Eminem's newĀ album,Ā Music to Be Murdered By, featured plenty ofĀ name drops, as Em referencedĀ everyone from 50 Cent andĀ Kanye West to JAY-ZĀ andĀ BeyoncĆ© to Tyler, the Creator and Macklemore. But, of course, not every artist was thrilled with their mentions.
Days after the surprise album arrived,Ā Trippie ReddĀ took to Instagram with a message that was seemingly directed toward Em.Ā
"N***as be 50 beefing wit a 15yr old," Trippie wrote, followed by the hand peace sign and sleeping emojis.
Though the 20-year-old rapper did not specify who he was referencing, fans were quick to assume he was responding to the MTBMB track "Marsh," in which Em raps:Ā
Then he said kill emcees
Trippie Redd, with pills and lean
Sipping meds in the limousine
Getting head, guillotine
Em was alluding to Trippie's admitted drug use, which he promised to quit in wake of Juice WRLD's death last month. Though the jabāif you can even call it thatāwas relatively mild, it's unclear why Shady chose to mention Trippie in this way. Was he actually taking a shot at the "Love Me More" artist? And, if so, why?
The Trippie reference was fairly ambiguous, but there were obvious disses scattered throughout Eminem's new album. The Detroit rapper took aim at Machine Gun Kelly, Lord Jamar, his ex-wife Kim Scott, and Joe Budden. The latter addressed the "Trader Joe" lineĀ during the latest episode of his eponymous podcast.
"Thatās offensive, man. Trader Joe? Iām Joe. Youāre telling me Joe is a traitor?" Budden asked. "...Ā The same way I feel like he should stop dissing Lord Jamar, he should stop dissing me ... We had our exchange, and it's over."
He continued: "In 2020, I canāt harbor negativity toward, not only one of the best rappers, but somebody Iām not angry at. Thatās what I gotta stop doing. I donāt be mad at the people I come in and kill ... Thereās no hostility after that."
