In the past couple of years, Eminem has dropped so many surprise albums that it is no longer a surprise to wake up to a new Em album.
Last night, December 17th, Marshall dropped the follow up to his most recent surprise-dropped album; “Music To Get Murdered By”. The Side B album includes collaborators with Eminem’s long-time partner-in-crime Dr. Dre (rapping on “Guns Blazing” and co-producing “Discombobulated”), Ty Dolla $ign, DJ Premier and Skylar Grey, whom Em and Dre worked together with on multiple occasions, including the well-known hit “I Need A Doctor.”
Uncle Alfred heard you screaming for more… enjoy Side B. https://t.co/Ebt0AqnCk2 pic.twitter.com/xCu4nueIvP
— Marshall Mathers (@Eminem) December 18, 2020
“Side B” arrives 11 months after Eminem surprise-released “Music to Be Murdered By” (featuring guest spots from Juice WRLD, Ed Sheeran, Young M.A, Anderson .Paak and production from Dr. Dre.), which followed 2018’s “Kamikaze.”
Having also done a surprise performance in the Academy Awards back in February, 17 years following his win for the Best Song Oscar for “Lose Yourself”, the “Rap God” popped back onto the scene a couple of weeks ago with a cameo in an SNL sketch spoofing his 2000 hit track “Stan”, which featured a star turn from SNL comic Pete Davidson.
Speaking to Variety following his Oscars appearance a day after he performed, Eminem did not give any hints of a plan for an “MTBMB” part two:
“I don’t really have anything coming up next, to be honest, just whatever videos come along … We don’t have anything written in stone just yet.”
The 16 track album features 13 full songs and 3 skits, including powerful features from the aforementioned artists.