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8.5

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  1. Dec 19, 2020
    10
    Marshal Mathers is the absolute best that has ever touched the microphone. This thematic album is yet snother one of his masterpieces.
  2. Jan 22, 2020
    10
    AN INcredible album. It hss no true bad tracks, and has an amazing array of features. Eminems tongue twisting flows and rhyme schemes, along with bars that make you wonder how he thinks of so many things! Few artists have ever been both this influential and this. damn. good. A huge step up from his last couple albums, and arguably his best since 2009s Relapse, or 2013s MMLP2.
  3. Jan 22, 2020
    10
    Great album, it gets better with every listen. Only 1 skip track is the one with Ed sheeran, the rest slaps.
  4. Jan 22, 2020
    10
    Ggreaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat albummmmmmmmml mannnnnnnnnnnn no ddoubttttttttttttttt
  5. Jan 22, 2020
    10
    I love the production! We have never gotten anything like that from Em before and I love it
  6. Jan 22, 2020
    10
    I don't understand the critics and hate on the album it is on point on a lot of aspects. I think people judge eminem person and not his music this is sad since the album is genuinely a future classic
  7. Jan 22, 2020
    10
    The album is straight fire. People still gonna be hating on EM cause he speak facts. Enjoy the greatness.
  8. Jan 22, 2020
    10
    He didn’t disappoint his lyrics are insane. Great album, been on replay since it dropped. I Stan..Always
  9. Jan 22, 2020
    10
    Best album since MMLP2, a few fillers but Eminem seems like hes having fun and not taking himself seriously.
  10. c4s
    Jan 22, 2020
    10
    Very good music, eminem is such an complete artist, on this album you can find very good beats, word play, bars ... it's a 10 for me
  11. Jan 22, 2020
    10
    This is Eminem’s best album since MMLP2. There is something here for everyone to enjoy.
  12. Jan 22, 2020
    10
    Very fire it’s so goid Eminem is the goat should win album of the year Eminem is simply the goat no one can compare to him I’ve never ever seen a better rapper in my life and there will never be anyone better GOAT
  13. Jan 22, 2020
    10
    Amazing album, Em really stepped his game up on this project, good production, content and the features all killed it.
  14. Jan 22, 2020
    10
    Amazing album best he has done in a while. Deep as **** at times, emotional, hard. Covers it all.
  15. Jan 22, 2020
    10
    Great album with superb beats thanks to all the producers that helped on this album. Kanye stans want to lower the rating of this album, but the album will speak for itself
  16. Jan 22, 2020
    10
    Great listen, very consistent and raw. Good production and overall has a nice sound. Em sounds inspired and fresh.
  17. Jan 22, 2020
    10
    This album is fire 100% the best work since 2013 (MMLP2) people just hate on Marshall sk much because he’s doing numbers
  18. Jan 22, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. i like what em did in this album enjoy the album every track make you feel his love for the hip hop Expand
  19. Jan 22, 2020
    10
    Slim Shady is back with a mixt of his past albums Revival+Relapse
    In my oppinion this is better than Kamikaze but under The Marshall Mathers LP2 and Recovery
  20. Jan 22, 2020
    10
    This Album is better than any music
    New flow new beats and of course solid features,
    Main focus of this album is inconsistent but still the album overall is good enough to be replayed,
  21. Jan 22, 2020
    10
    After disliking Revival massively and not really digging Kamikaze I was not feeling very promising about this. Being an on and off Eminem fan I had to at least give my judgement.

    Fair to say I actually really like it and think he has done a great job! People just seem to hate on him nowadays for the sake of it but oh well.
  22. Jan 22, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Best of rap in a while, and yeah
    **** you from the depth of my heart to y'all **** and haters
    Accept truth guys.
    Expand
  23. Jan 22, 2020
    10
    Great mf album by the Goat **** u hater
  24. Nov 12, 2021
    7
    A good return to form for Eminem after a turbulent few years. The features do a great job, and Eminem absolutely holds his own
  25. Jan 22, 2020
    10
    One of eminem best album thank em for this albut its pure fire and fack the haters
  26. Jan 22, 2020
    10
    amazing work! some of his better work since mmlp2! if you don't like this album, you just hating!
  27. Jan 22, 2020
    10
    Goat goat goat goat goat goat goat goat goat goat goat goat goat goat goat goat goat
  28. Jan 22, 2020
    10
    This man keeps getting better! Insane album start to finish with a little something for everyone.
