Kamikaze
by Eminem
  • Record Label: Atlantic
  • Release Date: Aug 31, 2018
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8.2

Universal acclaim- based on 1419 Ratings

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  1. flametail23
    Jul 13, 2019
    8
    A great return to form after 'Revival'. The lyrics are sharp, the beats aren't amazing but are a big step up and those flows...Some of the best flows of Eminem's whole career end up on this album.
  2. stk35054
    Sep 6, 2018
    7
    Let's put talent aside, Eminem is a 46 year old rapper that is still achieving international platinum status. If the goal is to sell records, he's remaining successful. If the goal is to rival current talent, the competition is slim (pun unintended). Old school, new school, West side, East side--it's all blending into a mumbling uninhibited monologue reminiscent of the internalLet's put talent aside, Eminem is a 46 year old rapper that is still achieving international platinum status. If the goal is to sell records, he's remaining successful. If the goal is to rival current talent, the competition is slim (pun unintended). Old school, new school, West side, East side--it's all blending into a mumbling uninhibited monologue reminiscent of the internal ramblings that occur during a long night of drinking. If anyone is posturing to offer a coherent take on the state of hip-hop, let it be Eminem and please welcome the mumble rap slants. The music scene is sliding towards incoherence, maybe in one last phase before transforming into the drone of non-verbal electronic binaural future music.… Expand
  3. Joel_Freecheck
    May 29, 2020
    8
    This is the roaring comeback fans have wanted. "The Ringer" is Eminem's best track in years.
  4. thedaywalker
    Sep 6, 2018
    7
    Eminem hits back with a surprise album, that will surely get the people talking. It was probably the right thing to do, if people knew that the album was being released, it wouldn't have the impact it had following Revival.

    the first track are near perfection. It's everything i could ask for from Eminem. Joyner Lucas has one of the best verses of his career, he holds his own with one of    Eminem hits back with a surprise album, that will surely get the people talking. It was probably the right thing to do, if people knew that the album was being released, it wouldn't have the impact it had following Revival.

    the first track are near perfection. It's everything i could ask for from Eminem. Joyner Lucas has one of the best verses of his career, he holds his own with one of the greats. While the Ringer is the most talked about song, Fall has to be my favorite track on the whole record. It comes back with the "don't give a **** attitude that i personally love from Eminem.

    Unfortunately the album loses value, with basically garbage songs, like Normal and Nice Guy, Normal is so awkward, and it feels so out of place on this album. Nice Guy is completely terrible, Jessie Reyez voice is unlistenable to, and i did myself a favor to actually delete that track as i never want to see it again.

    The song Venom doesn't belong here, even though it isn't a bad song. It'd be better to just release as a standalone, and the remix for Chloraseptic would make more sense being there

    But i think the good clearly outweighs the bad, The highlights are to high for the lows to even matter, too much.

    Favorite Songs: The Ringer, Greatest, Lucky You, Stepping Stone, Fall
    Least Favorite Songs: Normal, Nice Guy, Good Guy    … Expand
  5. fifi3
    Jul 28, 2019
    4
    Kamikaze has a couple good tracks and a couple good features, but it's also painful to listen to Eminem's obnoxiously out of date performances that make everything he puts out an absolutely horrible experience.
  6. fireyose
    Sep 30, 2018
    8
    Is it a perfect album? No. But it is a representation of some of the best MC'n I have ever heard from Eminem. This man needs a fire under his ass to really fuel his core skill set. Makes sense looking back at his career. Always the target, and his albums, the good ones, are a shot back at the criticism. Anyway, Loved it.

    Favorite Songs: - The Ringer - Greatest - Lucky You - Not    Is it a perfect album? No. But it is a representation of some of the best MC'n I have ever heard from Eminem. This man needs a fire under his ass to really fuel his core skill set. Makes sense looking back at his career. Always the target, and his albums, the good ones, are a shot back at the criticism. Anyway, Loved it.

