While Eminem is famous for his iconic look -- short blonde hair and clean-shaven face -- the 44-year-old rapper has radically changed his appearance and he's almost unrecognizable.
The "Lose Yourself" artist came out to the premiere of HBO's The Defiant Ones on Thursday sporting dark hair and some scruff that almost made him look like a different person.
Eminem revealed the new look in an Instagram pic he posted from the event, in which he posed next to Dr. Dre and Kendrick Lamar.
"Just a couple of guys from Compton and one from Detroit. With a beard," he captioned the pic.
Just a couple of guys from Compton and one from Detroit. With a beard. #thedefiantones
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The 8-Mile star also posed on the red carpet alongside Dre and iconic record producer Jimmy Iovine, who are the subjects of the upcoming HBO documentary series.
His new style is a far cry from what fans are used to, and is almost nothing like how he looks in The Defiant Ones trailer.
His beard made another appearance on Friday, when he was photographed hanging out at a recording studio in Malibu with 2 Chainz. The 39-year-old "No Lie" rapper took to Instagram to share a pic, which he captioned, "Sooo this jus happened."
Sooo this jus happened ......#marshalllikestrapmusic 🌸🏚🤧
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Rumors of a collaboration spread when Nolan Presley, one of 2 Chainz musical engineers, posted a photo with the newly scruffy rapper, which he captioned, "Just finished a session with @eminem."
Just finished a session with @eminem 🐐
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When it came to the court of public opinion, fans were split when it came to his new beard, with some strongly in favor of him keeping it, while others called for an immediate shave.
New Eminem single "Mocking Beard" coming soon 😂😂 pic.twitter.com/H1RWMzbrhP
— D12 (@D12) June 25, 2017
Eminem with a beard is literally Justin Timberlake 😱😩 We see you Marshall Mathers 👀
📸: Jeff Kravitz | Getty Images pic.twitter.com/jHyp0keRCb
— TheShadeRoom (@TheShadeRoom) June 23, 2017Eminem looks like a GTA character ready for the last and toughest mission 😂😂🐐 pic.twitter.com/L516cGoLq1
— Shady Times³³ (@SlimShadyTime21) June 23, 2017
My face when I saw Eminem's beard for the first time......😱😮😂 pic.twitter.com/y7Ynhj4y2H
— ♡ Sнα∂у Scαяℓєтт ♡ (@angry_blonde313) June 23, 2017
Eminem turned 30 14 years ago and this year he turns 30 again 😂😂 pic.twitter.com/ooL6FPPf5p
— Shady Times³³ (@SlimShadyTime21) June 25, 2017
