Mariah Carey's protective husband Nick Cannon has stirred up his feud with Eminem by telling the rapper he's lucky the two haven't met.

Eminem upset Cannon with comments he made about him in the lyrics of his "Bagpipes From Baghdad" track, suggesting he still had feelings for Carey and the young entrepreneur and entertainer "better back the f--k up". He also called the R&B star a 'c--t' and Cannon a 'pr--k' on the track.

Cannon, who wed the "Hero" singer last year after a whirlwind romance, fumed over the lyrics and vowed Eminem's words will have "repercussions".

Eminem later played down his war of words with Cannon, admitting his lyrics were "a little harsh" and insisted he totally understood the the rapper/actor's reaction.

But Cannon is refusing to let the matter lie, lashing out at Eminem in a new In Touch magazine article.

He tells the publication, "He's lucky I haven't run into him yet. I'm supposed to protect my woman if someone can be so heinous and disrespectful. Until we speak, I don't respect him as a man. He and I need to have an old-school sit-down."