Eminem settled his beef with Limp Bizkit and mgk in the new song “Guilty Conscience 2,” which appears on his brand new album The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce).
The record just came out today (July 12), and is apparently supposed to mark the metaphorical death of his alter ego Slim Shady. He initially released a song titled “Guilty Conscience” back on his 1999 second album The Slim Shady LP, and now, he has a “Guilty Conscience 2.”
The track is meant to serve as a dialogue between Eminem and Slim Shady, with both personas going back and forth at each other and referencing a variety of controversial topics and things that happened during the rapper’s career.
Toward the end of the song, Eminem grabs hold of a gun and starts shooting Slim Shady, and mentions some notable figures he’s dissed or had beef with in the past — including actor Christopher Reeve, mgk, Nick Cannon, Limp Bizkit, Benzino and a few others.
See the lyrics below [via Genius], and a summary of his beef with both artists underneath.
Yeah, bitch this is for him
Christopher, MGK, Nick
And for Limp Bizkit and them
Midgets and Ben
‘Zino, in addition to him
Will Smith and to Canibus
If you’re listening, this is the end
So to Jamar and Ja Rule and to all
My feuds including ma
I’m welcoming you to my
Last hoorah, I bid you goodbye
Eminem, ‘Guilty Conscience 2’
What Happened Between Eminem and Limp Bizkit?
Though the rapper appeared in the video for Limp Bizkit’s “Break Stuff” in early 2000, he later wrote a diss track about the group titled “Girls,” which he released in 2001 with his side project D12.
In the lyrics, Eminem directly name-dropped Limp Bizkit, referring to them as “corny son-of-a-bitches.” He also called DJ Lethal a “little fuckin’ weasel” and Fred Durst a “Fuckin’ sissy, up on stage / Screamin’ how people hate you.”
The song was inspired by a beef Eminem had going on with Everlast. When he went to write a diss track about him, Limp Bizkit volunteered to be on it, then apparently backed out because DJ Lethal didn’t want to betray Everlast, his House of Pain bandmate.
“The reason I dissed Limp Bizkit is because they’re little fucking girls,” Eminem once said in an interview about the song.
He elaborated that he saw the band doing an interview on TV, and didn’t like what DJ Lethal said when he was asked about the rapper’s feud with Everlast.
“Lethal says, ‘I think personally Eminem is a good rapper, he’s a better MC but I think in a fight, Everlast would whip his ass.’ Now come on dawg… I’m sitting at home watching the TV and I’m like, ‘What?! What the fuck?! You were supposed to be on the song with me!’”
Eminem Explains Why He Dissed Limp Bizkit on ‘Girls’
What Happened Between Eminem and mgk?
Eminem’s feud with mgk was much more recent, dating back to before mgk’s transition to pop-punk. In 2012, mgk wrote a tweet about Eminem’s daughter Hailie, calling her “hot as fuck.”
Hailie was 16 at the time, and the musician was 22. He attempted to justify his remark by calling Eminem “king.”
Afterward, mgk was apparently banned from radio stations because of the comment, according to Cosmopolitan. He talked about it in some interviews, and then referenced the situation on a Tech N9ne song in 2018 called “No Reason.”
I pop cherries and pop stars, you popsicles is not hard
Popped in on the top charts out the cop car
To remind y’all you just rap, you’re not God
And I don’t care who got bars
Eminem fired back at mgk in the song “Not Alike,” which came out on his 2018 album Kamikaze.
But next time you don’t gotta use Tech N9ne if you wanna come at me with a sub-machine gun
And I’m talking to you but you already know who the fuck you are, Kelly
I don’t use sublims and sure as fuck don’t sneak-diss
Without getting too much into anymore detail, mgk released “Rap Devil” in shortly after, which was a diss track directed at Eminem, and then Eminem released his own called “Killshot.”
They went back and forth at each other a bit more in the press and other songs afterward, but it seems that Eminem has finally put the situation to rest.
