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The Marshall Mathers LP 2 is the eighth studio album by American hip hop recording artist Eminem, released on November 5, 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 appearances from singers Skylar Grey, Rihanna, and Fun. frontman Nate Ruess, with the only other rapper appearing on the album being Eminem's Aftermath label-mate Kendrick Lamar.

The album title was revealed during the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards on August 25 with a preview of the lead 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 October 8, and "Rap God", released on October 15, 2013. The former debuted at number 17 on the Hot 100, and the latter at number seven. "The Monster", featuring Rihanna, was released as the album's fourth single on October 29, 2013.

Background

Calling it The Marshall Mathers LP 2, obviously I knew that there might be certain expectations. I wouldn't want to call it that just for the sake of calling it that. I had to make sure that I had the right songs – and just when you think you got it, you listen and you're like, 'Fuck, man. I feel like it needs this or that,' to paint the whole picture. So there's not gonna be, like, continuations of every old song on there or anything like that. To me, it's more about the vibe, and it's more about the nostalgia.

 — Eminem, speaking in October 2013, with Rolling Stone about the album's title.[1]

On May 24, 2012 Eminem revealed that he had begun working on his next album in an interview on Hot 97's morning show with Peter Rosenberg.[2][3] On June 30, 2012, Eminem talked about the album with DJ Whoo Kid, on his own radio station, Shade 45. He stated that the material is taking shape, and that Dr. Dre will be involved in some way.[4] Eminem explained: "I usually get going and kind of start going a certain direction and just record what I'm feeling. Then I'll go see Dre and fill in some of those pieces."[5]

On August 1, 2012, Nick Craig interviewed Eminem on Channel 95.5, where he explained that he was working on the album, but was focused on finishing Slaughterhouse's Shady Records debut Welcome to: Our House,[6] On August 10 however, Eminem appeared on Shade 45 and told Sway Calloway: "We actually just finished the [Slaughterhouse] album last week... Now I've got time to be able to start doing things for my own project."[7] Royce da 5'9" appeared on MTV's RapFix, hosted by Calloway, with his group Slaughterhouse, on August 30, 2012, and talked about Eminem's album. Royce confessed: "Marshall is the studio right now, laying the most awesome lyrics in the world. I'm not so sure how the world is going to respond from some of the things that I've heard from him."[8][9]

On February 8, 2013, Shady Records president and Eminem manager Paul Rosenberg told Billboard that Eminem's eighth studio album would be released after Memorial Day, 2013 (May 27). "We fully expect to be releasing a new Eminem album in 2013. He's been working on it for some time," said Rosenberg. "It's safe to say that it will be post-Memorial Day at some point, but we're not exactly sure when. We've got some dates locked in for him to perform live in Europe in August, so we're trying to see what else lines up."[10] On March 22, 2013 Dr. Dre was interviewed on Big Boy's Neighborhood on Power 106, where he said that he was working with Eminem, and that Eminem was "finishing up his project."[11]

On June 17, 2013, Shady Records producer The Alchemist, appeared on RapFix Live, and spoke to Calloway about Eminem's upcoming album: "That's my boss. I DJ for him and I'm not at liberty to speak on much, but you know his caliber and what he does. Clearly going to further territories. I think what you would expect, especially after the last go-round. He was just getting his feet back on Relapse and then Recovery just came with the smash hits and everything and I think now — he's Eminem."[12] Prior to the announcement of the album's name, it was named to multiple "Most Anticipated Albums of 2013" lists; including MTV,[13] Complex Magazine where it was listed in sixth position (and later on in second);[14][15] and XXL, where it was listed in fifth.[16]

Recording and production

Well-built, performing African-American
A white man with a long, grey beard
Dr. Dre (left) and Rick Rubin (right) served as the album's executive producers.

