Eminem released his latest album, “The Death of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce),” on Friday, unleashing a series of sharp lyrical attacks aimed at Sean “Diddy” Combs, Kanye West, Megan Thee Stallion, and others.
In the song “Fuel,” the 51-year-old rapper addresses the severe charges against Combs, including allegations of rape, sexual assault, sexual harassment, and sex trafficking. Eminem raps, “I’m like a R-A-P-E-R / Got so many S-As, S-As,” before questioning, “Wait, he didn’t just spell the word ‘rapper’ and leave out a P, did he?” This appears to reference Combs’ former stage name, P. Diddy.
Combs’ former partner, Cassie Ventura, sued him for rape and abuse in November. Video evidence later surfaced showing Combs assaulting Ventura in a hotel in 2016, for which he later apologized publicly.
Since Ventura’s claims, several others have accused Combs of rape, and the FBI has raided his homes in an ongoing sex trafficking investigation. Combs has consistently denied these allegations.
Eminem continues his critique of Combs in other tracks on the album. In “Antichrist,” he raps, “Next idiot that asks me is gettin’ his ass beat / Worse than Diddy did.”
Additionally, in the same song, he references an alleged incident involving Combs and Kid Cudi’s car: “Got ’em up in arms like monkey bars / The f–king bomb with the puffy on / I’m blowing up for Kid Cudi’s car / in front of his house where all his buddies are.”
Kanye West also faces Eminem’s scorn in the track “Bad One.” Eminem criticizes West’s mental health struggles: “Brain is dead, space cadet / Like when Ye forgets to take his meds.”
In “Antichrist,” he alludes to the controversies surrounding West, his ex-wife Kim Kardashian, and Taylor Swift, referencing Swift’s song “Look What You Made Me Do.”
Megan Thee Stallion is not spared either. Eminem name-checks her alongside Nicki Minaj in “Antichrist,” rapping, “So hard, Megan Thee Stallion and Nicki Minaj’ll scissor (cut it out).”
He further references the incident where Tory Lanez allegedly shot Megan: “If I was to ask for Megan Thee Stallion if she would collab with me / Would I have a shot at a feat? (Ha!).”
