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Music to Be Murdered By

Music to Be Murdered By is the eleventh studio album by American rapper Eminem. It was released on January 17, 2020, through Shady Records, Aftermath Entertainment, and Interscope Records. Just like Eminem's previous studio album Kamikaze (2018), the album was released with no prior announcement. The album was produced by many producers, with Eminem and Dr. Dre serving as executive producers. It features guest appearances from Skylar Grey, Young M.A, Royce da 5'9", White Gold, Ed Sheeran, the late Juice WRLD, Black Thought, Q-Tip, Denaun, Anderson .Paak, Don Toliver, Kxng Crooked and Joell Ortiz. The album's title, cover art, and concept are inspired by Alfred Hitchcock and Jeff Alexander's 1958 spoken word album Alfred Hitchcock Presents Music to Be Murdered By. The album was supported by three singles: "Darkness", "Godzilla" and "Those Kinda Nights". Alongside the album's surprise release, Eminem also released the music video for "Darkness", which revolves around the 2017 Las Vegas shooting from the point of view of the perpetrator Stephen Paddock alternating with Eminem's own.

Music to Be Murdered By
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 17, 2020 (2020-01-17)
Recorded2019
Studio
Genre
Length64:23
Label
Producer
Eminem chronology
Kamikaze
(2018)
Music to Be Murdered By
(2020)
Music to Be Murdered By – Side B
(2020)
Singles from Music to Be Murdered By
  1. "Darkness"
    Released: January 17, 2020[3][4]
  2. "Godzilla"
    Released: January 31, 2020[5]
  3. "Those Kinda Nights"
    Released: July 17, 2020[6]

The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, selling 279,000 album-equivalent units in its first week. Subsequently, Eminem became the first artist to have ten consecutive number-one albums in the US and one of six artists to have released at least ten US number-one albums.[7] Music to Be Murdered By reached number one in 16 countries. Music critics praised Eminem's lyrical abilities and the improved production after Kamikaze, while criticism was directed towards the album's formulaic song structure, lack of innovation, and shock value.

On December 18, 2020, Eminem released a deluxe version of the album, named Music to Be Murdered By – Side B, without any prior announcement. It includes the original album's 20 tracks along with 16 new ones. It includes a variety of features, with guest appearances from Skylar Grey, DJ Premier, Ty Dolla $ign, Dr. Dre, Sly Pyper, MAJ, and White Gold.

Recording and production edit

In 2019, A&R representative Mike "Heron" Herard of Shady Records pursued production contributions for a new album by Eminem. This was a departure from his usual process at his company BeatleHustle, which manages sample composers who send their beats to high-profile producers. Eventually, a group of producers had been enlisted for the project, including Eminem's longtime creative partners Royce da 5'9" and Dr. Dre, as well as the latter's colleagues – Dawaun Parker, Lawrence Jr., Dem Jointz, Mista Choc, DJ Silk, and Erik Griggs – and young, burgeoning producers – D.A. Doman (producer of Tyga's "Taste") and Ricky Racks (producer of Future's "Crushed Up").[8]

According to a January 2020 Rolling Stone feature on the album's making, "Lawrence Jr. has been working sporadically with Dr. 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. Dre's team to create a suite of tracks that ended up on the back half of Music to Be Murdered By." Lawrence Jr. told the magazine, "Dem Jointz is a producer, Eric Griggs plays keys, bass, and guitar, Dawaun Parker is a keyboard player and producer, myself, I'm a drummer. We know Dre's instincts, and he's the coach, the orchestrator."[8]

Other collaborators for the album included Black Thought, Q-Tip, Juice Wrld, Ed Sheeran, Young M.A, Skylar Grey, Don Toliver, Anderson .Paak, Kxng Crooked and Joell Ortiz.[9] On the track "Godzilla", Eminem recorded a third verse that broke the record for the fastest verse on a charted track, rapping 10.65 syllables per second. [10] Eminem surpassed his own records held by his featured verse on Nicki Minaj's 2018 song "Majesty", where he rapped 10.3 syllables per second, and his 2013 single "Rap God", where he rapped 9.6 syllables per second.[10]

Title and cover edit

 
Alfred Hitchcock Presents Music to Be Murdered By, which inspired this album's title and alternate cover

The album's title and alternative cover art share the same concept as the 1958 album Alfred Hitchcock Presents Music to Be Murdered By, which interspersed audio of the director Alfred Hitchcock's wry, dark humor into easy listening instrumentals arranged by Jeff Alexander.[11] Eminem tweeted an image of the 1958 album cover featuring Hitchcock holding an axe and a gun to his head and stated that his album's alternative cover was "inspired by the master, Uncle Alfred!"[12] Audio of Hitchcock's voice from the 1958 album is sampled in the interludes "Alfred" and "Alfred (Outro)" and the beginning of the track "Little Engine".[11] Both the 1958 and 2020 albums end with Hitchcock stating, "If you haven't been murdered, I can only say better luck next time. If you have been, goodnight, wherever you are."[11] Mark Beech of Forbes magazine connected the alternate cover to this album's concept of murder and violence.[13]

The album has three covers; the digital cover features Eminem posing with a shovel, wearing a suit and a fedora. The album's alternate cover features Eminem pointing a gun and holding an axe to his head.[11] The physical CD cover features Eminem, hatless, posing with his hands behind his back. In the packaging, Eminem dedicates the album to rapper Juice Wrld,[14] who died from an accidental drug overdose on December 8, 2019,[15] and Eminem's former bodyguard CeeAaqil Allah Barnes who also died.[14] Juice Wrld's feature on "Godzilla" marked his first posthumous release.[16]

Release edit

The album was released on January 17, 2020, by Shady Records, Aftermath Entertainment and Interscope Records. It was released as a surprise with no prior announcement, similarly to his previous and tenth studio album Kamikaze (2018).[17] Alongside the album's release, Eminem also released a music video for "Darkness",[18] directed by James Larese.[12] The video, which revolves around the 2017 Las Vegas shooting from the point of view of the perpetrator Stephen Paddock alternating with Eminem's own, garnered appraisal but controversy too.[19] On January 31, 2020, "Godzilla" was released as a single,[5] with a music video directed by Cole Bennett later being released on March 6.[20]

