His ear for a great melody underpinning caustic wordplay remains in flashes, but it’s consistently overwhelmed by too many formulaic arrangements leaning on hooks from female vocalists. His voice is a colourful, powerful, persuasive one – and his career achievements have undeniably brought a greater audience to his music of choice, listeners of a certain age who might not have discovered Nas, Public Enemy or Biggie without the impact of ‘My Name Is’.īut on his first album as a 40-something, and eighth studio collection overall, Marshall Mathers III is muddling his known strengths in such a fashion that the ultimate impression is only half as potent as it might be.
Rap would be poorer without Eminem in it.
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