Eminem Drops Surprise Album 'Music To Be Murdered By'

First, Eminem gave us a surprise with the release of Music to be Murdered By. Then a shocker with the first music video from it, “Darkness.”

Eminem has done it again. Roughly 17 months after shocking his fans with the unexpected Kamikaze album, the Detroit rap titan is back with another surprise album  — Music To Be Murdered By. (hiphopdx.com)

Comprised of 20 tracks, the album was inspired by famed director Alfred Hitchcock and features Royce Da 5’9, Q-Tip, KXNG Crooked, Young M.A, Anderson .Paak, Denaun, Black Thought and the late Juice Wrld, among others.

Inspired by the master, Uncle Alfred! #MusicToBeMurderedBy pic.twitter.com/ilXAjJtqzV

— Marshall Mathers (@Eminem) January 17, 2020

The project caps off an entertaining year for Slim Shady — well, at least for Hip Hop fans. At the beginning of the month, Em reignited his beef with Nick Cannon on the Fat Joe cut “Lord Above” featuring Mary J. Blige.

Darkness” wraps up with a compilation of news items from the many massacres that have taken place on American soil in recent years.

Hello, Darkness, my old friend...#Darkness Video - https://t.co/zuS9Oo6730#MusicToBeMurderedBy pic.twitter.com/Aykla7R524

— Marshall Mathers (@Eminem) January 17, 2020
It’s dark. And its as powerful an anti-gun message as we’ve heard from the Rapper