Critical reception edit

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?5.8/10[21]
Metacritic64/100[22]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [23]
And It Don't StopA−[24]
Clash7/10[25]
The Daily Telegraph     [26]
Entertainment WeeklyB[27]
The Guardian     [28]
The Independent     [29]
NME     [30]
Pitchfork5.5/10[31]
Rolling Stone     [32]

Music to Be Murdered By was met with generally positive reviews, according to HipHopDX journalist Aaron McKrell.[33] At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, the album received an average score of 64, based on 17 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[22] The aggregator AnyDecentMusic? assessed the critical consensus with an average score of 5.8 out of 10.[21]

Reviewing for The Daily Telegraph, Neil McCormick said Music to Be Murdered By "offers over an hour of the world's greatest rapper blasting away on all cylinders", hailing it as "the first great album of 2020, so lethally brilliant [that] it should be a crime".[26] Scott Glaysher of HipHopDX was also positive, and compared the album to Eminem's previous bodies of work, stating in his review that "Music To Be Murdered By is far from the star-studded, commercially sustainable album Recovery was, but that isn't necessarily a bad thing. On this album, despite its handful of flaws, Em shows strong signs of adapting to the times through modern musical choices and smarter songwriting."[34] Consequence of Sound's Dan Weiss was generally positive, and, about the album's themes, he said that "If he's figuring out from scratch how to be a compelling artist again, Eminem's improved the caliber of his beats and guests, taking stands against the right day-to-day injustices, toning down the tasteless (with the exception of the already-infamous Ariana line, of course), and rapping with the manic precision of someone who just snorted a whole sandcastle of cocaine and Vyvanse. If only a single minute of it was as hilarious or bracing as Chris D'Elia's impression of him."[35] Similarly, Fred Thomas of AllMusic opined, "Music to Be Murdered By sees Eminem pulling himself out of Kamikaze's wreckage somewhat, though he still falls victim to moments of willful dumbness and a tedious self-obsession that's become par for the course. On the album's best tracks, there are still hints of the fire that made Eminem a rap legend."[23]

Entertainment Weekly's Christopher R. 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. 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. Or, if you'd like, keep it all and you still have the most solid work he's done in a few years."[27] NME's Jordan Basset was ambivalent towards the album's lyrical themes and stated, "He splits the difference on Music To Be Murdered By, indulging his immature ego (griping at bad reviews, stirring controversy for the sake of it) even as he offers salient social criticism and admits his missteps. He's ready to pass on hard-earned wisdom before running his mouth like he hasn't learned his own lessons. And he offers casual fans a hook or two before embarking on another lyrical work-out."[30] Paul A. Thompson of Pitchfork said that the album "is not, strictly speaking, a good record—Eminem hasn't made one of those in a decade—but his latest boasts enough technical command and generates just enough arresting ideas to hold your attention."[31]

Controversy edit

The song "Darkness", about the 2017 Las Vegas shooting and told from the point of view of the shooter Stephen Paddock alternating with Eminem's own, has garnered particular attention and critical acclaim.[19]

The lyrics of "Unaccommodating", in which Eminem referenced the 2017 Manchester Arena bombing, drew significant criticism, with many critics finding the lyrics objectionable. The Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham denounced the song's lyrics, describing them as "unnecessarily hurtful and deeply disrespectful." The lyrics also drew widespread criticism from victims' relatives and others involved in the attack.[36]

Roisin O'Connor of The Independent gave the album a negative review, and criticized the album by saying, "Eminem belittles the trauma of a then 26-year-old Ariana Grande for kicks on 'Unaccommodating' by comparing himself to the Manchester Arena bomber. The sour taste of this track lingers well beyond the album's centrepiece, 'Darkness', which is intended as a searing critique of America's toxic gun culture. Instead, his use of gunfire and explosion samples feels grossly exploitative."[29][37]

Commercial performance edit

In the United States, Music to Be Murdered By debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, earning 279,000 album-equivalent units (including 117,000 copies as traditional album sales) in its first week.[7] This became Eminem's tenth US number-one album and made him one of six artists to have released at least ten number-one albums.[7] The album also accumulated a total of 217.6 million on-demand streams for the album's tracks.[7] As of December 2020, Music to Be Murdered By had sold over 1,053,000 equivalent units, including 249,000 in pure sales.[38][39]

Eventually, Music to Be Murdered By was the 9th best-selling album (in pure sales) of 2020 in the United States, with 287,000 copies.[40]

The album debuted at number-one in other countries. It became Eminem's 11th number-one album in Canada, while debuting atop the Canadian Albums Chart with 33,000 album-equivalent units.[41] The album remained at the top spot in Canada for four straight weeks, the longest for an Eminem album since Recovery.[42][43] It also entered at number one on the UK Albums Chart with first week sales of 36,000 album equivalent units, making Eminem the first artist to release 10 consecutive number one albums in the UK. He also achieved a chart double with Godzilla debuting at number one on the UK Singles Chart.[44]

