Music To Be Murdered By
by Eminem
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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
  31. yaboobay
    Jan 22, 2020
    3
    Improvement from last two albums. But definitely did not see any replay value and didn’t excite or intrigue me. Felt like he got “outrapped” by Anderson Paak, and shared several corny bars.
  32. Top5Center
    Jan 22, 2020
    5
    Eminem shows improvement from past projects, but filler love songs and some straight up bad songs make the album a lower score.

    Best Tracks: Leaving Heaven, Little Engine, Lock it Up, No Regrets

    Worst Track: Stepdad
  33. DelRAZOR
    Jan 22, 2020
    1
    Eminem made a bad effort with the music. Everyone knows the man can rap but it gets monotonous constantly trying to prove it!
  34. Joeburden12
    Jan 22, 2020
    3
    Stale. Em is a pioneer in rap but his style has grown stale, it’s been long played out since recovery
  35. Edmoz
    Jan 22, 2020
    6
    Mediocre album. Best we’ve had from em in a few. Only about 2/3 tracks I reckon I’ll go back to
  36. eman54
    Jan 22, 2020
    3
    yeah not his worst, but certainly not his best by any means. a lot of the lyrics are just something a teenager could write up
  37. babybuttsmudge
    Jan 22, 2020
    3
    Eminem isn't good. Just because it rhymes doesn't mean it's good fellas. He raps fast to the point where its hard to listen to. The corny bars are there like always. He should've given Juice Wrld a verse on Godzilla because he was the best part of the song. He also proved he could rap when he freestyled over "My Name Is", which is probably why you wanted him on your album in the firstEminem isn't good. Just because it rhymes doesn't mean it's good fellas. He raps fast to the point where its hard to listen to. The corny bars are there like always. He should've given Juice Wrld a verse on Godzilla because he was the best part of the song. He also proved he could rap when he freestyled over "My Name Is", which is probably why you wanted him on your album in the first place. Bad album, way too long, sucked.… Expand
  38. Azell
    Jan 22, 2020
    4
    I know all the Eminem fans are just spamming 10/10. Which is fake. However, despite wanting to give this a 0-1 just to compensate their fake reviews. I am still going to give it what i think it deserves a 4-5. Reasoning: Cons:
    Corny lines in serious songs bother me. The beats were not my favorite. The hooks DID NOT do it for me. Also did not care about eminem’s love life nor did I expect    I know all the Eminem fans are just spamming 10/10. Which is fake. However, despite wanting to give this a 0-1 just to compensate their fake reviews. I am still going to give it what i think it deserves a 4-5. Reasoning: Cons:
    Corny lines in serious songs bother me. The beats were not my favorite. The hooks DID NOT do it for me. Also did not care about eminem’s love life nor did I expect to hear about it at any point in the future. And i mean really theres nothing new, innovative or exciting.
    Pros:
    He can rappity rap fast
    Em is obviously skillful in placement of rhymes, lines and double entendres Pretty good features
    I can feel his emotion in some tracks.
    Overral not enough to save it, not a trash album, but nothing making it special.    … Expand
  39. nitishthomas
    Jan 22, 2020
    10
    amazing album, loved the features, A+ lyricism, production awesome as well. best em album in a while.
  40. eg97
    Jan 22, 2020
    4
    It has its moments of storytelling and super-zippy-fast-rapping, but it's filled with corny lines and bad hooks. A notch below Kamikaze.
  41. Robsqyz
    Jan 22, 2020
    1
    Absolute garbage flows, overflowed with cacophonous sounds of fast lyrics that nobody can interpret. Lyricism is washed Almost 50 year old Eminem rapping about kids dying in the Manchester attack. Stay well away from this album if you respect your ears.
  42. Chiefaim
    Jan 22, 2020
    10
    Y'all Kanye stans got no **** life tryna bring a great album down smfh. You guys gotta respect artist's work no matter the age or race but acknowledge the talent and work put into it
  43. njaff2386
    Jan 22, 2020
    10
    This album is amazing and has a great variety of songs. Yet to find a song to skip.
