This isn't amazing. There are good songs, but others that just come and go like 'Chi-Town Do It' with its nauseating lyrics, 'We're on Our Way' that never gets going and with a lackluster hook, and 'Fortunate' with its annoying chorus. Common comes with the usual introspective and conscious rhyming word salad and isn't saying anything he hasn't already said lots of times. The instrumentation is strong, but Pete Rock isn't the attention grabbing producer he used to be either. The best moments are songs like 'Wise Up' and 'This Man' that have more energy. Decent, consistent, but it falls short in delivering true standout tracks that leave a lasting impression nor is there anything that I didn't expect there to be on this collaboration. Beats: ★★★☆ Rapping/Bars: ★★★ Hooks: ★★☆ Best Tracks: This Man, Wise Up, Stellar, Lonesome, Everything's So Grand

My God, this is way too long. Not only did No Limit release albums like the world was ending in '98-'99, they didn't waste any space on the CDs either (as was the trend at the time) with this right on 80 minutes. Magic has some more distinction vocally than some others from the No Limit roster with a gravelly voice that works well with gangsta rap. Snoop is featured on a couple of tracks where he rhymes "magic" with "tragic" on both occasions. I usually mention Mystikal in these No Limit reviews and he is again on the best song, 'Did What I Had 2'. Usually the start/end of an album is the best, but I like the stretch of songs in the middle from 'I Never' to 'New Generation' that make up most of the best songs. For its 80 minute running time, the cohesion and evenness isn't bad, and there is some variety in the beats, but 'Did What I Had 2' aside, there is nothing I'll be saving for later. Beats: ★★★☆ Rapping/Bars: ★★★ Hooks: ★★★ Best Tracks: Did What I Had 2, Depend on Me, I Never, Skys the Limit, No Limit, New Generation 1. Intro 2. Ghetto Godzilla 53 3. Did What I Had 2 90 4. Depend on Me 73 5. 9th Ward 70 6. No Hope 66 7. Take It to Da Streets 60 8. Ball 'Til We Fall 54 9. I Got Love 4 Ya 60 10. I Never 80 11. Money Don't Make Me 60 12. Skys the Limit 84 13. No Limit 73 14. New Generation 77 15. What I Gotta 60 16. Hard Times 70 17. Life Is a Bitch 70 18. Gimpin' 40 19. Special Forces 60 20. When Drama Came 50 21. Mobb 4 Ever 63 22. Chastity 53

