Welcome everybody to the very first SotW of May where we return to Em's seventh studio album after making a small detour from the album. The track that we will be listening to for the next seven days, is 'Cold Wind Blows'.
This Just Blaze-produced song, in which Em takes aim at various targets and eggs on haters to take him on, is the opening track from his seventh studio album 'Recovery'. Em told his Shade 45 satellite-radio station about the album:
"I definitely feel like I'm in a little different space right now. With the last record, it had a lot to do with me getting sober and just my eyes being open again and my brain went into overdrive. With 'Relapse', I was just trying to prove to myself that I could do it again. It was a reintroduction and what made me in the first place with the zany, loony, ridiculous shit. I felt like a lot of that album, I kind of wanted to spit rapid fire and do punch lines."
This is one of three tracks on 'Recovery' produced by Just Blaze. The New Jersey hip hop producer is, among other things, known for his work with Jay-Z on such tracks as ''Girls, Girls, Girls' and 'Show Me What You Got'.
Eminem spits on this cut, "But take a look at Mariah the next time I inspire you to write a song." Slim Shady has claimed he had a relationship with Mariah Carey in 2001 and previously alluded to it on his 'Relapse' track, 'Bagpipes From Baghdad'. Carey denies the entire affair.
Every week there will be a new song that gets featured at the top of the subreddit. Users can leave a comment and the song that gets the most votes might be the new Song of the Week. Suggestions for improving the next post are encouraged.
This week's Nominator:
The Song: -
In-App link(s): spotify:track:3Tj1luJyKPQt7WbrqpJ2Az
Featuring Artist(s): None
Length: 5:03
Recorded: 2009 - 2010
Release: June 18, 2010
Album(s): -
In-App link(s): spotify:album:3PogVmhNucYNfyywZvTd7F
Sample(s):
Media: Album: / -
Label(s): , , ,
Format: Digital, Disc, Vinyl
Producer(s): Just Blaze
Extra: | Video: - |
Live Performances: None
This is an open thread for you to share your thoughts on the current SotW or to nominate a new song. Avoid vague statements of praise or criticism. This is your chance to practice being a critic.
