Eminem appeared to be putting the Slim Shady persona away for good but it appears that the Detroit rapper still has some use for the character. During an opening set at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards, Eminem took it back to his 2000 MTV VMAs performance and slapped on a blonde wig surrounded by several look-a-likes for a performance of his track “Houdini.”
Eminem first employed this performance strategy back in 2000 with a performance of “Real Slim Shady” and “The Way I Am” and repeated it for this year’s performance of “Houdini” from his latest studio album, The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce).
The Slim Shadys in the back were dressed similarly to Em, who wore a blonde wig, Black jeans, and a Black tee alongside another doppelganger dressed similarly to how he was in 2000.
Eminem was nominated at this year’s MTV VMAs under the categories of Video Of The Year, Artist Of The Year, Best Hip Hop, Best Direction (Director Rich Lee for “Houdini”), Best Visual Effects (Visual Effects by Synapse Virtual Production, Louise Lee, Rich Lee, Metaphysic, Flawless Post), Best Editing (Editing by David Checel), Song Of Summer (“Houdini), and VMAs Most Iconic Performance (for the 2000 MTV VMAs performance).
Check out the performance in the video below.
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