New drop
I didn’t care about an Em album for years now but this one got me curious. I don’t like the song but I respect the art.
Eminem - Houdini [Official Music Video]
Submitted 5 months ago by Microw@lemm.ee to hiphopheads@sopuli.xyz
https://youtube.com/watch?v=22tVWwmTie8
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FLYGOD2x@jlai.lu 5 months ago
willya@lemmyf.uk 5 months ago
You should definitely check out his last two.
jimmydoreisalefty@lemmy.world 5 months ago
“Houdini” serves as the lead single to Eminem’s twelfth studio album The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce). The track is named after Harry Houdini, a popular magician known for his death-defying stunts like the Chinese Water Torture Cell, which Eminem replicates in the intro to his 1999 track, “Role Model.”
With the return of long-time collaborator Jeff Bass of the Bass Brothers, Eminem revisits his catchy albeit morbid sound of the early 2000s. This fanfare track sees him callback to his old catchphrases such as Shady’s iconic “Guess who’s back?” line from the 2002 track “Without Me.”. The backing track for the song is also taken from the song [Abracadabra] written by the Steve Miller Band in 1973.
On October 24th, 1926, Houdini tragically passed away in Detroit, Michigan at the age of 52. Interestingly, Detroit is also the hometown of Eminem, who turns 52 in October 2024.
The single was first teased by Eminem on May 20, 2024, when he posted a teaser to his social media accounts with a text message from “All Contacts” stating:
…and for my last trick!
The text message would also have a date of May 31, sparking rumours of Eminem releasing music on that day.
On May 28, 2024, Eminem would post a video to Instagram of him on a FaceTime call with magician David Blaine. At the end of the video, Eminem announced the release of “Houdini” on May 31, then closed out by stating “for my last trick, I’m gonna make my career disappear,” hinting at The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce) being his final studio album.
Microw@lemm.ee 5 months ago
I’m actually not sure if he is working with Bass again. The song is produced by Eminem and long-time collaborator Luis Resto. Bass is listed alongside all writers of Without Me as a writer for this track, which is probably because it heavily interpolates from that song.
NIB@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Seems pretty mid and derivative.
Microw@lemm.ee 5 months ago
Em usually has one derivative song on his albums. I’m guessing that this one is the album opener.
motor_spirit@lemmy.world 5 months ago
hopefully. He literally spoon feeds the concept in the video “could this be some sort of hybrid?!”
I didn’t like this much on its own, as a song, but the video took me right back to waiting for My Name Is on TRL
That damn sample is too goofy and easily stuck in my head
willya@lemmyf.uk 5 months ago
I’m excited for this. His second verse alone channels how I feel today. Can’t imagine this getting a lot of praise with the Lemmy crowd.
steeznson@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Not a huge Eminem fan. Although I have to admit the first CD I ever bought was Encore and maybe that poisoned the well. I thought this was good!
Appreciated that the lyrics weren’t yelled like many (many!) of his recent tracks. The hook was good. I think it’s been long enough for a throwback to be acceptable.
Squizzy@lemmy.world 5 months ago
He is back 🫡🫡