Track listing edit

Music to Be Murdered By track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Premonition (Intro)"
2:53
2."Unaccommodating" (featuring Young M.A)
3:36
3."You Gon' Learn" (featuring Royce da 5'9" and White Gold)3:54
4."Alfred (Interlude)"
  • Young
  • Parker
  • Andre Brissett
  • Alexander
  • Dr. Dre
  • Parker
  • Briss
0:30
5."Those Kinda Nights" (featuring Ed Sheeran)
2:57
6."In Too Deep"
  • Mathers
  • Suby
  • Oliver Chanin
  • Resto
  • Sylvester Jordan
3:14
7."Godzilla" (featuring Juice Wrld)
  • D.A Got That Dope
  • Eminem[b]
3:30
8."Darkness"
  • Eminem
  • Royce da 5'9"
  • Resto[b]
5:37
9."Leaving Heaven" (featuring Skylar Grey)
4:25
10."Yah Yah" (featuring Royce da 5'9", Black Thought, Q-Tip, and Denaun)Mr. Porter4:46
11."Stepdad (Intro)"YoungDr. Dre0:15
12."Stepdad"
3:33
13."Marsh"
  • Mathers
  • Resto
3:20
14."Never Love Again"
2:57
15."Little Engine"
  • Mathers
  • Young
  • Erik Griggs
  • Lawrence
  • Parker
  • Alexander
  • Dr. Dre
  • Erik "Blu2th" Griggs
  • Lawrence
  • Parker
2:57
16."Lock It Up" (featuring Anderson .Paak)
  • Dr. Dre
  • Parker
  • Griggs
  • Lawrence
  • Dem Jointz
2:50
17."Farewell"
4:07
18."No Regrets" (featuring Don Toliver)
  • Mathers
  • Caleb Toliver
  • Doman
  • Daniel Kostov
  • Justin Thomas
  • Anders Olofsson
  • D.A Got That Dope
  • Eminem[b]
3:20
19."I Will" (featuring Kxng Crooked, Royce da 5'9", and Joell Ortiz)
5:03
20."Alfred (Outro)"
  • Young
  • Parker
  • Brissett
  • Alexander
  • Dr. Dre
  • Parker
  • Briss
0:39
Total length:64:23

Notes

  • ^[a] signifies a co-producer
  • ^[b] signifies an additional producer

Sample credits

  • "Premonition (Intro)" and "Alfred (Interlude)" contain samples of "Music to Be Murdered By", written by Jeff Alexander, as performed by Alfred Hitchcock.
  • "Alfred (Outro)" contains a sample of "The Hour of Parting", written by Jeff Alexander, as performed by Alfred Hitchcock.
  • "Little Engine" contains a sample of "Do Not Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You", written by Jeff Alexander, as performed by Alfred Hitchcock.
  • "Farewell" contains a sample of "No Games", written by Craig Marsh and Dave Kelly, as performed by Serani.
  • "Yah Yah" samples vocals from "Woo Hah!! Got You All in Check", written and performed by Busta Rhymes.

Personnel edit

  • Eminem – vocals, producer (tracks 1.2, 8, 12, 13, 19), co-producer (tracks 3, 5, 6, 9), additional production (tracks 2, 7, 14.1, 17, 18), executive producer

Music to Be Murdered By – Side B (Deluxe Edition) edit

Music to Be Murdered By – Side B
 
Studio album (reissue) by
ReleasedDecember 18, 2020 (2020-12-18)
Recorded2020
Genre
Length52:35
Label
Producer
Eminem chronology
Music to Be Murdered By
(2020)
Music to Be Murdered By – Side B
(2020)
Curtain Call 2
(2022)

On December 18, 2020, a deluxe Side B edition of the album, titled Music to Be Murdered By – Side B, was released. Similar to Eminem's previous two albums, it was released without any prior announcement.[47] It contains a bonus disc with sixteen new tracks, with guest appearances by Skylar Grey, DJ Premier, Ty Dolla $ign, Dr. Dre, Sly Pyper, MAJ, and White Gold.[47][48] The album's release was accompanied by a music video for "Gnat", directed by Cole Bennett.[49] The music video for "Higher" premiered on January 23, 2021.[50] Lyric videos for "Alfred's Theme" and "Tone Deaf" were also released, in the latter song Mathers pays tribute to the late Chicago rapper King Von.[51][52][53] In May 2021, a remix of "Killer", featuring Jack Harlow and Cordae, was released.[54]

The week the deluxe edition was released, the album saw a 1,125% boost in sale units from the previous week, moving 94,000 units.[55] This brought the album back up to the 3rd spot on the Billboard 200 album chart in its 48th week, a 196 spot jump from the week previous, breaking a 50-year-old Billboard 200 record previously held by Bob Dylan with Self Portrait (1970) which made a 193 spot jump.[56]

Side B was met with generally positive reviews.[57] Robert Christgau appraised the release as "more proof that Eminem loves rhyme as compulsively as MF DOOM himself", adding that, "If he's not as playful or surreal about it as Doom, he sure does enunciate better, with a timbral dexterity never quashed by the rock-inflected production style that Dr. Dre laid on him decades ago and oversees here." While highlighting lyrics from "Alfred's Theme", "Tone Deaf", "Black Magic", and "These Demons" on Side B, he also observed "more braggadocio and less delight in these words for their own sake than in the Side A's".[58]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?5.3/10[59]
Metacritic65/100[57]
Review scores
SourceRating
And It Don't StopB+[58]
Beats Per Minute67/100[60]
Exclaim7/10[61]
HipHopDX3.5/5[62]
The Guardian     [63]
Rolling Stone     [64]
The Telegraph     [65]
Side B deluxe edition bonus disc
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Alfred" (Intro)
  • Mathers
  • Resto
  • Alexander
Eminem0:17
2."Black Magic" (with Skylar Grey)
  • Mathers
  • Hafermann
  • Taylor
  • Resto
  • Jayson DeZuzio
  • Skylar Grey
  • Jayson DeZuzio
  • Eminem[b]
2:54
3."Alfred's Theme"Eminem5:39
4."Tone Deaf"
  • Mathers
  • Resto
4:50
5."Book of Rhymes" (featuring DJ Premier)
  • Eminem
  • IllaDaProducer
  • Resto[b]
4:49
6."Favorite Bitch" (featuring Ty Dolla $ign)
  • Blacknailz
  • MJ Nichols
  • Eminem[a]
3:56
7."Guns Blazing" (featuring Dr. Dre and Sly Pyper)
  • Mathers
  • Young
  • Jordan
  • Resto
  • Jeremy Zumo Kollie
  • Jason Pounds
  • V. Smith
3:16
8."Gnat"
  • Mathers
  • Doman
  • Anders Olofsson
  • Ezemdi Chikwendu
  • D. Levin
  • K. Mars
D.A. Got That Dope3:44
9."Higher"
  • Mathers
  • Resto
  • Jordan
  • Mike Strange
  • Brissett
Eminem3:42
10."These Demons" (featuring MAJ)
  • Mathers
  • James Hudson Jr.
  • Yewah
  • Doman
  • William Coleman
  • Shiv Barot
  • Pat Rosario
  • Levin
  • M. Benzinger
3:27
11."Key" (Skit)
  • Mathers
  • Resto
Eminem0:57
12."She Loves Me"
3:24
13."Killer"
  • Mathers
  • Doman
  • Chikwendu
D.A. Got That Dope3:15
14."Zeus" (featuring White Gold)
3:50
15."Thus Far" (Interlude)
  • Mathers
  • Resto
  • Alexander
Eminem0:16
16."Discombobulated"
  • Dr. Dre
  • S1
  • Batson
  • Parker
  • Lance Nicholas
  • Lonestarrmuzik
  • Lawrence
  • franO[a]
4:12
Total length:52:28

