How does the new video for the Eminem single, “3 am” depict the rapper?
Eminem’s 3 a.m. music video debuted Saturday (May 2) night via Cinemax and showed viewers a gruesome depiction of his lyrics as the song’s protagonist is seen performing a murder spree. Following his previous music video, “We Made You,” the rapper’s latest features Em’s protagonist staying in-tune to the song’s lyrics as he sits alone at night in the woods recalling a likely murder spree he took part in. Appearing shirtless and with bandages, his character slowly begins to remember how he got there thinking back to each victim he killed upon leaving the fictional rehab-based facility Popsomp Hills. All taking place at night, much like most horror films, Em’s video uses dark settings to enhance the ‘scary’ factor while using massive amounts of blood and a before/after effect of how each victim was slain. Similar to his violent-based rhymes from The Marshall Mathers LP, Em’s new video did not feature any main cameos unlike 50 Cent and Dr. Dre’s presence in “We Made You.”
The rapper’s latest video features Em’s protagonist staying in-tune to the song’s lyrics as he sits alone at night in the woods recalling a likely murder spree he took part in. Appearing shirtless and with bandages, his character slowly begins to remember how he got there thinking back to each victim he killed upon leaving the fictional rehab-based facility Popsomp Hills. All taking place at night, much like most horror films, Em’s video uses dark settings to enhance the ‘scary’ factor while using massive amounts of blood and a before/after effect of how each victim was slain. Similar to his violent-based rhymes from The Marshall Mathers LP, Em’s new video did not feature any main cameos unlike 50 Cent and Dr. Dre’s presence in “We Made You.” His second single off the album, pushes shock limits even further. Eminem paints himself as a serial killer with lyrics such as “It’s 3 a.m. in the morning, put my key in the door, bodies laying all over the floor and I don’t know how they got the