MGK, ‘Rap Devil’
Eminem, ‘Killshot’
25 Nastiest Rock Feuds
Dave Mustaine vs. Metallica
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Dave Mustaine vs. Metallica
The tension between Metallica and their former guitarist (and now Megadeth frontman) Dave Mustaine lasted nearly three decades, before its apparent conclusion as the musicians shared the stage during a Big 4 show in 2010 to perform Diamond Head‘s “Am I Evil?” Mustaine was kicked out of Metallica in 1983 for alcohol and drug abuse, which led Mustaine to form Megadeth shortly after. The feud was put under a microscope in the 2004 Metallica documentary, ‘Some Kind of Monster,’ with a sorrowful confrontation between Mustaine and Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich. The two traded verbal blows throughout the rest of the decade, as Ulrich referred to Mustaine’s inability to move on as “mind-blowing.” In addition to the Big 4 shows, the two sides truly seemed to end their differences when Mustaine took the stage with Metallica in 2011 during one of their 30th anniversary shows. However, it seems there’ll always be a little tension between the two sides.
Axl Rose vs. Slash
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Axl Rose vs. Slash
One of rock’s longest-standing feuds mercifully came to an end recently, when it was announced in early 2016 that Slash had indeed rejoined Guns N’ Roses. The reunion of the guitarist and firebrand frontman Axl Rose was one most fans thought to be impossible. While it’s difficult to pinpoint a singular cause of the feud, the band’s former manager said it all started when Slash agreed to perform on a song with Michael Jackson. Axl, who apparently was molested by his father at a young age, believed the pedophilia accusations levied against Jackson and thought the idea of his guitarist working with the alleged offender was unacceptable. Another reason often cited is that Slash and Axl began to clash over the musical direction of the band in the mid ’90s, leading to a big blow up and Slash’s exit from GN’R.
Ian Gillan vs. Ritchie Blackmore
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Ian Gillan vs. Ritchie Blackmore
While some of the most ironclad feuds have been resolved in recent years, the one between Deep Purple singer Ian Gillan and former guitarist and primary songwriter Ritchie Blackmore burns just as hot as ever. Gillan left the band in 1973 after tensions mounted with Blackmore, but it was Blackmore who left for good in 1993. After sacking Joe Lynn Turner and bringing Gillan back in, the singer changed Turner’s melodies, incensing Blackmore. When the band received their long overdue induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Gillan forbade Blackmore from attending. This one, truly, may never be over.
Bill Ward vs. Black Sabbath
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Bill Ward vs. Black Sabbath
It looks like this stalemate will go unresolved through the band’s final hour. After Black Sabbath held a press conference in 2011 announcing the four original members had plans to record a mew album, Bill Ward entered into a contract standoff. Declaring he was given an “unsignable” contract, the drummer and his estranged bandmates began trading barbs in the press. Ozzy said the sticksman was “f–ked” physically and unable to perform on either an album or tour. While fans have been begging for Ward’s return on Sabbath’s farewell run, he remains out of the band and it is highly unlikely to see him behind the kit when they play their final show ever in February of 2017.
Vivian Campbell vs. Ronnie James Dio
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Vivian Campbell vs. Ronnie James Dio
Sharon Osbourne vs. Iron Maiden
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Sharon Osbourne vs. Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden’s final performance on the 2005 Ozzfest tour was quite the memorable one. Playing in San Bernardino, Calif., the band experienced multiple sound cuts and a roadie ran out waving a flag, chanting “Ozzy” through the PA system. Pelted with eggs by audience members put in place by Sharon Osbourne, the manager and wife of Ozzy took the stage after Maiden were finished, calling Bruce Dickinson a “prick” for knocking the Osbournes for having a television series, among other demeaning words the singer spouted throughout the tour. Following the event, Maiden’s manager, Rod Smallwood, released a single statement expressing the band’s collective disgust and moved on.
Trent Reznor vs. Marilyn Manson
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Trent Reznor vs. Marilyn Manson
Friends became enemies in the late ’90s as Nine Inch Nails mastermind Trent Reznor and Marilyn Manson exchanged verbal blows. Reznor produced Marilyn Manson’s ‘Antichrist Superstar’ album, but shortly after, the two butted heads as Manson jumped ship from Reznor’s Nothing Records label to Interscope. ”He and I are two strong personalities that could coexist for a while, but things changed,” stated Reznor. “I think fame and power distort people’s personalities,” Manson fired back. The two have since buried the hatchet, with Manson appearing in Nine Inch Nails’ ‘Starf—ers Inc.’ video and joining NIN onstage in Madison Square Garden, though Reznor has pointed comments toward Manson regarding his substance abuse in the years since.
