Album Review: Bad Meets Evil, Hell: The Sequel

Album cover for Bad Meets Evil's 'Hell: The Sequel'. Photo / Supplied

Yeah, yeah, you knew Slim Shady would be back. Bad Meets Evil is his collaboration with fellow Detroit rapper Royce da 5'9' and this mini album is the duo's first work together since the early 2000s.

And that caustic quick-fire voice of Eminem's is unmistakable. While Above the Law, with its surging strings and ebbing beats, and the playful lope of Lighters (with Bruno Mars) offer some lighter relief, it's mostly a posturing lyrical and sonic assault into hell,
with tracks like the frenzied rap versus music box whimsy of The Kiss.

The only thing it's slim on are a few big-hitting swingers.

Stars: 3/5

- TimeOut