Albums Produced by Boi-1da (Music Guide): Relapse, Recovery, No Boys Allowed, Thank Me Later, Detox, Killer Love, H.F.M. 2

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Commentary (music and lyrics not included). Pages: 30. Chapters: Relapse, Recovery, No Boys Allowed, Thank Me Later, Detox, Killer Love, H.F.M. 2, I Am Not a Human Being, Trill OG, Not 4 Sale, More Than a Game, Priceless, So Far Gone, C.A.S.H., Ready Set Go!, Statlanta, The Naked Soul of Sweet Jones, Point Blank, Citizens Activ. Excerpt: Relapse is the sixth studio album by American rapper Eminem, released May 15, 2009, on Interscope Records. It is his first album of original material since Encore (2004), following a five-year hiatus from recording due to his addiction to sleeping pills and issues with writer's block. Recording sessions for the album took place during 2007 to 2009 at several recording studios, and production was handled primarily by Dr. Dre, Mark Batson, and Eminem. Conceptually, Relapse concerns the ending of his drug rehabilitation, rapping after a fictional relapse, and the return of his Slim Shady alter-ego. One of the most anticipated album releases of 2009, Relapse debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 608,000 copies in its first week. It produced three singles that attained chart success and has been certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. The album received generally mixed reviews from most music critics, who were mostly divided in their responses towards Eminem's lyrics. It earned him two Grammy Awards and has sold over two million copies in the United States. Worldwide the album has sold 4.5 million copies. Since 2005, Eminem had intended to take a break from recording his own music in order to become a hip hop producer for other rap acts, especially for the artists signed on his own label Shady Records. However, Eminem entered his hiatus after cancelling the European leg of the Anger Management Tour in the summer of 2005 due to exhaustion and an addic...