Kamikaze is the tenth studio album by Hip Hop genius Eminem. Hits include singles "Walk on Water," "Water," and "Nowhere Fast." People were critical of the album, but it went on selling $435K in the United States alone. The body of work quickly snatched the number one spot on the Billboard Hip Hop charts and was released under Eminem's label of Shady Records in collaboration with Interscope and Aftermath. Released in December 2017, Revival is Eminem's ninth studio album and was released following a four-year hiatus. The album was critically well-received and reached number one in 12 countries.
The album featured guest appearances by a slew of popular mainstream artists including Ed Sheeran, Juice Wrld (RIP), and Skylar Grey. It was released this past January via the labels Shady Records, Interscope, and Aftermath. This album consists of Eminem's most recent musical contribution. In this article, we will take a look at Eminem's top 10 highest-selling albums of all time, ranked in order of copies sold in the United States.
RELATED: 10 Surprising Facts About Eminem Fans Didn't Know About Despite the reduction in his musical activity, it only takes a quick look at Eminem's discography to remind oneself of his musical genius. Over the years, Eminem has broken several records. And ever since, he has gone onto millions of records thanks to his unique talent, notable rhyming technique as well as his controversial persona.
Indeed, the rapper and songwriter took the world by storm since his humble beginnings in 1988 with the group New Jacks. Listen to this album with an open mind, I mean, really listen, because Eminem is still a “Rap God”.Marshall Bruce Mathers III, also known as the legendary Eminem, has made significant strides in his career as a Hip Hop artist. While there are still songs or aspects of the album I’m not fond of, I can look past them and appreciate it because I understand that not every record has to be perfect. It gives us just enough of the Eminem we wanted and still leaves room for him to embrace his modernity and flourish with the rest of the album. The instrumental and lyrics in “Brainless” really bring the vibe back 14 years, and the same can be said for “Baby”. The follow up track is an extended version of the bank robbery skit in “Criminal” from MMLP, and acts sort of as a bridge to link the two albums together. With a killer hook by sung by Sarah Jaffe, it’s a goose-bump-inducing opener to the LP. The first half of “Bad Guy” is told from the perspective of Stan’s younger brother Matthew exacting his revenge on Eminem, blaming him for the death of his older brother. With allusions to his back catalog, it’s a very nostalgic album. "Sometimes I listen and revisit them old albums often as I can and skim through all them bitches and make sure I keep up with my competition." Eminem still does what others in the mainstream simply cannot. There is a difference between hearing and listening. I was too busy waiting for another “Sing For The Moment”, that I didn't listen to the brilliance that was whizzing past my ears. There’s no obnoxious accents or Triumph the Insult Comic Dog here, just a creative emcee going insane on the mic, and that’s what I had been failing to enjoy. In songs like “So Far…”, or “Monster” with a questionable instrumental and poppy hooks, respectively, he’s still doing what he does best. This CD is just filled to the brim with words and wordplay, and that’s what needs to be appreciated. His flow and multisyllabic rhyme schemes on MMLP2 are as good as they've ever been. Not to say that this album is bad or that it’s similar to Relapse, but he’s just not in his prime anymore, and that’s okay. The thing about Eminem is that even at his worst – I’m looking at you, Relapse – he’s still better than most at their best. Now that I've had some time to reflect, and listen to it over and over, I feel like I can come to a fair, and real conclusion about the record. For me, or anyone to expect anything from him is just selfish and arrogant. How selfish of me to not accept that as an artist, he’s in a different place now than he was then. I was just genuinely upset that what he was putting out wasn't The Eminem Show or MMLP. I even apologized in the closing statement, a sign of a good review. It had only been out for two days before I finally gave it a listen – one listen – and typed up a quick, closed-minded review. I was angry that Eminem would put out an album as a sequel to his magnum opus MMLP. Review Summary: The Marshall Mathers LP 2 is a worthy sequel to it’s universally praised former.