Eminem vs Esham

Esham is a Detroit acid rap artist. He is also known as « Esham the Unholy ».

The whole beef started when Eminem mentioned acid rap in his « Slim Shady LP ».

In the « Kill You » track from the Marshall Mathers LP, he says : « I don’t acid rap, I rap on acid … »
Esham pretends to have the same content than Eminem in his lyrics :

It’s a fucking major struggle, when the same lyrical content that Eminem has is the same lyrical content that I have. But at the same time, they won’t put me up on MTV saying that shit. It’s just different rules. We’re all playing on different sides of the fence.”
Esham accuses Eminem of stealing his style. Eminem was influenced by Esham, but whatever Esham may say, both artists sound completely different.
In his « Still Don’t Give A Fuck » lyrics, Eminem claims : « I’m a cross between Manson, Esham and Ozzy ».

On the 2001 Warped Tour, a struggle between Esham his NATAs member T.N.T and the D12 members (except for Eminem who wasn’t involved because he didn’t participate to the tour) happened that lead to Esham’s hospitalization. Esham accuses Eminem of programming and anticipating his murder.
Road manager Brian Curran witnessed the scene :

« I was walking toward the area where all of the buses were parked, and saw them [Esham and T.N.T,] walking by the guard rails that surround the buses. Then I see this blue bus which later I was told was D-12′s, drive by them bust a u-turn and then 30 or 40 guys piled out of the bus and started to beat on Esham and T.N.T. »

D12 member Proof has admitted being involved :

“…at the show in Philly. I hoped off [our bus] and D12 followed and we whooped him and TNT ass”

Esham dissed the D12 group on his album. He insisted on how much the D12 were scared of him (why should they ?). In his song « Chemical Imbalance » he disses Hailie badly : “I wont get on MTV cuz I beat up Carson Daily, remind Eminem of D’Angelo Bailey, Hailie’s in a coma, Hailie’s in a coma I smell the aroma of a dead body killa.” Esham also calls « D12 » « Dick 12 ».

Most of Eminem’s enemies don’t seem to have serious arguments against the talented MC and Hailie seems to be their main target. They calculate the effect created by their diss on Hailie in advance in order to get a mad answer from Marshall. Personal attacks are meant to weaken him (anybody who would attack my kids that way would certainly affect me). But even if it may affect Marshall and get on his nerves, they seem to forget that they have to do with the best battle MC !

Eminem’s enemies also lack originality most of the time. Their attacks on the talented rapper appear to be publicity stunts. They more they talk about Eminem, the more they are talked about.

The D12 member Swifty MC Vay expressed on Esham in an interview given to « Live Daily » :

« Esham is doing that to get money.this is my opinion. Esham been out, as far as I know, since 1991.He dropped over 10 albums already and they did nothing for nobody, except for [Esham’s side project] NATAS. I can’t knock him for bringing his boys out. But he does nothing for nobody. Now Eminem took the world by storm and I’m not saying this just to be arrogant. Esham’s in the same city.He’s dissing (Eminem’s) daughter, he’s dissing his ex-wife. He’s dissing Eminem for no reason except to make us talk about him again.…It’s a publicity stunt. …Eminem doesn’t even know him.He doesn’t have any kind of excursion with him. They never hung out. They never exchanged money. He never borrowed any money. It seems to me that he is doing this so we can talk about him back, just so the crowd can see what Esham is gonna say about us. »

Maybe Eminem has found some inspiration in Esham’s style, but Esham has never been his one and only source of inspiration. Eminem’s musical influences are various and numerous, you can find them in Ice T’s music as well as in the Beastie Boys, NWA or LLCool J and many others.
Many artists like Esham or Cage have accused Eminem of copying their style. Matter of fact : those artists are still underground and unknown by many people. If their art was that great, why didn’t they emerge from their « underground status » ?

Eminem has nothing to prove in that way. Even if some artists’ style has been a source of inspiration to Marshall Mathers, he has fully proven to be an original artist with a lot of imagination and a sophisticated rhyming style.

112 Responses to “Eminem vs Esham”

  1. juggalo lee says:

    yo this juggalo lee, i’ve been quiet 4 2 long, dam, i ain’t been her since 4ever, newayz, fuck eminem, esham has influenced evry rapper outta detroit, and yes that includes evrybody at psycopathic!! i still say eminem is bull shit. mmfcl

  2. juggalo be down with me says:

    thats what im saying brad

    FUCK YOU PROOF!!!!!!!

