Kamikaze 2018 Album

Eminem

In many of my reviews of Eminem's recent albums, I have often bemoaned about the amount of pop rap/unlikeable production or choppy flows. I don't think those criticisms can be directed at this album. For the most part, the rapping is amazing. In case anyone forgot, Eminem shows his skills right from the jump and continues to do so on many of these songs, more so than I remember on 'Revival' and the one or two albums before that, at least in a more enjoyable way-he doesn't seem to yell as much here. The amount of pop rap isn't extreme and to be honest I hardly even remember thinking about the beats on this throughout my first few listens until I read a negative comment about them. The beats are better than decent for the most part and after some bad production on so much of his recent work, I'll happily take what we've got here. The beat changes that one is more accustomed to hearing on a Kanye record work well here, particularly with 'Kamikaze' that improves the song at the right time. As always, lyrically there are some cringeworthy bars but they are sparse and I'm not going to pick out a word or bar or two and act like it's a big deal like others. Four songs I really like and have had on repeat, a few good ones, and the worst aren't offensive. His most consistent, easiest to listen to project in a decade. Best Tracks: Greatest, Lucky You, Not Alike, Fall