Music To Be Murdered By
by Eminem
User Score
8.5

Universal acclaim- based on 5097 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4,259 out of 5097
  2. Mixed: 222 out of 5097
  3. Negative: 616 out of 5097
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  1. JAIDEYBABY
    Jan 22, 2020
    10
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  2. Priscilaimr
    Jan 17, 2020
    3
    More of the same, he continues to make us sick with his meaningless lyrics and without a good story to tell. Singing fast and shade women is not a nice thing to do to get attention these days. Completely forgettable songs.
  3. Cornelius0315
    Jan 17, 2020
    5
    A fusion between the horrorcore style album Relapse and the more modern Kamilaze culminates into this album inspired by Alfred Hitchcock.
  4. JarJarBinkss
    Jan 18, 2020
    10
    Rap God is an understatement! This is the ****
  5. somemusicpageig
    Jan 22, 2020
    3
    I somewhat below average, but not downright terrible album by Eminem. When listening to this album you’ll come across a lot of corny bars and unnecessary double entendres, but also some very good bars. Eminem doesn’t mesh with the majority of the features making some songs sound kind of awkward. The production is hit or miss for me but shines on some tracks, and Eminem’s fast flows getI somewhat below average, but not downright terrible album by Eminem. When listening to this album you’ll come across a lot of corny bars and unnecessary double entendres, but also some very good bars. Eminem doesn’t mesh with the majority of the features making some songs sound kind of awkward. The production is hit or miss for me but shines on some tracks, and Eminem’s fast flows get boring fast. Overall I didn’t enjoy this album but there are a few tracks in a sea of filler that I really enjoyed. 3.5/10… Expand
  6. coopsjt998
    Jan 18, 2020
    6
    Eminem's most cohesive project since MMLP2. The front half of the record features some of Em's best output in a decade including a phenomenal first three tracks. It's also sonically and thematically better than Shady's last two outputs. MTBMB also features some hard hitting features. However, the second half of the record begins to lack direction leaving me feeling underwhelmed substanceEminem's most cohesive project since MMLP2. The front half of the record features some of Em's best output in a decade including a phenomenal first three tracks. It's also sonically and thematically better than Shady's last two outputs. MTBMB also features some hard hitting features. However, the second half of the record begins to lack direction leaving me feeling underwhelmed substance wise. Lousy hooks/chorus transitions and corny bars with the lack of direction in the latter half explain its eventual demise.… Expand
  7. Dred838
    Jan 23, 2020
    10
    The more I listen to it the better it gets, if you're appreciate lyrics this album is Non-Stop bars, amazing beats, amazing features, just all round amazing album
  8. debo1089
    Jan 19, 2020
    5
    This album clearly potrays the rappers prowess over his lyrical abilities. His mindfull metaphors and clever references makes this album a proper manifestation of higher power at work.
  9. althadoire
    Jan 19, 2020
    10
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  10. Stymano
    Jan 19, 2020
    10
    Excellent Album. Eminem à parvenu à s'adapter à la nouvelle génération et à sortir un album très complet sans grand défauts. Du Slim Shady de haut niveau ! Des features de malades, et un Flow prenant qui laisse sans voix tout au long de l'album. Son meilleur album de puis Relapse ou Recovery. Bref ça fait 10 ans qu'on avait pas entendu Eminem comme ça. Classique.
  11. gwenfeetpics
    Jan 19, 2020
    4
    Overall interesting concept with wild and unrelenting production, but overshadowed by the significant decline in vocal and lyrical quality Em has undergone since the 00s.
  12. Divyeshjoshi
    Jan 22, 2020
    10
    One of the best album by Eminem in a long time, it has many bangers and only few skips.
  13. mchandyandy
    Jan 22, 2020
    10
    i love the theme of the album, and the title suits eminem, the content and the music.
    i love the homage to alfred hitchcock and the skits with alfred, this really sets the tone.
    the songs for me are amazing, front to back, i love lyricism, metaphors, punchlines, double meanings, and this album is full of them. also some highly relatable songs, not to mention the important political topics    i love the theme of the album, and the title suits eminem, the content and the music.
    i love the homage to alfred hitchcock and the skits with alfred, this really sets the tone.
    the songs for me are amazing, front to back, i love lyricism, metaphors, punchlines, double meanings, and this album is full of them. also some highly relatable songs, not to mention the important political topics addressed by darkness.    … Expand
  14. KenStan
    Jan 22, 2020
    4
    Too long. No consistent theme or style. Pop features again. Cringy lines. Better than Revival but still bad.
  15. Krypticchem
    Jan 22, 2020
    3
    Beats are alright, overall boring and annoying lyrics other than Darkness. Better than Eminem’s last 2 albums but that’s not saying much
  16. LA_LakeShow247
    Jan 22, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is by far one of Eminem's best album he has ever put out every song was fire … Expand
  17. KAB986
    Jan 22, 2020
    10
    Great album, great features, great rhymes and clever bars with double triple quadruple, etc entendres. He is a metaphorical monster and a lyrical genius. LOVE IT.
  18. Khryllin
    Jan 22, 2020
    1
    Derivative. Boring. Borderline unlistenable at times. There are a couple songs that are alright at best, but for the most part, cringey.
  19. andrre84
    Jan 22, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Shady is back,tell a friend!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!… Expand
  20. Shawerma
    Jan 22, 2020
    5
    There is not a single track you will skip!
    Eminem is The GOAT! So many favorite tracks and the last part of God-Zilla is
  21. KMB14
    Jan 22, 2020
    10
