Music To Be Murdered By
by Eminem
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8.5

Universal acclaim- based on 5097 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 616 out of 5097
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  1. TuomasLouhisalo
    Jul 24, 2023
    5
    Music to be murdered by is the best album Eminem has released since the Marshall Mathers LP2, but it doesn't change the fact that it is still a bloaded and messy project with a handfull of good tracks.

    Best track: Darkness
    Worst track: Stepdad (the chorus is trash!)
    Best feature: Juice WRLD or Royce da 5'9
  2. ChiIIaoi
    Jul 19, 2023
    4
    Review só pra lembrar a nota que eu dei pro album:
    album ruinzinho, agora só escrever pra passar dos 75 caracteres.
  3. Zaelio
    Nov 7, 2022
    5
    An another classic It has everything from the lyrics eminem is known for to the flow
  4. hiphopplatinum
    Oct 2, 2022
    6
    actually a decent album from Eminem his first more positive than a negative album in 7 years and might be a good change of form for him if he doesn't **** it up with the next album
  5. matsdumb
    Jan 24, 2022
    6
    I'm kinda surprised that the user score is so high, I thought even Eminem's own fans would've seen that this album isn't particularly strong. This isn't a masterpiece or a ten and there's a reason why the critics score is lower than the user's
  6. PatchWurk777
    Dec 7, 2021
    4
    If Eminem stayed consistent with the whole Alfred Hitchcock theme this could have been amazing, or even just telling a story in some songs like he did in Stan or Framed, but he decided to go with a semi rant on the music genre that not only ends up on the mediocre side of the sound, but remains just a rephrasing of what he said in Kamikaze. This isn't to say that every song on thisIf Eminem stayed consistent with the whole Alfred Hitchcock theme this could have been amazing, or even just telling a story in some songs like he did in Stan or Framed, but he decided to go with a semi rant on the music genre that not only ends up on the mediocre side of the sound, but remains just a rephrasing of what he said in Kamikaze. This isn't to say that every song on this album is mid, Godzilla and No Regrets are some of Eminem's best songs, but those are the only notable GOAT songs.… Expand
  7. 3katsiMe
    Dec 24, 2020
    6
    It has really good songs, yes. But some of the songs in here are truly awful. The best songs are some of the best songs he’s ever put out in the past half decade, but the presence of the terrible songs really hinders me giving it a positive review.
  8. Wrong_Opinions
    Dec 18, 2020
    5
    Eh. That’s all I really have to say about this thing. Just eh. Eminem delivers his “bars” like a commanding officer. Lyrics are mostly quite cringeworthy and corny. Really quite a shame how much Eminem has gotten worse since his prime, however at least this is better than Revival and Kamikaze. Wouldn’t really recommend.
  9. HG_Kitara
    Nov 20, 2020
    4
    What Eminem wanted from this album I don't know. There are so many subjects, and none of it feels cohesive whatsoever. One song will be a down to earth song about a break-up, or feeling beaten down by society, to the next song being about **** a Bi-sexual woman. Features are mostly forgettable, apart from the likes of Royce and Juice Wrld. When Eminem goes for the intimate route, it worksWhat Eminem wanted from this album I don't know. There are so many subjects, and none of it feels cohesive whatsoever. One song will be a down to earth song about a break-up, or feeling beaten down by society, to the next song being about **** a Bi-sexual woman. Features are mostly forgettable, apart from the likes of Royce and Juice Wrld. When Eminem goes for the intimate route, it works very well, such as the star track "Darkness". His typical writing, flow and production habits pop up here which are at some points laughable. Overall, its a mixed bag with mostly negative points to make.… Expand
  10. marlofasia
    Aug 29, 2020
    5
    Eminem's latest work gives some nostalgia from his previous work. His brutally honest and somewhat out-of-line choice of words in most of his tracks are accompanied by cheap underwhelming production.
  11. smolheartbigpp
    Jul 18, 2020
    5
    it is a mix of good and bad tracks. Interludes add nothing new. On the first two tracks, he is name dropping and being rude. But beats and his performance is good almost everywhere. Except for the last 4 tracks, which are complete garbage. His lyrics are good on some tracks(Darkness is the best) and weak on others(Farewell is the worst). I have a problem digesting albums with bigit is a mix of good and bad tracks. Interludes add nothing new. On the first two tracks, he is name dropping and being rude. But beats and his performance is good almost everywhere. Except for the last 4 tracks, which are complete garbage. His lyrics are good on some tracks(Darkness is the best) and weak on others(Farewell is the worst). I have a problem digesting albums with big tracklist, I don't have a problem with length. 20 tracks and half of them are not great, the same structure and writing is repeated. This has been a problem with every Eminem album. There are some solid features like Juice Wrld and Anderson Paak. My favorite track is "Godzilla".… Expand
  12. stewart_traynor
    Jun 16, 2020
    5
    As many improvements as this album have compared to his last 2 records, at the same time he counteracts them with flaws that undermine these improvements. The features are very good, most notably juice wrld and don Toliver, but the album is still really long for no apparent reason. His last record, Kamikaze, spent most of the time insulting 'mumble' rappers and those who were vocal on howAs many improvements as this album have compared to his last 2 records, at the same time he counteracts them with flaws that undermine these improvements. The features are very good, most notably juice wrld and don Toliver, but the album is still really long for no apparent reason. His last record, Kamikaze, spent most of the time insulting 'mumble' rappers and those who were vocal on how bad Revival was. Claiming they all had similar flow and bad lyrics. Yet this record has some lyrics worse than that on songs like Gucci Gang. Distasteful remarks about the tragedy and murder of innocents by extremists at an Ariana Grande Concert, downright corny and cringe like 'I'm a candle, I'll go out if you blow on me'. It isn't anything special and leaves plenty of room to grow. at this point, Eminem is a different person to the one he was 6 - 20 years ago and should be treated like a relatively new artist. this album feels like a sophomore record from a newish rapper. Nothing special, but not terrible either.… Expand
  13. Atum_
    Jun 8, 2020
    6
    This is definetly a step in the right direction for Em, it has some awful tracks, especially the one with Ed Sheeran, but overall, this is better than his previous albums. Darkness is the kinda track that convices me that the old Em that wrote Stan still is alive and well in Marshall. Godzilla is on the other side of the spectrum, fun and fast. I like both sides of this. My major complaintThis is definetly a step in the right direction for Em, it has some awful tracks, especially the one with Ed Sheeran, but overall, this is better than his previous albums. Darkness is the kinda track that convices me that the old Em that wrote Stan still is alive and well in Marshall. Godzilla is on the other side of the spectrum, fun and fast. I like both sides of this. My major complaint with this album is the amount of tracks that aren't that good, and the fact that the title and skits try to tell you that this is a dangerous album and "music to be murdered by", when in fact, there are only a few songs on this thing that reflect this theme. The posse cuts on this thing are amazing though, and You gon' learn especially captures the theme of this album pretty well. All in all an album that is okay to listen through, no awful tracks, just some that are painfully mediocre… Expand
  14. 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.
  15. ToxiBoi
    Mar 3, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I feel this album would be a lot better if Em stuck to the titled topic. I'll start by saying how great the transition is from Kamikaze to MTBMB -- Premonition even *sounds* like a Kamikaze track! Tracks such as the aforementioned "Premonition (Intro)", "Little Engine" and "Darkness" reminisce a lot better and honestly just fit on the album better than "Those Kinda Nights"... or "Farewell". To be honest, these songs probably shouldn't have been on here. It's tight to hear another Em storytelling song, but it's a bumpy road going from a reuniting of Bad Meets Evil, and Alfred Hitchcock, directly to "River 2".

