![\"Eminem](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Eminem-Through-the-Years.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&resize=400%2C225&quality=70&strip=all\")
<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\tRelated: <\/span>Eminem Through the Years: From Slim Shady to Now<\/span><\/a>
\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t\tEminem has become a household name in the music world. Born Marshall Mathers, the rapper may be known by multiple monikers in the music industry \u2014 he goes by Slim Shady as well \u2014 but he\u2019ll always be Eminem. The musician got his start as a member of various hip-hop groups, including D12, before taking [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Over the years, this feud has encompassed everything from diss tracks to shady interviews. Things didn\u2019t get any better when Carey debuted \u201cObsessed\u201d from Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel<\/i> \u2014 and then dressed up as a man resembling Eminem in the song\u2019s official music video<\/p>\n
Fifteen years after the release of Memoirs<\/i>, Us Weekly<\/i> is taking a trip down memory lane and looking back on this unpredictable feud:\n<\/p>\n2001<\/b><\/h3>\n\n![\"Eminem](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2-Eminem-and-Mariah-Careys-History-Explained.jpg?w=1000&quality=86&strip=all\")
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\n Eminem<\/span> 2172147365 DETROIT, MICHIGAN – JUNE 06: Eminem performs at Live from Detroit: The Concert at Michigan Central” on June 06, 2024 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Scott Legato\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nAs Eminem was at the top of his career, Carey wanted to see if he would help with her Charmbracelet <\/i>album. According to Eminem, a romantic relationship formed and lasted for several months. Carey, however, said it was purely professional.<\/p>\nMay 2002<\/b><\/h3>\n
While listening to Eminem\u2019s album The Eminem Show<\/i>, viewers took notice of the rapper\u2019s shout-out to Carey on the song \u201cSuperman.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat you trying be? My new wife?\u201d he rapped on the track. \u201cWhat, you Mariah? Fly through twice.\u201d In a separate song titled \u201cWhen the Music Stops,\u201d Eminem said, \u201cWhat the f\u2014 you take me for, a joke? You smoking crack? \u2018Fore I do that, I\u2019d beg Mariah to take me back.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n![\"Britney](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Britney-Spears-and-Alyssa-Milano-Unexpected-Celebrity-Feuds.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&resize=400%2C225&quality=55&strip=all\")
<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n
\n\n\t\t\tRelated: <\/span>Unexpected Celebrity Feuds We Never Saw Coming<\/span><\/a>
\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t\tCelebrity feuds are so captivating that there\u2019s even an award-winning Ryan Murphy anthology TV series devoted to the topic. While some A-list beefs seem inevitable \u2014 Nicki Minaj vs. Cardi B, for example, or Jef Holm vs. Arie Luyendyk Jr. \u2014 others seem to come out of nowhere. Freddie Prinze Jr., for instance, spoke ill [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
December 2002<\/b><\/h3>\n
On her album Charmbracelet<\/i>, Carey seemingly addressed her relationship with Eminem in the song titled \u201cClown.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou should\u2019ve never intimated we were lovers,\u201d she sang, \u201cwhen you know very well we never even touched each other.\u201d<\/p>\n
In a separate interview<\/a> with Larry King<\/strong>, Carey clarified how close she got to the rapper. \u201cI hung out with him, I spoke to him on the phone. I think I was probably with him a total of four times,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd I don\u2019t consider that dating somebody.\u201d<\/p>\n2003<\/b><\/h3>\n
The New York Post<\/i> reported that Eminem saved several \u201clong, gushy\u201d voicemails from Carey that he could use in a song. In response to the rumors, Carey told the publication<\/a>, \u201cI don\u2019t know what the hell he\u2019s doing. It\u2019s a little excessive. Doesn\u2019t it seem a little bit girly? Like we\u2019re in a catfight.\u201d<\/p>\n2006<\/b><\/h3>\n
