Eminem releases surprise album titled KAMIKAZE

 

Legendary Rapper Eminem on Friday casually tweeted out a link to a surprise new album, Kamikaze, and set the internet on fire.

The 13-track album is the rapper’s first release since his 2017 LP Revival.

Produced by Eminem and Dr. Dre, it pays homage to the classic Beastie Boys album License to Ill and features collaborations with Joyner Lucas, Jessie Reyez, Royce da 5’9, and Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon.

More importantly, it features Eminem in full-on old-school mode, dropping a litany of classic Marshall Mathers verses. It’s an occasionally uneven album, but it’s full of fire and full of Eminem’s always-impressive skill. It also reminds us, as few Eminem moments have lately, why so many hip-hop fans believe he’s the GOAT.

This might sound surprising after the negative reception to Revival, which drew the worst critical response of Eminem’s career despite sporting flashy collabs with the likes of Beyoncé and Ed Sheeran. 

But on Kamikaze, Eminem is clearly back on his bullshit, and so much better for it.

Kamikaze takes aim at the unoriginality of recent rap — and it has plenty to say.

Throughout Kamikaze, Eminem takes aim at the stagnant feel of recent rap and its purveyors.

From Vox