"Shady XV" — If you've been paying close attention over the past couple days, you've seen that message all over the place.
Eminem used the hashtag #ShadyXV on Facebook and Twitter following a two-night stand at Comerica Park in Detroit. He even wore a shirt that read "Shady XV" during the shows:
https://twitter.com/hashtag/SHADYXV?src=hash">#SHADYXV https://t.co/uj7s2ZXx4A pic.twitter.com/RCtTbEwhTO
— Marshall Mathers (@Eminem) August 24, 2014
Manager Paul Rosenberg tweeted this almost three months ago:
Shady XV
ADVERTISEMENT— Paul Rosenberg (@rosenberg) June 3, 2014
Most recently, Sony Entertainment released a new trailer for The Equalizer, a forthcoming Denzel Washington film that will feature Em's new single "Guts Over Fear."
At the end of the trailer, the following note appears: "Shady XV - Black Friday."
So what does it all mean? Clearly, either some major album info or a new album itself will be released on Nov. 26, the day after Thanksgiving.
But will the release be an entirely original follow-up to last fall's The Marshall Mathers LP 2? Or will it be a 15th anniversary edition of Em's major label debut, The Slim Shady LP?
Right now, the only answers we have are a title (Shady XV), a song ("Guts Over Fear") and a date (Nov. 26).
If a new original album is actually in the works, the turnaround between Marshall Mathers 2 and Shady XV would be much quicker than the wait between 2010's Recovery and last year's release.
Whatever the results of this secret message, Marshall has been a busy man. The Monster Tour with Rihanna just came to its conclusion in his hometown of Detroit, and he completed the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge on Saturday night to cap off the run of sold-out shows.
Shady XV means he won't be taking a break from music anytime soon.