Shady’s back! It’s been 5 years since Eminem’s last album – “Encore” – was released, but he’s back with a new album called “The Relapse”. The track five is “Bagpipes from Baghdad” in which Eminem (real name Marshall Mathers) raps at the start of the song in a Scottish accent. The track is inspired by a report from soldier Donald Stewart in May 2007 about how life was in the Middle East while serving at Basra air station as part of the 7th Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland.

The power of Relapse comes from Eminem letting Dr. Dre take over the production, and rhyming about things he actually cares about. His ex-wife, Kim isn’t even mentioned on the new album. The album opens up as he falls into a nightmare with “3 AM”, and from there, we’re taken to the origins more or less of where Slim Shady came from, the result of a drug addict mother and a sexually abusive uncle found in “My Mom” and “Insane”.

Does Slim Shady know how to make a comeback? I think so. He’s giving his patient fans more than what they bargained for, Interscope Records has announced that Eminem is dropping two albums this year, “The Relapse” and “The Relapse 2″.

Check out the Track list for Eminem’s “The Relapse”:

1. Dr. West (skit)
2. 3 A.M.
3. My Mom
4. Insane
5. Bagpipes From Baghdad
6. Hello
7. Tonya (skit)
8. Same Song & Dance
9. We Made You
10. Medicine Ball
11. Paul (skit)
12. Stay Wide Awake
13. Old Time’s Sake (featuring Dr. Dre)
14. Must Be the Ganja
15. Mr. Mathers
16. Déjà Vu
17. Beautiful
18. Crack a Bottle (featuring Dr. Dre and 50 Cent)
19. Steve Berman (skit)
20. Underground/ Ken Kaniff

Relapse 2 doesn’t have a release date yet, but it looks like it will come out in the second half of this year. Below are some videos from the new album including “Crack a Bottle” which has already gone #1, features Dr. Dre and 50 Cent, and “We Made You”, “3 A.M.”.

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