Eminem hops on the beat with a battery pack on his back, initially spitting like the youth of today, but ultimately going deep in his bag and blessing us with this relentless flow that has him barely taking a breath. When Eminem hops on this song, it gets a lot darker… The beat morphs into a dramatic version of itself, incorporating some deep piano notes and eery feels into the fray. The flows he’s able to rap with is pretty damn impressive, but what’s even more impressive is Lucas’ comfort putting down his peers despite being a fairly new artist (Don’t you want to release a full body of work before you start proclaiming yourself to be the best, Joy?). Over this pretty heinous instrumental, Joyner gets aggressive, practically proclaiming his spot at the top and challenging anyone who is ready to dethrone him. Well the good news is that he’s featured on this song, and trust me, he pushes Eminem to be the best version of himself on it. One of the few rap artists today that legitimately reminds me of Eminem is Joyner Lucas. It’s obvious that Eminem did his homework here, whether he was trying to be sarcastic or not. Cole would make in the past (Especially when it comes to the flows and melodies he uses). I also liked it because it reminded me precisely of the type of s**t J. One of the main reasons I like this song is because it’s a peculiar record that made Eminem step outside of his comfort zone a bit. (I knew you were somewhere in that 45 year old body, Slim!) From there, things go haywire… At this exact moment, the multi-platinum artist we know as Eminem turns into Slim Shady, and that’s when the threatening of violence towards his chick begins. But as the song goes on, he starts to show his bi-polar side, and it was triggered by him randomly reminding himself how his lover two timed him in the past. On the first half of this song, Eminem discusses the impact jealousy, miscommunication and paranoia has had on his current relationship. In other words, he tries to be relatable for the first time in nearly 15 years, and initially, it works! On it, Eminem attempts to actually make a complete record in which he’s admired for his vulnerability when it comes to relationship issues.

Listen, there is lots and lots of records in which Eminem takes his shots at the music industry on this album, so it’s a bit refreshing that his aim is his main chick on “Normal.” On “KamiKaze,” he finally gets his revenge, and for the individuals like myself that bashed him last year, you might end up on suicide watch after listening to it.

Look who decided to release a brand new project for us today! I’m not all that surprised, because I feel like Eminem took it to the heart when the critics bashed his previous effort ( Revival).

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