Eminem is giving his followers the primary style of his upcoming twelfth album “The Demise of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce),” dropping this summer season, with the discharge of its first single “Houdini.”
The tune begins with a traditional Eminem trope, enlisting his longtime supervisor Paul Rosenberg to share his distaste of the album that’s to come back. “Hey Em, it’s Paul. I used to be listening to the album … Good f—ing luck, you’re by yourself,” says Rosenberg.
“Houdini” is considerably of a callback to his 2002 single “With out Me,” starting with the singsong rhymes, “Guess who’s again, again once more / Shady’s again, inform a buddy.” The tune, produced by Eminem and his longtime collaborator Luis Resto, cites Steve Miller Band’s “Abracadabra” on the refrain, and references Megan Thee Stallion’s taking pictures incident on one of many strains. “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? I don’t know, however I’m glad to be, again,” he raps.
The music video for the tune is a direct homage to “With out Me,” as Eminem steps right into a portal again to the 12 months when the tune got here out. The clip, shot in a comic book strip type just like the video for “With out Me,” options visitor appearances from 50 Cent, Pete Davidson, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg and Alchemist, amongst many others, and sees two Eminems — one from 2002 and one other from the present day — rapping alongside to “Houdini.”
Particulars surrounding “The Demise of Slim Shady” have been comparatively scarce since he introduced the album final month. In March, his longtime collaborator Dr. Dre went on “Jimmy Kimmel Reside!” and revealed that Eminem was engaged on a brand new venture, and that he labored on a number of songs slated for inclusion on it. He additionally stated that he was scheduled to listen to the album for the primary time the day after the looks on TV.
Through the NFL Draft in April, Eminem introduced “The Demise of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce)” with a Detroit Homicide Recordsdata crime present teaser, suggesting that the venture would sign the demise of his longtime alter ego. A number of weeks in the past, he ran a faux obituary within the Detroit Free Press bidding adieu to Slim Shady.
Earlier this week, he launched an Instagram Reel with magician David Blaine the place he introduced “Houdini” as the primary single. “For my final trick, I’m going to make my profession disappear,” he informed Blaine.