The presence of Eminem as executive producer, co-writer, and designated white guy, guarantees a considerable amount of attention for hip-hop group D12. Fortunately for Eminem fans, their hero's talents are not squandered on DEVIL'S NIGHT. D12 is presumably a reference to the fact that Mr. Slim Shady moved to Detroit when he was twelve years old, and the same hardcore urban style that informs his own work is a major factor on this group effort. While it's Eminem's starpower that's given D12 a wide audience, this an entirely collective endeavor; each of the rappers in D12 gets an equal amount of time in the spotlight. In this respect, the situation is not unlike that of Nelly's work with St. Lunatics. As the opening tongue-in-cheek disclaimer notes, this album is full of the potentially offensive terms and subjects that made Eminem so controversial, and the album's emotional centerpiece "American Psycho" is a journey into a psyche as deep and dark as any on THE MARSHALL MATHERS LP. Nevertheless, the other members of D12 contribute enough of their own personality to DEVIL'S NIGHT to keep it from being just a busman's holiday.
Producers: Denaun "Kon Artis" Porter, Eminem, Dr. Dre, Jeff Bass.
Engineers: Steve King, Mauricio "Veto" Iragorri.
Personnel: Jeff Bass, Mike Elizondo (guitar, keyboards); Luis Resto, Scott Storch, Camara Kambon (keyboards); DJ Head, Denaun Porter (drum programming); Traci Nelson (background vocals).
Audio Mixers: Dr. Dre; Eminem; Richard Huredia; Steven King.
Recording information: 54 Sound, Detroit, MI; Record One Studios; The Lodge.
Photographer: Joe-Mama Nitzberg.
Unknown Contributor Roles: Chris Clancy; Paul "Bunyan" Rosenberg.
Additional personnel: Dina Rae, Truth Hurts (vocals); Jeff Bass (spoken vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass); Obie Trice, Steve Berman (spoken vocals); Mike Elizondo (guitar, keyboards, bass); Ray Gale (harmonica); Camara Kambon, Scott Storch, Luis Resto (keyboards); DJ Head (programming); Traci Nelson (background vocals).
Rolling Stone (7/19/01, p.49) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...If the SLIM SHADY and MARSHALL MATHERS albums were slapstick trips into one man's psychosis - like the Marx Brothers starring in 'Taxi Driver' - then DEVILS NIGHT is 'Friday the 13th' by the Farrelly brothers....with results varying from silly to just dumb....yet its high points are some of the most accomplished hip-hop we'll hear this year..." Q (Summer/01, p.100) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...A slightly tweaked re-run of The Marshall Mathers LP....with a couple of stonking singles..." Mixmag (8/01, p.185) - 4 out of 5 - "...Packed full of no-brow humor, funny, self-depreciating lines about bad sex and double stupid juvenile delinquency...The beats are flawless...the rhymes are pretty spot-on. This is the sound of one of the best rappers in the world with the safety off..." NME (Magazine) (7/7/01, p.32) - 7 out of 10 - "...Eminem's most misogynistic, homophobic, viokent and anally fixated trip to date..."
d12 devils night the tracks are awesome this is by far the best album they have done but the comment bout g- unit well i have to say they are pretty good as well Submitted by ralp1989 (norfolk england) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
Em`s retiring Hes retiring you know. Now Hell only produce music, together wih Dre. on shady/aftermath. This plate is dope.. Thats it. Submitted by Stretch (Mandal, Norway - Next to fucking sweeden :)) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
Quick, Easy and There It was real easy to find the cd I wanted, the shipping was cheap, and it didn't take long to ship here. Submitted by jasondutile (Laconia, NH, USA) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo 1 of 1 found this helpful. This review is for a different format.
More from the Master of Twisted Lyrics I liked Devils Night a lot, either eminem wrote the lyrics to all the songs or he has found a group of rappers who share his train of thought. I found the songs to be humorous, eye-opening, and profoundly entertaining. Some of my favorites are American Psycho, Purple P****, Instigator, and last but not least Revelation. Buy it, you won't be disappointed!:) Submitted by a reviewer (Maine) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo This review is for a different format.
LOVED it Getting better and better Submitted by Cindi22 (Cincinnati, Ohio) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo This review is for a different format.
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