A lot of Eminem's rapping is of the piss-take variant, with his antics as Slim Shady including forgetting his lyrics, clucking like a chicken, yelling in the voice of Pee-Wee Herman, and vomiting at the thought of his ex-wife (who had gone on the lam from a cocaine charge).

The album is known for its varied, at-times-unpredictable tone. He would continue to explore the possibilities 'granted' by these accents, culminating in their divisive prevalence on his next album, 2009's Relapse. Its sound was in part a result of him seeking influence from timely trends in hip-hop (namely Southern snap and crunk, Gangsta Rap spearheaded by 50 Cent, and the chipmunk soul sound of Kanye West) that were distant from his own sound and persona, and led to him dabbling in a number of strange accents. Eminem wrote most of the final album while in the throes of depression and drug addiction, leading to his flow on the album often being slurred, disjointed and dissociated. The album's original tracklist was scrapped after a CD Eminem burned for his brother Nathan containing tracks for an early version of the album was stolen and turned into a bootleg mixtape in 2003. As evidenced by him taking a bow on the album cover, the album was widely considered to be his final release of new material at the time.Įncore had a Troubled Production on a number of fronts.

The album is a sequel to Eminem's previous album The Eminem Show, continuing its 'show' concept and featuring similar lyrical themes about his fame and chaotic personal life, but expanding the remit to cover his new life as the mogul of Shady Records, the fallout of his beefs, and his regrets over his past actions, as well as provide a swan song for his famous alter ego Slim Shady, who is killed off at the end of the album. Encore is the fifth studio album by Eminem, released on November 12, 2004.

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