Eminem had time. Dropping off “Doomsday Pt. 2,” Slim Shady launches a full-on assault on Benzino, harkening back to the days when Benzino once owned The Source.
Now I got a riddle, one condition, you mustn’t laugh What is the opposite of Benzino? A giraffe “Go at his neck,” how the fuck is that? How can I go at somethin’ he doesn’t have? Arm so short he can’t even touch his hands When they’re above his head doin’ jumpin’ jacks Sorry, I don’t mean to upset you, Ben’ When I talk about all the debt you in I hear that you been creepin’ on the low In them cheap hotels, that they catch you in Jesus Christ, dawg, when you said two-ten Never guessed you meant at the Red Roof Inn In a room with one single bed, two men Shady, man, you can’t—, yes, you can Well, I guess then I regret to inform you, hate to spoil the day But this doesn’t bring me no joy to say Guess that Coi Leray feat’s in the toilet, ayy? Damage due to flows, collateral, I s’pose Gat-pointed like mine and Sandra Bullock’s nose Yeah, them bullet holes, have you full of those You’ll catch a stray like animal control, plan a funeral I’ma probably have to plan a few neurological exams Once again, it is off into that damn padded room I go
In April 2023, Benzino reflected on his beef with Eminem. According to the rapper, the late Michael Jackson thanked him for dissing Slim Shady back in the day.
Popping up on The Gauds Show podcast, Benzino claims MJ praised him for the diss after Eminem made light of the situation where Michael Jackson once caught on fire. That moment was in the “Just Lose It” video.
“I met Mike through Teddy [Riley]. He called me and he thanked me. Because when Eminem dissed him with the fire situation, in the video, Mike called and I remember his assistant put him on the phone and I sat there and listened to him. And he thanked me.”
Does anyone remember Rhythm + Flow, Netflix’s rap competition series from several years ago? It starred Cardi B, Chance The Rapper, and T.I. as judges and helped launch the indie rap career of Inglewood MC D Smoke, whose debut album Black Habits was nominated for a Best Rap Album Grammy in 2021.
You’d be forgiven for forgetting the show, or for thinking that it had suffered the fate of so many other Netflix originals and been canceled after its first season. After all, the last we heard about a second season was nearly four years ago, and it was supposed to air sometime in 2021, but never did. However, it looks like the show is definitely returning, with Netflix posting the announcement of season 2 on its YouTube page.
It also looks like the show was retooled during its hiatus, bringing a new set of judges in addition to another batch of young rap hopefuls. This season, contestants will be judged by DJ Khaled, Latto (herself a veteran of the comp show circuit), and Ludacris — a decidedly less controversial trio than the original lineup — and special guest judge Eminem, who’ll oversee the rap battle round (naturally).
The grand prize will be $250,000 — enough to launch a career with — and more information will likely be made available soon. You can still check out season 1 here.
Eminem, born Marshall Bruce Mathers III, is a rap icon and legend whose career has spanned over two decades, but what is his net worth in 2024? Let’s take a deep dive into the life and career of this megastar.
Eminem Net Worth
As of 2024, Eminem’s net worth is estimated to be around $250 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth.
Early Life and Career Breakthrough
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Born in 1972 in St. Joseph, Missouri, Eminem spent much of his childhood moving throughout Missouri. He eventually settled in Detroit, where he found his passion for rapping. In 1997, he released his debut album, Infinite, though it failed to gain commercial success. However, his fortunes changed when he released The Slim Shady EP in 1998. The project caught the attention of Dr. Dre, who later signed him to his label, Aftermath Entertainment.
Eminem: Success With Aftermath Entertainment
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His partnership with Dr. Dre proved to be a game-changer, as his next album, The Slim Shady LP, was released in 1999 and went on to sell millions of copies worldwide. The success continued with the release of The Marshall Mathers LP in 2000 and The Eminem Show in 2002, both achieving multi-platinum status.
Acting, Producing, And Shady Records
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In 2002, Eminem made his acting debut in the critically acclaimed movie 8 Mile, which earned him an Academy Award for Best Original Song with “Lose Yourself.” This success only added to his growing net worth.