Notes

  • ^[a] signifies a co-producer
  • ^[b] signifies an additional producer

Personnel edit

Musicians

  • Luis Resto – keyboards (1–3, 5–10, 12–15)
  • Ken Lewis – orchestra leader (3)
  • Dominic Rivinius – percussion (3)
  • Sly Pyper – additional vocals (6, 9, 12)
  • Mike Strange – additional keyboards (9)
  • Jerry "Jay Flat" Williams – saxophone (12)
  • Zekkereya El-Megharbel – trombone (12)
  • Chris Lowery – trumpet (12)

Technical

  • Mike Strange – mixer (1–10, 12–16), recording engineer (all tracks)
  • Tony Campana – recording engineer (1–11, 14–16)
  • Brett Kolatalo – recording engineer (3)
  • Joe Strange – recording engineer (5, 13)
  • Lola A. Romero – recording engineer (7)
  • Fredwreck – recording engineer (7)
  • Victor Luevanos – recording engineer (12, 16)
  • Quentin "Q" Gilkey – recording engineer (12, 16)
  • Maurecio "Veto" Iragorri – recording engineer (16)
  • Jeremy Zumo Kollie – assistant recording engineer (7)
  • Robert Reyes – assistant recording engineer (16)

Charts edit

Certifications and sales edit

Certifications and sales for Music to Be Murdered By
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[126] Gold 35,000
Canada (Music Canada)[127] Platinum 80,000
China 465,118[128][129]
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[130] Platinum 20,000
France (SNEP)[131] Gold 50,000
Italy (FIMI)[132] Gold 25,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)[133] Platinum 15,000
Poland (ZPAV)[134] Platinum 20,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[135] Platinum 300,000
United States (RIAA)[136] Platinum 1,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

