Eminem new album “music to be murdered by” out now
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My reaction as well. Around middle of the video I realized where it was going.
There are going to be a million reaction videos to that Darkness video with people looking like they got hit by a truck halfway through
That beat change up on Bang was better than anything on this album.
There's like 4 or 5 songs I really like, but the rest I feel still have the same regular Em issues. He just comes off as trying too damn hard with the choppy flow and constant wordplay. On songs like Darkness, Farewell, Stepdad or songs he slows down more and actually has a through thought I just like a lot more.
Mostly I'm just glad to hear more Royce. His feature on Gon' Learn is, as usual, great.
Mostly I'm just glad to hear more Royce. His feature on Gon' Learn is, as usual, great.
pretty much how I feel, but I get it, he's at that point in his career where he's just rapping to rap and there's nothing wrong with that so he's having fun with it. I'll take my 3-4 songs that I'll replay and that's enough for me.
the beats though are nice. Shoutouts Anderson.paak, glad to see some of these features. Royce as well.
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Most of it is dope, I only skipped half a track, this is going on rotation.
You need to relax, rap has always been corny. Just a bunch of nerds reveling in wordplay and geeking out.
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It's impressive. I'm not much of a fan but i got to give credit to that at least. That's a robotic level of fast flow right there.
But sure, it can probably only be done with the words that are suited for it.
Now let's drop a surprise Bad Meets Evil 2 next week.
Also, hope the Slaughterhouse features means they're going to keep going without Budden.
Also, hope the Slaughterhouse features means they're going to keep going without Budden.
Thanx. I actually stumbled on that exact song while searching :). Well, i like it when people have more dynamic range and personality in their flow. But still, i can't even repeat the same exact word that fast. So if they can sell themselves/ create a marketshare with that kinda stuff it's fine with me.
I'm listening to Stepdad by Alex Cameron and then immediately listening to Em's Stepdad for the weird double perspective on the same situation.
Overall I'm in the like 7 range with this
A ton of throwaway songs but 3 or 4 really good songs to me
A ton of throwaway songs but 3 or 4 really good songs to me
I'm surprised at how much I enjoyed this for a first listen. Very solid. A few really, really great tracks.
Never thought I would ever say an Eminem video made me tear up but here we are...
Also, that Unaccommodating beat is haaaawwwwwttt.
Also, that Unaccommodating beat is haaaawwwwwttt.
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Only according to commercial and critical reviews from fans and colleagues throughout his career, I guess.
I only listened to it once on the way into work.
Early thoughts:
Early thoughts:
- Production is great. I don't know who produced what but I heard a lot of Dre on the beats. This is an improvement over most of his albums, minus Kamikaze.
- As with all post drug overdose Em, the album is a mixed bag from him. When he is focused, like on Darkness, and has a message, be it political or personal, he can still write a great song from start to finish. You can see it on all his albums. When he does a song he is passionate about - his mom, dad, wife, daughters, or is political about the Iraq War, Black Lives Matter, or here on gun control, he can really do wonders.
- And in a weird way, he can also both an important topic by a weird beat choice. I can't believe the Alchemist produced Stepdad is such a weird beat. Or maybe the beat is fine but the subject matter doesn't match at all. The terrible chorus for what should have been another heavy somber tone song like Darkness.
- Unfortunately, he can't sustain it. Esp not now. I hate that each album of his has 3 or so tragic love songs about no one in particular. Same for this album. There are 2-3 songs he can easily cut that add nothing to the album nor do they show his best skill set. They are just there. Filler. And not even good filler. The In Too Deep and Those Kinda Nights are garbage tracks that are not needed.
- That said, I actually liked the Skyler Grey hook song and thought it would be another tragic love song. But it wasn't and it worked for me.
- As with all new Em albums, some good, 1-2 great, and the rest is ok with some hot garbage mixed in. And if he wants 16-18 track album, don't use love songs as filler, give me more Slaughterhouse collabos (like the song "I Will") or more collabs with ppl he has yet to work with.
- Why didn't get Q tip to actually spit a verse on the song "Yah Yah"? Black Thought had an amazing verse! It made me rewind it 2 times.
- Why didn't they get a Juice Wrld verse on Godzilla?
- Why aren't there more features? He alone can't carry an album. He could have had so many artists he respects and are actually on his label even featured here from Kendrick, Drake, J Cole, or whoever else. The features actually bring out the best out of him.
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