American rap superstar, Marshall Mathers, famously known as Eminem, has taken aim at Megan Thee Stallion and R. Kelly on his new single “Houdini.” The song, which samples his own classic hit “Without Me,” finds Slim Shady making light of Megan’s 2020 shooting at the hands of Tory Lanez, which left her with bullet fragments in her feet.
Rapping over a cartoonish beat that also samples the Steve Miller Band’s “Abracadabra,” he spits: “If I was to ask for Megan Thee/ Stallion if she would collab with me/ Would I really have a shot at a feet?” The wordplay continues when Em later makes a joke about R. Kelly and the leaked sex tape that allegedly showed him urinating on a minor. “In the coupe, leaning back my seat/ Bumpin’ R.
Kelly’s favorite group, the black guy pees,” he quips, playing on the name of the Black Eyes Peas. The 51-year-old rap legend also takes shots at modern society, including cancelled culture and gender identity. “My s**t may not be age-appropriate/ but I will hit an eight-year-old in the face with a participation trophy/ ‘Cause I have zero doubts that this whole world’s ’bout to turn into some girl scouts/ That censorship bureau’s out to (shut me down),” he spits.
He adds, “My transgender cat’s Siamese/ Identifies as black, but acts Chinese.” The video for the single features Eminem donning his Robin-inspired Rap Boy superhero outfit from the iconic “Without Me” visual and battling his Slim Shady alter ego, who.
