The moment every Eminem fanatic has been waiting for is here. The Detroit rap god has shared the first single from his upcoming ninth studio album, Revival. Titled “Walk On Water,” the song features a monster feature from Beyonce and Slim Shady’s signature hard-hitting delivery.
Produced by Rick Rubin, “Walk On Water” comes after weeks of build-up and clever marketing campaigns. Em’s highly anticipated album is rumored to be arriving on November 17.
Check out “Walk On Water” below.
(The original version of this article was published on November 10, 2017 at 5:25 a.m. PST and can be found below.)
Eminem will offer up the first dose of Revival in the form of “Walk On Water” on Friday (November 10).
After teasing his ninth studio album for the last few months with public appearances and a controversial freestyle, Em is now ready to administer the first single at noon Eastern time, according to another fake drug commercial posted on his social media.
The song will follow his Instagram post from Wednesday (November 8) depicting a fake prescription pad with the word “REVIVAL” at the top (along with the backwards “E”) and the words “Walk On Water.”
The build-up for Em’s highly anticipated album has been intense over the past couple of weeks. After launching the fake “Revival” pharmaceutical campaign late last month, several signs have been pointing to a November 17 release.
Slim Shady is also expected to perform as the musical guest on the November 18 episode of Saturday Night Live and he’s reportedly gearing up for a “massive performance” at the MTV EMAs on Sunday (November 12).
Stay tuned for the single at noon.
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Should suck Harry dog balls, like that wack ass stupid liberal PC freestyle dude did. He made his career talking about suicide, killing his baby momma and ODing. Now he wants to criticize the Donald. GTFOH. Even if it is a Dre beat, it will suck.
Dude you need to calm down and gurgel some Trump cum. Wait until the project is out, then form your highschool dropout opinion. How long have you been listening to this art thing i call HipHop/Rap? Two years? I am sick of you wannabe Rap critics. Write a real fuccin comment for god sakes. I hate EMINEM with no real analysis is weak and dense as fukk. If you are new to HipHop/Rap, then enjoy the new artists like Drake, Lil Uzi, Meek Meel a.s.o. But stop acting like a stupid internet troll, by hating the founders or revolutionaries of HipHop/Rap and go back to college, learn to forge a relavent opinion, or shut the fukk up, man. Real talk…
Eminem is not a founder or revolutionary he was co-signed by Dre at the perfect time when corporate was bout to take back over cause Master P was fuccin up they money teaching real cats the blueprint, dissing pop stars ain’t hip hop and no industry cats can talk shit & have to co sign otherwise it’s career suicide with his Stan’s if he wasn’t white he’d be as popular as ESHAM who ranks hire for real “hip hop” & who he stole all his “shock” from
Thank you for your awesome comment. I grew up listening to P and he is the bomb. He changed the game 4 real regarding independent labels. In my eyes Em is revolutionary, but you Sir gave me something to think about. Thank You…
Agreed. Revolutionary can cover many facets of the industry. Lyrically? Marketing? Beat choices? Persona? Sales? Business strategy? I’m not saying Eminem is or isn’t any of those things but what I don’t get is people that say he is trash without a solid argument as to why. Most of the best that that ever picked up a mic rate him, yet there fans don’t? I’m with Dr Prof. I’m all for discussion if you have legit reasoning. As for the song, I don’t like his new flow but the subject matter makes perfect sense at this stage of his career/life.
Pretty sure he stole the shock stuff from cage, and if it was all about shock rap and being white why didn’t he sell 100milliom albums? You don’t get that popular just from being white. Eminem has lost it in my opinion but is still one of the best lyricists of all time, up there with Canibus, Nas etc. Just because you’re young and stupid doesn’t mean a legend like Em is trash. He might surprise us all and drop a classic.
amount of fucks given: less than zero. it aint 2002 no mo’.
