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  1. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    Getting back to his classics. I love how lyrically fluid he was, he brought some average beats to life in his songs
  2. Jan 21, 2020
    10
    The beats are insane. Lyrics are insanerrrrrr, dang. Not a bad track on this one for me.
  3. Jan 18, 2020
    10
    It's a instant classic best album of the year the return of the greatest
  4. Jan 22, 2020
    10
    Great improvement from his previous ones. Production is amazing, features are incredible. Tracklist is little bit long and some songs are not needed. 8/10 but gonna post 10 to piss of nerds
  5. Jan 18, 2020
    10
    The critics are all paid critics this album is a masterpiece metas reviews are dead to me from now!!!
  6. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    period **** eminem legend y’all ariana fans stay MAD. nicki queen of rap eminem king of rap stream this and tusa
  7. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    Eminem just came to destroys everyone including Ariana. Well done, king. SHADY IS BACK‼
  8. Jan 21, 2020
    10
    This album is surely the album of the year already.Eminem has defied all expectations once again..
  9. Jan 23, 2020
    10
    This project murdered everything.
    Critisisem.
    Haters.
    Any one try to diss eminem.
    And all you media give him abad score
  10. Jan 29, 2020
    10
    This album gave me a rush of endorphins I didn't think could be achieved through music. The songs that really make this album a gem are the heavy hitters like Godzilla, I Will, and You Gon' Learn. This album sounds like Eminem took his old style and his new style and blended them to create a new and improved Marshall.
    As soon as I saw the notification for the new album I thought to myself
    This album gave me a rush of endorphins I didn't think could be achieved through music. The songs that really make this album a gem are the heavy hitters like Godzilla, I Will, and You Gon' Learn. This album sounds like Eminem took his old style and his new style and blended them to create a new and improved Marshall.
    As soon as I saw the notification for the new album I thought to myself "there's no way he can top Kamikaze," and boy was I wrong.
    This album is an absolute masterpiece, and any objective person will recognize the genius.
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  11. Jan 18, 2020
    10
    Forget what the critics are saying. This album is straight fire! could possibly go down as a classic.
  12. Jan 20, 2020
    10
    Straight fire!! Best Album since Eminem Show. Fave Tracks; Darkness, Never Love Again, Farewell, Premonition, Marsh
  13. Jan 19, 2020
    10
    Eminem como sempre o melhor de todos, estou escutando em loop, ta entre os meu cds favoritos
  14. Jan 22, 2020
    10
    Ggúuuuggerrreffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff
  15. Jan 26, 2020
    10
    Has to potential to be one of the best album of 2020. Though it's at the same level of KAMIKAZE & it was excluded from any awards. Sad .
  16. Jan 19, 2020
    10
    Really beautiful and creatively and enjoyable.
    Please don't compare this with the old Eminem. This is a new style of Em. And its really great. I love it...
  17. Jan 22, 2020
    10
    The album has no bad song, the production is also really good it is better than any album I've heard in the past year
  18. Jan 22, 2020
    10
    Great album, don’t care about those mfs rating this 0 just so the score goes down. Losers. Em stays winning.
  19. Jan 22, 2020
    10
    Modern eminem at his best. Made in a year. Flow beat all fire...best eminem album in a long time..
  20. Jan 22, 2020
    10
    Best one since MMLP2, absolutely astonishing.
    The production is top notch, his flows are incredible, the features are GODLY, there is nothing not to like about this album
  21. Jan 27, 2020
    10
    This is just the best album from Em, the perfect mix of eminem and slim shady
  22. Jan 21, 2020
    10
    First classic of the year/decade. Em raised the bar really high for the music and hip-hop in specific. A CLASSIC!!
  23. Jan 22, 2020
    10
    It's an amazing album with a good mixture of new school and Eminems un touched lyricism. The only reason it's not rated a 10 is because losers are making accounts just to trash the album to drop the rating. Eminem is the greatest and this album is good the only thing that isn't good are the features, some people that were featured weren't the best.
  24. Jan 20, 2020
    10
    This is such a great album. Its a mixture of Relapse( beats by Dre with Shady popping up), Kamakazi ( aftermath of kamakazi and more disses) and perhaps the best album from Eminem since Recovery. The features are great, lyricism at peak and DRE AS EXECUTIVE PRODUCER. You get the image
  25. Jan 22, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I think after mmlp2 this is the first time we can say slim shady is back at his full potential. Never heard such hardcore bars from him. So consistent and barely any filler songs. Solid work. Expand
  26. Jan 21, 2020
    10
    Album of the year for sure! Love everything! The production, bars, the collaborations and the theme of course! Brilliant! Great job Em!
  27. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    Omg, this album is fuc*ing great. If you have liked, goodnight, wherever you are.
