Eminem has announced that his 12th studio album, The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grace), will be out this summer.
Appearing tonight at the first round of the NFL Draft in Detroit, Eminem (real name: Marshall Mathers) also released a trailer on social media. The clip shows a crime reporter discussing the death of Eminem’s alter ego, Slim Shady.
Slim Shady is an alter ego for Eminem, bowing in 1997’s Slim Shady EP and The Slim Shady LP, which arrived two years later.
“Through his complex and oft-criticized, tongue-twisting rhymes, the anti-hero known as Slim Shady has had no shortage of enemies,” he says.
50 Cent then makes 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 then makes an appearance, stating, “I knew it was only a matter of time for Slim.”
Eminem’s last album, Music to Be Murdered By, came out in January 2020. It debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and had a hit single, Godzilla, featuring Juice Wrld, which peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100.
