Four Crazy Eminem Feuds

There's no doubting that Eminem has enjoyed a spot as one of the top hip-hop artists of the past decade and a half. But the outspoken Detroit rappers has also been one of the top hip-hop artists to battle through public feuds over and over again. Eminem feuds have included spats with the mother of his daughter and his own mother, infamously. Eminem feuds have, however, also included public fights with other top hip-hop artists, and even musicians from other genres. Here are some of the most infamous Eminem feuds from the musical world. Christina Aguilera vs. Eminem: This was one of the earliest Eminem feuds, when both he and Aguilera were basically starting out in their careers and Eminem wasn't yet one of the country's top hip-hop artists. Apparently Eminem had tried to flirt with her and she dismissed it publicly in an interview. So in typical Eminem style, he made fun of her in his top hip-hop song "The Real Slim Shady," implying she had slept with MTV's Carson Daly and Limp Bizkit's Fred Durst. Years later Aguilera attended a screening of Eminem's film 8 Mile, though, proving that this was one of the least serious Eminem feuds. Moby vs. Eminem: This was one of the less serious Eminem feuds, but it came when Em had just firmly established himself as one of the country's top hip-hop artists. Moby took offense to many of the lyrics popular in the top hip-hop of the late '90s, but particularly Eminem's, calling it misogynistic and homophobic. Eminem answered by including a jab at Moby in his top hip-hop song "Without Me." He even dressed up as Moby to parody him in the video for the song. Ja Rule vs. Eminem: This was one of the most public Eminem feuds with a fellow top hip-hop artist. Unlike other Eminem feuds, Eminem didn't start this one himself but rather continued it out of solidarity with his associate, top hip-hop artist 50 Cent. 50 Cent had himself been feuding with Ja Rule, ostensibly over the latter's level of authenticity as a rapper. It escalated from there, and Eminem jumped in, releasing dis tracks with lines meant to insult Ja Rule, like "Bump Heads" and "Hail Mary." ICP vs. Eminem: ICP vs. Eminem is one of the most infamous Eminem feuds. Both Insane Clown Posse and Eminem hail from Detroit, but ICP had established its career long before Eminem's. As legend has it, the ICP vs. Eminem feud began when Eminem falsely promoted a show in Detroit saying ICP would play. They were angry he didn't even bother to ask until they confronted him about the flyer. From there, the ICP vs. Eminem feud escalated. For one thing, Eminem said in an interview he personally didn't take the ICP vs. Eminem feud seriously because he didn't consider them artists. Later he took aim at them in tracks like "Marshall Mathers," making the ICP vs. Eminem feud worse by referring to ICP as "Fa**ot 2 Dope and Silent Gay." While those were fighting words, in the long run the ICP vs. Eminem feud did more to help ICP than anything else. At that point, Eminem had mainstream status while ICP was still somewhat underground, and the ICP vs. Eminem feud drove new fans to at least check out their music. Many became fans of the group's outrageous lyrics and nonchalant attitude to the ICP vs. Eminem feud, and wound up squarely in ICP's camp. Resource Box The ICP vs. Eminem feud wasn't the only thing that attracted fans to Insane Clown Posse. The group had already been building up a massive underground fan base for years based on their provocative lyrics and unforgettable appearance. To find out more about ICP, visit the official Insane Clown Posse web site at http://www.insaneclownposse.com.