  28. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    The album hip-hop world's been waiting for! One of the best of Eminem's work!!
  29. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    quem não gostou é pq não sabe apreciar arte. o álbum está impecável, KING!
  30. Jan 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Mais um excelente álbum para sua invejável discografia. Music to Be Murdered By - é um álbum crítico, social e muito necessário. A escolha de Darkness como lead foi precisa. O clipe mais parece uma obra de arte de tão bem feito. Mais de 20 anos de carreira e o Eminem segue de provando genial e necessário. Expand
  31. Jan 21, 2020
    10
    Loved this! The theme is on point and done so masterfully. Listen and decide for yourself but it’s a great addition to an already epic library of Eminem music.
  32. Jan 18, 2020
    10
    This album is the best Eminem album since The Marshall Mathers Lp2. A quality concept, great flows from Eminem throughout the album especially on Godzilla feat. Juice WRLD. There are also great hooks n the album like Skylar Grey's hook on Leaving Heaven.
  33. Jan 22, 2020
    10
    Its one fine album except for that ed sheeran feature and couple of love songs
  34. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    Amazing with top notch features and pulls off the axe weilding Afred Hitchcock theme
  35. Jan 22, 2020
    10
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  36. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    Lenda do rap

    Kanye e seu album gospel conservador can't relate kkkkkkkkk chorem kanyefãs
  37. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    Eminei e o rapper da decada sem duvida junto colaboração para combater o desarmamento nos estados unidos
  38. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    It's Eminem's best album since Recovery. Good music production & some banger tracks make this album great.
  39. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    this is his best album ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  40. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. this album goes hard, never disappoints— I’ll admit there were some lyrics that kind of shocked me but he is overall trying to get this point across to American ppl,, about guns n violence—yet ppl don’t want to hear that part of him?? Expand
  41. Jan 19, 2020
    10
    His best album since Marshall Mathers LP 2. Maybe even since 2002. Good old Eminem, 15 songs from 17 on repeat. Great!
  42. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    I love 19 tracks except those kinda of nights because of ed Sheeran but em vers is still good some tracks and intro remind me of old em and others remind mmlp2 em and kamikaze I think its better then hes last two and still shows hes the best lyricist in 2020 the G.O.A.T
  43. Jan 22, 2020
    10
    I mean maybe you are not gonna love all the songs like any other album, but the ones you love, you are gonna f......ng love it, have it heard it all closely it's a 10, My top songs: Little Engine, Premonition, Unacommodating, Darkness, Marsh, and favorite Godzilla.
  44. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    Eminem really stepped up his game, after the boring revival and the angry kamikaze, this album is a return to form, not just that but surpassed any ambition i could have thought off.
  45. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. From beginning to end, this is Eminems greatest album! Seriously, there isn’t a single dud on it, production is the best since The Eminem Show. Expand
  46. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    Kickass album, almost every song is easy to vibe to. With a long list of songs, this one surely will be one of the best Albums of the year already.
  47. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    Some of the best work from Eminem in recent years. This has a different sound compared to Revival and Kamikaze, which is a good thing. The sound of the album sounds unique, which is something most rappers these days can’t do with their mumble rap and auto tune. Eminem is like wine, he gets better with time. Except I don’t drink, so why would you trust me on that comparison?
  48. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    Classic slim shady.... Great production, great hooks and unsurprisingly amazing lyrics... 10/10
  49. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    Lyrically insane. The features and hooks and verses are brilliant. Music to Be Murdered By offers one virtuoso performance after another: delivery that’s both warp-speed and perfectly enunciated, constant shifts in tempo and emphasis.
  50. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    after revival i didnt expected good albums from eminem but this last albums are good. rap god is still alive
  51. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    Em's in good shape, pure wordsmith
    Some of the best production on Eminem album since.... ever :D
  52. Jan 25, 2020
    10
    Bringing back the "slim shady" eminem does the best in his music. Great rhymes, great beats and always mentioned horrible facts playing the bad guy. Even if people find it bad taste, whether or not it is the truth.
  53. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    It is amazing it is more than i could have ever dreamed of. "It Will" was just a brilliant finisher.
  54. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    Pretty great album it kind of brings you to the old slim. This album is better than both kamikaze and revival I really thing it's worth listening to.
  55. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    Slim Shady is back!! Amazing features, not a lot of fillers straight to the point. Production is also on point.
  56. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    Eminem's flow is still one of the bests, but he also is not afraid to show some emotion on this album. Also, Eminem's songs, "Darkness" and "Godzilla," are masterpieces, and it would be an injustice to not give them a listen.
  57. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    Such a good album, I think it's a combination of vintage Em with some more conscious songs.
  58. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    Perfect lyrics, dope production, pretty good features, it's simply a future classic
  59. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    The best album since recovery. Amazing production, vocals, and features. Only a few week tracks. The best way to start off the new decade!!
