Encore

rollingstone

Supposedly, the mainstream is where you go under and "maturity" means one foot in the grave. So the success of 8 Mile and its single "Lose Yourself" put Eminem in a bind. How and whether he'd come through was impossible to say, and the opening sallies from Encore were inconclusive. Would the dance-music dis "Just […]

pitchfork

After more than five years spent battling media hypocrisy (and most of his family), hip-hop's most notorious white rapper returns with his first full-length since his well-received performance and Oscar-winning musical contribution to 8 Mile.