The music video for " The Monster " was Eminem 's third to be directed by the American filmmaker Rich Lee . He filmed Eminem 's and Rihanna 's parts on November 20 , 2013 in Detroit . The video , released on December 16 , 2013 , features references to other music videos that Eminem has released including " My Name Is " , " Lose Yourself " , " 3 a.m. " , " The Way I Am " and the 2001 Grammy Awards performance of " Stan " with Elton John . The video received three nominations at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards in the categories " Best Male Video " , " Best Collaboration " and " Best Direction "
2014 MTV Video Music Awards
2014 MTV Video Music Awards
The Monster (song)