Eminem is Facing off against a digital recreation of his alter ego.
Eminem aka Marshall Mathers confronted by AI Slim Shady in surreal Interview: Watch
The Detroit emcee killed off his alter-ego on The Death of Slim Shady, but Slim Shady made his grand return as part of Complex‘s The Face-Off series, released in full on Tuesday (July 30).
In the 11-minute clip, Marshall Mathers argues with Slim Shady, with Em calling out Slim for being too aggressive and controversial while Slim says Em’s entire career success can be attributed to him. “I’m back because you got your nuts tucked so tightly between your legs fucking Caitlyn Jenner would be jealous.”
Eminem continues by saying the sit-down is an intervention from Dr. Dre, Jimmy Iovine, and Paul Rosenberg to “save our career.” Slim echoes a point he made on “Guilty Conscience 2,” in which he points out how the rapper has profited greatly from hiding behind him to “say everything you didn’t have the balls to say.”
“Everything that people think of when they think of Eminem is fucking yours truly. From the blonde hair to the middle finger to the fucking jokes — all of it, me. And if we’re being honest, the music that you’ve been dropping since I bounced ain’t it.”
Eminem responds by saying the world has changed: “Every other week on TikTok, Gen Z discovers you on Monday and cancels me on Tuesday.” He also strikes a nerve with his alter ego by asking, “When’s the last time you took a shot at someone who wasn’t a pop star, a non-rapping celebrity, [or] fucking marginalized communities?”
“It’s fucking 2024, man. Let people live their lives,” Em adds, before calling Slim Shady’s jokes dated. “This shit ain’t got nothing to do with you. It’s not that fucking hard. Just respect whatever people want to be called and keep it moving.”
Watch the full face-off via Complex below.
Marshall Mathers has finally confronted Slim Shady as a part of Complex's new cover story that arrived on Tuesday, (July 30).
The Death of Slim Shady debuted with 281,000 total album-equivalent sales in the first week to end Taylor Swift’s three-month run atop the chart.
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