"Hell: The Sequel" is the first official album by the rap duo "Bad Meets Evil." The duo consists of Eminem and Royce da 5'9. Eminem and Royce were both underground Detroit rappers when they met, and in the early 1990’s they came together to form "Bad Meets Evil." At first "Bad Meets Evil" stayed underground, by the time the 21st century arrived they already had a respectable reputation in underground rap, in fact, "Bad Meets Evil" recorded a single "Renegade" which was later on used by Jay-Z's album "The Blueprint." Unfortunately, in the early 2000's Royce had a fight with members from both the "G-Unit" and "D12." This "beef" became extremely problematic because Eminem was a very strong supporter of G-Unit and he was a member of D12. Because of that "Bad Meets Evil" broke up. To make matters worse, in 2006 the rapper "Proof" died. Proof was Eminem's best friend, and on the years before his death he tried to reconcile Royce with both the "G-Unit" and "D12." After Proof's death, Royce managed to reconcile with both "D12" and "G-Unit" but most importantly, 'Bad Meets Evil" reunited.
"Hell: The Sequel" was recorded from 2010 to 2011. It's release date was June 14th, 2011. The album came with two versions; the standard version and the deluxe version. The length of the standard version is 37 minutes with 18 seconds; the length of the deluxe version is 46 minutes with 7 seconds. The standard version came with nine songs, but the deluxe came with eleven. The album had two singles, which were "Fast Lane" and "Lighters." Both those songs have a music video, which in both occasions is quite good. In general the album received positive critics, and it definitely helped "Bad Meets Evil" get back up on its feet. I, of course, bought the deluxe version, because it has a very big difference on the album, in fact, it makes it better. I've actually given a lot of thought and I've come up with a "Top Five" songs of the album, unfortunately one of the songs that I chose for my "Top Five" is from the deluxe version. In fifth place I chose "The Reunion," in fourth place is "Welcome 2 Hell," in third place is "Echo," in second place I chose "Fast Lane" and, for first place I chose "Lighters." Lighters is a song which has the contribution of the famous pop singer, Bruno Mars. From Eminem's side the song tells how Eminem believes he is the best rapper in history, and that his okay if people disagree, also it tells how Eminem believes he is a stronger and better version of himself after quitting drugs and getting over his lost of inspiration during 2009. From Royce's side, the song tells how he is thankful to Eminem for giving the chance to be the "second best." Also Royce tells how after his fallout with Eminem things weren't working out for him. Below are the links for YouTube videos with the lyrics of my "Top Five" songs of the album.
The Reunion: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUZq3loPzgk
Welcome 2 Hell: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRkY4iLNv7E
Echo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpFV3lLiJQs
Fast Lane (Official Video): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJOsjP33nF4&ob=av2e
Lighters (Official Video): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWt4wmZ_EMI&ob=av2e
I would have to say that "Hell: The Sequel" is a great album. It puts together the cons and pros of both Eminem and Royce da 5'9. If I were to give it a grade it would be a B+. In the end I would have to say that "Hell: The Sequel" is a great album and people should hear it, and even if you don't usually listen to hip hop/rap, why not listen to it now?
"Hell: The Sequel" was recorded from 2010 to 2011. It's release date was June 14th, 2011. The album came with two versions; the standard version and the deluxe version. The length of the standard version is 37 minutes with 18 seconds; the length of the deluxe version is 46 minutes with 7 seconds. The standard version came with nine songs, but the deluxe came with eleven. The album had two singles, which were "Fast Lane" and "Lighters." Both those songs have a music video, which in both occasions is quite good. In general the album received positive critics, and it definitely helped "Bad Meets Evil" get back up on its feet. I, of course, bought the deluxe version, because it has a very big difference on the album, in fact, it makes it better. I've actually given a lot of thought and I've come up with a "Top Five" songs of the album, unfortunately one of the songs that I chose for my "Top Five" is from the deluxe version. In fifth place I chose "The Reunion," in fourth place is "Welcome 2 Hell," in third place is "Echo," in second place I chose "Fast Lane" and, for first place I chose "Lighters." Lighters is a song which has the contribution of the famous pop singer, Bruno Mars. From Eminem's side the song tells how Eminem believes he is the best rapper in history, and that his okay if people disagree, also it tells how Eminem believes he is a stronger and better version of himself after quitting drugs and getting over his lost of inspiration during 2009. From Royce's side, the song tells how he is thankful to Eminem for giving the chance to be the "second best." Also Royce tells how after his fallout with Eminem things weren't working out for him. Below are the links for YouTube videos with the lyrics of my "Top Five" songs of the album.
The Reunion: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUZq3loPzgk
Welcome 2 Hell: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRkY4iLNv7E
Echo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpFV3lLiJQs
Fast Lane (Official Video): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJOsjP33nF4&ob=av2e
Lighters (Official Video): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWt4wmZ_EMI&ob=av2e
I would have to say that "Hell: The Sequel" is a great album. It puts together the cons and pros of both Eminem and Royce da 5'9. If I were to give it a grade it would be a B+. In the end I would have to say that "Hell: The Sequel" is a great album and people should hear it, and even if you don't usually listen to hip hop/rap, why not listen to it now?
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