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Who was targeted, what was meant, and why it mattered.
Target Everlast
Eminem's response to Everlast's guest verse on the Dilated Peoples 'Ear Drums Pop' remix, issued in the period of D12's 'Shit on You' single. Sources agree that Everlast is the target, while the exact intent of Everlast's initiating line is disputed.
Target Joe Budden, Machine Gun Kelly, Sean Combs
Eminem's direct response to Machine Gun Kelly's 'Rap Devil,' released after their dispute escalated through Eminem's 'Not Alike.' The official Eminem channel upload establishes the release date and recording source.
Target Mariah Carey, Nick Cannon
A 2009 response centered on Mariah Carey after 'Obsessed' and the couple's public exchanges with Eminem. Contemporary reporting says the track also attacks Carey's then-husband Nick Cannon; the underlying relationship claims remain disputed.
Target Irv Gotti, Ja Rule, Murder Inc.
A Ja Rule diss featuring Tony Yayo, 50 Cent, and Lloyd Banks. It circulated in the mixtape era before receiving an official digital release on the 2022 expanded edition of The Eminem Show; the date below is that official release date.
Target Benzino, Ja Rule
A 2003 soundtrack collaboration officially credited to Eminem, DMX, and Obie Trice. Eminem's contribution is widely documented as addressing Ja Rule and Benzino during overlapping feuds; this single-artist schema preserves Eminem as the requested lead artist.
Target Benzino, Irv Gotti, Ja Rule, Murder Inc., Suge Knight, The Source
A leaked 2003 recording from the bootleg collection commonly called Straight from the Lab. Sources agree on Benzino as a principal target; Ja Rule, Irv Gotti, and The Source are also widely cataloged targets, though summaries differ in emphasis.
Target Benzino, Dave Mays, The Source
An early response in the Benzino feud that attacks both Benzino and the editorial credibility of The Source magazine. Contemporary mixtape circulation supports a 2002 year, but a reliable exact public-release day was not established.
Target Benzino, The Source
A direct Benzino diss from the early phase of Eminem's feud with Benzino and The Source. Benzino has acknowledged the record in later interviews; its mixtape-era circulation does not provide a dependable exact release day.
Target Canibus, Jermaine Dupri, Pet Shop Boys, Wyclef Jean
A 2003 leaked diss built around Canibus as its clear principal target and the title of his debut album. It also functions as a rejoinder to the Pet Shop Boys' fictional Eminem narrative, but that reference is not treated here as a separate principal target.
Target Dilated Peoples, Everlast, Evidence, Rakaa Iriscience
Eminem's later response in his 2000 feud with Everlast, recorded with members of D12 after Everlast's 'Whitey's Revenge.' Reporting describes its second section as a reworking of the attack format associated with 2Pac's 'Hit 'Em Up.'