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The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce) (2024)

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The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce): twelfth studio album by American rapper Eminem
Released July 12, 2024 through Shady Records, Goliath Artists, Aftermath Entertainment, and Interscope Records
Concept album centered on a battle between Eminem and his Slim Shady alter ego
Blends hardcore hip-hop, satirical hip-hop, and conscious hip-hop
Guests include White Gold, Sly Pyper, Bizarre, JID, Dem Jointz, Ez Mil, Skylar Grey, Big Sean, BabyTron, and Jelly Roll
Follows his 2020 album Music to Be Murdered By

Slim Shady was already referenced in songs such as My Name Is (1999) and The Real Slim Shady (2000)
On March 19, 2024, Dr. Dre revealed on Jimmy Kimmel Live! that Eminem was working on his next studio album
At a NFL draft event in Detroit on April 26, 2024, Eminem shared a Unsolved Mysteries-style teaser asking who killed Slim Shady
A fake Slim Shady obituary appeared in the May 13 issue of the Detroit Free Press
On May 21, a cryptic social media post led fans to speculate about Eminem's possible retirement
The album cover was revealed on July 9, and the album came out three days later
Lead single Houdini was released on May 31 with a music video; Tobey followed as the second single
Somebody Save Me, a collaboration with Jelly Roll, was released on July 19 as the third single, a week after the album

Production was handled primarily by Eminem, alongside Dem Jointz, Fredwreck, Cubeatz, and Cole Bennett
Frequent collaborators Dr. Dre, Mr. Porter, and Luis Resto also contributed production
Luis Resto said the album had been in progress since 2021

Marshall Bruce Mathers III, born October 17, 1972 in St. Joseph, Missouri; American rapper, songwriter, record producer and record executive.
Known for rap flow and conscious rap including political criticism and social commentary; widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential rappers of all time.
Credited with popularizing hip-hop in Middle America and the acceptance of white rappers in popular music.
Debut album Infinite (1996) was a commercial failure; Slim Shady EP (1997) led to signing with Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment and Interscope.
The Slim Shady LP (1999) brought mainstream popularity; The Marshall Mathers LP (2000) and The Eminem Show (2002) each sold over one million copies in a single week.
The Eminem Show became the best-selling album worldwide in 2002; Recovery (2010) was the best-selling album worldwide in 2010.
Co-founded Shady Records in late 1999; the label signed D12, Obie Trice, 50 Cent, Stat Quo, Bobby Creekwater and Cashis.
Starred in 8 Mile (2002); "Lose Yourself" won the Academy Award for Best Original Song, the first hip-hop act to win it.
Over 220 million records sold; eleven number-one albums on the Billboard 200, with The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce) (2024) the latest.
Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2022 in his first year of eligibility.

Critical reception was generally mixed, though praise went to Eminem's rapping techniques
Metacritic aggregated 16 critic scores into a weighted average of 46 out of 100
Detroit Free Press praised the tight production, the dependably clever wordplay, and the confident and versatile vocal flow
Detroit Free Press placed the album in the same league as The Eminem Show and Encore
Complex described the album as just vintage Slim Shady
Billboard named Somebody Save Me the best track and called it a teary-eyed end to the Slim Shady journey
Clash said the album doesn't quite feel like an ending and included some of Eminem's best rapping in decades
The Independent gave the album two out of five stars
Cult MTL called it Eminem's strongest album in over a decade
The Daily Telegraph's Neil McCormick described it as funny, shocking, contradictory, and occasionally wise

Debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 with 281,000 album equivalent units
Eminem's eleventh album to top the Billboard 200
The fastest selling rap album of 2024
Opened atop the UK Albums Chart with 45,000 chart units, his eleventh UK number one
Debuted at number one in an additional fourteen countries, including Australia, New Zealand, the Netherlands, and Switzerland
Eminem's eighth nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album
Won Favorite Hip Hop Album at the 2025 American Music Awards

Slim Shady's fake obituary ran in the May 13 issue of the Detroit Free Press, with Eminem pictured in overalls and a hockey mask as the character
On May 21, Eminem posted an iMessage chat addressed to All Contacts, and changed his profile pictures to a rabbit-in-a-top-hat emoji
On July 11, Eminem posted a public service announcement on Twitter saying the album is conceptual and advising fans to listen to the songs in order
Billboard's Damien Scott ranked the album sixth in a July 2024 ranking of Eminem's twelve studio albums
The Houdini video opened with a FaceTime between Eminem and magician David Blaine