Eminem also founded his record label, Shady Records, in 1999. The label has signed various successful artists like 50 Cent, D12, and Obie Trice, further increasing his income through record sales and royalties.
Continued Success and Touring
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Throughout the 2000s and 2010s, Eminem continued to release successful albums, including Encore, Relapse, Recovery, The Marshall Mathers LP 2, Revival, Kamikaze, and Music to Be Murdered By. These album sales have played a significant role in Eminem’s substantial net worth.
Touring has also been a crucial aspect of Eminem’s career, with his live performances earning him millions of dollars. Some of his most notable tours include The Up in Smoke Tour, The Anger Management Tour, and The Rapture Tour.
Eminem: Endorsements and Investments
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Eminem’s net worth has also been bolstered by various endorsement deals and investments. He has worked with brands like Nike, Carhartt, and G-Shock. Additionally, Eminem has made savvy investments, such as his stake in Genius.
Real Estate and Philanthropy
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Eminem’s real estate portfolio also contributes to his net worth. He owns multiple properties in Michigan, including a mansion in Michigan, which he purchased for $4.75 million in 2003.
Eminem is also known for his philanthropic efforts, having established The Marshall Mathers Foundation in 2002. The foundation supports disadvantaged youth in Detroit and has donated millions of dollars to various causes.
Conclusion/TLDR
Eminem’s net worth of $250 million in 2024 is a testament to his talent, hard work, and determination. From his humble beginnings in Detroit to becoming one of the most successful and influential artists in the rap industry, Eminem’s journey is nothing short of inspiring. His diverse revenue streams, including album sales, touring, endorsements, investments, and real estate, have all contributed to his impressive net worth.
Some of the most iconic works in rap history have been scathing diss records. Hip-hop heads frequently cite Tupac Shakur’s “Hit ‘Em Up” as one of the greatest diss tracks of all time, and verses such as Kendrick Lamar’s on the Big Sean track “Control” have inspired many rappers to sharpen their pens and prove their capabilities. However, for every “No Vaseline” that serves as a show-stopping example of a rapper eviscerating their opponents, there are many duds that fail to impress fans or inspire awe. Here’s a look at 7 of the worst diss tracks ever made.
MC Hammer gained fame for creating the chart-topping single “Can’t Touch This” but failed to secure his financial future, ultimately falling out of the public consciousness. Unfortunately for the parachute pants-wearing rapper, this 2010 diss aimed at Jay-Z failed to reinvigorate his career. Hammer delivered the track after taking offense to Jay-Z referencing him on the Kanye West track “So Appalled.”
On the track, Jay raps “Hammer went broke, so you know I’m more focused” in an apparent reference to the “Can’t Touch This” rapper’s financial failures. Instead of acknowledging that the lyric served as an accurate representation of his financial status, MC Hammer took it upon himself to film a music video with less production value than an average TikTok, featuring milquetoast lyrics like “Yo Jay, I got a reasonable doubt. If I knocked on your door, would you come on out?”
6. Canibus “J. Clone”
Canibus has been on both the giving and receiving end of some of the most legendary diss tracks in hip hop, with high-profile feuds such as his 1997 beef with LL Cool J. Despite his reputation for being an elite writer, many of Canibus’ performances leave a lot to be desired.
One such example is his J. Cole diss, titled “J. Clone” which was delivered in response to J. Cole praising Canibus, and even stating that he grew up admiring the rapper’s artistry. Somehow, Canibus took offense to this praise, and responded on wax, deriding Cole for using his name in interviews. Fans seem to agree that belligerent behavior like this is what prevented Canibus from reaching the mainstream heights that artists like Cole have seen in recent years.
This track became a meme due to its simplistic writing, schoolyard insults, and grating repetition. Nicki Minaj was still relatively new on the hip-hop scene in 2012, prompting her to aim at legendary femcee Lil’ Kim. Unfortunately, all this track did in the pop culture zeitgeist is reinforce the existing idea that female rappers cannot coexist. Luckily, the modern hip-hop soundscape has allowed women such as Megan Thee Stallion, Cardi B, Rapsody, Ice Spice, and many others to present a united front.