  29. Jan 22, 2020
    10
    Per le ca**ate dei fan di kayne questo album ha perso molte posizioni. Metacritic dovrebbe risolvere il problema. Eminem is a Goat.
  30. Jan 22, 2020
    10
    'cause
    If it happened to James
    It can happen to Shady They do the same **** to Brady More people hate me than love me This game will make you go crazy 'Bout to go for B-R-O-K-E I was the G, the O-A-T Once I was played in rotation At every radio station They said I'm lyrically amazing But I have nothing to say But then when I put out Revival and I had something to say They said that they
    'cause
    If it happened to James
    It can happen to Shady
    They do the same **** to Brady
    More people hate me than love me
    This game will make you go crazy
    'Bout to go for B-R-O-K-E
    I was the G, the O-A-T
    Once I was played in rotation
    At every radio station
    They said I'm lyrically amazing
    But I have nothing to say
    But then when I put out Revival and I had something to say
    They said that they hated the awake me
    I lose the rage, I'm too tame
    I get it back, they say I'm too angry
    I need to get me some Dre beats
    No, I should hook up with Tay Keith
    Fans keep on pulling me one way
    Haters pull me in another
    Got more hooks in me than Swae Le
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  31. Jan 22, 2020
    10
    I have been listening to this album since Friday, great replay value. I believe this is Em’s best output since Recovery, that’s my personal opinion. Production is good, flow is solid throughout, and it also includes some bangers! It’s an A in my grading book.
  32. Jan 22, 2020
    10
    Energetic album with super lyrical content and bars from an artist who debuted more than 20 years ago and keeps getting better with each album whether critics accept it or not.
  33. Jan 23, 2020
    10
    This album is 10

    The Eminem Show 10/10
    Recovery 10/10
    MMLP2 10/10
    Relapse 10/10
    MMLP 10/10
    MTBMB 10/10
    Kamikaze 10/10
    Encore 9.9/10
    Revival 9.9/10
    SSLP 9.9/10
  34. Jan 22, 2020
    10
    Best ive heard in a while.. enjoyed premonition..and special features like don toliver and anderson paak were truly spectacular!
  35. Jan 22, 2020
    10
    Greatest album of this year and the next decade hands down. Not a single bad song. Production on pount. Great content. Excellent production and bar heavy.
  36. Jan 22, 2020
    10
    All haters go such a penis
    ................................................
    ...................
  37. Jan 22, 2020
    10
    Brilliant album by Slim Shady, showing that he is the best to ever do it. If you are a true Em fan you'll appreciate the effort from the G.O.A.T
  38. Jan 22, 2020
    10
    This is one of the best album of EMinem. He is real rythme genius and the production are so good
  39. Feb 1, 2020
    10
    Eminem introduces double entendres for days! While this isn't the old eminem, the lyrics are razor sharp and the features are great. It takes a couple of listens to catch all of the genius in this.
  40. Jan 22, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Amazing album! DOPEST
    ALBUM
    OF ALL
    TIME!
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  41. Jan 22, 2020
    10
    Em never ceases to amaze me with his clever wordplay. This album is full of double entendres paired with amazing beats!
  42. Jan 22, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. One of he's best! To rate:
    1. Marshall Mathers LP
    2. The Eminem show/ Slim Shady Lp
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  43. Jan 22, 2020
    10
    Eminem is lit in this album
  44. Jan 22, 2020
    10
    On Eminem’s 11th studio album he delivers some of his best work yet. From his record breaking fast raps to his slower paced story songs. Add that together with some amazing features such as Royce Da 5’9”, Q-Tip, Black Thought, Anderson .Paak, Don Toliver, Young M.A., and the late Juice WRLD. This is one of Eminem’s most put together albums to date with with inserts of Alfred Hitchcock.On Eminem’s 11th studio album he delivers some of his best work yet. From his record breaking fast raps to his slower paced story songs. Add that together with some amazing features such as Royce Da 5’9”, Q-Tip, Black Thought, Anderson .Paak, Don Toliver, Young M.A., and the late Juice WRLD. This is one of Eminem’s most put together albums to date with with inserts of Alfred Hitchcock. “Music to be Murdered by” is truly a cinematic experience! Expand
  45. Jan 22, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Best album in the past 10 years from Em
    Really enjoyed listening to the old slim shady. He is definitely back!
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  46. Jan 22, 2020
    10
    Ya all can suck ma salty dick after u dipped it into sweet **** lmao. U better unsuck it after that tho
  47. Jan 22, 2020
    10
    Straight away it's a classic.
