He weaves effortlessly through story-driven rhymes, while simultaneously addressing the current mortality surrounding his own career. The song leans back in to the ‘Stan Cinematic Universe’ to present the follow-up to arguably the most brilliant track of his career, “Stan.” Within minutes, it feels as if he’s returned to his creative peak. The album opens with “Bad Guy,” a track with an ominous-yet-familiar sound and features the almost-poetic delivery of the original title. The Marshall Mathers LP 2 revisits what made Eminem a phenomenon in the first place. It wasn’t until 2010’s Recovery, however, that he found a clearer perspective both personally and musically. Those personal issues, which were exacerbated by drug use and the loss of his best friend Proof, were explored on subsequent albums – 2004’s Encore and 2009’s Relapse. But even through his own career highs, Marshall Mathers the man still couldn’t grapple with the accelerated pace of his fame. It’s immortalized as one of the best-selling hip-hop albums of all-time with over 11 million copies sold. It’s regarded as one of the best hip-hop albums in history. To say the album was a success would be an understatement. The Marshall Mathers LP, released in 2000, represents 27 year-old Eminem coming to terms with his newfound fame, following the pop culture-disrupting debut, The Slim Shady LP the year earlier.
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