Nicki Minaj has also grown in the years following the release of “Stupid Hoe.” In response to a question regarding her beef with Lil’ Kim just a year after this track released, the Young Money signee stated “I don’t have beef with anybody, let me just say that. Life is too short. Nothing is ever that serious.”
4. Meek Mill “Wanna Know”
These days hip hop heads remember the Drake vs. Meek Mill beef primarily for the savagery of Drake’s now-iconic “Back To Back.” However, one track often forgotten in the conversation is Meek’s “Wanna Know.” This track delivers some of the softest jabs in diss track history, with Meek failing to win over any new fans in the beef, while also failing to impress any of his existing ones.
To make matters worse, the track resulted in a cease and desist letter from Vince McMahon and The Undertaker, due to utilizing uncleared samples for their WWE entrance music. Drake and Meek have since put the beef behind them, but this track remains a dark spot in the Philadelphia native’s discography.
Nick Cannon and Eminem have a long and storied history of dissing each other, dating back to a series of jabs thrown by Eminem on his 2009 album Relapse. On the album, Nick Cannon caught a number of strays after Eminem attacked his then-spouse Mariah Carey for denying rumors that she had ever dated the “Without Me” vocalist. For some unknown reason, Nick Cannon waited a full decade to clap back at Em, in a clear violation of the 24-hour rule imposed by the Drake and Meek Mill beef.
Cannon was no longer married to Mariah Carey when “The Invitation” was released in 2019, leaving listeners to question why he would even have the energy for this fight. Cannon released a flurry of tracks around this time that were interchangeably corny and unlistenable, with the Wild ‘N Out host delivering painfully boring vocal performances each time. Eminem responded with a few punchlines on the Fat Joe track “Lord Above,” while 50 Cent took to media outlets to express, “I would never respond to Nick Cannon… He is legendary corny, he’s been corny forever.”
2. Melle Mel “Kickback”
There’s just something about Eminem that inspires terrible diss records. Proficient modern lyricists may avoid engaging in beef with Eminem because they respect his pen too much, or perhaps it’s just dumb luck. However, Eminem has yet to face a genuine lyricist in his weight class. In 2023, hip hop legend Melle Mel came out of retirement to attack Eminem, after months of disrespecting Em’s status as a rap legend in the interview circuit.
Unfortunately, his outdated sound didn’t gel well with the modern hip hop landscape, making this track sound like a relic from the past that should have remained in the vault. Rhymes like “You look bad like a roach just crawled out of your book bag” leave listeners scratching their heads, while outdated jokes such as calling Eminem “Pill Clinton” only serve to make Melle Mel look like a dinosaur clawing for relevance. Mel attempted to retract the diss a few days after releasing it, claiming that the entire beef was some sort of performance art piece created to celebrate hip hop’s 50th anniversary. However, that just came off as a tepid excuse to save face.
1. Insane Clown Posse “Slim Anus”
Topping this list is yet another diss directed at Detroit rapper Eminem, this time from none other than the Insane Clown Posse. Rather than taking the route of a traditional diss record, ICP decided to attack Eminem with a parody of one of his earliest hits, “My Name Is.” In this song, the Clowns refer to Eminem as “Slim Anus” multiple times, which isn’t just an odd stretch in terms of wordplay, it also doesn’t effectively function as an insult.
Eminem responded to this record on the track “Marshall Mathers” wherein he accepts the nickname, stating “Slim Anus? You damn right slim anus, I don’t get f***ed in mine like you two little flaming f*****s.” Multiple lyrics aren’t even adjusted from the original song in the parody, leaving listeners to assume that ICP simply isn’t lyrical or creative enough to contend with the song they’re making fun of. At the end of the day, this song is a failure at almost every level, making it one of the worst diss tracks of all time. It’s at least worth listening to once or twice for a hearty laugh.
