SubscribeCan Mariah Carey finally win top Grammy Awards by dissing Eminem?
Mariah Carey goes on the offensive in her new single – "Obsessed" – taking on Eminem among others. The track is the first off of her album "Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel" due out Aug. 25. That release date means this 12th studio album by Mariah Carey just makes the new Aug. 31 cut-off for Grammy Awards eligibility.
Though Mariah has racked up 34 Grammy nominations (among female artists, second only to Aretha Franklin), she has managed only five wins. And none of those victories came in the top categories of album, record and song of the year.
The singer has always prided herself on her songwriting abilities. In "Obsessed," she wrote in a rap directed to Eminem, "Why are you so obsessed with me/ Boy I wanna know/ Lying that you're sexing me/ When everybody knows/ It's clear that you're upset with me."
While Eminem has said that he and Mariah were one-time lovers, she repeatedly has denied his claim. On his new album "Relapse," Eminem references Carey and her new husband, Nick Cannon, in a less-than-flattering light on the track "Bagpipes From Baghdad."
Over the years, Eminem has won nine Grammys but lost both of his bids for album and record of the year. As a songwriter, he has contended for song of the year only once. And he did not land a best new artist nod when he burst onto the music scene.
Mariah Carey was named best new artist in 1990 for her self-titled debut album. And she won best pop vocal, female, that year. Then, though her follow-up albums all went platinum, there was a Grammy Awards drought until her smash hit "The Emancipation of Mimi."
Mariah went into the 2005 Grammys with eight nominations but left with only three wins, in the R&B genre – contemporary album, song ("We Belong Together") and female vocal. The singer-songwriter lost the big prizes of album, record and song of the year to U2 and Green Day.
And her 2008 follow-up – the critically acclaimed, chart-topping "E=MC2" – did not have the right formula to win over Grammy voters. She was snubbed for that album as a whole and her historic No. 1 single, "Touch My Body," was shockingly shut out as well. She picked up just a nod for her gospel collaboration on "I Understand."
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The fact that they are going at each other speaks volumes about their maturity as artists. I dont know which is more delusional, Mariah for stooping so low, in an attempt to revive her career from the flush of her EMC2 album that ws not even a contender for the grammys, her bounce back was a diss track dedicated to somone we had not heard from for 6 years, (relevance) garbage, now this person who has no registry to relevance within this decade, and whos attempt at an album, deafened ,with nothing of old worth writing home about, responds with an even ditszier (sissy) track, making reference to his need for informercial spot on extenze (performance enhancer)...what is this suppose to be called msic? LMAO
Posted by: ray | August 05, 2009 at 06:43 AM
"L" said it best........
HANDS DOWN
I loved your comment Suga
EM disses everyone even his own mother , They should have left him the Trailer park where he belongs
Posted by: Kim Pollnitz | August 04, 2009 at 05:57 PM
first 2 all people hating on my girl Mariah can go to hell yall know she can sing so I can care less about yall say about her anyway continue with ur music cause I love it and u p.s I'm obsessed with u in a good way not the Emenim way
Posted by: Everett | July 27, 2009 at 07:58 PM
The problem is Mariah, she is singing with her checkbook not with her heart!
Seriously, she is the laughingstock and everyone knows how many times she manipulates the Billboard to get to the Top.
I think she seriously should consider do something relevant or go quietly.
Posted by: Kelly | July 22, 2009 at 11:45 AM
You guys have to be kidding me to say that Eminem is the best rapper alive. Really? Better than Dr. Dre? Better than Wutang? There are a bunch of rappers that could come up with more profound lyrics, or rip this guy in a freestyle battle. The Slim Shady LP is a rap classic, but it's a comedy act. On the other hand, even though I'm not a big fan of Mariah Carey's music and personality, she is undeniably one of the world's BEST when it comes to vocal technique. Name me one other chick you know that can sing 4 octaves and in the whistle register as well as she does. End of discussion.
Posted by: Jon | July 21, 2009 at 11:49 AM
They are all so talented...nice to have an update on their fracases & hoop de doodles. Brave to all these gifted channels....war or peace. Playwright Larry Myers'
"M & M's with Eminem " only touches on his idosyncracies & genius.