    Every feature pushed the bar higher! Production was a madness!
  48. Jan 22, 2020
    10
    This is one of Eminem s best album and it will go down as a cult classic one day.
  49. Jan 22, 2020
    10
    this is just the perfect mix of shady and eminem. great album its is straight hot fire
  50. Jan 22, 2020
    10
    Amazing album, it is coherent and balanced with funny and serious songs. Showing why he's the best,.
  51. Jan 22, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Best rap album from Eminem in years. All songs are well produced. Moreover, two songs on the album are wholly double entendre. Expand
  52. Jan 22, 2020
    10
    Kanye dick riders are now giving low rating, be aware Eminem fans.
    Please give the highest rating so that it stayed on top.
  53. Jan 22, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Shady is back, The metaphors and double entendres are unmatched. Not only does Em show us his ability to spit one of the fastest verses ever but also gives us A chorus with the late Juice WRLD Expand
  54. Jan 22, 2020
    10
    Great album!!! One of my favorite Em's project, he is such an amazing artist and the best in the rap game.
    But when these haters saw the rating is amazing they started to give bad ratings and say that proudly. ****
  55. Jan 22, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Один из самых лучших альбомов, это как второй The Eminem show, мне понравилось, а на остальных пофиг Expand
  56. Jan 22, 2020
    10
    Absolutely amazing by far the best one Eminem has released in a while enjoyed every bit of it
  57. Jan 22, 2020
    10
    You **** **** really think ya'll gon bring the score down? Foh. Kanye stans stay mad that both ye and JIS was **** ass. Dude went full Jesus freak on us.
  58. Jan 22, 2020
    10
    I was waiting this quality since longtime between excellent production feat young MA, juice Wrld and a very good Ed sheran (surprisly) its a bomb !
  59. Jan 22, 2020
    10
    How awful Kanye West fans are doing. underestimating just because you don’t want the album rating to not get higher incorrectly. this is music and it needs to be evaluated honestly. and this music is good, I like everything. 10/10
  60. Jan 22, 2020
    9
    Great album! Much better than the last few ones.
    There has been an evolution of his music through the past few years.
    Wish for more storytelling instead of fast rapping, still his wordplay is really good.
  61. Jan 22, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's just it's soooo good and better than all rap song that are gust methh to me I'm really felling this album Expand
  62. Jan 22, 2020
    10
    Masterpiece price of art, it deserves more than 10 and I'm so happy to hear Eminem on top against
  63. Jan 22, 2020
    10
    Slim Shady is back! I love You Gon Lear e Godzillaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa (first my favorite) Crazy Shady!
  64. Jan 22, 2020
    10
    Anyone that gives this album less than a 8 and calls themselves true hip-hop fans is just a hater of Em and will trash anything he does. And that is just sad.
  65. Jan 22, 2020
    10
    Eminem is the goat he’s the best rapper in the world best artist not my opinion it’s facts
  66. Jan 22, 2020
    10
    Amazing album.. absolutely loved it. Nxnnznnznznnznznnznnznndnnxnnxnxbzbbxbbxb
  67. Jan 22, 2020
    10
    A reinvention of classic Em, comeback of infectious production and flows, an onslaught of bars and a 10/10 feature list. Even Ed Sheeran sounds great on the record despite the overtly cheesy hook.
  68. Jan 22, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. That’s a great album and an outstanding effort after the storm of Kamikaze. This album represents a return to form and assured Eminem another home run. On this release Shady does what he does best: selling truckloads of copies and making critics question its merit. The Juice WRLD collaboration “Godzilla” has held steady at No. 2 on the U.S. Spotify chart and No. 4 on the global chart, pointing to a strong debut on next week’s Hot 100. In the end Marshall Mathers’s latest effort has the numbers to debut atop the billboard hot 200 and granting Eminem his record 10th consecutive No.1 debut. Expand
  69. Jan 22, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. One of the best albums Em has released in recent memory, even though it is not a full return to old-school TES, SSLP, and MMLP Eminem, it is the closest thing. There aren't any songs on the album that I skip when listening to it, which is a great sign. Expand
  70. Jan 22, 2020
    10
    1996 Em dropped his first album, since that time Em gave us fantastic and tasteful music.
    after the great comeback "kamikaze" he dropped another great album after 20+ career in the game.
  71. Jan 22, 2020
    10
    Perfection! 5 tracks are meh but the 15 great ones more than makeup for that. Just love this album!
