Eminem’s highly anticipated eighth studio album, The Marshall Mathers LP 2, leaked on multiple file-sharing websites Wednesday evening.
Dennis Dennehy, a publicist at Interscope Records, told USA TODAY that the new album could be officially streamed as soon as Thursday.
(UPDATE 11/1/13: Legal stream released. Stream The Marshall Mathers LP 2 here.)
Eminem has released four tracks leading up to the November 5 release of MMLP2: the old school-inspired “Berzerk” (produced by Rick Rubin), “Survival” (featuring Call of Duty: Ghosts visual elements), the controversial and lyrically potent “Rap God,” and Monday’s release — “The Monster” (featuring Rihanna).
The music industry has seen its fair share of leaks in recent months, but Slim Shady’s album sales are not expected to suffer. The rap phenom is set to appear as a musical guest on Saturday Night Live this week, as well as perform during Sunday’s first-ever YouTube Video Awards.
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