Eminem New Album 2013: In Honor of Fall Release Date and New Song 'Survival,' Best Slim Shady Freestyle 'Rap Battle' Countdown! [VIDEOS]

It's Eminem mania! First, the popular Detroit rapper FINALLY debuted the first song "Survival' off of his highly-anticipated 2013 album. Then, Slim Shady announced that the new record will soon receive an official fall release date! Now, Em's wrecking havoc over in Europe with some insane concert/festival performances. What can Shady fans expect next? Perhaps a worldwide tour... But, in the meantime, check out some of these awesome freestyle rap battles featuring none other than the Real Slim Shady.

First, check out Eminem's new song "Survival," featured in the video game trailer for "Call of Duty: Ghosts." This is Shady's first new "solo" material since 2010's hit album "Recovery" -

In a recent interview with VladTV, rapper Loaded Lux says he'd love to have a rap battle with the "Without Me" emcee. Check it out:

So that got us to thinking - what are some of Eminem's BEST free-styling rap battles? That's how he first got started in the game anyway, right?

Well, Lux really enjoys the battle between Shady and Juice:

But how about Shady vs. Choc?

Or this mixed collection of old school freestyle goodies from 1997's Rap Olympics:

How about Em's fresh rhymes compared to Lil Wayne?

And of course we can't forget about those monumental scenes from "8 Mile" -

Can't wait to hear what Shady has in store for fans on the new album!

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Eminem, New Album, New Song, 2013, Survival, Freestyle