KAMIKAZE
| Eminem
KAMIKAZE
Kamikaze is the tenth studio album by American rapper Eminem. Previously unannounced, the album was released on August 31, 2018 by Aftermath Entertainment, Interscope Records, and Shady Records. The album features guest appearances from Joyner Lucas, Royce da 5'9", Jessie Reyez, and uncredited vocals by Justin Vernon. Eminem, credited as Slim Shady, and Dr. Dre served as executive producers, while production for individual tracks comes from a variety of musicians. - WIKIPEDIA
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Pitchfork
Sept 6, 2018 - All across his 10th album, the more things change, the more Eminem stays the same.
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CoS
Sept 6, 2018 - Throughout the record’s 13 tracks, the legendary rapper tells everyone how he’s the greatest and verbally attacks anyone he doesn’t like or who’s had negative things to say about him.
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NME
Aug 31, 2018 - Eminem's angry. We like him when he's angry...
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Variety
Aug 31, 2018 - The rapper's voice hasn’t sounded quite so cranky, silly, impassioned or enraged since his early days.
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Rollingstone
Sept 4, 2018 - His second album in less than a year is a grandstanding outing that doesn’t live up to his standard.
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XXL Magazine
Sept 5, 2018 - Kamikaze is a short spat of aggressive rap energy from one of the genre’s greatest MCs. XL
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The Telegraph
Aug 31, 2018 - Eminem wages war on Trump and rival rappers.
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HIPHOPDX
Sept 6, 2018 - like its title alludes, the explosive project proceeded to fuck up all that we’ve come to expect from Em with noticeable in-pocket rhyme schemes atop traditional rap boom and bap composed by the likes of S1.
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The 405
Sept 4, 2018 - Kamikaze, for all its flaws, is Eminem's best work in years.
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popMATTERS
Sept 6, 2018 - Kamikaze is the result of Eminem's anguish; a scorched earth assailing of anyone who dared to doubt or diss him, that sees the Detroit rapper return to resentment for his muse.
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The Line of Best Fit
Aug 31, 2018 - Kamikaze is the sound of Eminem with his back against the wall.
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The Observer
Sept 9, 2018 - in full rabid underdog mode.
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exclaim!
Sept 3, 2018 - a conflicted piece of high-quality hip-hop.
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The Guardian
Aug 31, 2018 - middle-aged gripes aired with blazing skill.
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ALL MUSIC
He has the musical skills to mature; he's just refusing to let himself act his age.
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SPIN
Sept 6, 2018 - Eminem Is Still Wasting His Talent on Thin-Skinned Antagonism.
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Esquire
Sept 1, 2018 - Eminem's music has tried to resist maturity. Though he's a wealthy, 45-year-old dad, he's has still attempted to play the role of the aggressive outsider.
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Medium
Sept 3, 2018 - Em clearly came into Kamikaze ready to burn some bridges, and thats exactly when the album is firing on all cylinders.
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STEREOGUM
Sept 5, 2018 - The good news about Kamikaze, the new album that Eminem surprise-released on Friday, is that it’s easily the best Eminem album in more than a decade. The bad news is that it still sucks.
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The Atlantic
Aug 31, 2018 - The rapper’s surprise new album, Kamikaze, insults those who’ve leached away his buzz—but also reiterates what their appeal is.
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Entertainment
Oct 4, 2018 - Kamikaze is Eminem as his most defiant.
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The Hoya
Sept 9, 2018 - Eminem successfully stitched together a patchwork of diverse lyrical topics into a cohesive comeback album that should quiet claims that he has been ousted from the contemporary rap scene.
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The Young Folks
Sept 3, 2018 - That’s actually the best reaction to Kamikaze: embarrassment.
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ATWOOD MAGAZINE
Maybe Slim Shady does care what you think, for once?
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VULTURE
Sept 4, 2018 - What Eminem really wants to keep selling us is essentially the same product and enjoying the same sales and accolades, and it’s just too far into the game to believe this is how careers work, to be this confused about why people aren’t scooping up your albums.
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The Urban Twist
Music-wise Kamikaze’s energy is as high as ever.
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The Politic
Oct 8, 2018 - Kamikaze is intense. It is a scathing, vengeful retaliation at those who have called his talents and his style extinct.
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The East Texan
Sept 21, 2018 - “Kamikaze” is not for everyone.
