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.

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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!