Kerry King vs. Robb Flynn
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Kerry King vs. Robb Flynn
In one of metal’s more random feuds, Slayer guitarist Kerry King and Machine Head frontman Robb Flynn exchanged some choice words in a public forum. In 2001, Kerry King marked Machine Head as “sell-outs” when asked about their album ‘Supercharger,’ further claiming that the band was “responsible for rap metal.” After six years exchanging blows, including Flynn’s claim that King looked like a member of Right Said Fred, the two buried the hatchet in 2007.
Vince Neil vs. Guns N’ Roses
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Vince Neil vs. Guns N’ Roses
Two of rock’s most notorious bands got into it in 1989! Motley Crue singer Vince Neil enacted revenge on GN’R guitarist Izzy Stradlin after the six-stringer allegedly assaulted Neil’s wife while the singer was on vacation. Crue presented GN’R with their award at the MTV Music Awards and Neil punched Stradlin in the face following the band’s live performance. This didn’t sit well with Axl Rose, who hurled insults at Neil in the press, even challenging him to a fight in Atlantic City, but they never wound up duking it out.
Sammy Hagar vs. David Lee Roth
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Sammy Hagar vs. David Lee Roth
It wasn’t just the fans arguing about David Lee Roth era Van Halen against the Sammy Hagar fronted version – it was the singers themselves too! The two frontmen famously had a war of words in the decade when there was the most to be had (and lost) in one of the world’s biggest bands. They’ve both been back in and out of the group since each having a go around with Roth on his third run with the rock titans. The two toured together as solo outfits in 2002, leading Hagar to talk smack about Roth being stuck in the ‘80s, clinging to his glory years.
Varg Vikernes vs. Euronymous
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Varg Vikernes vs. Euronymous
This is likely the most (in)famous feud in metal history. Was it self-defense? Was it murder? We’ll never know the true answer as to why Varg Vikernes (then under the alias Count Grishnackh) stabbed Mayhem guitarist Euronymous 23 times. Vikernes claims he was made aware of Euronymous’ relatively secret plot to kill him. The two, along with Vikernes’ friend Blackthorn, engaged in a confrontation while Blackthorn waited outside. Blackthorn alleged Vikernes had plans to kill Euronymous before driving him to the meeting and even drove Vikernes back to Bergen, Norway (Varg ditched his bloody clothes along the way) after the killing. Euronymous’ parents requested that Vikernes’ bass tracks be removed from ‘De Mysteriis Sathanas,’ but drummer Hellhammer never obliged.
Sully Erna vs. Nikki Sixx
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Sully Erna vs. Nikki Sixx
After Godsmack’s stint on the 2009 Crue Fest, things got heated between singer Sully Erna and Motley Crue’s Nikki Sixx, after Erna felt the band wasn’t treated right on the tour. When Godsmack released the single “Cryin’ Like a B–ch,” many assumed the track was about Sixx, further igniting the war of words and incessant name-calling. Drummer Shannon Larkin cleared the air, stating the song was originally written about San Diego Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers, but the meaning could have been altered following the feud. He also said the real issue arose from Crue’s security and the issues they caused with Godsmack and their guests. Meanwhile, Sixx and Erna have continued to hurl insults at each other in the years since.
Kurt Cobain vs. Axl Rose
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Kurt Cobain vs. Axl Rose
Kurt Cobain instigated this one by refusing to tour with GN’R and slagging the band in the press. Axl Rose stepped it up at the 1992 MTV Video Music Awards began when he apparently taunted Courtney Love. According to Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic, Axl Rose was walking past Love, Kurt Cobain and the couple’s baby daughter when the Hole frontwoman yelled, “Axl, Axl — you’re the godfather!” Rose then reportedly told Cobain to keep his woman in line, which Cobain jokingly repeated to his wife. The feud between Rose and Nirvana became famous as drummer Dave Grohl began to exclaim, “Where’s Axl? Where’s Axl? Hi, Axl! Hi, Axl!” after Nirvana’s landmark performance of ‘Lithium’ at the awards show. Years later, in 2016, Axl eas thanking Grohl for letting him borrow the guitar throne while nursing a broken foot.
