Eminem namedropping Machine Gun Kelly on his 2018 album, Kamikaze, ended up fuelling a beef between the two of them. On Em's latest surprise release, Music To Be Murdered By, he proclaims that this beef is over. On "Unaccommodating", he raps: "But when they ask me is the war finished with MGK? Of course it is / Cleansed him of his mortal sins, I'm God / I'm the Lord, forgives even the devil worshippers." 

While Em wishes to place this spat in the past, MGK still seems to harbour some resentment against the Detroit emcee. Shortly after MTBMB was shared with the world, MGK sent some not-so-subtle shots in Shady's direction. “mad af I just stepped out a loud room to hear this bullshit,” he tweeted. “he’s been rich and mad for 20 years straight.”

Now, MGK is clowning his elder enemy once again. The Dolly Parton Challenge is the latest viral phenomenon and Eminem decided to participate in it. The challenge entails posting four photos of yourself that capture the varying online personas you project on social media platforms. Em is not the most active on Instagram, but he contributed his own post to the trend. In a since-deleted tweet, MGK interprets Em's post as an attempt to connect with the youth. “50 year old artists tryna be relevant to the youth by posting trending meme’s is something i never thought i’d see #2020," he wrote. 

Who could forget Eminem and Machine Gun Kelly's famous beef of 2018? They both penned diss tracks directed at one another and MGK's in particular, entitled "Rap Devil", caused quite the stir. The beef is also probably at the top of your consciousness because it has just been rehashed. Eminem makes two references to MGK on his surprise album that dropped on Friday, Music To Be Murdered By. 

Em's lyrics always get people talking and one of the first takeaways when listening to his new record is that he decided to put his beef with MGK behind him. On the record's second track, the Young M.A-assisted "Unaccommodating," Em raps: "But when they ask me is the war finished with MGK? Of course it is / I cleansed him of his mortal sins, I'm God, I'm the Lord, forgives even the devil worshippers / I'm moving on but you know your scruples are gone when you're born with Lucifer's horns." 

Based on these bars, it's pretty unambiguous that Em isn't interested in taking shots at MGK anymore, yet still interested enough to mention his name twice on his album (the second time is on "Yah Yah"). However, MGK still seems to hold some ill will towards Shady. After Music To Be Murdered By dropped on Friday, MGK tweeted, "mad af I just stepped out a loud room to hear this bullshit." If it wasn't clear what "bullshit" he was referring to, he followed this tweet with a clue: "he’s been rich and mad for 20 years straight." He added the throwing-out-trash emoji to this message, intimating that he isn't too impressed with the quality of Em's latest. 

Eminem always tends to strike when it’s least expected. Despite his current feud with Nick Cannon — which is pretty much one-sided at this point, as Em isn’t even entertaining the comedian’s advances — Marshall Mathers decided to use his time to combat another one of his notorious enemies, going after Machine Gun Kelly on his surprise album Music To Be Murdered By. 

With a swift turn of the clock, hip-hop fiends were scouring through their designated streaming services when they realized that Eminem dropped a rare project from out of nowhere, starting the year off with a major blast. As you would expect, fans are already dissecting the legendary rapper’s lyrical content, going word-for-word and determining what could be interpreted as a diss or not. Thankfully, Em made it pretty clear when he was chatting about Machine Gun Kelly, officially declaring the war between them “dead” and explaining why.

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On the second song from the album, the Young M.A-assisted “Unaccommodating,” MGK is referenced with Slim Shady noting that he will no longer be throwing shade in his direction. “But when they ask me is the war finished with MGK? Of course it is,” raps the Detroit legend. “I cleansed him of his mortal sins, I’m God, I’m the Lord, forgives even the devil worshippers/I’m moving on but you know your scruples are gone when you’re born with Lucifer’s horns/And you’re from the school of Notorious, Puba, Cube and The Poor Righteous Teachers tutored my students/Showed them all the blueprint and formula/But it seems like the more they studied my music, the more they remind me of eyeballs/I’m watching my pupils get cornier.”

Do you think MGK will have something to say about this? Maybe a response record is already on the way?