A relatively minor beef which kicked off soon after Eminem released the Slim Shady EP. Despite receiving a negative response from the Infinite album due to people claiming Em sounded to much like Nas, an underground Ney York Bred rapper who goes by the name of Cage, claimed Eminem had stolen his style and rhymes. In the words of Cage himself, the beef "started because he [Eminem] is a bitch ass nigga! Right now it stands with me kicking in his fucking face, real horror show, I ain't letting all the shit he said slide".
What followed was a bunch of subliminal and not quite so subliminal disses thrown back and forth between the two artists. Eminem opted for a sarcastic and teasing approach with lyrics such as "Went on stage and sprayed Cage wit Agent Orange And wiped my ass wit his page in Source" ( Agent Orange being a title to a Cage Track ) and "Bought Cage's tape, opened it and dubbed over it" which can be found on the track 'Role Model' on the 'Slim Shady LP'.
Cage followed with the track 'The Illest four letter word' and perhaps its a coincidence the lyrics do remind us of a certain someone: "I'll stab you in the face, ten times in the same place". A freestyle by Eminem which appeared on Tony Touch's Power Cypha 3 - 50 MC's contained a direct response to cage with the line "I write a rhyme a day, So it's no wonder how come your whole album is sounding like a bunch of shit that I would say". A scream of 'Cage' in the background making it clear who is being referred to here.
A while later Cage released a track surprisingly going at Aftermath, commencing with "I stole Dre Day from Doctor Dre". The issue then quickly died down and by the release of the 'Marshall Mathers LP', was pretty nonexistent. Nothing has been said relating to the other since and its safe to say its the last we'll hear from the rivals.
Eminem - Role Model: "Cause when I drop this solo shit it's over with I bought Cage's tape, opened it, and dubbed over it". Just a line not a full diss track.
Cage - Still Cage: "The last time you heard from me I shit on some friends, well after Bitch Shady I'ma do it again". A track also dissing Aftermath.
Eminem - Get You Mad: "Went on stage and sprayed Cage wit Agent Orange And wiped my ass wit his page in Source". Also not a full diss track, just a line.
Cage - Illest 4 Letter Word: "I heard some blonde bitch walking through New York looking for cage, I'll stab you in the face, ten times in the same place".