Kid Rock vs. Tommy Lee
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Kid Rock vs. Tommy Lee
Fifteen years after the Axl Rose vs. Nirvana debacle, the MTV Video Music Awards served as a battleground once again as Kid Rock and Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee engaged in fisticuffs during the 2007 awards show. Both musicians were at one time married to Pamela Anderson, and tensions finally boiled over as Kid Rock slapped Tommy Lee, after allegedly overhearing Lee talking trash about him to Diddy. Kid Rock went on to punch Lee in the face before security separated the two.
Queensryche vs. Geoff Tate
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Queensryche vs. Geoff Tate
Queensryche are a band that has always had a family feel, which is what made their divorce with longtime singer Geoff Tate so messy. With each original member owning an equal share in the Queensryche name, the rest of the band engaged in a lengthy legal dispute regarding which side would be able to retain exclusive rights to the Queensryche name. Tate had allegedly pulled a knife on his bandmates before a show in Brazil and had told a U.S. festival crowd that they “sucked.” This, along with Tate bringing in outside writers all led to the split as Todd La Torre was tapped as the band’s new frontman.
Billy Corgan vs. Courtney Love
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Billy Corgan vs. Courtney Love
Ding, ding! These two rockers have each had plenty of feuds of their own, but what happens when they start ripping on each other? The relationship between Smashing Pumpkins mainman Billy Corgan and Courtney Love predates Love’s marriage to Kurt Cobain. She recently said Corgan’s refusal to buy her a plane ticket back from Europe when they were dating is what helped to fray their relationship. Corgan has been highly critical of Love following Cobain’s suicide, launching tirades against her when she releases new albums as well as criticizing her parenting of Frances Bean Cobain. The “new” Courtney Love brushed off these attacks and tempers on both sides have simmered lately.
Bob Daisley vs. Ozzy Osbourne
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Bob Daisley vs. Ozzy Osbourne
Former Ozzy Osbourne bassist and songwriter Bob Daisley has been embattled in a dispute with the Osbourne camp for quite some time. Despite writing a good number of the lyrics and vocal melodies on Ozzy’s early albums, Daisley argued that he had not received his proper compensation for his contributions and was even uncredited for his work. The bassist successfully sued Ozzy in 1986 regarding royalties from the first two albums, but lost another lawsuit in the ‘90s. When ‘Blizzard of Ozz’ and ‘Diary of a Madman’ were reissued in 2002, Robert Trujillo and Mike Bordin re-recorded the bass and drum parts respectively. Daisley recently filed another lawsuit, again over unfair compensation, though the Osbourne camp has dismissed this is “harassment.” The results await to be seen.
Robb Flynn vs. Avenged Sevenfold
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Robb Flynn vs. Avenged Sevenfold
After Avenged Sevenfold’s ‘Hail to the King’ album topped the ‘Billboard’ 200 charts, ever-opinionated Machine Head frontman Robb Flynn called out the melodic metallers for their “blatant jackery” of classic bands like Metallica, Guns N’ Roses and Megadeth. Drawing comparisons from new A7X cuts to longstanding metal anthems, Flynn penned a lengthy statement, even including 10 jokes about the band’s album. The members of Avenged brushed it off, taking it as a joke and commenting that they’ve met Flynn before and he had always been nice to them. M. Shadows admitted there were similarities, but chalked it up to inspiration rather than imitation.
Henry Rollins vs. Venom
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Henry Rollins vs. Venom
The mud-slinging between Venom and former Black Flag frontman Henry Rollins began when Rollins released his ‘Get in the Van’ book. Basically calling Venom a bunch of pretenders and slamming them for having roadies rather than taking the DIY route, Rollins wrote off Venom as a “bad joke” to take one of his lighter quotes. In 2015, Cronos responded to this, inferring that since Rollins primarily writes books and does not have a band, that he’s not a musician and is just “a fool.” He also claims Rollins left the shows before even watching Venom take the stage.
