Music To Be Murdered By
by Eminem
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8.5

Universal acclaim- based on 5097 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 4,259 out of 5097
  2. Mixed: 222 out of 5097
  3. Negative: 616 out of 5097
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  1. VestingBoot
    Jan 25, 2020
    6
    Tbh, it would be better rated if he cut some songs and retired the whole "I hate my parents" motif. I think compared to his other recent projects its better but as an album standalone its very average.
  2. awilliam20
    Jan 23, 2020
    5
    It’s not as bad as it could have been. Still doesn’t deserve the rating it currently has but it is far better than his latest projects
  3. lGraphicl
    Jan 23, 2020
    6
    It's OK, some good tracks, some meh tracks. Liked it better than Kamikaze. Darkness is pretty good.
  4. NicholasPayet
    Jan 22, 2020
    5
    Ems best work in a long while, but still very inconsistent, too long and the middle portion is very weak.
  5. Lambo2601
    Jan 23, 2020
    5
    Eminem’s ‘Music to be Murdered by’ is shallow attempt to recreate the edgy music Eminem was known for back in his early career, but without the edgy substance that his older music was known and felt like it was trying to not offend a single person. Which makes it un-edgy. Songs such as ‘Unaccommodating’ and ‘No Regrets’ just sound as far from an Eminem song as possible. Whilst the rest ofEminem’s ‘Music to be Murdered by’ is shallow attempt to recreate the edgy music Eminem was known for back in his early career, but without the edgy substance that his older music was known and felt like it was trying to not offend a single person. Which makes it un-edgy. Songs such as ‘Unaccommodating’ and ‘No Regrets’ just sound as far from an Eminem song as possible. Whilst the rest of the album just sounds like a generic Eminem song stripped down to its basic components replayed all over again with little tweaks. It’s only bearable song is ‘Godzilla’ and even though it’s been carried to the charts by the tragic death of Juice WRLD, Eminem’s part is extremely inferior to his piers section of the song. It’s not a tragic album, it’s far from a terrible project, but for an album that has been written and created by a artist with as much creative ability in writing and performing as Eminem it just feels like a lazy attempt to profit off of a generic format and style of rap music that he helped create and refine into a style that at its high points was the best in the world.… Expand
  6. paije_breaks
    Feb 19, 2020
    6
    Eminem rap fast.... so that's pretty cool

    Music to Be Murdered By has a VERY STRONG opening. Premonition, Unaccommodating & You Gon' Learn are solid. All three are well-produced, modern and interesting, yet leave enough room for everyone to do work lyrically and have fun. Eminem sounds agile and is able to weave through each track with ease. Some of the best we've heard Em in a while.    Eminem rap fast.... so that's pretty cool

    Music to Be Murdered By has a VERY STRONG opening. Premonition, Unaccommodating & You Gon' Learn are solid. All three are well-produced, modern and interesting, yet leave enough room for everyone to do work lyrically and have fun. Eminem sounds agile and is able to weave through each track with ease. Some of the best we've heard Em in a while.