  3. pig fucker says:

    hey my name is marshel matters and im a PIG FUCKER

  4. perry says:

    hey someone e mail me at perrysanders9@yahoo.com if you think icp rules!!!!!!!!!

  5. Anonymous says:

    hey if you want to know the best icp web site just type in
    hallsofillusions

  6. Anonymous says:

    dead bodys dead bodys all over tha street 55,65 bodys at least,i hang wit th stiffs tll the break of dawn,im always fnding bodys when im mowing the lawn. drag’m in the house throw em in th oven,wicked clown lov’n that dead body grub’n.taste like chicken finger lick’n deap fried, i ate a dead body ,but dont tell i lied. i had my first dead body just lat week….

  7. proof says:

    to brad: you know theres always smart asses out there like u

    who needs to get there ass beat’n ghetto style

  8. juggalo lee says:

    fuck off femiclone, brad has been here way before i was ever here, and he’s been here wile i was gone, that’s been a long time. he’s still backin’ what he sais. any ways eminem is gay. here’s evidence he did a song with ..ELTON JHON!!!!!!!!! and all you femi clones said icp was gay, well there ya go.

  9. Anonymous says:

    D12 needs the whole crew and security to act tuff H.A.N.

  10. Brad says:

    hey every body i have a confision,i’m gay and proud of it

  11. proof says:

    every body look brads a fuck’n fagit

  12. juggalo lee says:

    lol, that was funnier than hell.

  13. Anonymous says:

    “…walk into a room with no jewerly and be the shiniest.”

  14. Anonymous says:

    STR8 UP ESHAM’S DOE HOE

  15. joe says:

    esham is way more REAL then shady.icp and all them other underground rappers always diss shady

  16. TONY says:

    YO!
    I’M ONE OF ESHAM’S BIGGEST FANS
    I’VE BEEN DOWN FOR A LONG TIME..WAY BEFORE FEMINEM(EMINEM) AND DWEB 6(D-12).
    I KNOW EVERYTHING ABOUT ESHAM AND I CAN TRULY SAY HE’S ONE OF THE BEST RAPPERS. HE HAS BEEN,IS,AND WILL ALWAYS BE ONE OF THE BEST!!!
    PEOPLE TRY TO STEAL HIS STYLE BUT HE CLAPS THEM!!!
    FUCK FEMINEM AND ALL HIS SHADY AFFLIATIONS
    FEMINEM STARTED ALL THE BEEFS WITH PSYCHOPATHIC RECORDS,SO HE CAN JUST FUCK OFF IF HE DON’T LIKE ICP,ESHAM,PSYCHOPATHIC RECORDS,AND ALL THE JUGGALOS AND JUGGALETTES!!!!!
    AND THE ONLY REASON THAT ESHAM AND TNT GOT BEAT UP BECAUSE IT WAS THEM AGAINST 30 SHADY FUCKERS!!!
    THAT IS PUSSY BULLSHIT!
    IF ESHAM AND FEMINEM WERE TO FIGHT 1 ON 1… ESHAM WOULD BEAT THE FUCKIN’ SHIT OUT OF THAT TRAILER PARK, MOM RAPIST,HOMO.
    FEMINEM IS A PUSSY, THATS WHY HE WASN’T AT THE(PLANNED BEAT-UP) WARP TOUR 2001 AND HAD 30 OTHER PEOPLE DO THE SHIT FOR HIM.
    FUCK SLIM ANUS!!!!!!!!!!
    ESHAM AND PSYCHOPATHIC RECORDS 4 LIFE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  17. TONY says:

    I’VE BEEN DOWN WITH ESHAM FOR A LONG TIME…I’D SAY 9 YEARS… WAY BEFORE FEMINEM(EMINEM) AND DWEB 6(D-12)WERE AROUND.
    THE WICKED SHIT WILL NEVER DIE!!!!!!

  18. juggalo lee says:

    i ain’t been here for about a month, o well esham’s music is awsome, especially morty’s theme, and esham is so legendary you’ve never heard of him, he’s way underappreciated, he seems to have fallen off the map, but juggalo’s and his hardcore die-hard fans know better. femi-clones die with hatchets in their backs, juggalo’s die with hatchets in hand, wups my bad, we don’t die mutha fucka!!!

