Yeez's Album Log

Minato · Aug 14, 2025 at 6:26 PM

Aug 14, 2025 at 6:26 PM

Yeez said

377. Eminem - Music to Be Murdered By: Side B (2020) [August 12th, 2025]

Just like with Side A, I have lots of memories tied to Music to Be Murdered By: Side B. I remember joining S80 during the initial rumor mill. The Side B thread was such a fun time for me, and it introduced me to a community that I have continued to post on for nearly four years. Does it hold up though?

"Black Magic" is fine, even if I'm not the biggest Skylar fan. "Alfred's Theme" is pretty funny, and I've been a "Tone Deaf" hater since Day 1. f--- that song. "Book of Rhymes" is a great Preemo collab (About time!), and the two hitter of "Favorite b----" and "Guns Blazing" is pretty dope. The album falls off pretty steeply after this though, with "Gnat", "Higher", "These Demons", "She Loves Me", and "Killer" being pretty forgettable. "Zeus" is great though, and its honestly one of the best reflective tracks form Em in the past 10 years. "Discombobulated" is awesome though, and it's a great way to end the project.

Music to Be Murdered By: Side B, doesn't really hold up in my opinion. I still have a lot of memories about the lead up, and I do own the alternate cover CD after all, but as a whole, it isn't too crazy. It's a decent time, but nothing incredible
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Not incredible?!
I’ll take an edible and dabble in Seattle
Kurt cobain flow when I paddle
So when I bake you hoes better skedaddle
Dad’s Home, and I just got another medal
d---, everywhere I go I feel like Snoop in 94’
I can get away with murder and sing off Note
Key, whatever goes, I don’t even own a stove
I just touch that kernel and corny pop blows
That’s why I rambled on encore and still am the Goat
That’s why the Stan Cult can gloat
When your fans can rap triples-
entendres in suburban homes
And get ban from Stadium Domes
Then you know it was more then just a Joke
When I said I take 7 folks, stand them all in line
With an AK 47, Revolver and a Nine
That’s a whole coat packed with Semi’s

Yeez · Aug 14, 2025 at 7:53 PM

Aug 14, 2025 at 7:53 PM
382. Failure - Fantastic Planet (1996) [August 14th, 2025]

Review coming in AOTW Club

Marsh · Aug 15, 2025 at 5:34 AM

Aug 15, 2025 at 5:34 AM

Yeez said

374. Method Man - Tical (1994) [August 11th, 2025]

Tical is one of the strangest Wu-Solos for me. Over time, I've grown to absolutely love albums like Liquid Swords and Only Built 4 Cuban Linx, but similar to Ironman and Return to the 36 Chambers, Tical has never really hit that hard for me. Although, I did enjoy it a lot more this time around.

"Tical" is a decent opener (sidenote: why is the beat to "Guillotine (Swordz)" played so much on this album lmao), but the next few songs really hit it out of the park. "Biscuits", "Bring the Pain", "m--- vs Chef", "Sub Crazy"... all great. Granted you aren't getting Liquid Swords-level lyricism on these tracks, but m---'s coolness is undeniable. My main takeaway from Tical is the following: Method Man is cool as h---, and the album is good, but not great. Lackluster review? Probably. But there really isn't much to say
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I love m--- in the Wu or with Red; but when it comes to solo stuff... nah

Marsh · Aug 15, 2025 at 5:36 AM

Aug 15, 2025 at 5:36 AM

Yeez said

376. Eminem - Music to Be Murdered By (2020) [August 12th, 2025]

The contrast between Kamikaze and Music to be Murdered By is insane. I still remember waking up and seeing the headline "Eminem slammed for Ariana Grande concert lyrics". My first thought was, "Didn't that s-----y freestyle come out months ago?".....and then I checked Spotify. A second surprise album? And it's 20 tracks long? I was ecstatic. I remember listening to a few songs before class started, and in a lot of ways, Music to be Murdered By was the last release that I checked out prior to the whole COVID-era we all went through. I loved this album when it first came out. I bought the CD with the alternate cover, and everything. But now, I'm definitely more mixed.

