Eminem Performs His Own Superhero Stunts in 'Houdini' Blooper Reel: 'Don't Try This at Home!!!'
Jun 11, 2024
Eminem had a blast acting as his own stuntman for the "Houdini" music video.
Following the release of his latest visual on May 31 — an updated spin on his 2002 "Without Me" video — the "Lose Yourself" rapper, 51, shared a blooper reel on Instagram on Monday, June 10. In the clip, he is seen wearing the same superhero suit from his earlier video, captioned, "I do my own stunts."
"Don't try this at home," Eminem jokingly warns viewers at the start of the video before doing small jumps off a bed and repeatedly face-planting on the floor.
"Oh, you want me to smack my f---ing face? I can't control my cape, bro," he says sarcastically to someone off-camera. "I cannot be responsible for my cape."
The footage then shows the rap star attempting to scale a wall with a rope, flailing around and flipping over. "Holy s---, it's actually not easy," he remarks, feigning shock. In another scene, the "Recovery" rapper attempts a few playful superhero tuck-and-roll moves, saying, "You like the roll? I thought I killed it."
The behind-the-scenes clip concludes with the Grammy-winning rapper filming a slow-motion punching scene with his blond Slim Shady persona, ending with a note that his shoe came off between takes.
Eminem's official "Houdini" video features cameos from Pete Davidson, Dr. Dre, 50 Cent, Snoop Dogg, and Shane Gillis. The video brings back his Slim Shady alter ego for what could be the last time, as the rapper prepares to release his next studio album this summer titled The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce). Clues he has dropped since announcing the project suggest the forthcoming LP will retire Slim Shady for good.
First, he declared the twisted rap persona dead in a fake obituary in the Detroit Free Press last month, stating, "His complex and tortured existence has come to a close, and the legacy he leaves behind is no closer to resolution than the manner in which this character departed this world."
Then, a day before the "Houdini" video dropped, Eminem posted a FaceTime call with magician David Blaine on Instagram, concluding, "Well, for my last trick, I'm gonna make my career disappear."
The Kamikaze rap artist performed his new single during a surprise appearance at the "Live From Detroit: The Concert at Michigan Central" event in his hometown on Thursday, June 6, which he executive-produced. His performance followed acts like Diana Ross and Big Sean.
