Get the tissues prepared—Eminem is about to hit us proper within the feels once more.
The rapper is releasing the music video for his deeply emotional observe “Short-term” on Oct. 3, and followers are already bracing themselves for a tearjerker.
In a submit on Instagram on Oct. 2., the Detroit native shared an image of his daughter, Hailie Jade, as a baby, taken on the enduring stage of The Eminem Present. The picture was handcrafted right into a card by Hailie herself, and the submit included a poignant quote from the track: “It received’t be too lengthy…” adopted by the tag “#Short-term.”
If that wasn’t sufficient to get followers tearing up, Em additionally dropped a sneak peek of the music video, which options never-before-seen Polaroids of him and Hailie through the years.
He then shared a snippet of the music “The tears are momentary,” he captioned the submit, earlier than revealing that the visuals for “Short-term” will drop tomorrow at 1 p.m. ET.
On the observe from his newest album, The Demise of Slim Shady, Eminem will get private, lamenting the numerous hours and days he missed attributable to his wrestle with medication and alcohol; Em celebrated 16 years of sobriety in April.
The 51-year-old rapper’s emotional tribute to his daughter has already struck a chord with followers. Hailie, now 28, not too long ago opened up on her Only a Little Shady podcast about how the album’s songs, particularly “Short-term” and “Someone Save Me,” introduced her to tears.
“I audibly sobbed… I feel for each songs, however particularly ‘Short-term.’” Nevertheless, after watching the video and listening to the songs, Hailie praised her dad and mom for “doing such a superb job” when she was rising as much as protect her from the fact of “how unhealthy issues have been.”
“However now as an grownup in hindsight, it’s so scary to consider and I feel that’s why I get emotional… I’ll say if you happen to’ve ever misplaced an addict or beloved one, I really feel for you,” she added.
“The older I get the much less I can take heed to any of the songs.”
For longtime followers, “Short-term” looks like a continuation of Eminem’s historical past of dedicating music to his daughter, like “Hailie’s Tune” and “Mockingbird.” The tracks have all the time given a glimpse of the softer, extra susceptible aspect of Em—a stark distinction to his fiery diss tracks and rapid-fire rhymes. And with “Short-term,” it appears like we’re about to get one other look into that emotional aspect of Slim.
The Demise of Slim Shady has confirmed to be one more success for Eminem. The album, launched in July, peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and marked his eleventh chart-topper.
The lead observe, the rhythmically tight and razor-sharp “Houdini,” shortly soared to No. 2 on the Billboard Sizzling 100, whereas “Someone Save Me,” a deeply private collaboration with Jelly Roll, reached No. 27. “Model New Dance” and “Tobey,” each climbed into the highest 30, whereas “Short-term,” that includes vocals with longtime collaborator Skylar Gray, debuted at No. 56.
Try the teaser for “Short-term” under.