In his song \u201cJimmy Crack Corn,\u201d Eminem reigned his feud with Carey. \u201cYour mind\u2019s on us like mine\u2019s on Mariah,\u201d he rapped. \u201cAnd y\u2019all are just like her, you\u2019re all f\u2014ing liars.\u201d Later that year, he reportedly<\/a> went on Shade 45 radio and said he was in a relationship with the singer for about seven months.<\/p>\n\u201cI wasn\u2019t really into what she was into; our personalities collided,\u201d he said. \u201cShe\u2019s a diva, and I\u2019m a little more regular, I guess.\u201d<\/p>\n
2009<\/b><\/h3>\n\n![\"Eminem](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/3-Eminem-and-Mariah-Careys-History-Explained.jpg?w=1000&quality=55&strip=all\")
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\n Nick Cannon and Mariah Carey<\/span> Larry Busacca\/WireImage)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nNick Cannon<\/strong> has entered the chat! In his song \u201cBagpipes From Baghdad,\u201d Eminem chose to spotlight both Carey and her then-partner. \u201cMariah, whatever happened to us? \/ Why did we have to break up?\u201d he rapped. \u201cNick Cannon, you prick, I wish you luck with the f\u2014in\u2019 whore.\u201d<\/p>\nCannon was not impressed with Eminem\u2019s song and chose to sound off in a blog post. \u201cI thought we got past the days where white men could spew vulgar obscenities at our beautiful queens and get away with it,\u201d he wrote in a since-deleted letter. \u201cSo, Miss Marshall, I\u2019m going to make you wish you never spoke my name and regret the ungodly things you said about my wife.\u201d<\/p>\n
Several diss tracks followed, with Carey dropping \u201cObsessed\u201d and Eminem releasing \u201cThe Warning.\u201d (For the \u201cObsessed\u201d video, Carey famously dressed in drag as a man who looked a lot like Eminem.)<\/p>\n
2001<\/b><\/h3>\n\n<\/div>
\n Eminem<\/span> 2172147365 DETROIT, MICHIGAN – JUNE 06: Eminem performs at Live from Detroit: The Concert at Michigan Central” on June 06, 2024 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Scott Legato\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nAs Eminem was at the top of his career, Carey wanted to see if he would help with her Charmbracelet <\/i>album. According to Eminem, a romantic relationship formed and lasted for several months. Carey, however, said it was purely professional.<\/p>\nMay 2002<\/b><\/h3>\n
While listening to Eminem\u2019s album The Eminem Show<\/i>, viewers took notice of the rapper\u2019s shout-out to Carey on the song \u201cSuperman.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat you trying be? My new wife?\u201d he rapped on the track. \u201cWhat, you Mariah? Fly through twice.\u201d In a separate song titled \u201cWhen the Music Stops,\u201d Eminem said, \u201cWhat the f\u2014 you take me for, a joke? You smoking crack? \u2018Fore I do that, I\u2019d beg Mariah to take me back.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n
\n\n\t\t\tRelated: <\/span>Unexpected Celebrity Feuds We Never Saw Coming<\/span><\/a>
\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t\tCelebrity feuds are so captivating that there\u2019s even an award-winning Ryan Murphy anthology TV series devoted to the topic. While some A-list beefs seem inevitable \u2014 Nicki Minaj vs. Cardi B, for example, or Jef Holm vs. Arie Luyendyk Jr. \u2014 others seem to come out of nowhere. Freddie Prinze Jr., for instance, spoke ill [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
December 2002<\/b><\/h3>\n
On her album Charmbracelet<\/i>, Carey seemingly addressed her relationship with Eminem in the song titled \u201cClown.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou should\u2019ve never intimated we were lovers,\u201d she sang, \u201cwhen you know very well we never even touched each other.\u201d<\/p>\n
In a separate interview<\/a> with Larry King<\/strong>, Carey clarified how close she got to the rapper. \u201cI hung out with him, I spoke to him on the phone. I think I was probably with him a total of four times,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd I don\u2019t consider that dating somebody.\u201d<\/p>\n2003<\/b><\/h3>\n
