Eminem / Jack White

Eminem is preparing to release his 12th solo studio studio album, titled The Death of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce), sometime this summer. So far, the Detroit legend has yet to release any singles from the forthcoming project nor confirm a solid release date or tracklist. Now, Stans are curious what fellow Detroit native Jack White has to do with it.

The album rollout has already started, though, which is surprising from Em cause he has been dropping surprise albums since 2017. Not only did he take out a fake obituary for Slim Shady—his longtime alter-ego—in the Detroit Free Press, but he also dropped a trailer for the album with the cameo from 50 Cent during Detroit NFL Draft 2024.

Yesterday (May 26, 2024), the White Stripes lead singer and guitarist shared a random post consisting of three photos of Eminem from his 2014 Shady CXVPHER, rocking a PRhyme hoodie. He didn’t include any caption, leaving people guessing as to what the post could actually be about. Speculation ran wild in the comment section with comments like, “If there’s a collab here, the entire planet will faint all at once” and “What if Jack is on Eminem’s new album that’s coming out soon.”

The notion isn’t too far fetched. Eminem has previously collaborated with artists who might seem a bit outside the box for him, including Ed Sheeran and Rihanna. White, meanwhile, is known to be a big Hip-Hop fan and most recently collaborated with A Tribe Called Quest’s Q-Tip on his latest album, 2022’s Entering Heaven Alive.

Despite minimal detail on the album, Eminem did tease a possible release date recently. On Monday (May 20, 2024), Marshall shared a cryptic tweet that included a photo of a text message with the vanishing effect revealing the words, “…and for my last trick!” The date on the message was May 31, 2024 at 12 a.m.

Considering that’s a Friday, it’s not hard to conclude what he’s suggesting. After all, he did say the album was arriving this summer—not spring. Now, Stans are eagerly expecting the first single from the album to arrive that day.

This week is the Detroit Grand Prix too. Jack White and Eminem both might be performing at the show. Check out Jack’s post below: