Assignment #3 Album Of The Year

I would choose, Eminem's album, Recovery. In this album, Eminem used a lot of new beats, new sounds, new material, and he paired up with other singers that he has never sung with before, like Pink and Lil' Wayne. This album is very inspirational and has great lyrics. The lyrics talk about life, it's hardships and all the things that we face on a daily basis. He sings about standing up for yourself, staying true to yourself and not giving up on what you believe in, and always keeping your head up, no matter what the world throws at us. People just look at his songs with such a stereotype, "It's just rap, it can't be any good", but if you tell them the lyrics, they will be blown away by how imaginative Eminem is and the things he sings about. Ya, he has a few weird songs that can be seen as crude or inappropriate, but even famous singers like Lady Gaga and Katy Perry have songs like that, singing about "Disco Sticks" and "The Peacock Song", but those songs are not that popular, not many people have heard them. So artists like Eminem are being stereotyped and expected to have songs that may not be appropriate for all audiences, but if you honestly stop and listen, he has some very artistic views and quotes, a lot more than can be said about the mainstream rappers on Much Music, that all sing about the same thing. Atleast Eminem is creative and writes all his own material.