Eminem isn't exactly known for mincing his words, but even by his own high standards, his latest track is pretty controversial. He dropped a surprise new album, Kamikaze, last night and it featured a final track that calls out just about every new rapper in the game. Eminem takes special aim at so-called mumble rap, with the likes of Lil Yachty, Lil Pump and Lil Xan coming in for disses, while proving that he doesn't just hate people with Lil in their name by comparing them unfavourably to Lil Wayne. "Get this fuckin' audio out my audio, adios/I can see why people like Lil Yachty, but not me though/Not even dissin', it just ain't for me/All I am simply is just an MC," he raps. Advert 10 He follows that with "Lil Pump, Lil Xan imitate Lil Wayne/I should aim at everybody in the game, pick a name" and "I heard your mumbling but it's jumbled in mumbo-jumbo/The era that I'm from will pummel you/That's what it's comin' to." Elsewhere on the album, he calls out Tyler the Creator - "Tyler create nothing, I see why you called yourself a - bitch" - and Drake, referencing the scandal around him allegedly nicking a hook: "Put me on a track, I go cray on it like a color book/You got some views, but you're still below me/Mine are higher so when you compare our views you get overlooked/And I don't say a hook unless I wrote the hook." Advert 10 The rap veteran - a title that will make a significant portion of people feel dreadfully old - has form for taking on his contemporaries. Just a sample of his previous targets include fellow musicians Christina Aguilera, Britney Spears, Will Smith and *NSYNC (all in the same song, The Real Slim Shady), power couples Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom, Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson and Mariah Carey and Nick Canon and Kim Kardashian, Jessica Alba, Jennifer Lopez, Michael Jackson, Elvis, Madonna, Rihanna...I could go on. Oh, and on his most recent album, he makes a special dig at Donald Trump, claiming that the President had the Secret Service investigate him, rapping: "Cause Agent Orange sent the Secret Service to meet in person / To see if I really think of hurtin' him / Or ask if I'm linked to terrorists."<doc-sep>Never one to back down from a conflict, Eminem’s surprise release ‘Kamikaze’ sees him facing down the haters, going in on everyone from Donald Trump to Lil Yachty. Missed some of the disses? Don’t worry. Here is everyone Eminem has a pop at on his 10th album. ‘The Ringer’ Vince Staples Who? Long Beach rapper known for angering Christian parents. Brief beef history? Staples previously called Eminem’s BET Freestyle “trash” and that he could “do better”. Advertisement What Em says: “If I press the issue just to get the anger out /Full magazine could take Staples out”. Has there been a response? Yep, Staples took to Twitter to quote Eminem’s lyrics and even suggested that Eminem should fight it out with another rapper dissed on ‘Kamikaze’, Machine Gun Kelly. Vince said: “Meet in a neutral location, a Cracker Barrel or Trader Joe’s, somewhere they both comfortable, and just squabble up.” Full magazine could take Staples out! — Vince Staples (@vincestaples) August 31, 2018 Joe Budden Who? ‘Pump It Up’ rap purist known for his internet hot takes Brief beef history? Budden dissed Eminem’s Beyonce-featuring single ‘Walk On Water’, describing it as “trash”. What Em says: “I’m sorry, wait, what’s your talent? Oh, critiquin’ / My talent? Oh, bitch, I don’t know who the fuck y’all are”. Advertisement Has there been a response? Yes, Budden has described Eminem as “one of the best rappers in the world” who is currently “trying to prove to people he can rap.” Asked whether he would be responding with a track, Budden stated that he is retired, saying: “If anybody wanted Joe to respond to them in a rap, all they had to do was say Joe name two years ago, three years ago, four years ago… Don’t do it now.” Lil Yachty Who? Nautically named American rapper. Brief beef history? This one seems to be fresh meat, with Eminem laying into mumble rappers and Yachty’s “choppy flow”. What Em says: “I can see why people like Lil Yachty, but not me though/Not even dissin’, it just ain’t for me”. Has there been a response? Yachty seems to have taken things in his stride, tweeting: “Lmao me personally I think it’s [fire] Eminem took a shot at me.. I fuck wit Eminem.” Lil Pump and Lil Xan Who? Young, face-tattoo-sporting, American rappers Brief beef history? This is another new beef here; although Eminem has previously laid into “mumble rap” on his Royce da 5’9″ collaboration ‘Caterpillar’, rapping: “The boom bap is coming back with an axe to mumble rap”. On ‘The Ringer’ he takes a pop at both mumble rap, and also accuses Lil Pump and Lil Xan of copying Lil Wayne’s face tats. What Em says: “Lil