Eminem blasts rapper Melle Mel on diss track after comment about being 'white'

12 August 2023 , 17:30

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Eminem has hit back at Melle Mel (Image: Corbis via Getty Images)

Eminem has lashed out at Furious Five star Melle Mel in his latest track after fellow rapper suggested he is only celebrated as a musician because he is white.

Mel launched his critique of Eminem during an interview with The Art Of Dialogue following the publication of Billboard's 50 Greatest Rappers Of All-Time list. The Furious Five star just made his way onto the chart at No.48 while the Rap God was placed at No.5 in the comprehensive list of rapping talent spanning several decades.

Eminem didn't hold back in his savage reply to Melle Mel (AFP via Getty Images)

Only Tupac, Nas, Kendrick Lamar and Jay-Z placed above Eminem in the list with The Notorious B.I.G placing just behind him at No.6. Meanwhile fans saw iconic stars such as 50 Cent, J.Cole and Kanye West failing to make their way into the top 10, with other rap icons including Put It On star Big L failing to get a mention at all.

Mel, 62, appeared to be surprised that Future was all the way back at No.35 in comparison to Eminem's position despite describing him as a "capable rapper" - and cited the reason as being his skin colour. He said: "So now if Eminem was another n**** like all the rest of us, would he be Top 5 on that list when a n**** that could rhyme just as good as him is 35?

Melle Mel suggested that Eminem has only received critical acclaim because he's 'white' (Walik Goshorn/MediaPunch/IPx)

Eminem is one of the most globally recognised musicians in the rap category (JOHN G MABANGLO/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

"That had records and all that? He's 35. He's white." Not one to shy away from expressing himself when it comes to biting back, Shady has now dropped a diss track where he collaborates with upcoming Shady Records artist Ez Mil.

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On the tune, titled Realest, he raps: "Hip Hop has been good to me, huh But when they say that I'm only Top 5 'cause I'm white, why would I be stunned? My skin colour's still working against me/'Cause second, I should be, to none. Bein' white being why they put me at five (Nope). That's why they can't put me at one."

Melle Mel has been dogged by rumours of his alleged steroid use (Getty Images)

He then praised Melle Mel for is chart successes - before adding a final dig at him for his alleged steroid use in the savage track. He continued: "Shoutout to Furious Five and Grandmaster Flash, but boy... There’s someone who really is furious.

"Stay out his path, his wrath avoid. It’ll be the last to toy with a juice head whose brain is half destroyed, like a meteor hit it. Now with Melle Mel, he lost his ass to ‘roids." Mel meanwhile has responded to the rack with a few bars of his own where he refers to Eminem as "Pee-Wee Herman" as he questions why he was even put in the Rap Hall Of Fame.

Ayeesha Walsh