The feud of the year just keeps on getting crazier, with fans now insisting Eminem and Machine Gun Kelly's on-going beef is staged. Academy Award-winner Eminem and 'Bad Things' rapper Machine Gun Kelly (MGK) having been hitting out at each other for the last couple of weeks. Eminem's dissing of MGK on his new album Kamikaze followed a tweet in 2012 by MGK, where the rapper called Eminem's then 16-year-old daughter "hot as f**k". That has been followed by a fiery back-and-forth, with MGK releasing diss track 'Rap Devil' in early September, calling Eminem a bully, and Eminem then releasing 'Killshot'. 'Killshot' went onto break the Youtube record for biggest hip-hop debut, with the song's video reaching more than 36 million views in 24 hours. However, that success may be all part of a carefully orchestrated plan by Eminem and MGK's recording label. The pair both happen to be signed to Interscope.<doc-sep>Amid that rap battle, MGK's layered issues with G-Eazy also resurfaced, with the 28-year-old accusing the "No Limit" rapper of mimicking his style in an attempt to steal his lane in hip-hop. The pair exchanged several blows on Friday (Aug. 31), starting with G-Eazy's jabs on "Bad Boy," followed up by MGK's response in a freestyle on Hot 97. A portion of the quarrel has also been centered around a love triangle with Halsey. As diss tracks fire away, Billboard attempts to recount how Machine Gun Kelly got to this point with his rap counterparts in a timely fashion. May 2012 - MGK Tweets that Eminem's Daughter is "Hot as Fuck." Machine Gun Kelly has long been a fan of Eminem and has credited him as an inspiration to pick up a pen coming out of the mid-west. Back in May of 2012, MGK thoughtlessly fired off a tweet regarding photos of Em's famed daughter, Hailie, who was 16-years-old at the time, that had surfaced online, much to the chagrin of her father. "Ok so I just saw a picture of Eminem's daughter... and I have to say, she's hot as fuck, in the most respectful way possible [because Eminem] is king," he wrote. Oct. 2015 - MGK Believes that Tweet Still Plagues him Three Years Later MGK stopped by Hot 97 for an interview in late 2015 and when the topic of his tweet regarding Eminem's daughter is brought up, the Cleveland-bred rapper hints that he believes the 2012 tweet has played a role in him being blackballed from Em's Shade 45 radio station on Sirius XM and other places with industry ties to Slim Shady. "Pictures of [Hailie] had came out, and I’m like, what, 20 years old, 21 at the time? I said, ‘She’s beautiful, but all respect due, Eminem is king.’ What’s wrong with that? Is there a 15-year age gap where I’m a creep for that? I was 21, dawg," he told Hot 97. "Certain people won’t even listen or review [my album]. Certain places, you won’t even hear Machine Gun Kelly on. Certain things won’t even happen." Years later, Kelly rapped about his Shade 45 ban in a 2017 freestyle with Power 106's L.A. Leakers. “I’m my favorite rapper alive/ Since my favorite rapper banned me from Shade 45," he rhymes. July 2018 - Halsey Says She's Single, Shuts Down MGK Rumors Shortly after Halsey and G-Eazy parted ways over the summer, photos of the 23-year-old and MGK resurfaced on social media and were deceivingly being positioned as recent. The "Alone" singer quickly closed the door on being romantically involved with Kelly as the photos were more than a year old. Halsey also confirmed she was single at the time. "I’m not at the beach. I’m on tour. Alone. Slow news week I guess," she penned. "I’m not with anybody. That photo is 2 years old. Everyone mind they damn business." MGK seemed to take a subliminal shot at G-Eazy just 10 days later (July 18) when he debuted his new blonde hairstyle at the 2018 ESPY Awards. "Holy shit just be yourself homie," Kelly tweeted. Aug. 31 - Eminem Takes Aim at Machine Gun Kelly on "Not Alike" Slim Shady returned to release his Kamikaze album without any warning signs last Friday (Aug. 31). The Detroit legend didn't mince his words when lashing out at his detractors. Em finally publicly responded to MGK for his comments regarding his daughter on the Tay Keith and Ronny J-produced "Not Alike." "Now you wanna come and fuck with me, huh?/ This little cock-sucker, he must be feeling himself/ He wants to keep up his tough demeanor, so he does a feature/ Decides to team up with Nina/ But next time you don’t gotta use Tech N9ne if you wanna come at me with a sub-machine gun/ And I’m talking to you but you already know who the fuck you are, Kelly/ I don’t use sublims and sure as fuck don’t sneak-diss/ But keep commenting on my daughter Hailie," the Rap God rhymes. Aug. 31 - G-Eazy Unleashes "Bad Boy" G-Eazy must've gotten wind that Machine Gun Kelly would be sending smoke his way on a recorded freestyle with Funkmaster Flex on Hot 97 Thursday night (Aug. 30). Prior to the freestyle hitting YouTube, the Bay Area MC fired off a preemptive strike, taking aim at MGK with the bristling "Bad Boy" diss track. Young Gerald attacks MGK's lack of sales, being jealous of his relationship with Halsey, how they actually did cordial shows together, and even refers to him as