Eminem isn’t afraid to hit folks with a cease and desist letter to protect his intellectual property. Sadly for him, legally, there’s nothing he can do to tip the scales in favor of the Detroit Lions. As a native of the Motor City, Eminem is putting all his faith into his beloved team to bring the Vince Lombardi Trophy home.
On January 14, ahead of the Rams and Lions showdown for the NFL’s wild card round, the notorious introvert decided to step into the social media waters to share an urgent message aimed at the Los Angeles Rams quarterback, Matthew Stafford. “Stafford, what’d I say,” he said in the video clip. “You owe me this favor, bro. I was there for you when you won it. I was there for you. I was right there. I rapped for you, Stafford. Bro, I rapped for you!”
With Stafford being a former Lions player, Eminem seems to hope the video would pull at his heartstrings. Ultimately, wishing Stafford would go easy on the franchise during the January 14 game. Typically, the team and Super Bowl hopefuls are words you’d use in the same sentence. However, after the team managed to win its first division in 30 years, Lions fans like Eminem are praying for a miracle.
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The entire Real Housewives multiverse is filled with exaggerated feuds between castmates. Usually the beefs remain within the Bravo network family. However, thanks to “Lace It” rapper Eminem’s trademark dispute filing in February againstPotomac branch members Giselle Bryant and Robyn Dixon, he’s been reluctantly introduced to the stars’ feisty nature.
Eminem is fighting to block the duo’s protection over their podcast name, Reasonably Shady. Now the legal battle has escalated from a simple intellectual property mix-up to a full-on protective order request. Bryant and Dixon’s lawyer, Andrea Evans, has responded to Eminem’s legal maneuver via a statement in People.
“It seems obvious to us that if you file a lawsuit, you should be made available to be deposed,” wrote Evans. “[We’d] like to question Mathers at least about his use of the expressions Slim Shady and Shady. It’s unclear to us that Mathers can be the owner of the trademarks and file this suit against our clients, but he will not make himself available to be deposed.”
As a response to the blockage in October, the pair’s legal team requested that Eminem make himself available for questioning to explain why he felt the Reasonably Shady podcast could be seen as an extension of his Shady enterprise. Eminem reportedly declined, stating it would become “unduly burdensome,” suggesting others, including his manager, Paul Rosenberg, speak on his behalf.
Bryant and Dixon’s representatives weren’t okay with this alternative. The case is moving forward, and thus the saga continues.
In the latest update of Eminem’s trademark dispute with The Real Housewives Of Potomac stars Gizelle Bryant and Robyn Dixon, the rapper has reportedly filed a protective order against the reality stars.
He first filed the dispute over Bryant and Dixon calling their podcast Reasonably Shady back in February, as he wanted to stop the duo from trademarking it, claiming it would “cause confusion in the minds of consumers.” Since then, the case has kept going.
Dixon and Bryant requested in October that Eminem (Marshall Mathers) would appear for an in-person deposition, which prompted him to seek a protective order. He claimed, according to People Magazine, that it would be “unduly burdensome” to participate in a deposition due to his “limited knowledge of the subjects at issue.”
Instead, he suggested others who could appear in his place, including his manager, Paul Rosenberg. Dixon and Bryant’s lawyer, Andrea Evans, responded to the publication for comment on the matter.
“It seems obvious to us that if you file a lawsuit, you should be made available to be deposed,” Evans shared, and that they would “like to question Mathers at least about his use of the expressions Slim Shady and Shady.”
“It’s unclear to us that Mathers can be the owner of the trademarks and file this suit against our clients but he will not make himself available to be deposed,” she added.
As of right now, it doesn’t seem like the dispute will end any time soon.
For decades, rapper Eminem has been known for having beef with some of the biggest names in the entertainment industry. However, this week his beef isn’t with another rapper, but Real Housewives of Potomac stars Gizelle Bryant and Robyn Dixon regarding the name of their podcast, which is called “Reasonably Shady.”
The trademark dispute began last year following the launch of the podcast in 2021. The two filed a trademark request for their name in 2022 (although it is unclear what the status of that application is). However, Eminem’s lawyers filed to block the trademark, stating that it would potentially cause confusion between the RHOP and Eminem brands. Eminem owns the trademark for “Shady” to use on merchandise.
