"Adam Yauch brought a lot of positivity into the world and I think it's obvious to anyone how big of an influence the Beastie Boys were on me and so many others," Eminem said in his statement. When Adam Yauch died in 2012 after fighting cancer, Eminem also communicated the group's impact in a statement to MTV News. “You know the ‘Pass the Mic’ video where Ad-Rock is making that face, kind of not looking the camera? I was doing my own version.” "I knew we were about to show the ‘Berzerk’ video, so I was doing what I call the Berzerk face,” he said. 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. Kamikaze is a biting response to naysayers, and most importantly to the new generation of mumble rappers, who don’t really impress Eminem, to say the least. Others applauded what they interpreted as a #KAMIKAZE Wow. Hurt in his core by the critics on his comeback album, Revival, Eminem keeps with the times by releasing a surprise album the very same year. "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.
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