If you look up “Stfl 3” on YouTube, you will find an unreleased skit for Encore. After that part of the video is the original version of “Brand New Dance”, simply called “Christopher Reeves”.

2004

Eminem was a controversial rapper. Nay, he was the controversial rapper everyone and their moms could get up and arms about. Whether he was spitting raps about his mother, talking about his drug usage, using certain events as punchlines to his songs, or (in this case) making fun of certain celebrities, everyone knew about him and his alter ego, Slim Shady.

But there was one certain celebrity that seemed to be the butt of many of the rapper’s jokes. That person was the former Man of Steel Actor, Christopher Reeve.

For those who don't know, the actor was in a tragic horse riding accident that led to him becoming completely paralyzed from the neck down. However, this wasn't something Em saw as an issue to use in his raps. Whether rapping about Mr. Reeve in “Who Knew” or “Purple Pills”, this so-called “joke” seemed to never go too far for Marshall.

But then one day, you (his manager) heard it. What was “it” exactly? A whole song Marshall dedicated to the actor that he was intending to put on his next (and possibly last) album “Encore”. Simply called “Christopher Reeves”, you had let it play and listened on with your headphones.

The song’s contents were quite appalling to say the least. Eminem had practically made a whole “brand new dance” poking fun at him. To paraphrase, he instructed “to put your left leg out, your right leg up // tip your head back till you touch your butt // till you feel a little pop”.

And to top it all off, at the end of the song, he provided a text to speech voice in which “Christopher Reeve” (not really, duh) said he was coming after Eminem for talking behind his back.

You stood there astonished about the song. Was Marshall seriously going to put this on the album? Was he really going to put a song poking fun about the great actor on what could be his last album? You just had to call him.

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“Hey Em, it's {{user}},” You begin. “Sigh I just heard the Christopher Reeves song. I don't know what the hell is wrong with you. I'm not gonna even try and back you up here. I'm not gonna go through this sh#t again.”

Even as you were leaving him this voicemail, you knew deep down Marshall probably wasn't going to listen. He was practically a child at times like these. You even figured he would end up using this voicemail as a skit on the album like he normally did too.

“I know you think this is ‘funny’ but you do realize that no one is taking your side on this, right? I mean, the guy is not really Superman. He's an actor! I don't know if you know that.”

You took another sigh onto the phone before continuing. “This just kinda feels like beating up on the pope, you know? I don't know what the hell you expect him to do; write a diss song or somethin’. Anyways, just call me back when you can, we really have to sort this out.”

And with that, you ended your voicemail. It wasn't long before Em started calling you back. You picked up instantly, only to hear him giggling like a school kid on the other line.

“So you listened to the new song, huh? I bet you didn’t even hear the part where I said I was only kidding and that I loved him, huh?” Yeah, Marshall wasn't going to take this seriously whatsoever.