The New York Post<\/i> reported that Eminem saved several \u201clong, gushy\u201d voicemails from Carey that he could use in a song. In response to the rumors, Carey told the publication<\/a>, \u201cI don\u2019t know what the hell he\u2019s doing. It\u2019s a little excessive. Doesn\u2019t it seem a little bit girly? Like we\u2019re in a catfight.\u201d<\/p>\n2006<\/b><\/h3>\n
In his song \u201cJimmy Crack Corn,\u201d Eminem reigned his feud with Carey. \u201cYour mind\u2019s on us like mine\u2019s on Mariah,\u201d he rapped. \u201cAnd y\u2019all are just like her, you\u2019re all f\u2014ing liars.\u201d Later that year, he reportedly<\/a> went on Shade 45 radio and said he was in a relationship with the singer for about seven months.<\/p>\n\u201cI wasn\u2019t really into what she was into; our personalities collided,\u201d he said. \u201cShe\u2019s a diva, and I\u2019m a little more regular, I guess.\u201d<\/p>\n
2009<\/b><\/h3>\n\n<\/div>
\n Nick Cannon and Mariah Carey<\/span> Larry Busacca\/WireImage)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nNick Cannon<\/strong> has entered the chat! In his song \u201cBagpipes From Baghdad,\u201d Eminem chose to spotlight both Carey and her then-partner. \u201cMariah, whatever happened to us? \/ Why did we have to break up?\u201d he rapped. \u201cNick Cannon, you prick, I wish you luck with the f\u2014in\u2019 whore.\u201d<\/p>\nCannon was not impressed with Eminem\u2019s song and chose to sound off in a blog post. \u201cI thought we got past the days where white men could spew vulgar obscenities at our beautiful queens and get away with it,\u201d he wrote in a since-deleted letter. \u201cSo, Miss Marshall, I\u2019m going to make you wish you never spoke my name and regret the ungodly things you said about my wife.\u201d<\/p>\n
Several diss tracks followed, with Carey dropping \u201cObsessed\u201d and Eminem releasing \u201cThe Warning.\u201d (For the \u201cObsessed\u201d video, Carey famously dressed in drag as a man who looked a lot like Eminem.)<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n Eminem<\/span> 2172147365 DETROIT, MICHIGAN – JUNE 06: Eminem performs at Live from Detroit: The Concert at Michigan Central” on June 06, 2024 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Scott Legato\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
As Eminem was at the top of his career, Carey wanted to see if he would help with her Charmbracelet <\/i>album. According to Eminem, a romantic relationship formed and lasted for several months. Carey, however, said it was purely professional.<\/p>\nMay 2002<\/b><\/h3>\n
While listening to Eminem\u2019s album The Eminem Show<\/i>, viewers took notice of the rapper\u2019s shout-out to Carey on the song \u201cSuperman.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat you trying be? My new wife?\u201d he rapped on the track. \u201cWhat, you Mariah? Fly through twice.\u201d In a separate song titled \u201cWhen the Music Stops,\u201d Eminem said, \u201cWhat the f\u2014 you take me for, a joke? You smoking crack? \u2018Fore I do that, I\u2019d beg Mariah to take me back.\u201d<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n
\n\t\t\tRelated: <\/span>Unexpected Celebrity Feuds We Never Saw Coming<\/span><\/a>
\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t\tCelebrity feuds are so captivating that there\u2019s even an award-winning Ryan Murphy anthology TV series devoted to the topic. While some A-list beefs seem inevitable \u2014 Nicki Minaj vs. Cardi B, for example, or Jef Holm vs. Arie Luyendyk Jr. \u2014 others seem to come out of nowhere. Freddie Prinze Jr., for instance, spoke ill [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
December 2002<\/b><\/h3>\n
On her album Charmbracelet<\/i>, Carey seemingly addressed her relationship with Eminem in the song titled \u201cClown.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou should\u2019ve never intimated we were lovers,\u201d she sang, \u201cwhen you know very well we never even touched each other.\u201d<\/p>\n
In a separate interview<\/a> with Larry King<\/strong>, Carey clarified how close she got to the rapper. \u201cI hung out with him, I spoke to him on the phone. I think I was probably with him a total of four times,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd I don\u2019t consider that dating somebody.\u201d<\/p>\n2003<\/b><\/h3>\n