  19. you niggers are so fucking stupid,,,,no wonder you fuckers are poor,,,i hope someone hangs you from a tree and your mamas suck your dead black purple knobs

  20. MK-U.K says:

    everyone is yapping about eminem stealing this eshams style n ryhmes, if eshams style is so good and so similar to eminems why int he doing well? i take a intrest in rap and i know about rappers with smallers reps, but most of the people in the u.k dont and they havnt herd of esham at all so how can eminem be so similar if eminem is one of the most well known rappers in the world and esham is one of the least well known, the fact is eminem does it better, hes a better rapper, so wot if he stole a few lines n jokes, u tellin me no1 in the rap industry copies each other? no1 uses other styles? yeh i thort so, n the people who keep say “yeh but hes white” please shut up its pathetic, peace out

  21. Dustin M says:

    Wow, first of all eminem recieved shit when he posted a poster saying that his concert may have guest appearances by members from psychopathic records (ICP, Blaze, Esham) thats how he earned his beef with ICP. Plus the fact that Violent J never had another mc to get him in the rap business, eminem did and so did kid rock. If you read “Behind the Paint” by Violent J, its a very well detailed book talking about why ICP and psychopathic records are not in the mainstream media, simply because they are too hardcore, eminem crafts his songs just right so he can get publicity. With psychopathic records and I quote Jamie Madrox “freekshit, it ain’t about being rich, its about juggalos and running with lunatics.” If you like eminem your just a fan, if you like a band from psychopathic records your a juggalo, to be a juggalo or juggalette is like being in a family. NO matter what, if I ask someone if they’re a juggalo or juggalette we can instantly get along with eachother!

  22. Jay says:

    FIRST off the hole fuckin thing that eminem does is a publicity stunt ever since he began rappin hes come outta no were dissin ppl everyone just so he can get some media spotlight no doubt em is a talanted rapper but esham is 10x better the hell ever be eminem will fade of in a few years and wont be around half the time esham has thats all i got to say

  23. multikilionaire2005 says:

    Obviously, this feud between Esham and Eminem is not a publicity stunt, neither of them have the need to attract larger crowds. Eminem is already famous, thanks to him stealing Esham’s rhymes also thanks to the industry that signed him after getting 2nd place in a freestyle contest even though it should’ve been the 1st place winner. The industy needed a white rapper to attract white fans. There are numerous songs of Eminem’s that are very similar to Esham’s previous albums. Also, I must state that when Eminem first started rapping he tried to act like other rappers from Detroit such as the Insane Clown Posse and Esham. Eminem tried to rap Horrorcore and tried to claim skitsofrenia and multiple personalities. In my personal opinion I believe that Esham is the Godfather of The Wicked Shit starting at the age of 14 and been rocking the mic ever since. If you have ever listened to his rhymes you’ll know that he is a true genious always speaking the truth through his lyrics. Unlike Eminem going from acting Horrorcore to Acid Rap to Gangster what’s next for our white rapper, Gothic? Is he gonna steal Green Day’s lyrics. Botton Line, Esham real Eminem fake.

  24. Who ever made this website obviously doesn’t know what the fuck he “or she” is talking about. They are probably a big fan of “Feminem” as we, in the not gay crowd, like to call them a femi-fan. Also homosexuals cannot legally get married in America…So hahaha in your fucking faces you homosexual eminem queers. I remind you all Eminem has shown much prejiduce against homosexuals as well. This has raised numerous questions considering Eminem is a homosexual himself, or “herself”. Either way, guy or girl, he still likes men all the same. If anyone of you reading this hasn’t noticed yet, I am not even talking about the topic of discussion, but that still doesn’t change the fact that Esham is indeed the “The shit”…not a shit…not a peice of shit(like Eminem)…not the shitty shit piece fuck shit a shit piece shit shitty while listening to an Eminem song but “The Shit”. So I and many others have come to the conclusion that eminem being as gay as he is started all the disagreement between the two “artists”(if anyone really considers slim faggot’s music art) and any of you faggot ass homosexual Eminem fans who disagree with me, I humbley challenge you to bring it on. Portsmouth, Ohio ,2920 North Hill Road. I’ll be waiting

  25. isaacHooks says:

    i think esham should win becuse i lisened to him when i was growing up!

  26. Juggalo4life says:

    You know wut PROOF you think you are all hard and shit. how about u come fuck wit the juggalos and see wut the fuck will happen. sayin fuck icp. FUCK U you are just a lil bitch that needs be slaped. ESHAM is the shit. SO IS ICP AND TWIZTID ABK BLAZE ALL THEM. PROOF U JUST NEED TO SHUT THE FUCK UP. ESHAM WILL always be better them “em”. JUGGALOS FOR LIFE!!!!!

  27. hatchet101 says:

    Charles Daniel Jones you are the man!

