Shady’s again.
Pete Davidson, Dr. Dre, 50 Cent, Shane Gillis, Snoop Dogg and extra make a particular look in Eminem‘s star-studded music video for “Houdini,” the primary single from his upcoming twelfth album The Loss of life of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce).
Within the last moments of the practically five-minute video, Davidson seems alongside the yellow sports activities automobile Eminem is in and will get within the driver’s seat. “Belief me, I’m an awesome driver,” the previous Saturday Night time Reside castmember tells the rapper. “Don’t fear. I simply acquired my license again,” he provides, seemingly referencing his reckless driving cost for driving a Mercedes into a house in Beverly Hills final 12 months.
The track and music video featured a number of callbacks to the rapper’s earlier work, beginning within the first few seconds together with his longtime supervisor Paul Rosenberg telling him that he heard the album and wishing him luck as a result of he’s on his personal. Rosenberg has carried out the identical bit for his earlier albums, together with The Slim Shady LP, Encore, Relapse, The Marshall Mathers LP and extra.
The brand new music video pays direct homage to his “With out Me” music video, each of which open with Eminem in mattress with two girls and Dre calling him with an emergency for Rapboy, the rapper’s superhero alter ego. Each movies had been shot in a comic book e-book type and have some lyrics on the display in playful fonts. Eminem additionally samples his scream from “Simply Lose It” within the single.
Within the “Houdini” video, the music producer reveals Eminem a video of his 20-something self, full with bleach-blond hair, coming into the current day from 2002 by way of a portal. Donning his Rapboy costume, which resembles Robin’s, Eminem joins Dre in a race to seek out the youthful model of himself earlier than he wreaks havoc on their metropolis and cancels present-day Slim Shady.
One of many lyrics of the brand new single additionally references Troy Lanez taking pictures Megan Thee Stallion within the foot. The lyrics learn, “If I used to be to ask for Megan Thee Stallion if she would collab with me/ Would I actually have a shot at a feat? I don’t know, however I’m glad to be, again.”
Not a lot is understood about Eminem’s upcoming album, which Dre introduced throughout his look on Jimmy Kimmel Reside! earlier this 12 months. The rapper’s longtime collaborator additionally has a manufacturing credit score on a number of the tracks on The Loss of life of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce), which is about to be launched someday this summer season.
