All the Celebrities Eminem Name-Drops on ‘Houdini’
Shady’s back, tell a friend. Eminem returned with “Houdini,” his first single of 2024 on Friday (May 31). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Em attempted to turn the clock back with the single and his early 2000s Slim Shady alter ego. “Houdini” serves as the start of the rollout for the Detroit legend heading into his The Death of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce) album, which will be released this summer.
The project will serve as his 12th album and follows 2020’s Music to Be Murdered By, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200.
Em originally announced plans for the album shortly after his appearance at the 2024 NFL Draft in Detroit. He teased his own version of an Unsolved Mysteries episode featuring a cameo from 50 Cent. However, it was actually Dr. Dre who revealed the details about Eminem’s upcoming album during a late-night appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! in March.
Eminem also dropped an accompanying superhero-themed visual for “Houdini” on Friday, and the clip is a star-studded affair while attempting to create Em’s 2002 “Without Me.” 50 Cent, Dr. Dre, Pete Davidson, Snoop Dogg and the rapper’s three kids all make cameos in the video.
From Britney Spears to Christina Aguilera, Eminem hasn’t been shy about sparking controversy and name-dropping his celebrity peers throughout his career.
Em tends to lean into the shock value and that’s still the case on “Houdini,” as the provocateur mentions pop-culture personalities such as RuPaul and hip-hop staples like Megan Thee Stallion and Dr. Dre.
Find our full list featuring all the celebrities Eminem references on “Houdini” below.
Megan Thee Stallion
Lyric: “If I was to ask for Megan Thee Stallion if she would collab with me/ Would I really have a shot at a feat?”
Eminem and Megan Thee Stallion have yet to collaborate, and a feature request playing off of her 2020 Tory Lanez shooting is a bizarre way to ask. Lanez ended up being sentenced to a decade behind bars and the Houston rapper has been vulnerable about the depression and mental health issues she’s endured in the years since.
R. Kelly
Lyric: “In the coupe leaning back my seat/ Bumpin’ R. Kelly’s favorite group the black guy pees”
R. Kelly and Eminem never collaborated throughout their careers. Here, Em utilizes wordplay comparing the disgraced singer’s alleged fetish of peeing on women during sex to his favorite group being the Black Eyed Peas.
It’s not Slim Shady’s first time dissing Kells either. On the 2009 Relapse track “Old Times Sake,” Em brings up R. Kelly and his alleged fetish once again. “And it’s given me wings, I believe I can fly/ While I pee on a girl, you won’t catch me CSI,” he raps.
Paul Rosenberg
Lyric: “Cancel me what? Ok that’s it go ahead Paul quit/ Snake a– p—k”
Eminem and Paul Rosenberg met in 1996 during the infancy stages of Em’s career and he became Slim’s manager shortly after. Rosenberg took over Def Jam Records when he was named CEO/chairman in 2017, but ended up leaving the label in 2020 and refocusing on management duties.
Jimmy Iovine
Lyric: “F–k them, f–k Dre, f–k Jimmy, f–k me, f–k you, f–k my own kids they’re brats”
Jimmy Iovine is a co-founder of Interscope Records. As the story goes, Iovine reportedly played Em’s Slim Shady EP for Dr. Dre and urged Dre to sign the Detroit rapper to his Aftermath label. Iovine and Eminem remain close to this day as Em pulled up to the famed exec’s 70th birthday party last year. css css css css css css css css css css css css css css css css css css css css css css css css css css css css css css css css css css css css css css css css css css css css css css css css css css css css css css css css css css css css
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