Eminem’s eighth studio album “The Marshall Mathers LP 2”, turns 7 today.
The sequel to Eminem‘s “The Marshall Mathers LP“, turns 7 years old, which released in 2013. ‘The Marshall Mathers LP 2‘ was the eighth studio album by Eminem and it debuted at #1 on the US Billboard 200 with moving over 792k copies in the first week, and it also won Eminem a record sixth Grammy Award for Best Rap Album at the 2015 Grammy Records. In 2017, the album was certified quadruple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
The music for “Rap God” was released on Eminem’s YouTube account on October 14, 2013. The next day, it was released as the album’s third single on iTunes. On the Billboard Hot 100, it debuted at number seven. The music video for “Rap God” was released on November 27, 2013.
On October 24, 2013, it was announced that “The Monster,” a Rihanna duet, would be released as the album’s fourth single. The song, which was created by Frequency, debuted on October 28, 2013.
The album also featured Eminem’s Guinness World Record holder (at that time) “Rap God“, which was the title holder for ‘Fastest Rap in a number one single‘. The record was broken by Eminem himself earlier this year with Juice WRLD assisted ‘Godzilla‘.
Eminem’s eighth studio album, The Marshall Mathers LP 2, was meant to be a follow-up to the 2000 original. The project, which featured Skylar Grey, Rihanna, Nate Ruess, and a then-unknown Kendrick Lamar, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and became the second-best-selling album of 2013. At the 57th Annual Grammy Awards, it also took home the award for Best Rap Album. Kamikaze, Detroit Rapper’s ninth and most current album, also debuted at No. 1 in its first week, selling over 434,000 total album-equivalent units. Slim Shady was crowned the RIAA’s second-most successful singles artist of all time in February.
Eminem released Rap God seven years ago today and it became the title holder for ‘Fastest rap in a number one single’ with 97 words in 15 seconds – 6.46 words per second.
He topped this in Godzilla with 225 words in 30 seconds – 7.5 words per second.
— Guinness World Records Day – Nov 18 #GWRday (@GWR) October 15, 2020
