and have had beef for , but fuel was added to the fire this past year when Em dissed the TV personality on ‘s “Lord Above” in December. Nick fired back with , which Em promptly ignored, and the former subsequently   to discuss the matter, disclosing that Em’s team did indeed approach him citing that they “don’t want no problems” and insisting that Eminem is absolutely “not going to say anything.” As for ? “He’s supposed to,” Nick said. “That’s his boss!” 

Nick Cannon On Why 50 Cent Attacked Him On Eminem's Behalf: "That's His Boss"Leon Bennett/Getty Images

While he thinks that people can “choose to believe” the claim that , ultimately, he knows Em asked Fif to do his dirty work for him because Fif is a “slave” to Em, he implies. “Eminem’s Leonardo DiCaprio and ‘s Samuel L. Jackson [from Django Unchained],” he declares, referring back to  He feels that, since Fif “picks fights with everybody,” it was less of a risk for him to go after Nick than for Em to fight his own battles.

Nick Cannon On Why 50 Cent Attacked Him On Eminem's Behalf: "That's His Boss"Gabriel Olsen/Getty Images

At the end of the day, though, Nick is not afraid of anyone, especially not Eminem. “It’s disrespectful to God to be afraid of any man,” he believes. “I’m not scared of him because he can put some words together…Dr. Seuss can rhyme.” Watch the whole clip below: