Eminem vs Everlast & Dilated Peoples
On the Dilated Peoples album The Platform, hip hop/rock musician Everlast (formerly of House of Pain) insulted Eminem in a fairly subliminal and non-specific battle verse. Everlast in later interviews did state that he was targeting Eminem specifically in that verse, apparently behind a perceived slight of him by Eminem at a show. Eminem's response titled I Remember, however, specifically mocked Everlast for many things including the demise of House Of Pain, his conversion to Islam, and his new rock-orientated musical direction. The song was in itself a parody of this musical direction, with heavily strummed guitars and faux-melancholic sung vocals. Everlast responded on a track called Whitey's Revenge in which he incurred Eminem's wrath by mentioning that if Eminem were to go to jail in his then-ongoing assault trial, he would "look in on (his) lady and do things for (his) kid". Eminem quickly shot back with the single "Quitter" which was split into two parts, the first being somewhat reminiscent of I Remember and the second using 2Pac's uptempo Hit 'Em Up beat and featuring other rappers from Eminem's group D12.
In response to two couplets aimed at Dilated Peoples in Quitter, which referred to the group as "underground bitches", Dilated's Evidence and DJ Babu recorded a track titled Search 4 Bobby Fischer which attacked and mocked Eminem for many things including his dyed-blonde hair and his supposedly taking credit for other people's production work. This track was fairly well-received by listeners, and some felt that Eminem mocking Dilated for being "underground" in the first place was hypocritical considering that in the early stages of his career Eminem was heavily involved in the underground hip hop scene (and in fact once freestyled on radio with Dilated Peoples themselves.)
Eminem responded on a bonus diss track on D12's debut Devil's Night called "Girls," which is actually a solo track. The diss, while primarily directed at Fred Durst and DJ Lethal of Limp Bizkit (the latter had supported Everlast in the feud) included lines about Dilated Peoples, where Eminem claims that he never intended for "Quitter" to be leaked. He also states that he only involved D12 in the beef because of comments Dilated Peoples had made in support of Everlast.
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