So enlighten me, lord and saver of Hip Hop, sir Jorden Face. How many fukk´s shall I give your uneducated stupid comment? 2002 was a great Year of HipHop, so was 2017…let me hear your professional analysis regarding this issue? I am waiting…
Yet you click the article all the same
“Don’t waste your one shot, seize the moment”
Sounds like another “not afraid” type of BS song… I really hope not but I’m not getting my hopes up…
Clearly a reference to lose yourself, Eminem’s most popular song worldwide. That being said, I agree with you, but what else is he going to release?
Anything but those types of songs…
“I rather make a Not Afraid 2 than another We made you” – Eminem
“We made you” wasn’t that good, but I wouldn’t mind another “without me” or “real slim shady”
It’s finally happening! Praise baby jesus!!
Please don’t disappoint!!
This has been a great year for HipHop and Rap my fellow DX Community. Kendrik Lamar: Damn, all Tech N9ne releases, Rittz: Last Call, Yelawolf: Trail by Fire, Big K.R.I.T, Big Sean and many many more. And now Em gonna drop some flames. HIP HOP IS NOT DEAD…we are truly blessed with all these great legends. Thank You HIP HOP….
thanks God there’s still people like you who loves rap bars at its finest. hope you keep doin’ your thing bro
Brother Ali released one of the best albums as well
Don’t forget about Joey & Logic tho! Joyner Lucas and Freddie Gibbs albums were hella underrated too
SLIM SHADY AIN’T NEXT TO GUNNA THE RAPPER. BUT EMINEM IZ A SKITTLES .
Let’s gooooo
Beyonce…
Wheres the drums?
Garbage
Yawn. Sounds like its better suited for Macklemore. I dont expect Eminem to have the same type of content he did 15-20 years ago. But thats no excuse for the music to sound like a snoozefest. If you wanna do like Jay-Z and make a ‘grown’ album, pick a great producer to produce the whole thing or a good part of it, like Jay did.
Rick Rubin needs to chill. Magna Carta sucked. Yeezus sucked. MMLP 2 sucked. This song sucked. He needs to get it together.
This is why I love Eminem, the retrospection on this track shows how well aware he is of how he has changed and how the industry is not what it was 17 years ago.
At this stage in his career it would be difficult for him to please everyone so I’m glad that he Is just doing him.
Sorry But this song sucks I don’t care who’s on it. If anybody else made a song like this they would get trashed. Just like this song is. bad choice for a lead promotional single.
Wow its worse than I expected to be. Damn I hope this is not the best he has to offer from the Album
Ok track but highly disappointed..em made this song so uk he knows what fans want…HIPHOP FUCKInG TRACKS
G.O.A.T.
Uggghhh!
Where the fuck do I begin??? No drums. No bass line. Piano and Beyonce. Whiny, emotional Eminem, who reminds me of Ethan Roark Junior (Yellow Bastard, Sin City) with that greasy-ass shit-dick beard. I expected a better song, until I saw Beyonce was on it – (Who runs the world?! Girls!) LOL @ this guy. He said he wouldn’t change in phonebooth for Stan a couple years ago, okay, he mentioned 2pac for the millionth time, who’s a Stan now?
Back to the song, sounds more like a Yelawolf ballade. I like Yela though.
“Will this step just be another misstep
To tarnish whatever the legacy, love or respect I’ve garnered?” Yes! Fuck yes!
I want to stream this album just to see how horrendous it’s gonna end up being LOL!
Stfu loser u ain’t done shit with ur life but comment on ems song. Go accomplish something fukin bum
The song had great potential great idea….still not loving his delivery though. ..Not sure why he doesn’t go back to his flow on more serious tracks like “When I’m Gone” that was amazing. he did the hook on that by himself too. Didn’t need no Beyoncé. In my opinion Em needs to go back to doing his own hooks…that’s when he was at his greatest!!!!
Not a huge Em fan, but I mess with this. This is like old man Logan Shady over here, or Dark Knight Rises Em. I can dig it. Can’t stand the collaboration but hey, it’s all business right?
