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Music To Be Murdered By by Eminem
Music To Be Murdered By by Eminem
2020 | Hip-hop
Continued to remain in top form (0 more)
Missed the release date... (0 more)
Music to be listened to
So after another album drop, Eminem surprised us with another loaded playlist which includes multiple spitfire spots that'll make your jaw ache and head pound attempting to imitate, or maybe that's just me?
Music to be murdered by features some instant hits like Godzilla, farewell, stepdad & leaving Heaven - just to name a few.

Featuring several other talents including Royce da 5'9, young ma, skylar grey, Anderson .Paak & juice world (R.I.P)
This was a unique musical puzzle.

This album is clearly showing signs of old school Eminem well blended with a Modern day Marshall Mathers.
  
Man on the Moon: The End of Day by Kid Cudi
Man on the Moon: The End of Day by Kid Cudi
2009 | Rhythm And Blues
7
7.0 (1 Ratings)
Album Rating
Rolling Stone's 459th greatest album of all time (2020)
While this hip hop is a lot better and more listenable than a lot of the more aggressive examples, there wasn't quite as much substance or character as the likes of Eminem or Kanye. It just felt like there was something missing for quite a lot of it.
  
Kamikaze by Eminem
Kamikaze by Eminem
2018 | Rap
Guess who's back? Back again!
the tenth studio album by Eminem, released on August 31, 2018 at midnight without prior announcement.


The surprise album quickly went platinum. the album featured guests including Joyner Lucas, Royce da 5'9", Jessie Reyez, and uncredited vocals by Justin Vernon.

Featured hits - lucky you, Fall & Venom which was written and used for hit MARVEL movie of the same name.

You wanted shady, you got him.
  
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Dean (6921 KP) rated 8 Mile (2002) in Movies

Feb 17, 2018  
8 Mile (2002)
8 Mile (2002)
2002 | Drama
7
6.5 (4 Ratings)
Movie Rating
A very good, solid film about a young white rapper, trying to cut it on the rap scene in Detroit. Seems loosely based on Eminem's background? There is a good supporting cast especially by Kim Basinger playing his mum. This will surprise a lot of people as it's not the the type of film most will expect it to be. Eminem plays the role well. Even if you're not a fan of his music or rap in general this is still a watchable film about someone trying to better themselves and break away from their humble surroundings.
  
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Vegas (725 KP) rated Kamikaze by Eminem in Music

Dec 17, 2018  
Kamikaze by Eminem
Kamikaze by Eminem
2018 | Rap
Eminems vocal skill. (1 more)
Lyrics
Lack of a song with a musical chorus, ie with Rihanna or Dido. (0 more)
Getting back to form
Eminem is getting back to form with this release, it's not up to his early standards but is getting close, the quality, speed and vocal dexterity of his rapping has never been in question but the material hasn't always been the best. This is an improvement.

The one thing it does lack is a song with a musical chorus to break up the rap - he has done this well with Dido and Rihanna in the past and something like this would have been a big plus...

Definately an album that has a replay factor, and not a one listen and put away disc.
  
Atrocity Exhibition by Danny Brown
Atrocity Exhibition by Danny Brown
2016 | Hip-hop, Rhythm And Blues
8
4.5 (2 Ratings)
Album Rating
It's good mad? (0 more)
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Skipping that thin line.
Danny Brown looks and sounds like he's done a lot of drugs, but then so do the Rolling Stones. Atrocity Exahbition skips that very thin line between madness and genius and stays on the creative side more.

The beats are on the abstract side a la Kool Keith, but again, just enough to stay on the side of commercial sounding without being too 'alternative'. Then there is his voice and flow. Danny Brown sound cartoonish and ever so slightly deranged and as a rapper his flow is not exactly on point but it works. It all comes together and sounds very good.

Like Eminem, it's difficult to listen to too many tracks next to each other, but take them Indavidualy and you will enjoy this album extremely.
  
Beautiful Trauma by P!nk
Beautiful Trauma by P!nk
2017 | Pop
Revenge, Beautiful Trauma, Barbies, I Am Here (0 more)
Pink is my Hero
This might not be Pinks Punk, Fun, Upbeat album, but if you listen to the deeper stories in these songs, it still can lift you up. Her voice is one to be reckoned with, even though she has never been one to champion her voice over her message. I personally am obsessed with Revenge where she teams up with Eminem. It is such a fun different kind of song I'm addicted to. When describing this album, she says life is beautiful and life is traumatic, leading to her title song Beautiful Trauma where she makes the old classic comparison of love and drugs. The song Barbies speaks to us about the maturity of Alecia now that she's raising two kids, and wanting them to grow up being loved in a perfect world. Remember the easy days? As usual, Pink loves to reflect on the political climate, and What About Us does exactly that. Lose yourself in this album like I did, you won't regret it. Pink is my Hero and will always be.
  
