Recovery takes this approach one step further, and 'Not Afraid' is notable for its extended chorus and bridge, both sung by Eminem. Eminem's vocals are near the top, colour‑coded blue and red (at the extreme left), above Luis Resto's instrumental parts (purple and green), with the components of Boi‑1da's original beat (orange) below those.Įminem has always been particularly adept at blending rapping of dazzling virtuosity with ultra‑catchy pop hooks.
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This composite screen capture shows the Pro Tools Session for 'Not Afraid'.
The man states in 'Talkin' 2 Myself', one of Recovery's core songs: "Them last two albums didn't count / Encore I was on drugs, Relapse I was flushin' them out / I've come to make it up to you now no more fuckin' around.” The album has been one of the greatest hits of the year, spawning, for the first time in Eminem's career, two US number one hit singles from the same album: 'Not Afraid' and 'Love The Way You Lie' (featuring Rihanna). His latest solo album, Recovery, is an obvious attempt to re‑establish himself at the forefront of the hip‑hop and pop worlds. At that point he had released four best‑selling solo albums - The Slim Shady LP (1999), The Marshall Mathers LP (2000), The Eminem Show (2002) and Encore (2004) - and had a hand in two US number one albums with D12, the Detroit hip‑hop group that he co‑founded in 1996.Įminem, aka Marshall Mathers, aka Slim Shady, aka Em, didn't return to the fray until 2009 with Relapse, which didn't quite scale the commercial heights of the aforementioned solo albums. Eminem's achievements are even more impressive when placed in the context of the detour his career took in 2005, when he retreated from the limelight just as he was at the top of his game.
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The accolades he's gained during his 14‑year‑long solo career include Artist Of The Decade (Billboard magazine, 2009) and Best Rapper Ever (Vibe magazine, also in 2009), plus a staggering 11 Grammy Awards (from 26 nominations) and seven American Music Awards. Eminem's Recovery has been one of the biggest hit albums of the year, spawning two number one singles - all recorded and mixed by Eminem's long‑term engineer, Mike Strange.Įminem's 80 million album sales, including nine number one albums and 13 chart‑topping singles, don't only make him the world's best‑selling rap artist, but are also indicative of the degree to which he has crossed over into the mainstream pop market.
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