The New York Post<\/i> reported that Eminem saved several \u201clong, gushy\u201d voicemails from Carey that he could use in a song. In response to the rumors, Carey told the publication<\/a>, \u201cI don\u2019t know what the hell he\u2019s doing. It\u2019s a little excessive. Doesn\u2019t it seem a little bit girly? Like we\u2019re in a catfight.\u201d<\/p>\n2006<\/b><\/h3>\n
In his song \u201cJimmy Crack Corn,\u201d Eminem reigned his feud with Carey. \u201cYour mind\u2019s on us like mine\u2019s on Mariah,\u201d he rapped. \u201cAnd y\u2019all are just like her, you\u2019re all f\u2014ing liars.\u201d Later that year, he reportedly<\/a> went on Shade 45 radio and said he was in a relationship with the singer for about seven months.<\/p>\n\u201cI wasn\u2019t really into what she was into; our personalities collided,\u201d he said. \u201cShe\u2019s a diva, and I\u2019m a little more regular, I guess.\u201d<\/p>\n
2009<\/b><\/h3>\n\n<\/div>
\n Nick Cannon and Mariah Carey<\/span> Larry Busacca\/WireImage)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nNick Cannon<\/strong> has entered the chat! In his song \u201cBagpipes From Baghdad,\u201d Eminem chose to spotlight both Carey and her then-partner. \u201cMariah, whatever happened to us? \/ Why did we have to break up?\u201d he rapped. \u201cNick Cannon, you prick, I wish you luck with the f\u2014in\u2019 whore.\u201d<\/p>\nCannon was not impressed with Eminem\u2019s song and chose to sound off in a blog post. \u201cI thought we got past the days where white men could spew vulgar obscenities at our beautiful queens and get away with it,\u201d he wrote in a since-deleted letter. \u201cSo, Miss Marshall, I\u2019m going to make you wish you never spoke my name and regret the ungodly things you said about my wife.\u201d<\/p>\n
Several diss tracks followed, with Carey dropping \u201cObsessed\u201d and Eminem releasing \u201cThe Warning.\u201d (For the \u201cObsessed\u201d video, Carey famously dressed in drag as a man who looked a lot like Eminem.)<\/p>\n
2003<\/b><\/h3>\n
The New York Post<\/i> reported that Eminem saved several \u201clong, gushy\u201d voicemails from Carey that he could use in a song. In response to the rumors, Carey told the publication<\/a>, \u201cI don\u2019t know what the hell he\u2019s doing. It\u2019s a little excessive. Doesn\u2019t it seem a little bit girly? Like we\u2019re in a catfight.\u201d<\/p>\n In his song \u201cJimmy Crack Corn,\u201d Eminem reigned his feud with Carey. \u201cYour mind\u2019s on us like mine\u2019s on Mariah,\u201d he rapped. \u201cAnd y\u2019all are just like her, you\u2019re all f\u2014ing liars.\u201d Later that year, he reportedly<\/a> went on Shade 45 radio and said he was in a relationship with the singer for about seven months.<\/p>\n \u201cI wasn\u2019t really into what she was into; our personalities collided,\u201d he said. \u201cShe\u2019s a diva, and I\u2019m a little more regular, I guess.\u201d<\/p>\n Nick Cannon<\/strong> has entered the chat! In his song \u201cBagpipes From Baghdad,\u201d Eminem chose to spotlight both Carey and her then-partner. \u201cMariah, whatever happened to us? \/ Why did we have to break up?\u201d he rapped. \u201cNick Cannon, you prick, I wish you luck with the f\u2014in\u2019 whore.\u201d<\/p>\n Cannon was not impressed with Eminem\u2019s song and chose to sound off in a blog post. \u201cI thought we got past the days where white men could spew vulgar obscenities at our beautiful queens and get away with it,\u201d he wrote in a since-deleted letter. \u201cSo, Miss Marshall, I\u2019m going to make you wish you never spoke my name and regret the ungodly things you said about my wife.\u201d<\/p>\n Several diss tracks followed, with Carey dropping \u201cObsessed\u201d and Eminem releasing \u201cThe Warning.\u201d (For the \u201cObsessed\u201d video, Carey famously dressed in drag as a man who looked a lot like Eminem.)<\/p>\n2006<\/b><\/h3>\n
2009<\/b><\/h3>\n
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\n Nick Cannon and Mariah Carey<\/span> Larry Busacca\/WireImage)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n