Eminem toyed with not responding to Machine Gun Kelly, who smacked Shady with the surprisingly good diss track "Rap Devil" after feeling some Kamikaze heat.
Em's reason for maybe staying silent is that he didn't want to make Machine Gun Kelly any more famous. But he ultimately decided to hit MGK back with an entire diss track, "Killshot."
"Killshot" features the type of deft wordplay Eminem's been famous for forever. (And a joke about Diddy killing 2Pac) But is it an effective diss? Here's what Twitter is saying:
Don’t act like you didn’t know this would happen 🤭oh my what have you got yourself into. 🤨get the strap #lecheminduroi @Eminem 🐐 pic.twitter.com/LAfPiZ5UdG
— 50cent (@50cent) September 14, 2018
3 Rules when Battling Eminem...
— Ryan (@xRyanO87) September 14, 2018
1. Don’t let him go first
2. Don’t go first
3. Don’t battle him #eminem
Why Eminem do him like that !!!
— Nick Young (@NickSwagyPYoung) September 14, 2018
Wow, MGK really beat Eminem in a battle rap.
— Andrew Hawkins (@Hawk) September 14, 2018
.@Eminem might have taken it with this one #Killshot pic.twitter.com/ChFG3Kztpp
— All Def (@AllDef) September 14, 2018
MGK fans after listening to Eminem's Killshot pic.twitter.com/CcFrA53D4w
— Josiah Johnson (@KingJosiah54) September 14, 2018
This man knew what was coming 🤣🤣 #getthestrap #MachineGoneKelly #KILLSHOT #Eminem pic.twitter.com/qw4vbfWLLK
— ty ingram lopez (@tykuondo) September 14, 2018
Eminem called TAYLOR SWIFT untalented? pic.twitter.com/8ndyyDOAx2
— pfn (@PopFactsNews) September 14, 2018
When you hear someone says Eminem's KILLSHOT was bad because they can't dance to it...#KILLSHOT pic.twitter.com/ZvyzPJ0zI4
— guts berserker (@gutsberzerker) September 14, 2018
(Eminem Joins Chat)
— Riskit (@Riskit) September 14, 2018
(Eminem Roasts MGK)
(MGK Joins Chat)
(MGK Roasts Eminem)
(Eminem Leaves Chat....)
(Slim Shady Joins Chat)
(Slim Shady Is Typing...)
(MGK Leaves Chat..)
Know what this generation of rap ‘fans’ are gonna say?? “Eminem’s diss is so bad! It’s not even a good song!” 🤦🏻♂️ y’all missing the point of a diss record..it’s not supposed to be a catchy pop hit. Fucking idiots. #KILLSHOT
— Mike Sullivan (@m_sully5433) September 14, 2018
If y'all want Eminem to come out with a better diss, then offer the man a better opponent. Why would you use a flamethrower to kill a roach? #KILLSHOT
— Jumping Cousin (@lungaxhamela) September 14, 2018
Next time Diddy sees Eminem 😭😭 pic.twitter.com/fLrYVLtmca
— Complex Music (@ComplexMusic) September 14, 2018
When Eminem dropped that Diddy and Pac line #KILLSHOT pic.twitter.com/l2Cl513XXS
— Clickbait Entertainment (@Clickbait_Ent) September 14, 2018
Diddy after listening to that Tupac line on Eminem's "Killshot" pic.twitter.com/d2giNP2RQZ
— Prixie (@prixie07) September 14, 2018
Oh. This how Jay Elec got in it... eeek! This is not lyrical threat, this is a cultural warning. 👀 pic.twitter.com/5ggYyuR8qI
— The Old Man (@oldmanebro) September 14, 2018
If you think Trumps election has led to race relations in America getting worse then you don't want to see what happens if Jay Electronica drops a diss record to Eminem.
— Charlamagne Tha God (@cthagod) September 14, 2018