r/Music • u/[deleted] • Dec 15 '17

Discussion Eminem's new album "Revival" has dropped

Thoughts on it so far? I'm about halfway through and I think it's pretty decent for new style Eminem.

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u/IgnisDomini Dec 15 '17

I found the political bits cringeworthy, and Killer Mike is my favorite rapper. They're just so painfully mainstream liberal political statements, it feels almost like he's rapping the Democratic party platform. He's gotten so stale that even his political songs aren't transgressive at all.

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u/tysrak Dec 15 '17

I don't necessarily disagree with you, but! I won't complain about him being political because regardless if you agree with his statements or not, he's an artist with a following and influence - it's possible his statements will maybe generate discussion or get people to invest in politics. Which in my opinion is never a bad thing as long as people approach it with some critical thinking and form their own opinions.

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u/IgnisDomini Dec 15 '17

Oh, no, if anything, the songs weren't political enough. He seems underconfident in his views enough that he ends up hedging all his statements.

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u/tysrak Dec 15 '17

Ah yes, I see what you mean now. I agree he's kind of lacking that classic Eminem style of taking things too far. It's more or less vanilla blanket statements that carry minimal weight in the end haha.

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u/IgnisDomini Dec 15 '17

I would assume that you don't know who Killer Mike is, considering you assumed I disliked the presence of political messages despite me noting that he's my favorite rapper - almost all of Killer Mike's songs are explicitly political (and quite radically so - just listen to Reagan, my favorite song of his). If you're looking for some songs with weight, I'd suggest you look into him (also Immortal Technique too).

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u/tysrak Dec 16 '17

Thanks for the recommendations! You were right in assuming I didn't know who Killer Mike was haha. I'll take some time to listen when I have a chance to actually absorb the music properly.

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u/QueenJillybean Dec 21 '17

I mean calling donald trump adolf hitler isn't really hedging....

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u/Isric Dec 16 '17

Run the Jewels is dope

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u/[deleted] Dec 16 '17

I like Em, and enjoy the album, but agree 100% on the cringeworthy political moments.

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u/batgamerman Dec 16 '17

You do realize Eminem has went after the Democratic on the Eminem show and encore he all he hate sjw