The Marshall Mathers LP 2

The Marshall Mathers LP 2 is the upcoming eight studio album by American hip hop artist Eminem that is scheduled to be released on November 5, 2013, by Aftermath Entertainment, Shady Records, and Interscope Records, the album is a continuation of Eminem's The Marshall Mathers LP (2000). Recording and production for the album took place between 2012 and 2013, production was handled mainly by Eminem with other producers including Rick Rubin, Dr. Dre, No ID and S1. The album features guest musicians including Skylar Grey, Rihanna, Fun. frontman Nate Ruess and fellow Aftermath label-mate Kendrick Lamar.

The lead single, Berzerk, was relased on August 25, 2013 along with the title during the 2013 MTV Music Video Awards which debuted at number 3 on the Billboard 200, three other singles, Survival, Rap God and The Monster  were later released.

Background
Eminem revealed that he had begun working on his next album in an interview on Hot 97's morning show with Peter Rosenberg on May 24, 2012, he also talked about the album with DJ Whoo Kid, on his own radio station, Shade 45, saying; "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." In February of 2013, Eminem's manager Paul Rosenberg told Billboard that Eminem's eighth studio album would be released after Memorial Day, 2013. "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."

Music
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 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." 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?" "The Monster" is a "dark", "deamon-battling" song, produced by Frequency. The track features backing vocals from Bebe Rexha and a chorus by Rihanna.