  28. hatchet101 says:

    feminem fans are just fans. ICP fans aren’t just fans we are family. they are called juggalos and if “em” wants to diss us he suck a dick. i hope he dies. for the people who say that ICP isn’t famous and never herd of them is becuase they are to hardcore for u lil pussy ass bitches. Its underground records. label that runs benthe the streets. all yall feminem fans are just lil pussys and can’t handle the FREEKSHIT psyshopathic brings! Juggalos fo lyfe! fuck em and all his “fans”

  29. hatchet101 says:

    Axe Murderers, we don’t die
    Serial Killas, we don’t die
    Freeks of the Night, we don’t die
    We get high, we don’t die

    Uh huh, we unreal
    Just like a seven dollar bill
    Voice my opinion regardless on how you feel
    Freek shit
    It ain’t about being rich
    It’s about juggalos and runnin’ with lunatics
    As long as y’all rock this we won’t quit
    We do it all for y’all, I mean that shit
    Everyone of y’all means everything to me
    We breathe for y’all, that’s why we call it the family
    -Jamie Madrox

  30. pimp dog says:

    yo motha fuckas this is the rap king from detroit motha fuckas i knew em and esham and i know what happened when it happened and why it happened all you fuckas read it on the internet or saw it on tv bitches but i’m the playa pimp that was on da streets chillin in da hood i’m still underground but atleast i got respect in da crib i know what goes down and when it goes down so get fucked all you bitches

  31. pimp dog says:

    Underground life is hard too hard for you bitches and i’m especially talkin to hachet who thinks he’s hot shit!!!

  32. Wow , you need to do your research. says:

    First of all, Esham has been around for YEARS. Infinite (old Eminem) sounds exactly like it.

    Second, you mis-quoted some lyrics. Adding whackness to rhymes to prove your case is stupid.

    Third of all, it’s “She 12,” not “Dick 12″. Where do you get this shit?

    You’re a moron. The only thing worse than a diss artist is his fanboys.

  33. nate says:

    dude thats that biggest bullshit ever. d12 is eminems side project. d12 kicked the fuck out of esham and almosted ended his life and his career in music. So im sure eminem had something to do with it. And of course esham and tnt got their asses kicked i mean come on 30-40 people. Proof and d12 shouldnt be proud of that anyone would get there ass kicked.And esham shouldnt come up out of the underground scene because thats his style and is not in it for the money or fame just because thats what he loves doing.

    HEY what about pussy ass eminem pulling a gun on icp and their crew and saying they arre the pussies and ran away. WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT. FUCK EMINEM. I RUN WITH THE MOTHER FUCING HATCHET

  34. eminem is gay says:

    feminem is a style she 12 is an age

  35. chicago thug says:

    much props 2 everybody that aint no juggalo but know my nigga esham

  36. chicago thug says:

    im A real Ninja though

  37. chicago thug says:

    i swear man eminem a lil’ pussy ass nigga frum warren that hoe ass nigga aint from “THE D” but my nigga esham is though skittle i mean eminem weak ass frum da sububs (warren)i went 2 one of she 12′s shows and i think i was the only black mutha fucka there cuz it didnt look like a rap concert it looked like a ma’ fuckin Ku Klux Klan Get Together (f)eminem aint shit but a nigger love-a anyway ol pussy ass nigga couldnt come down to chi town and talk shit 2 no juggaloz round here well kill white ol white boy d12 could never fuck with the wicked shit cus d12 iz the village people a rap n e way
    a right yall mcl nigga

  38. chicago thug says:

    p.s. i waz gettin heated readin some of this shit makes me wanna get all my juggalo homiez and blast up tha next eminem concert……….man i hate that white boy and them uncle tom niggas d12….g unit iz the shit though cus they never had a dispute with The Pshchopathic Family(My Family)

