Eminem enters the anime world in an accompanying visualizer. He appears to use a saturated vocal filter to call back to his vintage Shady rapping style.
“MADARA” establishes a villainous mood from the start as solemn keys give way to hard bass kicks and skittering hi-hats. EZ delivers his verses in English — hitting triplets and incorporating anime references — but slips into Japanese to back up Hideyoshi on the hook.
Eminem gets vulnerable while looking at the early days of his career, as the doubters crept into his psyche to the point he couldn’t believe someone like Dr. Dre had faith in him. After discovering the Detroit rapper in 1997, Dre signed Em to his Aftermath Entertainment label in 1998, and the rest, as they say, is history. “Madara” is slated to land on Ez Mil’s 3RD WRLD VOL. 2 EP, which finds Em on board as a co-producer.
Eminem has yet to release a single in 2026, but fans of the rap icon won’t have to wait much longer for another verse, since he’s also set to collaborate with Kid Rock on a track titled “7 Sins,” which will land on his fellow Michigan native’s Halfway to Jesus album on Oct. 17th.
