The song starts with a " blast of static , hard guitar and Em roaring out of the gate sounding like the long-lost , fourth Beastie Boy " , according to Yahoo! Music critic Craig Rosen . The song samples the " Kick it ! " part of " ( You Got ta ) Fight for Your Right ( To Party ! ) " , performed by Ad-Rock . According to '' Billboard '' Lars Brandle , the song is " a punchy , guitar-and-beats driven song which channels Joan Jett & the Blackhearts ' '' I Love Rock 'n' Roll '' and '' Licensed to Ill '' - era Beastie Boys . " During the halftime at the September 7 , 2013 Michigan – Notre Dame football game , Eminem premiered a preview of the music video for " Berzerk " . Then the video was premiered two days later on September 9 , via VEVO . The video was filmed in Brooklyn , New York and directed by Syndrome . It features cameo appearances from fellow American rappers Kendrick Lamar and Kid Rock ( both of whom Eminem mentions in the song 's lyrics ) in addition to Shady Records labelmates Slaughterhouse , Mr. Porter , Yelawolf and The Alchemist , the song 's producer Rick Rubin and Eminem 's manager Paul Rosenberg . The video also features short clips of backyard wrestling as well as short clips of the official music video of Billy Squier 's " The Stroke " , which is heavily sampled in the song . The video received a nomination at MTV Video Music Awards 2014 in the category " Best Hip-Hop Video "
MTV Video Music Awards 2014
2014 MTV Video Music Awards
Berzerk (song)