Also, despite its appearance as a return to raw rap, this as much an album designed to market Eminem’s new posse as it is anything else. You get exactly what you’d expect from two extremely talented MCs messing around: some heavy hitters and some relative duds. There’s certainly something to be said for a creation process freed of obsession, but when the two say they just picked 11 beats and jumped on them, they mean it. Hell: The Sequel, on the other hand, was hurried to release as quickly as it is claimed (and genuinely seems) to have been recorded. Watch the Throne is a carefully calculated project with hundreds of man hours devoted to its perfection, arguably crafted as a crutch for a sagging Jay-Z a prestige project with his greatest protégé.
It’s a bit ironic, seeing as the two projects couldn’t be much more different. Simultaneously and inevitably, the effort began being compared to Jay-Z and Kanye West’s Watch the Throne. Add to this their reasoning for recording an EP rather than LP: to avoid the pressure of an Eminem CD and allow them to return “real rap” to the mainstream.
It’s a strange beast: by remaining devoted to their longtime name they knowingly sacrifice the sales boost of a “Eminem &…” cover. Every aspect of this thing’s existence is designed to lull genuine rap fans, right down to its title. They’re back together now, and as the fable goes, were just so excited they recorded an album-length EP. Their subsequent falling out is history that the two have been only too happy to recount, whether on the mic or in the hot seat.Īs this record strives to prove, it doesn’t matter. Songs could chart without a pop chorus, Eminem was on the rise and – by all appearances – so was his ally and fellow Detroit native Royce. For hip hop heads, prior to the official (it’d been rumored for months) announcement of the resumption of the partnership between Royce “Bad” da 5’9” and Slim “Evil” Shady, the moniker harkened back to a better time. Eminem / Coffin - Jessie Reyez Ft.Bad Meets Evil – the name itself bears a certain weight.
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