Last week, Eminem dropped his 10th studio album without any sort of pre-release promotion. Of course, Kamikaze has been described as a “surprise” for reasons that go beyond its unanticipated release. Despite receiving mixed reviews from critics, the album has been regarded by many fans as a return to form for the 44-year-old rapper. In the early days of his career, Em was as well known for his merciless lyric assaults on his rivals as for the razor-sharp wordplay that first caught the attention of the rap mainstream. Over the past decade, however, Eminem sobered up , settled down, and stopped devoting so much of his attention to feuds. Unfortunately, Slim Shady’s newfound maturity made him an easy target for a bumper crop of young rappers attempting to build up their reputations by attacking his. Machine Gun Kelly: Rap Devil One such emcee is Machine Gun Kelly, who attacked Eminem with the above diss track in response to shade thrown by Slim on Kamikaze . The beef began years ago, when a 23-year-old MGK called Em’s daughter Hailie (just 16 at the time) “hot as f–k” in a bizarre tweet. On his latest release Shady basically warned MGK to keep all such thoughts to himself. Unfortunately, MGK is thirsting to become a household name, and he saw Em’s diss as an opportunity for a come-up. Eminem on Machine Gun Kelly Normally, Em would be quick with a blistering response, but as he explains in the interview above, he’s caught between a rock and a hard place. As the superior technical emcee, he could put MGK in a body bag with ease. However, he’s well aware that by doing so, he would be giving the 28-year-old rapper a much-needed career boost. Em’s frustration with the situation is abundantly clear in his conversation with Sway: “Shut the f–k up,” Shady says in reference to his latest rival. “Now, I’m in this f–king weird thing where I’m like, ‘I gotta answer this motherf–ker.’ And every time i do that — as irrelevant as people say I am in hip-hop — it makes that person bigger.” Sounds like a frustrating scenario. Of course, there are worse problems to have than being such a legend that your challengers are dying for you to acknowledge their existence. View Slideshow: Hailie Scott: Eminem’s Daughter is All Grown Up, Surprisingly Normal!
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Eminem to Machine Gun Kelly: Shut the F–k Up About My Daughter!
