Nearly two weeks ago, Nick Cannon posted a rant about Eminem on his personal blog in response to the rapper’s new song, "Bagpipes from Baghdad," which targeted him and his wife, Mariah Carey (the feud generated a big reaction from EW.com readers). He quickly deleted the rather long post that accused Eminem of being both racially insensitive and "still obsessed with my wife, the same female that wouldn’t let him get to second base from 8 years ago." The controversy continues, however, as Nick Cannon talked to EW yesterday about the fracas.
"I felt like I said what I had to say," Cannon says. "I didn’t take [the post] down, like, Oh, somebody instructed me to do it or anything like that. It was just one of those things, like, I said it."
But why? Cannon claims all the traffic to the post "pretty much crashed my site. There’d be thousands and thousands of comments and people couldn’t leave comments on other posts or any of that stuff. So that was the only reason why I took it down."
Cannon says he doesn’t have any regrets about what he said. "I feel exactly the same way by it and stick by everything, but I think it’s one of those things where it becomes that it’s not really that big of a deal, you know?"
Continuing on about his wife, Cannon added, "I feel that my relationship with my wife is one of the best things — or the best thing — that’s ever happened to me, and it has nothing to do with celebrity or this industry. It’s all about, you know, just love and finding love and being happy and respecting the union that it is."
The big question: Is Nick Cannon’s beef with Eminem over, then? "I never even considered it as beef. It’s not beef. It’s just, Hey, I heard the record. I said what I had to say."
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That’s a pretty weak line of questioning, EW. Cannon has a right to take Eminem to task for a song about him and his wife. But when he accuses Em of the “rape and pillage [his] artform like an old school Caucasian con man,” then it’s something different.
He said what he had to say? Sounds to me like he escalated things, if nothing else.
OF COURSE Nick’s beef with Eminem is over. if you listened to Em’s latest, its like chock-full of psycho stories. Em would MURDER Cannon on wax. Literally. And then make millions off of the song!! Haha
But Tanner, since you had face time with Mr. Carey how could you not ask him about the title of his wife’s new dcd, “Memoirs Of An Imperfect Angel” due in the fall!? Is she REALLY serious!? I woulda loved to hear his repsonse to that instead of this weeks old rehash!
Eminem is a joke and Nick Cannon is a nobody. Why did I click on this article?
Well I must say that this is a smart move on Nick Cannon’s part…as much as I hate to see it. I would love to see Eminem make fun of Nick Cannon, but I seriously (seriously seriously) doubt its gona happen.
Look up Eminem- The Warning
Eminem has the nerve to talk about somebody’s wife when he was married to a no talent crackhead. please. I don’t blame Nick for defending his wife and she’s made more money than Eminem.
she has been in the industry a lot longer so yes she made more money but didnt she marry her producer so she made the money on her back
I agree,sheikwil.Eminem is a lying,dirty,disgusting basterd.He should be in jail where he belongs.He has some nerve to talk about Mariah and Nick like that.Nick should go to his house and beat him up.I hate him. P.S:Eminem if you happen to be reading my comment I just want you to know that I hate you and you are the worst rapper in the history of rappers.And also you need to accept the fact that you are white and you need to stop acting like you are black.Because you are not black and you are never going to be black.So stop acting black and act like the whiteboy that you are.Because you are white trailor park trash and that is what you will always be.And I hope that “Warning” and you other songs will never be played.And I hope Mariah Carey’s new song “Obsessed gets played over and over again all over the world.
how can you say that eminem has no talent? He probably has more talent in his little fingerthanyou do in your whole body Taylor so before you go and insult him maybe you should learn that he is one of the best rappers the world has ever seen and probably will ever see
ha luza he aint married 2 kim anymore. get ova it he can sing watevathe F$%$ he wantz
Go way Cannon (whoever you are)
http://tvdonewright.com/2009/05/23/tv-tonight-saturday-may-23rd-2009/
Nick did the right thing. Eminem is a coward who never should have talked about a woman let alone someone else’s wife like that. But then look how he disrespects his ex wife and mother. Cowards pick on women and Eminem is an abuser who should be challenged so he can shut up and move on.