    Favorite Songs:
    - The Ringer
    - Greatest
    - Lucky You
    - Not Alike
    - Fall
    - Kamikaze    … Expand
  7. Snowden111
    Jan 3, 2019
    9
    Amazing album my favorite is Lucky You when eminem raps with Joyner Lucas. Great album!
  8. hamza3434
    Jan 21, 2019
    10
    Lyrics are as always the best in the game.Em back on mumble rap and critics,a joy of an album.
  9. seancoz
    Oct 23, 2019
    7
    Kamikaze, kind of, lives up to its title as this album is an absolute surprise bombing by one of the best rappers of all time. After a solid album in Marshall Mathers LP 2, fans were ready for another with Revival. Sadly that album and it’s album rollout were easily the worst, of this decade, and of Marshall’s career and the worst of the year as well. However, just over 9 months laterKamikaze, kind of, lives up to its title as this album is an absolute surprise bombing by one of the best rappers of all time. After a solid album in Marshall Mathers LP 2, fans were ready for another with Revival. Sadly that album and it’s album rollout were easily the worst, of this decade, and of Marshall’s career and the worst of the year as well. However, just over 9 months later Eminem seems to have channeled his evil twin Slim Shady and asked him for advice because the sound of this album is very reminiscent of Eminem’s earlier moments of his career, yet done with inspiration and some of the style of today’s rap/trap movement. It is nowhere near a perfect project however, some awkward hooks and clunky sounds in the final three tracks can be a bit cringy and this album may have been better suited as a 10 track project. While, sort of but not totally, understandable why these tracks are included it’s not helping the albums cause. Lastly, most of the first 10 tracks on this project are pretty great, yet can be very subjective to the listener, while some lyrics sound cringy, for the most part they’re smart, goofy and very reminiscent of the earlier days of Slim Shady. While not an amazing project, Kamikaze definitely will stir some controversy and will surely be in many peoples favorite rap album year end lists, but it will also be in many people’s least favorites as well. Eminem isn’t for everyone and this project is a great example of that, but for those who have stuck with Marshall throughout the years this is a rewarding treat and one with plenty of tracks that will be in many peoples' playlists regardless of peoples opinion of the overall body of work. Not the best listen from front to back, or start to finish, but Eminem finally looks like he knows once again what makes rap music good again and how to create it, and will continue to keep this in mind going forward. Let's hope he remembers and keeps that in mind and doesn't forget that like he had on Release, a good amount of times during Recovery, and most recently of course, Revival.… Expand
  10. Hell_Mell12
    Sep 29, 2018
    6
    While the album contains no common theme or overall message, it provides the listener with some very thought provoking literary devices...as does all of Shady's projects. In short, the lyricism wasn't enough to overshadow the "rambling". It's good for what it attempts to accomplish but albums are meant to convey a message, this album is equivalent to a 46 minute diss track. This album isWhile the album contains no common theme or overall message, it provides the listener with some very thought provoking literary devices...as does all of Shady's projects. In short, the lyricism wasn't enough to overshadow the "rambling". It's good for what it attempts to accomplish but albums are meant to convey a message, this album is equivalent to a 46 minute diss track. This album is much better than Revival from a structural standpoint but the "choppy" cadence & lack of a feasible topic overshadows that. I'd recommend this 100% to an Eminem fan, for others its a good 1-2 time listen.… Expand
  11. C_dot
    May 22, 2019
    5
    Throughout the entire album, Eminem comes across as bitter. He keeps taking shots at other rappers, claiming his better than them because of what they rap about vs what he does. If he keeps calling them out and being redundant, does that not make him as repetitive and as boring? He also insists throughout the record the Revival was good, which just becomes more and more annoying. KamikazeThroughout the entire album, Eminem comes across as bitter. He keeps taking shots at other rappers, claiming his better than them because of what they rap about vs what he does. If he keeps calling them out and being redundant, does that not make him as repetitive and as boring? He also insists throughout the record the Revival was good, which just becomes more and more annoying. Kamikaze is a continued fall from grace for the rap legend.… Expand
  12. GustavoMizanin
    Sep 4, 2018
    8
    The best version of Eminem we got in a while. Apologies accepted for the trash "Revival" was. Those two were the phrases that came to my mind. After listening to this album for the third time in two days, I can say that he didn't disappoint me this time. Favorite tracks being "Lucky You", "Stepping Stone" and "Fall". Get ready to hear a lot of dissing going after almost every rapper you know.
  13. nbro
    Jan 22, 2020
    8
    This is a good album with very good songs, such as The Ringer, Lucky You, Normal, Fall, Good Guy and Venom.
  14. panckreous
    Jan 21, 2020
    10
    I added my score but now have to type because there's a 75 character limit.