    And from there - turn it off    … Expand
  7. PawelSyska
    Jan 17, 2020
    6
    Most of the tracks are average, beats are poor and he sounds like he's doing simple talking instead of rapping. Despite that, I really enjoyed "Premonition", "Unaccommodating", "Marsh" and "I Will". Also, the hooks are great.
  8. DrCharizard
    Jan 22, 2020
    4
    It’s pretty mediocre all things considered, a few standout tracks, but nothing we haven’t seen or heard before from Eminem and at this point it’s a bit redundant.
  9. edsnp
    Jan 23, 2020
    4
    People are throwing the 10's like newspapers, god. This is the best production Em has in a record since MMLP2, no doubt about it. He is quite great technically speaking too. But woooooooow are there so many eye rollers in this thing, not even the Ariana line but saying that he has his lyricism on point is like saying that your car can work with no problems with 3 wheels and half the motorPeople are throwing the 10's like newspapers, god. This is the best production Em has in a record since MMLP2, no doubt about it. He is quite great technically speaking too. But woooooooow are there so many eye rollers in this thing, not even the Ariana line but saying that he has his lyricism on point is like saying that your car can work with no problems with 3 wheels and half the motor out. He needs to stop pretending like his lyrics are for "the sharpest knives" when his cuts are done by a butter knife.… Expand
  10. Apollo_Loco
    Jan 23, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Shockrock/conscious rap don't really work together. It was another Eminem album. Slim Shady dead.… Expand
  11. MasterFair
    Jan 23, 2020
    4
    Mediocre, bad hooks, beats feel similar and it’s like people only like this album cause it’s Eminem not the quality of music, which is poor.
  12. fifi3
    Jan 17, 2020
    5
    A three track run like In Too Deep, Godzilla, and Darkness might be the best 3-track run in a decade for Eminem. The album is still overlong and filled with cringe bars and mechanical flows. Eminem has some high points in his verses but I think they sound like a broken record, substance wise and sonically. Some of these features carry the album like Don Tolliver, Juice, Royce, and BlackA three track run like In Too Deep, Godzilla, and Darkness might be the best 3-track run in a decade for Eminem. The album is still overlong and filled with cringe bars and mechanical flows. Eminem has some high points in his verses but I think they sound like a broken record, substance wise and sonically. Some of these features carry the album like Don Tolliver, Juice, Royce, and Black Thought all come with great guest appearances to make this a listenable album, at least.… Expand
  13. A7sus4
    Jan 20, 2020
    5
    Clearly Eminem is a great rapper. Nevertheless, he's the most uninteresting person on earth at this point. This thing reeks of "been there done that" and completely fades from ones attention before the halfway point. Couple of nice spots on here but they're drowned in an overlong track list that really can't keep it up. 5/10 pretty much based on technical ability above all else.
  14. pootrey109231
    Jan 24, 2020
    4
    Just because a artist has raw skill does not mean they are capable of making a good project or song. This album has some of the worst bars I’ve ever heard and mediocre beats to go with them. Just cause fast word man is going fast does not mean he is saying anything that isn’t corny or stupid.
  15. 64commando
    Jan 18, 2020
    4
    More similar to Revival than Kamikaze. Sometimes it feels like he's trying too hard.
  16. erputaso
    Jan 22, 2020
    4
    More bland uninspired trying to hip on the new generations Eminem music. That Ed Sheeran track is the worst **** ive heard in a while
  17. jacobcorbin
    Jan 22, 2020
    5
    It's really average. Fairly similar to Eminems recent works but really just "not as bad." Unfortunate evolution for him
  18. mattyiceboy
    Jan 22, 2020
    5
    It's got 5 out of 18 songs that I like. I am really bored with his supersonic flow, it doesn't sound cool it's just annoying.
  19. Joel_Freecheck
    May 29, 2020
    6
    Underwhelming compared to last year's Kamikaze, Eminem has still provided enough heat and personality to keep the album off the ground. "Godzilla" is a surefire hit.
  20. WalterWhiteWolf
    Jan 22, 2020
    4
    Em's gotta do something new, he keeps doing the same old with no real change or twist, plus all this stuff he's done much better in the past.
  21. Gamemod
    Jan 22, 2020
    5
    It’s okay. Has good tracks, but overall I only go back to a handful of them.
  22. ccalcium
    Jan 18, 2020
    6
    This is certainly a solid effort from Eminem all round, although a handful of the tracks become tiresome after a couple of listens, and others are fairly forgettable. There are some highlights here which help overall (Darkness, and the Don Toliver feature was a welcome surprise). It's certainly a marked improvement on his past few albums, although that's a pretty low bar considering howThis is certainly a solid effort from Eminem all round, although a handful of the tracks become tiresome after a couple of listens, and others are fairly forgettable. There are some highlights here which help overall (Darkness, and the Don Toliver feature was a welcome surprise). It's certainly a marked improvement on his past few albums, although that's a pretty low bar considering how objectively bad they were. People giving this a 10 are obviously massive stans, and people giving it a 2 or 3 blatantly haters. I think a 5-7 is probably the most reasonable assessment of this good, but far from his best, album. Em fans will certainly enjoy it.… Expand
  23. Joozebox
    Jan 20, 2020
    5
    This hurts to say but i don't like this album. He has some decent to trash beats, he has horrible hooks and keeps his annoying stacatto fast flow that lost it's magic after the first few times he did it. His attitude is like a 50 year old man who keeps fighting young kids to get off his lawn. I get why he hates this new generation; his last album was him literally taking a **** on it; youThis hurts to say but i don't like this album. He has some decent to trash beats, he has horrible hooks and keeps his annoying stacatto fast flow that lost it's magic after the first few times he did it. His attitude is like a 50 year old man who keeps fighting young kids to get off his lawn. I get why he hates this new generation; his last album was him literally taking a **** on it; you don't need to remind me on every verse of how better you are, we already know this. Eminem is in a corner with nothing to say, he has done it all, he rose to be the illest on the mic, he beat his demons, he survived the hard streets of Detroit and I'm not taking that away from him but he has nothing to say; All the clever wordplay an rhymes can't cover up that. I hope that with all the success he gets from this album dosen't bleed to his next one.… Expand
  24. Kevinrenteria
    Jan 23, 2020
    5
    Some Strong Songs on this record for sure. But Some Are Definitely Bland. Production Can Be Better. In General a very OK album nothing special at all.
    Also Lyrics can be.......Very insensitive and Very stupid....like Very to he point where it’s cringey.
  25. 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.
  26. 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
  27. 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.
  28. 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.
  29. KenStan
    Jan 22, 2020
    4
    Too long. No consistent theme or style. Pop features again. Cringy lines. Better than Revival but still bad.
  30. 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
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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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