Author: Daniel Victor / Source: New York Times
With no advance fanfare, Eminem released a surprise album late Thursday, using the opening track to address the aftermath of last year’s freestyle rap aimed at President Trump and his supporters.
The new, 11-song album, “Kamikaze,” comes less than a year after the 45-year-old rapper’s last album, “Revival,” which was his eighth in a row to debut at No. 1. Eminem and Dr. Dre are credited as executive producers on the album, whose cover pays tribute to the 1986 Beastie Boys album “Licensed to Ill.”
Within hours of the rapper announcing his latest album on Twitter, his post had been shared nearly 50,000 times.
Eminem, whose real name is Marshall Mathers, also made headlines in October 2017, when he excoriated Mr. Trump in a freestyle rap that has been viewed more than 46 million times on YouTube. It included a direct shot at his fans who were…
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