  15. syckuigmy
    Sep 4, 2018
    10
    the album is great and I think Marshall Mathers LP 3 is absolutely possible. by the way, he is GOAT.
  16. Atum_
    Jun 8, 2020
    5
    I didn't realize it when this thing dropped, but it does kinda suck. It's miles better than Revival, but quite frankly, it's still not good enough to be considered good. I've listened to this album a lot, and after a while, the tracks become very boring, and the lyrics become more and more apprarently cringey. It's a 45 year old man screaming his heart out at people for disliking his atI didn't realize it when this thing dropped, but it does kinda suck. It's miles better than Revival, but quite frankly, it's still not good enough to be considered good. I've listened to this album a lot, and after a while, the tracks become very boring, and the lyrics become more and more apprarently cringey. It's a 45 year old man screaming his heart out at people for disliking his at the time newest album. It WAS bad. Everybody who said it was said it rightfully so. Eminem should stop dropping albums if they're going to be like this, because this won't do his legacy any good other than cementing him as a rapper that became corny and old.… Expand
  17. tidustherapper
    Sep 9, 2018
    7
    First 3 tracks are complete fire imo. It slows down a bit with normal. Not Alike was cool, I definitely liked the beat switch, Fall was pretty good too. Kamikaze was eh to me. The last 3 tracks were absolute garbage to me though. So... 7.
  18. tommyxx
    Sep 10, 2018
    8
    Eminem makes a thankfully quick return to the world of hip-hop, and after going through the motions last year, he is back, with beats, lightning quick bars, and smart wordplay and lyrics that is for the most part, an entirely fresh and admittedly fire album from him.
  19. orangeDoorhinge
    Sep 23, 2018
    8
    Em needed to bounce back after Revival and he did just that with Kamikaze. He comes out swinging with bars that remind me of vintage Shady. I've seen people saying that he came off as petty for taking shots at the younger generation but Em is at his best when he's **** on other people. Going forward I'd like to see more emphasis on the musicality but overall I was very pleased.
  20. SolonXP
    Jan 22, 2020
    8
    Eminem best album since 2005 for me. On this project Eminem is hungry again and this is why i love it.
  21. dannydboh
    Oct 30, 2018
    8
    I didn't liked Revival but this album is great,I think Revival was an experiment. Finally he is back with his best style!
  22. MiguelNunes98
    Feb 7, 2019
    7
    This album is so addictive I already played 50+ times. In my opinion it's his best since relapse (MMLP2 excluded).
  23. ingeeruline
    Dec 13, 2018
    8
    I think overall the album was great. What I was most surprised about was that a couple of songs I listened to the first time didn´t really seem that good and didn´t click, but then as I listened again and focused on the message, wordplay etc then I really started to love all of them. One thing I really want to point out tho is that people/fans really disliked the Revival album and saidI think overall the album was great. What I was most surprised about was that a couple of songs I listened to the first time didn´t really seem that good and didn´t click, but then as I listened again and focused on the message, wordplay etc then I really started to love all of them. One thing I really want to point out tho is that people/fans really disliked the Revival album and said that they wanted Slim Shady back. Then came out Kamikaze which actually IS more like Slim Shady and it gets a lot of bashing again for being too angry, dissing etc. I think this is a bit sad and that Em really tries to put out music that he thinks his fans will like...and they still want something else. I hope the majority of people who listen to this album get how genius it is.… Expand
  24. DoomMidget
    Dec 28, 2018
    9
    I've never particularly been an Eminem fan beyond enjoying the odd track, but I very much liked this album and was compelled enough to purchase it (high praise, I don't remember the last full album I bought).
    I appreciated the anger and aggression mixed with some great beats, in addition to the rapping and lyrical skills on display. In particular, I would say The Ringer, Lucky You, Not    I've never particularly been an Eminem fan beyond enjoying the odd track, but I very much liked this album and was compelled enough to purchase it (high praise, I don't remember the last full album I bought).
    I appreciated the anger and aggression mixed with some great beats, in addition to the rapping and lyrical skills on display. In particular, I would say The Ringer, Lucky You, Not Alike, and Fall stood out for me as personal favourites.    … Expand
  25. recoverka
    Jan 3, 2019
    10
    The best lyricist ever... This album suprised me when i woke up. Like his songs 'cause I feel like the same. Sorry 4 my english
  26. Rap_Reviews
    Jan 21, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Flow wise this is one of the best Eminem album. But people are talking about lack of content you guys should listen to 90s hip hop. Both Royce & Joyner killed it. Lucky you goes so hard, The ringer is a masterpiece & Greatest is great… Expand
  27. spenceryang8
    Mar 30, 2019
    4
    Eminem falls just short of ending his career on his latest album, Kamikaze.

