Album songs：
Album Intro：
*痞子巨星阿姆與底特律嘻哈戰友Royce da 5'9'聯手出擊
*發行首週空降告示牌流行專輯榜冠軍
*葛萊美獎歌手Burno Mars跨刀單曲'Lighters'晉升英國節奏藍調榜第9名
全球專輯熱銷逾8500萬張的痞子巨星阿姆對於拉拔底特律同鄉的嘻哈弟兄不遺餘力，繼成功帶領D12攀登樂壇巔峰之後，阿姆在2011年夏季與底特律嘻哈高手Royce da 5'9'搭檔，以嘻哈雙人組Bad Meets Evil出擊，亮出首張迷你專輯【Hell: The Sequel】，專輯一出驚動排行，發行首週空降全美流行專輯榜冠軍。
阿姆與Royce da 5'9'在青少年時期透過共同的朋友Proof(*D12樂團成員之一)知道彼此名號，Royce Da 5'9'在經紀人引薦下於1997年造訪阿姆演出的俱樂部，兩人當場在俱樂部尬起嘻哈，Royce Da 5'9'與阿姆分別以Bad與Evil的角色主題，展開嘻哈擂臺秀；兩人在俱樂部演出後，隨即進錄音室灌錄許多歌曲，雙方所合作的歌曲'Bad Meets Evil'後來收入阿姆1999年亞軍專輯『The Slim Shady EP』。Royce da 5'9'後來在阿姆牽線下，成為恩師Dr. Dre專輯「2001」幕後捉刀的創作者。由於Royce da 5'9'拒絕Dr. Dre提出開除其經紀人的提議，再加上Royce Da 5'9'與D12樂團成員之間的對嗆衝突不斷，讓原本進行中的「Bad Meets Evil」合作計劃暫告擱淺。2006年8月，Proof在一場紛爭中意外身亡，兩人感念Proof在生前極力促成兩人排除嫌隙的努力，在2008年公開宣佈盡棄前嫌，阿姆在2011年1月與以Royce da 5'9'為首的嘻哈隊伍Slaughterhouse簽下唱片合約，此舉讓「Bad Meets Evil」計劃重起爐灶。
經過半年創作，阿姆與Royce da 5'9'在2011年夏季發行迷你專輯【Hell: The Sequel】，專輯名稱延續1999年合作的'Bad Meets Evil'歌曲最後嗆出'see you in hell for the sequel, bad meets evil'這段Lyrics。首支發揚美國西岸幫派饒舌/放克精神與活力的單曲'Fast Lane'晉升全美流行單曲榜第32名，挺進數位下載單曲榜第19名。在力邀葛萊美獎歌手Burno Mars跨刀開唱的流行嘻哈單曲'Lighters'中，阿姆向所有討厭他的人嗆聲，Royce Da 5'9'則是分享成名過程，單曲晉升英國節奏藍調榜第9名。
The Bad Meets Evil teaming in the late `90s of underground Detroit MC's Eminem and Royce da 5'9 became a rap legend of unfulfilled promise. Now, a decade after they last recorded together, Eminem and Royce da 5'9 have revived their Bad Meets Evil project (Shady/Interscope Records).
'Royce and I started hanging out again and inevitably that led us back into the studio,' said Eminem. 'At first we were just seeing where it went without any real goal in mind, but the songs started to come together crazy, so here we are.'
Added Royce, 'I'm excited to see this project come to fruition considering the long lapse in time between when we worked before and now. We had a blast doing it and we just hope everyone enjoys it while we're working on the `Monster' that will be the Slaughterhouse album. #TeamShady.'
The two first met in 1997 at a concert in Detroit and soon formed Bad Meets Evil (Royce as Bad and Eminem as Evil). But they released just a few recordings, including the song 'Bad Meets Evil' on Eminem's major label debut, The Slim Shady LP and a heralded independent Bad Meets Evil 12' featuring the now underground classic, 'Scary Movies.' The pair went their separate ways in their solo careers only to be separated by a reluctant feud, thus making it the last time they would be heard together for several years. Sadness over the tragic shooting death of mutual friend Proof in 2006 led to mended fences with Eminem's group D12, which prompted an eventual reconciliation between the two rappers. Eminem and Royce were finally once again on speaking terms after Royce was featured on D12's 2008 mixtape Return Of The Dozen and later went on tour with the group.
Since then, Royce has continued his acclaimed solo career (all three of his officially released albums, most recently 2009's Street Hop, have cracked the Top 40 R&B/Hip-hop chart). With rap stalwarts Joe Budden, Crooked I and Joell Ortiz, he has also formed Slaughterhouse, recently signed to Eminem's Shady Records. In addition, Slaughterhouse contributed a bonus track to the digital deluxe edition of Eminem's blockbuster 2010 Recovery album.
The bulk of the EP's production was helmed by longtime collaborator and D12 member, Mr. Porter (a/k/a Kon Artis) and also features contributions from Mobb Deep's Havoc, DJ Khalil and Bangladesh among others.
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