Commenting on his track "Berzerk" in a 2013 interview with Rolling Stone, he said, "The whole song to me feels like vintage Beastie Boys." He even channeled the band during an appearance on ESPN. And the album cover a nod to the Beastie Boys," a person tweeted adding clapping emojis.Īnother pointed out that both planes featured racy language spelled backwards.Īnother user in the Twitterspehere pointed out that the similarities between the two albums extend past the cover, tweeting "Licensed to Ill" "also contained 13 songs."Įminem has previously talked about the Beastie Boys' influence. Others applauded what they interpreted as a #KAMIKAZE Wow. "Eminem just straight up stole the Beastie Boys licensed to ill album art on his new album," shared another.Īnother seemed very upset, tweeting: "why did eminem totally rip off a beastie boys album cover UNCHILL BRO" why is your album cover a complete ripoff of The Beastie Boys 'License To Ill' ? #Bye" one user posted. "Dear, Eminem - I'm writing to tell you that our relationship is over. "Eminem's New Album cover and Beastie Boys cover from 1986." "Are there no creative people anymore?" asked a member of the Twitterverse. Some panned Eminem for what they perceived as ripping off the rap group. People on Twitter were quick to point out similarities between the cover art and that of the Beastie Boys' "Licensed to Ill" released in 1986.
Unlike the lengthy, intricate build-up campaign for that record, "Kamikaze" flew in out of the blue. The 10-song, three-skit album comes eight months after "Revival," which was met with mixed reviews.
enjoy," Eminem told followers in a NSFW tweet. The previously unannounced "Kamikaze" landed just after midnight early Friday, including tracks pairing the Detroit rapper with Joyner Lucas, Royce da 5'9" and Jessie Reyez. Eminem stans, get ready to "Lose Yourself." The rapper just released his 10th studio album in a surprise move.