On June 17, 2013, producer S1 told Hip Hop Weekly: "I've been working on Eminem's new album and I'm very excited about that."[17] The tracklist reveal showed "Bad Guy" as the opening track, and S1 confirmed that he and vocalist Sarah Jaffe, one half of S1's duo The Dividends, are featured on the song. He also credited Aussie M-Phazes and StreetRunner as co-producers. M-Phazes himself confirmed this in an October 2013 interview.[18]

Tim Riley, vice president of music affairs at Activision Blizzard, explained to Billboard in August 2013 that he was contacted by Eminem's manager Rosenberg in March to partner Eminem with Call of Duty: Ghosts. In June, Riley and members of his team flew to Detroit to meet Eminem and Rosenberg. The team was showcased a "handful" of songs, while Eminem was shown early concept art & gameplay footage of Ghosts. "Survival" was picked as the best-fitting song, but the final version differed vastly from the earliest version of the track. Over the next couple of months, Eminem turned in five successive versions of the song, each one "bigger and more anthemic sounding than the last." - The final version was turned in only a day before its reveal on August 14.[19]

In a behind the scenes video for "Berzerk", released in October 2013, Rubin explained that he met Rosenberg a few years back and that they had discussed about the him and Eminem working together. He stated that the idea of "throwback" song to earlier hip hop recordings was an idea conceived later in the creative process of the album. He noted that initial sample the song was built around ended up not being used, and that the final product differs greatly from the original.[20] In an October 2013 interview, DVLP said that the instrumental for "Rap God" had been in the making two years prior to the track's release. While the instrumental had been offered to rappers such as T.I. and Fabolous, the producer didn't feel the record fit their music. He estimated that Shady Records got hold of the instrumental around Fall 2012, and DVLP himself did not hear "Rap God" until Eminem phoned him after its release.[21]

The idea of a sequel to The Marshall Mathers LP came about after Eminem recorded a handful of songs in the early stages of the creation of the album that reminded him and his friends, namely Rosenberg, of Eminem's earlier recordings; " The more I listened to it, the more it made sense to call it that," said Eminem. Eminem also wanted to experiment with "retro, vintage" sounds suck as beatbreaks and scratches, and he felt that Rubin could help him "take that to another level."[22]

Barbadian singer Rihanna is featured on the track "The Monster", marking the pair's fourth collaboration following the worldwide hit, "Love the Way You Lie", its sequel and "Numb".

Pop singer Rihanna, with whom Eminem previously collaborated with, most notably on the hit single from Eminem's previous studio effort, Recovery, "Love the Way You Lie", was featured on the song "The Monster". On September 11, 2013, she hinted at the collaboration on Twitter: "Just left the studio... Recorded a #monster hook for one of my favorite artists! And that's all I can give you... #NavyShit".[23] Upon the tracklist announcement, Staten Island singer Bebe Rexha revealed on Twitter that she had co-wrote the Rihanna collaboration featured on the album.[24] Rexha recorded "The Monster" in November 2012 in Harlem's Stadium Red studio while working on her debut album. The producer of the track, Frequency, auditioned records for Shady Records VP of A&R Riggs Morales, who "freaked out" upon hearing "The Monster", instantly requesting for the verses to be stripped and Pro Tools sessions sent to Eminem. Eminem added his own verses and tweaked the instrumental, while keeping Rexha's backing vocals. while leaving and the song was revealed to be a part of the album with the reveal of the tracklisting.In an October 2013 interview, Rexha claimed that she said "This is an Eminem record, y'all" while standing in the booth after she recorded the chorus, and that she "know[s] when [Eminem] heard it, it spoke to him."[25]

Rapper and fellow Aftermath Entertainment artist Kendrick Lamar, who toured with Eminem in 2013, was featured on "Love Game", while the frontman of the indie pop band fun. was featured on "Headlights".[26][27] Skylar Grey, a frequent Eminem collaborator in recent years, was featured on the song "Asshole". In an October 2013 interview with American Songwriter, "Love the Way You Lie" producer Alex da Kid who, like Khalil, had many production credits on Recovery, said that he has submitted further beats for Eminem, but "you never know what they're going to use or not going to use," just prior to the tracklist's announcement.[28] He would later be confirmed as the producer of "Asshole" and two of the deluxe edition bonus tracks.[29] In July 2012, Eminem's close friend and label-mate 50 Cent stated that he was involved in the recording for Eminem's upcoming album and would probably appear on the lead or second single, but ended up not being featured on the album at all.[30]

Music and songs

"Rap God"
Eminem raps 97 words in 15 seconds - an average of 6.5 words per second - which he describes as "supersonic speed" (7-22 seconds).[31]
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The opening track "Bad Guy" is produced by S1, M-Phazes and StreetRunner, with a chorus sung by Sarah Jaffe.[34][35] "Survival" features a chorus sung by Liz Rodrigues and production by DJ Khalil.[36] On the anthemic track, Eminem celebrates his return over "breakneck, arena-rock" electric guitars and "trashy" drums.[37] "Berzerk" is produced by Rubin and pays homage to old-school hip hop. With samples from the Beastie Boys' "The New Style" and "Fight for Your Right", and Billy Squier's "The Stroke", the track is "a punchy, guitar-and-beats driven song which channels Joan Jett & the Blackhearts' "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" and Licensed to Ill-era Beastie Boys."[38] Produced by DVLP, "Rap God" sees Eminem rapping over an EDM-inspired instrumental with varied flows. He 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?"[39] "The Monster" is a "dark", "deamon-battling" song, produced by Frequency. The track features backing vocals from Bebe Rexha and a chorus by Rihanna.[25]

