Kamikaze is Eminem's first release since his 2017 LP Revival, which received a number of n egative reviews.Ī Vox article praised the new tracks, writing that the album "features Eminem in full-on old-school mode, dropping a litany of classic Marshall Mathers verses. In addition, he lashes out at Charlamagne tha God, Lil Yachty, Machine Gun Kelly, Earl Sweatshirt and Lord Jamar, according to music outlet New Musical Express. "Brain dead, eye drops/Pain meds, cyclops/They bed, iPod/Maybach, my bach/Trainwrecks, sidewalks/Pay less, high-tops/K-Fed, iHop/Playtex, ice spots," The Grammy winner also appears to direct his attention toward Migos, another "mumble rap" trio, saying random words while echoing the flow of their famous "Bad and Boujee" track. 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.The Grammy Awards /cBkcrdu4eb- Complex Music August 31, 2018 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. While this may be something new rappers or those less accustomed to the studio may produce, for an artist the caliber of Eminem it does seem like an odd choice and makes a lot of the songs feel cheaply produced. Most tracks feature a basic drum beat and a simple bass structure, heavily emphasized with distortion to try and generate a “big-room” sound. Kamikaze is very minimalistic in its style, feeling more like a mixtape than a fully fledged, tightly produced album. A dark sense of irony flows through Kamikaze an artist hitting out at a genre that’s moved on while he himself has evolved to collaborate with mainstream pop artists. Eminem feels like an artist struggling to find his place in a genre that’s moved on from the early days of hip hop. The rest of the album is a bit of a mixed bag two skits nestle between the questionable inclusion of Normal and the mirror image songs of Nice Guy and Good Guy feel weak compared to some of the early tracks.Īlthough Kamikaze does well to showcase some of the underground talent with several collaborative tracks, the album doesn’t do much beyond that. It’s here that Em hits out at the mainstream rap scene and over-saturation of the genre. The proceeding song, Greatest, is arguably one of the best on the album and maintains the exhausting tempo and rapid-fire lyrics with a song chock full of emotion. The album begins with The Ringer, a song that sets the tone of the album with fast-paced lyrics, hitting out at the mumble rap scene including Lil Xan and Lil Pump. Hitting out at mainstream rappers, the hip hop scene and anyone who Eminem attributes his recent decline of fame to (except himself of course), Kamikaze feels like a contrived effort to maintain credibility and status in an ever evolving music scene. Skip forward to 2018 after a series of underwhelming albums, Eminem attempts to rekindle his early blaze of rap glory with his latest effort Kamikaze. His early albums fused a mix of venomous hatred, clever wit and sporadic chaos that oozed a charismatic confidence through every song. There’s no denying that Eminem was one of the most influential hip hop artists to grace the rap scene in the late 90s/early 2000s.
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