The battle between Machine Gun Kelly and Eminem flourished years ago. Kelly took the opportunity to tweet about Hailie, Eminem's 16-year-old daughter at the time. As you can imagine things went awry real fast. It's never a smart choice to publicly cat call someone's daughter via social media. Kelly confessed, that even years after the start of the dispute, his career took a hard hit. Instantaneously, doors closed yet was never brought up again until recently.
Machine Gun Kelly's upbringing was oddly similar Eminem's life start. Kelly was a military brat who moved around constantly. Eminem moved from projects to projects. Both were abandoned by a parent. Eminem dropped out of high school and forged path through underground rap battles. You know the rest if you've seen the movie 8 Mile. MGK was nearly a felon and was discovered instantaneously.
Eminem recently let loose a surprise album. The album "Kamikaze" wouldn't have been released if it weren't for the mixed of reviews of "Revival." Some loved it, others refused to have anything to do with the artist. I will give Eminem the credit, that he holds the title of "Rap God." He paved a path within the hip-hop/rap genre just as his mentors did before him. He's managed to stray from copy-catting and stay original. His lyrics are understandable and share a story like no other.
The album "Kamikaze" blasted hatred from the lyrical marksmen. Although the hate came from the wrong place, it was with purpose. There are constant whispers of how trashy the music industry has grown; however, Eminem had the guts to spit it out. Most of the album discusses previous portions of his life while touching on current aspects such as his devout for religion, but it's never an Eminem album without shade. "Kamikaze" and "Not Alike" do the job.
Unlike every artist bashed within the songs, Machine Gun Kelly opted to lash out. With the release of "Not Alike" on August 31, "Rap Devil" came out nearly a week later. Eminem's rebuttal "KILLSHOT" was released September 15 earned a staggering 38.1 million views in its first 24 hours, making it the biggest hip-hop debut and third biggest overall debut in YouTube history.
Fans of both rap artists seem to miss the fact that Machine Gun Kelly was featured on Tech N9ne's album "Planet" where he subliminally dissed Eminem on the lead single "No Reason." Kelly took it upon himself to remind Eminem that he just rapped and was no god. Between that and harassing Hailie, I don't blame Eminem for lashing out.
Machine Gun Kelly took it upon himself self-grant the title of Rap Devil. Though it might've seemed like a smart play on words, Kelly should've looked into the biblical history. Flipping to the old testament, Lucifer was created by the hands of God who intended for him to be the highest creature the Lord had ever created. The devil was the wisest and most beautiful angel. In fact, he was the only thing that God created that was intended to be perfect. His responsibility was simple: guard the throne of God. However, Satan loathed being a servant and opted to fall to reign over his own. He tempted and destroyed Eve because she wanted to be a God too. In the end, the devil is a child of God who would go out of his way to destroy whomever to acquire whatever. He went from having everything to nothing because he was desirous narcissistic. MGK what are you trying to say?
"KILLSHOT" was the most anticipated single release as stated earlier. There is no doubt that Eminem delivered and left no page unturned. Before the release, Bizarre of D12 gave a respectable warning. The former rapper gave Kelly credit where credit was due; however, he gave warning to stop while he was ahead. Machine Gun Kelly might have talent, but he couldn't quite match the lyrical genius of Eminem.
Machine Gun Kelly stooped to an all time low when opening a concert for Fall Out Boy he told fans to raise their middle fingers. He then promptly turned around and took off his jacket to reveal the "KILLSHOT" cover photo. Pictures were taken and later posted to social media. Fans had no idea what was going on and blindly followed Kelly only later to be outraged when they found out the purpose. MACHINE GUN KELLY BORROWED FANS.
To thicken the plot, the feud between the rappers may not even be real. Turns out, both artists' songs were recorded at Interscope Records. On top of that, Ronald Spence Jr. produced and was written off as a credited writer for all songs involved. The idea that this battle might be an elaborate plot to increase publicity seems more and more likely. Oh, did I mention Machine Gun Kelly has an EP album due to be released on the 21st?
Real or not, the best way to figure out their beef isn't behind recording studio doors. I'd like to see a legit rap battle between the two hip-hop artists. If I might add, I totally stand behind Eminem 100 percent.
