2013
Tag: Rick Rubin
That’s A Lie ( song ) … LL Cool J
1985
Ultralight Beam ( song ) … Kanye West + The-Dream + Kelly Price + Chance The Rapper ( featuring Kirk Franklin )
2016
The New Style ( song ) … Beastie Boys
1986
Going Back To Cali ( song ) … LL Cool J
1988
Tell Me Baby ( song ) … Red Hot Chili Peppers
2006
audio review : So Far ( song ) … Eminem
Eminem raps better here than anywhere else on the second Marshall Mathers LP. That’s partly because he’s using the same contentious vocal delivery he used on the first one. The McDonald’s and Kroger bits are particularly commendable as they show the aging rapper can still amuse. What basically ruins the song; a remake of Joe Walsh’s Life’s Been Good; is its lack of originality.
my rating : 3 of 5
2013
Dope ( song ) … Lady Gaga
2013
Love Game ( song ) … Eminem ( featuring Kendrick Lamar )
2013
Rick Rubin talking about Eminem’s Berzerk song
2013
Berzerk ( song ) … Eminem
2013
audio review : Berzerk ( song ) … Eminem
Going Berzerk is embedded in the concept, so this song is supposed to sound crazy, but that doesn’t mean I have to like it. The chaotic vibe, led by rock-style breakbeats; the kind Rick Rubin used to make for rappers in the 1980s; is the one refreshing element.
The problem is the bridge and chorus, which blur the line between wacky and wack. Eminem begins interestingly enough with an impression of Ad-Rock; a throwback to “straight” hip-hop; just before this party anthem breaks down into a noisy mess.
my rating : 2 of 5
2013