If this headline left give you a whiplash, wait until you see a new photo on Eminem’s official social media channels.
On Twitter, there is a picture of Eminem’s arm, hand, and shoulder positioned around a morning bowl of fruity loops, allegedly from a box of “Snoop cereal”, standing on the same table. Two other notable objects on this still-life are a vintage Panasonic portable cassette player, and a tape of Snoop’s classic, “Doggystyle”, released in 1993.
All of it against the backdrop of Marshall’s tape collection, neatly arranged by alphabet.
It all captioned with Happy Father’s Day… thanks 4 the breakfast @snoopdogg!!!
Happy Father’s Day… thanks 4 the breakfast @snoopdogg!!! pic.twitter.com/GJGGySyLB4
— Marshall Mathers (@Eminem) June 19, 2023
Did Marshall just alluded that Snoop Dogg might be one of his spiritual hip hop forefathers? Did he have to promote a new product for his friend and tried his best to cover it with the fleur of mystery? What is this surreal composition? so many fans found solace in trying to figure out what artists made their way to Marshall’s collection.
As if this was not confusing enough, the version of this picture on Marshall’s official Instagram account is accompanied by Em’s “Mockingbird”, his most popular song lately. Being famously dedicated to Em’s children, the song is symbolically returns him back into the position of fatherhood, which seemed to be slipping away from him on Twitter. But again, everything together makes very little sence. Which might be an ultimate goal of this post. By the way, with both Em’s hands on the table, this picture is definitely not a selfie, despite the akward position and a cut off face, which fans have learned to associate with the assumption that Eminem is inept with new technology. It might be an endearing promo story, but it is most certainly not true. Being a producer, Marshall deals with impressivly complicated equipment just fine, and a cell phone is not a challenge for him.
Yet still, at least this was not a picture of Em’s new merch. It was the most personal post froa m Marshall since September 2022, when he posted a playful homage to EPMD with Mr. Porter. But does it hint at some activities going on at Shady Recods? Does it imply that we can await for new music from Eminem? Some part of the fandom is already convinced that something is happening. Some are getting tired of constantly crushing down from their high hopes. Again, only time will reveal the truth.
