On "Moment of Clarity," he lays it out with an excellent rhyme: "If skills sold, truth be told, I'd probably be lyrically Talib Kweli/Truthfully I want to rhyme like Common Sense/But I did five mil, I ain't been rhyming like Common since." The first single, "Change Clothes," is much more interesting than the lightweight club hit it sounds like, a keyboard-heavy pop sequel to the Neptunes' "Frontin'" (the anthem that rocked the summer of 2003, and his last collaboration with professional beat-maker and amateurish falsetto Pharrell Williams). The other top track, "What More Can I Say," opens with Russell Crowe's defiant "Are you not entertained!?" speech from Gladiator, then finds Jay-Z capping his career with another proof that he's one of the best of all time, and a look into what made him that way: "God forgive me for my brash delivery, but I remember vividly what these streets did to me." He also goes out with a few words for underground fans who think he's sold too many records for his own good. The back history begins with the first song, "December 4" (his birthday), on which Carter traces his life from birth day to present day, riding a mock fanfare and the heart-tugging strings of producer Just Blaze, along with frequent remembrances from his mother in This Is Your Life fashion. As he has in the past, Jay-Z balances the boasting with extensive meditations on his life and his career. After the immediate classic The Blueprint found him at the peak of his powers, and The Blueprint┬▓: The Gift & the Curse came as the most deflating sequel since Star Wars: Episode I, his follow-up (and possible siren song) impresses on the same level as the best of his career. For years Shawn Carter has been the best rapper and the most popular, a man who can strut the player lifestyle with one track and become the eloquent hip-hop everyman with the next, an artist for whom modesty is often a sin, and yet, one who still sounds sincere when he's discussing his humble origins or his recurring doubts. If The Black Album is Jay-Z's last, as he publicly stated it will be, it illustrates an artist going out in top form. If I\'m missing anything please tell me so, but I think it\'s all there is, besides live-material and radio-freestyles.Jay-Z - The Black Album (2003) vinyl NOTES: PLEASE SEED! I\'ve but alot of effort in collecting all this material. The Bassment Files - This is, like Man In The Mirror, a collection of unreleased songs Eminem made between the years of 19.
It\'s a 8-disc collection and some of it is really rare. Man In The Mirror (2012) - This is a collection of Eminems unreleased songs and features he has made between the years 1998 to 2012. It\'s only verses that are not on any other song.
Lost In London (with D12) (2006) - A freestyle showĬrank Calls (2012) - A collection of prank calls Eminem has made over the yearsįreestyles (2012) - A collection of freestyles Eminem has made over the years. The Slim Shady LP (Deluxe Edition) (1999) The Marshall Mathers LP (Deluxe Edition) (2000) Soul Intent - Still In The Bassmint (1992)ĭ12 - Devil\'s Night (Deluxe Edition)(2001) The Re-Up (Eminem Edition) (2006) - This version only contains the songs from Re-Up that features Eminemīassmint Productions - Steppin On To The Scene (1990) It also contains his battles from the movie.Ĭurtain Call: The Hits (Deluxe Edition) (2005) 8 Mile EP (2003) - This is the 8 Mile Soundtrack but it only contains songs featuring Eminem.