Worst song I ever heard from Em and I’m not kidding. This shit sounds like one of those youtube mixes when people mix 2 different songs together or add 2 different verses from 2 different artist and throw them together. I told people Em is forced to do shit
no way he wanted this song to be a single or to feature Beyonce, and watch this dumb shit will win a grammy they got it plan out already.
Stfu loser
Is it just me or is this a teaser type track, like i could see this being the first song on the Album. With the way the song went out at the end I think its just a song to fuck with us. I think the album is going to be way different and more like MM2.
More like MM2? You saying it like its a good thing though
You and every other hater need to listen to MMLP2 again though, it was actually good. Ppl listen to the singles and judge the whole album because that’s all you heard on the radio over and over again. Super hard bars all over that album and nobody cares.
Bars don’t mean shit if you ain’t got good delivery. It’s all gotta be good.
MMLP2 is okay. It’s dope, but not for someone of eminems past efforts. Put it next to MMLP. Only one of thence looks dope then. Eminem stopped being dope when he quit drugs. Changed his whole style and persona. Eminem, the once bad boy rebel rapper, is know the industry popstar rapper.
Sounds like a Macklemore joint….and that cannot be good for anybody. Disappointing
Fam co-sign I thought somehow ilinked to the wrong song. God forbid he at least attempt to not make a pop song. Saying fuck like its gonna separate him from the rest of the shit on the radio today. Fuck you Eminem.
Know what sucks besides this. Eminem suckered us into thinking he was this top 5dead or alive mc that we’d stick up for and argue for through thick n thin only for him to stop trying and insult us with this garbage he’s been dropping the past 7 years
*past 15 years. there i fixed it for you.
The ryhme schemes still dope tho
It very well might be dope, but I just cant past the horrible production enough to even wanna listen to it.
I dont even have to listen to know that this is trash. Featuring Beyonce??!!! Its about to be SUPER corny!
I dont give a fuck..if you say this is dope your lying to yourself..idgaf
Em is dope but this shit is garbage..ems not made for this type of music..doesnt sound tight at all..throwing beyonce on it even worse
Not his dopest, but it’s real as it gets. No fabrication here, can’t hate on that unless you’re just a hater in general.
“As real as it gets” doesn’t mean it sounds good. Hiphops top classics had one thing in common: they all sound dope. Wether they had deep themes or were about smoking and drinking, they sounded awesome. This Eminem song is garbage. It’s sad. Dude should retire. All because you can rhyme, doesn’t mean you can make MUSIC! And Eminem used to have some of the best music. My advice to many OG rappers is to either retire, or go back to your roots, and don’t make your singles/albums pop oriented. The most classical rap albums were straight up hiphop, and didn’t have Rhianna, Beyoncé features… just like compare Jayz “ny state of mind” vs “dirt of your shoulder”. Both great of course, but which one will resonate as that ill rap track in a decade from now?
Just because you’re not vibing to it doesn’t mean it’s not dope? It blows my mind that people like you act like Em can’t rap anymore and think he needs to retire, pushing a legend out of the game, when in reality whenever his albums drop they are the best albums of the year and it’s been like that since 1997. FOH with your negative bullshit. What rapper breathing is sitting in a room with Eminem and out rapping him? Past Em or current Em, there is no one who’s giving Em bars that he won’t eat the fuck up on record or off record.
Dope song, 3 solid REAL verses from Em and a good hook from the Queen. Even if Skylar wrote it.
You referred to Beyonce as “The Queen” = confirmed phaggot
YOU DONT KNOW HOW TO SPELL (LOL)
to honest i rather listen to 21 savage instead of this crap……
Never ever thought i would say this, but Marshall, please retire man.
