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However, ignore the pressure of that situation and view Love Story for what it is overall - a clever, entertaining, sonically diverse album that steers clear of the sophomore jinx by improving on 2011РІР‚в„ўs Radioactive - and Yelawolf has certainly proven his worth and remains EminemРІР‚в„ўs most compelling protege by a mile.Р’В©2000, The Center for Parent/Youth Understanding

Whether Eminem can securely pass the reins to Yelawolf as Shady RecordsРІР‚в„ў most dominant MC is still a point of contention. Love Story is plainly overlong at 18 tracks and 74 minutes, and its content can occasionally feel repetitive and cheesy (less-than-dazzling puns like РІР‚Сљgot my weight up like IРІР‚в„ўm carrying fat peopleРІР‚Сњ certainly donРІР‚в„ўt help much in this matter). Coupled with YelawolfРІР‚в„ўs attempts to reach out to the Lord, the emotional gravitas of the track is undeniable, even though it perhaps could have been trimmed down by a few bars for the sake of succinctness. The latter features Eminem, in the albumРІР‚в„ўs lone guest verse, speaking out to Proof, his fellow rapper and longtime closest companion, who was shot dead at a nightclub altercation in Detroit in 2006. However, Yelawolf does manage to show more of his serious side on tracks like РІР‚СљAmerican You,РІР‚Сњ which taps into the classic hip-hop narrative of life as an up-and-comer, and РІР‚СљBest Friend,РІР‚Сњ the thoughts-on-God introspection which represents one of Love StoryРІР‚в„ўs most thematically ambitious moments.

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YelawolfРІР‚в„ўs various tattoos also get rather inordinate coverage - true, it is remarkable that any one personРІР‚в„ўs skin could be that covered with ink, but perhaps the rapper would be wise to move on to somewhat more compelling subject matter by the time his third album comes around. As one might suspect from titles like РІР‚СљWhiskey in a Bottle,РІР‚Сњ РІР‚СљEmpty BottlesРІР‚Сњ and РІР‚СљTennessee Love,РІР‚Сњ many of these songsРІР‚в„ў scenarios amount to little more than chasing girls and shooting the breeze on a chill summer evening in the Deep South. In terms of lyrical subject matter, Love Story is not the most outspoken of records. Producers like Malay and Track Bangas may not be household names just yet, but they have certainly played a key role in making this album musically engaging. Not unlike his idols and Southern rap champions, OutKast - whose Aquemini (1998) bounced freely between hard rock guitar and mellow Southern soul, among other genres - Yelawolf blends a decent variety of sonic elements into Love Story, including bluegrass, country and grunge. Nonetheless, Love Story remains distinct from EminemРІР‚в„ўs Detroit-based style largely by staying true to the Southern musical influences that have helped to shape YelawolfРІР‚в„ўs sound. РІР‚СљIРІР‚в„ўm not out of place, IРІР‚в„ўm from outer space,РІР‚Сњ as he explains on the albumРІР‚в„ўs catchiest chorus, while also declaring himself to be РІР‚Сљa trailer park pimpРІР‚Сњ who РІР‚Сљneeds fight tunes and mushrooms, IРІР‚в„ўm trippin.РІР‚Сњ If these sound like curiously familiar lyrics to fans of early-era Eminem, this should be no surprise: it makes sense that Yelawolf would want to take a leaf out of Slim ShadyРІР‚в„ўs book, so as best to follow in the footsteps of his celebrated mentor. Much in the style of The Slim Shady LP (1999) and its opening track, РІР‚СљMy Name Is,РІР‚Сњ Yelawolf establishes his world as a weird, psychedelic, not-quite-terrestrial one from the get-go. Born Michael Wayne Atha, the Alabama MC of Cherokee heritage sparked fan interest early on with a string of impressive mixtapes and guest appearances - perhaps most memorably by tagging along with fellow speed rapper Big Boi on 2010РІР‚в„ўs РІР‚СљYou AinРІР‚в„ўt No DJ.РІР‚Сњ After signing to Shady Records and releasing his debut LP, Radioactive, in 2011, Yelawolf returns after a fairly long album hiatus - not that the Age of the LP isnРІР‚в„ўt miles behind us at this point, anyways - for his second roll of the dice, Love Story. Over the last few years, it has been intriguing to observe the ways in which Yelawolf has been able to fill that void.