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Relapse (Eminem album)

2009 studio album

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 13, 2026
Entity authoritySource title only
Source-derived summary

Relapse is the sixth studio album by the American rapper Eminem. It was released on May 15, 2009, through Shady Records, Goliath Artists, Aftermath Entertainment, WEB Entertainment, and Interscope Records. It was Eminem's first studio album after a hiatus following Encore (2004), due to writer's block and an addiction to prescription sleeping medication. Eminem's mentor Dr. Dre produced every track except for "Beautiful", which Eminem produced himself. Guest appearances include Dr. Dre and 50 Cent; a reissue, released on December 21, adds Drake, Kanye West, and Lil Wayne.

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This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Relapse (Eminem album)” as 2009 studio album. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.

Editorial reviewA productive route into publication, performance and collection histories when the underlying object or edition remains clearly identified. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—2009, 2004—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. The account is most persuasive where Relapse, Eminem and album can be independently traced.
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The subject matters to the arts & letters register because the source frames it as 2009 studio album. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.

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Reception evidence should be dated and situated: later canonical status may differ sharply from the work’s initial circulation. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 13, 2026. The first chronological checks are 2009 and 2004.

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This entry incorporates text from “Relapse (Eminem album)” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.