bitbydeath
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Was not expecting a new album so soon, didn't think much of the last one.
Listening now.
Listening now.
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Eminem has a new album - Kamikaze
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SpaceNoodles007
Member
oh shit, really? new album?! this came out of nowhere!!!
5secondrulesucks
Banned
so is this teenage angst eminem or is this im a fun goofy rapper eminem
Fury Sense
Member
i think it's good.
but what is this 'not alike' hashtag rap? is it ironic?
but what is this 'not alike' hashtag rap? is it ironic?
bitbydeath
Member
More the latter I believe.
Need to listen it to some more but the first few tracks are better than Revival.
AprXSihezIII
Banned
anywhere to listen to even a preview?
Youtube is just throwing up lyric videos that feature no audio only text or instrumentals. Never seen anything like it before with an album release.
Edit: Nevermind. Dont care.
Hes trying to take a moral high-ground over Trump.
Superman aint saving shit, right shady?
Youtube is just throwing up lyric videos that feature no audio only text or instrumentals. Never seen anything like it before with an album release.
Edit: Nevermind. Dont care.
Hes trying to take a moral high-ground over Trump.
Superman aint saving shit, right shady?
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JimiNutz
Banned
The art is the Beastie Boys Licence to Ill album cover. Like it's literally exactly the same cover. Very strange.
AV
We ain't outta here in ten minutes, we won't need no rocket to fly through space
His last album was not only his worst album, but easily one of the worst things I've heard in years. I really think it's time to hang up the hat, Slim. MMLP2 was actually surprisingly okay for what it was, it should've stopped there.
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Noboru Wataya
Banned
Half way in and already heard half a dozen references to how revival was slept on/sucked. Cringe.
Iced Arcade
Member
This is a great album unlike revival
DryvBy
Gold Member
This is "I'm at the top of my game" Eminem. It's way better than 2017 but not anywhere near as good as his earlier stuff. It's just pop rap with him doing diss tracks. And politics yet again.
Wings 嫩翼翻せ
so it's not nice
Happy Drake's finally taking some sensical hits from his industrial mates, is all.
ThatStupidLion
Member
its cool, i just dont love many of the beats really, bout halfway through it though....
i like stepping stone and the ringer so far
i like stepping stone and the ringer so far
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Do Make Say Think
Banned
Because he wants to make it clear where he stands on the matter?
I don't really know but that's what I think from it.
LegendOfKage
Member
zombie_gamer87
Member
Really like the beastie boys homage.
nephilimdj
Member
Sadly the best song is ruined by his obsession of calling people fags.
Not alike :/
Not alike :/
bitbydeath
Member
Which one is that?
Same, I wish Em would get Proof’s songs up on Spotify. He had some really good solo tracks and it’d be a shame for them to fade into obscurity.
octiny
Banned
He didn't call anyone a fag, he reiterated what someone literally called himself, Tyler the Creator
"I see why you called yourself a faggot"Definitely one of my fav em albums. Album is absolute fire. Takes aim at everyone with no fucks given & absolutely torches mumble rap by using their own flow against them, while doing it better with bars on bar on bars. He absolutely murders MGK on Not Alike for calling his daughter Hallie "hot as fuck" on twitter while she was 16 and he was 21. Absolutely love the subliminal diss to Drake on Normal with the flow & beat. Ahhh, he just murders everything on the Album.
Youtube reactions have been absolutely hilarious on how good it is, in a good way.
Ringer, Fall, Lucky You, Stepping Stone, Greatest, Not Alike, Kamikaze.Venom is going on my gym playlist. 9/10 easily.
Only song I don't like is Nice Guy.
I lol'd at this chart.
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LegendOfKage
Member
I didn't like nice guy or good guy, but I think pretty much everything else makes this the best overall album he's released since his second LP. I'm shocked at how strong this album is.
AV
We ain't outta here in ten minutes, we won't need no rocket to fly through space
Okay, following up my own post with the admission that Em's gone from his worst album ever to his best in 16 years. It's still not even remotely close to his original output, but it's damn good in parts. Back third is pretty weak though.
bitbydeath
Member
I need to re-listen to the back half again, but so far everything after stepping stone isn’t doing it for me.
jadedm17
Member
Nowhere Fast and Like Home are some of my favorite Eminem songs and I've been here since the beginning: Eminem is the only artist I buy the CD every release since MM LP. What wasn't to like about Revival? I'm confused at the hate.
Can you elaborate? I personally have found it one of his strongest overall as far as quality throughout.