Vinnie Paul vs. Phil Anselmo
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Vinnie Paul vs. Phil Anselmo
The rift between former Pantera bandmates Vinnie Paul and Philip Anselmo began when Anselmo started heavily abusing drugs late in the band’s career. Their eventual demise brought the Abbott brothers together as Vinnie and Dimebag formed Damageplan. In the weeks before Dimebag was tragically shot onstage, Anselmo made comments in the press that Vinnie Paul felt were partially responsible for Dime’s death. While the singer has repeatedly extended an olive branch to the drummer and has even mended his relationship with Dimebag’s longtime girlfriend, Rita Haney, Vinnie Paul is not interested in talking. The stickman has said there’s no bad blood between the two anymore, but that he just prefers to keep Anselmo out of his life.
Jerry Only vs. Glenn Danzig
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Jerry Only vs. Glenn Danzig
Surprisingly, the Misfits never enjoyed much success past the underground during their legendary first incarnation. When the band became a hot commodity following the success of Danzig’s solo entity, the singer overdubbed the instrumental portions of the Misfits catalog for reissues. Claiming he wrote all of the Misfits music with little creative input from the rest of the band, Danzig felt he was due all the royalties from this music. Jerry Only filed lawsuits against Danzig for fair compensation, but eventually backed off. However, he did successfully pursue rights to the name and the iconic Crimson Ghost mascot as well as the right to tour and record under the Misfits name. The two sides put the past behind them, reuniting for both 2016 editions of Riot Fest.
Courtney Love vs. Dave Grohl
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Courtney Love vs. Dave Grohl
In one of rock’s more public feuds, Kurt Cobain’s widow Courtney Love and Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl did battle in the press and on social media for roughly 15 years before ultimately (and literally) hugging it out at the 2014 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony. When Grohl guested on Howard Stern in 1999, he said his favorite Hole song was “Teenage Whore” because it was one he knew Love actually wrote. This left Love heated, adding cannon fodder for her tirades that spilled over into legal disputes over unreleased Nirvana music and more. Love publicly insulted Grohl, saying he was “sexually obsessed” with Cobain, even suggesting he tapped Taylor Hawkins as the drummer for the Foo Fighters since he resembles Kurt. She also accused him of hitting on her and Kurt’s daughter, Frances Bean Cobain.
Twisted Sister vs. Manowar
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Twisted Sister vs. Manowar
Lesson No. 1: Don’t piss off Dee Snider. Lesson No. 2? Seriously, don’t piss off Dee Snider. When Manowar slagged Twisted Sister in an interview for the use of makeup and glam outfits, calling them something to the effect of “sissies,” the band’s frizzy, blond-haired frontman called out the defenders of true steel, challenging them to a fight, naming the time and place. Always the effective hype man, Snider had several rock news outlets on hand, waiting for Manowar to show up to the heavy metal title fight of 1983. Mocking the group, Snider began looking under park benches among other places, but Manowar were nowhere to be found.
Paul Stanley + Gene Simmons vs. Peter Criss + Ace Frehley
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Paul Stanley + Gene Simmons vs. Peter Criss + Ace Frehley
There’s so much back and forth on this one that it’s a bit ridiculous. Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley are the heart that keeps the blood pumping in KISS, making the business decisions, which have left Ace Frehley and Peter Criss sour. Criss was originally fired for a slippage in performance and Ace grew frustrated with the band’s musical direction in the early ‘80s and was constantly out-voted on decisions by the tongue-waving demon and the Starchild. Contract disputes and writing credits, album covers featuring members no longer in the group all put a strain on the original four members. The reunion and 2000 / 2001 farewell tour was meant to be the last and for Frehley, it was. The guitarist refused to take part in the band following the tour. Both sides have dogged each other in the press to an endless degree, though Ace and Stanley mended their relationship as Stanley appeared on Ace’s covers album, ‘Origins, Vol. 1.’
Joey Ramone vs. Johnny Ramone
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Joey Ramone vs. Johnny Ramone
Bands have enough personal issues to contend with, living, writing and touring together. As with any band, arguments are common, but when girls enter the picture it tends to get pretty ugly. The Ramones were no outlier to this as guitarist Johnny notable warred were frontman Joey. Joey was the first to date Linda and while it remains unknown when Johnny began to court her (it could have been while she was still dating Joey), she and Johnny eventually wound up getting married and staying together until Johnny’s death. Joey found this disagreeable and while the Ramones toured despite this issue, it created an incredible rift between the two. So much so, that Johnny didn’t even call Joey while the singer was on his deathbed, fighting a losing battle with cancer.
