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This morning, the latest shot was fired in the beef between Eminem and Mariah Carey. Their war of words started a few years ago when rumors circulated that the two had been involved in a romantic relationship and escalated with the release of Em’s “Bagpipes From Baghdad” from this year’s Relapse. From there, Carey released the single “Obsessed,” which also came with an accompanying video that appears to be aimed at Eminem (though Carey and husband Nick Cannon — who was also attacked in “Bagpipes From Baghdad” — have repeatedly denied that the song or video are directed at any one person). Then came this morning’s dis track “The Warning,” a bile-filled Em rant wherein he talks about recordings they made, recounts their supposed sexual encounter and makes several threats against her life. It’s the sort of anger Slim Shady usually reserves for the likes of Ja Rule or Benzino.
It’s a pretty stunning and aggressive track, though it made us wonder: Has he gone too far? We hit the streets this afternoon to poll some people to see if they thought Em had gone over the line.
The (extremely unscientific) results are in, and 61 percent of those polled thought that even though the song was extreme, it still doesn’t go too far. Those respondents were very willing to let Shady off the hook — not an unreasonable stance, especially considering he has spent most of his career taking down celebrities and attacking other musicians with his lyrics. The 39 percent who thought “The Warning” was too much were mostly uncomfortable with the threats of violence. One thing that everybody could agree on, though: This feud is far from over.