Obituary For Eminem’s Alter Ego Slim Shady Published In Detroit Newspaper
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Promotion for the rapper’s upcoming album “The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce)” is officially in full swing.
Eminem’s alter ego will apparently get the ax on wax this summer.
The decorated rapper teased his upcoming project “The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce)” with a viral video last month and, according to fake obituaries printed Monday in the Detroit Free Press, will chronicle the violent end to his bleach-blonde rap persona on it.
“His complex and tortured existence has come to a close, and the legacy he leaves behind is no closer to resolution than the manner in which this character departed this world,” read the obituary. “May he truly find the peace in an afterlife that he could not find on Earth.”
The fake death notice has taken social media platforms like X, formerly Twitter, and forums like the r/Eminem subreddit by storm. Loyal fans of the Detroit rapper, who also spotted the ad in Germany’s Süddeutsche Zeitung newspaper, are already looking for clues.
“We’re witnessing Eminem’s ‘The Death of Slim Shady’ album in real time before it even drops… This album rollout is hella creative,” wrote one user on X, with another commenting: “Something tells me this is about to be Eminem’s best album in years and I am so ready.”