Why did Eminem diss Will Smith?

Eminem is not any stranger to a bit of little bit of controversy. Whether or not it’s backlash from his profanity-filled lyrics or a feud along with his hip-hop friends, the Detroit rapper has undoubtedly rubbed many people up the unsuitable manner.

Over time, the 8 Mile emcee has lashed out at a number of people and in his 2000 hit track ‘The Real Slim Shady,’ the Aftermath artist aimed toward Will Smith. Nonetheless, few know why.

Mathers’ monitor ‘The Real Slim Shady’ was launched because the lead single for his third project, The Marshall Mathers LP and reached quantity 4 on the Billboard Scorching 100. It gained the Detroit lyricist a Grammy award for ‘Best Rap Solo Performance’ and, as such, put a highlight on his Will Smith assault. 

In the course of the monitor, Mathers raps, “Will Smith don’t gotta cuss in his raps to sell records / Well I do, so f*ck him and f*ck you too / You think I give a damn about a Grammy / Half of you critics can’t even stomach me / Let alone stand me.”

It’s unclear to many why Eminem aimed toward Smith. Nonetheless, in accordance with the Contemporary Prince’s former associate in crime, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Mathers’ gripe with the Philadelphia native might have begun early within the Detroit rapper’s profession.

In response to Jazzy Jeff (actual title Jeffrey Townes), Smith as soon as stated to Eminem that he would both be “the biggest flop in hip-hop, or the biggest thing that we have ever seen in hip-hop.”

In 1999, Will Smith gave an acceptance speech after successful the ‘Best Male Video’ award on the VMAs, throughout which he referred to as out MCs who recklessly use profanity, proclaiming, “To all my fans out there, I never killed nobody in none of my records. I never used no profanity in none of my records, and still, I managed to get up here. Peace.”

The speech gave Eminem the impression Smith was firing photographs at rappers who use expletives. Following the speech, throughout an interview, Mathers said, “First of all, I used to respect Will Smith. [Now] he’s dissed the whole genre of rap. He dissed gangsta rap music.”

He continued, “And that is one of the most influential musicians out there. I respect him for saying his opinion, but not everybody is as happy as Will Smith. Not everybody sees life as happy and as positive as he sees it. So if he wants to rap about birds and bees and flowers, then let him rap about birds and bees and flowers, but don’t diss nobody else.”

You may hear Eminem’s diss on ‘The Real Slim Shady’ within the video beneath.