his "mini-me." "MGK please stop trolling me, get over me/ You wanna be me, you’re mad that you’re not as big as me/ I'm everywhere, I'm your nightmare, you can't get rid of me/ Call a Uber, turn on the radio, imagine hearing me/ 'Him & I's on, mad you're listening to Halsey sing to me," he solemly raps. Aug. 31 - Takes Shots at G-Eazy During Hot 97 Freestyle The "Wild Boy" rapper stopped by Hot 97 and laid down a hard-hitting freestyle during his stay with Funkmaster Flex. Nearly halfway through his string of rhymes over Drake's "Nonstop," Machine Gun Kelly subliminally references Gerald and being romantically involved with his ex-girlfriend, seemingly referring to Halsey. "Let's just keep it G/ Only Eazy I fuck with is E/ I seen he's dyed his hair and got a hanging earring/ I fucked his girl now he look like me/ This shit overbearing/ How dare him, I dare him/ Don't think about comparin'/ Now turn that frat rap off/ I'm gettin' sick of hearing," he raps. He also continued to troll G-Eazy Friday (Aug. 31) on social media with a side-by-side of the pair explaining how he copied his swag. The original post's caption savagely read, "I fucked his girl now he looks like me this shit overbearing." MGK later updated his questionable choice of words.<doc-sep>The feud between Emimem and Machine Gun Kelly continues to escalate, as Eminem breaks a new YouTube record while MGK lands in hot water with fans. On Tuesday, YouTube announced that Eminem's "Killshot," the rapper's much-anticipated reply to Machine Gun Kelly's diss track "Rap Devil," became the biggest hip-hop debut in the streaming service's history with 38.1 million views in its first 24 hours. As for MGK, the rapper has some explaining to do after social media users called out the rapper for being dishonest on Instagram. MGK escalated his famous feud with Eminem Sunday night by posting a photo of himself wearing a shirt emblazoned with the “Killshot” artwork, Eminem’s response to his Slim Shady diss “Rap Devil. In the picture, MGK is flipping off the camera with what appears to be a supportive crowd doing the same behind him. The photo was captioned “he missed,” but now concertgoers are revealing a different series of events than what appears to be depicted. Fans explained what really happened in the post's comments section. Many claimed that MGK baited the crowd into unknowingly taking a picture that targeted Eminem. (The Cleveland native was opening for Fall Out Boy on the band's Mania tour in Orlando, Florida.) One user said: "Opens for Fall out boy(not even his fans) wears a jacket to cover up the shirt, asks everyone to point the middle finger, turns around for the picture, takes off the jacket, makes it seem like everyone was in it, turns around, everybody boos him once they see the shirt, starts singing rap devil and gets boo’d even more." Others in attendance shared similar stories on Twitter: A user said: "Asking FOB fans to hold their middle fingers up just to make it seem everyone is showing it to Em while you’re the one booed till the very end while performing Rap Devil?" Another posted a video of MGK's performance of "Rap Devil" being overwhelmed with boos from the crowd. Explainer: Why Eminem and Machine Gun Kelly's rap beef is uniquely terrible Related: Machine Gun Kelly (literally) trashes Eminem's diss track 'Killshot' More: Eminem calls Machine Gun Kelly's 'Rap Devil' diss track 'pitiful'<doc-sep>
In case you missed it due to a general feeling of IDGAF when it comes to Eminem, he and rapper Machine Gun Kelly are currently beefing. Or are they? Fans on Twitter are in full conspiracy theory mode over Eminem and Machine Gun Kelly's recent feud—but before we get to that, here's a quick run-down on their ~negative vibes~ just so we're on the same highly dramatic page. Eminem and MGK's feud goes back to 2012, when MGK tweeted that Eminem's daughter Hailie was "hot as fuck." Six years later, Eminem dissed MGK on his track "Not Alike," rapping "And I’m talkin’ to you / but you already know who the fuck you are, Kelly / I don’t use sublims and sure as fuck don’t sneak-diss / But keep commenting on my daughter Hailie." MGK then slammed Eminem on "Rap Devil," prompting Eminem to drag his rival in an interview and muse, "You know how many fucking rappers are better than you? You’re not even in the fucking conversation." Honestly, he sounds genuinely pissed, but fans smell a publicity stunt: Eminem and MGK are both signed to Interscope and both used Ronny J as a producer on their diss tracks.#AlbumPromo — Tyler Jordan (@iamTylerJordan) September 18, 2018 Emiem/MGK beef is a scam to promote their albums. (Kamikaze and Binge). Ronny J and Ronald Spence Jr. are the same person. He co-wrote and produced “Rap Devil” for MGK and did production on “Not Alike” (Eminem’s diss to MGK on Kamikaze) and “The Ringer” for Eminem. pic.twitter.com/Fum4RWQ0GW — Ryan Fairbanks (@RFairbanks9) September 17, 2018 Damn, nothing warms the heart like a pop culture conspiracy! But IDK, are Eminem and Machine Gun Kelly really faking their beef? Mehera Bonner Contributor Mehera Bonner is a news writer who focuses on celebrities and royals.