    FAV TRACKS: KAMIKAZE, LUCKY YOU

    LEAST FAV TRACK: THE RINGER
  28. rextree
    Feb 24, 2019
    5
    A much better effort than Revival. I believe he is starting to find the right direction again.
  29. Joozebox
    Mar 12, 2019
    6
    Eminem comes back again with a surprise album and its a kind-of return to form. The disses, although satisfying, don't feel as witty or as entertaining as his old work. Production is good from great flow and delivery from "The Ringer" to alright beat like "Not Alike". Although, lacking in creativity and wittiness. Kamikaze is a good album especially compared to "Revival" it just needsEminem comes back again with a surprise album and its a kind-of return to form. The disses, although satisfying, don't feel as witty or as entertaining as his old work. Production is good from great flow and delivery from "The Ringer" to alright beat like "Not Alike". Although, lacking in creativity and wittiness. Kamikaze is a good album especially compared to "Revival" it just needs passion that his older work has and ditch the love songs and this would be a good album.and creativity that his old albums had.… Expand
  30. Sermanson2002
    Oct 29, 2019
    10
    Después de todo el odio y criticas sin sentido vertidas durante los ultimos tiempos esta es la respuesta perfecta.
  31. MCBengs
    May 19, 2019
    8
    All this album had to do to deliver was show us an energised Eminem hitting back after the flop that was Revival and it's a success on that front. Much of the criticism towards Kamikaze seems churlish to me when it succeeds at everything that it set out to achieve, further demonstrated by the subsequent 'Killshot' single. Sure, his delivery still lacks the levity that defined his classicAll this album had to do to deliver was show us an energised Eminem hitting back after the flop that was Revival and it's a success on that front. Much of the criticism towards Kamikaze seems churlish to me when it succeeds at everything that it set out to achieve, further demonstrated by the subsequent 'Killshot' single. Sure, his delivery still lacks the levity that defined his classic output and he's only rapping over trap beats cos that's the current trend but they already had to invent a new style of hip hop for this guy in the past and it would take an artistic masterstroke to do it again so late in his career.

    The tight focus here is the complete antithesis of Revival and there are a number of very solid tracks. 'Not Alike' is a vintage Em and Royce number. The lyrics are as intricate as ever but I like how unfussy this is as a package. If this album could be a stepping stone - Em clearing the air before moving on to a bigger, even better project - then it will all have been worth it.    … Expand
  32. Yanstarr
    Jun 5, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Shady is back and with a vengeance. I feel like Em's music was missing something the past couple years. Not that his past couple albums have been bad, they just lacked that slim shady fire that I loved soo much from his first couple albums. He seems hungry again and out for blood. I love this album. I listen to it when I workout as it gets me pumped. I really like how lyrically talented Em is. His flow switches and word play are really impressive. I also love when he includes introspective and heartfelt tracks like stepping stone. I grew up listening to D12 so it was hard hearing Em say that the group is officially over but it was Closure for the fans. Anyways, if you haven't heard this album- I suggest you go get it cause Shady is back!!!!… Expand
  33. amansultan100
    Jun 14, 2019
    9
    Superb. We got the old Eminem back, major respect for this man and he should continue on making music like this.
  34. IlanBrem
    Jun 21, 2019
    7
    The Ringer 8/10 great lyrics and great flows with a fine beat.
    Greatest 8.5/10 see above but with a better beat.
    Lucky You feat 10/10 amazing lyrics amazing hook amazing beat both Em and Joyner give an amazing delivery, won't shy to say it is one of the best rap tracks in 2010's. Normal 8/10 great lyrics and flow (see a pattern?) with a beat that didn't really did it to me at first but    The Ringer 8/10 great lyrics and great flows with a fine beat.
    Greatest 8.5/10 see above but with a better beat.
    Lucky You feat 10/10 amazing lyrics amazing hook amazing beat both Em and Joyner give an amazing delivery, won't shy to say it is one of the best rap tracks in 2010's.
    Normal 8/10 great lyrics and flow (see a pattern?) with a beat that didn't really did it to me at first but grew the hell on me.
    Stepping Stones 9/10 tells the amazing story of the rise and fall of D12 with a really good beat.
    Not Alike 8/10 Royce delivers and Em perform really good as usual.
    Kamikaze 7/10 it is a good track but isn't as good as the previous tracks.
    Fall 8.5 really good beat with good lyrics but the isn't as good as previous tracks.
    Nice Guy 2/10 the beat is horrible the lyrics aren't good and so are the flows and Jessie Reyez singing really sucks.
    Good Guy 4/10 beat, lyrics, flows and singing are better from the previous track but not by much.
    Venom 7/10 it is a fine track everything is fine the beat, flow and lyrics but it is not an interesting track.
    overall 7.3 could have got an 8 but the last few tracks ruin.    … Expand
  35. ARONAR
    Jul 8, 2019
    9
    I am very pleased that Marshall returned his alter ego - Slim Shady! It was a very good decision in this situation!
    This album is clearly better than "Revival"!
  36. sarahsahdo
    Oct 31, 2019
    10
    Em is the king Best album ever Em is the king Best album ever Em is the king Best album ever
  37. TheHound1
    Aug 12, 2020
    10
    An incredible show case of lyrical ability, absolutely shut down all the critics.
    This album shows Eminem going back to his roots, going back to what made him him.
    Em is at his best when he’s angry and I’d put this album up there with some of his best work.
  38. Shaymooose
    Aug 17, 2019
    4
    This album is literally a middle finger to the listener, some of it bangs tho.