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Blazing Minds (92 KP) rated Underwater (2020) in Movies

Nov 1, 2021 (Updated Nov 3, 2021)  
Underwater (2020)
Underwater (2020)
2020 | Horror, Sci-Fi
When I first saw the trailer for Underwater I thought of two of my favourite undersea movies, The Abyss, Deep Star Six and Leviathon, so I was a little apprehensive to see this movie, but last night I thought I might as well check it out for myself at Cineworld and see how it plays out.

Almost 7 miles below the ocean surface a drilling rig is hit by what the crew at first believe to be an earthquake, but as tragedy unfolds upon the remaining survivors, it turns out that they have discovered something deadly in the form of some rather mean-looking underwater lifeforms that seem to be very unhappy with the drilling that is going on.

Now the survivors have to fight their way across the seabed to escape to the surface while being hunted by the creatures!

I have to say about the Underwater that at first, this looks like a movie that is certainly going to have you on the edge of your seat and for most of it it does, but with most of Kristen Stewart‘s roles she seems to be emotionless and the I did find myself losing interest in her character, that had a blonde Eminem style haircut, I found the other characters more interesting, but not that much!
  
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Darren (1599 KP) rated 8 Mile (2002) in Movies

Jun 20, 2019  
8 Mile (2002)
8 Mile (2002)
2002 | Drama
7
6.5 (4 Ratings)
Movie Rating
Contains spoilers, click to show
Story: 8 Mile starts as we head to Detroit to follow Jimmy B-Rabbit Smith (Eminem) as along with his friends David ‘Future’ Porter (Phifer) Cheddar Bob (Jones), Sol George (Miller) are trying to make an impact in the raping world, this world is dominated by the black community though he does have the skills.

The world is filled with gangs that are out for control, Jimmy must deal with his mother Stephanie (Basinger) and her problems as well as meeting a new love in Alex (Murphy), we follow as he is desperate to get out of the town which has held back man before.

 

Thoughts on 8 Mile

 

Characters – Jimmy B-Rabbit Smith is a young man who aspires to be a rapper, he is from the wrong side of town in Detroit, where he is given a chance to prove himself in the underground rap battle world, where any wrong move could be his last move with the gangs around him. He has the close friends that will watch his back, while working a dead-end job for any money he can get. Stephanie Smith is the mother of Rabbit, she is dating an aggressive man around he sons age and struggling to pay the rent to keep the roof over her daughter’s head. She does try to do the best things but has her own personal demons holding her back. David is the closest friend to Jimmy, he offers him the chance he wants to reach the next level but also needs to be the one to stop him making the mistakes in his life. Alex is the new romance in Jimmy’s life, she dreams of leaving too, to become a model which helps the to connect on a level unlike what Jimmy is used to.

Performances – Eminem is strong in this leading role, there are a few moments where he does look lost, one second too long for fight sequences, but the emotional levels he shows good. Kim Basinger is good in her role which shows that we have the most experience from her. Mekhi Phifer continued his rise in the early 2000s with this performance where he shows his ability to blend into any film. the whole cast performers well through the film with talent that went onto bigger things.

Story – The story shows the struggles of a young man trying to break into the world of rapping in the mean streets of Detroit, he is from the wrong side of the town and the gangs are always dangerous. Seeing the struggles for everyday life is very interesting to see unfold, however I was expecting something different with more rap battles. If you are a fan of the underground rap scene this will be a story that you want to watch.

Music – The music in the film starts with a battle rap and I was expecting more as the song Lose yourself did win Best Oscar Song.

Settings – The film shows us just how difficult growing up in Detroit can be, we feel the tension and feeling of abandonment the city is feeling.


Scene of the Movie – Battle rap.

That Moment That Annoyed Me – Not enough rapping.

Final Thoughts – This is a look at the mean streets of Detroit in the battle rap world where every corner could be dangerous.

 

Overall: The rap world unfolded.

https://moviesreview101.com/2019/02/27/abc-film-challenge-oscar-nomination-8-mile-2002/
  
Last Time I Did Acid I Went Insane by Jeffrey Lewis
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Album Favorite

"In the UK people know Jeffrey Lewis. He is this artistic polymath, he does comics, he's one of the most talented people I've met in my life, he can do anything. I feel if you looked into his notebook it would almost be like looking tin DiVinci's notebook. He can draw anything, write anything. He's got a lot going on, but he's also a super humble guy. This is his first album which he put out through Rough Trade. When I first heard his music I felt it was actual folk music from someone who'd grown up in the East Village. It felt like I was hearing a document of a great person who someone had recorded on a hi-fi in someone's home. He just played his diary to music, but it happened to so interesting and he happened to be a genius so you could put it out as an album. The way Jeff tells a story is unique. He lets words unfold in a way that only someone like Eminem or Notorious BIG – or someone that good! – can. It's great watching someone listen to his songs for the first time: 20 seconds in they're interested; a minute in they're trying to process all the information; three minutes on and they're getting even more intense, but by the end they're 'I cannot believe a person could make a complete statement in something so concise!' His music is like a mathematical proof. You don't realise at the beginning of a song what you're getting into and by the end Jeff has floored you!"

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