Note: Parental advisory: explicit lyrics and liner art Em's immediately recognizable rhyming style is still in evidence on Encore, with a slightly more mature outlook coming through on a few tracks like the thoughtful Toy Soldiers, lamenting the many (and dangerous) beefs present in hip-hop today
A particular standout is the venomously angry anti-Bush, anti-war rallying cry Mosh, released to little airplay in the days before the 2004 U.S. presidential election. The evolving styles of some tracks have drawn criticism, saying that he has overreached himself, but anyone looking for the old, rhyme-spitting , toilet-humoured Marshall won't be disappointed. Newcomers be warned: violence, profanity and troubling lyrics are as much a part of the mix as ever, including a violent series of photos from a fictional shoot-out scattered throughout the liner notes.
