One of the rawest Beefs Eminem lead was that with previously House of Pain band member 'Everlast'. A beef that resulted in both artists taking things arguably to a personal level which questions the limits of hip hop rivalry. In the eyes of Eminem the beef started when Everlast had begun throwing verbal shots at Mr Mathers in interviews and such due to him walking past Whitey in a lobby "like I ain't noticed you, bitch I had a show to do".
The first shot was by Everlast while with Dialated Peoples in a track called 'Ear Drums Pop' in which the subliminal
'I buck a .380 on those that act Shady' was thrown. This was around the time of the Anger Management Tour and upon hearing
of the track Eminem wrote what would become 'I remember'. The track was on the B-side of the 'Shit On You' single, a parody
of the musical orientation which Everlast had chosen to follow, pulling out all stops by referring to his heart problems,
the failure of 'House of Pain' and ultimately putting the hatred down to being jealous of Slim.
The beef caused chaos in St Andrews Hall, Detroit while Everlast was throwing a gig, he challenged the crowd by asking if there's anyone from the Shady Camp wanting to battle, then insulting the rapper by calling him a midget and dissing his group D12. An audience member then leapt on stage and questioned the crowd over why there gonna let Everlast come to the D and diss Eminem? Next a fight broke out in which 3 people were sent to hospital and the show came to an end. Everlast also got a beating, though of a different kind in the Slim Shady Show in which he got jumped, though we can report Everlast never actually sustained any injuries.
A released statement from Tommy Boy Records which Everlast was signed to claimed Eric had found the track 'I remember' amusing, though this was a clear tease while he was writing a come-back. The return to came in the form of 'Whiteys Revenge', a slow-tempo heavy, luring track from Everlast which equaled the complete lack of respect by suggesting that Eminem better 'Go and check your kid for your DNA' and putting forward a physical battle. Ever getting the last word in, Eminem with support from D12 responded with the track 'Quitter', a 2 part instrumental which premieres with a dark hounding beat which switches mid-way to 2pacs 'Hit Em Up'.
Within the track Eminem states "He can't rap or sing but wants to do both" and D12 throw shots further degrading the character of Everlast. The track was followed up by 'Searching for Bobby Fishcher' from Everlast which went relatively unheard of and not soon after the beef fizzled out and Eminem prepared himself for jumping into the next beef he'd find himself in ....
Everlast feat Dialated Peoples - Ear Drums Pop:"Cock my hammer, spit a comet like haley
I'll buck a three-eighty on ones that act shady".
Eminem - I Remember:" Remember back in '94, like right before Ms Everlast was Whitey Ford.
Before his heart attack had him on life support ". Appeared on the B-side of the 'I'll Shit On You' single.
Everlast - Whitey's Revenge: "I know that shit I spit on Dilated hurt your pride, Screamin' on a record how you wish I died".
Eminem - Quitter: "No one's tryin to hear some fuckin old fart in a chair, sittin on stage, strummin acoustic guitar in your ear. So you start to get scared, sit back and spark an idea".