A piano ballod Em, really…featuring B of all ppl. This is the same guy who refused to give in to label pressure when they wanted Gaga on his album and insisted on Skylar. If Skylar wrote it, keep her on the hook, hell I actually bought her album Natural Causes, I support real artists and dig her style. But this is a song you give to those artists that can rock a piano ballad on their album, this ain’t your lane slim, and it’s a misstep at this point in your career. It’s good to hear you slow down the delivery, hopefully your not still insisting on rapid fire verses on this album. What you say at this point matters more than impressing kids with that kind of delivery. I’m waiting on the album to judge, who knows how this track fits in on the record, but it’s a curious choice to say the least. Nothing wrong with the subject matter though, speak your mind slim.
A lot of miserable people on this website. I like this song, just because it’s not trap doesn’t mean it trash.
No, because it’s trash means it’s trash. The chorus is dull, the lyrics are the same we’ve been getting for the last two albums just reworded different.
Just because it’s Eminem doesn’t mean it’s good.
More fucking trash from this dude that relies on female pop stars for all his singles – he’s sold out and washed up, he hasn’t had a decent album in 15 years and at this point the bad albums outweigh the good ones, he’s destroying his legacy but making himself and Interscope richer so I guess that’s what matters most
facts! i agree hunnit percent
ok reading ur comments confirms its trash. i have not listened to it myself and guess what ? Im not gonna either. fuck this cuck.
Eminem is trash. He sold his soul and still cant get it back smh proof was writing his raps and now since he dead emeinem is wack
You sir Waste oxygen
I wanted it to be a good song, but it’s terrible. I even predicted his first single would have a pop singer on it. Eminem is a pop rapper, not a rapper nowadays, too bad.
Damn, a lot og hatred on these comments. Beyonce sounded like a fucking angel. I loved all 3 verses. I can see why a lot of people dont like this, but i am a guy who appreciates a guy that can fucking write. This guys uses intricate rhymes schemes throughout the whole song. A lot of people dont listen to the words when they hear a song. They are more into what the guy looks like.
What if I told you this isn’t a single?
What if I told you shut the fuck up even if its not a single he shouldnt be releasing weak shit.
ok. but this ain’t real hip hop if thats what youre tryna say.
People whine if they get Em straight killing bars. They whine if they get Em doing some crude juvenile shit. And they whine if they get Em rhyming with substance. It’s ironic because this track is pretty much talking about the frustration of trying to please all of these people and them never being happy. What’s funny is that if he did Marshal Mathers LP or Eminem Show again you’d all call him outdated and say “we had this before”. Oh and for those saying “It’s a pop track”…. That’s because it’s a fucking chart release and a lead single!! HHDX comments section is a toilet, seriously. Pop track or not, it was good to hear the guy being real without all the bullshit and syllable cramming.
fuck you idiot. nobody wants to hear him whine just write a good song and get on with it.
Pacino doesn’t get shot at the end of every movie he’s ever made. What a clown ass name and of course you provide a clown comment
The song sucks period
Smdh I’m just laughing at how triggered people get in this comments section. He sounds genuinely upset lol. There’s a guy that isn’t leaving home until his forties.
I don’t think this will be on the album.
Look people just because someone doesn’t like the song and you do that doesn’t make them a hater. I think Em has been good over his career, I consider myself a real hip hop head some of my favorites are Nas, Pac, Pun, AZ, Krit, Gibbs, Common group wise Bone Thugs, Wu, Outkast, Slaughterhouse, Fav producers No ID, Pete Rock, 9th wonder, J-Dilla, Dj quik, Justice League. This song was nearly horrible and that’s not good consider that it has 2 very talented artist on it even though I ‘m not a fan of bey she is talented. This is what happens when you have people in power forcing collabs, surely someone told them we need to either scrap this or vault it. I see a lot of people saying this is not a single Idk I don’t think bey can be featured on someone album and it not be a single
Word
Just horrible.
Wow! 21 Savage killed Em’s carrier without saying a bad word about Slim.
Carrier? Damn kid the education system has failed you. Learn how to spell when you want to talk about someone’s “career”.
