In a shocking trailer designed to promote the Summer of 2024’s most anticipated release, Eminem has released a trailer for The Death of Slim Shady! It all started shortly before Eminem made an appearance at the NFL Draft, when he announced that his 12th studio album “The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grace)” will come out this summer.
The trailer dropped right after his NFL cameo, showing a true crime reporter discussing the death of Eminem’s alter ego, Slim Shady. “Through his complex and oft-criticized, tongue-twisting rhymes, the anti-hero known as Slim Shady has had no shortage of enemies,” he says.
Eminem’s longtime associate 50 Cent is then shown in a cameo. “He’s not a friend, he’s a psychopath,” he says. The reporter continues, “The same rude lyrics and controversial antics may have ultimately led to his demise. Join me as we recreate the events that led to the murder of Slim Shady.”
Eminem himself makes an appearance, stating, “I knew it was only a matter of time for Slim.”
The rapper surprise-released his last album, “Music to Be Murdered By,” in January 2020. It was an instant success, bowing with the top spot on the Billboard 200 and spawning the hit single “Godzilla” featuring Juice Wrld, which peaked at No. 3 on the Hot 100.
According to Variety, Slim Shady has long been an alter ego for Eminem, dating back to 1997’s “Slim Shady EP” and “The Slim Shady LP,” which arrived two years later. The character has often been one he’s assumed to deliver his more aggressive and violent lyrics, which branded him as a controversial rapper from the start of his career. He’s assumed the alter ego on songs including “Guilty Conscience,” “’97 Bonnie and Clyde” and, fittingly, “Kill You.”
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