"Premonition" is a pretty good intro for the most part. Em sounds vicious on this, but the whole "People hated Revival" s--- just makes me cringe. "Unaccommodating" is good, even if Young M.A. f---ing sucks. "You Gon' Learn" is a highlight, and both Em and Royce do great (Why haven't we gotten a collab since??). "Alfred (Interlude)" should've been the intro in my opinion, and the fact that it transitions into "Those Kinda Nights" is laughable. I don't hate TKN for the record, but it does NOT fit here lmao. "Godzilla" is really fun, and I'm glad that it got as big as it did. "Darkness" is a very poignant statement by Em, and it's probably one of the greatest tracks he's ever written. Em does good on "Leaving Heaven", but the Skyler hook is kinda lame imo. "Yah Yah" is absolutely insane, and it might be my favorite track on the album. Royce, Q-Tip, BLACK THOUGHT and Em on once track? h--- YEAh

The second half is much more mixed however. "Stepdad (Intro)" and "Stepdad" are f---ing laughable, and the fact that this is the only Alchemist collaboration on an Em album is legitimately infuriating. "Marsh" sucks (shout out to my ese though!), and "Never Love Again" is fine."Little Engine" is good, even if it is a bit silly. "Lock It In" is fine as well, but "Farewell" and "In Too Deep" (a song that I literally forgot to mention in the first paragraph lol), are just so out of place here. "No Regrets" is actually pretty dope, and "I Will" is a really good closer in my opinion.

As time goes on, Music to Be Murdered By's flaws become increasingly more apparent to me. Could my memories be influencing my enjoyment of this album? Probably. But I still have a decent time with it, and I'm glad that we got something better than Kamikaze
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I've been saying it, it's not a bad album, but a few songs are bad. Side B is the better project even if A has some great songs.

Marsh · Aug 15, 2025 at 5:40 AM

Aug 15, 2025 at 5:40 AM

Yeez said

377. Eminem - Music to Be Murdered By: Side B (2020) [August 12th, 2025]

Just like with Side A, I have lots of memories tied to Music to Be Murdered By: Side B. I remember joining S80 during the initial rumor mill. The Side B thread was such a fun time for me, and it introduced me to a community that I have continued to post on for nearly four years. Does it hold up though?

"Black Magic" is fine, even if I'm not the biggest Skylar fan. "Alfred's Theme" is pretty funny, and I've been a "Tone Deaf" hater since Day 1. f--- that song. "Book of Rhymes" is a great Preemo collab (About time!), and the two hitter of "Favorite b----" and "Guns Blazing" is pretty dope. The album falls off pretty steeply after this though, with "Gnat", "Higher", "These Demons", "She Loves Me", and "Killer" being pretty forgettable. "Zeus" is great though, and its honestly one of the best reflective tracks form Em in the past 10 years. "Discombobulated" is awesome though, and it's a great way to end the project.

Music to Be Murdered By: Side B, doesn't really hold up in my opinion. I still have a lot of memories about the lead up, and I do own the alternate cover CD after all, but as a whole, it isn't too crazy. It's a decent time, but nothing incredible
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His closest to Relapse, I've said it what a fun album

And those tracks you named are very far from filller

Gnat is fire people will disagree because of the pandemic but it gave him something to rap bout. Killer deserved a video, not only it's a b-----r, it's also a very different track from what he drops today, it would have been nice to see some hot girls in the club with Marsh

Yeez · Aug 15, 2025 at 6:03 PM

Aug 15, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Redux #5. g--- Starr - Moment of Truth (1998) [August 15th, 2025]

I've been pretty lukewarm on some of the g--- Starr albums that I've covered on here. BUT, I am never going to deny that Moment of Truth is stellar. The record just "Feels" monumental, y'know? This isn't the last g--- Starr record, but there's a sense of finality to it. Like, the previous four albums were leading up to this. And oh boy, is it a great pay off.

"You Know My Steez" begins with a snippet of a Guru interview, and the listener is thrown head first into the action. The record is made up of hard, energetic tracks like "Work", "B.I. vs Friendship" and "The Mall", but there are also some incredible mellow songs on here like "JFK 2 LAX", "Moment of Truth", and the closer, "In Memory Of...". "Betrayal" also has a verse from one of my GOATs, Scarface. If there's any song that I have to highlight though, it has to be "Next Time". Something about that beat just fills me with happiness, seriously, Premier killed it. And Guru? Oh My God

Just like the River Niger all the way to the Hudson
Had so many lyrics stashed, and I couldn't wait to bust some
Lately, I've watched this game evolve and elevate
So now I push my music like d--- dealers push weight
Straight like that, straight out the gate
'Cause it's never too late to set this f---in' record straight

10/10 without a doubt.

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