Rapper Eminem says 'Death of Slim Shady' set for summer release

Eminem has a new album coming out this summer. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
Eminem has a new album coming out this summer. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
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April 26 (UPI) -- Rapper Eminem has announced that his next album, The Death of Slim Shady: Coup de Grace, is set for release this summer.

The Grammy-winning artist -- who frequently calls his stage persona "Slim Shady" -- posted a video from a faux true-crime show called Detroit Murder Files on social media Thursday.

"He's not a friend. He's a psychopath," hip-hop star 50 Cent said about Slim Shady in an interview for the fake show, which features glimpses of police cars with flashing lights and a bloody kitchen knife.

This album follows 2020's Music to Be Murdered By. '

Eminem, 51, introduced his alter-ego Slim Shady on an EP in 1997 and further explored the personality on The Slim Shady LP in 1999.

Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson (L) is joined by rapper Eminem during an unveiling ceremony honoring Jackson with the 2,686th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2020 in Los Angeles. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson (L) is joined by rapper Eminem during an unveiling ceremony honoring Jackson with the 2,686th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2020 in Los Angeles. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Eminem performs at the 2014 Squamish Valley Music Festival (SVMF) in Squamish, British Columbia, approximately one hour drive north of Vancouver. File Photo by Heinz Ruckemann/UPI
Eminem performs at the 2014 Squamish Valley Music Festival (SVMF) in Squamish, British Columbia, approximately one hour drive north of Vancouver. File Photo by Heinz Ruckemann/UPI