

Or, if you'd like, keep it all and you still have the most solid work he's done in a few years. But remove the skits, the relationship songs, the family songs, the morose gun control song, and the quirky Ed Sheeran club goof and you still have 36 solid minutes of the daffy, one-of-a-kind rap genius that keeps captivating true-school heads and longtime fans. Weingarten was more critical, stating that, "As a whole, Music to Be Murdered By is as hit-and-miss as anything Eminem has released this side of the millennium. On the album's best tracks, there are still hints of the fire that made Eminem a rap legend. If only a single minute of it was as hilarious or bracing as Chris D'Elia's impression of him. On this album, despite its handful of flaws, Em shows strong signs of adapting to the times through modern musical choices and smarter songwriting. It is the first great album ofso lethally brilliant it should be a crime". Veteran critic Robert Christgau gave the album an A-minus, while Neil McCormick of The Daily Telegraph rated it a perfect five-stars, and stated, "Eminem's 11th album offers over an hour of the world's greatest rapper blasting away on all cylinders. Music to Be Murdered By was met with mixed reviews. The album also entered atop the UK Albums Chart with first week sales of 36, album equivalent units, making Eminem the first artist to release 10 consecutive number one albums in the UK. It was released as a surprise with no prior announcement, similarly to his previous and tenth studio album Kamikaze In the United States, Music to Be Murdered By opened at number one on the Billboard withalbum-equivalent units, consisting oftraditional album sales, Eminem became the first artist to have ten consecutive albums debut at number one in the US and one of six artists to have released at least ten number-one albums. In the packaging, Eminem dedicates the album to Juice Wrld, who died from an accidental drug overdose on December 8, and Eminem's former bodyguard CeeAaqil Allah Barnes who also died. If you have been, goodnight, wherever you are. The album's title and alternative cover art share the same concept as the album Alfred Hitchcock Presents Music to Be Murdered Bywhich interspersed audio of the director Alfred Hitchcock 's wry, dark humor into easy listening instrumentals arranged by Jeff Alexander. Dre since the rapper-producer left Death Row Records in the Nineties starting in the summer, the drummer went into the studio with the rest of Dr.ĭre's team to create a suite of tracks that ended up on the back half of Music to Be Murdered By. Dreas well as the latter's colleagues - Dawaun Parker, Lawrence Jr. Eventually, a group of producers had been enlisted for the project, including Eminem's longtime creative partners Royce da 5'9" and Dr. This was a departure from his usual process at his company BeatleHustle, which manages sample composers who send their beats to high-profile producers.

The Mayor of ManchesterAndy Burnhamresponded to Eminem making light of the Manchester Arena bombingsaying, "This is unnecessarily hurtful and deeply disrespectful to the families and all those affected. Subsequently, Eminem became the first artist to have ten consecutive albums debut at number one in the US and one of six artists to have released at least ten US number-one albums. The album debuted at number one on the Billboardsellingalbum-equivalent units in its first week. Alongside the album's surprise release, Eminem also released the music video for "Darkness", which revolves around the Las Vegas shooting from the point of view of the perpetrator Stephen Paddock alternating with Eminem's own. The album was supported by two singles: " Darkness " and " Godzilla ". It features guest appearances from Young M. It was released with no prior announcement, in a similar fashion to his previous studio album Kamikaze The album was produced by Eminem and Dr.ĭreamongst other producers.

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