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Berzerk by Eminem

TRACK

Eminem

Berzerk

Release date: 5th November 2013

From The Marshall Mathers LP2 (Deluxe)
Track 8
3:59
Hip-Hop/RapMusicHardcore RapRap
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About This Track

The lead single from 'The Marshall Mathers LP 2', released in 2013, 'Berzerk' announced Eminem's return with a deliberately retro posture. The production nods to old-school hip-hop, and the lyrics name-check MC Ren and Public Enemy, framing the track as a conscious pivot back to what Eminem calls straight hip-hop. The tone is confrontational but celebratory, built around a hook that urges listeners to let loose and go wild.

Lyrically, Eminem adopts a combative stance towards critics and a boastful one towards his craft, claiming to turn detractors into silent observers. There are shout-outs to Kendrick Lamar and references to vintage Slim Shady, positioning the song as both a throwback and a reassertion of technical skill. The second verse shifts into playful braggadocio, mixing wordplay with pop-culture nods to Kid Rock and K-Fed, the latter invoked as shorthand for letting go of inhibition.

The track appeared alongside 'Rap God' and 'The Monster' as one of the album's key singles, with 'Survival' also serving as the official song for Call of Duty: Ghosts. The duration runs just under four minutes.

"Berzerk" is a track by Eminem, from the album The Marshall Mathers LP2 (Deluxe), released 5th November 2013. The track is 3:59 long. It's filed under Hip-Hop/Rap. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 1 article about Eminem.

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Eminem

Eminem

Lyrics

Berzerk

Now this shit's about to kick off, this party looks wack
Let's take it back to straight hip-hop and start it from scratch
I'm 'bout to bloody this track up, everybody get back
That's why my pen needs a pad, 'cause my rhymes on the ra-aag
Just like I did with addiction, I'm 'bout to kick it
Like a magician, critics I turn to crickets
Got 'em still on the fence whether to picket
But quick to get impaled when I tell 'em "stick it"
So sick I'm looking pale, well that's my pigment
'Bout to go ham, ya bish, shoutout to Kendrick
Let's bring it back to that vintage Slim, bitch!
The art of the MCin' mixed with da Vinci and MC Ren
And I don't mean Stimpy's friend, bitch!
Been public enemy since you thought PE was gym, bitch!

(Kick your shoes off)
(Let your hair down and)
(Go berzerk)
All night long

(Grow your beard out)
(Just weird out and)
(Go berzerk)
All night long

We're gonna rock this house until we knock it down
So turn the volume loud, cause it's mayhem 'till the AM
So baby make just like K-Fed and let yourself go
Let yourself go
Say fuck it before we kick the bucket
Life's too short to not go for broke
So everybody, everybody (go berzerk), move your body

Guess it's just the way that I'm dressed, ain't it?
Khakis pressed, Nike shoes, crispy and fresh laced
So I guess it ain't
That aftershave or cologne that made 'em just faint
Plus I showed up with a coat fresher than wet paint
So if love is a chess game, check mate
But girl, your body's bangin', jump me in, dang, bang-bang
Yes, siree Bob, I was thinking the same thang
So come get on this Kid's rock, baw-wit-da-baw, dang dang
Pow-p-p-p-pow chica pow chica wow, wow
Got your gal blowin' up a val-v-v-v-val-valve
Ain't slowin' down, throw in the towel-t-t-towel-towel
Dumb it down, I don't know how, huh huh, how how
Least I know that I don't know
Question is are you bozos smart enough to feel stupid?
Hope so, now ho...

(Kick your shoes off)
(Let your hair down and)
(Go berzerk)
All night long

(Grow your beard out)
(Just weird out and)
(Go berzerk)
All night long

We're gonna rock this house until we knock it down
So turn the volume loud, cause it's gonna mayhem 'till the AM
So crank the bass up like crazy and let yourself go
Let yourself go
Say fuck it before we kick the bucket
Life's too short to not go for broke
So everybody, everybody, (go berzerk), move your body

Everybody...

And they say that love is powerful as cough syrup in styrofoam
All I know is I fell asleep and woke up in that Monte Carlo
With the ugly Kardashian. Lamar, oh sorry, yo
We done both set the bar low
Far as hard drugs are though that's the past
But I done did enough codeine to knock future into tomorrow
And girl, I ain't got no money to borrow
But I am tryin' to find a way to get you a-loan (car note)
Oh!
Marshall mathers shit head with a potty mouth
Get the bar of soap lathered Kangol's and Carheartless Cargos
Girl you're fixin' to get your heart broke
Don't be absurd, ma'am, you birdbrain baby
I ain't called anybody baby since birdman
Unless you're a swallow
Word, Rick, word man. You heard but don't get discouraged
Girl, this is your jam, unless you got toe jam

(Kick your shoes off)
(Let your hair down and)
(Go berzerk)
All night long

(Grow your beard out)
(Just weird out and)
(Go berzerk)
All night long

We're gonna rock this house until we knock it down
So turn the volume loud, 'cause it's gonna mayhem 'till the AM
So baby make just like K-Fed and let yourself go
Let yourself go
Say fuck it before we kick the bucket
Life's too short to not go for broke
So everybody, everybody (go berzerk), move your body

We're gonna rock this house until we knock it down
So turn the volume loud, 'cause it's gonna mayhem 'till the AM
So crank the bass up like crazy and let yourself go
Let yourself go
Say fuck it before we kick the bucket
Life's too short to not go for broke
So everybody, everybody (go berzerk), move your body

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Track details

From The Marshall Mathers LP2 (Deluxe)

3:592013
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Album
The Marshall Mathers LP2 (Deluxe)
The Marshall Mathers LP2 (Deluxe)
Eminem
5th November 2013
Track number
8
Release year
2013
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    7:14
  2. 2Parking Lot (skit)
    0:55
  3. 3Rhyme Or Reason
    5:02
  4. 4So Much Better
    4:21

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  • Credits

    Production & Engineering

    Writer
    Ad-Rock, Art Neville, Billy Squier, Cyril Neville, Eminem, George Porter Jr., Kay Gee, Leo Nocentelli, MCA, Rick Rubin, Treach, Vin Rock, Zigaboo Modeliste
    Producer
    Rick Rubin
    Guitar
    Jason Lader
    Keyboards
    Jason Lader
    Additional Guitar
    Mike Strange
    Additional Keyboards
    Luis Resto
    Additional Vocals
    Rick Rubin
    Assistant Engineer
    Dave “Squirrel” Covell, Eric Lynn, Phillip Brousard Jr., Sean Oakley
    Digital Audio Editor
    Jason Lader
    Mastering Engineer
    Brian Gardner
    Mixing Engineer
    Dr. Dre, Mauricio Iragorri
    Recording Engineer
    Jason Lader, Joe Strange, Mike Strange, Tony Campana
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