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| Last album = ''Hell: The Sequel'' (2011) | This album = ''The Marshall Mathers LP 2'' (2013) | Next album = | Misc = }} ''The Marshall Mathers LP 2'' is the eighth studio album by American rapper Eminem, released on November 5, 2013, by Aftermath Entertainment, Shady Records, and Interscope Records. It is a sequel to 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". The song was released two days later, and peaked at number three on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. It was followed by two more 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 and being certified triple platinum by RIAA in United States. "The Monster", featuring Rihanna, was released as the album's fourth single on October 29, 2013. It went number one in several countries and was certified triple platinum in the United States, becoming one of the biggest international hits of 2014. The album's fifth single, "Headlights" featuring Nate Ruess, was released on February 5, 2014. The album received positive reviews from music critics, who praised Eminem's technical rapping abilities and production choices. ''The Marshall Mathers LP 2'' marked an improvement in reception over some of his more recent albums, and was named on multiple "Albums of the Year" year-end lists. It debuted at number one on the US ''Billboard'' 200 and had the second highest album sales of 2013. To date, the album has sold 2,700,000 copies in the United States according to Nielsen Soundscan and 5,500,000 copies worldwide. The album won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album at the 57th Grammy Awards. == Background == 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. 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 was taking shape, and that Dr. Dre will be involved in some way. 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." 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'', On August 10 however, Eminem appeared on Shade 45 and told Sway Calloway: "We actually just finished the () album last week ... Now I've got time to be able to start doing things for my own project." 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." On February 8, 2013, Shady Records president and Eminem's 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." On March 22, 2013, during an interview with Power 106, Dr. Dre said that he was working with Eminem, and that Eminem was "finishing up his project." On June 17, 2013, Shady Records producer The Alchemist appeared on ''RapFix Live'', and tweeted to shadygodz (One of the Stan fans aka Sanket Kale Mathers) 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." Prior to the announcement of the album's name, it was named to multiple "Most Anticipated Albums of 2013" lists; including MTV, ''Complex'' where it was listed in sixth position (and later on in second); and ''XXL'', where it was listed in fifth. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Marshall Mathers LP 2」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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