

Even if the romance was still relevant, the celebrity potshot comes off as a rote attempt to capture the magic of songs like "Without Me" without any of the sizzling rhymes.īut Eminem didn't become known as one of the best rappers alive (some say THE best) for nothing, and "Relapse" proves that he's still an unparalleled storyteller. Carey? And does anyone care?Įqually dated is the weak first single, "We Made You," which takes shots at Sarah Palin and the romance between Jennifer Aniston and John Mayer.


"Bagpipes from Baghdad" skewers Mariah Carey, but wasn't that so 2003? Is Marshall Mathers still carrying a torch for Ms. Adding new layers of gore, misogyny and hateful epithets doesn't make it any fresher, especially if the rhymes are progressively weaker.