Pump, Lil Xan imitate Lil Wayne/I should aim at everybody in the game, pick a name/I’m fed up with being humble/And rumor is I’m hungry/I’m sure you heard bumblings/I heard you wanna rumble like an empty stomach/I heard your mumbling but it’s jumbled in mumbo-jumbo”. Have there been responses? Well, Lil Pump has tweeted back with a love heart, along with the message: “Thank You. I deserved that”. Xan hasn’t yet replied. Charlamagne tha God Who? An American radio and television personality Brief beef history: The presenter has been critical of some of Eminem’s latest releases, and previously said that his BET Hip Hop Awards cypher was “just OK”. What Em says? “Charlamagne gonna hate anyway/Doesn’t matter what I say/Give me Donkey of the Day”. Has there been a response? Yeah, and Charlamagne has stuck to his guns, saying: “I don’t hate. I tell the truth. That’s not hatin’ me sayin’ ‘Revival’ was wack ’cause clearly Eminem thought ‘Revival’ was wack, too.” Donald Trump Who? The President of the United States of America. Brief beef history: Eminem has always been outspoken about his dislike of Donald Trump, with his 2016 song ‘Campaign Speech’ being a blistering eight-minute criticism of the President. What Em says: “But I think it’s workin’/These verses are makin’ him a wee bit nervous/And he’s too scared to answer me with words/’Cause he knows that he will lyrically get murdered/But I know at least he’s heard it/’Cause Agent Orange just sent the Secret Service/To meet in person/To see if I really think of hurtin’ him/Or ask if I’m linked to terrorists”. Has there been a response? Not yet, but who knows, there could be a Trump tweet any minute. ‘Greatest’ Ja Rule Who? Queens rapper best known for his Ashanti jams ‘Always on Time’ and ‘Mesmerize’ Brief beef history: On his 2002 diss track ‘Loose Change’, Ja Rule referenced Eminem’s then 7 year-old daughter Hailie, saying: “Em, you claim your mother’s a crackhead/And Kim is a known slut/So what’s Hailie gon’ be when she grows up” What Em says: “I hear you talking shit, I’m just too big to respond to it / God forbid I forget, go and jump out the window / Somebody better child-proof it / ’Cause if I lose it we can rewind to some old Ja Rule shit”. Has there been a response? “Guess that Hailie line must be starting to hit home,” Ja Rule wrote on Twitter. Guess that Halie line must be starting to hit home… ? — Ja Rule (@jarule) September 2, 2018 Die Antwoord Who? Weird and wonderful South African electro-rap duo. Brief beef history: Em mispronounced the group’s name in his 2017 song ‘Untouchable’, leading to Die Antwoord to upload a video of them jokingly mispronouncing Eminem’s name. What Em says: “I know there’s people that are pissed about the way I mispronounced a name, “DIE ANTWOORD!” / Fuck, I still can’t say this shit, but how quickly they forget / Who the fuck I was now Ninja try to duck my slugs / To let ya girl get fucked by Muggs / I’d like to give a shout to Cypress / This can’t be real, you dissed me and I was just tryin’ to / Give you a shout—now get the fuck out my rhyme book!” Has there been a response? Yes, Die Antwoord recently shared an Instagram video of them teaching how to pronounce Eminem’s name.<doc-sep>Eminem shocked the world on Thursday night when he released the surprise album Kamikaze. The 13-track album came out of nowhere, and similar to Em releases of the past, each track contains references to his musical peers. We’ve compiled a list of each artist that Eminem name drops on Kamikaze, ranging from the good and the bad to the outright insulting. The album is currently available for streaming on Apple Music and Spotify. You can sample each track below and check out the list after the jump. Drake & Chance The Rapper While it remains to be seen whether these bars are supposed to be nods or outright disses, Eminem does layer in a few references to the 2016 releases of Drake (Views) and Chance The Rapper (Coloring Book) on the track “Fall.” “Put me on a track, I go cray on it like a color book,” he spits. “You got some views, but you’re still below me / Mine are higher so when you compare our views you get overlooked / And I don’t say a hook unless I wrote the hook.” The last line could be in reference to the claims that Drake uses ghostwriters on several of his songs. Em drops a similar bit later in the track, where he raps: “All I know is I wrote every single word of everything I ever murdered / Time to separate the sheep from goats / And I got no faith in your writers, I don’t believe in ghosts.” Drake often refers to himself as the G.O.A.T. in his music, which is an acronym for Greatest of All Time. Lil Yachty https://www.instagram.com/p/BnHRNFyhoKk/?hl=en&taken-by=lilyachty On the album’s opening track, Eminem goes after colorful rapper Lil Yachty. While Em says