    Best Tracks: Fall, Lucky You, Greatest, The Ringer, Venom(for meme purposes)
    Worst Tracks: Nice Guy, Good Guy,
  39. drongodan
    Jan 20, 2020
    8
    Not his best but certainly better than Revival, Relapse & Recovery. Fave tracks; Lucky You, Not Alike, The Ringer
  40. VenomBeatz
    Sep 26, 2019
    6
    I really don't agree what Eminem says on here, but i'm happy that it sounds pretty good. It is a 6, because the subject matter is the main focus on this album and I disagree with that.
  41. ilayshenbrun
    Apr 22, 2020
    3
    Eminem fans will defend every new thing that he will drop no matter how bad it is, even the disaster that was "Revival" got defended by them. Not to say that Revival was well-recieved even by them. People look up to him for the music he used to make and now refuse to admit that he's changed for the worse, so they will take everything that is even slightly better than Revival. TheEminem fans will defend every new thing that he will drop no matter how bad it is, even the disaster that was "Revival" got defended by them. Not to say that Revival was well-recieved even by them. People look up to him for the music he used to make and now refuse to admit that he's changed for the worse, so they will take everything that is even slightly better than Revival. The production and writing on Kamikaze are the worst offenders, the production being a mix of his old things, synthy bass sounds, and trap drums and 808's. These all sound like they would make for a fresh take on the old Eminem, but the just add up to a big mess. The writing tries to come off as clever and smart but ends up making Eminem sound annoying and corny. Em centres the whole album about dissing people and the bad change that hip-hop has had in the last few years, giving the spotlight to rappers like Lil Pump and Lil yachty, and while I certainly do not like mumble rap, Eminem comes off as whiney and repetitive. In the mix of people he disses he throws in people who critiqued him in the past, and while the disses and mumble rappers, while repetitive, do have a point. On the other hand, disses on the artists that critiqued him like Tyler, the creator come off as lines he threw in because he didn't have enough people to actually diss. These disses are often pointless and overly aggressive for no reason. The vocals on Kamikaze are a mixed bag. While the flows Eminem presents are innovative and are the best part of the album, the grind in his voice and the aggressiveness of it are just annoying and overly-angry. But I do have to give it to him that He still definitely can rap very fast just like he is known to. Eminem has lost all of the things that people appreciated in him when he just got into the rap game, his cartoony sense of humour, his sharp writing, and the sense of atmosphere in his albums. Now his songs just forget to be songs and are just places for him to complain.… Expand
  42. akaGalinsoga
    Jan 22, 2020
    10
    Ggúuuuggerrrefffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffft
  43. Kyle_Peake
    Jan 23, 2020
    9
    Awesome album with Eminem taking a step up from that noise known as Revival, only thing stopping it from being a 10 is his defenses of the latter album
  44. anikpramanikcse
    Oct 30, 2019
    9
    raw, beautiful, fierce. Great comeback after revival. wish he keeps this vibe on next album
  45. JACK15q
    Apr 5, 2020
    8
    This is amazing one of the best albums of 2018. Amazing tracks on here like lucky you, not alike, etc
  46. HotTaton
    Jan 17, 2020
    6
    Good, but far away to be best of his works. Not impressive, not awesome - just good
  47. vatsalpatel208
    Jan 17, 2020
    10
    Slim Shady is back!! Amazing features, not a lot of fillers straight to the point. Production is also on point.
  48. PawelSyska
    Jan 17, 2020
    9
    Amazing. VENOM at the end blew my mind. I'm addicted.
    9/10 because ten is only reserved for The Eminem Show
  49. Suban
    Jan 18, 2020
    10
    One of my favourite albums for this rap genius ever truly amazing by far the greatest of all time
  50. ArkodeepSen
    Jan 23, 2020
    10
    Insant classic. This is the best album of all time. Nothing can be better than this. This is the greatest piece of music.
  51. yusifs
    May 7, 2020
    9
    Kamikaze has clever word-plays,impressive flows and flow changes,aggressive,entertaining and direct disses,impressive rhyme schemes.It has also a heartwarming song Stepping Stone and .the only issue with the album is the weak hooks in a few songs.An album from the master of craft.
  52. Jr88
    Jan 19, 2020
    10
    Eminem vs the whole industry was amazing.
    But the most awesome it's that he win, nobody respond him. untochable.
  53. LYDiD
    Feb 17, 2020
    8
    Feel good to hear Eminem express is anger so freely! I just skip three songs that I don’t really feel
  54. NAWEHA
    Jan 20, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. this album was one of the best with fall, the ringer, lucky you being apart of my top ten Eminem songs of Eminem's best album in years! We all missed you, Slim Shady. Save us from the mumble rap… Expand
  55. shaly21
    Jan 20, 2020
    10
    After the overly harsh criticism of Revival, Em comes hard on Kamikaze! He wrecks all of these soft rappers, fake mumble rappers, as well as the critics.