  39. Mr>HATEDON says:

    I think Esham is like TUPAC exsept that E’s MIDWEST GANGSTA and PAC was west coast.And we all know how the west coast be.Esham is the pac of the midwest.AND NATAS is the The N.W.A of the MIdwest.I herd his shit when I was 10 and I’m 24 now and it just keeps gettin better and better.I herd MASTAMINDS street value and it made me MISS NATAS.MASTAMIND IS MY FAVORITE but ESHAM AND TNT will always be superiour to all other rappers.They keep it locked down and still have it locked and for anyone to Even think that EMMILIE got TRUE STREET RECEDNITION IS A LIER.TUPAC WAS GOING TO SINGH WITH R.L.P. BUT MONEY MAKES THAT WATER BUBBLE.So DEATH ROW GOT 2 PAC.It dont matter because they are all leggons in the game.Even EMMILE,BUT she got it by saleing out with the OG WICKETSHIT styls because he knew it was HOT LIKE HELL and her pussie ass rap wasnt going to cut it so he swalloed dick and spit someone eslses ASID.I hope to hear A knew NATAS ALBUM OUT soon and I cant wait to hear A1 YOLA.AND To TNT I hope to see a SOLO out one day.OH YEA KILLAS DONT TALK BITCH.And thats all SHE 12 AND EMMILE ARE IS TALK.YEA It took All them WIGGAS to take E and T for that moment but I promise yall that they wont walk around the streets because they know its a slug from a 45 is whats waiting for them.I remember meeting ESHAM,he was telling some cat to keep that wicket shit alive and I told him”na E you keep that wicket shit alive and will for ever stroll to that shit.”And E said”for sure.”And shook my hand.I knew that what I said will stick with him forever and that hand shake will stay with me.And To all the DAY ONERS “the wicket shits is ours!”PHYCOPATIC stayed true to the creators and for that they are G-LIKE.So hurrie up and get NATAS BACK OUT THEIR BECAUSE WE MISS THAT SHIT!And fuck all the beef because we all know the slim chatty show is for hoes.NATAS 4 EVER.AND I’M OUT. Mr.HATEDON AKA 4PLAY/WICKED ROYALTY is WHO I BE.AND WHAT?

  40. cece says:

    eminem is a fEMINEM

  41. REBECCA says:

    FUCK YALL WHO DONT LIKE EMINEM YALL JUST JELOUS OF HIM. FUCK ALL OF YOU!!!!

  42. Druss says:

    http://myweb.ecomplanet.com/ESLI2146/mycustompage0023.htm

    Looks familiar doesn’t it Isabelle? And by the way, fuck Feminem and his brainwashed fans, you really have to shit on all the juggalos dontca? Morons

  43. victor says:

    Esham is a fuckin fag its not eminems fult that Esham cant rap and Eminem could so shut the fuck up u hatas.

    ps.u fag stop hatan on eminem cous hes a playa all u fags r playa hatas fag ass mother fuckers cuz if i see anether comment about eminem ill kick your mothin fuckin ass bitchs and dont worry eminem thes people r fags its ight eminem.

    ps.dont fuck wit eminem or ill fuckin get my click on your faget ass mother fuckers and eminem is my favorite rapper so dont fuck wit him ight.

  44. victor says:

    dont fuck wit eminem bitchs i got your back eminem dont worry i got your back

  45. gangsta vic says:

    ay dis is vic i got a rap here it ight.EMINEM G be off the chain like a rottweiler
    Spit flame I cock lava, became the bass baller
    Sip ‘pagne in the drop troller
    Give game to shot callers
    Who bring the spot prouder
    Campaigne, off course they gonna holler
    bandana’ed up and tatted out
    Bling blingin, neck, wrist and mouth platted out
    Lavish out drop tunes, livin but sav it up
    Send a package out till they strike a batter out
    If you aint got 2 or 3 TV’s and DVD’s dont even ride your b****
    If you aint sittin on 20′s, go and buy some s***
    When we ride and make you handcuff and hide your stuf
    When your under arrest cause all over
    And under her dress she run to her ex
    Puttin hickeys all over her neck
    She bought me a Lex
    Playboy, its all on a b****.

  46. all i have to say is they need a fucking spell checker in here becouse these dumb 12 year old Feminem fans are trying way to hard to be “Thugged out”… I run with the mother fucking hatchet…….Esham beats Fem on everything hands down…………MMFWCL……..As my name says i come for all Feminem fans

  47. natas is here says:

    feb.14th 2006…even em and d12 will backdafucup now who’s the shit

  48. d-block says:

    all you fem fans are stupid. Esham wil beat fem at any rap anything and all you stupid fuckin Feminem fans you all are fuckinstupid for listening to some wanabe rapper that sucks and cant rap for shit.and to the person that said “o i got your back em”ya your ignorant man you think you actually matter to that fuckin faget hahahahahahahahahahaha your funny.stupid ass well fuck this site and all you feminem fans that think your hard asses .mfcl hos

  49. Mr. Diamond says:

    fucking hell why are all eminems fans like in primary school. She-12 sucks and slim anus is gay. Esham is wicked! so all you fans of talentless rappers listen to your kindergarden music (eminem), eminem, eminem the world has had enough sounding like a 12 year old girl on helium!

  50. NATAS says:

    eminem the bitch in your crew

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