Don't worry Marshall, next album, I'll be back...

I plan on remediating my album review by writing a rap from the perspective of Slim Shady. In Encore, Eminem basically sheds off the vulgar, super-villain identity (Slim Shady) that made him famous. I plan to twist this idea around and have Slim Shady respond to the album's content. In my album review, I praised the album because of Eminem's ability to use his lyrics as a therapeutic force, relaying messages of confidence and perseverance. In my rap, Slim Shady is going to express his anger towards Eminem for leaving him behind by belittling the album's conventions.

Here is a rough sketch of my outline (I am definitely going to add/remove some ideas):
HOOK: Something about Eminem changing from a rapper to a "soft" parent-pleasing individual, loosing the hood image that shaped him. Eminem left behind the identity that made him famous.

Verse 1: Poking fun at "Not Afraid" for its psychological appeal
Verse 2: Eminem is no longer the strong figure he used to be. Giving up his title ("Talkin' 2 Myself- he accepts defeat by other artists)
Verse 3: "Love the Way You Lie" Eminem used to say girls were manipulative and include misogynistic lyrics. Now he is including a woman (Rihanna) in his own song. Hypocritical.
Verse 4: I want to make this a kind of guilt trip verse- Slim Shady is going to tell Eminem that he is worthless with his alter ego.

"Ha ha Em, you've fallen off track, get ready to be attacked, grabbed, ad slapped. but don't worry Marshall, next album I'll be back..."


The main reason I chose to revise my album review in the structure of a rap is because "rap battles" are a popular part of hip-hop culture. Eminem actually was introduced into the mainstream rap scene by attending underground rap battles in Detroit. In a rap battle, two individuals freestyle to a beat picked by the DJ- they are basically trying to belittle one another. The person who lyrically destroys the other is deemed the winner. I thought it would be cool to have Slim Shady be in a battle against Eminem and his album Recovery. To add to the parody theme, I think I am going to rap the lyrics to a song on Recovery.

I am a bit concerned about offending anyone with the topics and language that I use (Slim Shady was a very vulgar individual and in order to make this rap authentic, I want to stay close to his rap style). But if Eminem can do it, why can't I?