Revival

Pitchfork 5.0/10 On his overtly political ninth studio LP, Eminem is fueled by self-doubt. But with many bland hooks and cringe-worthy punchlines, Revival is another late-career album that does little for his legacy.

A.V. Club F Eminem is not very good at his job anymore, and he’s spent an inordinate amount of time in the last decade trying to convince himself and everybody else that he’s actually better than ever. It’s a big part of his narrative nowadays, and it gets boring fast: The haters are always hating him, and the criticism really…

NME 3/5 The controversial rapper takes aim at Donald Trump on this vital, if flawed, politically charged ninth album

Rolling Stone 3.5/5 Eminem takes stock of his career, says he’s sorry to his daughter and goes off on Trump on ninth LP 'Revival' – read the 'Rolling Stone' review

The Independent 4/5 Download this: Walk On Water; Untouchable; Like Home; Offended; Castle; Arose

The Observer 2/5 The demands of his core audience and bland beats hamper the rapper’s ninth album

Slant 2.5/5 Eminem’s grip on the zeitgeist is less firm on the over-long Revival than it was on the freestyle cut “The Storm.”

The Guardian 2/5 There are tiny twitches of genius on the rapper’s first album in four years, but to get there you have to wade through acres of bad gags, filler and formulaic fury

Spectrum Culture 40% Only Eminem would open an album with a feature from Beyoncé and waste it.

The Telegraph 4/5 “I am to rap what blue jeans mean to Bruce Springsteen,” declares Eminem on his 10th album.