This rivalry has been going back ever since Eminem released The Slim Shady EP in 1998.  Cage accused Eminem of stealing his style and his lyrics.  Eminem denies this, but brings up the subject several times in The Slim Shady LP.  For instance, in the song Role Model, he says "Bought Cage's tape opened it, and dubbed over it."  He also unsults him in the song Drastic Measures, "I'm picking up Cage's sister early...", as well as in a freestyle (not sure about the name of it) "Went on stage and sprayed Cage with agent orange", refering to the title of one of Cage's song's, Agent Orange. In the same freestyle Em also says "Wiped my ass with his page is The Source...".  Also, in a freestyle off Tony Touch's Power Cypha 3 - 50 MC's on CD 05, track 06, Eminem says:  I write a rhyme a day, So it's no wonder how come your whole album is soundin like a bunch of shit that I would say [Then Em screams "CAGE!!"].

Cage was not prepared to just take these insults, and began by dissing Eminem in this song called And So Kiddies... Cage mentions "Tired rhyme styles from Detroit, Michigan" reffering to Eminem's heavy MTV rotation. He also insults Eminem's alter ego Slim Shady, calling him Bitch Lady.  He has released a freestyle called "Bitch Lady" too, which is almost impossible to get your hands on.  When asked in an interview with HipHopSite.com how the rivalry began and where it curently stood, cage said "It started because he is a bitch ass nigga!  Right now it stands with me kicking in his fucking face, real horrorshow, I ain’t lettin’ all the shit he said slide."  Cage also rips into Em on "Illest four letter word."  Here are the Em dissing lines:  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.  Lace your little infant 'til you thinking different, When in the same building on the street lift you off your feet.  The illest four letter word in the world, supporter, Rhyme slaughter, the listener to death save the gun for the Blonde Ambition, fell off the Christian wagon.  Your systems saggin biting my shit and I'm laughing, I can freak simple shit and sell records but I don't.  I write the illest shit that cause fans to enter bitin' zones, Keep your guards by your guard you showing cards on the low.  See a man gotta deal, now y'all look just like 'Cro (Necro), all you schizophrenics need help with reality.  Kill your two little personalities, shark getting snuck a salary, Observe gravity pullin ya in to earth gradually.  You'll see you need a style I create to try and battle me. [Mad Propz to Nick]

Cage has also released a new song called Still C.A.G.E., a parody of Dr. Dre's hit single Still D.R.E. from his new album Chronic 2001.

For more information on Cage, check out the official website: [http://www.cagevsalex.com].