  44. brenb
    Jan 22, 2020
    0
    this album sucks why does he still make music the entire album feels like he’s trying to fit in more with the generation he complains about and godzilla might be the worst song ever made
  45. honzaholicky
    Jan 22, 2020
    3
    The album doesnt stick to its theme. Its long, way too long. Beats are not great, suit the features more than Em himself. Another dull, at times unlistenable album by Em
  46. Risdsleepwalker
    Jan 22, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This album is so consistently great throughout that my favorite song on the album keeps changing fro 1 dong to the next as I listen. Eminem’s satirist nature comes through to tell his story of how he feels about violence and gun control. The production on the album is top notch, the beats are amazing and the flows are on point. This album gives us amazing feature artists and has a balanced mix of old school artistry with new styles of rap. I just can’t stop listening this album gets better with every play.… Expand
  47. dimensor
    Jan 22, 2020
    5
    Shady brings forth... an attempt to fit in with the new age of rap with his trap beats and so forth. Maybe he should stick to what he was good at.
  48. KokoWarwar
    Jan 22, 2020
    10
    Great album bruvs. Stop hating for no reason lmao. Nicehhsjdjsjjsjjsjsjjsjsjjs
  49. braesuick
    Jan 22, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This album is pure garbage. He needs to quit the staccato flow nonsense.… Expand
  50. phoenixspirit42
    Jan 22, 2020
    2
    hot garbage, nothing on this album is worth listening to. eminem has been finished.
  51. based_grig
    Jan 22, 2020
    3
    Honestly just another washed up em album. He still uses the same technical rhyme schemes that sounds bad. He trys so hard to have a good flow but the lyrical content is lacking and he still says offensive and corny lines too often.
  52. Crybabyrock
    Jan 22, 2020
    0
    Eminem sigue haciendo el ridiculo, las canciones y las letras son dolorosas de la pena que dan
  53. dj-pythagoras
    Jan 22, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Another weak lyrical performance from Em here. It is an improvement from his last album, his lyrics aren’t as angry and his beats are much better, but his cringe inducing bars are still extremely present.… Expand
  54. YeezusIsA10
    Jan 22, 2020
    3
    Very pour and lazily done, it seems like Eminem will never break this creative slump
  55. DeadeyeSaboteur
    Jan 22, 2020
    0
    This may be the worst album eminem has released, lyrically and melodically, it's just steaming garbage.
  56. Jasthestan
    Jan 22, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Best comeback enjoyed every track on this gem. Loved Godzilla the most and that one bar about MGK on yah yah was just what I needed to hear.… Expand
  57. rose455
    Jan 22, 2020
    10
    Evertything is good, only deaf people will not like this song. The funny thing about it is seeing fantano being a ****
  58. Jarsa
    Jan 22, 2020
    10
    Eminem switched his flow 131 times in new album 'Music To Be Murdered By' .. goat with a goat album
  59. thegoldenmallet
    Jan 22, 2020
    0
    Worst album of the year. Avoid at all costs. Eminem has not grown musically in years, but has only gotten continuously worse as an artist. Again, definitely skip this one
  60. madareview4real
    Jan 22, 2020
    3
    I'm not even gonna pretend it. Eminem is stuck on his ways like always nothing to be proud of, yet his biggest and most passionated fans will look at this like a holy thing.
    L
  61. skyfallcarl
    Jan 22, 2020
    3
    This album is plagued by bad beats, robotic monotonous flows and a continuous angry Eminem. Bars are decent at best, and his hooks are straight boring, nothing special here. Eminem should really reconsider his career, at this point he is just ruining it. i miss the old Eminem. But hey, at least the productions good.
  62. Marwth
    Jan 22, 2020
    10
    RIP Juice Wrld
  63. BenDover54
    Jan 22, 2020
    10
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  64. Patmoore02
    Jan 23, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is just to annoy the people voting it down. Let’s make this thing the GOAT album loooooool… Expand
  65. Eliavmoran
    Jan 22, 2020
    5
    His greatest album in the last 10 years!
    Eminem is back baby! Slim shady is back
  66. Harveyburkeee
    Jan 22, 2020
    4
    Some good tracks, mixed with some very bad ones with corny bars, better than his last two however.
  67. alegre
    Jan 22, 2020
    0
    Really uninspired album. Incredibly forgettable and the amount of cringy lines that have horrible delivery is insane
  68. Kcab08
    Jan 22, 2020
    0
    Same ole Em. Controversial lyrics and responding to rappers that levels beneath him...
