The phrase, don't wake a hibernating bear, is not just a clique saying. It is advice humanity needs to consider before making a stupid decision. Advice that is often not taken by those who think they can out smart the system. The system is the system for a reason.
This is common in the sports world with trash talk. NFL and NBA players popularized it making headlines all over social media. Players like Richard Sherman, Jalen Ramsey, Deon Sanders and Michael Irvin always gave fans something extra to look at on Sundays. Where did they pick it up? Hip hop music.
Rap feuds became another outlet for entertainment in the 1990s. East coast vs. West coast for rap supremacy. While battling for the top, feuds grew from diss tracks to violence. Certain rappers became untouchable to the point they acted as emperors over the rap game. One man faced one challenger after another and continuously came out on top. Marshal Mathers. Slim Shady. Eminem.
He is the one rapper, producer, icon that has evolved from a trailer park child to hip hop innovator. He did not just do it with his controversial attitude, but his tracks. Dr. Dre said as soon as he played the, "My Name Is," beat, he knew the kid had something. After multiple Grammy awards, he reached the top of the mountain. When you're at the top, there is always someone climbing to the top to take you out. Everyone who tried this on Eminem, he took them out.
It did not matter who you were, he would attempt to ruin your life. He wrote a diss track about his own mother. I'm serious. See for yourself:
Yeah, and that was the most recent one. Yikes.
*Other notable diss tracks you should check out if you are interested:
- Ja Rule diss track (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmXTYu5Qvq0)
- Go to Sleep (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXe_RHF5JYU)
This past April, Machine Gun Kelly thought he would go for the throne by attacking the one name you do not speak aloud, Hailie. Rappers who have used his daughter's name in a song have felt the fury of a thousand verses courtesy of Slim Shady himself. It does not matter the topic, he will use anything against you to make you realize the consequences of your actions. Eminem hit MGK with a Killshot and the beef ended.
Oh, God. Stop the damn match.
One moron saw this beef and did not learn a lesson. A man who has a problem with Eminem due to his relationship with Mariah Carey. Last night, Nick Cannon launched his own diss track reigniting his feud with Shady. Oh, no! Not again!
Nicholas, this was not a good decision. First off, the beat sounds like a sensual beat you use to serenade your girlfriend, not insult the greatest of all time. The man who sings the chorus sounds like a wanna be Usher and Trey Songz. Not the most intimidating guys to put in a diss track.
You rapped one verse. One verse of your own diss track. Then you decided to put on your DJ Khalid hat and invite everyone you went to grade school with to take a verse and spit lines that Eminem heard before I was even born. The verses were not creative. If you were trying to go for a rap song to listen to while running on the treadmill at the gym to lose some weight before the holidays, you did it! But, you didn't.
Finally, what the hell is that voicemail?!? It sounds like grandpa called you and talked the voicemail's ear off. He sounded like he was yelling at a cloud more than he was attempting to insult Eminem. I've listened to this diss track four times already and each time I get annoyed at the voicemail. Im just going to skip it next time.
To recap, Do not say Eminem's daughter's name in vein or he will ruin your life. Do not start beef with Eminem period because he has no limits on who he takes shots at. He is a lyrical genius that will put every decision you have made into question. For your own safety, just politely nod and respect his music.