Posts tagged "Marshall Mathers"

The Viewfinder: Eminem’s “Space Bound”

You thought the Bad Meets Evil album ‘s release signaled the end of Eminem’s Recovery campaign?!? (in Charlie Murphy voice): WRONG. “Space Bound” is the 4th video from the rapper’s latest solo effort , which debuted at the top of the charts a year ago this week and has since gone on to sell close to four million copies. It’s one of the better tracks on the album, and is accompanied by a pretty solid video, directed by Em’s long-time partner in crime, Joseph Kahn. Co-starring former adult […]

Eminem’s Saving the Music Industry, But is “Recovery” His Best Work?

I have a love/hate relationship with Marshall Mathers. As a hip-hop head, I have to give the man respect for his talent. At a time when most now-school rappers can’t even freestyle properly, Eminem is almost a throwback emcee. The dude has skills that name-your-favorite-current-rapper can’t touch with a ten-foot pole. That said, there are also plenty of things that trouble me about Eminem. Like most people who were bullied as kids, he himself takes pleasure in bullying others less […]