    Can’t wait for him to retire...
  69. sumantree
    Jan 22, 2020
    0
    this **** cheeks even for em wtf bro, like i couldn’t even listen in one sitting typa cheeks
  70. Henrysmith23
    Jan 22, 2020
    0
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  71. DarthSkidmarx
    Jan 22, 2020
    0
    Trash str8 garbage I just want this man to retire he’s had a good run but he’s just too stuck in the past to keep doing this to himself
  72. certifiedkilla
    Jan 22, 2020
    2
    I don’t know how or why people are giving this album a 10/10. Fast lyrics and controversial topics do not make this fresh or amazing. This album was so hard to sit through and actually listen to. I couldn’t enjoy it or really understand the topic. Sorry Em but this wasn’t it.
  73. NOTGJames
    Jan 22, 2020
    0
    By far his worst album. While other albums had atleast one good song, this just has none. There's no heart in the songs, no real meaning to the lyrics, just bad.
  74. AdhamOssama
    Jan 22, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Top notch album, Eminem has been one of music’s hugest stars for more than two decades, yet over the years he’s increasingly taken on the tendencies of the cult artist — the deepening sense of embattled insularity, the hapless angst, the lack of interest in the genre he once transformed. On his 11th album, all the old enemies are present: the women who do him wrong, the family members who messed him up, the rappers you may or may not that now feels more like a cudgel than a gift, as if he’s leaning into the shredding-for-shredding’s-sake, Yngwie-Malmsteen-of-hip-hop accusations that have dogged his recent albums, particularly 2018’s confrontationally dreary Kamikaze. “Similes and idioms/Giddy up!” he demands on “Little Engine.” And they definitely do, at times to stunning effect, though the dervish humor and gremlin bounce that made his original Silly Putty-psycho shtick an American classic remain in relatively short supply.


    He does seem to have thrown a little more intellectual, thematic, and emotional elbow grease into this record. The title of Music to Be Murdered By alludes to a 1958 collaboration between Alfred Hitchcock and film composer Jeffrey Alexander, and Hitchcock’s voice appears in segues throughout. Eminem piles on movie references, calling on everything from Reservoir Dogs to Rocky to 8 Mile. But no real concept, cinematic or otherwise, develops — unless **** me and **** you too” is a concept, in which case this is a veritable Tommy. “Such a wide range of emotions/Migraines, but why the **** am I takin’ these Motrins?/Ibuprofens, like a drop of rain in the ocean/And you’re my fix on the days when I’m broken/But the **** about to go sideways, I just know it,” he raps on the dispirited “Never Lose Again,” one of many examples of his still-unimpeachable genius for dazzlingly ornamented lyrical decadence: us. The Dr. Dre-produced album-opening “Premonition” lashes out at the critics who haven’t liked his last two albums: “Rolling Stone stars, I get two and a half outta five, and I’ll laugh out loud/’Cause that’s what they gave B.A.D. back in the day.” The 2.5-star review of LL Cool J’s 1987 album, Bigger And Deffer, that he’s evidently referencing comes from the 2004 print edition of The Rolling Stone Album Guide, which isn’t online. But when it comes to airing out his grudges, no amount of having to drive around Michigan looking for a Barnes & Noble will hold Eminem back. It’s the kind of monkish attention to detail that bespeaks a true craftsman.


    Musically, he gestures toward the current hip-hop world a little more intentionally than his hermetic-sounding albums have tended to in the recent past. The buoyant “Godzilla” features leftover verses from the recently departed emo-rap icon Juice WRLD, serviceably sutured into Eminem rhyme clusters delivered in a rapid-fire blur that’s almost microtonal. Anderson .Paak lends his light Cali-soul growl over Dr. Dre’s springy beat on “Lock It Up”; the brutally mean-spirited breakup song “Farewell” has a lithe, reggae-tinged beat from Southern rap producer Ricky Racks. The best production moment is “Yah Yah,” a frenetically grinding, Busta Rhymes-sampling posse cut with Black Thought of the Roots, Em’s Detroit buddies Royce da 5’9″ and Denaun of D12, and Q-Tip soulfully singing the hook.

