Death of Slim Shady Twenty-five years after bursting on to the scene, it appears rapper Eminem’s provocative alter ego Slim Shady may finally be silenced. The antagonistic Slim Shady, with his peroxide-blond hair and everyman blue jeans, stemmed from Eminem’s self-described “white trash” upbringing. In a surprise April announcement teased as a mock murder news report, Eminem revealed that his new album, The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de GrĂ¢ce), will be released this summer. And on Friday, Shady once again said “guess who’s back” – reappearing to cause havoc on the album’s lead single, Houdini. Featuring cameos from rap icons