“I don’t think you should believe in me the way that you do.. Because I’m terrified to let you down….” That ‘ish is deep. Very honest song. You don’t hear an artist this vulnerable very often. But he has to know that this is gonna get bashed by a lot of ppl.. Deep song, but we want more Hip-Hop Eminem and less Emo Eminem.. Gotta have balls to release this first tho….
Like i said..out of the og..older rappers who dropped in 2017..im sticking with bizzy and krayzies new waves..that shit was some grown man in mood type music. Ride too music
I agree with that New waves was fresh, I liked that big boi album too
Em disappointed…… Again.
it’s what he does best – dude been steady disappointing errbody for the last 15 years.
My only problem is that this song sounds like he prerecorded the verses and then sent them to Rubin to put on the track with Beyonce. To me the final mix sounds a bit off..
Probably exactly what happened. Skylar Grey sung the Hook over a demo beat produced by herself, Eminem wrote his parts to it too, sent it to Rick Rubin to produce the instrumental and then they swapped Skylar for a bigger name like they always do
sounds like a maklemore track. rap could use a lot of things right now but it doesn’t need more adult contemporary arrangements RICK RUBIN COME ON SON
old people grow up and stop acting so damn OLD
just rap over a pre-existing celine dion or michael bolton instrumental next time and save the MONEEEEEE
I love his music, I do, I’m a Michael Bolton fan. I celebrate the guy’s entire catalog. For my money, I don’t know if it gets any better than when he sings “When A Man Loves A Woman”.
Em aint even fuckin with Last Call. Not even close to Top of the Line either. Boss up Marshall
Em can do just about anything and I’ll be able to listen to it I love hearing real intense emotions and substance v.s all this total bullshit mumble rap immature crap I hear now so I like it for that, and he’s one of the best lyrical technicians ever..if you can’t feel this your just immature or too young he has the whole rest of the album to go hard and hype it up..the hook wasn’t my fav but I like the track..
Em needs a doctor…
This is a great song, all those hating i guess you’re just a bunch of young mumble fools! Sit down and let the Rap God express himself. Shout out Beyonce’! always magical with the vocals.
Many of us are hating on the bland instrumental, the sluggish hook, the misuse of rick rubin, the gimmicky feature, and failed expectations. Em killed it on a boring song he hyped as the lead single that was ironically about making mistakes.
Em sounds and raps like Royce on this.
I like this new Em, would have loved less anger on the delivery, I feel its a crutch for him, but this track got me back to the lose yourself days. Wuhah!
Finally the single is here! And he doesn’t disappoint with a Beyonce feature! I hope the next single has Katy Perry!
AWFUL TRASH!!!
BeYAWNCE needs to stop and Marshall needs to get back on the drugs!
Eminen should produce a song on his own that sounds up to date and get a 50 Cent and/or Lloyd Banks feature.
It’s actually a pretty good song. Beyonce sounds good on it and Marshall’s “instrospective” lyrics is on point. Can’t wait for the album.
Lol stop calling that man “Marshall” like you know him personally. He’s Eminem to you, you peasant.
Thank you Eminem
That Eminem who made ‘Just don’t give a fuck’ and ‘The Real Slim Shady’ would have written a diss song against this Eminem, who makes songs with wack pop singers on unlistenable beats.
This is a great single for people that really Buy singles not for ‘hiphop heads’ who ‘ll download it 4 free.
Really hoping for a lot of hard hitting vicious eminem stuff on the album though. PLEASE A good amount of Dre production man
Won’t happen. When was the last time Eminem, or any good artist had a dr dre production? Dre didn’t even use his own production on Compton: the soundtrack. I want dre production as bad as anyone else… where is it though?!?
he doesnt go to the lab for fuck boys
Incredible song . fire
This song makes “I need a doctor” sound like a hit lol. Too bad.
Em’s a big sell-out and hypocrite.
Peep how he has beyonce on the hook but leaves jay off list of god mcs: Nas, rakim, pac, big, james todd smith.