Rappers are notorious for their lyrical digs, and this week, Eminem has returned to a familiar target: Iggy Azalea.

The slam occurs on a track featuring called 'Bang' from Griselda’s new album WWCD (What Would Chine Gunn Do). In the verse, the featured rapper, 47, lists all of the people he should be compared to... and those who he shouldn't be compared to. Needless to say, Iggy is on the latter.

In the video below, Lord Jamar lambasts Eminem: 

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Eminem's lyrics read: "Compare me to Manson, Marilyn or Charles / Compare me to Nas, Biggie, or Pac / Do not compare me to that Iggy b***h or all this f*****g Milli Vanilli hip hop."

Yikes.

Listen to the controversial track for yourself: 

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The rapper then references Meek Mill's probation battle and Nicki Minaj.

"Compare me to Meek, big wheelies get popped / One by one, compare 'em to scabs, I'm picking them off / They're going home to f**k Nicki Minaj / Aw, compare me to Diggity-Das / I'm hickity-hitting it raw / In the trailer park," he raps.

While Iggy, 29, has yet to respond to the diss, it's safe to say that a retort is inevitable.

In the 2018 track Kilshot, Slim Shady stated: "You ain't never made a list next to no Biggie, no Jay/ Next to Taylor Swift and that Iggy h*e, you about to really blow."

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Iggy then responded in a series of indirect tweets, writing: "Diss songs shouldn't be filled with celebrity name drops to pad out lazy bars. […] And that's my unbiased opinion from a girl that watched this guys set and sung the words in the crowd. I'd think it regardless."

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She continued: "One of the greatest to do it, I'm NOT in dispute about that. But I do think the name dropping thing has become a crotch.

"Also let's talk about why it's lazy now; but wasn't in the earlier work. The earlier stuff was crazy, twisted and creative. This stuff feels more like picking names that fit easily into a rhyme scheme [sic]."

When it comes to rap music, there are few things which inspire as much ire and controversy as diss tracks. No genre other than hip-hop so actively encourages such intense and vitriolic rivalries. Many of the feuds between rappers have since become legendary. The thing is, even though they're often aggressive, confrontational, and even self-indulgent at times, diss tracks have been responsible for some really great sounds over the years. Just think of "Hit 'Em Up" by Tupac, or "Takeover" by Jay Z, if you want examples.

The most recent diss track to hit the airwaves comes courtesy of Eminem, off the back of the release of his new album "Kamikaze." In "Killshot", Eminem attacks his latest nemesis, Machine Gun Kelly, who famously spawned the diss track “Rap Devil” in which he threatened him. Slim's track has already garnered 56 million views on YouTube, with many fans declaring Machine Gun Kelly's career over as a result of the barbs thrown by Shady.

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However, not everyone was that impressed with the track. For example, Australian songwriter Iggy Azalea took to Twitter to complain that she thought that Eminem's new track was lazier than his earlier work.

She wrote: "Diss songs shouldn’t be filled with celebrity name drops to pad out lazy bars ... Also let’s talk about why it’s lazy now; but wasn’t in the earlier work. The earlier stuff was crazy, twisted and creative. This stuff feels more like picking names that fit easily into a rhyme scheme. And that’s my unbiased opinion from a girl that watched this guys set and sung the words in the crowd. I’d think it regardless. One of the greatest to do it, I’m NOT in dispute about that. But I do think the name dropping thing has become a crotch. [sic]"

However, Eminem's fans were angered by Iggy's remarks and quickly rushed to their idol's defence on social media. One irate Twitter user wrote: "I don’t think you can give an unbiased opinion on somebody name dropping you like ten minutes after they name drop you lmao."

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Another angry fan wrote: "So where was you when MGK dropped his DISS TRACK & drop Em's name & his ex's name & his daughter's name? I love you Iggy but DON'T come for Eminem. I love X-Tina but she should've kept her mouth shut about his personal life. You should zip it & about worry about your tour. [sic]"

However, it seems as though Iggy didn't take their words particularly seriously since she later tweeted: "Iam beyond prepared to be trolled for this opinion ... Hahahahaha y’all mad as fuck! I said what I said!" Perhaps she does have a valid criticism, but it's only her personal opinion after all. Still, I guess it just goes to show that Eminem has plenty of back-up from his fans, and is still a force to be reckoned with.

While there are plenty of celebs doing good in the world – take your pick for A-listers donating money, advocating for body positivity, and generally spreading good vibes – there's no denying the people love a good celebrity spat. Whether it's Cardi B throwing shoes at Nicki Minaj, or Nicki Minaj throwing shade at Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott, Hollywood beef is somewhat of a regularly occurring treat.

