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After a prolonged wait,The Death of Slim Shadyhas finally hit the radio, and it’s safe to say that it lives up to fans’ expectations of the potential swansong of Slim Shady. Set to serve as a goodbye to Eminem’s breakout character, the acclaimed rapper hasn’t held back with it, especially with some of the darker songs in the tracklist, such asAntichrist.
It’s not uncommon for theRap Godartist to take digs at viral sensations, whether it be Michael Jackson or Britney Spears back in the day. And withAntichrist,The Marshall Mathers LPartist took shots at Nicki Minaj and Megan Thee Stallion’s ugly beef, which hasn’t sat well with everyone.
Eminem References Megan Thee Stallion and Nicki Minaj’s Beef inAntichrist
Despite collaborating onHot Girl Summerback in 2019, things went awry betweenNicki Minajand Megan Thee Stallion, as they both started firing back at each other at the beginning of 2024.Eminem, who previously mentioned Stallion in his singleHoudini, in which he used a double entendre to reference theWanna Berapper’s shooting incident, has now aimed at their beef.
Arguably the darkest song from his new album, which is pretty standard stuff for Slim Shady, theSupermanrapper took a shot at Minaj and Stallion’s beef in the verse:
‘Cause I can spit a bar that is a Cross between Nas and GZA, Biggie Smalls, and RZA So hard, Megan Stallion and Nicki Minaj’ll scissor (Cut it out)
But fans of Minaj and Stallion took offense to it, as it has been months since their ugly feud, with some claiming his obsession with theSweetest Pierapper is getting out of hand.
why is he so obsessed with megan. like pack it up grandpapic.twitter.com/wHW1sA9TIE
he’s trying everything to create a controversy around his album😭💀
he needs to stop using megan’s name for clout the obsession is getting ridiculous.
Using female rappers and their beef to propagate some virality for your album… yikes
why he’s so obsessed with megan
However, fans familiar with Slim Shady would be less than surprised, as the rapper has a history of taking shots at industry biggies, irrespective of their status.
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Moreover, this is far from the only viral event that the rapper mentioned inAntichrist, as Slim also referenced the infamous slap gate incident at 2022’s Oscars. So it’s safe to say the iconic rapper has nothing personal against Stallion.
Eminem’s Advice on How Fans Should ApproachThe Death of Slim Shady
Before fans started binging the new release from the greatest rapper alive, the Kamikaze artist made a public service announcement, stressing how fans should approach his 12th studio album. Considering The Death Of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce) is a conceptual album, the rapper explained that listening to it out of order might not make sense. Heaskedfans to listen to it in order, as the context from each track is required to fully grasp the entire thing.
Public service announcement: the “death of slim shady” is a conceptual album, therefore, if you listen to songs out of order they might not make sense. Enjoy.
Furthermore,Antichristconsiders another reference to Stallion in the latter half of the song, which features Bizarre from D12. The line goes“Where’s Megan Thee Stallion at? I wanna suck that toe”, and before making any judgments, one should at least listen to the whole track to get the context.
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The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce)is available to stream on Spotify.
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Santanu Roy is a Senior Entertainment Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 2,000 articles under his belt. He has been pursuing a degree in Animation and possesses a deep love for the medium of animation. Having spent the better part of the last two years pumping out articles for FW, Santanu excels at covering movie analysis and news surrounding Pixar, DCU, DreamWorks, and Batman’s cinematic legacy.With psychological thrillers and intimate slice-of-life dramas ranking among his favorite genres, Santanu is a big admirer of Luca Guadagnino, Shane Black, Park Chan-wook, and Brad Bird.