    In a new lyrical wrinkle, Em steps into the role of political commentator and protest voice, with mixed results. On the grueling, six-minute “Darkness,” the album’s most ambitious performance, he attempts to inhabit the mind of the gunman responsible for the 2017 mass shooting at a Las Vegas music festival that took 58 lives. His impulses are in the right place (the song’s intense video ends by imploring “When will it end?” and then asks people to register to vote). But the song itself doesn’t stretch much outside Eminem’s lyrical comfort zone: “If I bet you I’ll be in tomorrow’s paper, who would the odds favor?” he raps, placing the person responsible for the worst mass murder in U.S. history within the same needy-lonely-white-guy emotional valence as “Stan.”

    The most egregious self-owning oversight on Music to Be Murdered By, especially in the context of “Darkness,” is “Unaccommodating,” featuring fire-breathing Brooklyn rapper Young M.A. Eminem undercuts an impressively manic spree of rhymes by tossing in a half-assed allusion to another concert tragedy: “I’m contemplating yelling ‘bombs away’ on the game/Like I’m outside of an Ariana Grande concert waiting.” Within hours of its release, the song prompted a statement of condemnation from the mayor of Manchester. For Eminem, acknowledgements of our shared humanity may occasionally happen in the abstract, but specific instances in his music are still hard to come by.    … Expand
  75. Kanao
    Jan 22, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. These em stans acting crazy like always. Had to bring them back to earth with a real review.… Expand
  76. brodiegotoofast
    Jan 22, 2020
    3
    An Abomination. It's sad to see how he's ruining his legacy, if it weren't for his fanbase. This brodie was done.
  77. vhsultra
    Jan 22, 2020
    0
    It’s not that bad but Eminem stans are so annoying for spamming it with perfect scores ahaaahaha
  78. lanyard
    Jan 25, 2020
    4
    I will never understand how eminem stans will call this man the greatest of all time when he’s released basically the same music since 2000s. He only ever somewhat switched it up between 2009-2012. Other than that he just drops “controversial” bars over lazy beats and raps fast. If you still find that amazing then I don’t know what to say. Rapping fast doesn’t make you good and sayingI will never understand how eminem stans will call this man the greatest of all time when he’s released basically the same music since 2000s. He only ever somewhat switched it up between 2009-2012. Other than that he just drops “controversial” bars over lazy beats and raps fast. If you still find that amazing then I don’t know what to say. Rapping fast doesn’t make you good and saying stupid things for attention doesn’t make you rebellious.… Expand
  79. tripleb
    Jan 22, 2020
    4
    eminem is back with some hot garbage. better than his last few, but not by much
  80. heehaw14
    Jan 22, 2020
    1
    though a departure from the lack luster sound of his previous few albums, Marshall Mathers still fails to reclaim the glory of his early sound. with lackluster production, forced staccato flows, and lyricism that at times boarders on cringe at times, Music to be Murdered By is nothing special
  81. Rubenjaak
    Jan 24, 2020
    9
    Yeah it is genius like always, wouldn't say his best or one of his best because he already dropped a few which he and others just can't come close to ever. Talking bout recovery, MMLP,... but this is certainly 1billion times better than i would have thought and huge fan of it. Glad he always kicks back no matter the haters of so called 'artists' lil pump etc... very nice album
  82. zamkdexwy
    Jan 22, 2020
    0
    middle aged man still whining about his step dad and revival album two years later lol
  83. nedebnou
    Jan 22, 2020
    0
    This **** is trash !!!!!!!!! Go and get the **** off the airwaves!!!!!!!!!!
  84. jbdickens
    Jan 22, 2020
    5
    This album is mediocre at best, it's an improvement over Kamikaze and Revival but Eminem's golden days are far away now. Em tries to innovate for a new generation but honestly fails and feels like more of the same modern Em. There are some good tracks but none I'd revisit.