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High Snobiety
Sept 5, 2018 - Kamikaze is proof that the world of 2018 has next to no place for Eminem; his window of relevance is shrinking by the day, and it is almost entirely his own doing.
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The Lantern
Sept 4, 2018 - “Kamikaze” shows a bitter Eminem endangering his legacy.
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ALL HIP HOP
Sept 1, 2018 - Kamikaze is confirmation that Eminem won’t go down without a fight, even if it means bringing a lot down with him in the process.
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The New York Times
Sept 10, 2018 - With his new surprise album, “Kamikaze,” Eminem wanted a do-over — and, at least on the Billboard chart, the stunt worked.
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The Ratings Game
On “KamiKaze,” he finally gets his revenge, and for the individuals like myself that bashed him last year, you might end up on suicide watch after listening to it.
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Pulse
Sept 4, 2018 - ''Kamikaze'' is packed with triggered venom that unleashes explosives not just on his critics but also on his 'god' legacy.
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nzherald.co.nz
Sept 13, 2018 - Kamikaze is easily the best album he's made since 2002.
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The Musical Hype
There’s definitely replay value, and Em definitely makes relevant points about the state of modern rap.
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The Star
Sept 8, 2018 - Eminem has moved from dissing President Donald Trump to attacking his fellow music comrades, and all those who hated on his previous project.
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The Daily Nebraskan
Sept 3, 2018 - Eminem cements legendary status with ‘Kamikaze’.
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Vulture Hound
Oct 9, 2018 - Kamikaze once again shows us Eminem’s worth; listening to him create lyrics makes me need to take a breath in-between his flow.
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B.G.M.
Sept 10, 2018 - On the evening of its surprise release, Mathers sent out a tweet that read: “I tried not 2 overthink this 1.” Overthink, underthink—after listening to Kamikaze, I’m left wondering if he should have even thought at all.
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sputnik music
Aug 31, 2018 - Peculiar purpose prevents perfection, but never has an identity crisis sounded quite so compelling.
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Chicago Sun Times
Sept 4, 2018 - “Kamikaze” doesn’t find Eminem in a peaceful place.
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The Man Hut
Kamikaze is fast paced, the hooks are smoother.
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Hollywood Reporter
Aug 31, 2018 - 'Kamikaze' Is an Epic Fail.
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The Music Commentator
Sept 3, 2018 - the beats are leaps and bounds above those in “Revival”.
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Dead End Follies
Folks, I'm starting to believe we've lost Eminem for good.
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RAPFEST
Sept 15, 2018 - Kamikaze a break from his norm.
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noisey
Sept 4, 2018 - Is a Stale Misfire.
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Soul in Stereo
Sept 1, 2018 - Even when he’s unhinged he’s still pretty entertaining.
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The Reed College Quest
Sept 7, 2018 - despite how much some may have enjoyed Eminem’s music over a decade ago, eventually one has to accept reality and admit that the period era where Eminem stood tall has passed.
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LOUDSOUND MAGAZINE
Sept 4, 2018 - Kamikaze is a decent album bordering on good.
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YesterdazeNews Magazine
Aug 31, 2018 - is an instant classic for any fan of rap.
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The Perfect Tempo
Sept 6, 2018 - Eminem, hurt from the criticism last year's 'Revival' received. Returns with 'Kamikaze' unfortunately the rage filled follow up once again fails to ignite a creative spark.
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The Crows Nest
Sept 4, 2018 - “Kamikaze” still can’t compare to some of his legendary albums such as “The Slim Shady LP,” “The Marshall Mathers LP,” “The Eminem Show,” and “Encore.”
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Rolling Out
Sept 4, 2018 - Kamikaze is the album fans have been wanting for more than a decade from Marshall Mathers.
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RP
Sept 5, 2018 - Slim Shady is nearing the end of his time in the limelight, and has shown over his last two projects.
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culture kings
Sept 5, 2018 - People are saying that he's blaming everyone but himself and that this isn't up to his usual standard, and although I understand where they are coming from, I disagree.
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Cable One
Kamikaze may not be flawless, but it comes closer than he has in years.
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Extraordinary Nobodies
Sept 5, 2018 - Kamikaze was an excellent listening experience.
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ThirstKey
Sept 3, 2018 - The Real Slim Shady Finally Stood Up.
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The Daily Beast
Aug 31, 2018 - Marshall Mathers’ tenth album takes aim at Mike Pence, Trump, journalists and SoundCloud rappers—but refuses to let go of his homophobic, violently misogynist shtick.
