The song is more than two decades old.
Eminem has moved on from the rap beef. He ended his 2024 song, “Guilty Conscience 2,” by detailing all of his feuds over the years. He wants to put an end to fighting and instead focus on positive. The universe believed that fans needed another Eminem diss, therefore a song from the vault was posted online. “Smack You,” a song supposedly recorded by Slim Shady in the mid-2000s, went viral on Monday. It shows the rapper going after Death Row co-founder Suge Knight. It also shows him taking aim at Ja Rule, which makes sense given their relationship at the time.
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Eminem knows how to deliver a diss, and his bars for Suge Knight are particularly savage. He implies that Suge was involved in Tupac’s deadly shooting, a rumor that has gained traction over time. “I’m holding Suge responsible for the death’s of the two greatest rappers to ever grace the face of this planet,” Eminem’s voice says. “If only the late great Mr. Christopher Wallace could speak. He might inform you himself. I’m holding Suge accountable for the deaths of Ja Rule and anyone else associated with the Row.” There is a lot of Suge defamation on the track. Eminem repurposes the chorus from Tupac’s “Against All Odds.” He also promises to “expose the truth” “even if it kills” himself.
“Smack You” is labeled as a diss track directed at Suge Knight. The majority of Eminem’s bars, however, apply to Ja Rule. Throughout the 2000s, the two rappers were always at odds. Em inherited 50 Cent’s issue with Ja and carried it ten levels further. We’ve already heard how vicious the rapper was toward Ja, and “Smack You” fits right in with the rest of them. The very first verse features Eminem mocking Ja and Irv Gotti’s manhood. “I’m holding Irv responsible, the Cookie Monster of Rap,” he says with a laugh. “Won’t give Hailie her Oscar back; they lost it up Ja Rule’s a*s. We neglected the Oscar, which is a statue of a naked man. We informed her that if she tried to take it back, he would break her hand.
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It’s odd to hear an Eminem diss two decades later. The rapper has made efforts to quit beefing with others. He even mentions Ja Rule’s criticisms in the aforementioned “Guilty Conscience 2.” Nonetheless, “Smack You” is an enjoyable lyrical assault from a rapper with a lot of frustrations to express.
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