Some of ya’ll are some real haters man!! Phil, for u to be such a negative jack a$$ you seem to have paid enuff attention to Mariah to know what the name of her new CD is!! I mean it’s fans that don’t even know that ish!! You got too mch time on ur hands, as do most of yall!! Get real man
Hmm everyone is saying Eminem is a coward and he’s this and he’s that. If you all think he is such a terrible person then you make an album or get on tv and do something about it. All over the net people say nick cannon did the right thing and someone needs to put em in his place. As long as we have freedom of speech he can say whatever he wants and if you don’t like it don’t listen to him.
Oh yea talking about women made eminem the #1 selling rap artist from 91 to now. If it ain’t broke then don’t fix it
Andre, how about if it is broken, then fix it. Dude needs some major head work. He’s got the lyrical skills, why not elevate, could be stratospheric. Instead he stays in the crapper. Sh!t sells, but he could do better. And fans have the freedom of speech to tell him what we feel about it.
all u guys r wack who even pay attention to this bs…who cares wat nick cannon or eminem said they r wack n so r u guys n girls who give a $hit
umm to who ever said mariah carey made more money then eminem is an idiot bc thats far from the truth u can take her money and ur talentless husband nick cannon and it doesnt equal eminems money
you are so stupid les.are u an accountant? what credibility do u have to even speculate that u know how much they make?this whole thing is stupid. However, your comment was so stupid that i took time to tell your dumb a**!get off the comp. & goto school. DAMN……people like u kill me,DUMB a**…..
Check your stats. MC made $45 million just cancelling a deal. Her royalties from her 1st album alone!200 million sold. Nobody n the game is touchin her!
Wow Les, it doesn’t take a genius to know Mariah makes more cheese than Slim Shady dude. Let’s try not to get the facts twisted
hannah montana makes mo money lmao
Eminem is a Lyrical Genius who is worth 1000 x more than Nick + Mariah!!!
Nick said what he had to say??? It took me 15 minutes to read through that essay of his that was full of the stupidest accusations i’ve ever heard in my life .. eminem a racist?? caucasion con man? like WTF!!!
Eminem could out out a record that has nothing but MARIAH CAREY IS A WHORE repeated over and over and it would probabaly go triple platinum coz his name is worth alot more than hers.
AND WHO IS NICK CANNON??
WHAT DOES HE DO?
WHOEVER HE IS .. R.I.P
SLIM SHADY!!!!
Screw you,Sofia.FYI,Nick is the host of America’s got talent.But you are probably not smart enough to know that.
Nick your an idiot racially insensitive give me a break go back to making movies about being in a band or beating a drum whatever you called it!!!!!!
Eminem’s video is pretty creative.
http://blog.entertainmenttodayandbeyond.com/
I think that a lot of what Nick said was just plain idiotic and borderline racist.
On the other hand, something like this was bound to happen. Eminem may have a way with beats and rhymes but his shtick of making songs based entirely on ridicule of others is pretty old. He could be doing so much better by using his popularity to inspire something meaningful in the minds of his followers.
It’s time for both of them to grow up and act respectful.
He did use his popularity to try to do better with mosh you idiot, if you knew anything about him you would realize that he has use his influence in a lot of positive ways. In his songs he tells everyone that he’s just rapping about the stuff he does to get a rise out of people. Eminem and Dr. Dre are two of the best alive, Mariah is a no name compared to them. BTW next time check your math Eminem made more then an artist still alive and has been awarded as the best rapper ever.
I agree Eminem is one of the best, but looking at the charts, mariah still made more. Both neither of these 2 can compare to some of the greatest of japanese artists.
Looking over that, I think Eminem should blow the sh%t out mariah. She is so stuck up and full of herself, acting like she is hot stuff. I’ve seen better looking car models, and thats not saying a lot.
Love how the “reporters” always have to refer to it as a beef even when the guy explicitly states that it was never one to begin with. Its just so effin dubious.
