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'You Don't Know,' which features 50, Em, Ca$his and Lloyd Banks, is a thundering posse cut rampant with turgid bass, eerily squiggling surges of synth that will worm their way into your brain like a viral meltdown. Of course for all his angry bravado, the track isn't without a sense of humor, especially when he rails 'I may be off drugs, but it's made me off track…' For all its starts and stutters, The Re-Up does offer up some genuine burners. In terms of delivery, it's typical agro Eminem, his verses being spit like he's hankering for his next meal. Only time will tell, but if the previous 'retirements' of Too $hort and Jay-Z tell us anything, it's probably an idle boast.

On the title track, which is a bout between Em and 50, the Shady One raps about quitting the game when he rants 'this right here very well could be the last rap I ever do spit/I never do s**t, that's that/f**k it I quit…' Rendered in a beat box styled bass thump, it will have folks wondering if he's serious or just yanking chains. The two premier on the aforementioned 'We're Back' and then Ca$his goes solo on 'Everything Is Shady' delivering his rough, rugged, and raw lyrics in a style that is part Eminem and part 50 Cent in terms of his cadence, albeit it's rendered in a much deeper baritone timbre. What will appeal to most fans of Eminem and the rest will be the introductory tracks from the latest Shady signings Bobby Creekwater and Ca$his. To squander it away on same old, same old tales of the streets, making loot, and self-boasting seems something of a waste. To wit, they should be stepping out on the ledge and coughing out mind-blowing ideology and supremely bugged lyrical stances. At this stage of the game Em and crew have a captive audience and a platform that few other artists have these days. they don't talk about the shady shit they've done or pound into the ground how much cash they clock on a daily basis). Once you reach this level you have carte blanc to switch the modus operandi and remember that real bad boys move in silence (i.e. By this point in the game the entire world is well aware of how much fortune and fame they've achieved and how they overcame all sorts of obstacles to reach the pinnacles they have. Essentially it's the same affliction that the likes of Diddy (Shady member Bobby Creekwater even claims that the posse 'runs cities like Diddy' at one point) and even Jay-Z (plus countless others) have fallen victim to over the past decade.

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Realizing full well that the roots of modern day rap lie in the art of spinning intertwined verbal riffs on the classic practices of The Dozens and curbside braggadocio, it still comes off a bit tired when Em and his compadres feel the need to lyrically big up themselves for all the fame and wealth they've achieved. Of course things like platinum record sales and personal wealth make for redundant bedfellows when it comes to rhyme thematics. Let the album sales and your own personal success be the barometer. When you reach the level that he has, whether or not critics hate on you or not should be a moot point.

One has to question Em's continued rants, tirades, and pleas for respect (though to his credit he tends to pepper any self-effacing with a fair amount of sarcasm). Since this release prominently bears his name it should come as no surprise that Eminem delivers the 'Shady Narcotics' intro and then leads the charge on the first official track, 'We're Back.' Interestingly enough, this little ditty shows that Em is still suffering from an inferiority complex, questioning why he isn't considered a legend in the same league as Biggie, Pac, and Jay-Z. Not quite an album and not quite a mix-tape (at least in the traditional sense of either term), Eminem's latest offering serves up posse cuts, solo tracks, and a few remixes to boot, resulting in a release that will undoubtedly give the Shady Records faithful something to chew on and possibly tide them over until some of the participants pony up new solo albums.

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