Recovery

Golden Recovery

Marshall Bruce Mathers III better known by Eminem is an inspirational rapper to many people and a person who isn’t afraid to live and to talk about his life. He has had numerous of songs that heavily focus on his life and his daughters, but Recovery his latest album, really speaks out to people about life.

Jose Serrato, a Senior at Mayo High School is a big fan of Eminem and says that Recovery has to be his favorite album from all the others Eminem has had in the past. He would definitely buy the album and his favorite songs from the album are Not afraid, No love and Love the way you lie. His least favorite song is Won’t back down ft. Pink. “The songs talk about pain and life” states Serrato. When asked about the song Not afraid he said that “Some people have gone through a stage that they feel alone and lost hope. But life goes on and you can’t be afraid of life and you must get up and continue.” Two other things he believes is that Eminem made these songs for a reason. He made them so he can talk to people about life and to inspire some of us to do better, and finally he believes that Eminem has had a tough life and that the title says it all. He is recovering from the bruises and cuts life has given him.

Jose Quiñones, an 8^th grader from Willow Creek and also my cousin, is a hardcore fan of Eminem. He has almost every album up to date and has similar views of Recovery as Jose Serrato. He would also buy the album and his favorite songs are: Spacebound, No love and Going through changes. His least favorite song is So bad. His opinion on this album is that, “It really speaks to me and a lot of songs relate to me”. One song in particular that really relates to him is No love because of many reasons. The main reason is because when he was younger he had bullies that bullied him a lot during his time at elementary school and when they tried to apologize to him it was too late just like the meaning of the song. Eminem won’t forgive the people that have hurt him during his life while he was feeling down. Quiñones’ final thoughts on the album are that “Eminem really inspired me to do better at life and as a human being. And I feel sorry for Eminem for his tough life he has gone through and that some of his songs are really self explanatory on what has happened to him in the past.”

Both Joses, well 3 including myself really, love Eminem’s songs and like that he is an artist who talks about life in his songs and not about other stuff like sex, drugs, fame and money like other rappers do. Marshall Bruce Mathers really deserves the rating 4.5/5 on his album Recovery.


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