Last year's Recovery saw Eminem finding the more dynamic moments hidden between his blasts of bluster. He returns to mostly eye-popping intensity on this tag-team effort with fellow Detroiter Royce Da 5' 9''. The pair spew acid-tongued battle raps that shout down celebrities (Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber join the hit list with obsessive conviction, but the Bruno Mars-produced pop nugget ''Lighters'' makes the rest of Hell: The Sequel's dark leanings more fulfilling. B+
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