    This album you can start at 1, and listen all the way through. Ringer, Greatest, Lucky You, Not Alike, Kamikaze, Fall, and Nice guy are absolutely perfect. Em kills it!
  56. VetalShady
    Jan 21, 2020
    10
    Great comeback for haters! It was Eminem’s surprise album and it was really great. The only bad song on this album was nice guy everything else was either great or okay. But overall great album, the down side maybe was it was a it short but easy on replay side.
  57. Kenmathers
    Jan 21, 2020
    10
    Great album. I love it
    After everyone trashed this the best comeback anyone can do. Perfect response album and every song is lit
  58. Goddawg
    Jan 22, 2020
    10
    Yeahhhh boii...... THIS IS REAL KAMIKAZE. Disses everyone. Spitting fire. EMINEM.
  59. Shadymakeme
    Jan 22, 2020
    10
    When we get Eminem on Revival we **** up. Now we got Shady from the darł side. 10/10
  60. Diavoloo
    Jan 28, 2020
    10
    Slim Shady is back!! Amazing features, not a lot of fillers straight to the point. Production is also on point.
  61. JrsMwn
    Jan 22, 2020
    10
    What an amazing album, the lyrical ability displayed here by Eminem is unmatchable. The wordplay & double entendres are countless! Great storytelling too and good production.
  62. Laila01
    Jan 22, 2020
    10
    Among those who gives the G.O.A.T the best I've ever heard of eminem's new album
  63. Barlog
    Jan 28, 2020
    10
    A great comeback from Revival's failure, Slim Shady returns to remind the doubters of his rapping skills that he is the Rap God
  64. AthTex
    Jan 22, 2020
    10
    ............................cool.........................................................
  65. KBzinho
    Jan 22, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Solid album. He should’ve gave us this one instead of giving us revival. But anyways… Expand
  66. Ryanscaggs
    Jan 22, 2020
    10
    Goat things
  67. JustNed
    Jan 22, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Fire fire fire fire fire fire fire fire fire fire fire fire fire fire fire fire fire fire fire fire fire fire fire fire fire fire fire fire fire fire fire fire fire fire fire fire fire fire fire fire fire fire… Expand
  68. Ginuzzoooo
    Jan 22, 2020
    10
  69. ViTRiFY
    Jan 22, 2020
    10
    Wow! The rapping in this is at a very high caliber! This album is what you get when you make Slim angry!
  70. Munknjet
    Mar 22, 2021
    7
    Kamikaze is a return to for from Eminem. After releasing the horrible 'Revival' in 2017, Eminem returns and hits back at critics with 'Fall, Lucky You' and goes after the **** new wave rappers which are somehow dominating the industry. Eminem with another classic.
  71. Ghostt
    Jan 23, 2020
    10
    This album was a great comeback, revival wasn’t the worst either but could have been better still good though, amazing music. The track with Joyner was awesome
  72. Dragooooo
    Jan 24, 2020
    10
    All the people hating on Eminem **** yall He is ghe GOAT !!!!!!!!! BEAST !!!
  73. Krantisingha
    Jan 27, 2020
    10
    Shade is back and with a suicide mission and he will tack every MFkss with him who doubted him..
  74. VampyPandora
    Jan 28, 2020
    10
    Beast of a album. Bought this and still on repeat. The play on the words and the speed the best
  75. Aamir1911
    Feb 1, 2020
    10
    Em is known for his lyrics and he is the best in the game.
    His wordplays are amazing as always.
    This album is mostly about mumble rapper as u can listen to his lyrics in the ringer that hatata batata line.
    His mostly notable songs from this albums are Lucky you ft. Joyner
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    The Ringer Venom
    Notalike ( Mgk Diss )
    The Slim Shady is back
  76. Codeling
    Aug 7, 2021
    6
    This album is decent. It has many great songs but also it contains some really bad ones like Nice Guy, Normal and Venom.