See also edit

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Music to Be Murdered By is the eleventh studio album by American rapper Eminem It was released on January 17 2020 through Shady Records Aftermath Entertainment and Interscope Records Just like Eminem s previous studio album Kamikaze 2018 the album was released with no prior announcement The album was produced by many producers with Eminem and Dr Dre serving as executive producers It features guest appearances from Skylar Grey Young M A Royce da 5 9 White Gold Ed Sheeran the late Juice WRLD Black Thought Q Tip Denaun Anderson Paak Don Toliver Kxng Crooked and Joell Ortiz The album s title cover art and concept are inspired by Alfred Hitchcock and Jeff Alexander s 1958 spoken word album Alfred Hitchcock Presents Music to Be Murdered By The album was supported by three singles Darkness Godzilla and Those Kinda Nights Alongside the album s surprise release Eminem also released the music video for Darkness which revolves around the 2017 Las Vegas shooting from the point of view of the perpetrator Stephen Paddock alternating with Eminem s own Music to Be Murdered ByStudio album by EminemReleasedJanuary 17 2020 2020 01 17 Recorded2019StudioRecord One Los Angeles Effigy Detroit Heaven Detroit The ICU Brentwood California 1 GenreHip hop 2 horrorcore 2 Length64 23LabelShady Aftermath InterscopeProducerEminemDr DreAlchemistAndre Briss BrissettD A DomanDawaun ParkerDem JointzErik Blu2th GriggsFredLuis RestoMark BatsonMr PorterRicky RacksRoyce da 5 9 Skylar GreyTim SubyTrevor Lawrence Jr Eminem chronologyKamikaze 2018 Music to Be Murdered By 2020 Music to Be Murdered By Side B 2020 Singles from Music to Be Murdered By Darkness Released January 17 2020 3 4 Godzilla Released January 31 2020 5 Those Kinda Nights Released July 17 2020 6 The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 selling 279 000 album equivalent units in its first week Subsequently Eminem became the first artist to have ten consecutive number one albums in the US and one of six artists to have released at least ten US number one albums 7 Music to Be Murdered By reached number one in 16 countries Music critics praised Eminem s lyrical abilities and the improved production after Kamikaze while criticism was directed towards the album s formulaic song structure lack of innovation and shock value On December 18 2020 Eminem released a deluxe version of the album named Music to Be Murdered By Side B without any prior announcement It includes the original album s 20 tracks along with 16 new ones It includes a variety of features with guest appearances from Skylar Grey DJ Premier Ty Dolla ign Dr Dre Sly Pyper MAJ and White Gold Contents 1 Recording and production 2 Title and cover 3 Release 4 Critical reception 4 1 Controversy 5 Commercial performance 6 Track listing 7 Personnel 8 Music to Be Murdered By Side B Deluxe Edition 8 1 Personnel 9 Charts 9 1 Weekly charts 9 2 Year end charts 10 Certifications and sales 11 See also 12 References 13 External linksRecording and production editIn 2019 A amp R representative Mike Heron Herard of Shady Records pursued production contributions for a new album by Eminem This was a departure from his usual process at his company BeatleHustle which manages sample composers who send their beats to high profile producers Eventually a group of producers had been enlisted for the project including Eminem s longtime creative partners Royce da 5 9 and Dr Dre as well as the latter s colleagues Dawaun Parker Lawrence Jr Dem Jointz Mista Choc DJ Silk and Erik Griggs and young burgeoning producers D A Doman producer of Tyga s Taste and Ricky Racks producer of Future s Crushed Up 8 According to a January 2020 Rolling Stone feature on the album s making Lawrence Jr has been working sporadically with Dr 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 Dre s team to create a suite of tracks that ended up on the back half of Music to Be Murdered By Lawrence Jr told the magazine Dem Jointz is a producer Eric Griggs plays keys bass and guitar Dawaun Parker is a keyboard player and producer myself I m a drummer We know Dre s instincts and he s the coach the orchestrator 8 Other collaborators for the album included Black Thought Q Tip Juice Wrld Ed Sheeran Young M A Skylar Grey Don Toliver Anderson Paak Kxng Crooked and Joell Ortiz 9 On the track Godzilla Eminem recorded a third verse that broke the record for the fastest verse on a charted track rapping 10 65 syllables per second 10 Eminem surpassed his own records held by his featured verse on Nicki Minaj s 2018 song Majesty where he rapped 10 3 syllables per second and his 2013 single Rap God where he rapped 9 6 syllables per second 10 Title and cover edit nbsp Alfred Hitchcock Presents Music to Be Murdered By which inspired this album s title and alternate coverThe album s title and alternative cover art share the same concept as the 1958 album Alfred Hitchcock Presents Music to Be Murdered By which interspersed audio of the director Alfred Hitchcock s wry dark humor into easy listening instrumentals arranged by Jeff Alexander 11 Eminem tweeted an image of the 1958 album cover featuring Hitchcock holding an axe and a gun to his head and stated that his album s alternative cover was inspired by the master Uncle Alfred 12 Audio of Hitchcock s voice from the 1958 album is sampled in the interludes Alfred and Alfred Outro and the beginning of the track Little Engine 11 Both the 1958 and 2020 albums end with Hitchcock stating If you haven t been murdered I can only say better luck next time If you have been goodnight wherever you are 11 Mark Beech of Forbes magazine connected the alternate cover to this album s concept of murder and violence 13 The album has three covers the digital cover features Eminem posing with a shovel wearing a suit and a fedora The album s alternate cover features Eminem pointing a gun and holding an axe to his head 11 The physical CD cover features Eminem hatless posing with his hands behind his back In the packaging Eminem dedicates the album to rapper Juice Wrld 14 who died from an accidental drug overdose on December 8 2019 15 and Eminem s former bodyguard CeeAaqil Allah Barnes who also died 14 Juice Wrld s feature on Godzilla marked his first posthumous release 16 Release editThe album was released on January 17 2020 by Shady Records Aftermath Entertainment and Interscope Records It was released as a surprise with no prior announcement similarly to his previous and tenth studio album Kamikaze 2018 17 Alongside the album s release Eminem also released a music video for Darkness 18 directed by James Larese 12 The video which revolves around the 2017 Las Vegas shooting from the point of view of the perpetrator Stephen Paddock alternating