Eminem’s Viral Feuds: From Christina Aguilera to George Bush and Iggy Azalea

Eminem He is considered one of the best rappers of all time, as the American-born singer has won Grammy, MTV and even Oscar awards thanks to his fast verses, although most of them are constant attacks on other celebrities and that too has provoked responses against him with more music.

With a global estimate of approximately 220 million records sold (physical format and streaming), the artist has positioned himself as one of the most influential in the entertainment industry, even transcending other social spheres, such as politics, although not always. having a favorable result.

His marked ideology on various topics ranging from sexual diversity to the fight of the female sex against the historical machismo, has been one of the main factors that have encouraged viral fights with other stars that are not necessarily within the musical genre that has given him given world exposure. Christina Aguilerathe former president of the United States George Bush either The Rap Princess, Iggy AzaleaThey are part of the long list.

Christina Aguilera and Eminem first clashed in the late ’90s, the creator of the hit “Genie in a Bottle” talked about him during the MTV special “What A Girl Wants” selected Eminem’s “My Name Is” video and initially praised the rapper. However, he was quick to slam it in a wry way when he revealed to the world that the rapper had married his longtime partner, Kim, however that was not public, which upset Eminem. Aguilera also spoke about the consequences of physical abuse in relationships.

A second response came with the release of the album Stripped With the song “Can’t Hold Us Down”, in which Aguilera referred to the rapper as a “macho”, he also said that he achieved his fame “by dirtying the name of others”.

Following the statements, Christina Aguilera was one of the celebrities named by him in his song The Real Slim Shady and that kindled their enmity. Many fans thought things were over after the two stood on the same stage together and reportedly hugged behind the scenes – at an awards show. MTV-. But his truce was short-lived. Here’s how Aguilera became one of Eminem’s favorite targets and where things are between them these days.

Aguilera responded in her song Can’t Hold Us Down from his 2002: “So what am I not supposed to have an opinion about? Should shut up just because I’m a woman? Call me a bitch because I say what’s on my mind. I guess it’s easier for you to swallow if I sit down and smile.”

More than a decade after the rapper and the pop star starred in the viral musical confrontation, the year 2018 marked the return of the enmity, again everything being public, although on that occasion she no longer responded with more music or mentions.

Eminem mentioned that Aguilera his freestyle titled kick-off: “F*ck Christina with a plastic spoon. While I play a little G-Funk and a little Snoop. Because his double G cups are huge, huge!” She responded in an interview, once again raising her voice and suggesting that gender violence was a topic that the singer should address.

“Yeah, I mean, that he is very thirsty. I don’t know what’s going on there. That’s really back in the day and, you know, he was thirsty then, he’s thirsty now… It’s not nice to go after anyone, especially a woman in this business and now, what we’re seeing and seeing coming to the forefront, it’s just, get a new gig. I have something else to talk about, ”she expressed in What Happens Live with Andy Cohen.

In 2004, Eminem endorsed the idea that the world of politics and entertainment have “gone hand in hand” all his life, since the rapper put the animated video into circulation on the Internet Mosha thunderous appeal against the former president of the United States George W. Bushwith which he invited the Americans to throw him out of the White House, causing a media war that even ended with an investigation against him.

“We have to put our differences aside and organize an army to disarm this weapon of mass destruction we call our president. For the present and to fight for the future of our generation”, interpreted Marshall Bruce Mathers, which is his birth name of the rapper.

Further agitating the social situation and calling into question the interaction of artists in the spheres of international political power, Eminem focused on the lyrics of his song.We are Americans again in Bush, where you can hear: “F**k money. I don’t rap for dead presidents. I’d rather see the president dead” (“Dirty money. I don’t rap for dead presidents. I’d rather see the president dead”).

The response from George Bush and the White House: was investigated for threats against the then president of the United States, and legal actions were determined that came after the results obtained after various examinations, according to what was declared by the spokesman for the Secret Services of said nation in that government, john gill.

Although she was one of the first rappers to go viral on the internet, the world met the named rap princess until 2014, a central point in the career of the Australian rapper who with fancy broke Nicki Minaj’s monopoly in terms of female representation within the musical genre.

Although she was also positioned as the first and so far the only “white” rapper to have succeeded, the expectations that Eminem would give her support within the music industry, due to the rejection that this topic had on her, was not the case, despite that he lived the same during his early years in the genre.

The topic Vegas He had a forceful and direct message against him: “Except you’re NickiI’ll grab you by the wrist and we’ll go skiing. Then what will happen? get that shit out of here iggy, you don’t want me to rape you…”, diss track that turned all social and legal focus on the rapper, since he was practically a public threat.

Iggy Azalea was quick to respond to Eminem, leaving him in a bad position from which he has not been able to recover among feminist or women’s rights groups:

“I’m bored with old men threatening young women as an entertainment trend and much more interested in young women making money. Women in music have the biggest balls of anyone and we put up with much more bullying and criticism. It’s especially awkward because my 14-year-old brother is Eminem’s biggest fan and now the artist i admired says he wants to rape me. Great! ”, she wrote in Twitter being cheered by colleagues in the industry.

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