Eminem revealed Revival‘s tracklist Tuesday (December 5), leaving many fans scratching their heads. Ed Sheeran? P!nk? Alicia Keys? It hardly seems like the Slim Shady of 2000’s Marshall Mathers LP, who would’ve had bars mocking these artists, right?
The 19-track offering features the aforementioned pop stars, Beyoncé (who’s featured on the project’s lead single “Walk On Water”), Kehlani, rock outfit X Ambassadors, PHresher (the sole rap feature), and frequent collaborator/songwriter Skylar Grey.
Like Hot 97’s Peter Rosenberg tweeted, “Eminem’s features read like a we are the world album….for better or for worse.”
The majority of fans seem to be primarily confused by the Sheeran collaboration, “River,” while others were disappointed Kendrick Lamar didn’t make it on the album. 2 Chainz was also noticeably absent, a collaboration fans thought was a no-brainer. Tity Boi posted pictures of himself with Em in June, sparking speculation a joint track was on the way. Then the following month, 2 Chainz was cagey about a collab actually existing during an interview with Hot 97.
Dedicated Slim Shady fans on Reddit also came up with a theory of their own that would explain the seemingly strange selection of featured artists.
They think it’s possible Revival is a double album and we’re only getting half the picture right now. On the Instagram photo revealing the tracklist, the bottom half of the Revival title is cut off, leading some to think there could be two parts to the project. Coupled with the almost-total absence of Hip Hop features, it’s a theory fans are running with.
Whatever the case, despite all of the shock and outrage, the official verdict on Revival won’t be in until next Friday (December 15) when the album actually drops.
Until then, check out some more of the reactions below.
Lol why everyone judging before they hear any of the tracks. OK the features are surprising but people gotta wait and listen before judging that’s my two cents
I agree halfway, the track list is surprising but you know what old timers says, don’t judge a book by it’s cover. again, I hope and pray to God that the album will be worth listening to.
Wow with the rumored 2 Chainz feature I thought hed at least be makin an effort to make some hard trappy dope shit. But nope. They trashed his best tracks it looks like. Dude dont even hit Tech N9ne back with a feature on a big project. Just shows you how Ems team works. They want to drain all your hype then keep Em going on that wave alone. Yela is the only one dropping quality music. From scratch almost no samples. Ems shit fell hard after Bad Meets Evil. The get the pop chick for the hook single formula aint goin to pan out for him anymore. If he aint spitting like he was on Vegas or Dont Front we dont want that trash!!
First they were like the Beyonce Song isnt a real Single and it wouldnt be on the Album. Then they were like Pink feature would be for her Album and there wont be one on his Album and now they talkin bout Double Album bullsh*t. Just admit it. Album gonna be Trash. Why would he release a Pop and a Rap double Album?
Why are people acting like Eminem hasnt featured Pink and Skylar Grey on his albums before? I’m also questioning why people are even shocked at this tracklist…like you didnt see this coming when he made Recovery?
Exactly and didn’t Ed Sheeran say he made mad songs with The Game? Kendrick got on a Taylor Swift song and Snoop was on a Katy Perry song yet no bashes them.
Everybody bashes Snoop for the Katy Perry Song. Are you high??
I was scratching my head at first from seeing the track list, although I’m a fan of half the artists that are in this track list, but I just hope that this album is not gonna be trash.
The tracklist does look concerning BUT… show me the production credits instead…. thats how you can tell if it even gonna be a good album….
Dre produced nearly every song on Relapse sooo yeah, I don’t think the production credits are gonna save this Bruno Mars album
Skylar Grey, Dre is executive, Rubin, Eminem
Hip hop fans of today are fuckin idiots. There’s nothing to complain about from the track list
You saw the features on Talib’s album and on fab and jada’s before the albums came out right! See you on the 15th Bang! pwahahahaha
A great artist who has been wack for a decade, and for some reason people say “wait til you hear it”…he’s been making the same wack pop shit for like 3 albums. Then he releases a tracklist that smells like wack pop shit, and it’s somehow more plausible that it won’t be wack pop shit?
I keep hearing his name come up, but I have zero idea who Ed Sheeran is. Zero. Should I?