with Eminem s own garnered appraisal but controversy too 19 On January 31 2020 Godzilla was released as a single 5 with a music video directed by Cole Bennett later being released on March 6 20 Critical reception editProfessional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRatingAnyDecentMusic 5 8 10 21 Metacritic64 100 22 Review scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 23 And It Don t StopA 24 Clash7 10 25 The Daily Telegraph nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 26 Entertainment WeeklyB 27 The Guardian nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 28 The Independent nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 29 NME nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 30 Pitchfork5 5 10 31 Rolling Stone nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 32 Music to Be Murdered By was met with generally positive reviews according to HipHopDX journalist Aaron McKrell 33 At Metacritic which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications the album received an average score of 64 based on 17 reviews indicating generally favorable reviews 22 The aggregator AnyDecentMusic assessed the critical consensus with an average score of 5 8 out of 10 21 Reviewing for The Daily Telegraph Neil McCormick said Music to Be Murdered By offers over an hour of the world s greatest rapper blasting away on all cylinders hailing it as the first great album of 2020 so lethally brilliant that it should be a crime 26 Scott Glaysher of HipHopDX was also positive and compared the album to Eminem s previous bodies of work stating in his review that Music To Be Murdered By is far from the star studded commercially sustainable album Recovery was but that isn t necessarily a bad thing On this album despite its handful of flaws Em shows strong signs of adapting to the times through modern musical choices and smarter songwriting 34 Consequence of Sound s Dan Weiss was generally positive and about the album s themes he said that If he s figuring out from scratch how to be a compelling artist again Eminem s improved the caliber of his beats and guests taking stands against the right day to day injustices toning down the tasteless with the exception of the already infamous Ariana line of course and rapping with the manic precision of someone who just snorted a whole sandcastle of cocaine and Vyvanse If only a single minute of it was as hilarious or bracing as Chris D Elia s impression of him 35 Similarly Fred Thomas of AllMusic opined Music to Be Murdered By sees Eminem pulling himself out of Kamikaze s wreckage somewhat though he still falls victim to moments of willful dumbness and a tedious self obsession that s become par for the course On the album s best tracks there are still hints of the fire that made Eminem a rap legend 23 Entertainment Weekly s Christopher R 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 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 Or if you d like keep it all and you still have the most solid work he s done in a few years 27 NME s Jordan Basset was ambivalent towards the album s lyrical themes and stated He splits the difference on Music To Be Murdered By indulging his immature ego griping at bad reviews stirring controversy for the sake of it even as he offers salient social criticism and admits his missteps He s ready to pass on hard earned wisdom before running his mouth like he hasn t learned his own lessons And he offers casual fans a hook or two before embarking on another lyrical work out 30 Paul A Thompson of Pitchfork said that the album is not strictly speaking a good record Eminem hasn t made one of those in a decade but his latest boasts enough technical command and generates just enough arresting ideas to hold your attention 31 Controversy edit The song Darkness about the 2017 Las Vegas shooting and told from the point of view of the shooter Stephen Paddock alternating with Eminem s own has garnered particular attention and critical acclaim 19 The lyrics of Unaccommodating in which Eminem referenced the 2017 Manchester Arena bombing drew significant criticism with many critics finding the lyrics objectionable The Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham denounced the song s lyrics describing them as unnecessarily hurtful and deeply disrespectful The lyrics also drew widespread criticism from victims relatives and others involved in the attack 36 Roisin O Connor of The Independent gave the album a negative review and criticized the album by saying Eminem belittles the trauma of a then 26 year old Ariana Grande for kicks on Unaccommodating by comparing himself to the Manchester Arena bomber The sour taste of this track lingers well beyond the album s centrepiece Darkness which is intended as a searing critique of America s toxic gun culture Instead his use of gunfire and explosion samples feels grossly exploitative 29 37 Commercial performance editIn the United States Music to Be Murdered By debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart earning 279 000 album equivalent units including 117 000 copies as traditional album sales in its first week 7 This became Eminem s tenth US number one album and made him one of six artists to have released at least ten number one albums 7 The album also accumulated a total of 217 6 million on demand streams for the album s tracks 7 As of December 2020 Music to Be Murdered By had sold over 1 053 000 equivalent units including 249 000 in pure sales 38 39 Eventually Music to Be Murdered By was the 9th best selling album in pure sales of 2020 in the United States with 287 000 copies 40 The album debuted at number one in other countries It became Eminem s 11th number one album in Canada while debuting atop the Canadian Albums Chart with 33 000 album equivalent units 41 The album remained at the top spot in Canada for four straight weeks the longest for an Eminem album since Recovery 42 43 It also entered at number one on the UK Albums Chart with first week sales of 36 000 album equivalent units making Eminem the first artist to release 10 consecutive number one albums in the UK He also achieved a chart double with Godzilla debuting at number one on the UK Singles Chart 44 Track listing editMusic to Be Murdered By track listingNo TitleWriter s Producer s Length1 Premonition Intro Marshall MathersNikki GrierAndre YoungMark BatsonDawaun ParkerLuis RestoJeff AlexanderEminemDr DreBatsonParker b Resto b 2 532 Unaccommodating featuring Young M A MathersKatorah MarreroRestoTim SubyEminemSuby b 3 363 You Gon Learn featuring Royce da 5 9 and White Gold MathersRyan MontgomeryBobby YewahRestoCarol ConnorsDavid ShireRoyce da 5 9 Eminem a Resto b 3 544 Alfred Interlude YoungParkerAndre BrissettAlexanderDr