  60. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    Very Great Album . The Beats are good . The Features are Great . The Lyrics are Phenomenal.
    It deserves Full mark but some people going to cry about the ariana grande joke . Full respect to the guardian.
  61. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The more I listen to it, the more bars I'm able to catch, I love the beats, the flow is great, features feel right. But this: They can get **** with eight hundred **** vibrators at once - I don't know about this, I also don't like the fact that there are a lot of drug references, Em is known for talking about Valium, Vicodin (nitrogen,hydrogen vitamin), Methadone and stuff like that, but I heard those druggy rhymes a lot before. But overall I love the sound of it, I love the beats. Expand
  62. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    a really good album with solid songs im personally not a fan of the hook on little engine but every other trak is a banger em is still killing with his technique and amazing flow and rhymes and every feature killed especially skyler grey and royce
  63. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Definitely worth a listen It captures that Eminem we have been missing Not too angry but the perfect type of anger Expand
  64. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    The best album after the release of Recovery. Lyricism on point and a catchy and somewhat weird twist on his beats.
  65. Jan 22, 2020
    10
    This album is one of the classics of Eminem in recent times and features some of the best artists
  66. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    A master of his art. Great standalone tracks, and great as an album. Tasteful features are icing on the cake.
  67. Jan 22, 2020
    10
    One of his best! The song “you gon learn” “Godzilla” both have hooks that are addicting listen to with nasty Bars. “Darkness” shows you a side of the Los Vegas Shooter that will leave you in awe. All around awesome album! Highly recommended!
  68. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    This is his best album in a long time. Kamikaze was outstanding, but this album beats it out. The lyrics and features are outstanding, with great production and beats. He still never fails to disappoint. He continues to still be Slim Shady. Mad respect.
  69. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    Damn man,this albums amazing.The collaborative choices were wierd,but they turned out well.
  70. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    Just straight fire. Hands down another great album by the rap God, well it might not reach the expectations of few but man, it good see Em back on track
  71. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    Great production, lyrics and flow combined album. I expected something more from kamikaze, and this is by far his best album since relapse.
  72. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Love the inspiration and beats. Em has a style and always has. The content has evolved yet still calls back to his basics. Very solid album Expand
  73. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    Very much the old Eminem but bringing a bit more of social impact while still not giving a f*ck
  74. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    Old style lyrics, lots of content, fenomenal flow and technique in awesome new school beats.
  75. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    Great meanings, great songs, amazing samples! Still got it Eminem got this one out quick but it has all the power that MM has, gread
  76. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    Fire album up there with the classics, great flow, fun songs, strong message, great features ,great production what can i say its a classic.
  77. Jan 21, 2020
    10
    Just an amazing album from em, best he has put out in a long time. The production is definitely his best.
  78. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I think this album is a improved version of Revival. It has better beats, featuring and lyrics. Expand
  79. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    As I Eminem fan since 2000, in my opinion, at least 10 songs are great, but even other 7 are very good. Difference is based on modern, classic hip-hop and Slim Shady sound, so off course that it can't be breathtaking for everybody. For all '00s rap lovers half of songs are insanely good, on the other hand, there is No Regrets which has some modern vibe.

    Preminition (intro),
    As I Eminem fan since 2000, in my opinion, at least 10 songs are great, but even other 7 are very good. Difference is based on modern, classic hip-hop and Slim Shady sound, so off course that it can't be breathtaking for everybody. For all '00s rap lovers half of songs are insanely good, on the other hand, there is No Regrets which has some modern vibe.

    Preminition (intro), Unaccommodating, Godzilla, Lock It Up, You Gon' Learn and I Will are all that '00s hip-hop head could want. Yah Yah bacivally throwbacks us to '90s. While Stepdad is classic Slim Shady. Not to mention Darkness and Leaving Heaven which are pure art, with Sound of SIlcence vibe and indie rock vibe.

    Special mentiong for flow in almost all of songs, absolutely 10/10.
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  80. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Just Awesome! Awesome awesome awesome awesome! I jumped outta bed in da mornin'... Nothing else... Expand
  81. Jan 18, 2020
    10
    It makes me feel so alive. First it grabs then totally absorbs you. Full of energy, great ideas and galvanizing flows.
  82. Jan 22, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I strongly encourage watching the music video for "Darkness" to fully grasp, the concept of the song. If you can watch that and NOT feel any type of emotion, then you are not really listening. A lyrical masterpiece. There is something on this CD for the everyone. From the STANS to the casual listener, to the I haven't listened to Em since TES to brand new listeners.. Expand
  83. Jan 18, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Wonderrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr Expand
  84. Jan 23, 2020
    10
    This album is **** amazing!! It's like revival but much much better. It's crazy how I find one or two songs mediocre, but some other people consider them their favourite songs on the album. This album made me stop wanting "the old eminem." There is no old eminem anymore, there is only eminem and he sounds amazing right now.
