About the album
Aftermath/Interscope
The Marshall Mathers LP2 is the 8th album by
the rapper Eminem. Its released on 5th November/ 2013, by
Aftermath Entertainment, Shady Records, and Interscope Records.
A continuation of Eminem's most acclaimed studio effort, 2000
's The Marshall Mathers LP, production for the album took place
from 2012 to 2013 and was handled by Eminem and other record producers,
including Rick Rubin, Luis Resto, Emile Haynie, and Alex da Kid. The album
features guest from singers Skylar Grey, Rihanna, and
Nate Ruess, with the only other rapper on the album being Eminem's
Aftermath label-mate Kendrick Lamar.
The album title was revealed during the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards on 25thof August
with a preview of the single "Berzerk", released two days later in the
US, peaking at number three on the Billboard Hot 100. It was followed by two
singles: "Survival", released on 8th October, and "Rap God", released on 15th of October
, 2013. The former debuted at number 17 on the Hot 100, and the latter at number
seven. "The Monster", ft. Rihanna, was released as the album's fourth single
on 29th of October 2013.
The album received positive reviews from music critics, with praise going
to Eminem's technical rapping skill and production choices. It was Eminem's best-reviewed
album at Metacritic since The Eminem Show which was 2002 best album .
Music and songs
The opening track "Bad Guy" is produced by S1, M-Phazes and StreetRunner, with a chorus
sung by Sarah Jaffe.
"Survival" features a chorus sung by Liz Rodrigues and
production by DJ Khalil,On the anthemic track, Eminem celebrates his return over
"breakneck, arena-rock" electric guitars and "trashy" drums.
"Berzerk" is produced by Rubin and pays homage to old-school hip hop. With samples from the Beastie Boys'
The single release On August 25, 2013
On August 25, 2013, he revealed that the first single "Berzerk" would be
released on August 27, 2013 in the US.[57] The song was premiered on Shade
45 the day before its retail release.[58] The single debuted at number 2
on the Canadian Hot 100,number 3 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100,
and among the top 40 in many other countries.On September 9, 2013, the
music video for "Berzerk" premiered on Vevo. The video featured cameo appearances from Kendrick Lamar, Kid Rock, Slaughterhouse, Mr. Porter, Yelawolf, Rick Rubin and Paul Rosenberg.The single sold 362,000 downloads in its first week in the US,and has sold 1,000,000 copies there as of October 2013.
"Survival" - On August 14, 2013,featuring Liz Rodrigues,with production by DJ Khalil was premiered in the multiplayer trailer for the video game Call of Duty:Ghosts.On October 8, 2013, "Survival" was released on iTunes for digital download as the album's second single along with its music video.
channel.It was then released to iTunes the following day,as the album's 3 single.Eminem pays tribute to many influential hip hop acts, but also proclaims himself an all-time best, with the closing line stating: "Why be a king when you can be a god?"