DreParkerBriss0 305 Those Kinda Nights featuring Ed Sheeran MathersEd SheeranFred GibsonRestoDavid DomanAdrienne ByrneD A Got That DopeEminem a Fred b 2 576 In Too Deep MathersSubyOliver ChaninRestoSylvester JordanSubyEminem a 3 147 Godzilla featuring Juice Wrld MathersJarad HigginsRestoDomanAlejandro VillasanaD A Got That DopeEminem b 3 308 Darkness MathersMontgomeryRestoPaul SimonEminemRoyce da 5 9 Resto b 5 379 Leaving Heaven featuring Skylar Grey MathersHolly HafermannElliott TaylorSkylar GreyEminem a 4 2510 Yah Yah featuring Royce da 5 9 Black Thought Q Tip and Denaun MathersMontgomeryTariq TrotterDenaun PorterTrevor SmithRashad SmithGalt MacDermotJames BrownCharles BobbitFred WesleyWilliam HinesAndre WestonMr Porter4 4611 Stepdad Intro YoungDr Dre0 1512 Stepdad MathersDaniel MamanRestoLuis Alberto SpinettaBlack AmayaCarlos CutaiaEminemThe AlchemistResto b 3 3313 Marsh MathersRestoEminemResto b 3 2014 Never Love Again MathersYoungRestoDwayne Abernathy Jr Trevor Lawrence Jr ParkerEminem b Dr DreDem JointzTrevor Lawrence Jr Parker2 5715 Little Engine MathersYoungErik GriggsLawrenceParkerAlexanderDr DreErik Blu2th GriggsLawrenceParker2 5716 Lock It Up featuring Anderson Paak MathersBrandon AndersonYoungParkerGriggsLawrenceAbernathyDr DreParkerGriggsLawrenceDem Jointz2 5017 Farewell MathersRestoRicky Harrell Jr Dave KellyCraig MarshRicky RacksEminem b 4 0718 No Regrets featuring Don Toliver MathersCaleb ToliverDomanDaniel KostovJustin ThomasAnders OlofssonD A Got That DopeEminem b 3 2019 I Will featuring Kxng Crooked Royce da 5 9 and Joell Ortiz MathersDominick WickliffeMontgomeryJoell OrtizRestoEminemResto b 5 0320 Alfred Outro YoungParkerBrissettAlexanderDr DreParkerBriss0 39Total length 64 23 Notes a signifies a co producer b signifies an additional producerSample credits Premonition Intro and Alfred Interlude contain samples of Music to Be Murdered By written by Jeff Alexander as performed by Alfred Hitchcock Alfred Outro contains a sample of The Hour of Parting written by Jeff Alexander as performed by Alfred Hitchcock Little Engine contains a sample of Do Not Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You written by Jeff Alexander as performed by Alfred Hitchcock Farewell contains a sample of No Games written by Craig Marsh and Dave Kelly as performed by Serani Yah Yah samples vocals from Woo Hah Got You All in Check written and performed by Busta Rhymes Personnel editEminem vocals producer tracks 1 2 8 12 13 19 co producer tracks 3 5 6 9 additional production tracks 2 7 14 1 17 18 executive producerMusicians Black Thought featured artist track 10 Adrienne Aeb Byrne additional programming track 5 Kxng Crooked featured artist track 19 Dem Jointz additional drums track 15 Focus additional drums and keyboards track 16 FredWreck additional drum programming track 14 1 additional keyboards track 14 2 Nikki Grier additional vocals track 1 1 Erik Blu2th Griggs bass track 14 1 additional drums track 14 2 Skylar Grey featured artist track 9 Juice Wrld featured artist track 7 Daniel Kostov additional programming track 18 Anders Olofsson additional programming track 18 Joell Ortiz featured artist track 19 Anderson Paak featured artist track 16 Dawaun Parker additional drums track 14 2 Denaun Porter featured artist track 10 Sly Pyper background vocals track 6 Q Tip featured artist track 10 Luis Resto additional keyboards tracks 2 10 12 13 14 1 17 19 Royce da 5 9 featured artist tracks 3 10 19 Ed Sheeran featured artist track 5 Justin Thomas additional programming track 18 Don Toliver featured artist track 18 White Gold featured artist track 3 Alejandro Villasana additional programming track 7 Young M A featured artist track 2 Technical personnel The Alchemist producer track 12 Mark Batson producer track 1 1 Andre Briss Brissett producer tracks 4 20 Tony Campana assistant engineer tracks 1 2 2 10 12 20 D A Doman producer tracks 5 7 18 Dem Jointz producer tracks 14 16 Dr Dre producer tracks 1 1 4 11 14 16 20 mixing tracks 1 1 11 14 16 executive producer IV Duncan engineer tracks 3 10 Fred additional production track 5 Brian Big Bass Gardner mastering Quentin Q Gilkey engineer tracks 4 11 14 16 20 Skylar Grey producer track 9 Erik Blu2th Griggs producer tracks 15 16 Mauricio Veto Iragorri engineer track 1 1 Brian B Jones Jones engineer tracks 3 8 10 Trevor Lawrence Jr producer tracks 14 16 Victor Levants engineer track 7 assistant engineer tracks 4 6 14 16 20 Juan Saucy Pena recording engineer 10 Dawaun Parker producer track 4 14 1 15 16 20 additional production track 1 1 Denaun Porter producer track 10 Ricky Racks producer track 17 Luis Resto additional production tracks 1 2 3 8 12 13 19 Robert Reyes assistant engineer track 1 1 Royce da 5 9 producer tracks 3 8 Joe Strange assistant engineer tracks 1 2 2 10 12 20 Mike Strange engineer tracks 1 2 2 10 12 20 mixing tracks 1 2 2 3 5 10 12 13 17 19 Tim Suby producer tracks 2 6 Julio Ulloa assistant engineer track 7 Music to Be Murdered By Side B Deluxe Edition editMusic to Be Murdered By Side B nbsp Studio album reissue by EminemReleasedDecember 18 2020 2020 12 18 Recorded2020GenreHip hop 45 trap 46 Length52 35LabelShady Aftermath InterscopeProducerDr DreEminemBlacknailzLance NicholasBlu2thD A DomanDawaun ParkerFocus franOIllaDaProducerJ LBSJayson DeZuzioLonestarrmuzikLuca MautiLuis RestoMJ NicholsMark BatsonMike ZombieS1Skylar GreyT MinusThe Loud PackTrevor Lawrence Jr Eminem chronologyMusic to Be Murdered By 2020 Music to Be Murdered By Side B 2020 Curtain Call 2 2022 On December 18 2020 a deluxe Side B edition of the album titled Music to Be Murdered By Side B was released Similar to Eminem s previous two albums it was released without any prior announcement 47 It contains a bonus disc with sixteen new tracks with guest appearances by Skylar Grey DJ Premier Ty Dolla ign Dr Dre Sly Pyper MAJ and White Gold 47 48 The album s release was accompanied by a music video for Gnat directed by Cole Bennett 49 The music video for Higher premiered on January 23 2021 50 Lyric videos for Alfred s Theme and Tone Deaf were also released in the latter song Mathers pays tribute to the late Chicago rapper King Von 51 52 53 In May 2021 a remix of Killer featuring Jack Harlow and Cordae was released 54 The week the deluxe edition was released the album saw a 1 125 boost in sale units from the previous week moving 94 000 units 55 This brought the album back up to the 3rd spot on the Billboard 200 album chart in its 48th week a 196 spot jump from the week previous breaking a 50 year old Billboard 200 record previously held by Bob Dylan with Self Portrait 1970 which made a 193 spot jump 56 Side B was met with generally positive reviews 57 Robert Christgau appraised the release as more proof that Eminem loves rhyme as compulsively as MF