  72. Jan 22, 2020
    10
    tem umas faixas meio bosta e umas fodas também, melhor que o revival e inferior ao kamikaze.
  73. Jan 22, 2020
    10
    Beast, what an Album. For him to be in the game this long and still being able to pull of something like this is incredible!
  74. Jan 22, 2020
    10
    Goat without a doubt. All songs were great and would probably rate it his 4th best album
  75. Jan 22, 2020
    10
    This album is great. I haven’t stopped listening to it since it’s release. Eminem uses all of his talent on this one.
  76. Jan 22, 2020
    10
    4th favorite Eminem album, behind The Eminem Show, Marshall Mathers LP, and MMLP2
  77. Jan 22, 2020
    10
    A combination of all the good things in the goats career.
    Eminem claps back again and kills another album. Classic Eminem leaving people butthurt everywhere! What he was destined to do. The goat is back!
  78. Jan 22, 2020
    10
    One of his best album since 2009. lyrically very impressive, great production and sone nice features.
  79. Jan 22, 2020
    10
    This is Em at his best since 2001 no doubt. Every track seems like something new and it doesn’t get boring! A definite must!
  80. Jan 22, 2020
    10
    I tried to type a review but my keyboard melted
  81. Jan 22, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is album is an absolute shock to the system as Eminem surprises fans and critics alike with an album to be murdered by. Out of this world rapping ability, technical flows, deep storytelling, and BARZ for days!! Eminem is a goat and proves that once again. Expand
  82. Jan 22, 2020
    10
    Incredible work of art with a passionate return to his magnum opus. Eminem operates on a level far beyond that of any current artist in today’s industry.
  83. Jan 22, 2020
    9
    I think overall it’s a great album, he sounds like he’s having fun and trying new things throughout the album.
  84. Jan 22, 2020
    10
    Not the best of his but the best of this year. My favorites are Godzilla, Little Engine and Unaccommodating, and Darkness.
  85. Jan 22, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This album shows Eminem's ridiculously fast, multi-syllable rhyme schemes filled with lines that pierce your mind with his lyricism. It's his best work since Recovery. Expand
  86. Jan 22, 2020
    10
    One of his best projects in years, dark and moody befitting the title of the album. Too early to say but might be up there with his big 3 for me. Feels like a more well rounded project than kamikaze(which I loved) and certainly better than revival or MMLP2(a record I did like as well).
  87. Jan 22, 2020
    9
    Strong output from one of the legends of the industry, in what i'd consider his best project in a decade. Good mix of flows, production, storytelling, silliness, and his unique ability to rhyme and scheme like no one else.
  88. Jan 22, 2020
    9
    Eminem is back with another surprise drop. A high energy but moody punch that is both entertaining and thought provoking. Eminem’s penmanship is the sharpest it’s been in a long time, it’s like he’s never lost a step on this album. Reconnecting with Dr. Dre is the icing on the cake; the perfect marriage for song quality (which has been spotty at times post-comeback.)
  89. Jan 22, 2020
    10
    Wow Amazing 10 out of 10 give it a full listen twice if you're hater try to understand the lyrics and you'll find he's a genius.
  90. Jan 22, 2020
    9
    Age is just a number. I was the
    G the O-A-T
    O nce I was played in rotation A t every radio station
    T hey said I'm lyrically amazing.
    Shady did it again

    Marshall did it again.
    #Eminem
  91. Jan 22, 2020
    10
    Absolutly great. I love almost all off the songs and the Alfred Hitchcock Theme is amazing
  92. Jan 22, 2020
    8
    MMLP, SSLP and The Eminem show are better albums, but Music to be murdered by is pretty good too. I liked the beat change up from his recent albums. All of the features in this albums are great. Darkness is a masterpiece. Side note: there seems to be a lot of people who haven’t listened to the album giving this a bad score just to bring the user score down. If you think other albums fromMMLP, SSLP and The Eminem show are better albums, but Music to be murdered by is pretty good too. I liked the beat change up from his recent albums. All of the features in this albums are great. Darkness is a masterpiece. Side note: there seems to be a lot of people who haven’t listened to the album giving this a bad score just to bring the user score down. If you think other albums from other artists deserve to be rated higher then go give those albums good reviews. No need to trash someone’s hard work when you haven’t actually listened to it. Expand
  93. Jan 22, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This new Eminem album is so fire, haven’t stop playing it since it came out. Even the songs I wasn’t feelin a lot at the beginning are growing on me. Thank you Marshall Expand
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.