that he doesn’t mean to diss the “One Night” star, one can’t help but pick up a negative connotation in his lyrics. “Get this f*ckin’ audio out my audio, adios / I can see why people like Lil Yachty, but not me though,” he raps. “Not even dissin’, it just ain’t for me / All I am simply is just an MC.” Eminem also goes about mumble rappers, an offshoot of hip-hop that Yachty is often associated with, on the track “Lucky You.” “And mumble, oh f*ck it / I’m goin’ for the jugular / This sh*t is a circus,” he raps. “You clowns that are comin’ up don’t give an ounce of mother f*ck / About the ones that were here before you that make raps.” Lil Pump & Lil Xan Yachty isn’t the only Soundcloud rapper that landed within Eminem’s verbal scope. He also takes shots at Lil Pump and Lil Xan, two young emcees who have blown up within the past year due to their simplistic, anthemic lyrics. Em also appears to compliment Lil Wayne, a contemporary who has collaborated with him on hit singles like “Forever” and “No Love.” “Lil Pump, Lil Xan imitate Lil Wayne / I should aim at everybody in the game, pick a name,” he raps. “I’m fed up with being humble / And rumor is I’m hungry / I’m sure you heard rumblings / I heard you wanna rumble / like an empty stomach / I heard your mumbling but it’s jumbled in mumbo-jumbo / The era that I’m from will pummel you.” Machine Gun Kelly Machine Gun Kelly has often drawn comparisons to Eminem by way of his speedy flow, but it doesn’t seem as though the latter appreciates it. On the track “Not Alike,” he calls out Kelly for being a weak artist. “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 f*ck you are, Kelly / I don’t use sublims and sure as f*ck don’t sneak-diss / But keep commenting on my daughter Hailie.” On Monday, September 3, Machine Gun Kelly responded with the diss track “Rap Devil.” The title is a play on Eminem’s single “Rap God” and criticizes Em for being out of touch with current music listeners. Check it out below. Machine Gun Kelly – Rap DevilNEW EP ‘BINGE’ IS OUT NOW! : smarturl.it/binge Machine Gun Kelly’s "Bloom" is available now! smarturl.it/MGKbloom Listen to Bloom Now→ bit.ly/BloomByMGK MGK Official Merch: mgkofficialmerch.com/store/ Subscribe to MGK→ bit.ly/SubscribeMGK Follow Machine Gun Kelly: twitter.com/machinegunkelly facebook.com/machinegunkellymusic instagram.com/machinegunkelly/ Machine Gun Kelly – Rap Devil | MGK youtube.com/watch?v=4sNCyiyIc_8 Machine Gun Kelly youtube.com/machinegunkelly 2018-09-03T14:06:31.000Z Joe Budden On the title track, “Kamikaze,” Eminem goes after longtime peer and former Shady Records signee Joe Budden, who criticized his last album Revival. “Somebody tell Budden before I snap/ He better fasten it, Or have his body bag get zipped,” he raps. “The closest thing he’s had to hits/ Since smacking b*tches.” Em also took shots at DJ Akademiks, who co-hosted the web series Everyday Struggle with Budden. “And don’t make me have to give it back to Akademiks / Say this sh*t is trash again, I’ll have you twisted like you had it / When you thought you had me slippin’ at the telly.” Tyler, The Creator Elsewhere on the title track, he goes after Tyler, The Creator, a rapper who has also worn his Eminem influence on his sleeve over the years. “Tyler create nothing, I see why you called yourself a f*ggot, b*tch,” he angrily spits. “It’s not just ’cause you lack attention / It’s ’cause you worship D12’s balls, you’re sacrilegious.” Eminem goes on to clown Tyler’s Odd Future affiliate Earl Sweatshirt as well. “If you’re gonna critique me, you better at least be as good or better / Get Earl, the Hooded Sweater, whatever his name is to help you put together some words, more than two letters,” he raps. “The fans waited for this moment / Like the feature when I stole this show / Sorry if I took forever.” Spared Victims: Kendrick Lamar, J. Cole & Big Sean Conversely, Eminem speaks very highly of Kendrick Lamar, who appeared on his 2014 album The Marshall Mathers LP 2.<doc-sep>The cover art pays tribute to the Beastie Boys classic, "Licensed to Ill." Getty Images Less than a year after Eminem released Revival to mixed reviews, the self-proclaimed "Rap God" dropped a full-length follow-up album with absolutely no warning. Marshall Mathers made waves in the hip hop world when he tweeted a link to purchase Kamikaze accompanied by a simple message last night. "Tried not 2 overthink this 1... enjoy," he wrote. ADVERTISEMENT Thanks for watching! Visit Website Many immediately noticed that on the album's fighter jet cover art pays homage to the Beastie Boys classic, Licensed to Ill. ADVERTISEMENT Thanks for watching! Visit Website ADVERTISEMENT Thanks for watching! Visit Website Across 13 tracks, Eminem spits about his distaste for mumble rappers with "choppy flow. As All Hip Hop notes, the