A Kiss - The "Lady Gaga diss" song teams classic Bangladesh percussion with vintage Eminem one-liners, creating an explosive highlight.ħ. I'm on Everything - This toast to drugged-up lifestyle tries a bit too hard but scores with the fuzzed-out, sample-based beat.Ħ. Lots of C-words, not a lot of replayability.ĥ. The Reunion - BME slow down the pace for "true story" of dysfunctional relationships. Above the Law - Royce kills his verse over synth stabs: "You got a mouth like Kanye, I'll knock your whole bottom row of teeth out."Ĥ. Fast Lane - Lead single is G-funk on steroids, with sing-song refrain breaking up crushing mic-trading bout between Royce & Em. When beat kicks in & Em starts spitting, hold on.Ģ. Welcome 2 Hell - "Told you we'd be back," Royce sneers over ominous choral chant. The best tweets will be posted on in the coming days.ġ. You be the judge: What do you think of Bad Meets Evil's "Hell: The Sequel" album? Tweet us your own review at (using hashtag #bbeminem). Which songs on "Hell: The Sequel" stand up next to Eminem's best solo work? Here's our Twitter-length track-by-track review of each song. "It's been a long time/But I bet neither one of us have felt sicker than we do right now," Eminem raps on opener "Welcome 2 Hell," a sentiment that speaks to the bright future in front of both MCs.Įminem Disses Lady Gaga on Bad Meets Evil Track, 'A Kiss': Listen In the end, "Hell: The Sequel" functions as lengthy, consistently repayable sequel to the "Slim Shady LP" track "Bad Meets Evil," where the two rappers first linked up 12 years ago. Meanwhile, Royce da 5'9" - who joined Eminem onstage during his headlining set at Bonnaroo to perform "Hell: The Sequel" highlights "Fast Lane" and "Lighters" - holds his own next to the superstar MC, his deeper voice nicely contrasting with Em's helium flow as the two trade bars in double-time.īad Meets Evil Project with Eminem Is 'God's Work,' Says Royce da 5'9''
After Eminem offered a more introspective version of himself on 2010's biggest-selling album, "Hell: The Sequel" gives the rapper an ideal outlet for his more dangerous lyrical tendencies without worrying about radio play. What exactly does "Hell: The Sequel," the debut EP from the Eminem- Royce da 5'9" collaboration Bad Meets Evil, represent for Eminem? A victory lap following the amazing success of last year's "Recovery"? A return to the gonzo wordplay of "The Slim Shady LP"? A listenable platform for the long-underrated Royce (and by extension, the newly revived Shady Records)? Or simply a collection of hot, murky beats that Em felt like spitting over?Īll of the above, it seems.
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