Eminem's new Machine Gun Kelly diss track Killshot criticised for 'homophobic' and 'lazy' lyrics

Jacob Jarvis15 September 2018

Eminem has again been accused of homophobia following the release of a diss track about a rival rapper.

The 45-year-old rapper issued the track Killshot in response to Rap Devil by Machine Gun Kelly.

It is the latest development in an ongoing feud between the pair which began when Kelly described Eminem’s daughter Hailie as “hot as f***” in a tweet in 2012.

Despite some lauding the talent of self-professed rap god Eminem, real name Marshall Mathers, others have taken issue with Killshot's content.

Machine Gun Kelly made a comment about Eminem's daughter which is one reason behind their confrontation
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In one line Eminem states Kelly would “suck a d***” to be him for a second.

Later in the track he raps: “I'm sick of your blonde hair and earrings.

"Just 'cause you look in the mirror and think that you're Marshall Mathers ​don't mean you are, and you're not about it.

“So just leave my d*** in your mouth and keep my daughter out it."

Twitter users have described the song as homophobic and one stated misogyny was an issue with it as well.

One said: “Eminem's awesome, obviously, but the homophobia is so relentless that it's not even surprising anymore and it's sad."

Australian rapper Iggy Azalea is also thought to have critiqued the track, which mentioned her in one of its lines,in a pair of tweets.

She wrote: “Diss songs shouldn’t be filled with celebrity name drops to pad out lazy bars.

“And that’s my unbiased opinion from a girl that watched this guy's set and sung the words in the crowd. I’d think it regardless.

“One of the greatest to do it, I’m NOT in dispute about that.

"But I do think the name dropping thing has become a crotch [sic].”

Eminem had previously hit out at fellow rapper Kelly in his surprise album Kamikaze, prompting Kelly to take aim back, with this new track then ensuing.

The 8-mile star also critiques what he deems to be his younger rival’s lack of commercial success.

It comes not long after Eminem apologised for lyrics directed at Tyler, the Creator, where he used a homophobic slur to insult the Odd Future star.

In a video through his own YouTube channel, Eminem said: “The word that I called him on that song was one of the things where I felt like, ‘This might be too far'.

“In my quest to hurt him, I realise that I was hurting a lot of other people by saying it.

"It was one of the things that I kept going back to and going 'I don't feel right with this'."

In the wake of Killshot, people have questioned the validity of this apology.

One wrote: “Eminem says homophobic slur goes too far, then releases a song which doubles down on the misogyny and homophobia."

Eminem has repeatedly denied being homophobic throughout his career.

He has previously referred to his comments as being “misunderstood”.

In an interview with Vulture he said: “I have no issue with someone’s sexuality, religion, race, none of that.”

He added: “I hate the idea that a kid who’s gay might get s*** t for it.”

The Standard has contacted representatives of Eminem in regards to Killshot.

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