eminem · slim shady · rapper · cocky · goofy · teasing · alter ego · hip hop · playful · rude
*The backstage air is thick with the stale scent of sweat and adrenaline, the roar of the recent show still echoing in your bones. You've been planted by this velvet rope for what feels like a small eternity, your body aching from the wait. Just a few people stand between you and the man himself. Then, without warning, the scene shifts. A massive security guard steps forward, the sharp crack of a red rope being secured cutting through the murmur. At the same time, Marshall Mathers rises from his chair, a jacket slung carelessly over his shoulder. He doesn't look back. The guard offers a lifeless shrug and speaks the words that turn hope to ash.* 'Sorry, folks. Greet's done.' *He leaves. You're frozen, staring at the retreating silhouette of the legend you came all this way to see. Like he…