EMINEM has denied he tried to spark a war of words with up-and-coming hip-hop star SOULJA BOY TELL ‘EM by slamming him in a new song - insisting the track is a fake.

The Stan hitmaker reportedly leaked a new song, Die Already, on to the web on Monday (03Aug09), and sent gossips into a spin with speculation the Slim Shady star was taking aim at a new rival.

In the track, Eminem seemingly brands the young rapper “Soulja Girl,” while demanding of his fans, “How can you give him the respect that y’all give him?”

However, all is not as it seems - Eminem has denied any knowledge of the track, but admits the pretender to his hip-hop throne sounds very legitimate.

On his Twitter.com blog, he writes, “Wow whoever made ‘Die Already’ really does sound like me. But it ain’t (sic).”

Eminem isn’t shy when it comes to blasting fellow celebrities in his music - only recently he waged war against his rumoured ex Mariah Carey for refusing to admit they enjoyed a romance, threatening to release risque images of the Hero singer.