Posted by: dramaman | June 25, 2009 at 01:49 PM
ok abviousley there are a couple of chick fans on this girls side well all they can say is that she has sold more than him ....so shes in hot babe singer category.. and she is one of the best? well vibe had a contest too see who the greatest rapper alive was and reagardless of eminem not saying anything for FIVE years he still won. eminem is officially the Best Rapper Alive. who cares if pop is more POP ular. shes just another girl who is hott and can sing. her lyrics are like the song STAN when it takes a shit. ya thats rite eminems songs are so good they are ALIVE just like eminem is the best raper ALIVE.. all this girl can ever talk about is boys.. to the mariah fans listen to fight music, stan, the way i am, haileys song, soldier, when im gone, toy soldiers, mockingbird, if i had, rock bottom, superman, cleanin out my closet, sing for the moment, beautiful, till i collapse, lose yourself, my dads gone crazy, be careful what you wish for, how come, puke,white america, no apologies, and my darling. they are all classics now or going to be classics because a couple just came out. they all are the eminem that is down to earth no killing anyone maybe a couple lines but they are what makes him the best rapper ever!! its hard to absorb for some people. we havent taken the crown from tupac. when someone dies they are showered in respect. plus he is white but hey. when he dies he will go to the hall of fame. i know this because no rapper has outdone him. also when mariah dies she will go as 1 of the top 100 babes of the 90s thats not bad but ill take hall of fame. britney spears beyonce and rihanna are better. to the ladys. but dont think of this as just another coment.actually listen to those songs because even thow they are off of the top of my head.. they contain lyrics that will make you laugh, give you the chills, and if you actually pay close attention, you will gain respect for em.. trust me give it a try. be open .. maybe i know what im talking about.. eminems stuff wont get old .. like when you listen to low by flo rida its great the first few months .......well.... not so much any more. this guy has gone through so much stuff.. i watched mariah careys E true hollywood story and she married some guy that got her deals and stuff then she blew up and dumped him for someone else then (dated a lot of people who knows maybe she did have a relationship with eminem. shes kind of a gold digger. not like she neaded money. but like a little horney player.. ) now shes with nick cannon. when nick sais its over (the beef with em) mariah cant just let it go .. idk if em will reply but if he does its lookin bad for her... eminem is a jokester look at the mtv awards that prank left me hangin for like a week.. he could have been joking any way listen to that so that you know what your saying when you give mariah the title over em.. its obvious that the person who wrote this is on mariahs side because he or she made eminem sound like just a bug.. he is THE MOST SUCCESSFUL RAPPER EVER IN HIP HOP.......WE LISTEN TO HIP HOP EVERY DAY. HE IS KING!!!!!!
Posted by: james | June 25, 2009 at 09:57 AM
Obsessed sucks imo i feel that beutiful deffinally a much better song but hey thats just my opinion
ps who says "sexing me"? lol
Posted by: Mike | June 25, 2009 at 09:32 AM
"You think I give a damn about a Grammy?
Half of you critics can't even stomach me, let alone stand me
"But Slim, what if you win, wouldn't it be weird?"
Why? So you guys could just lie to get me here?
So you can, sit me here next to Britney Spears?
Shit, Christina Aguilera better switch me chairs
so I can sit next to Carson Daly and Fred Durst
and hear 'em argue over who she gave head to first"
Posted by: Mike | June 25, 2009 at 09:28 AM
OBSESSED-- This is #19 for Mimi! I can't wait for the whole album. I wonder if there will be a My All type of ballad song? She can definitely win a Grammy for this as well. We miss more classic Mariah!
Posted by: Gary | June 24, 2009 at 02:18 PM
He (Eminem) wrote only few lines about her and them she dedicates the whole Obsessed song to him?
Hmn...i see it as her final desperate attempt to save her dwindling career. She is 40 remember?
Who is delusional here?