  85. Jan 18, 2020
    10
    Darkness was good and tough with a great msg Step father was also good specialy to those who have a violent step dad Godzila show that slim shady is still alive The full album was good New eminem and inovative O
  86. Jan 18, 2020
    10
    I think people are always going to hate on Em, it's always been that way, but this time all these harsh words are pointless and ridiculous- do you really expect almost 50year old rapper to talk about things he used to talk in his twenties? He matured and the way he's presented his view on his new album is just perfect.
  87. Jan 18, 2020
    10
    Amazing lyrics, a variety of tunes and Eminem doing what he does best, rap! This album is moving the moment you start it.
  88. Jan 18, 2020
    10
    Best album since Relapse, we can clearly see he's getting better and learning from mistakes on Revival (too many pop stars on hooks) and Kamikaze (open criticism of people that aren't important enough to mention)
  89. Jan 18, 2020
    10
    Just because he rapped about controversial issues should not deny the fact that this album is a lyrical masterpiece. I didn't understand completely, whom his anger was directed to.... but man, I won't want to be on the receiving end. There's hip hop, then there's Eminem. I mean i am still getting over the sick bars in this album..... Damn son!!!
  90. Jan 18, 2020
    10
    Best album ever!!!Лучший альбом.Эминем навсегда останется в наших сердцах,прежде всего за свою честность!
  91. Jan 18, 2020
    10
    Eminem aka b rabbit aka slim shady is back with a bang. From the juice wrld joint to lock it up with anderson paak the whole album is fire from start to finish
  92. Jan 18, 2020
    10
    Back off yall stupid soft-butted who got triggered by his lyrics, yall not strong enough to listen to his songs, hes been like this since you've been born, idiot ariana's stans
  93. Jan 18, 2020
    10
    Another great album by EMINEM
    Actually,this is the better version of his worst album"revival"
    Trap beats and collabration with trapers
    But Em's lyrics is still great,flow are changed to rap/trap and it makes a well-listening album
    Thus album was just like mmlp and recovery,another boom by eminem...
  94. Jan 22, 2020
    10
    First listen to the album, I thought it was mediocre 6/10 at best.... But after 3rd listen it's getting better every time. Now it lands at 7.5/10 I think it's a 7.5-8 album and his best work since recovery. Although I personally love kamikaze a lot. #eminem #MusicToBeMurderedBy
    edit: after 5 days of constant rotation between MTBMB and Rare, I think this album stands on 8.5 for me now..I'm
    First listen to the album, I thought it was mediocre 6/10 at best.... But after 3rd listen it's getting better every time. Now it lands at 7.5/10 I think it's a 7.5-8 album and his best work since recovery. Although I personally love kamikaze a lot. #eminem #MusicToBeMurderedBy
    edit: after 5 days of constant rotation between MTBMB and Rare, I think this album stands on 8.5 for me now..I'm loving this more every listen, very balanced between mainstream and artistry
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  95. Jan 18, 2020
    10
    Rap Monster. Another great album from this successful career. Eminem shows that even at 46 he can still rhyme better than anyone
  96. Jan 18, 2020
    10
    All U haters !!
    Man we stans Are happy af u haters are still here cuz as Em said he feeds on ur NON CRITICAL ratings..go to hell y'all
    If only he was black n then ... U would worship him !
  97. Jan 18, 2020
    10
    To be honest. One of the best modern day Eminem albums. I can't say that i dislike any of the songs. The production quality, the flows ,beats and features make this album one of the best I've ever heard. Eminem proves hiss pure skill on this album and proves the critics wrong once again. Well done. 10/10
  98. Jan 18, 2020
    10
    Rap God is an understatement! This is the ****
  99. Jan 18, 2020
    10
    this is one of his best album, every track is wonderful and i personally think it will be one of the best rap albums of these new decade
Metascore
64

Generally favorable reviews - based on 17 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 17
  2. Negative: 0 out of 17
  1. Feb 11, 2020
    60
    He clearly cares about his output, but “Music To Be Murdered By” is, unfortunately, another mixed bag of tricks, propped up by lyrical acrobatics and underwhelming production.
  2. 70
    If they look hard enough, any artist could find criticism of their work online. That’s sort of the curse of the Information Age. But not everyone overreacts quite as much as Eminem does. But if his fears grow tiring, his lyrical ability can still give you something to admire, even if the album is somewhat uneven.
  3. Jan 27, 2020
    55
    It is not, strictly speaking, a good record—Eminem hasn’t made one of those in a decade—but it boasts enough technical command and generates just enough arresting ideas to hold your attention.