this is by no means new. it’s eminem’s first album, released in 1996. i figured, with all the people hating on the new album (despite it going gold in the first week) and saying he needs to go back to his original roots, why not show people how he used to rhyme. he was incredibly creative with the wordplay, but his mind had not reached dementia so he wasn’t making crazy songs that we all know today. let’s compare old em from ‘96 and today’s em from ‘09. you tell me which is better, and click the album art to download the album. also, check out my man kevin nottingham’s exclusive footage of eminem’s first ever interview here.

Eminem – Infinite (‘96)

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Eminem – Insane (‘09)

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the highly-anticipated video from marshall mathers, which debuted on CINEMAX about an hour ago. sick, twisted, and somewhat brilliant. i wonder what other stuff he’ll be rapping about on the album. i’m going on record now and saying that em may sell a mill in the first week. yikes. call me crazy, but i’m going with it. he’s still my top 5 of all-time. and uh, call me crazy, but is it a coincidence that there was a rick ross look-a-like officer-esque character? let me know what you think.