Adam Lambert is taking an reported slam from Eminem in his stride. The American Idol runner-up is believed to have targeted in a homophobic slur made by the outspoken rap star in a verse off his latest single, “Elevator.”

The lyrics in question allegedly attack Adam alongside fellow openly-gay crooners Clay Aiken and Lance Bass: “They get so mad, when I call them both fake. It’s all these f*****g voices in my head, I can’t take it. Someone shut that f*****g baby up, before I shake it.”

Rather than complain, Adam — no stranger to controversy himself — is taking the slur as a compliment.

“If you get mentioned in an Eminem song, you’re doing something right – and I’m sure he was planning on creating some controversy, because he is a smart guy,” the “For Your Entertainment” star, 27, told MTV News Wednesday.