PETALING JAYA, April 25 -- American rapper Eminem shook up the music scene with his announcement just ahead of the NFL Draft, revealing the release of his 12th studio album.

Titled The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grace), it is scheduled for this summer.

According to Variety, shortly after his NFL appearance, a trailer for the album popped up online, showing a true crime reporter digging into the end of Eminem's alter ego, Slim Shady.

"Through his complex and oft-criticised, tongue-twisting rhymes, the anti-hero known as Slim Shady has had no shortage of enemies," he says.

The trailer also includes a cameo by Eminem's long-time associate, 50 Cent, "He's not a friend, he's a psychopath," he says.

The reporter continues, "The same rude...