‘The Death of Slim Shady’: Eminem to release new album this summer

Eminem announced the release of his album with a playful video advertising a faux true-crime show about the death of Slim Shady, Eminem's longstanding rap alter ego.

Eminem is back, but the real Slim Shady might not stand up for much longer.

On Thursday evening, the Grammy Award-winning rapper announced the release of his upcoming album entitled The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce). 

The album, which is Eminem’s twelfth, will be released this summer.

Eminem (real name Marshall Mathers), 51, announced the release with a playful video advertising a faux true-crime show about the death of Slim Shady, Eminem’s longstanding rap alter ego.

“Through his complex and oft-criticized, tongue-twisting rhymes, the anti-hero known as Slim Shady has had no shortage of enemies,” a crime reporter narrates for the non-existent Detroit Murder Files.

Rapper 50 Cent cameos in the video and says Slim Shady “is not a friend. He’s a psychopath.”

The reporter then tells the camera Slim Shady’s “rude lyrics and controversial antics” may have brought on his demise. At the video’s conclusion, Eminem  reveals himself from behind a censor blurring his face and says, “I knew it was just a matter of time for Slim.”