A History of Eminem’s Beefs, From Machine Gun Kelly to Mariah Carey, Joe Budden & Ja Rule

In 1999, Eminem married his longtime girlfriend Kim Mathers after years of slinging violent lyrics about her on his earlier work. Em tried to maintain the union a secret, however throughout her MTV particular What A Lady Desires, Aguilera leaked the data whereas additionally warning ladies concerning the penalties of bodily violence in a relationship. After discovering out Aguilera spilled the beans on his non-public second, Em put his frustrations on wax dissing Aguilera for her rumored trysts with former TRL host, Carson Daly and Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst.

On “The Actual Slim Shady,” Eminem unfold rumors of his personal, claiming Aguilera gave him an STD throughout their encounter. Aguilera’s camp disproved the rumors whereas Aguilera launched a diss file of her personal entitled “The Actual Slim Shady (Please Shut Up).”  The file gained little traction however the two buried the hatchet with a hug backstage on the 2002 MTV VMAs.

Previous to the discharge of The Slim Shady LP, underground rapper Cage claimed Eminem copied every part from his fashion all the way down to his lyrics. Eminem wasted no time in dissing the rapper as he took pictures on “Position Mannequin” off The Slim Shady LP. Em continued dragging Cage as he dissed him on “Drastic Measures” and on a Tony Contact mixtape freestyle.

Cage responded on the track “And So Kiddies,” the place he talked about Eminem’s rhyming abilities and referred to Slim Shady as a “b—h woman.” Cage stored the insults occurring a number of songs nevertheless it wasn’t sufficient as Em’s profession skyrocketed and his beef with Cage was quickly forgotten.

The meat between Eminem and Everlast began for essentially the most petty of causes. Everlast wasn’t happy when Eminem ignored him backstage at a live performance again in 1999, so he went and dropped a number of bars on Em and his daughter Hailie on the remix to “Ear Drums Pop” by Dilated Peoples. Em caught wind of the track and unleashed an onslaught of disses aimed on the former Home of Ache frontman. One diss particularly (“I Bear in mind”) options Em ridiculing Everlast’s coronary heart troubles and his age.

Everlast replied with “Whitey’s Revenge” the place he pulled no punches. He talked about taking care of Kim and Hailie as soon as Em was despatched to jail as a result of assault costs he was going through on the time and even questioned Em’s sexuality. Eminem would reply one final time on “Quitter” the place Em ridiculed Everlast’s profession and transition into “nation western rap.” The scathing diss ended the feud as Everlast by no means recovered from the Em’s lyrical firestorm.

Eminem’s feud with Insane Clown Posse started in 1995 when the Kamikaze rapper falsely marketed that the group would make an look on the launch get together for The Slim Shady EP. The group denied any involvement with the get together, with Violent J allegedly telling Eminem “f–okay that!” The disparaging response brought on Eminem to diss the duo on a number of songs, together with “Get U Mad,” “Until Hell Freezes Over,” and “Marshall Mathers.”

ICP would reply with a number of disses of their very own over time. They derided Em’s relationship with Dr. Dre on “Nuttin’ However a Bitch Thang” and made a mockery of his single “My Identify Is” on their rendition “Slim Anus.” The meat wasn’t resolved till 2005 when Violent J revealed the late Proof squashed it over a bowling sport between ICP and Em’s crew D12, although Marshall was not in a position to attend the Detroit 10-pin summit.

After Eminem had some selection phrases for The Supply journal and it’s co-founder Benzino for giving The Marshall Mathers LP a measly two mics out of 5, the meat between the 2 would develop into one of the crucial talked about feuds within the early 2000s. Benzino kicked issues off with a collection of diss tracks that pushed Eminem to reply with “ The Sauce.” Following Em’s response issues started to spiral uncontrolled as each events traded jabs for a lot of the early 2000s.

The meat hit its apex when Benzino launched “Pull Your Skirt Up” calling Eminem the “2003 Vanilla Ice” and claiming he birthed Em’s profession after that includes him within the Unsigned Hype column in The Supply again in 1998. Eminem clapped again swiftly with the most effective diss data of all time, “Nail within the Coffin” by which he eviscerated Benzino on plenty of issues together with his age, the his pseudo gangsta persona, and shady enterprise practices. The meat didn’t get any higher when Benzino used his personal journal to smear Eminem and launched “Die One other Day” the place the Boston rapper threatened Eminem’s daughter Hailie. The meat hit its breaking level when Benzino acquired his fingers on a file titled “Silly Satisfaction” that featured Eminem utilizing racist remarks towards black ladies. The “Rock the Celebration” rapper launched the track on The Supply’s web site and printed the lyrics within the journal.

