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Slim Shady is again, again once more. However, apparently, not for lengthy.
Eminem seems to be killing off his alter ego in his newest challenge, an album titled, “The Loss of life of Slim Shady (Coup de Grace).”
He has dropped the album’s first single, “Houdini,” which samples the Steve Miller Band’s 1982 hit, “Abracadabra.” His lyrics take goal at a number of individuals, together with Megan Thee Stallion and even himself.
“If I used to be to ask for Megan Thee Stallion if she would collab with me, would I actually have a shot at a feat?” he raps, referencing Tory Lanez shooting Megan Thee Stallion in the toes in 2020, a criminal offense for which Lanez was sentenced to 10 years in prison.
Eminem additionally released a music video for the music wherein he will get slightly assist from a few of his movie star pals.
It opens with the 51-year-old rapper’s music supervisor, Paul Rosenberg, leaving a seemingly lower than optimistic voicemail in regards to the new album earlier than Eminem’s mentor and frequent collaborator, Dr. Dre, tells him, “We’ve obtained an issue.”
The problem being a portal that enables time journey between the current and 2002. Cameos from 50 Cent, Snoop Dogg and Pete Davidson comply with.
Eminem battles it out along with his younger-self within the video, which is able to remind followers of his 2002 “With out Me” video.
Lately a faux obituary appeared for his Slim Shady alter ego in his hometown newspaper, the Detroit Free Press. It referred to Slim Shady a “a rogue splinter within the flourishing underground rap scene.”
“The Loss of life of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce)” follows Eminem’s 2020 album, “Music to Be Murdered By.” The total assortment of latest music is ready for launch this summer time.