Release and promotion

On October 29, 2012, the "Eminem Baseball Tribute Champ Hat" was made available on the official Eminem online store, with a side panel "dedicated to the landmark Eminem solo albums," and the final date being 2013, hinting at the release year for Eminem's eight studio album.[40] On August 25, 2013, two Beats by Dre commercials aired during the MTV Video Music Awards revealed that Eminem's eighth studio album would be titled The Marshall Mathers LP 2 and would be released on November 5, 2013, with previews of the lead single "Berzerk" and its music video, where Eminem was shown with his hair dyed blond again.[41]

On September 5, 2013, it was announced that "Berzerk" would be used as the featured song for the 2013 season of ESPN Saturday Night Football on ABC from September 14 to December 7, and that a sneak peek for the song's music video would premiere during halftime of No. 14 Notre Dame at No. 17 Michigan on September 7;[42] Eminem was interviewed by Brent Musburger and Kirk Herbstreit during the halftime, and the clip, described as "awkard" and "bizzare" became a viral online video.[43]

The artwork was revealed on September 20, 2013 on Eminem's Twitter account.[44] The cover features a picture of the house Eminem lived in during his teenage years, although now the house is in a dilapidated state. It is very similar in design to the cover of the original Marshall Mathers LP artwork; which also features a picture of the house, but with Eminem sitting on the porch.[45] On October 25, 2013, the artwork for the deluxe edition was revealed. The deluxe artwork is a variation of the standard artwork, in which the house is being looked at through a car window.[46]

Activision announced on September 9, 2013, that players who preordered Call of Duty: Ghosts would receive a bonus track in addition to "Survival".[47] The track listing was revealed on October 10, 2013.[48] On October 17, 2013, pre-order bundles featuring a deluxe CD and various merchandise options were made available on Eminem's website.[49]

During August 2013, Eminem performed four concerts in Europe. The group of shows featured supporting acts Slaughterhouse, Kendrick Lamar, EarlWolf (Tyler, The Creator & Earl Sweatshirt), Yelawolf, and Chance the Rapper.[50] In February 2014, Eminem will also tour Australia and New Zealand on the Rapture Tour. The four shows will also feature Kendrick Lamar, J. Cole, 360, David Dallas, and Action Bronson. Eminem reportedly handpicked the artists to join him on tour.[51][52]

Singles

On August 25, 2013, he revealed that the first single "Berzerk" would be released on August 27, 2013 in the US.[53] The song was premiered on Shade 45 the day before its retail release.[54] The single debuted at number two on the Canadian Hot 100,[55] number three on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100,[56] and among the top forty 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.[57] The single sold 362,000 downloads in its first week in the US,[58] and has sold 1,000,000 copies there as of October 2013.[59]

On August 14, 2013, a song titled "Survival" featuring Liz Rodrigues, with production by DJ Khalil was premiered in the multiplayer trailer for the video game Call of Duty: Ghosts. A following press release revealed the first single from his eighth studio album would be released soon.[36][60] On October 8, 2013, "Survival" was released on iTunes for digital download as the album's second single along with its music video.[61][62]

On October 14, 2013, the audio to "Rap God" premiered on Eminem's YouTube channel.[63] It was then released to iTunes the following day,[64] as the album's third single.[65]

On October 24, 2013, it was revealed that the Rihanna collaboration "The Monster", would be released as the album's fourth single.[66] The Frequency-produced song premiered on October 28, 2013.[67] The song was then released as the album's fourth official single the following day.[68] It was also serviced to urban contemporary radio in the United States that same day.[69]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic78/100[70]
Review scores
SourceRating
Consequence of Sound[71]
New York Daily News[72]
HipHopDX[73]
Los Angeles Times[74]
Rolling Stone[75]
Slant Magazine [76]
Spin8/10[77]
Toronto Sun[78]
USA Today[79]
XXL4/5 (XL)[80]