    Amazing album ! Lyrically strong and the flows are amazing. His best in a while.
  22. DocPip
    Jan 22, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Could quite possibly be his magnum opus. It's that good. Especially after a few listens.… Expand
  23. Aidan_1125
    Jan 22, 2020
    1
    Full of corny lines and should be no where near the highest rated user reviewed album. It’s probably a 3 or a 4 but I got to give it a 1 to balance it out. Disrespectful to every other great rap album. Eminem is
  24. LocalRapCritic
    Jan 22, 2020
    1
    This album had one good song maybe two, there is no one specific sound, the album is all over the place in my humble opinion it’s ****
  25. mikeylaxraps
    Jan 22, 2020
    1
    Literally two good songs: Godzilla and Darkness. Every other song has something that ruins it. Whether it’s a terribly corny line, or incredibly unfunny sexism, almost nearly every track has a reason I will never listen to it again. The features are pretty decent, especially Royce. If I could cut all the bad parts out of the songs, this album would bump, but there’s no getting passed someLiterally two good songs: Godzilla and Darkness. Every other song has something that ruins it. Whether it’s a terribly corny line, or incredibly unfunny sexism, almost nearly every track has a reason I will never listen to it again. The features are pretty decent, especially Royce. If I could cut all the bad parts out of the songs, this album would bump, but there’s no getting passed some of these lines … Expand
  26. lettucesandwich
    Jan 22, 2020
    4
    With some of the corniest bars in his discography, Eminem fails another attempt at trying to go back to his glory days. While some of the highs of the album are enjoyable and the production is better than his last two projects, the songwriting keeps taking a dive to the point where Eminem thinks rapping fast equals good writing.
    Best song on the album: Darkness
  27. CharlieDW
    Jan 22, 2020
    4
    I created a metacritic account because this has gotten out of hand and I wanted to be a voice of reason. This album is decent at best, it is for sure the best project Eminem has put out in a decade or so, but it's not great. The production is alright, but the mastering is trash. Eminem can still rap quick, and he still has a few clever bars here and there, but this album takes itself soI created a metacritic account because this has gotten out of hand and I wanted to be a voice of reason. This album is decent at best, it is for sure the best project Eminem has put out in a decade or so, but it's not great. The production is alright, but the mastering is trash. Eminem can still rap quick, and he still has a few clever bars here and there, but this album takes itself so seriously and feels like an out of touch old man stomping around and demanding attention. Eminem should let his legacy speak for himself, this album is inconsistent and the low points outweigh the high points. It's a 4/10 and everyone needs to relax.… Expand
  28. boredreviewer
    Jan 22, 2020
    4
    Average album at best, better than his last 2 which were horrible. If compared to earlier albums it is very bad but compared to his recent work it is an improvement
  29. A_Hendo
    Jan 22, 2020
    4
    Miles better than Revival. Still better than Kamikaze but a far cry away from a 10/10 record.
  30. GLang
    Jan 22, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Don’t do what I did and waste an hour of your life. I wanted to like it, I really did. But, this thing sucks. Idk how it’s got a 9.0 user rating right now, but it sucks. I guess it just proves that his stans are insane and don’t understand the difference between rapping fast and rapping well, with substance, meaning, layers, etc. Don’t get it twisted either, I’m not an Em hater. I love MMLP, SSLP, TES, and recovery, relapse, and MMLP2 are decent-good releases as well. But this thing is a 20 pack of ass. I genuinely enjoyed 3/4 songs. I haven’t been this miserable listening through an album since Total Xanarchy (doesn’t mean it’s as bad, but it’s just so long and so boring). Most of the features did pretty well, or at least what you would expect from each of them. But I constantly found myself begging Em not to ruin the rest of the song. He just didn’t mesh well. The songs I saved were mostly saved for either the beat or the feature, with Em just being thrown in there. Without Darkness, which is wonderfully written and beautifully dark and ominous, this would be a 0. Do more of that, and less of trying to be funny with punchlines. The album title is corny, the lines are corny, the songs are corny. Em’s singing on stepdad made me want to crash my car. Horrible lyrics and punchlines for days. As time goes on I find myself hating this album more and more, much like with Revival and Kamikaze. For the record, I would sandwich this one between those two probably. He wants to be as funny as Lil Wayne and as woke as J. Cole but you can’t have it both ways. Some of the worst lyrics:

    “Call us Long John Silver's, cause we selfish."

    "I'm talking euthanasia, like kids in Taiwan."

    “I’m contemplating yelling bombs away on the game like I’m outside an Ariana Grande concert”

    “Only way that you're ahead of me is alphabetically
    'Cause if you diss me I'm coming after U like the letter V”

    “Stripper walk by, I'm like "Goddamn"
    She's like "That's harassment," I'm like "Yeah, and?" (Woo)”

    “That's the shortest thing for a dress since an addy”    … Expand
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9
#9 Most Discussed Album of 2020

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64

Generally favorable reviews - based on 17 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 17
  3. Negative: 0 out of 17
  1. RapReviews.com
    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.
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  2. Punknews.org (Staff)
    Jan 30, 2020
    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.
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  3. Pitchfork
    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.
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