The opening of Slant’s review : “I’ve heard people call Eminem’s The Marshall Mathers LP a work of musical genius, yet socially inept. At the time, however, it was a controversial album. The Marshall Mathers LP is very much so part of my high school and coming of age story. I just started smoking weed, drinking, and hanging out with friends at house parties. Twenty years later, “The Real Slim Shady” and “Stan” are better then they were back in 2000. His music has proven to have longevity, and like most songs that do, they only get better over time. It’s undeniable that Eminem is one of the greatest rappers of all time. So what gives? Why do critics dislike Eminem so much? Ironically, The Marshall Mathers LP is consistently cited as one of the best hip hop albums of all time. His highest score was 78 for The Marshall Mathers LP. His average career score on Metacritic, a website that aggregates reviews, is 64. Believe it or not, Eminem has never released an album that didn’t receive some negative reviews. ” NME’s headline: “ Shock rapper continues to grow old disgracefully. For instance, Forbes went with the headline: “ Eminem Makes The Same Mistakes on ‘Music To Be Murdered By. What followed was the usual mixed to negative reviews for the new Eminem album. Rapper Eminem once again dropped a surprise album, “Music To Be Murdered By,” on Friday, along with the video that calls for changes to gun laws. Eminem’s “ Music To Be Murdered By” May Have Longevity