Rapper Eminem announces the release of the album "The Death of Slim Shady" for this summer.

Rapper Eminem announces the release of the album “The Death of Slim Shady” for this summer.

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Eminem returns this summer with his 12th studio album titled “The Death of Slim Shady”. A record in which he will evoke the death of his life’s alter ego, the “psychopath” Slim Shady.

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Rapper Eminem performs during halftime of Super Bowl LVI, at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif., on February 13, 2022. (JOHN G. MABANGLO / EPA / MAXPPP)

This is an announcement that threatens to shake up the music industry. Eminem, one of the most famous American rappers of his generation, announces the release of his new album on Friday, April 26 The Death of Slim Shady (The Final Blow) this summer, in the trailer published on social networks, according to Diversity. Eminem made the announcement right after his appearance at the NFL Draft, the big annual event of the National Football League, the national league of American football in the United States.

The trailer features a reporter discussing the death of Eminem’s alter ego, “psychopath” Slim Shady, at a crime scene. “Thanks to his complex, often criticized and linguistic rhymes, the anti-hero known as Slim Shady had no shortage of enemies.”the journalist explains in the video.

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Rapper 50 Cent, Eminem’s longtime friend and collaborator with whom he shared the 2022 Superbowl halftime show, then makes a brief appearance. “He’s not a friend, he’s a psychopath.”, he declares. The journalist continues: “The same harsh words and controversial antics may have led to his downfall. Join me as I recreate the events that led to Slim Shady’s murder.” Eminem himself makes an appearance, declaring: “I knew it was only a matter of time for Slim.”

Since then, Slim Shady has been Eminem’s alter ego for a long time Slim Shady EP (1997) and Slim Shady LP, published two years later. The character was often used to deliver his harshest and most aggressive lyrics, making him a controversial rapper early in his career. This alter ego is present on many titles like Awareness of guilt, ’97 Bonnie and Clyde Or Kill.

The rapper suddenly released his latest album, Music for murderin January 2020. The album was an immediate success, topping the US Billboard 200 chart, thanks in particular to the hit Godzilla with the World of juices. On March 19, rap icon Dr. Dre stated on the set of Jimmy Kimmel Live that this new album “demented“.

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