The track can be a darkish spot for Eminem as he was compelled to talk on its contents in an announcement. Slim Shady defined that the track was made on account of a nasty breakup he skilled when he was 15. “The tape they performed right this moment was one thing I made out of anger, stupidity and frustration after I was a youngster. I’d simply damaged up with my girlfriend, who was African-American, and I reacted just like the offended, silly child I used to be,” Eminem stated within the assertion. Eminem was forgiven and Benzino by no means recovered on account of the meat and his questionable editorial practices. The Supply parted methods with Benzino in 2005, leaving a legacy the as soon as iconic journal has but to bounce again from. The meat was by no means resolved regardless of Benzino admitting in 2012 he was mistaken for a few of issues he stated with reference to Eminem’s household.   

Within the early ‘90s Eminem and Canibus shared many similarities as their rap careers started to blossom. Whereas Em laid waste to the underground circuit, Canibus was making noise of his personal through stellar visitor appearances on tracks with Slick Rick, The Agency, and Frequent. Sadly, Canibus’ crowning second was his beef with LL Cool J, as his self-titled debut album was a vital and industrial failure. The explanation for the meat with Marshall was odd, as Canibus — in the course of his battle with LL Cool J — acquired a tip from his mentor Wyclef Jean that Em might have ghostwritten LL’s “The Ripper Strikes Again” response.

In an interview with Tim Westwood, Em says he met with Canibus to disclaim the rumor, however Canibus wasn’t having it as he left the dialog earlier than Em might end. What adopted was a collection of idea disses from Canibus rapping from the attitude of Eminem’s character Stan. Eminem responded with “Can-I-Bitch” the place he mocked Canibus for his low album gross sales, his gritty voice, his nationality, and even calling him “Marshall Mathers’ sister.” Canibus would proceed the “beef” with a number of extra complicated references to Eminem in his music, however he barely acquired any consideration because the harm was accomplished as a result of his low album gross sales.

Eminem discovered himself in the course of 50 Cent and Ja Rule’s ugly beef when he signed the Get Wealthy or Die Tryin’ rapper to his Shady Data imprint in 2002. What began as a neighborhood beef between two Queens natives shortly changed into an all-out battle between file labels. Em performed a minor function within the beef till Ja Rule talked about his daughter Hailie on the finish of “Free Change,” rapping “Em, you declare your mom’s a crackhead and Kim is a recognized slut/ So what’s Hailie gon’ be when she grows up?” If there’s something to remove from these beefs it’s to not point out Eminem’s daughter. In true Eminem vogue, The Slim Shady LP rapper went for the jugular on “Doe Rae Me (Hailie’s Revenge),” “Bully,” and “Hail Mary.” The meat helped speed up the downward trajectory of Ja Rule’s profession with the next decline of Homicide Inc following shortly after.

On the 2004 single “Like Toy Troopers,” Eminem goes into element concerning the beef reflecting on the pyrrhic victory. “And though the battle was gained, I really feel like we misplaced it/ I spent a lot power on it, actually I’m exhausted/ And I’m so caught in it, I nearly really feel I’m the one who brought on it,” Em raps.

All through his profession Eminem had made references to an alleged relationship he had with Mariah Carey manner again in 2001. His fourth studio album, The Eminem Present, contained a number of references to the alleged pairing, however Carey has denied the connection quite a few occasions. Issues acquired hectic after Carey married Cannon in 2008, when Eminem unleashed “Bagpipes From Baghdad.” On the track, Slim Shady wastes no time expressing his lust for Mariah whereas dissing her and Cannon within the course of. Mariah responded with “Obsessed” — a track with an accompanying video that portrays Mariah being stalked by an Eminem look-alike.

The transfer angered Em and fueled him to launch his diatribe towards the couple titled “The Warning.” Cannon defended his ex-wife and took to his weblog to write down a prolonged put up about “Miss Marshall.” The Wild’n Out star accused Em of racial bigotry and seemingly vowed revenge on Em joking that the Encore rapper had tainted his legacy and can be often called “the rapper who misplaced to corny-a– Nick Cannon!” Quickly after, Cannon deleted the put up and the meat got here to an swift finish.

The members of Limp Bizkit and Eminem had been really associates at one level. That’s, till the band’s DJ, Deadly, stated Everlast — his former Home of Ache band mate — would beat Eminem in a combat on MTV’s TRL. Em didn’t respect this act of betrayal, so he launched the profane “Women,” a verbal assault on each member of Limp Bizkit. He rapped concerning the violent acts he wished to commit towards the band, whereas additionally calling them delicate for backing out of his feud with Everlast. The animosity between the 2 acts by no means actually settled regardless of Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst praising Restoration on Twitter.