The latest fight of the famous people is a triple-threat between Modern Family star Ariel Winter, and rappers Iggy Azalea and Eminem. Well, maybe it's a four-person fight, because it all originated from a "diss track" that Eminem wrote about another rapper called Machine Gun Kelly.

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Let's take it back a bit, shall we? This Machine Gun Kelly apparently released a song called Rap Devil, containing lyrics that are moderately savage towards Eminem and his latest album. To that, Eminem responded with his own diss track called Killshot, which contains a series of clapbacks designed to put the younger rapper back in his place, including the insult that his "beard's weird".

How did Iggy and Ariel get caught up in all this? Well, Eminem name-drops a bunch of celebs in Killshot, including Iggy, Taylor Swift, Rihanna, Jay Z and... Lil Tay(??).

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The lyric in reference to Iggy is not so complimentary...

"You ain't never made a list next to no Biggie, no Jay
Next to Taylor Swift and that Iggy ho, you about to really blow".

Well, it seems Iggy didn't really appreciate her reference in Eminem's song, and called him out for his "lazy" verses in a tweet. "Diss songs shouldn’t be filled with celebrity name drops to pad out lazy bars," she wrote.

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It clearly sparked quite the controversy, with her later tweeting that she was "beyond prepared to be trolled for this opinion".

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She also clarified what she meant while simultaneously defending his other music. "Also let’s talk about why it’s lazy now; but wasn’t in the earlier work. The earlier stuff was crazy, twisted and creative," she wrote. "This stuff feels more like picking names that fit easily into a rhyme scheme."

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And if you thought that wasn't enough, then wait until you hear what Ariel Winter said when she joined in on the debate. Ariel, clearly a big Eminem fan, came to his defence after Iggy said that Killshot was full of "lazy" verses.

"Is she seriously calling out Eminem for having ‘lazy’ bars…….awkward because…I mean…," she tweeted, next to that ever perfect meme of the guy smiling while surrounded by question marks.

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The Modern Family actress's remark incited mixed responses, which prompted her to explain what she meant.

"I enjoy her music as well I just don’t think she should ever be calling Eminem’s verses lazy," she tweeted. "Her music is fun but it is not anywhere near Eminem’s caliber."

She later issued a much longer statement in response to criticism, clarifying that "Of course she can defend herself" and that she was criticising the comment "about his lyrics being called lazy", and not Iggy herself.

"Please stop saying I only fake care about women because that is incredibly untrue," she wrote. "Difference of opinion with a female artist doesn't mean I hate women in the slightest."

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Are you still keeping up? Yeah, me neither.

We all know that Marshall Mathers, AKA Eminem, is not afraid of a little conflict in life.

In fact, the Detroit-born rapper seems to thrive off a little animosity, and over the years he's certainly been right at the centre of some of hip-hops biggest feuds.

Indeed, earlier this year alone, the rapper became embroiled in a bitter feud with Machine Gun Kelly, a beef that dated way back to some seriously ill-advised tweets Kelly purportedly wrote about Em's daughter Hailie.

Em then appeared to reference MGK on a track on his recent album, before Kelly responded with a dedicated diss track of the Lose Yourself star.

To no-one's surprise, Eminem came back swinging with his brutal response, Killshot, a ferocious tirade of ill-will directed at Kelly that lead many fans to pronounce MGK's career as finished.

Anyway, one of Em's more unlikely beefs comes in the form of a long standing dispute with the singer Christina Aguilera.

The feud dates back many years, but Em reignited the whole thing once more in his new 10-minute freestyle Kick Off.

The extremely NSFW lyrics read:

And, as you'd expect, a lot of people were very upset with Shady.

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One wrote:

"Ya'll favorite rapper Eminem be out here dissing pop stars like Mariah Carey, Christina Aguilera, Jessica Alba, Britney Spears, J-Lo & wonder why we don't have him in our top 10 or 30. He's a cornball."

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Meanwhile, a mother of one of the victim's of the horrific attack in Manchester at an Ariana Grande concert last year has criticised Eminem for referencing the incident in the same freestyle.

The Detroit rapper's lyrics read;

“Squashed in between a brainwashing machine, like an Islamic regime, a jihadist extreme radical, suicide bomber that’s seeing Ariana Grande sing her last song of the evening, and as the audience from the damn concert is leaving, detonates the device strapped to his abdominal region.

“I’m not gonna finish that, for obvious reasons.”

Mother Charlotte Hodgson, whose daughter was one of the 22 who were tragically killed that night, said;

“I didn’t think anybody could do this and be so disrespectful to us all. It’s vile and he is a vile human for doing it.

“Why would anyone compare themselves to a Jihadist or a bomber? I think he needs help if he sees himself like that.”

“Why would anyone want to listen to it for entertainment? Ariana did a very respectful song in memory of everyone there and that was lovely, a fantastic gesture, as she was involved too, but why would people want to make money out of such a horrific event?”

