Music To Be Murdered By
by Eminem
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8.5

Universal acclaim- based on 5097 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 222 out of 5097
  3. Negative: 616 out of 5097
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  1. florian0612
    Jan 22, 2020
    3
    boring ass beats
    corny lyrics
    lyrical spiritual miracle headass i don’t know what to say anymore lmaooooo
  2. 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
  3. Thndrstrike
    Jan 22, 2020
    3
    Em falls flat once again. What more can I say other than it's obvious he is far past his prime
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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
  7. 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.
  8. Freezobreezo
    Jan 22, 2020
    3
    Absolutely terrible album. Whilst I like the MMLP and the SSLP, Eminem has fallen off hard. his reliance on shock has waded off into the minimum of irrelevancy and the maximum of making fun of terrorist attacks. His flows do not match with the terrible beats that accompany the melodies. Just because he raps fast doesn't mean he's good at rapping, sub-par lyrics do not make it up for theAbsolutely terrible album. Whilst I like the MMLP and the SSLP, Eminem has fallen off hard. his reliance on shock has waded off into the minimum of irrelevancy and the maximum of making fun of terrorist attacks. His flows do not match with the terrible beats that accompany the melodies. Just because he raps fast doesn't mean he's good at rapping, sub-par lyrics do not make it up for the non-existent beats. I swear that these people never understood the consequences of following a person blindly with absolutely no criticisms as seen in 'Stan'. Eminem himself makes fun of people for having no skill, yet his music becomes a washed up pair whenever he does release anything.… Expand
  9. Saboshi
    Jan 23, 2020
    3
    Eminem just needs to retire honestly, he’s washed up and boring. Massively overrated and his prime was over a decade ago. Album was BORING, mediocre bars, stupid filler punchlines that serve no substance except to be “clever” on par with newer Lil Wayne, terrible takes on pop culture, even the beats weren’t anything to remember. Maybe I just need to drink more Mountain Dew and put on someEminem just needs to retire honestly, he’s washed up and boring. Massively overrated and his prime was over a decade ago. Album was BORING, mediocre bars, stupid filler punchlines that serve no substance except to be “clever” on par with newer Lil Wayne, terrible takes on pop culture, even the beats weren’t anything to remember. Maybe I just need to drink more Mountain Dew and put on some DCs to be edgy enough for “music to be murdered to”, stupid album title also. The only fire here is a dumpster fire.… Expand
  10. aidyynn
    Jan 24, 2020
    3
    Honestly the album is not at all that interesting. Though it is better than Revival and Kamikaze no doubt
  11. Actualgarboman
    Jan 26, 2020
    3
    Godzilla is the only decent track on this album it's not 2008 anymore after some of the good tracks in kamikaze I'd hoped em would have done a better job with this album but throughout my listen of the album I was just hoping it would be over
  12. Fedoraboi21
    Feb 11, 2020
    3
    It has a few tracks that are well put together but it is way, way, way too long. Most of the time. It seems like Eminem was just doing his thing over bland beats with punchlines that give me PTSD of the revival days. Its like kamikaze but take away must of the concentration and energy the songs on that record had. Of course, there are a few exceptions as you would accept from Eminem butIt has a few tracks that are well put together but it is way, way, way too long. Most of the time. It seems like Eminem was just doing his thing over bland beats with punchlines that give me PTSD of the revival days. Its like kamikaze but take away must of the concentration and energy the songs on that record had. Of course, there are a few exceptions as you would accept from Eminem but overall a painful experience for anyone who isn't a die-hard fan.… Expand
  13. johnywaits
    Feb 15, 2020
    3
    Eminem tries very hard here to maintain the edgy appeal he carried ten years back. A majority of this album as a result of this sounds corny and terribly immature. Stupid references to the Manchester attack, a stupid hook that celebrates killing an abusive step-dad, and annoying lyrics that talk about how he's the best in the game. I'm seeing The Telegraph here giving this album a 10 onEminem tries very hard here to maintain the edgy appeal he carried ten years back. A majority of this album as a result of this sounds corny and terribly immature. Stupid references to the Manchester attack, a stupid hook that celebrates killing an abusive step-dad, and annoying lyrics that talk about how he's the best in the game. I'm seeing The Telegraph here giving this album a 10 on 10, and I think that is definite example of how long Eminem's status goes to improve his ratings. All of the tracks achieve very little as far as instrumentation or lyricism goes and Darkness was the only exception that genuinely tried to do something. I would give this is a zero, but this was a whole lot better than Kamikaze. I'd give Kamikaze a zero, but that was a lot better than Revival.… Expand
  14. Bullock_g
    Feb 18, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Extremely unpolished and patchy, so much filler, terrible bars and bad choice of features, not to mention the annoying overdubbed hooks that have carried over from the mmlp2 era. 3/10, only listen to yah yah and locked up… Expand
  15. Maanilo
    Jan 20, 2021
    3
    Whenever Eminem does not have a specific topic to talk about, He starts to diss everybody to get the spotlight.
    Someone has to remind him that music needs rhythm.
  16. EGrignon
    Jan 18, 2020
    2
    It's great that Eminem can still rap fast, but it's been almost two decades since he last made a truly resonant album. He makes rap music for people who don't listen to rap and has a hard time saying anything relevant in 2020, using "homages" as an excuse to hide the lack of direction or original ideas. At least the album has some features, but they just make it even harder to take EminemIt's great that Eminem can still rap fast, but it's been almost two decades since he last made a truly resonant album. He makes rap music for people who don't listen to rap and has a hard time saying anything relevant in 2020, using "homages" as an excuse to hide the lack of direction or original ideas. At least the album has some features, but they just make it even harder to take Eminem seriously as he isn't even the best rapper on any of those tracks.… Expand
  17. WaterGod
    Jan 21, 2020
    2
    Terrible and difficult listen. Eminem has chosen speed over clever bars and has delivered some very cringy bars and flows that did not fit the beats. The features were decent. Young MA stole the show. Replay value is extremely low.
  18. Sharstan
    Jan 23, 2020
    2
    A desperate attempt at reconciling with the new generation but with so much resistance, that it leads to a bloated collection of mediocrity with soms bright spots like Darkness. Album doesn't know what it's going for and like most Eminem albums, has little to no cohesiveness.
  19. nosemomkey
    Jan 23, 2020
    2
    Better than his latest outputs, but that ain't saying much, generic beats, childish verses and awful (awful) choruses. Yes, there are still tons of Kyles blasting his music while chugging mountain dew, thrilled to give this a 10, but that doesn't make it good. a Mediocre attempt at staying relevant.