    I am a great fan of "Darkness", "Godzilla" and "Yah Yah". It's great to see Em using their platform for gun violence awareness, and the storytelling is amazing as usual. The only issue is with the music video, it interrupted the intended direction and spoiled most of the double entendres for me--and the song as a result.

    "Marsh" and "In Too Deep" are structurally opposites--I feel Marsh has great verses, but a bad chorus. In Too Deep, on the other hand, I only listen to it for the chorus and then skip. The rest of the album is... meh. Again, it probably would've been better if Em stayed on topic. If I had to rate both sides, the first side is orders by magnitude better. The album sadly fell apart after "Lock it Up". But seriously, before I write my farewells, how *do* you un-suck a ****?    … Expand
  16. 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
  17. TeoM
    Feb 5, 2020
    6
    8-10 good tracks but also some unexplainable ones like Stepdad (i hAAaaAtE mY..... sTePdaD!!!).
  18. frizzion
    Feb 4, 2020
    4
    This album has received a large amount of praise by people who I assume haven't listened to lots of music, or ever made music.

    What this album does well: There are 1 or 2 songs that are pretty decent, they wouldn't make it onto one of my playlists, but they are enjoyable. Specifically "Lock It Up" featuring Anderson .Paak. Also I'm also happy to see eminem open up to the new wave of    This album has received a large amount of praise by people who I assume haven't listened to lots of music, or ever made music.

    What this album does well:
    There are 1 or 2 songs that are pretty decent, they wouldn't make it onto one of my playlists, but they are enjoyable. Specifically "Lock It Up" featuring Anderson .Paak. Also I'm also happy to see eminem open up to the new wave of music with artists like Juice WRLD, Young M.A and Don Toliver, however their more creative and innovative approaches to music clash a bit with eminem's tried and true lyrical fast rap formula that he's developed over the years.