    Best songs: The Ringer, Not Alike, Greatest, Fall
    Worst songs: Nice Guy
  77. Gsixty5
    Feb 4, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Amazing! Besides nice guys, all tracks are great. Beats, rhymes, and flow! Even Paul Rosenberg is in it. Like the good ol days… Expand
  78. Shenossih
    Mar 24, 2020
    10
    2018 was Eminem's year in hip-hop history, and they're gonna write about it. He got a huge W. Actually he placed the L he got on Revival into everybody's mouth lol. Plus he won the beef with MGK and ended the year with an impressive freestyle, after doing amazing features that year too. The album will be remembered more a couple years later. There's a classic potential in it tbh. We'll see.
  79. Macrofficial
    Mar 28, 2020
    6
    There are many average songs on this album. It was a fun listen but there weren't too many memorable songs on this project. Lucky You, Not Alike, and Kamikaze are my favourite tracks on the album.
  80. JacobKavanagh
    Apr 13, 2020
    8
    This album serves to remind the entire hip-hop genre who's boss. Does he sound bitter? Yes. Does that matter? No. And besides... we like it when he gets angry.
  81. DABBINGBOI
    Jun 22, 2020
    9
    It is an extremely good album, this angry Eminem is so much better than REVIVAL Eminem and MMLP2
    His writing is amazing and lands every time, the beat is more modern which is good, it shows he is evolving and how he uses these beats better than the new gen of rappers, Best songs are all of them except for normal, Nice guy and good guy. I am tired of the relationship songs, He says sorry    It is an extremely good album, this angry Eminem is so much better than REVIVAL Eminem and MMLP2
    His writing is amazing and lands every time, the beat is more modern which is good, it shows he is evolving and how he uses these beats better than the new gen of rappers, Best songs are all of them except for normal, Nice guy and good guy. I am tired of the relationship songs, He says sorry D12 in stepping stone which is amazing, destroys everyone in The ringer, Greatest is just him flexing his lyrical prowess, has an amazing collab with Joyner in "Lucky you" "not alike" is the an fantastic collab with Royce and "Kamikaze" is a diss on ghostwriting, amazing album, extreme replay value, Must listen to. (Not better than MMLP)    … Expand
  82. PureWheel9
    Jul 8, 2020
    10
    This is a great cd. Eminem rocks and for all of you people who do not like him, then there is something wrong with you in the head.
  83. LogosKal
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    It was almost impossible to recover from an album as disgusting as Revival but the rap god claimed his title back with this masterpiece. Few tracks and more bars, kinda like illmatic of 2018.
  84. i-kill-me
    Sep 11, 2020
    8
    Finally we hear something different than Recovery from Eminem after years.Slim Shady has resurfaced with this album and i hope he never disappears again.
  85. The-X-Territory
    Jan 24, 2021
    6
    Definitely not a Bad album, but nowhere near as good as many people make it out to be, most of these song are kind of average by Eminem standards, with only one song being amazing in my opinion, that being Lucky You. Not to mention it has Nice Guy and Kamikaze which are just bad songs, and you can't really argue otherwise.
  86. 44839247
    Feb 8, 2021
    10
    This album is fire af , i don't know what critics talking about lmao , i love it
  87. seeyoureyes
    Feb 14, 2021
    10
    Eminem is back with a response album after the utterly disappointing and infamous Revival. He is certainly more hungry and hits the mark more often than not this time around. Eminem is at his best writing with his back against the wall
  88. Walmart_Eminem
    Apr 4, 2021
    10
    I came back to this album a second time, and while my first listen was trash, i think it was because i wanted it to be trash. I wanted Eminem to fail. But now i can deny his godlike rhyme schemes.