Can you elaborate? I personally have found it one of his strongest overall as far as quality throughout.
bitbydeath
Member
Actually, I don't mind it.
Listening again now and it has a bit of an American Horror Story theme going on in the back which I'm liking.
AV
We ain't outta here in ten minutes, we won't need no rocket to fly through space
I've never been a fan of his late-career scattershot delivery (still present somewhat), the production is garbage compared everything that came before (it honestly sounds incomplete and rushed to me), can't think of a single memorable hook, some wildly misjudged and cringey subject matter (how can I be such a great dad but such a bad husband?!), getting outshone by guest spots, etc. etc.
It just really wasn't for me. I haven't been a big fan of anything he's done for a very long time, though I didn't mind MMLP2. I think Kamikaze is significantly stronger but he's still a shadow of his former self. MMLP is still top 5 hip-hop albums of all time for me.
Mahadev
Member
Look who produced his album this time and who did the few times before Kamikaze, one name is missing this time: Rick fucking Rubin.
Dr Dre is a fucking genius, I have no fucking idea why Em started relying on Rubin in the first place. Maybe Dre was too busy?
RainblowDash
Gold Member
For me his sound is fairly unique and I like it.
Bought the album on iTunes, liking it so far.
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This is my first time hearing anything from MGK...can't say I hate it. The weird little auto-tune during the chorus feels completely unnecessary.
Think his punches felt a little weak, but I don't think it was awful. Not to mention he apparently made this in a few days?
Think his punches felt a little weak, but I don't think it was awful. Not to mention he apparently made this in a few days?
BANGS
Banned
So... 9 Mile???
Anyways I'd love to listen to the album but Em says I can't listen to his music because I don't suffer from Trump Derangement Syndrome... oh well...
mckmas8808
Mckmaster uses MasterCard to buy Slave drives
I thought the album was a C+ type album. Above average, which is good considering he's been in the game for 20 years. But where did he diss Joe Budden?
jadedm17
Member
Good luck swinging upwards; Eminem has been fire for decades, let's see who's talking about MGK at 45 (in 2035). You can take shots but Eminem will always be far above you.
I love Like Home
Nowhere Fast
Castle
I get "shadow of his former self" but even he admits its the struggle that made him, he had to evolve now that he's rich and famous. It amazes me because even after all these years he's still better than most of the stuff put out there at least in the mainstream. He'll never be what he was but thats more of a testament to how incredible he used to be, the bar is too high.
EverydayBeast
ChatGPT 0.1
Em takes the crown for me for as far as “old” rappers go (Snoop, Dre etc.) you really can’t touch all his intangibles but than you got guys like Kendrick and Drake who can go 2-3 albums deep without a miss.
EverydayBeast
ChatGPT 0.1
Are MGK and DieAntwood the only ones to have responded to this album yet?
DeSo
Banned
Jay-Z's last album shits all over this...
I_D
Member
Ever since Big L and Finesse crushed Jay-Z, even while featuring him, I haven't thought he was all that special. Compared to the all-time-greats (Pac, Biggie, Nas, Big L, Pun, RZA, Kane, Rakim, etc.) he's yet to prove himself. Jay-Z just happens to be an expert entrepreneur, but he's never compared to his competition. He's obviously WAY better than modern-rappers, but that's not saying much; my toddler cousin mumbles better than the current shit does.
I haven't listened to Kamikaze enough to properly analyze it, but I can already tell that "shits all over this" is an exaggeration. When comparing their primes, Jay-Z isn't even in the same sport as Em.
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DeSo
Banned
I wasn't comparing their primes, I was comparing their albums.
Eminem has never released an album as good as Reasonable Doubt. I don't care how good a rapper he is (Em is one of the best), hip hop is more than just how well you can rap.
And yes, 4:44 shits all over this album.
Eminem has never released an album as good as Reasonable Doubt. I don't care how good a rapper he is (Em is one of the best), hip hop is more than just how well you can rap.
And yes, 4:44 shits all over this album.
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Frank Spencer
Banned
Eminem lost any credibility when he got those botox injections.
Oh and coming out Anti-Trump so long after he was elected......he's so edgy!
20 years ago he had the world at his feet. Now he is just middle aged and just boring.
Oh and coming out Anti-Trump so long after he was elected......he's so edgy!
20 years ago he had the world at his feet. Now he is just middle aged and just boring.
BANGS
Banned
20 years ago he was pissing on the mainstream establishment, now he IS the mainstream establishment...
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