The album is called Music to be murdered by and he collects several famous guests, such as Ed Sheeran, Anderson Paak, Q-Tip and recently deceased Juice World. Old couple horse Dr Dre is listed as producer.

The title is a wink to a monologue of the same name that Alfred Hitchcock released on record 1958. On an alternate cover image, Eminem poses with an ax and a revolver against his head in the same way the legendary director did on his album cover.

In addition to the album, the rapper has also released a music video for the song Darkness. The video depicts a mass shooting at a concert, similar to the one in Las Vegas 2017, and concludes with a call to vote to change US gun laws.

Music to be murdered by is Eminem's eleventh studio album. The album is a sequel to the 2018 Kamikaze, which was also released without warning.