2018 saw another career resurgence for Eminem. Ever since the rapper released his surprise record Kamikaze last August, he has been on quite a roll. He even produced a battle rap film called Bodied which was released last month.

The release of BODIED has me feeling nostalgic about battle rap so I headed down to my old stomping grounds, Hit the link for 10+ minutes of it 🔊 “Kick Off" (Freestyle) - https://t.co/gR49ti7sVI pic.twitter.com/GzSmYlmaaW

— Marshall Mathers (@Eminem) December 1, 2018

To celebrate the film's release, Em dropped a new 11-minute freestyle rap he calls "Kick Off". He opens up the piece with the lyrics "I’ve always looked at battle rap as competition or war.” 

Shot at The Shelter at St. Andrew’s in Detroit, the simplistic video shows the rapper dropping his bars and doing what he does best. Check out Eminem's "Kick Off" right here.

Courtesy: EminemMusic   The song made quick references to last year's horrific suicide bombing at the Manchester Arena: "Like an Islamic regime, a jihadist extreme radical / Suicide bomber that’s seeing / Ariana Grande sing her last song of the evening / And as the audience from the damn concert is leaving / Detonates the device strapped to his abdominal region / I’m not gonna finish that for obvious reasons."   And of course, it wouldn't be an Eminem track without him throwing a little shade at his fellow artists. "The bear you don’t want to poke is back, the backbone of rap / Your f*cking lead singles are my bonus tracks."