Trivia
- In “Say What You Say,” disses are directed at , primarily by with support from Eminem. Eminem also takes shots at .
- The feud with began after he declared himself the best producer in the game in a 2001 interview with XXL, stating, “Whether it be Puff [or] anybody that people wanna call my competition, I will take them out. Hands down, ain’t nobody in the industry that can do what I do — not , not , not nobody.”
- Dupri retaliated shortly after the song’s release with a freestyle in which he raps over beats by Dr. Dre and Timbaland, taking shots at both of them as well as Eminem.
- Eminem soon went in harsher on on a freestyle performed for ’s mixtape Say What You Say, and again in October 2002 on the song “My Name.”
- In December 2002, following the release of this track and Eminem’s breakup with , Carey released her ninth studio album Charmbracelet, which included the Eminem diss “Clown.” Another track on the album, “You Had Your Chance,” features Carey addressing an ex she calls “shady,” singing that it’s too late and she’s moved on. The song was produced by , one of Carey’s long-time collaborators, and samples the same song that sampled in “Nuthin’ But A ‘G’ Thang.” It’s unclear whether this was coincidental or a tongue-in-cheek response to Eminem and Dr. Dre.