EMINEM PRANKS FANS WITH NEW ALBUM ANNOUNCEMENT ON APRIL FOOLS' DAY

Eminemntook his fans way back an April Fools Day joke, with a mock-album announcement that referenced his earliest days in the music domain.

On Monday (April 1), Slim Shady posted a video on Instagram that begins with an announcer teasing the highly anticipated next studio album, before letting on that things arent exactly as they appear.

The caption reads: Out Now [firework, flame and an infinity emoji].

The reason for that last character quickly became obvious as the video states that the upcoming album is back to where it all started  that is Ems pre-fame 1996 LP Infinite.

As the soundtrack shifts to that projects title track, the announcer promises even more Infinite.

All jokes aside, EmsnInfinitenLP is not currently available on streaming services, though its title track is.

Despite the above prank, Eminem truly is working on a new album,nat least according to Dr. Dre.

During his appearance onnJimmel Kimmel Live!nlast month, thenN.W.Anlegend took the opportunity to reveal that his protege plans on dropping a new project in 2024. He also told the host he had Ems blessing to announce the news as he sat next tonSnoop Doggnandn50 Cent.

Let me tell you something, let me explain something to you right now: Eminem is working on his own album which is coming out this year, he said.

And I actually talked to him and he told me it was okay for me to make that announcement right here on this show. So he has an album coming out, Ive got songs on it and its fire. Im actually gonna hear the entire album for the first time for tomorrow.

He concluded: And he holds his music close to his chest so I havent heard everything. I havent even heard everything complete that Ive done, but Im gonna hear it, and hes putting out an album this year.

Eminem released his last album,nMusic to Be Murdered By, back in 2020. It debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with roughly 279,000 album-equivalent sales in its first week.

The deluxe version,nMusic to Be Murdered By  Side B, dropped later that year, featuring 16 new songs that brought the album back up to No. 3 on the Billboard 200 with 94,000 units sold the week it was released.