superstar Detroit rapper also disses Tyler the Creator, Drake, Machine Gun Kelly, Charlamagne Tha God, Lil Xan and more. Joe Budden, who once said he got sober with the help of Eminem but recently lambasted Revival as "trash," is targeted on "Fall." It's probably not a coincidence that Kamikaze arrived on Budden's birthday. "Somebody tell Budden before I snap/He better fasten it or have his body bag get zipped/The closest thing he’s had to hits is smacking bitches," Em raps. The Dr. Dre-produced record features longtime collaborator Royce da 5'9" and Joyner Lucas. Rolling Stone reports that the track "Greatest" is an "interpolation" of Kendrick Lamar's 2017 hit, "Humble." Early reactions have been positive: Spotify users can listen to Kamikaze in its entirety by following the link in this tweet: See the full track listing below: 1. “The Ringer” 2. “Greatest” 3. “Lucky You” featuring Joyce Lucas 4. “Paul – Skit” 5. “Normal” 6. “Em Calls Paul – Skit” 7. “Stepping Stone” 8. “Not Alike” featuring Royce 5’9″ 9. “Fall” 10. “Kamikaze” 11. “Nice Guy” featuring Jessie Reyez 12. “Good Guy” featuring Jessie Reyez 13. “Venom” from the Motion Pictur<doc-sep>
Take a look at all of Eminem's targets on Kamikaze below. Lil Yachty "Get this fuckin' audio out my Audi yo, adios/ I can see why people like Lil Yachty, but not me, though." - "The Ringer" Lil Boat is the first prominent rapper to fall within the crosshair of Em. The 45-year-old understands why people could be fans of the Atlanta native that's less than half his age, but makes sure to let you know he won't be bumping his bubblegum trap anytime soon. Lil Xan & Lil Pump "Lil Pump, Lil Xan imitate Lil Wayne/ I should aim at everybody in the game, pick a name/ I'm fed up with being humble." - "The Ringer" Eminem continues to eviscerate those he believes fall under the mumble-rap generation. Shady calls out Lil Xan and Lil Pump as carbon copies of New Orleans legend Lil Wayne. Weezy's influence on the emerging generation of MCs is undeniable, as the self-proclaimed greatest rapper of all-time dominated popularity while carrying the genre for much of the previous decade. Charlamagne Tha God "'Aw, man! That BET cypher was weak, it was garbage/ The Thing ain't even orange -- oh my God, that's a reach!.....?' Charlamagne gonna hate anyway/ Doesn't matter what I say/ Give me Donkey of the Day." - "The Ringer" Charlamagne Tha God has made it clear he's not a fan of Eminem's recent work. He referred to his scathing 2017 BET Awards freestyle as "borderline wack," in addition to trashing Revival. Shady had to feel a certain way about the brash radio personality's comments since he brings him up multiple times on "Fall" and "The Ringer." The Breakfast Club co-host admits that he just can't find a way to relate to Em's rhymes these days. Donald Trump "'These verses are makin' him a wee bit nervous/ And he's too scurred to answer me with words/ 'Cause he knows that he will lyrically get murdered/ But I know at least he's heard it/ Cause Agent Orange just sent the Secret Service/ To meet in person to see if I really think of hurtin' him/ Or ask if I'm linked to terrorists." - "The Ringer" Eminem hasn't been shy about voicing his issues with Donald Trump and his time in the Oval Office. Back in 2016, Em heavily criticized 45 for eight minutes on "Campaign Speech" and later followed up his Trump hate train the next year at the 2017 BET Awards during his excoriating freestyle. President Trump has yet to publicly respond to the Detroit-bred rapper's comments publicly. Machine Gun Kelly “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." - "Not Alike" Machine Gun Kelly has long been complimentary of Eminem as one of the figures in hip-hop who inspired him to pick up a pen. Back in 2012, MGK ruffled the feather of Em when he tweeted that his daughter, Hailie, was “hot as fuck.” He even claims that Eminem has banned him from any more appearances on his Shade 45 channel on SiriusXM. Tyler, The Creator & Earl Sweatshirt "Tyler create nothin', I see why you called yourself a f----t, bitch/It's not just 'cause you lack attention/It's 'cause you worship D12's balls, you're sack-religious/If you're gonna critique me, you better at least be as good or better/Get Earl the hooded sweater, whatever his name is to help you put together some words, more than two letters." - "Kamikaze" Tyler, The Creator also feels the wrath of Eminem on "Kamikaze" alongside his Oddfuture compatriot Earl Sweatshirt. The Flower Boy rapper was severely critical of what we assume to be Eminem's "Walk On Water" collaboration with Beyonce. "Dear god this song is horrible sheesh how the fuck," Tyler tweeted when the song was released back in November of last year. Shady has come under fire once again for his continued use of homophobic slurs in rhymes.