After teasing the lead single off his new album 'The Death of Slim Shady', 'The Real Slim Shady' rapper launches the track, on which he takes aims at Megan and Dr. Dre.
- May 31, 2024
AceShowbiz - Eminem has unleashed the lead single off his upcoming album titled "The Death of Slim Shady". On the newly-released song, "Houdini", "The Real Slim Shady" rapper name drops fellow spitters Megan Thee Stallion and Dr. Dre.
On Friday, May 31, the 51-year-old hip-hop artist launched the single on various music streaming platforms. In one of his verses, he raps, "If I was to ask for Megan Thee (What?)/ Stallion if she would collab with me/ Would I really have a shot at a feat? (Haha)/ I don't know, but I'm glad to be back like."
Eminem also takes aim at Dr. Dre on the track. He spits, "Cancel me, what? Okay, that's it/ Go ahead, Paul, quit, snake-a** prick/ You male cross dresser (Haha), fake-a** b***h/ And I'll probably get s**t for that (Watch)/ But you can all suck my d**k, in fact."
The "Cleanin' Out My Closet" spitter goes on to rhyme, "F**k them, f**k Dre, f**k Jimmy, f**k me, f**k you/ f**k my own kids, they're brats (f**k 'em)/ They can screw off (Yeah), them and you all (Uh)."
In the beginning of the song, Eminem raps, "Well, look what the stork brung (What?)/ Little baby devil with the forked tongue/ And it's stickin' out, yeah, like a sore thumb (Bleh)/ With a forehead that it grew horns from (Look)/ Still a white jerk (It's him!), pullin' up in a Chrysler to the cypher/ With the Vics, Percs and a Bud Light shirt Lyrical technician (Yeah), an electrician (Yeah) Y'all light work (Haha)."
Eminem dropped "Houdini" after he broke the news about releasing the song. On Tuesday, May 28, he uploaded a clip in which he was documented having a conversation with magician David Blaine over FaceTime Video about making his career disappear. He told David, "Well for my last trick, I'm gonna make my career disappear."
The footage additionally shows a message, which was written in a white color over a black screen, that read, " 'Houdini' 5.31.25." Along with the teaser, Eminem wrote in the caption of the post, "Please do not try this at home. Or anywhere else," adding a rabbit and magic hat emojis.