Recovery

Eminem's 2010 album, Recovery, is one that everyone should have a little knowledge of. Driven by his need for redemption, Eminem's Recovery album is new and fresh. In many of his lyrics, like in Not Afraid, he raps about how sorry he is for his fans because he felt that his last album, Relapse, was not as good as he thought it could have been.

And to the fans, I’ll never let you down again, I’m back/I promise to never go back on that promise, in fact/Let’s be honest, that last Relapse CD was eh/Perhaps I ran them accents into the ground/Relax, I ain’t going back to that now

Rapping about his fears, insecurities, and all his different emotions, Eminem is able to properly deliver what his fans always loved. Winning Rap Album of the Year for 2010 and being nominated for Album of the Year, Recovery is a very successful album. Selling 741,000 copies in its first week in the United States and 5.7 million copies worldwide, it ranks number 1 in the most sold albums of 2010.

My two favorite songs from the album are Not Afraid and Love the Way You Lie. There are other ones that are pretty good, like 25 to Life and No Love, but these have more powerful lyrics and they are the two most successful songs of Recovery. Everyone should give this album a chance.

“I’m not afraid to take a stand/Everybody come take my hand/We’ll walk this road together, through the storm/Whatever weather, cold or warm/Just let you know that, you’re not alone/Holla if you feel that you’ve been down the same road.”