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Hot New Hiphop
Kamikaze brought forth a spontaneity unfamiliar to an Eminem fan, from its unexpected release to its reinvigorated aura of confidence. Is it Eminem’s best album? In truth, it doesn’t matter, nor should he be doomed to forever do battle against himself. All I know is this: where the legacy of Slim Shady is concerned, it remains wise to stand on the right side of history.
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Forbes
Eminem struggles to reconcile with that shift on Kamikaze, though he inevitably succeeds more often than on the catastrophic Revival. Scholars may not point to Kamikaze as the moment Eminem wrenched back his career from the hands of bloodthirsty journalists—but they also won’t pinpoint it as the moment he lost the fight entirely.
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DJBooth
Immaturity has been a part of Eminem’s brand for as long as I can remember. Kamikaze further proves that Eminem is hip-hop’s Peter Pan and it’s past time to grow up. The fairy dust is no longer helping him fly and the crash is painful to watch.
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ATL Vibes
In the beginning, Eminem seems to succeed in this goal by showing that he has not lost any of his lyrical genius. After the beginning, of the album Eminem seems to lose the same quality. Personally, I think Jessie Reyez was a mistake as a feature in Nice Guy and Good Guy. If Eminem only made this album a six to nine song album
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Hip Hop N More
Eminem is immortalized. He could release duds for the remainder of his career and still be looked at as one of the best rappers to ever pick up a mic. With Kamikaze, he finds his bearings and starts to steer the ship back in the right direction. The hunger is there and he hasn’t lost a step rapping, but he can’t quite seem to figure out who he wants to be.
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UpRoxx
For all of Kamikaze‘s lyrical wizardry, nothing he says feels meaningful or relative to the experiences of the rest of the world outside of Eminem’s internet rap forum bubble. He seemingly cares more about how people feel about his bars than how his music makes people feel.
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Rap Reviews
“Kamikaze” is not a party album. It’s often times a moody album, but like it or not that’s also when Marshall Mathers can be at his most honest and lyrically sharpest. It’s always fun to hear him throw daggers at pop culture figures, but he never cuts quite as deeply as when he aims at his own shortcomings. It’s undoubtedly painful to him and perhaps even painful to listen to, but he renews himself and his career through cathartic releases such as this.
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Ear Buddy
Kamikaze is one of Eminem’s best albums this decade. It’s short, for one thing, so he doesn’t get much opportunity to overstay his welcome, and the beats and guest artists drag Eminem kicking and screaming to his most sonically coherent album since Recovery
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Sputnik Music
Peculiar purpose prevents perfection, but never has an identity crisis sounded quite so compelling.
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The Review Geek
While Kamikaze is certainly a better offering from Eminem compared to his past 3 or 4 albums, this is still a far-cry from the incredible early work of this groundbreaking artist. Cheap productions and a contrived effort to rekindle his previous flow and charisma fails to feel like anything but a middle-aged Eminem angry at the world and a music scene that’s moved on from his era.
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The Rap Fest
While Kamikaze may not be Marshall’s best work to date, it is a testament to a newfound hunger towards making music; his true revival.
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Atwood Magazine
In the end, despite its imperfections, Kamikaze marks a successful experiment as Eminem’s first surprise release, as well as considerable maturation for the veteran rapper.
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Music Connection
Eminem continues to prove he’s a lyrical elite and those challenging him cannot lyrically compete. Kamikaze is one of Em’s best albums in recent years. Rebellious by nature, Em shows how much of an outsider he re- ally is in today’s trending hip-hop climate.
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O'Colly
This album disses Eminem’s critics and offers a beat fans can bob their heads to while he reclaims his fan base. Eminem can celebrate because this album combines a good mix of Slim Shady and his newer style of rap.
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Immortal Reviews
Eminem hits back at his naysayers in Kamikaze, destroying every critic of his music with the same vicious deliveries they claimed he lacked on his last record. This is Eminem in prime shape, and while Revival was great in its own right, Kamikaze shows where Eminem really shines.
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Bens Beats
Eminem proved his point with Kamikaze. No matter how many people try to discredit him, he shows here that his legacy as one of the greatest rappers of all time is still intact, and for good reason. Still – as his career winds down, it’s getting to the point where he should be a lot more careful about what he puts out there.
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