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"The Real Slim Shady" is a song by American rapper Eminem from his third album The Marshall Mathers LP (2000). It was released as the lead single a month before the album's release. The song peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100, giving him his biggest hit up to that point. [2]
Over a beat with piano, [1] the song revolves around Eminem battling the negative influence of his alter ego Slim Shady, referring to his impulses to treat dark and serious matters with humor in his lyrical content. [1] [2] It starts with a conversation between Eminem and Shady, in which the latter forces the former to take half of an Ativan. [2]
The song revolves around two characters attempting to take control of Eminem's conscience: Eminem himself and his alter ego Slim Shady. [1] Over an instrumental of moody bass and piano keys, [2] Eminem raps in a slightly distorted voice to represent Shady and his normal voice to represent himself. [3]
The song, which harks back to the US rapper’s 2002 hit “Without Me”, is also accompanied by a music video featuring cameos from Dr Dre, Snoop Dogg, Pete Davidson, 50 Cent and comedian Shane ...
Eminem has revealed the real reason he invented his notorious alter ego, Slim Shady.. The rapper released his new album, The Death Of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce) on 12 July, after a gory trailer ...
Eminem is going head to head with himself in a new retrospective video. The 51-year-old rapper, born Marshall Mathers, engages in a "spirited conversation" with his musical alter ego, Slim Shady ...
The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce) is, so far, the fastest selling rap album of 2024, [3] and has the second-highest digital sales week behind Taylor Swift's The Tortured Poets Department. [42] It would also unseat The Tortured Poets Department , which had held the chart's top spot for 12 weeks. [ 43 ]
The music video shows murder victims laying bloody, beaten and helpless after what seems to be a killing spree performed by Eminem's alter ego, Slim Shady. The song and video suggests that it has a Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde theme, being Eminem as the good side and Slim Shady as the evil side. Slim Shady roams the halls of Popsomp Hills at 3:00 am ...