

"Long as I re-promise to be honest, and wholeheartedly, apologies, Rihanna/ for that song that leaked, I'm sorry, Ri, It wasn't meant to cause you grief, regardless, it was wrong of me," Em raps. Sorry, Rihanna: In "Zeus," Em offers a rare apology, and it's directed toward Rihanna, his frequent collaborator and one-time tour-mate. Last year, a previously unreleased Em verse was leaked to the internet which found Em siding with Chris Brown after his 2009 assault on the singer.

One example, from "These Demons," in which he addresses both the Black Lives Matter marches and, er, other forms of 2020 protests: “This pandemic got us in a recession, we need to reopen America/ black people dying, they want equal rights, white people want to get haircuts.” Pandemic rhymes: There are a host of references to COVID-19, quarantine and the pandemic throughout the album, making "Side B" a true product of 2020.

Here's a quick guide to what to expect on Eminem's latest.
