chrono01

SOS is a very clear double sided coin. On one side are forgettable songs that don’t really stick and too much bloat. On the other side however, there are some insane high points with beautiful instrumentals and singing attached to them. Given how long it is your first listen of SOS will essentially just be a search for which songs you actually return to.

I fell in love with this album when I gave it a full listen (Other then The Box). Every track grew on me one track at a time, and for the time being if it was still like that I would've rated this album a 10/10. I still think this is the best way this album could've came out, debuting at #1 for 4 weeks in a row on Billboard 200 and one of the most iconic songs on the album of time in rap history, The Box.

Eminem’s The Marshall Mathers LP is not just a milestone in hip-hop; it’s a cultural artifact that encapsulates a specific moment in time, marked by Eminem’s meteoric rise to fame and the controversies that surrounded him. Released in 2000, the album is as much a deep dive into Eminem’s psyche as it is a scathing critique of the world around him. With its blend of raw emotion, biting humor, and technical mastery, it set a new standard for what a rap album could be.

50 Cent's sudden appearance after this album is baffling to me. Curtis was your average gangster Queens, New York, but after being shot 9 times, he created this album. 50 cent might be extremely overrated as a rapper but this as good as it gets for a gangster rap album in the 2000s.