The Marshall Mathers LP 2 has received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 78, based on 10 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews."[70] This makes the album tied with the original Marshall Mathers LP as Eminem's best-rated project on the website.[81]

Rick Florino of Artistdirect gave the album a perfect five star rating saying, "Feelings aren't safe from Mr. Mathers and no one else is either as he fires off the kind of witty, wild, and wonderful verses that made him an icon on The Slim Shady LP, The Marshall Mathers LP, and The Eminem Show".[82] Jim Farber of the New York Daily News gave the album four out of five stars saying, "the album offers a resounding return to the gory comedy and free embrace psychosis that first made Em the anti hero of our age. It's his funniest album in years, as well as his fastest, verbally.[72] Ryan Bassil of Vice gave the album a positive review, writing: "No other rap album this year has managed to continually surprise in the way that the Marshall Mathers LP 2 does. [..] I don't think my jaw closed for a high majority listening through this album, consistently finding myself laughing out loud, pleased, shocked, and at times, emotional."[83] Jon Dolan of the Rolling Stone gave the album four out of five stars saying, "Nostalgia is everywhere. [..] He's playing his best character, the demon spawn of Trailer Hell, America, hitting middle age with his middle finger up his nose while he cleans off the Kool-Aid his kids spilled on the couch".[75] Christopher Weingarten of Spin gave the album an eight out of ten, saying "if rapping were purely an athletic competition, Eminem would be Michael Phelps and Lou Retton combined: pure ability and flexibility, like a bullet with only white-hot hate in his wake". He would go on to add that "we get rhymes...more rhymes than some rappers manage in a whole career".[77] Mikael Wood of the Los Angeles Times gave the album three out of four stars saying, "Eminem sounds more alive - angrier yet fully present - than he has in years...Eminem burns with purpose on "MMLP2". And if you don't like what he (still) has to say, there's a chance he doesn't either".[74] Edna Gundersen of USA Today gave the album three and a half stars out of four saying, "he recaptures the original releases wild, clever, emotional brilliance in a flurry of caustic , brazenly honest, rapid-fire rhymes and aggressive beats".[79] Consequence of Sound's Mike Madden gave the album three and a half out of five stars saying, "...Em is having a ton of fun with his craft...nostalgic in all the right ways...since we still haven't found an inheritor to his madness, this version of Marshall Mathers is more than welcome".[71] Sarah Rodman of the Boston Globe gave the album a positive review saying, "If anything, the sequel is more intense than the original, as the Detroit rapper explodes like an M-80...many memorable ones to be heard here, as Eminem doubles down on his manic flow, bursting with analogies, jokes, illusions, and ingenious wordplay with dizzying speed and skill".[84] Kat Rolle of Drowned in Sound gave the album a positive review saying, "This is Eminem's best record in a decade - and one of the most impressive, entertaining and addictive hip hop albums of the year".[85] The Washington Post gave the album a positive review saying, "It's satisfying on every level - as a story, as poetry, as a performance...One thing is immediately clear though: Eminem is the only rapper to survive a guest appearance from the cutthroat Kendrick Lamar. And really, what more do you need to know?"[86]

Dan Rys of XXL gave the album a rating of XL (four out of five) saying, "the thing that carries Em through is the diversity of his flows, and his ability to rap over anything...you're getting one with more perspective, a version which has seen 13 more years and has a different outlook on some of the same topics that he first visited in 2000".[87] Roman Cooper of HipHopDx gave the album a four out five rating saying, "Eminem can rhyme with the best of them, and is peerless in his technique. [..] The production and hyper-lyricism showcase Eminem's worst habits...but there is plenty good about "The Marshall Mathers LP 2".[88] Darryl Sterdan of the Toronto Sun gave the album a perfect four star rating saying, "...one of his most enjoyable albums in years...hilariously shocking and wicked, skewering everyone in his path (including himself). [..] It's the Eminem you know and love (and love to hate)."[89]

