 After Carey premiered " Obsessed " on June 16 , 2009 , the media frenzied and began speculating the song was targeting Eminem , due to its lyrics and overall message . Following the song 's accompanying music video , which featured Carey playing a role that resembled the rapper , critics considered it Carey 's response to Eminem 's " Bagpipes from Baghdad " . Soon after both the release of the song and its video , Eminem released " The Warning " on July 30 , 2009 , which he claimed to be a retaliation . In the aftermath of the releases , Cannon was questioned regarding the inspiration of " Obsessed " , and whether it was ever directed at Eminem : 
