American rapper Eminem, whose real name is Marshall Bruce Mathers III, revealed in a recent video that he invented Slim Shady, his problematic alter ego, as his music was 'going nowhere'.

The 51-year-old rapper rose to global fame with his 2000 rap ‘The Real Slim Shady’, and in a video titled ‘Slim Shady vs Marshall Mathers: The Face-Off’ for a cover for Complex magazine, he reflected how his performing persona came about before saying it pushed him into addiction.