In March, Bryant and Dixon told Page Six that they “deny any likelihood of confusion between Mather’s trademarks and their Reasonably Shady mark,” adding that they “are prepared to defend any allegations against them regarding their intellectual property.”
The ongoing fight led to Dixon and Bryant’s lawyers requesting that Eminem appear and sit for a disposition in court regarding the trademark dispute. However, on December 15, Em’s legal team filed paperwork requesting the U.S. Trademark Trial and Appeal Board to grant him a protective order from having to appear in person for the legal proceedings.
In this type of case, a protective order is simply obtained so that Em would not have to physically appear in court (it is not a physical restraining order like in criminal cases). Calling the possible request for Em to appear in court “unduly burdensome,” Em’s lawyers stated that the artist has a “limited knowledge of the subjects at issue,” arguing that his legal team members have “superior knowledge of said issues.” (Translation: Eminem may be one of the best lyricists of all time, but he probably would have little to nothing to add in trademark law court.)
Either way, it appears that if Bryant and Dixon don’t honor Em’s request to change the name of their podcast, it will likely be up to a civil court to answer the question Will the real Shady please stand up?
Dr Umar is no stranger to public drama, beefs, and viral rants. All of that sort of came together during a recent appearance he made on the Joe Budden podcast. In the clip, he warned about the dangers of white people invading the African space of rap music. The reason he has such an issue with it is that white rappers can divorce themselves from the culture of rap music and return to white privilege whenever they want.
Unsurprisingly, some of the other guests on the podcast and even Budden himself disagree. When Budden asks Umar if Eminem is one of the best rappers of all time he has an answer. He claims that no non-African could be the best at any piece of African culture. By comparison he claims that he couldn’t go to a place like Palestine and become the best at anything Palestinian. That sparks a full on debate between all of the guests on the show discussing Eminem, the GOAT debate, and even white supremacy. Check out the full clip of their conversation below.
Later on in the clip, Umar even begins to reference actions beyond just rapping. “I don’t see Eminem building no schools & hospitals, I don’t see DJ Khaled building no schools & hospitals,” he says. Other guests on the podcast and Budden himself bring up a number of objections. Some of them disagree with the entire premise of Umar’s point. Other’s raise various objections of the different goalposts he erects to even qualify for the GOAT debate.
Dr Umar last weighed in on public drama last month. He gave his take on a beef that sparked between DJ Akademiks and Saucy Santana. The drama drew in quite a few of rap music’s biggest drama followers, Umar included. What do you think of Dr Umar’s thoughts that Eminem couldn’t possibly be the GOAT of hip-hop? Let us know if you agree with him in the comment section below.
Eminem will forever go down as one of the GOATs. And now, he’s paying tribute to everyone who passed away too soon.
This past weekend, the Detroit native hopped on the late Juice WRLD’s newest track titled “Lace It,” which has already accumulated nearly one million views on Youtube on just the audio track. The song is procured by Benny Blanco and Cashmere Cat, with the cover art depicting a car that drives into a fire.
Of course, it’s rare we see Eminem doing collaborations, or features at all. But this particular verse from Em hits home, as he gives his perspective as a former addict.
“You pop some ecstasy first, it gets progressively worse,” Eminem spits. “Try your best to reverse, unsuccessfully flirtin’ with certain death and revertin’ to your Promethazine urge. The fuckin’ Devil, he lurks. Lose your best friends, he smirks. Wake up and everything hurts.”
This isn’t just a message to the young cats out there dabbling with substances to escape, this is
a reminder that addiction is real and you don’t need to go down that path.
“Fentanyl, Oxy, Demerol, them are all what possibly got Shock G,” Em continues. “Roxicodone and lean is probably what got Lil Peep and ODB, So many who OD be way too young to go see me. Juice, we will forever miss you. To the younger generation, I ain’t lecturin’ you, but man just be careful…”
Beyond letting Juice we all miss him collectively, Em pays tribute to late legends Gangsta Boo, Pimp C, Prince, and Michael Jackson.
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