Where did Slim Shady Go?

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And it has us all saying the same thing: "Will the real Slim Shady please stand up?"  As of late Slim Shady has been M.I.A (missing in action).  Slim Shady, which is the raping, killing, crazy alter ego of Eminem, had been rumored to be killed off by Eminem himself.  It is an Eminem fan's worst nightmare because Slim Shady's controversial lyrics were what made people become fans in the first place.

In Eminem's most recent album, Recovery, the insanity that is Slim Shady was completely absent.  This has led many fans to fear that Eminem killed his own alter ego, and this led to the assumption that the drug riddled side of the rapper WAS Slim Shady.  Now that Eminem is off drugs does that mean that Slim Shady will cease to exist?

Much to the relief of Eminem fans, Slim Shady is not dead and buried.  In an interview conducted right before the release of Recovery, he stated that his alter ego was not gone forever, but that Shady just did not fit with the mood of the album.   Thank goodness!  Now we can look forward to hearing Slim Shady rap more about killing his mother, his ex-wife, his secretary, the woman that cut him off on the highway, the rude barista, the teller at the bank....

*Parental Advisory: The song below is a classic Slim Shady song, but it is suggestive and has very explicit content