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  1. Jan 18, 2020
    10
    It is his best album since The Eminem Show. Great work, nice concept, good productions.
  2. Jan 22, 2020
    10
    this is easily the best HIP-HOP album ever, so glad we live in this time where we get to witness such greatness!!
    my goat Eminem has been on the top for 4 decades!
  3. Jan 18, 2020
    10
    His best one this decade! Joke aside, if you are truly into the craft of what rap truly is than this album is 4 u. If you are having a hard time breaking down the bars well then you shouldn't be here in the first place.
  4. Jan 21, 2020
    10
    I just want to add my rating but I'm forced to add 75 characters so that's what I'm doing.
  5. Jan 19, 2020
    10
    This album is Insane! Its a masterpiece.. 11/10 stars!
    Wish there was a Deluxe version aswell!
  6. Jan 22, 2020
    10
    It's got everything you're looking for in a top rap album. Great hooks, insane verses. If you haven't checked it out yet, you're missing out. On a lot. Musically-wise, I consider it to be his best album since Relapse. His style on MTBMB is a perfect mix of old-school and modern sounds, which is one of the reasons the album has such a high replay value I believe.
  7. Jan 18, 2020
    10
    Everything with this album is 10/10. The fact that The Independent gave this album 4 points is making me wanna cringe.
  8. Jan 23, 2020
    8
    This is The Eminem's Best Album In Years. I Thoroughly Enjoyed It Except 3 Tracks. Those 3 Tracks Are Not Bad But Are Fine For Me. Other Tracks Are Just Mind Blowing. 8.5/10
  9. Jan 21, 2020
    10
    The beats are insane. Lyrics are insanerrrrrr, dang. Not a bad track on this one for me.
  10. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    Very Great Album . The Beats are good . The Features are Great . The Lyrics are Phenomenal.
    It deserves Full mark but some people going to cry about the ariana grande joke . Full respect to the guardian.
  11. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The more I listen to it, the more bars I'm able to catch, I love the beats, the flow is great, features feel right. But this: They can get **** with eight hundred **** vibrators at once - I don't know about this, I also don't like the fact that there are a lot of drug references, Em is known for talking about Valium, Vicodin (nitrogen,hydrogen vitamin), Methadone and stuff like that, but I heard those druggy rhymes a lot before. But overall I love the sound of it, I love the beats. Expand
  12. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    Just straight fire. Hands down another great album by the rap God, well it might not reach the expectations of few but man, it good see Em back on track
  13. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    Old style lyrics, lots of content, fenomenal flow and technique in awesome new school beats.
  14. Jan 17, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Sounds more confident than ever, the production is good, delivery good as usual, the only problem I see its about his Flow, we need something different, But its a straight 9 thanks for this Marshall Expand
  15. Jan 17, 2020
    10
    Fire album up there with the classics, great flow, fun songs, strong message, great features ,great production what can i say its a classic.
  16. Jan 18, 2020
    10
    It makes me feel so alive. First it grabs then totally absorbs you. Full of energy, great ideas and galvanizing flows.
  17. Jan 18, 2020
    10
    Best album since Relapse, we can clearly see he's getting better and learning from mistakes on Revival (too many pop stars on hooks) and Kamikaze (open criticism of people that aren't important enough to mention)
  18. Jan 18, 2020
    10
    Eminem aka b rabbit aka slim shady is back with a bang. From the juice wrld joint to lock it up with anderson paak the whole album is fire from start to finish
  19. Jan 18, 2020
    10
    Rap Monster. Another great album from this successful career. Eminem shows that even at 46 he can still rhyme better than anyone
  20. Jan 18, 2020
    10
    To be honest. One of the best modern day Eminem albums. I can't say that i dislike any of the songs. The production quality, the flows ,beats and features make this album one of the best I've ever heard. Eminem proves hiss pure skill on this album and proves the critics wrong once again. Well done. 10/10
  21. Jan 18, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Not his best album, but still a masterpiece nonetheless, and just like the G.O.A.T himself said :
    - **** if I was as half as good as I was
    - I'm still twice as good as you'll ever be.
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  22. Jan 18, 2020
    10
    Great album, Kamakazie was very good but this is pure Slim Shady rocking it once again. Personally it is his best album. Mixing new styles of raping with his traditional mcing is just perfect.
  23. Jan 18, 2020
    10
    Eminem is the best rapper of history so we alwayes expect him the best albums .
    Music to be murdered by is a great album and everything about that is strong
    Eminem shows everyone another time that he is the best and no one can fight with him .
  24. Jan 18, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
  25. Jan 18, 2020
    10
    Why do critics hate this rap genius so much by far the greatest of all time.
  26. Jan 18, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The double entendres that he used in Darkness were Absolutely some of the best seen in the rap game for a long time. He showed versatility and longevity in this amazing album! Played with new beats and flows that aren’t the usual Eminem which made it a comprehensive, well thought out and overall great album. Expand
  27. Jan 18, 2020
    10
    Em’s best album since Recovery. I did not like Revival at all. Kamikaze came back and was a good offering, but not his best. But this album reminds me a lot of the old Eminem. I can’t tell you how much I love this LP. It’s one of his very best.
  28. Jan 18, 2020
    10
    It's got relapse vibes and amazing features. Royce, black thought, q tip, juice, skylar and ortiz deliver, as usual. Ed sheeran's vocals are on point in Those Kinda Nights and the songs a banger. My favourite track is Unaccomodating ft. Young M.A., young's flow was amazing and em's verse gave me nostalgia (heavy relapse vibes).
  29. Jan 18, 2020
    10
    Perfection. So lethally perfect that it's a crime. Love this album. The real metacritic score should be 98/100.
  30. Jan 18, 2020
    10
    ( first u can’t judge an Eminem album without listening to every rap album and song, if I don’t u don’t why the references and all the names of songs he dropped)Just would like to say to all the people who say Eminem is just rapping fast to impress people. One don’t listen to the album on shuffle ruins the flow and did you even listen to In too deep? Or one of those nights? Obviously none( first u can’t judge an Eminem album without listening to every rap album and song, if I don’t u don’t why the references and all the names of songs he dropped)Just would like to say to all the people who say Eminem is just rapping fast to impress people. One don’t listen to the album on shuffle ruins the flow and did you even listen to In too deep? Or one of those nights? Obviously none of you haters are OG Eminem fans best album since kamikaze (get it ) all the guest appearances and the surprise release make it even better em keep doing what ur doing and all ur reall fans will never leave 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.