The Game has explained how Eminem‘s 1999 breakout single “My Name Is” hit him in a way he hadn’t felt since hearing The Notorious B.I.G.‘s 1994 debut single “Juicy.”
The Compton native shared the revelation during an appearance on the Rap Radar podcast during which he was asked about his ongoing dispute with the Detroit legend. According to The Game, he’s been taking shots at Slim Shady because no one else does, and it has nothing to do with anything personal.
“As far as, like, it being personal, like, it’s not personal. I came up on Em too,” Game said. “I remember the first time, you know, ‘Hi, My Name Is,’ you know, came out. I was like wowed by it. I felt that same feeling when I heard ‘Juicy’ from Big the first time. So yeah, I always fucked with Em and then the whole Aftermath and the Shady thing, and he was on The Documentary.”
He added: “I think me and 50’s fallout kind of made him choose a side, and he wasn’t doing that shit that I did. He like, ‘I’m going with 50. Fuck you n-ggas.’ But yeah, I just felt like Hip Hop got to be interesting. These n-ggas these days are so goddamn boring, or everytime somebody want to beef, somebody gotta die, or some shit. Sometimes, ladies and gentleman, it’s just Hip Hop, and you can leave it at that.”
Despite his appreciation for the Detroit rap legend, The Game has been targeting Eminem for months. In March, the 42-year-old rapper challenged Em to a Verzuz battle during a visit to Drink Champs.
“Eminem is Eminem, I like Eminem,” he said. “He’s one of the fuckin’ good MCs, great MCs. I used to think Eminem was better than me. He not, he’s not. Challenge it. Yes, I do [want to do Verzuz against Eminem]. What you mean, yeah I do? The fuck you mean? I’m not saying I want smoke with Eminem; I’m saying I want smoke with Eminem, him, and him, whoever.”
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The shots culminated last month when The Game dropped the scathing diss track titled “The Black Slim Shady” off his new album, Drillmatic: Heart Vs. The Mind, which arrived on August 12. The 10-minute song hears The Game taking aim at everything Eminem-related, from his ex-wife Kim Mathers and daughter Hailie to his race and struggles with addiction.
Although Eminem himself hasn’t responded, the track sparked a lot of reaction, including from late battle rapper Pat Stay, who called The Game out for the diss track. The 36-year-old took to his Instagram and posted an image of The Game laying in bed shirtless while scrolling through his phone. Stay condemned “The Black Slim Shady” and suggested he was disappointed with Game’s actions in the caption.
“I gotta say, as a fan losangelesconfidential its been hard to watch you desperately begging for @eminem attention trying to battle him,” he wrote. “Trust me, I respect the hunger, but once you start that whole ‘he only blew up because he’s white’ type sh*t it comes off more hater-ish than competitive.”
Gayme stay on that white man sausage. Pretty soon he gonna be at a Trump rally swingin from a pole.
You mean stripping on a pole like he used to.
Nah. He’d be at an Eminem approved rally. Perhaps an underground male on male bj fest?
Naw that would be Diddy for sure.
I definitely wanna see Eminem respond, and see them battle in earnest. Game could have gone way harder at him… he’s released some of the most disrespectful diss records ever.
He did respond on “Use This Gospel” Remix so there’s really no point in him saying anything else about it.
No he didn’t. Where?
that verse was written 3 years ago lol, so no
No Game thought Em was going to respond so it’ll generate his album somewhat of a buzz. Guess what, Em declined to respond and his new album flamed out quickly. It’s time for Game to give up rap and start attending his kids PTA meetings. Em will respond though but it will be on his next album. He will give its quick response and not spend 10 minutes like Game attempted to do.
Eminem will mention it in one line and game will talk about for the next 20 years.
TheGame may have had the most effective diss in history because replying in any instance will bring on the most aggressive suck imaginable.
Eminem’s response to “Black Slim Shady” dropping in 2025. Stay tuned.
The dude bisexual! My bad predictive text, supposed to say bipolar I guess the damn phone recognized Jaceon as an actual bisexual before i wrote it…
Pretty pathetic spectacle to see game flip flop like a fish to get some attention, tbh. I blame wack100. If u sleep with a dog u get its flees.
It’s just hip hop and I’m glad game clarified that.
Eventually….EVENTUALLY, Em gonna return fire when it benefits him only.
I WAS UNAWARE OF EMINEM’S UNDERGROUND RUN TBH. SO WHEN I FIRST HEARD MY NAME IS, I DIDN’T REALLY UNDERSTAND IT. I GOT WEIRD AL YANKOVICH VIBES.
Yeah your generation really doesn’t know anything. Em blew up right around pop boy bands were taking over. Em and Dre basically flipped what the pop scene was doing, blonde hair, bright colors and catchy hooks. Little did the industry know, this wasn’t all Eminem was about, it was only a single
My Name Is is so bad Em doesn’t even perform it yet it inspired a male stripper to lose the tongue ring and start gang banging? Ok…
I will agree it hasn’t aged well, but in 1999 it was mind blowing — and that was before we found out Eminem was white.
Who didn’t know he was white? I bought the CD the Tuesday it dropped off the strength of Dre and to this day I’ve skipped that song every time. Shit sucks.
Lies. Em perfomed Ny Name Is on his last world tour. He has this part where he takes everybody back to when he was on drugs and does my name is, real slim shady, without me and ass like that. Kind of a funny moment really.
He cut it off and said “Fuck that song” on the Up In Smoke tour
Says it’s not personal but has lil comments about ems daughter. Dudes a overrated has been. Dude has a pac tattoo but rolled with henchmen. Dude went against the whole G-Unit team that blew him up. Can’t trust weirdos like the game. Don’t wack 100 own all his publishing and stuff like that cuz he violated a chick and got sued? ??? boy takes L after L.
Eminem is the goat