![]() ![]() ![]() It’s conservative, safe, and may even feel overtly-satirical when played next to his earlier work. Think of Recoveryas Eminem’s White Album. Album sales typically only tell some of the story, sometimes none of the story at all, but in this case, there’s a reason it didn’t take off. Encorewent on to be Em’s lowest-selling album out of his first four, and eventually led to a five-year disappearance while he battled a pill addiction. The album has flashes of the brilliance many fans had come to expect over the first three albums, such as “Like Toy Soldiers,” “Yellowbrick Road” and “Mockingbird,” but is ruined by head-scratchers like “Big Weenie,” “Ass Like That” and “Rain Man” (sorry, Danny Brown). ![]() So where does your favorite – and least favorite – Eminem album rank? Read on.Įminem’s much-maligned pre-hiatus, pre-overdose album is a veritable hodgepodge. Note: Infiniteis not listed here, given the fact that it would most likely be considered a simple mixtape if it were to drop in today’s market. Some of the material can easily be choked up to battles with drug addiction, however that does not excuse many records which Em himself has said belong “in the trash.” Thankfully, we’ve seen a resurgence in the past few years of a true-to-form Marshall Mathers. His catalogue ranges from classics to critical duds, though no real commercial duds. With this in mind, much like we did with Yeezy, we’ve decided to rank Eminem’s discography.Įven with the acceptance of Em’s legendary status in the rap game at this point, the quality of his body of work remains highly debated. The follow-up to 2010’s quintuple-platinum Recoveryis supposed to be a revisit of the rapper’s 2000 classic, The Marshall Mathers LP. The Rap God’s official return to the game is less than 24 hours away. ![]()
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