    Best tracks: The skits
  20. Sadeeedwards
    Feb 4, 2020
    2
    This album is odd. To him complaining about haters, him being political and then him saying "bombs away like I'm outside an Ariana concert". This album could've been better if eminem tried. The man is close to 50 years old trying to fit in with the younger generations, it's not working.
    Out of all the songs, I liked one.
    Just like almost all the albums that have came out in the 1st    This album is odd. To him complaining about haters, him being political and then him saying "bombs away like I'm outside an Ariana concert". This album could've been better if eminem tried. The man is close to 50 years old trying to fit in with the younger generations, it's not working.
    Out of all the songs, I liked one.

    Just like almost all the albums that have came out in the 1st month of 2020, its repetitive as hell. His rapping is getting worse, because hes rich. He doesn't have to worry, and that's what he used to rap about.

    It got a 48/190 from me or a 25%.
    (Each song not including intros and interludes are rated out of 10. There could be a max score of 190 because there are 19 songs on the album)    … Expand
  21. Diegoool
    Jan 22, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I mean this is bad, but isn’t the worst eminem has released in the past years.
    But it’s bad, really bad    … Expand
  22. 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
  23. phoenixspirit42
    Jan 22, 2020
    2
    hot garbage, nothing on this album is worth listening to. eminem has been finished.
  24. gageholle
    Jan 22, 2020
    2
    While features like Anderson Paak and Young M.A. were suitable picks, Eminem does what he does best and takes some of the best production he’s had in years and completely botches it at every turn. He is still under the impression that corny wordplay and fast rap equates to rapping phenomenally which is just not true. If you enjoy those things you will love this album but beats on songsWhile features like Anderson Paak and Young M.A. were suitable picks, Eminem does what he does best and takes some of the best production he’s had in years and completely botches it at every turn. He is still under the impression that corny wordplay and fast rap equates to rapping phenomenally which is just not true. If you enjoy those things you will love this album but beats on songs such as little engine and Godzilla are completely wasted on corny choruses and fast rap with no substance.… Expand
  25. 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.
  26. TopB07
    Jan 22, 2020
    2
    Eh dosent tickle my fancy was hoping for some saucy but did not receive any with this album
  27. 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
  28. 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.
  29. 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.
  30. Landexous
    Jan 22, 2020
    2
    Some good songs up here, about 3 or 4 but it certainly is not a good album. Eminem fans need to pull their head out of their ass and face facts.
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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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