Nah; you’re not missing out on anything so you’re good.
he could of had any rapper submit a verse dead or alive (the estate/record label) to get on these tracks and this is what we get…
I’m hoping it’s a troll-move. Please don’t be true. The only way this would be acceptable is if he is on the next Prhyme record, or we’ve another Bad Meets Evil album coming next year. I just get the feeling that he’s pushing Skyler Grey, she’s writing all the choruses, and Em’s getting other famous singers to sing them.
That’s exactly what happened.
The hip hop fans of M have been tricked from the beginning. I stop listening to M after the first album because i suspected he was a sellout. He picked on the backstreet boys because he was jealous of their success. The backstreet boys took black music from the 60’s and made it popular to the white fans. M wanted the same success but he couldn’t sell out the hip hop base because he wasn’t popular enough with the white fans yet. Once M didn’t need the black fans anymore then he sold out completely. We must know our history. Elvis did the same thing back in the day. They call elvis the king because stole black music and was able to sell it to white people. Black artists did not have opportunity to do the same. M and the backstreet boys both took black music water it down and made millions. M never loved hip hop music. He just wanted to get paid off of black music. He is a disgrace to the real white mcs that keep it real. Fans of M got suckered! The truth has been finally shown, sad.
more like a fucked up opinion…………….to be a freestyler of rap,,,its in the genes……say no more…..m never loved hiphop
THIS.
We can only hope this album doesn’t come out, all the copies and hard drives get burnt before December 15.
Just face it eminem’s gone hes become a middle aged transgender woman, the music you know and mostly loved will never happen again. RIP the real slim shady
I called the ed sheeran feature weeks ago! Bahahahah i said either ed sheeran or sam smith. Slim probably couldn’t get the sam smith song cleared ha!
yall crazy, more people are gonna check it out cause they curious to hear it, prolly a monster first week, if you think its gon be trash just from the list it prolly means you’ll listen to it to prove your point, ed sheeran is king right now, some of his fans are gonna check it out, feels like a well planned move to me, even if it sucks hes gonna rack up a lot of numbers, its em he’ll have a decent record or two in there
They gonna bootleg it. Like anyone gonna pay to find out if the Songs featuring Pop Stars are really sounding like Pop Music. “Oh it looks like the Album gonna be Trash, lets waste money and find out”. LMFAO
I would maybe buy into this double album bs if this shit had like 10-12 tracks on it, but I don’t expect Em to drop damn near 40 tracks at once (on however many discs). Wishful thinking guys
It’s like he took a massive dump on his fans with this album.. and you assholes got the nerve to keep defending him!
Eminem is popular, that doesn’t mean he can’t rap. Ed sheeran is dope in his craft just remember the ep he made with Yelawolf. It was a decent ep.Think about it, he is 44 years old? I mean he can’t have an other slim shady lp or mmlp because he is a lot more mature in his music. I agree that he is a New World Order puppet but i respect him as an artist. This is business and he is trying to sell to make money. That’s the common sense
to all the haters,,,,,,,,,,,,,effen u….the goat,,,,nobody know the next person next move,,,,and thoughts,,,stan
Shouldn’t U dummies actually hear the album first before making your mind up!!! or am missing something.
everybody needs to stfu … even em at this point.
lets wait until 12/15 to formulate an opinion. We don’t know how the singers are being used, the could just be sampled, who knows or they could be doing an intro or outro.
LOL. Another Stan in Denial
wait this is an eminem album he is the rapper fuck another rapper on his shit he did that before lol man he set the stage with that walk on water #genius
THose Record Company Execs are also big blame ! They only think about the money , if shits to hardcore or street theyll tell ya that thats not gonna sell.
aint gonna be no double album just like kendrick’s damn wasnt part of a double album. sadly this is gonna be the album, including the horrible macklemore track featuring beyonce.
My theory is he’s washed. His last good album was the em show, and alot of his fans are just realizing this. Pop is all he has now.
I’m surprised taylor swift and katy perry aren’t featured. Eminem should’ve retired after relapse. Proof must be turning in his grave.
who tf is phresher anyway?
The idiot said all that about trump’s suppoerters so now he is targeting hillary’s group
you all know, pink,beyonce etc
It is clear to me right now. But i think he’ll have some decent records
why are fans so fickle? mf’s haven’t heard anything yet were praising the “rap god” when he was around last album. at least LISTEN to the music first. Hopefully he’s found a middle ground from the old Em and evolving. he’s been dope for years. deserves benefit of the doubt by now.