Eminem criticised for referencing Manchester Arena bomb attack on new album

Music To Be Murdered By is Eminem's first album since last year's Kamikaze, and features 20 tracks.

The new record features collaborations with Ed Sheeran, Anderson .Paak, Royce Da 5'9", the late Juice WRLD, Black Thought, Q-Tip, and more.

Eminem has been criticised online for a lyric in one of the tracks though, as he makes reference to the Ariana Grande 2017 Manchester Arena bomb attack that killed 23 people.

In the track "Unaccommodating", which features Young M.A, Eminem raps, "I'm contemplating yelling 'bombs away' on the game / Like I'm outside of an Ariana Grande concert waiting."

did eminem really make a joke about ariana and manchester in his album are you fucking kidding me

— (@kiwistained) January 17, 2020

why eminem gotta go ruin a surprise comeback with a completely distasteful lyric re the terrorist attack at manchester arena and follow it with the sound of an explosion?

— (@EllenOffredy) January 17, 2020

i’m sorry but fuck Eminem for that. Manchester was a tragedy that fucked Ariana’s mental state up to the core. This ain’t it. pic.twitter.com/rzNcKmDsFc

— Forest (@sick0fthesun) January 17, 2020

Back in 2017, The Telegraph reported that the rapper did raise nearly £2million for Manchester Arena bomb attack victims.

Tracklist:

1. Premonition – Intro
2. Unaccommodating (feat. Young M.A)
3. You Gon’ Learn (feat. Royce Da 5’9″ & White Gold_
4. Alfred – Interlude
5. Those Kinda Nights (feat. Ed Sheeran)
6. In Too Deep
7. Godzilla (feat. Juice WRLD)
8. Darkness
9. Leaving Heaven (feat. Skylar Grey)
10. Yah Yah (feat. Rocye Da 5’9″, Black Thought, Q-Tip & Denaun)
11. Stepdad – Intro
12. Stepdad
13. Marsh
14. Never Love Again
15. Little Engine
16. Lock It Up (feat. Anderson .Paak)
17. Farewell
18. No Regrets (feat. Don Toliver)
19. I Will (feat. KXNG Crooked, Royce Da 5’9″ & Joell Ortiz)
20. Alfred – Outro