Mike Tyson and Eminem have a lot of mutual respect.

That much was clear during Shady's appearance on Iron Mike's Hotboxin' podcast. But things got a bit awkward when Tyson paid Marshall what he thought was a big compliment.

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“You're not no guy that everyone gave anything to. Everything you got was, f*ckin’– not even given to you,” Tyson said. “You f*ckin’ slaved for it, you know what I mean? You’re the only white guy that knows what it’s like to be a n*gga.”

"Not sure how to answer that," Em said with a nervous laugh.

Then Tyson doubled down, saying Em was the kind of guy that even black people get treated better than.

"I mean, you know, we all got our story," Shady said diplomatically.