 From the year 2001 onwards , Eminem claimed to have dated Carey for six months throughout the gloomy times in her life . Carey denied ever having been involved with the rapper in a personal relationship , claiming that they had only met a handful of times , and it was professional . Subsequently , he referred to Carey in several of his songs in a negative light , claiming to have been angered by her not admitting to seeing him . On Charmbracelet , Carey included a song titled " Clown " , which critics suggested was aimed at Eminem . " Clown " ' s lyrics were described as " languidly sinister " by Sarah Rodman of The Boston Globe , and read : " I should 've left it at ' I like your music too ' ... You should never have intimated we were lovers / When you know very well we never even touched each other . " In 2005 , during concerts on the rapper 's Anger Management Tour , he began playing voice @-@ mails and recordings that were reportedly left by Carey . One of the messages said : " I heard you were getting back with your ex @-@ wife . Why won 't you see me ? Why won 't you call me ? " . After playing the excerpt , Eminem would pretend to be sick before launching into his song " Puke " . On May 12 , 2009 , Eminem released his sixth studio album Relapse , which included the song " Bagpipes from Baghdad " . The song 's lyrics suggested Eminem was still in love with Carey and " wanted her back " : " I want another crack at ya " and " Nick Cannon better back the f * * k up . I 'm not playing , I want her back , you punk . " After the song 's release , Cannon went on his website , defending Carey and expressing his disgust at the rapper 's comments : 
