It has been years since I heard an Eminem song that got me excited
again and got me wanting to review it immediately. I speak of Eminem’s
latest offering “Berzerk” from his highly anticipated upcoming
studio-release ‘The Marshall Mathers LP 2.’
Eminem’s lyrical flow in “Berzerk” is off the charts–he is
shooting off his words as if he was in a different time zone. The
production focuses on a heavy beat and it delivers big time to the
listener.
“Berzerk” samples a few lines and also, most notably the guitar
riff of the “The Stroke” from Billy Squir. The way legendary producer
Rick Rubin incorporated and mixed in portions of the latter song not
only put the much needed emphasis on the heaviness of “Berzerk” but it
provided the whole nostalgic “throw-back feel” to it as well.
Strikingly, Eminem mentions iconic Hip-Hop artists like The Beastie
Boys, Public Enemy, and MC Ren of N.W.A. in “Berzerk” and thus, he pays
homage to them. He then makes an above-face, and takes quick verbal jabs
at other current Hip-Hop artists like Timbaland and Birdman. He also
makes fun of Khloe Kardashian who he refers to as the ”the ugly
Kardashian” , and of Lamar Odom’s current predicament with alleged
substance abuse.
Welcome back, Slim Shady! It has been a long time.
Thumbs Up!
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