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Eminem released the first official single (other than Surivival which is part of Call Of Duty: Ghosts. The new single is called “Berzerk” and centers around a theme of having fun, letting go, not taking life too seriously, or simply going “berzerk”.
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The song as Ryan Seacrest brought up has a very similar sound to the Beastie Boys. I’ve never been much of an Eminem fan (although my sister’s a fanatic, so saying I’ve been exposed to Eminem’s music over the years is a huge understatement), but I find that the more I listen to this song the more it grows on me. I’ve always favored the Beastie Boys over Eminem and this song is extremely catchy. “Berzerk” doesn’t seem like typical Eminem to me.
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I was a little bit disappointed by the lyrics. Although I am not a fan of Eminem, I always appreciated the way many of his lyrics were more serious than typical rap songs. However, these lyrics are laid back, silly, and I feel less meaningful than most of Eminem’s songs. In typical Eminem style, there are several celebrities that are mentioned throughout. He does this often with his less serious songs (take for instance, The Real Slim Shady where he mentioned Christina Aguilera, Britney Spears, Fred Durst, and even Carson Daly). But this time around it’s not quite as funny. He seems to be honoring K-Fed which is a bit confusing. I see K-Fed as a bit of a poorly dressed bum that just kind of goes on making babies with various women (he’s married now, but god knows how long that will last). Eminem seems to be honoring him in his new song for the lack of fucks he gives. I guess not giving a fuck is something to honor? At least Eminem seems to think so.
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Kendrick Lamar seems to have gotten praise from Eminem as well, as he received a shout out in the song. However, the lyrics don’t seem to mention why. It is just a quick shout out without much of an explanation.
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Eminem also mentions MC Ren, a rapper that few people know about. Eminem seems aware of this as he quickly dismisses that he is talking about Ren from Ren and Stimpy with the verse “And I don’t mean Stimpy’s friend, bitch”. Sorry guys, Ren and Stimpy just aren’t worthy of praise in Eminem’s song…
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Other celebrities under fire in “Berzerk” are Khloe Kardashian who Eminem refers to as “The ugly one” and Lamar, who Eminem accuses of “setting the bar too low”.
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I predict that “Berzerk” will be a very successful single for Eminem since it’s so damn catchy and everyone is already so hyped up about Eminem having new music. This song will be all over the radio and sell well. However, if I were to give it a grade it would just be a B-. It’s catchy and fun, but less creative than some of his other light stuff and the lyrics are sub par compared to his more serious stuff. It’s just kind of catchy and okay.
Check out the lyric video below for “Berzerk” and let me know your thoughts!
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On Wednesday Eminem debuted his first single in nearly 3 years titled “Survivor”. The song which features Liz Rodriguez who’s worked with Eminem on several of his previous works made its debut in the new trailer for the new Call of Duty: Ghosts Trailer.
Eminem explained in a press conference:
The song’s about fighting back and it seems like it fits Ghosts perfectly. I’m gonna be a big part of the game. My new song’s in it, got a video dropping for it soon too.
The song seems like the perfect anthem for not only Call of Duty, but Eminem himself. Eminem has never shied away from discussing his troubled past and overcoming many difficult issues such as drug addictions and broken homes. The track is good, but seems to be missing a little bit of emotion which may simply be because it was produced for the video game.
Eminem confirmed that his new album will be dropping sometime this Fall. The official release date and the album’s name have yet to be announced. Eminem is currently on tour in Europe until August 25th.
What do you think about Eminem’s new single? Check out the premiere in the new trailer for Call of Duty: Ghosts below!
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