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Middle age crisis.
Don't waste your energy on negative shit. Really, don't. Since I've been on this site, I very rarely do negative album reviews and I don't rate all the albums I don't fuck with, and I assure you it's quite nice to talk about the things you like.
Actually, I don't want to write this review of "Music to Be Murdered By", but I feel obliged to do so. Eminem is one of the artists who most marked my adolescence, I can't deny it. My brother used to listen all the time to hip-hop music from the 90's (Wu-Tang, Mobb Deep, Nas...) and that's how my passion for this genre was born. But Eminem was something else. He was the first rapper I listened to on my own. With "The Marshall Mathers LP", I became a total fan of Eminem. Em was my hero. I think that's a period that most people on this site have experienced, especially if you get into music at a young age like I did.
And that's the problem with this album. Eminem has always been a music for impressionable pre-teens in search of identity. Far be it from me to say that his albums are uninteresting, but Eminem's music doesn't give me the same pleasure as it did back then. When Eminem was in his mid-twenties, his talent was expressed through his angry voice and his fucked up attitude. Now I wonder who this old man in his fifties who wants to attack his father-in-law with a shovel is. The provocative Eminem in the 2010's and 2020's doesn't work because he's old.
Any musician too attached to the world of adolescence ages badly. That's why his former fans uninstalled him from their hard drive. I don't think it's possible for Eminem to impress me like he used to and I don't care, that's OK. I'm not a hater and it doesn't matter if a bunch of pre-teens become Eminem fans thanks to this album.
I think you would have understood, "I Just Don't Give A Fuck" about this.
Best tracks: "Darkness", "Godzilla", "Yah Yah".
Worst track: "Stepdad"
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Aoaystheory
3y
We can at least hope he'll still be rapping when he's gotta use a cane, maybe he'll drop a record called "Get off My Lawn" full of diss tracks aimed at rascals in his neighborhood. At least then it'll be funny.
3y
@dumbmoonlight I totally agree, a lot of the tracks on here are super cringy. You cant make songs like Those Kind of Nights or In Too Deep at 50 years old. Some of the stuff toward the end like No Regrets should have been the direction he chose.
3y
@Aoaystheory Honestly, I really feel more mature than him, it's getting awkward. I'm 20 almost 21 now, and I really wonder why this 50-year-old guy is telling me he's going to murder his stepfather with a shovel. It's hard to imagine my dad doing the same shit. If he does it again when he gets a cane, it'll be funny but so embarrassing. He'll definitely ruin his career. And even these more mature songs are not up to the level, but it's true that a whole album in the direction of "No Regrets" might be more interesting.
3y
@WhatTheFunk I agree with everything you said. If the whole album was in the style of "No Regrets" atleast you could say he was maturing but it still wouldnt be no masterpiece. He needs to come to terms with the fact hes old and way past his prime. Saying stuff like "even if I'm half as good as I was, I'm still better that you all" proves he still thinks hes the best and relevant. On Kamakazi he went after all the mediocre rappers that's are easy targets, he should know there's a whole new set of rappers that are killing it right now. Because hes better than say Lil Pump dosent really mean much, especially when you were once great.
3y
The only reason his career isn't ruined is because his fanbase is very loyal no matter what. They tend to think if he raps really fast that means it's good.
3y
@Aoaystheory I kind of agree with what you say, but I just want to point out that this fanbase is not at all the same as it was at the time of The Marshall Maters LP. Most of my friends who were Eminem fans have totally stopped listening to him since Relapse. I think his fanbase isn't constant. It's a continuous cycle of tweens impressed by his fast flow and his legendary status, leaving when they're ready to admit how cringy his songs are.
3y
@whatthefunk that's a very good point, he definitely resonates with a certain age group...probably why most of us cringe when we consider his current age. I wonder if his personality is still like that or if he just comes off that way for fun and to get more sales, ect
3y
@Aoaystheory Personally I think he's trying to recapture the greatness of the Slim Shady character since he was criticized for his sold out and radiofriendly side on Revival... Except that this character only works when he is YOUNG, it's strange to listen to a 50 years old guy being provocative like that. I think that's not his real personality anymore, he forces himself to play this character. You can see it in these very shitty jokes that are really embarrassing.
3y
The comments on here are laughable. Considering the current state of the rap genre- this is a breath of fresh air. Finally Em has found grounding in bringing better artists for the hooks and has stayed away from Pink. I wasn't a fan of Revival. Kamikaze was his Revival. This project is easily the best album since recovery. The "age out" copout is exhausting. I'm 23. WHO GIVES A FLUFFY FUCK HES 47. The album is razor sharp. The production is much bouncier and nuance. And yes, Eminem is still killing the game. This is just another example.
But scroll down for the trolls going after his OLD age of 47 lmao. Still the goat. Which feels weird to say. But yeah....
He's actually done it again.
But scroll down for the trolls going after his OLD age of 47 lmao. Still the goat. Which feels weird to say. But yeah....
He's actually done it again.
3y
@fadedperfect Man, just write a review about your opinion on the album, I would be very interested to read a review from an opposite point of view to mine.
3y
I have to say, your review has been my favorite out of everyone's so far. I've developed a similar mindset when it comes to Em's music. It's just doesn't impress me like it used to when I first got into him when I was like 14. MMLP, Eminem Show and Encore will still be favorites of mine.
Now, I feel like he's living off of the nostalgia of his offensive persona a bit too much in an era where some of his gross and crude comments just don't fly anymore, and that's damaging his ability to go forward artistically. I've learned to just say "fuck it" and move on. I'll still listen to whatever he drops in hopes that we finally get at least one last album that I can definitely call a classic.
Now, I feel like he's living off of the nostalgia of his offensive persona a bit too much in an era where some of his gross and crude comments just don't fly anymore, and that's damaging his ability to go forward artistically. I've learned to just say "fuck it" and move on. I'll still listen to whatever he drops in hopes that we finally get at least one last album that I can definitely call a classic.
3y
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