The cringe pop songs are gone, Eminem's flow is pleasing to the ear without the yelling or as much of a choppy flow, but the production is way too bland once again. At this point I'd rather him make a mixtape and rap over classic beats. He still raps well (of course) and writes some noteworthy bars (albeit too much of this is about the same thing), but the songwriting as a whole isn't good enough to make tracks with replay value. I was surprised 'Tobey' was a single, and after listening to the whole album more than once, 'Houdini' aside, nothing has hit single written all over it by any means. The concept of the album is maintained, but in doing that there is too much repetition. I love Eminem as a rapper, but there aren't songs here that I get excited about. Beats: ★★☆ Rapping/Bars: ★★★★☆/★★★☆ Hooks: ★★☆ Best Tracks: Renaissance, Houdini 1. Renaissance Fun rapping over a hard beat - Something we should get more of from Eminem. Content wise it feels like something from 'Kamikaze'. - "Cause I don't see no fans, all I see's a bunch of complainers/Kendrick's album was cool, but it didn't have any bangers/Wayne's album or Ye's, couldn't tell you which one was lamer/Joyner's album was corny, Shady's new shit is way worse/Everything is either too tame or there's too much anger" 2. Habits This begins a theme of Eminem poking fun at cancel culture and the Shady Vs Marshal battle. The production isn't great but the rapping and flow gets better as the track progresses with a beat change-up. 3. Trouble A short skit leading into the next track. 4. Brand New Dance The Christopher Reeve references are back from Relapse. Apparently this was an Encore leftover. It's one of the least interesting songs on the album. 5. Evil "And not the good kind of gay either (What?)/Where two men fuck each other and hate beaver (Woah)" Haha. Jesus... Again, the instrumentation isn't that impressive, but it's the best song since the opener. 6. All You Got (Skit) More Shady Vs Marshal 7. Lucifer The hook is okay, but the beat is repetitive and makes the song drag on. "Why can't you make fun of people behind their backs like a normal person?" 8. Antichrist This is mostly about Eminem being offensive and provoking. As above though, it drags on. The lyrics are better here with more quotables. "Cause I can spit a bar that is a/Cross between Nas and GZA, Biggie Smalls, and RZA/So hard, Megan Thee Stallion and Nicki Minaj'll scissor." 9. Fuel About Em never stopping! Decent feature from JID. 10. Road Rage There is a whole verse about how we are meant to coddle obese people, pretend there's nothing wrong with it and that it looks good. "Yeah, all my obese people, if you're fat, proud, and you know it (Hey)/Raise your hand if you're shoving food in your mouth at this moment (Mmm)/But if you're mad 'cause they're clownin' you for poundin' them donuts (What?)/Put 'em down and either do somethin' about it or own it." Then this in the next verse - "Call me a transphobe (Really? Yeah) 'cause I just can't go (What?)/And try and pretend you was never a man though (Sorry)" Then the song transforms into Juvenile's classic 'Ha'. This is a song most will agree with the content of and the beat change makes it fun. Of course this site predictably has their knickers in a twist about it. "Ha!" 11. Houdini The catchiest song on the album thanks to its contagious hook. A well chosen first single that borrows from Eminem's earlier hit, 'Without Me'. 12. Breaking News (Skit) 13. Guilty Conscience 2 Shady and Marshal trade bars about what trouble Shady has gotten Eminem into. The most enjoyable bit of this is where Em goes through all of his feuds. He is about to kill Shady, but then he wakes up... 14. Head Honcho Basically brag rap/overcoming the hate featuring Shady Records signee, Ez Mil. "Give a fuck if you hate me worse than each track on Revival." 15. Temporary The first song to change up the theme of the album being a song for his daughter, Hailie, for when Marshal dies. Eminem raps, at times, unevenly, over a piano evoking sadness. It's no 'Mockingbird'. 16. Bad One Eminem brags about his place in hip hop. There are some quality bars. "Haters, I made a few/But like when Three Stacks just plays the flute/I ain't got shit to say to you (Nah)." 17. Tobey This second single set the tone for the album regarding the quality of the beats. It's average and I think BabyTron has a poor voice. The chorus/concept is kind of creative though. I'll give them that. 18. Guess Who's Back (Skit) A 'comedic' skit that partly makes fun of the flow of Em's in 'Houdini'. 19. Somebody Save Me The second song from Eminem directed to his family. He apologises for not being the best father ("I don't even deserve the father title"). The hook from Jelly Roll isn't bad here.

While there are some good moments, with catchy written/sample hooks being a feature on songs like 'It's Real' and 'Cemetery Made', and it's a fairly consistently enjoyable/decent album, again from No Limit, nothing reaches great heights and Mr. Serv-On doesn't have that X-factor. He's a decent rapper, but Mystikal, Brotha Lynch Hung (who for some reason isn't credited on streaming services), Mia X and other features stand out more. While some features are on choruses, Serv only gets two solo tracks. He apparently came with more of an experimental flow on his next album, so I look forward to checking that out. Beats: ★★★ Rapping/Bars: ★★★☆ Hooks: ★★★☆ Best Tracks: Heaven Is So Close, It's Real, Who Raised Me, Hustlin, Cemetery Made, Throw Ya City Up

As the ratings below show, this is a solid album all the way through. I feel like every listener will have a different set of their favourite tracks just because there aren't any that truly stand out - maybe apart from the opener. The vibey 'You See Me' would be near the top for me if not for the unfortunately autotune rubbish of the feature. It's just a consistent album that an be played on loop without wanting to skip. Beats: ★★★☆ Rapping/Bars: ★★★☆ Hooks: ★★★☆ Best Tracks: Goin' Hard, My Spot, Can't Rain Forever, Peaceful Mind 1. Goin' Hard (with Paul Wall & Maxo Kream) 82 2. Tear Da Lane Up (with Keara Alyse) 74 3. My Spot (with Z-Ro) 80 4. Can't Rain Forever (with Jack Freeman) 80 5. Look Alive (with Propain, OTB Fastlane & Yung Al) 70 6. It' Too Late (with Killa Kyleon & Slim Thug) 70 7. Game Won't Die (with Eddie Coke) 75 8. You See Me (with DJ Chose) 60 9. Legend Mane (with Bun B & Big K.R.I.T.) 74 10. What We Stand On (with AL-D*3000, Jay Worthy & Sauce WoodWinnin) 63 11. Ashtray 70 12. Slfmade Sundays (with Quiet Money Dot) 62 13. Freestyle Finale (with Big Pokey) 74 14. Late At Night (with Lil' Flip, Lil' O & Mike D) 73 15. Remain Solid 62 16. Love Da Hustle (with Eddie Coke, Devin The Dude & Keara Alyse) 70 17. Peaceful Mind 80