On the 2001 Grammys, digital musician and producer Moby referred to as Eminem misogynistic, homophobic and anti-Semitic. After all Em didn’t take the feedback too flippantly, so he dissed Moby on “With out Me” ridiculing his age and threatening to have his former protege Obie Trice assault the vegan digital musician. It acquired to some extent the place Em challenged Moby to a combat on the 2002 MTV VMAs, however Moby was unphased.

Within the interviews following the present, Moby praised Eminem for his expertise, however was shocked at how offended he was on condition that they by no means met previous to the VMAs. He even identified Em’s contradictions in utilizing homophobic slurs whereas telling Moby to “blow him” and wrote a put up about how troubled he was by Em’s glorification of homophobia and misogyny given his affect on America’s youth. The 2 by no means resolved their variations however Moby did applaud Eminem for his track “Mosh,” admiring the robust lyrics and placing visuals.

Smith beat Eminem for the very best male video class award on the 1999 MTV VMAs. In his acceptance speech, Smith made a be aware that he doesn’t have to make use of profanity or threaten individuals to promote data. Em felt Smith was taking a jab at him and anybody who used profanity to precise themselves, so he referred to as out the rapper-turned-movie-superstar and his good man picture on “With out Me.” Smith wouldn’t reply till six years later with a easy, lowkey diss on “Mr. Good Man” rapping, “Dissed by Eminem however didn’t trouble him/ Yup nicely he stylish/ Large Will simply did one other 20 mill’, stroll proper previous E/ I’m a pleasant man, why y’all harassin me, huh?”

Eminem’s issues with Budden go again to the discharge of Em’s ninth studio album, Revival. When he was part of Complicated’s On a regular basis Battle, Budden closely criticized Em’s ninth studio album, calling it trash and denouncing the heavy pop options and rock-inspired manufacturing on the Complicated present and on his podcast. Regardless of a number of subliminal pictures on Em’s remix to “Chloraseptic,” the meat acquired severe as soon as Eminem dissed the Temper Muzik rapper instantly on “Fall.”

On the Kamikaze monitor, Em dissed Joe for his lack of hit data and his points with home violence previously. Budden issued his response on his podcast holding nothing again. “Let me inform you what Joe Budden has thought this whole time,” Budden says within the three-hour podcast. “I’ve been higher than you this whole f–king decade! In my rapper mind, I’m a content material n—a. You gotta say one thing! You haven’t stated something for the higher half of a complete f–king decade,” he continued. He additionally warned Eminem to not take a look at him on the mic saying, “I do know you don’t learn about me, you higher go ask some n—as near you, I dwell for the sort of s–t.” Following Em’s response to MGK on “KILLSHOT,” Budden took to Twitter to assert Eminem is afraid of him, proving that the meat is lengthy from over.

Once more, if there’s something to remove from this, it’s that you simply don’t point out Eminem’s daughter. In 2012, a 22-year-old MGK proved that he missed the memo by referring to Hailie, who was 16 years previous on the time, as “sizzling as f–okay” on Twitter. Over time, MGK claimed the 8 Mile rapper allegedly performed a component in having sure media retailers ban his music due to the tweet and he even talked about it on an LA Leakers freestyle in 2017. Eminem would then diss MGK on “Not Alike,” poking enjoyable at his lyrics and difficult man persona. MGK shocked everybody by releasing “Rap Satan,” a full blown diss file aimed on the Rap God, on which he made quite a few claims, together with Eminem allegedly asking Diddy to hamper MGK’s profession.

The formidable response left individuals impressed on social media, with some believing MGK got here out with the win within the first spherical. Eminem spoke to Sway about his points with MGK, explaining that he dissed him as a result of MGK thought Eminem was making an attempt to harm his profession. “I don’t give a f–okay about your profession. You suppose I really f–kin’ take into consideration you?” Em stated. “You know the way many f–kin’ rappers which are higher than you? You’re not even within the f–kin’ dialog.” He additionally admitted to Sway that he was caught ready of desirous to “destroy” MGK however not desirous to make him any extra standard.

Following the interview, Eminem dropped his response to MGK titled “Killshot,” by which Em dissed MGK about his man bun, his lack of business success, and even dragging MGK’s ex, Halsey, into the combination. MGK, nonetheless, dismissed the track in interviews and on social media.

In 2020, Em as soon as once more spoke on MGK by rapping the next on his monitor “Unaccommodating”: “However after they ask me is the battle completed with MGK? After all it’s/ I cleansed him of his mortal sins/ I’m God and the Lord forgives/ Even the satan worshippers.”