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| “ | Hi kids! Do you like violence? | „ |
| ~ Slim Shady's most famous line, from the song "My Name Is". |
Slim Shady is a fictional character created by rap musician Eminem who appears as the main protagonist of the rapper's albums The Slim Shady LP and The Marshall Mathers LP and the titular main antagonist of The Death of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce).
He is a character created to offend as many people as possible. He is established as a psychotic split-personality to Marshall Mathers.
He is played by Marshall Mathers himself, better known as Eminem, being the best known alter-ego of the famous rapper.
Appearance[]
Slim was originally a short, skinny, and pale man. With bright blond short hair. He usually had some sort of crazed grin. He also had several tattoos on his arms. He frequently wore a completely white T-shirt with blue jeans. Although, in certain videos he is seen wearing a jacket. He eventually began getting brown hair and soon a short beard. He began wearing grey hoodies rather than plain white shirts. On "Music To Be Murdered By" he is shown wearing a suit. In his earlier days he was also shown wearing a blue (occasionally orange) jumpsuit and a white cap.
Personality[]
Slim is usually depicted as a violent, sociopathic criminal who has a very large ego. He also seems to not have any sense of right-or-wrong.
He does seem to genuinely care for his daughter. However, he is also very perverted with it, even being mentioned that he possibly committed rape.
Biography[]
Background[]
Slim Shady is actually the split-personality of Marshall Mathers. Slim came from a toxic household and had no friends. He would frequently abuse drugs and would often become violent when intoxicated.
This is also where he met his girlfriend, Kim. However, this is also where he would begin his criminal reign. He would make his way into the world of organized crime.
He would hire several "arms" to assist him during his crimes. He soon forms his own gang. He also becomes a father to his daughter, Hailie.
My Name Is[]
In the music video for "My Name Is", Slim is shown to be running some kind of multi-channel TV show called The Slim Shady Show. He is seen wearing numerous costumes through the video as well, perhaps to fool people into believing that he is someone he is not.
Role Model[]
In the music video for "Role Model", we see Slim filling in as a priest. He is obviously terrible at his job. He berates people while in a confessional, goes against the church, seemingly abuses nuns, etc.
After being fired, he got a job as a stunt man. However, he has a near death experience when he fails to take proper safety percussions.
Forgot About Dre[]
In "Forgot About Dre" Slim and Dr. Dre presumably kill an old woman's dogs and commits arson on that same old woman's house. Slim then lies to the news saying he had no involvement in the arson. Neither Slim or Dre were caught by the law enforcement.
Kill You[]
In "Kill You" we hear Slim do a range of horrific activities; The most vile of all of them being raping his own Mother, and a bunch more extremely heinous activities, such as stealing O.J Simpsons machete, and murdering many people with a assortment of weapons,
Kim[]
In "Kim", a drunken and irrational Slim gets into a very heated argument with his wife, Kim (whom it's hinted at cheated on him). This argument leads to him driving her out into the middle of nowhere before slitting her throat.
It is also heavilly implied in the song that he killed the man (Kim's boyfriend) that Kim cheated Slim with (as mentioned as when he forces Kim to look at her boyfriend's corpse), as well as mentioning of cutting Kim's 4-year-old son's throat in Kim's living room.
The Kids[]
In "The Kids" we can hear Slim running some sort of classroom, surprisingly giving the kids good advice and he tells the kids to not to drugs, he then tells kids frightening stories about people doing drugs and committing extremely heinous crimes.
Criminal[]
In "Criminal" we hear Slim detail about killing homosexuals, and kills Dr. Dre, He then proceeds to rob a bank and murder the clerk, he then proceeds to kill many animals in the getaway car, including a small puppy, then basically kills the listener
97' Bonnie And Clyde[]
In "97' Bonnie And Clyde", the story started in "Kim" continues as Slim disposes of the body of his wife along with his toddler daughter, Hallie. He dumps the body into a lake and drives away. This seen appears to be shown on the commercial cover of The Slim Shady LP.
The Real Slim Shady[]
In the music video for "The Real Slim Shady", Slim is finally arrested and sent to a mental hospital due to his insanity where he acts like a pest by creeping on several nurses and brags to his fellow patients about how he is going to save the music industry and become the best rapper of all time. He annoys the staff and aggravates the patients, and for this, he is kicked out of the facility after overdosing on pills.