Bottom Line: Nick Cannon is the one married to Mariah Carey. Eminem is not. End of story. LOL
Though a fan of Eminem, I find that Nick’s opinion is rather true that Em can’t just get over the fact that Mimi dumped him. hehehe. Poor Eminem.. in the words of a Mimi song: still “Can’t Let Go”!! bwahahahaha!! Go Mimi!! Go M.O.A.I.A.!!!!
Bottom line – its entertainment, anyone is fair game.
Eminem is a brilliant but get over the mimi thing. I am sick of it. She had the last word in 2002, 7 yrs ago dawg. Stop being a “Clown” and just be brilliant at what you do…
who the F@#$ is DICK CANNon?
here’s my reading of the situation.
Eminem’s an artist. He’s doing what many artists before him have done: he’s letting out his frustration in a healthy way, that at best will help his fans do the same and at worst will piss off some guy who’s only famous for hooking up with a pop star. Who gives a crap what Nick “B***H @$$” Cannon thinks about it?
Carey is a commercial figure, therefore her name, status and image is up for jokes, jabs and anything else. True enough that Eminem is the same story, but Nick Cannon is just a wannabe who wishes he had a fraction of the talent either his wife or Em has….screw that guy, he needs to go away
Eminem is an obvious loser. he’s gone for five years without any record to talk about. last time he did a song it was all about Micheal jackson and then called it a hit record. Michael has sold over 500Million copies of his Album, can’t he even live up to his name and diss personalities who are in the same lyrical set as him(loud talking artists who make no sence at all, just ranting about money en cars.). if you talk about great hip hop artist Eminem is not on that list. he is just a dood who can freestyle and rap quickly thats all.Talk of 2Pac,JayZ,Biggie and so on..
Mariah carey has toppled records of legendary perfomers the likes of Elvis in termns of #1 singles on the billboards top 100. and has sold over 200Million copies of her Albums world wide. Eminem has not even reached 100million to begin dissing Artist who are considered legends of our time.
Quick advice to Em. leave the Divas to be Divas unless you wish to be a Diva yourself.
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i agree you did your homework in terms of chart seeking. Eminem can speak truth, even if he diss’ people a lot. But even if mariah ‘toppled’ elivs, what happens if elvis was still around? Not only that, their are many japanese who are far more successful than american artists.
Kitavi if you want to talk about Em dissing people thats fine… but how can you say he is not one of the greatest rappers , if not the greatest. He has sold more than any other rapper period… and he is probably the only rapper that can tell stories with his lyrics… you can diss him for dissing people but you can’t denie his skills
Eminem NEVER criticizes anyone who’ll fight back. He’s never once attacked a black man, because he’s a coward. He only makes fun of white women and politicians who’ll never take him up on things he says. It’s pathetic to make fun of Jessica Simpson, Britney, Moby, etc. Anyone can do that. But then he made the mistake of making fun of Mariah Carey and probably did not anticipate that Cannon would respond.
Wrong. Ja Rule. Benzino. Know what you’re talking about…
Nope… Ja was 50’s battle son…and with Benzino, Em didn’t strike first he simply responded to Benzino’s strike…and in a kind of whiny bitch way I might add
Eminem is a Pure Genius forget Nick I’m only rich cause of my wife Cannon. He is a nobody. You go Em I gotcho back.
fancypants wtf are you talking about. Eminem disses everyone including “GANGSTA BLACK MEN”. Even heard of Ja Rule and Benzino? Ever heard of Royce Da 5′ 9? Didnt think so. Keep your ignorant mouth shut.
STFU
Nick did the right thing and that was defending his wife. Eminem is a poor excuse for a human being. It’s truly sad that he is still so obsessed with Mariah after all these years- it’s clear that when they hung out he tried to play the nice guy and was let down that even in her (at the time) fragile state of mind she still wouldn’t let him touch her. He just needs to move on and grow up- dissing celebs on wack tracks is not whats hot in the streets. This isn’t the late 90’s anymore.