  89. hiphopplatinum
    Oct 2, 2022
    3
    when it dropped it was great 8/10 but like a lot of Eminem tracks/albums it aged like milk and really showed the petty soft side to Eminem
  90. Mellowry
    Aug 18, 2021
    6
    Sure there are some good songs on this, but i think if 'Revival' wouldn't have had the negative reviews it had, we probably never heard this record right here. And even though we have it, it feels kind of hustled out, theres no love, it's not meant to entertain, just to defend his predecessor and that doesn't work for me. Songs like 'Fall' or 'Lucky You' were quite nice, i'm actually not aSure there are some good songs on this, but i think if 'Revival' wouldn't have had the negative reviews it had, we probably never heard this record right here. And even though we have it, it feels kind of hustled out, theres no love, it's not meant to entertain, just to defend his predecessor and that doesn't work for me. Songs like 'Fall' or 'Lucky You' were quite nice, i'm actually not a fan of "Venom", like not at all, the lyrics aren't the best and the beat is really hard to get through actually. Not pretty much my thing, such as the most of the other tracks too.… Expand
  91. Zaelio
    Nov 7, 2022
    10
    Eminem is here to remind everyone who he is
    Another classic for the ages
    And a reminder that music is subjective the so called YouTube critic talk for clout nothing else
  92. gotosleepbtch
    Nov 25, 2022
    10
    Accept it. Eminem's still relevant. Probably more relevant than your favorite rapper. Don't cry. This album still a banger after almost 5 years and there's nothing you can do about it.
  93. todaywasagooday
    Dec 1, 2022
    10
    Amazing. Better than the 2016 Kendrick album in my opinion. It's still played af in Europe and I love it. 10/10 for me.
  94. itsaboutdrive
    Dec 6, 2022
    10
    amazing lyrics, amazing rhymes, amazing wordplay, amazing songs. This album aged like fine wine, **** the haters
  95. Anthony_wx
    Jan 4, 2023
    8
    Tell me something , You **** can tell me nothin´ , if you dont like this album is cuz you like mgk ****.
  96. Diego_19
    Jan 31, 2023
    6
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  97. ChiIIaoi
    Jul 19, 2023
    3
    Review só pra lembrar a nota que eu dei pro album:
    album ruim, agora só escrever pra passar dos 75 caracteres.
  98. TuomasLouhisalo
    Jul 24, 2023
    4
    "I hate everybody, because everybody hates me" the album. With a few standout tracks, Kamikaze isn't the worst album Eminem has released, but it is far from being one of the best.

    Best track: Lucky You (feat. Joyner Lucas)
    Worst track: Normal
    Best feature: Joyner Lucas
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 16
  3. Negative: 0 out of 16
  1. The Observer (UK)
    Sep 10, 2018
    60
    Kamikaze finds Marshall Mathers revelling in his Slim Shady rabid underdog role, fulminating at critics, boggling at Lil Yachty, and sneering at the Migos flow on Not Alike. How riveting all this finger-wagging is probably depends upon your birth date.
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  2. HipHopDX
    Sep 7, 2018
    78
    Fans clamoring for the old Marshall Mathers should stream the old album or hell, rent it from the library or something. After being faced with nothing to prove as the highest-selling rapper of all-time, Eminem’s found another challenge in perfecting the new style he’s put on display.
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  3. AllMusic
    Sep 7, 2018
    40
    As sheer performance, Eminem's vocals remain a thing of wonder, which is why it's so dispiriting to hear him circling the drain, relying on old tricks instead of expanding his worldview. He has the musical skills to mature; he's just refusing to let himself act his age.
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