As usual, Eminem is courting controversy from almost every conceivable angle.

The beef between Eminem and Machine Gun Kelly shows no signs of stopping. Every time one of the two dudes buries the hatchet, the other decided to open up old wounds. In case you're new to the drama, allow me to explain.

It all started after the younger rapper (who used to be something of a Slim Shady devotee) made some seemingly-insensitive remarks toward's Marshall Mathers' daughter Hailey. Eminem took offence to these remarks, and soon the two men were trading verbal blows in interviews and on social media.  All of this culminated in Eminem releasing a diss track called Killshot, which appeared to skew Kelly pretty conclusively.

Take a listen to the new track in the video below: 

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However, now that the dust has settled, Kelly has responded by dropping a diss track of his own this weekend, entitled 'Floor 13', which features some pretty aggressive lyrics. For example, one verse features the rhymes: "I just spent too many minutes watching little videos of sh*tty wannabe rappers dissing me/I just spent the winter livin’ after someone tried to send a kill shot - missing me."

The roasting continues into the second verse, where Kelly states: "One legend that tried to f*ck with me and then got the venom." The reaction to the new track has been divisive. Some people think that the lyrics are great, while music fans have been left exasperated by Kelly's 'clout-chasing' obsession with Eminem.

A lot of rap fans were unimpressed by the track: 

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While others had a more positive opinion: 

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Only time will tell whether or not Eminem responds to the track. However, the rapper has had some issues in his personal life to cope with lately, after the death of his estranged father earlier this month.

Eminem came up through Detroit's underground rap battle scene, where MC's who spit the funniest, wildest rhymes reigned victorious. After his debut album Infinite flopped, he concocted the 'crazy' Slim Shady persona, who evokes the 'anything goes' battle rap mentality. Under an alias, Em playfully took shots at the biggest pop stars of the 90's, like the Spice Girls, N'Sync and Britney Spears.

Ironically, that tactic turned Marshall Mathers into one of the biggest musical artists in the world. Today he still crafts cheeky bars about pop stars, but he's just as likely to collaborate with them. In the 2010's, Em worked with Rihanna, Ed Sheeran and Pink, just to name a few. I wonder what the old Slim Shady would think about that?

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Last November, Eminem released Kickoff Freestyle, eleven minutes of filthy braggadocio performed in the style of contemporary battle rap (i.e., no beat). Predictably, some critics clutched their pearls over the supposedly offensive lyrics. (Gasp! He referenced the Ariana Grande Manchester concert bombing! I never expected that from the guy who referenced the Columbine High School massacre in 2000.)

However, one lyric in particular from this aggressive bar-fest caught the eye of several media outlets (5:05):

"F**k Christina with a plastic spoon / While I bump some G-Funk and blast some Snoop / 'Cause her double G-cups are massive, huge! / It's fun for me just to grab a boob!"

In response, Twitter users praised Eminem for crafting an impressive eight syllable rhyme scheme for a 23-bar verse. Nah, just kidding! They expressed outrage that Eminem appeared to savagely diss Christina Aguilera, resurrecting a 20-year-old beef.

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It all started in 1999, when Xtina appeared on MTV and spread the rumor that Eminem was married to Kim, an ex he famously fantasized about murdering on The Slim Shady LP. So, on the smash single The Real Slim Shady, Eminem clapped back by sharing unflattering rumors about her:

"Shit, Christina Aguilera better switch me chairs / So I can sit next to Carson Daly and Fred Durst / And hear 'em argue over who she gave head to first / Little bitch put me on blast on MTV / 'Yeah, he's cute, but I think he's married to Kim, hee-hee.' / I should download her audio in MP3 / And show the whole world how you gave Eminem VD!"

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At the time, Christina responded by calling Eminem's lyrics "disgusting" and "completely untrue." She added that she wasn't sure exactly what she had done to disturb him so much. However, flash forward to 2019, and she's got some a theory why Shady keeps slinging insults her way. On Watch What Happens Live, Andy Cohen asked the Genie in a Bottle singer why Eminem "held on to this beef for so long" (00:45).

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"That's a question for him," Christina replied. "I don't know. I don't know what's going on there. I mean, that's real thirsty. That's real in the past. What's thirsty then is thirsty now. It's not nice to go after anybody -  especially a female. And in this business, and now what we're looking at and seeing, and things that are coming to the forefront. It's just, get a new gig. Have something else to talk about."

Well, there you have it. Stop being so thirsty, Eminem! And find something else to talk about! For example, instead of throwing shade at Xtina, have you tried rhyming about Icelandic volcanoes? Like Eyjafjallajökull, Hrómundartindur and Theistareykjarbunga? I think that would be dope.