    What the album does decent:
    The production. The production is pretty decent, however does absolutely nothing in the field of innovation. The beats, although i would classify as pretty good, don't do anything that I've never heard before. I think the length of this album kind of took away from this, as shorter albums tend to include the mixing of songs together to create an enjoyable listening experience from start to finish. None of the beats hit especially hard either. there is no really great moment on this record where you say "Wow that beat bumps." Leaving the production at "Meh" at best. Next, the concepts on some of these songs. For an album to earn a very high rating in my books, it has to carry a concept. now eminem's album doesn't do this, however many of the songs feature concepts. There are a few songs on this album that have great concepts with lots of meaning, such as Darkness, where Em does a great job of comparing himself as a young adult and a drug addict to a school shooter. The track is pretty excellent in the field of meaning. Sadly there are some tracks where the concept is just kind of gross, specifically "Those Kinda Nights." featuring Ed Sheeran. This song brings us Eminem's gross, kind of cringe, kind of annoying club style 'Girl You're Very Sexy" song which is a concept that Em should have left behind a long long time ago.

    Finally the bad parts about this album:
    This may be surprising to some, but I think eminem's over-the-top fast rapping ruins songs in this album. A song will be nice, some of his flows are complex, yet they fit in decently. THEN, out of nowhere, speedy mcspeed comes around with his auctioneer slippery quick lines that are too fast to understand, and have significantly less meaning than his slower lines. Next is eminem's singing, His singing voice just isn't the best instrument for his songs, as he always manages to sound nasally and with too many stereo and doubling effects put on that make him sound even more raspy and dry. For someone who talks so much about how much he hates auto tune, his vocals require way too much processing to sound decent, and I think he could really do for some auto tune. lastly, Anothing annoying thing is the story telling cuts, although I'd have to say the Stepdad intro was really well done and painted a great image in my head, however sadly the song contained such annoying singing and such an awful, muddy beat that I just couldn't make it all the way through.

    I think the thing I have to say about this album is that you should just read the lyrics instead of listening to it, because the story telling is good, but the way the album sounds is just decent at best. Really not a great album, in terms of production, delivery, and overall sound. Definitely better than his last two tho. So, props to him.    … Expand
  19. Theartfreak
    Jan 29, 2020
    5
    It's the best in whatever way you map it. The era going on doesn't value artists and that's a fact.
  20. Concam
    Jan 29, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Great to hear Eminem embracing a more modern sound with some of the production choices. For much of the album he sounds more comfortable in his delivery, and seems to be less reliant on the choppy flows that made Revival such a grating listen. While some of his cornier bars were actually quite entertaining, he’s at his most painstakingly cringeworthy on the hooks. Some tracks such as ‘Marsh’, I found genuinely entertaining until he compared himself to a field and said he’s an extraterrestrial. I think the highlights on the album were when Em was just enjoying himself rather than trying to impress or prove a point. The fast rapping at the end of Godzilla ruined the track for me. Everyone knows he can do it but just because it sounds good, doesn’t take away from the fact that he squeezes in pure nonsense, aware that no one can criticise it if he says it too quickly for them to understand. In similar vein,, hearing another song about Em’s tumultuous upbringing feels like fam service, going back to Em’s edgy, cringey worst as you have to endure a 45 year old man whining about parental issues like an angsts 16 year old.… Expand
  21. Joshtheaquaman
    Jan 28, 2020
    6
    Good album, 'You Gon Learn' is my favourite track of the album, however with 2 or 3 skippable songs and no real lead singles or songs that feel are big I dont think it matches his previous calibre or work.
  22. antpaca
    Jan 28, 2020
    4
    Eminem answers criticisms of his recent work by delivering another album that’s indistinguishable from his other recent work. More songs about being the greatest, more rehash of the past, more conflicted tales of dysfunctional relationships... Throw in some awkward chorus transitions (or just plain old lousy choruses and hooks) and no-rhyme-or-reason 180 degree turns in style and tone, andEminem answers criticisms of his recent work by delivering another album that’s indistinguishable from his other recent work. More songs about being the greatest, more rehash of the past, more conflicted tales of dysfunctional relationships... Throw in some awkward chorus transitions (or just plain old lousy choruses and hooks) and no-rhyme-or-reason 180 degree turns in style and tone, and you get a disjointed mess that we’ve all heard before. He gets points for ‘Darkness’, which is an incisive and raw look into the mind of a mass shooter. Everything else is reheated leftovers.… Expand
  23. 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
  24. 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.
  25. prezzidnt
    Jan 25, 2020
    5
    This is one of those album you can enjoy it from the beginning to the end, even those songs that arent your style had something good. I am very satisfied.. Thanks Eminem
  26. 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.
  27. krumkp
    Jan 24, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Only good things about this album are the beats. And they don't even suit Eminem that well. Topics are as always the same. Almost every topic in this album has been in Kamikaze. Also it's way too long. So many tracks with the same topics gets boring.… Expand
  28. 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.
  29. 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
  30. 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
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  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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