Eminem's new album 'The Marshall Mathers LP 2' debuted at No. 1 when it was finally released on Nov. 5, 2013. The rapper's 8<sup>th studio album is set to become the second-largest sales week of the year, topping Drake's "Nothing Was the Same" album. Eminem is believed to have sold over 750,000 albums by the end of the first week- but that number will be confirmed by the official sales number, which will be announced Nov. 13.
The highly successfully MMLP2 is Eminem's 7<sup>th consecutive No. 1 album.
The 41-year-old's last studio album "Recovery" was released back in June 2010. It debuted at No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, selling 741,000 copies in its first week and stayed at number one for seven non-consecutive weeks. It was the best-selling album of 2010 worldwide.
The complete song list for 'The Marshall Matters LP 2' album is as follows:
1. "Bad Guy"
2. "Parking Lot" (skit)
3. "Rhyme Or Reason"
4. "So Much Better"
5. "Survival"
6. "Legacy"
7. "Asshole" (featuring Skylar Grey)
8. "Berzerk"
9. "Rap God"
10. "Brainless"
11. "Stronger Than I Was"
12. "The Monster" (featuring Rihanna)
13. "So Far..."
14. "Love Game" (featuring Kendrick Lamar)
15. "Headlights" (featuring Nate Ruess)
16. "Evil Twin"
17. "Baby"
18. "Desperation" f. Jamie N Commons
19. "Groundhog Day"
20. "Beautiful Pain" f. Sia
21. "Wicked Ways"
Tracks 17 to 21 are bonus tracks which are included only when you purchase "The Whole House" package on Eminem.com. As part of the package deal, fans will receive a T-shirt, a hoodie and a 24x18" lithograph photograph.
Meanwhile, Eminem performed at the 2013 MTV Europe Music Awards on Nov. 10, 2013. The rapper was on stage at the Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam to receive the Global Icon Award. He rapped his new songs "Berzerk" and "Rap God" at the award show.
On Nov. 7, Eminem held a Q&A session with fans via Facebook.
One fan asked, "what inspired you to start rapping?" to which he replied, "LL cool J."
Another fan asked, "What is the one thing you get annoyed at the most?" Eminem replied, "When people keep asking me if I am retiring."
"If you could go back and change one thing about MMLP2, what would that be and why?" asked Ben McClaughry.
Eminem said, "I would have added 'don't front' on to the deluxe bonus disc but we didn't clear the sample in time."