In a more mixed and positive review, Ted Scheinman of Slant Magazine gave the album three out of five stars saying, "the album has tantalizing moments of vintage performance...he remains secure in his role of provocateur nonpareil. [..] The residual misogyny and "faggot"-bashing is off-putting, and it's self awareness doesn't earn any points, but mainly it indicates a worrisome lack of imagination".[76] In a mixed review, Greg Kot of the Chicago Tribune gave the album two out of four stars saying, "...it reaffirms his prodigious agility with rhymes...Eminem still crunches together syllables, silliness and storytelling flights of ridiculousness with acrobatic skill. [..] The sense that we've all been here before, twice, is exacerbated by tired samples and interpolations. [..] Eminem tries to cover up his retreat by doing cartwheels and back-flips with his rhymes".[90]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Bad Guy"Part 1 written by Marshall Mathers, Larry Griffin, Mark Landon, Sarah Jaffe, Walter Murphy
Part 2 written by Mathers, Nicholas Warwar, Vinny Venditto, S. Hacker, M. Aiello, Gian Reverberi, Laura Giordano		Part 1 produced by S1, M-Phazes
Part 2 produced by StreetRunner, Vinny Venditto[a]		7:14
2."Parking Lot" (skit)MathersEminem0:55
3."Rhyme or Reason"Mathers, Rod ArgentRick Rubin, Eminem5:01
4."So Much Better"Mathers, Luis RestoEminem, Luis Resto[b]4:21
5."Survival"Mathers, Khalil Abdul Rahman, Erik Alcock, Liz Rodrigues, Pranam Injeti, Mike StrangeDJ Khalil4:32
6."Legacy"Mathers, Polina Goudieva, David Brook, Emile HaynieEmile4:56
7."Asshole" (featuring Skylar Grey)Mathers, Alexander Grant, Holly Hafermann, RestoAlex da Kid, Eminem[b]4:48
8."Berzerk"Mathers, William Squier, Adam Horovitz, Adam Yauch, Rick Rubin, Joseph Modeliste, Arthur Neville, Cyril Neville, Vincent Brown, Anthony Criss, Keir GistRick Rubin3:58
9."Rap God"Mathers, Bigram Zayas, Matthew Delgiorno, Hacker, Douglas Davis, Richard Walters, Dania Birks, Juana Burns, Juanita Lee, Fatima Shaheed, Kim NazelDVLP, Filthy[a]6:03
10."Brainless"Mathers, RestoEminem, Luis Resto[b]4:46
11."Stronger Than I Was"Mathers, RestoEminem, Luis Resto[b]5:36
12."The Monster" (featuring Rihanna)Mathers, Bryan Fryzel, Aaron Kleinstub, M. Athanasiou, Robyn Fenty, Jon Bellion, Bebe RexhaFrequency, Aalias[a]4:10
13."So Far..."Mathers, Joe Walsh, Jesse WeaverRick Rubin5:17
14."Love Game" (featuring Kendrick Lamar)Mathers, Kendrick Lamar, Clint Ballard, Jimmie Grier, Coy Poe, Pinky TomlinRick Rubin4:56
15."Headlights" (featuring Nate Ruess)Mathers, Nate Ruess, Haynie, Jeff Bhasker, RestoEmile, Jeff Bhasker, Eminem[b]5:43
16."Evil Twin"Mathers, Tavish Graham, Joey Chavez, RestoSid Roams, Eminem[b]5:56
Total length:78:13
Call of Duty: Ghosts bonus track[91]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
17."Don't Front" (featuring Buckshot)Mathers, Kenyatta Blake 
Deluxe edition bonus disc[92]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Baby"Mathers, Resto, StrangeEminem, Luis Resto[b]4:23
2."Desperation" (featuring Jamie N Commons)Mathers, Jamie Commons, GrantAlex da Kid3:56
3."Groundhog Day"M. Mathers, Carl McCormick, Adam Feeney, T. Brenneck, J. Tankle, H. Steinweiss, D. Guy, L. MichelsCardiak, Frank Dukes, Eminem[a]4:53
4."Beautiful Pain" (featuring Sia)Mathers, Haynie, Sia Furler, RestoEmile, Eminem[a]4:25
5."Wicked Ways" (featuring X Ambassadors)Mathers, Grant, Josh MosserAlex da Kid6:32
Total length:102:21
Notes
  • Track listing and credits from album booklet.
  • ^a signifies a co-producer
  • ^b signifies an additional producer
  • "Bad Guy" features vocals by Sarah Jaffe.
  • "Survival" features vocals by Liz Rodrigues.
  • "Legacy" features vocals by Polina.[29]
  • "Love Game" features vocals by Keira Marie.
  • "The Monster" features background vocals by Bebe.[29]
Sample credits[29]

Release history

Country Date Format Label
Germany[93] November 5, 2013 CD, digital download Shady, Aftermath, Interscope
Russia[94]
United States[95]

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