Back in 2020, at the peak of Megan’s meteoric rise, rumors swirled that Eminem had taken subtle lyrical jabs at her style in an unreleased freestyle leak. While Em never confirmed it, fans noticed pointed bars about “TikTok fame” and “plastic rhymes” — and Megan’s camp was not amused.

Later that year, during a Hot 97 freestyle, Megan spit a few ice-cold bars widely interpreted as a clapback:

“I don’t need a ghost to write legacy / I do it in heels, while they stuck in jealousy.”

Though both camps stayed quiet, the undercurrent of tension was real — especially after 50 Cent, a longtime Em ally, posted a meme shading Megan’s Grammy win.

For years, the silence said everything.
No collabs. No shoutouts. No love lost.

The Reunion No One Predicted — and the Studio That Changed Everything 🎧

So what changed?

Sources close to Shady Records say the thaw began when Megan and 50 crossed paths at an NBA All-Star Weekend afterparty in 2023 — and squashed it over drinks, laughs, and a shared annoyance with internet drama.

“50 was like, ‘Yo, we’re too big for this petty sh*t,’” a witness shared.
“Next thing you know, he’s texting Em like, ‘Let’s make a problem record into a power record.’”

“No Respect” — The Anthem Nobody Expected, But Everybody Needed 💥

The track itself? A hard-hitting, gritty, no-apologies anthem about industry snakes, media manipulation, and rising above doubt.

Eminem opens the first verse with signature venom:
“Tried to bury me in shade, now I cast it / Still the one they mimic, still the baddest bastard.”

Megan brings the heat with a second verse that’s already going viral:
“They said I couldn’t spit — now I ghostwrite deals / Bars hit harder than half they reboots feel.”

50 Cent ties it all together with a hook and final verse that nods to the past but stands in the now:
“No respect, so we took it / No crown? So we booked it.”

What began as quiet tension and subliminal smoke has evolved into one of the most unexpected, cathartic collaborations in recent memory.

“No Respect” isn’t just a banger — it’s a statement: that real ones talk it out, show up, and still deliver heat like nobody else can.

As one fan tweeted: “2020 Megan vs. Em was a cold war. 2024 Megan x Em is an empire.”

And we’re all here for it. 🎧👑