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Rolling Stone, 5/5: "He's playing his best character: the demon spawn of trailer hell America, hitting middle age with his middle finger up his nose while he cleans off the Kool-Aid his kids spilled on the couch"
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Consequence of Sound, 3.5/5: "This one's nostalgic in all the right ways, a worthy look back at the LP that made him the world's most popular cult figure"
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The Noisey: "We're never going to get another Slim Shady LP, another 'My Name Is' or another 'Kim' and once we get over that, the Marshall Mathers LP 2 is the best thing Eminem could've put out. This is his legacy"
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Spin, 8/10:"Can we just marvel for a second at what a weird unlikely album this is? Where the internal rhymes get so berserk that he's rapping about flying out of his ass in a flying saucer full of Italian sausage"
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Digital Spy, 4/5: "The Marshall Mathers LP 2 is just as offensive, funny, bleak as its forebear, but - aside from the questionable guest stars and the derogatory comments - Eminem is brooding, in form and the rest should start taking notes again."
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Stereogum:
"Em was once rap's giddiest, most inventive stylist, and now he's a sad echo of a long dead self. So listen to MMLP 2, in its 80 minute endlessness, as endurance-test noise music or better yet, don't listen to it at all."
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Chicago Tribune, 2/4: "For any popstar, the past is a final refuge. On The Marshall Mathers LP 2, Eminem tries to cover up his retreat by doing cartwheels and back-flips with his rhymes."
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LA Times:
"Even in his rare clunky moments, Eminem burns with purpose on the Marshall Mathers LP2. And if you don't like what he (still) has to say, there's a chance he doesn't either."
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Slant 3/4:
"He remains secure in his role as provocateur nonpareil. The residual misogyny and "faggot" bashing is off-putting and its self-awareness doesn't win any points, but mainly it indicates a worriesome lack of imagination."