This seriousness, however, doesnвЂ™t come at the cost of EminemвЂ™s usual humor. Instead, as the video for вЂњMoshвЂќ shows, their charge is to the voting booth. Lashing out at various social injustices, he leads a legion of young followers toward what appears to be the kind of violent rebellion one might expect in hard-core rock and rap. The rapper also catches us off-guard with eloquent political reflections in вЂњMosh,вЂќ his equivalent of Bob DylanвЂ™s вЂњThe Times They Are A-ChanginвЂ™.вЂќ While EminemвЂ™s rap doesnвЂ™t have the timelessness or literary aspirations of the Dylan song, it hits with the visceral charge and topical urgency of the best rap. They rank with his finest ever, including вЂњStan,вЂќ his chilling 2000 look at fan obsession, and вЂњLose Yourself,вЂќ the glorious declaration of self-affirmation from the 2002 film вЂњ8 Mile.вЂќ Normally, much of EminemвЂ™s lure as a rapper is in the speed and authority of his rapid-fire delivery, but he raps here with the gentleness of a man with his arms around his daughter: вЂњI know itвЂ™s confusing to you/ DaddyвЂ™s always on the move/ MamaвЂ™s always on the news.вЂќД®minemвЂ™s music has often been part therapy session, part vivid storytelling, but he has rarely gotten as close to his emotional center as he does in the most memorable tracks on this album. Against a restrained, almost hypnotic musical backdrop, Eminem tries to help the child make sense of a world in which her father is always on the run because of his career, and her mother, Kim, makes headlines with legal troubles, including a drug arrest last year. In the tender вЂњMockingbird,вЂќ the Detroit-based rapper outlines his devotion to his daughter, Hailie. But the most affecting moments are the ones in which he exhibits vulnerability and makes a thoughtful venture into politics. Previously, he just laughed defiantly when adults complained about his music, arguing that his audience understood it.Д®minem still finds lots of time in вЂњEncore,вЂќ the yearвЂ™s most anticipated CD, for the bravado and assault that have long fueled his artistry.

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