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On Devil's Night -- the first release on Eminem's Shady Records -- the Shady One shares the spotlight with D-12, his Detroit crew of like-minded rhyme lunatics. The disc's 19 maniacal tracks feature some of hip-hop's most delightfully twisted verbal barrages. From the slyly sinister gun-talk of "Pistol Pistol" to the psychedelic drug anthem "Purple Pills," what Bible toters, concerned parents, and critics should keep in mind is that D-12's Garbage-Pail-Kids-on-crack rhymes are aimed beyond tongue-in-cheek -- they're really tongue-through-cheek. Most of the time it's all good fun, although on "American Psycho," Bizarre manages to exceed rap's gross-out quotient with lines like, "And I ain't got no food/ My job, I've been cheated/ My girlfriend had a miscarriage/ I had to eat it." Trashy talk aside, the true showstoppers here are the funky beats courtesy of Dr. Dre and Mr. Mathers himself -- ranging from the ominous strings and thrash guitars of "Fight Music" to the syncopated, carnival-esque organ-grinder snyths of "Ain't Nuthin' but Music." Rounding out the madness is the hidden track "Girls," on which Em lyrically assaults his growing list of nemeses -- former House of Pain frontman Everlast, underground hip-hop heroes Dilated Peoples, and Limp Bizkit's DJ Lethal and Fred Durst. This quintessential horror-core-filled record is proof positive that Em deserves his props. Just ask his D-12 compadres, because they've definitely got his back.
CONDITION: NEW!Minor ring wear on cover.
TRACK LISTING
SIDE A
A1 Another Public Service AnnouncementFeaturing – Jeff Bass 0:49
A2 Shit Can Happen 4:52
A3 Pistol Pistol 5:23
A4 Bizarre (Skit) Featuring – Bizarre 1:12
A5 Nasty MindFeaturing – Truth Hurts 4:43
A6 Ain't Nuttin' But Music 5:11
SIDE B
B1 American Psycho 4:36
B2 That's How (Skit) 0:37
B3 That's How 4:49
B4 Purple Pills 5:05
B5 Fight Music 4:22
SIDE C
C1 Instigator 4:58
C2 Pimp Like Me 5:57
C3 Blow My Buzz 5:10
C4 Obie Trice (Skit) Featuring – Obie Trice 1:07
SIDE D
D1 Devils Night 4:19
D2 Steve Berman (Skit) 0:50
D3 Revelation 5:48
D4 Girls 5:35
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