  85. Yehsshsj
    Jan 22, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This album literally **** sucks. The production is either really bland or really annoying. The lyrics are corny and stupid and its just so **** ANNOYING when he keeps complaining about Revival! Name dropping people (again) and his lyrics almost entirely rely on shock factor. A disgrace of an album… Expand
  86. Dylan05
    Jan 22, 2020
    4
    Again very disappointed by yet again another bad Eminem album. He needs to retire at this point he just ruining his discography
  87. pesostache
    Jan 22, 2020
    1
    anderson .paak is the only nice thing about this album. eminem is absolutely rinsed.
  88. dburnison
    Jan 22, 2020
    3
    As always, Em's rhyme scheme's and wordplay are on point. However a lot of the songs are killed by his angry bitter vibe that emanates throughout the whole album. He will always have the best numbers, thanks in part to him exploiting tragedies for punchlines, and namedropping 100+ people, and stans willing to defend him no matter what. We all know em is a brilliant attention seeker, butAs always, Em's rhyme scheme's and wordplay are on point. However a lot of the songs are killed by his angry bitter vibe that emanates throughout the whole album. He will always have the best numbers, thanks in part to him exploiting tragedies for punchlines, and namedropping 100+ people, and stans willing to defend him no matter what. We all know em is a brilliant attention seeker, but this formula is getting pretty old. He can spit bars like nobodies business, but this just isn't very compelling music. There are a few bright spots, a few songs I really enjoy. But there are far too many skips on this album to consider it a classic. Love the bars, just wish he would switch up the material. Anger and bitterness is not a good vibe. He can do better.… Expand
  89. guccishoelaces
    Jan 22, 2020
    0
    Not good. Eminem hasn't had a good project since the turn of the century. Unfortunately for the music community, he's easily got the most dickrider fans in the industry. Strong 0.
  90. Poliojones
    Jan 22, 2020
    1
    This **** is trash. I do not understand why Eminem feels the need to rap fast to be a good rapper. He didn't do that on the slim shady LP, and he's been doing it since the Marshall mathers LP 2. It gets **** old. He obviously isn't over revival's reception even though that was also trash. This isn't really worth listening to. One word to describe this **** is simply "yikes."
  91. grzdy
    Jan 22, 2020
    3
    Rapping Fast does not make a good album or song. Eminem Clearly out of his rapping prime shown by corny lyrics and boring songs. definitely one of if not the worst album of this year. and its January.
  92. TopB07
    Jan 22, 2020
    2
    Eh dosent tickle my fancy was hoping for some saucy but did not receive any with this album
  93. Rmmalizia
    Jan 22, 2020
    2
    Eminem once again proves that he should have hung his hat albums ago. Impressive features and a nice throwback theme, however the album doesn't have it's true intro until track 4, leaving 1-3 in a weird limbo state. While his speed-rapping is at it's all time best on the track Godzilla, the lyrics don't have the same shock value that they used to.

    In Conclusion: Will the Real Slim Shady    Eminem once again proves that he should have hung his hat albums ago. Impressive features and a nice throwback theme, however the album doesn't have it's true intro until track 4, leaving 1-3 in a weird limbo state. While his speed-rapping is at it's all time best on the track Godzilla, the lyrics don't have the same shock value that they used to.

    In Conclusion: Will the Real Slim Shady please sit down.    … Expand
  94. wehateogmaxb
    Jan 22, 2020
    0
    Wanted to enjoy this album but unfortunately it does not deliver. Couple good songs, the rest are trash.
  95. saintjhon
    Jan 22, 2020
    0
    bro what the **** is this. bro what the **** is this. bro what the **** is this. bro what the **** is this.
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  96. ElijahOwens
    Jan 22, 2020
    0
    Absolutely atrocious, without a doubt the worst rap album I’ve ever heard.
  97. el-revival
    Jan 22, 2020
    0
    Pretty much in-line with his most recent output. Eminem isn't interested in telling us anything new at this point in his career.
  98. alastairyates
    Jan 22, 2020
    2
    Its not the worst, but moet definitely not the best. Eminem should have stopped 10 years ago, the new age hip/hop and rap just doesn’t suit this OG rapper.
  99. rickanartist
    Jan 22, 2020
    2
    Yet another complete embarrassment of a piece of music from eminem. How his fans can continue preaching his name as the greatest is below me, cause they’re dumb.
  100. joemeekings
    Jan 22, 2020
    0
    This is awful beyond words. Absolutely no reason to subject yourself to this torture.
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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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