Posted by: Ezra | June 24, 2009 at 10:05 AM
You cannot compare Em to Mariah. Em is an Emcee, and Mariah is a vocalist. It is slightly immature of Mariah to diss Em on a song because she knows Em can't fire back then, in which case Em would surely win the beef, even if Mariah's fans outnumber those of Em's. The girl can sing, no question, but Em can rap no question, so you really can't compare the two. Also, Em already said he didn't know the song would be so offensive when Nick Cannon was getting all heated up, and he said Nick had the right to defend his woman. He was also nice enough to not go after Nick after the ignorant blog post Nick made about racism and Em. Em could surely have destroyed Nick's career with half a proper diss or probably a freestyle. Personally, I have no idea why Mariah made this song, because there are five million other celebrities that are dissed by Em as a joke, and all of them laugh it off, because by now, you should be smart enough to know not to take Em seriously. Complaining about Em being offensive is like whining that a tiger eats meat.
Posted by: James | June 24, 2009 at 04:32 AM
Go Eminem! I doubt he's gonna even respond because the song is garbage!!!
Mariah has always been caught up in her own hype and image.
She is self-deluded and basically, a joke.
Posted by: Dan | June 23, 2009 at 09:59 PM
Mariah Carey sucks, I wish that whore would stop making music once and for all.
Posted by: Jen | June 23, 2009 at 05:59 PM
And what's creative about Em? He follows the same blueprint as he has from the beginning. Who fills half of their record with hateful songs about their mom and ex-wife. Yeah, real creative.
Posted by: L | June 22, 2009 at 06:28 PM
Mariah's sold more records than Eminem can dream of. She's approaching 200mil and is worth $300mil. She has more#1 records than Elvis. She's written some of the biggest records in music history. She's one of the best vocalist of all time. And you can't say that the producers have done it for her. Everyone in the biz knows that Mariah writes. She has entire albums where outside of the music, were written entirely by her.
Eminem is a parody act that Dr. Dre discovered and that he could make a whole bunch money off of. He say nothing of relevance and his music is disturbing. He had one hit that made sense and that's "I Am.'
And as far as he and Mariah, most guys would be a little embarrassed if a girl said that they never had a relationship with them. He def doesn't seem her type at all. I don't believe him at all. No one brings up a subject that they already brought up 8 years later! Who does that? She called him a "Clown," on her Charmbracelet album and now she's calling him Obsessed. It appears she's right.
Posted by: L | June 22, 2009 at 06:25 PM
Em trumps all when it comes to song writing / performance. Who the hell wrote this misleading article? And the Mariah song sucks !!! listen for yourself.
Posted by: Dr. Guru | June 22, 2009 at 02:44 AM
oh plaese mariah carey writes all her own music shes a true artist not a manufactured fad shes brilliant give her the respect shes so clearly deserves wherther youlikeher or not shes amazing
Posted by: vince | June 21, 2009 at 08:00 PM
Eminem wins because he actually makes up his songs. Mariah pays producers to come up with hers. She is nto creative.
Posted by: dude | June 20, 2009 at 10:09 AM
The grammys have made me sick of how they have shutout mariah. Hopefully she can add to grammy collection. She deserves a top grammy but she has to do another vision of love or we belong together to even get a chance. If she just wins will be a triumph for her.
Posted by: Dutch | June 20, 2009 at 04:16 AM
I havent heard mariahs song obsessed yet and is it pop or r-b? I hope her next album is more pop and not so much r-b cuz her earlier albums ( mariah carey, daydream) and songs are great. Emc2 wasnt as great and too hip hop which she loves too much. She looks fine in that cover!
Posted by: Dutch | June 19, 2009 at 08:38 PM
I love this song, I don't care if mariah'll win the grammy,obviously grammy voters always snub mariah,that's ridiculous!
and eminem? why he always lay up for himself!
Posted by: rocklee | June 19, 2009 at 06:00 PM
nd hey...we all knw eminem is the highest selling artist of the decade.........why isnt tht mentioned while describing him
Posted by: asid12345678 | June 19, 2009 at 01:56 AM
grammys r for eminem....hes won 9 of dem......no way shes wins
Posted by: asid12345678 | June 19, 2009 at 01:53 AM
grammys go out do the artist who are deserving,
being anew artist or a fully recognized artist!
mariah will absolutely be makin headlines (like she already is )
and takin home grammys soon.!
MEMOIRS OF AN IMPERFECT ANGEL!!!
MUSTTT BUY
Posted by: TAMONE | June 18, 2009 at 09:51 PM