Death of Slim Shady: The controversial legacy of Eminem’s peroxide-blond alter ego

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 Grâce), 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

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