As in, literally relapsing on drugs and also relapsing back into Shady. […] Relapse is the return of Slim Shady. A lot of people said, “When Em comes back he’s gotta reinvent himself.” I didn’t feel like I needed to reinvent myself. The album was released after a gap of 4 years since his last studio album Encore. The reason it’s been so long between The album was released after a gap of 4 years since his last studio album Encore. / 要怎么形容此刻的感觉？ I heard a lot of comments when I was away. In his interview for the June 2009 issue of Vibe, Eminem explained: With this album, the concept of relapse was obviously a double entendre. A return to rapping and doing what I do, instead of worrying about what everyone’s gonna say when it comes out. The reason it’s been so long between the 2 albums is that after Encore, Eminem went to a drug rehab from sleeping pills, that’s why the album cover is a picture of Eminem made of pills and why the album is called Relapse. Relapse is Eminem’s 6th studio album released May 15, 2009. Eminem had admitted that he thought this album wasn’t that good both on interviews and in songs like “Talking 2 Myself”. Eminem - Bagpipes from Baghdad (中文翻译) Lyrics: Oh, it's music to my ears, oh man / 哦，我耳中的音乐啊，伙计 / How can I describe the way I feel? Bagpipes From Baghdad Remix Lyrics: This is why niggas can't stand you / Looking at asses, FBI's can't even stand you / Receding hairline, the barber cuts your hair / … Bagpipes from Baghdad is a slight diss on Nick Cannon, although isn’t aimed completely at him, but more so at his lasting lust for Mariah Carey.
The album got mixed reviews by music critics and by the fans; however, it did get Eminem a Grammy Award for Best Rap Album and reached #1 on the Billboard 200 chart. This diss towards Mariah Carey led Relapse is Eminem’s 6th studio album released May 15, 2009. His next album Recovery was originally meant to be called “Relapse 2”, but Eminem changed the name claiming the album had completely different material, and it didn’t make sense to call it a sequel. The album didn’t sell as well as his other albums, but it did reach double platinum status. I feel like I needed to just go back to what got me here in the first place: just rapping about the craziest, most outlandish shit.
The album got mixed reviews by music critics and by the fans; however, it did get Eminem a Grammy Award for Best Rap Album and reached #1 on the Billboard 200 chart. This diss towards Mariah Carey led Relapse is Eminem’s 6th studio album released May 15, 2009. His next album Recovery was originally meant to be called “Relapse 2”, but Eminem changed the name claiming the album had completely different material, and it didn’t make sense to call it a sequel. The album didn’t sell as well as his other albums, but it did reach double platinum status. I feel like I needed to just go back to what got me here in the first place: just rapping about the craziest, most outlandish shit.