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Detroit Newspaper Mourns ‘Tortured Existence’ of Eminem’s Slim Shady in Obituary

Ahead of Eminem's album 'The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grace),' the Detroit Free Press published an obituary declaring his alter ego dead.

The newspaper published an obituary for Eminem ‘s chaotic alter ego declaring: “His complex and tortured existence has come to a close, and the legacy he leaves behind is no closer to resolution than the manner in which this character departed this world.” The obituary runs just weeks after Eminem announced his forthcoming 12th studio album The Death of Slim Shady(Coup de Grace), set for release this summer. “A product of Detroit who began his career there as a rogue splinter in the flourishing underground rap scene of the mid to late 1990s, Shady first became a household name in 1999 with the debut of his playfully deranged single ‘My Name Is,’ which — along with its uniquely eye catching video — exposed the young artist and his lyrics to a wider audience.”

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