Eminem takes a swipe at RuPaul and Megan Thee Stallion on new tune “Houdini”. (Getty/World of Marvel)
Eminem is getting shady – Slim Shady, to be exact – on his new single, taking photographs at stars together with RuPaul and Megan Thee Stallion.
“Houdini”, the lead single from upcoming studio album, The Loss of life of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce), each appears to resurrect Eminem’s former alter ego, and apparently killing him off.
In a teaser trailer for the brand new tune, Eminem telephones legendary magician David Blaine and asks for assist together with his “final trick”, to make his profession “disappear”.
Nicely, if the social media stans catch sight of the lyrics to “Houdini”, he could not want any magic to eradicate his profession, as a result of they’re more likely to work additional time to see Marshall Mathers cancelled.
Reminiscent of his 2002 hit “With out Me”, Eminem opens the brand new tune with a reference to his sort-of catchphrase, “Guess who’s again, again once more?”
The intro additionally options commentary from Paul Rosenberg, Eminem’s supervisor and producer, who tells the star: “Uh, I used to be listening to the album. Good f**king luck, you’re by yourself.”
But it surely’s a few of the tune’s verses which will have listeners up in arms, with Eminem making gentle of “Sizzling Lady Summer season” performer Megan Thee Stallion being shot within the foot by Canadian rapper Tory Lanez.
“If I used to be to ask for Megan Thee (what?) Stallion if she would collab with me, would I actually have a shot at a feat? (Ha ha). I don’t know, however I’m glad to be again like,” he raps on the finish of verse one.
Lanez shot his fellow rapper, actual title Megan Pete, within the toes following an argument between the pair in 2020. He was jailed for 10 years final August.
Eminem additionally takes a swipe at Drag Race host RuPaul, commenting on the legendary queen’s “large balls”, later within the tune.
“They’ll screw off (yeah), them and also you all (uh). You too, Paul (punk), acquired two balls, large as RuPaul’s (woah),” he sings. “What you thought you noticed ain’t what you noticed.”
Elsewhere on the monitor, which is harking back to a few of his earlier, extra controversial, work, Shady makes questionable references to the trans group, the idea of being trans racial, crossdressers and his personal youngsters.
“My transgender cat’s Siamese (why?). Identifies as black, however acts Chinese language (ha ha),” Eminem says.
“Cancel me, what? OK, that’s it. Go forward, Paul [Rosenberg], stop, snake-a*s pr*ck. You male cross-dresser (ha ha), fake-ass b***h, and I’ll most likely get sh*t for that (watch). However you’ll be able to all suck my d**okay.
“F**okay my very own youngsters, they’re brats (f**okay ’em). They’ll screw off.”
The rapper has three youngsters, together with Stevie Laine Mathers, who identifies as genderfluid and makes use of they/them pronouns. All three make a short look within the music video for the tune.
“Houdini” additionally seemingly refers to a few of Eminem’s earlier work which was criticised for together with homophobic lyrics, corresponding to 2000’s “Legal”.
“Typically, I’m wondering what the previous me’d say. (If what?), if he might see the way in which s**t is right now (Take a look at this s**t, man). He’d most likely say that the whole lot is homosexual (like comfortable),” he sings on the brand new monitor.
The Loss of life of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce) is due out later this 12 months.