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Instead, as the video for “Mosh” shows, their charge is to the voting booth.
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Lashing out at various social injustices, he leads a legion of young followers toward what appears to be the kind of violent rebellion one might expect in hard-core rock and rap. The rapper also catches us off-guard with eloquent political reflections in “Mosh,” his equivalent of Bob Dylan’s “The Times They Are A-Changin’.” While Eminem’s rap doesn’t have the timelessness or literary aspirations of the Dylan song, it hits with the visceral charge and topical urgency of the best rap. They rank with his finest ever, including “Stan,” his chilling 2000 look at fan obsession, and “Lose Yourself,” the glorious declaration of self-affirmation from the 2002 film “8 Mile.” Normally, much of Eminem’s lure as a rapper is in the speed and authority of his rapid-fire delivery, but he raps here with the gentleness of a man with his arms around his daughter: “I know it’s confusing to you/ Daddy’s always on the move/ Mama’s always on the news.”Įminem’s music has often been part therapy session, part vivid storytelling, but he has rarely gotten as close to his emotional center as he does in the most memorable tracks on this album.
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Against a restrained, almost hypnotic musical backdrop, Eminem tries to help the child make sense of a world in which her father is always on the run because of his career, and her mother, Kim, makes headlines with legal troubles, including a drug arrest last year. In the tender “Mockingbird,” the Detroit-based rapper outlines his devotion to his daughter, Hailie. But the most affecting moments are the ones in which he exhibits vulnerability and makes a thoughtful venture into politics. Previously, he just laughed defiantly when adults complained about his music, arguing that his audience understood it.Įminem still finds lots of time in “Encore,” the year’s most anticipated CD, for the bravado and assault that have long fueled his artistry.