DOOM himself adding that If he s not as playful or surreal about it as Doom he sure does enunciate better with a timbral dexterity never quashed by the rock inflected production style that Dr Dre laid on him decades ago and oversees here While highlighting lyrics from Alfred s Theme Tone Deaf Black Magic and These Demons on Side B he also observed more braggadocio and less delight in these words for their own sake than in the Side A s 58 Professional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRatingAnyDecentMusic 5 3 10 59 Metacritic65 100 57 Review scoresSourceRatingAnd It Don t StopB 58 Beats Per Minute67 100 60 Exclaim7 10 61 HipHopDX3 5 5 62 The Guardian nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 63 Rolling Stone nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 64 The Telegraph nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 65 Side B deluxe edition bonus discNo TitleWriter s Producer s Length1 Alfred Intro MathersRestoAlexanderEminem0 172 Black Magic with Skylar Grey MathersHafermannTaylorRestoJayson DeZuzioSkylar GreyJayson DeZuzioEminem b 2 543 Alfred s Theme MathersRestoCharles Francis GounodEminem5 394 Tone Deaf MathersRestoEminemResto b 4 505 Book of Rhymes featuring DJ Premier MathersChristopher MartinRay FraserRestoRonald Spence Jr MarreroMatthew JacobsonNayvadius WilburnJacob CanadyNasir JonesPeter PhillipsEminemIllaDaProducerResto b 4 496 Favorite Bitch featuring Ty Dolla ign MathersTyrone Griffin Jr Sly JordanRestoByron PerryMJ NicholsBlacknailzMJ NicholsEminem a 3 567 Guns Blazing featuring Dr Dre and Sly Pyper MathersYoungJordanRestoJeremy Zumo KollieJason PoundsV SmithJ LBSEminem a 3 168 Gnat MathersDomanAnders OlofssonEzemdi ChikwenduD LevinK MarsD A Got That Dope3 449 Higher MathersRestoJordanMike StrangeBrissettEminem3 4210 These Demons featuring MAJ MathersJames Hudson Jr YewahDomanWilliam ColemanShiv BarotPat RosarioLevinM BenzingerEminemD A Got That DopeMike ZombieThe Loud Pack3 2711 Key Skit MathersRestoEminem0 5712 She Loves Me MathersJordanYoungBernard Edwards Jr GriggsLawrenceDr DreFocus Blu2thLawrenceEminem b 3 2413 Killer MathersDomanChikwenduD A Got That Dope3 1514 Zeus featuring White Gold MathersYewahTyler WilliamsLuca MautiT MinusEminem b Luca Mauti b 3 5015 Thus Far Interlude MathersRestoAlexanderEminem0 1616 Discombobulated MathersYoungLarry Griffin Jr BatsonParkerNicholsLawrenceFrano HuettDr DreS1BatsonParkerLance NicholasLonestarrmuzikLawrencefranO a 4 12Total length 52 28 Notes a signifies a co producer b signifies an additional producerPersonnel edit Musicians Luis Resto keyboards 1 3 5 10 12 15 Ken Lewis orchestra leader 3 Dominic Rivinius percussion 3 Sly Pyper additional vocals 6 9 12 Mike Strange additional keyboards 9 Jerry Jay Flat Williams saxophone 12 Zekkereya El Megharbel trombone 12 Chris Lowery trumpet 12 Technical Mike Strange mixer 1 10 12 16 recording engineer all tracks Tony Campana recording engineer 1 11 14 16 Brett Kolatalo recording engineer 3 Joe Strange recording engineer 5 13 Lola A Romero recording engineer 7 Fredwreck recording engineer 7 Victor Luevanos recording engineer 12 16 Quentin Q Gilkey recording engineer 12 16 Maurecio Veto Iragorri recording engineer 16 Jeremy Zumo Kollie assistant recording engineer 7 Robert Reyes assistant recording engineer 16 Charts editWeekly charts edit Weekly chart performance for Music to Be Murdered By Chart 2020 PeakpositionAustralian Albums ARIA 66 1Austrian Albums O3 Austria 67 1Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 68 1Belgian Albums Ultratop Wallonia 69 5Canadian Albums Billboard 70 1Czech Albums CNS IFPI 71 1Danish Albums Hitlisten 72 1Dutch Albums Album Top 100 73 1Estonian Albums Eesti Tipp 40 74 1Finnish Albums Suomen virallinen lista 75 1French Albums SNEP 76 4German Albums Offizielle Top 100 77 2Greek Albums IFPI 78 1Hungarian Albums MAHASZ 79 15Irish Albums OCC 80 1Italian Albums FIMI 81 4Japanese Albums Oricon 82 38Japan Hot Albums Billboard Japan 83 42Lithuanian Albums AGATA 84 1New Zealand Albums RMNZ 85 1Norwegian Albums VG lista 86 1Polish Albums ZPAV 87 5Portuguese Albums AFP 88 2Scottish Albums OCC 89 2South Korean Albums Gaon 90 52Spanish Albums PROMUSICAE 91 14Swedish Albums Sverigetopplistan 92 2Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 93 1UK Albums OCC 94 1UK R amp B Albums OCC 95 1US Billboard 200 96 1US Top Rap Albums Billboard 97 1US Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 98 1 Year end charts edit 2020 year end chart performance for Music to Be Murdered By Chart 2020 PositionAustralian Albums ARIA 99 10Australian Hip Hop R amp B Albums ARIA 100 2Austrian Albums O3 Austria 101 32Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 102 28Belgian Albums Ultratop Wallonia 103 117Canadian Albums Billboard 104 7Danish Albums Hitlisten 105 19Dutch Albums Album Top 100 106 20French Albums SNEP 107 114German Albums Offizielle Top 100 108 69Icelandic Albums Plotutidindi 109 47Irish Albums IRMA 110 23Italian Albums FIMI 111 67New Zealand Albums RMNZ 112 21Norwegian Albums VG lista 113 15Swedish Albums Sverigetopplistan 114 32Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 115 12UK Albums OCC 116 11US Billboard 200 117 21US Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 118 142021 year end chart performance for Music to Be Murdered By Chart 2021 PositionAustralian Albums ARIA 119 77Australian Hip Hop R amp B Albums ARIA 120 20Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 121 98Canadian Albums Billboard 122 16Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 123 81US Billboard 200 124 462022 year end chart performance for Music to Be Murdered By Chart 2022 PositionUS Billboard 200 125 191Certifications and sales editCertifications and sales for Music to Be Murdered By Region Certification Certified units salesAustralia ARIA 126 Gold 35 000 Canada Music Canada 127 Platinum 80 000 China 465 118 128 129 Denmark IFPI Danmark 130 Platinum 20 000 France SNEP 131 Gold 50 000 Italy FIMI 132 Gold 25 000 New Zealand RMNZ 133 Platinum 15 000 Poland ZPAV 134 Platinum 20 000 United Kingdom BPI 135 Platinum 300 000 United States RIAA 136 Platinum 1 000 000 Sales streaming figures based on certification alone See also editMurder balladReferences edit Music To Be Murdered By MusicBrainz org Retrieved December 9 2021 a b Eminem s Music to be Murdered By Album Review January 18 2020 Eminem s New Darkness Music Video Is Darker Than It First Appears Watch Billboard January 17 2020 Romano Aja January 17 2020 Eminem s new song Darkness tries to enter the mind of the Las Vegas shooter Vox a b Eminem Godzilla Radio Date 31 01 2020 radiodate it Retrieved January 31 2020 Midlands Radio playlist onlineradiobox com 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