hottest thing or shall I say the highlight of the CD is a song titled Love Game featuring Kendrick Lamar. Other notable songs are.....
1. "Bad Guy"
2. "Parking Lot" (Skit)
3. "Rhyme or Reason"
4. "So Much Better"
5. "Survival"
6. "Legacy"
7. "Asshole" ft. Skylar Grey
8. "Berzerk"
9. "Rap God"
10. "Brainless"
11. "Stronger Than I Was"
12. "The Monster" Ft. Rihanna
13. "So Far ..."
14. "Love Game" ft. Kendrick Lamar
15. "Headlights" ft. Nate Ruess
16. "Evil Twin"
2. "Parking Lot" (Skit)
3. "Rhyme or Reason"
4. "So Much Better"
5. "Survival"
6. "Legacy"
7. "Asshole" ft. Skylar Grey
8. "Berzerk"
9. "Rap God"
10. "Brainless"
11. "Stronger Than I Was"
12. "The Monster" Ft. Rihanna
13. "So Far ..."
14. "Love Game" ft. Kendrick Lamar
15. "Headlights" ft. Nate Ruess
16. "Evil Twin"
That's right, the whole entire project is a breath of fresh air and I think any and everyone that enjoy real Hip Hop lyrics should go out and support his new project. Remember, we don't have to many real Mc's out there really doing it on the level as Eminem or even Kendrick Lamar. I like to remind you that both of these guys are on the same label. Which means when you see Dr. Dre promoting a new CD from his label you'd better listen to him like you listen to his headphones. Until next time, have some fun and get something done.