Without Me[]
In the music video for "Without Me", Slim, for an unexplained reason decides to assume the role of a superhero or more accurately, a vigilante. He is the sidekick to Dr. Dre who is also a vigilante, almost like Batman. He is called by his partner to track down a troubled youth who buys Slim's CD, but is too young to be listening to Slim's adult music. Slim and Dre track him down and confiscate his CD.
Just Lose It[]
In the music video for "Just Lose It", Slim is now on stage entertaining a large crowd of people whilst mocking M.C Hammer as Michael Jackson runs amuck the town, molesting children. He later on goes crazy at a party and strips naked and runs through the city completely nude and is soon caught and arrested. He also takes on the role of a mall Santa but is awful at his job, and sexually harasses "elves".
When I'm Gone[]
In the music video, Slim Shady is shown to be a neglectful father who favors fame over his family. After leaving his own daughter for a concert, his wife commits suicide due to her depression, this leads to Marshal Mathers finding a gun backstage and killing Slim Shady. Ridding himself of the curse that is Slim Shady.
Resurrection[]
Eventually, Marshall is tracked down by the police for Slim's crimes. Marshall makes his way to a parking lot where he resurrects Slim Shady. Slim is then arrested and sent to prison for his crimes.
Bad Guy[]
In "Bad Guy", Slim, or possibly Marshall is kidnapped by the little brother of Stan, Matthew. He is sedated, tied up in his car and driven to a bridge. When Slim wakes up, he finds himself on the bridge, where Matthew is trying to kill them both. Slim fights Matthew off, killing him, before passing out.
Framed[]
In the music video for "Framed", Slim has broken out of an insane asylum. He soon finds himself in a large house with several dead bodies, seemingly people he has killed. He attempts to convince the viewer of his innocence, as law enforcement attempts to break into the building. He is eventually arrested by a detective and taken back to an asylum.
Godzilla[]
In the music video for "Godzilla", Slim gets extremely drunk. He tries to make his way through a crowded area, and return back to his car, however he is halted by a clone of him. The clone seemingly kidnaps him and ties him up in his car. The clone then goes on a killing spree, before being attacked by Mike Tyson. Mike, Slim, and Dre send the clone to a hospital where they operate on him, before killing him. It also appears that Slim hangs out with two Godzilla-like creatures.
Guilty Conscience[]
In the music video for "Guilty Conscience", it seems that ether the devil or a dark figment of the mind, takes the form of Slim Shady in order to convince people to do bad things, against the wishes of another entity that attempts to convince them to do good things. In the end, Slim drives the fellow entity insane.
Houdini[]
In the music video for "Houdini", Slim Shady returns via a portal from 2002 connecting to 2024. He arrives in 2024 confused about how the world has changed with people taking selfies in the streets, robots walking dogs, and sex in virtual reality. Slim drives to a communication tower, steals a microphone, and heads to the roof. Rap Boy faces Slim on the roof before Slim can go through with his plans, leading Rap Boy to steal the microphone from him. Slim and Rap Boy have a showdown, ending with the two of them fused, creating a "monster". Slim continues with his plan, tapping into everyone's phones, changing their face into his own. After his plan, Slim heads to Dre's car, and drives off with him before insulting him, Jimmy, us, and his own kids, making Dre exit the car. In the end, Pete Davidson jumps in the car, driving off recklessly.
The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce)[]
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Trivia[]
- Slim Shady has been the source of several controversies over the years.
- Eminem's real life childhood bully, DeAngelo Bailey, actually sued him for his song "Brain Damage", due to how the song portrayed him. Eminem ended up winning the lawsuit, however, as the song's lyrics were not supposed to be taken as fact.
- More controversy arose over the song "My Name Is" with the line "I just found out my mom does more dope than I do!". Em's real life mother, Debbie Mathers, ended up suing her son. This lawsuit was later referenced in the song "Without Me" with the line "I just settled all my lawsuits. Fuck you, Debbie!".
- The record label also censored the "4-year-old little boy" line in the song "Kim". However, you can hear the uncensored verse in the Studio version on the song.
- Another controversy also happened in the dong of "I'm Back", where he does reference the Columbine Shooting on the third verse of the song. This cause the record label to censor the entire verse.
