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The eight studio album by American rapper Eminem. Set to be released in late summer or early fall of 2013, it will be Eminem's first studio effort since 2010's Recovery.

Background
On May 24, Eminem revealed that he had began working on his next album in a phone 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 is taking shape, and that Dr. Dre will be involved in some way.

It is set to be released in 2013.

On February 11, 2013, Shady Records President and Eminem manager Paul Rosenberg announced 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." The album remains untitled. On March 22, 2013 Dr. Dre said that Eminem was close to finishing the album and that he worked together with Eminem on it. Producer No I.D. has been confirmed to produce on the album. On June 5, 2013 a photo of Eminem in the studio with Royce Da 5'9", Mr. Porter, Top Dawg Entertainment artists Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Schoolboy Q, and Ab-Soul (collectively known as Black Hippy) surfaced. While it's not proven, many believe Eminem and Black Hippy collaborated for his eighth studio album.

On August 30, 2012, Slaughterhouse member Royce da 5'9" gave his thoughts on the album, stating "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." Close friend and fellow rapper 50 Cent is also confirmed to feature on the album.

Reception
Even without a title or release the album was included in multiple "Most Anticipated Albums of 2013" lists; including MTV, Complex Magazine where it was listed in sixth position; and XXL Magazine, where it was listed in fifth.