“Darkness” got a lot of press for being a call for gun control in America. This leaves me curious about who exactly Eminem was trying to connect to with this album, as each song seems to push mainstream listeners further and further away. I can’t picture many listeners who would be eager to sing along to lyrics about Al-Qaeda followed up with the tragic death of an American sweetheart, JonBenét Ramsey. In another instance of crudeness, Eminem raps, “they call me Saddam Hussein, Ayatollah Khomeini/ Where’s Osama been? I been laden lately/ Look at how I’m behaving, they want me gone away/ They wanna JonBenet me (F*** you), I’m unaccommodating.” The Osama Bin Laden pun is unnecessary to say the least. Acknowledgement of tragedy through music is one thing, but literally playing the sound of a bomb being deployed is the wrong way to go about it.
This was tasteless and quite frankly disrespectful to the victims of the Manchester terror attack. Eminem alludes to the tragic bombings at Ariana Grande’s 2017 Manchester concert, “But I’m contemplating yelling ‘bombs away’ on the game like I’m outside of an Ariana Grande concert waiting.” Then, shockingly, Eminem includes the sound of a bomb exploding. Similar to “Premonition”, “Unaccommodating” lacks any abstract or deep thought. Ed Sheeran should stick to what he knows, and Eminem should go back to the drawing board to develop his own voice, opposed to throwing features on his album in an attempt to make it worth the listen. Eminem’s voice with Sheeran’s are like oil and water, they simply do not mix.
This album exemplified that Eminem is an old dog who has no interest in learning new tricks.Įd Sheeran appeared as another feature on this album, which seemed out of place. His style did not age well and as an artist, he lacks evolution or progression. There is a time and place for Eminem’s inaudible, fast-paced lyrics and that time and place is on “Rap God” in 2013. Young M.A carries the weight of “Unaccommodating.” This song probably would’ve been better left without Eminem’s bridge. Features are the only refreshing thing on this album. I’m just going to say it - all of Eminem’s songs sound the same. The sound effects come across as cheesy and theatrical, which, unfortunately, sets the scene for the rest of the album. Eminem wastes no time making sure his listeners know that by opening the album with “Premonition – Intro.” This song starts with the sound of someone screaming paired with what sounds like digging a grave. Music To Be Murdered By is a gimmicky, surface-level album.
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