Rhyme: Why Eminem is one of the most impressive lyricists ever 

"I've got so many ways to diss you I'm playful with you, I'll razor slit you 'till they have to staple stitch you, and everyone in this place will miss you if you try to turn my facial tissue into a racial issue" - Eminem (battle rap olympics 97)

1, 2, 3 and to the 4 1 rhyme, 2 rhymes, 3 rhymes, 4 4 rhymes, 3 rhymes, 2 rhymes, 1 Your rhyme, his rhyme, no rhyme, none

"Now you might want to take a minute and listen to Lose Yourself by Eminem and then come back to this video", like we all didn't know Lose Yourself off by heart since 2002

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I'm glad this song is getting its props. There are times when I listen to it and just think, "How did a human being come up with this?"

“I can make orange rhyme with banana, bornana” is truly why he is a lyrical genius

Panda Panda Panda Panda what rhyme is that

The most impressive part about Eminem’s rhymes is his double, triple, quadruple etc entendres. It’s insane the connections he makes

em is a brilliant lyric writer. and also its not just because his rhymes. its because of the way he says things to make them fit. he says them with confidence. and in a way that are undoubtedly true to himself.

Yeah, that's interesting. I noticed that in "Kill Shot," Eminem has a line that goes something like this: "Is that a death threat or a love letter." He squishes "threat" and "or" together as if it's one word, like "threator" so that it rhymes with "letter." I don't know what that technique is called, but I know he uses it a lot. He's a clever dude.

“The way I am” is has the best flow and rhyme scheme and everything

I wonder what brand of potato he filmed this with.

The verses in Lose Yourslef drive me fuckng insane! How could you tell a story so clearly and have the majority of the words in each sentence rhyme? He's a genius!

But what kind of rhyme is And I got her, nigga Grocery bag

"1pac, 2pac, 3pac, 4, 4pac, 3pac, 2pac, 1. Your pac, he's pac no pacs, none." - Marshall Bruce Mathers III

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Anyone who hasn’t already listen to the second verse of Stay Wide Awake by Eminem. Almost every single syllable rhymes in that song while he still tells a story, it’s mind blowing

He's not a rapper he's an adapter

“And everything's spinnin' You're beginning to think women are swimmin in pink linen Again in the sink Then in a couple of minutes that bottle of Guinness is finished”- drug ballad by Eminem That whole track if full amazing and unique rhyme schemes

Eminem is my favorite artist. He has so much talent when it comes to his vocabulary and putting words together, plus rapping them. And then also the content of his lyrics is always so well thought about en special. A true genius.

Finally some objective and intellectual proof that Eminem has good flow. I've been trying to convince my family of this for years but they refuse to listen, some of my extended family won't even answer my phone calls anymore. What if it was an emergency!? Ciao.

Another example of Eminem's legendary rhyming (Infinite Verse:1 opening) Ayo, my pen and paper cause a chain reaction To get your brain relaxing, a zany acting maniac in action A brainiac in fact son, you mainly lack attraction You look insanely whack when just a fraction of my tracks run Notice how there is a pronunciation of ay-e-ac-in that keeps repeating

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If this is all that makes him "most impressive lyricists" to you. Then to me, it would be him never having a hit song.... More to do with how he writes his own melody and becomes his own instrument driving a melody. Its why nobody can remix "My name Is" without doing Em's style, for there is no better style for that beat. Same to be said of all his hit songs. You can't do better on those songs, even if you never heard Em's version. For Eminem made those beats what they're, listen to them without his words and without your mind saying his words. Later in his career he went nuts and starting hitting all components of a beat lyrically, which he did with "Lose yourself". His multiple syllables just defines his take on style. "Most Impressive Lyricist" is how he makes himself an instrument on beat and creates a hit record or he'd never have a hit record and be like the thousand of bum Battle Rappers that never become anything. Or the lyricist that needs you to "kill the beat"....... Much harder to do what Em does on a hit song and still retain word play, than it is to "kill the beat" and go acapella. MUCH HARDER can't even compare the two.....

Y'all must have loved campaign speech lol

In a recent song eminem used “And by the time your reign is over, you’ll hardly be missed” Which has 2 sets of rimes “And by the time your rain is over you’ll hardly be mist” Which also makes perfect sense when talking about climate It’s all perfect It blew my mind and it only got to me like the 5th time I heard the song Eminem is more than a genius He’s the rap god

Everything rhymes with "nigga" according to Lil Wayne.

If you're talking about Eminem's crazy lyricism, use his first verse on The Way I Am, where he rhymes a every couple of words

I don't remember watching anything that would make this video a solid recommendation for me?

I mur-dur a rhyme One word at a time You’ve never herd of a mind as perverted as mine

This mans a gansta, his real name is Clarence...

He's somebody who 100+ years ago would've just been a famous poet, probably.

Damnit, I paused at 3:05 for like 2 minutes trying to clean my screen.

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And the question is... Why the fuck is this on my recommended list

even more proof Eminem is the best rapper of all time

"I can make orange ryhme with banana, bOORnana"

Big Pun would have been a much better example for internal rhyming, no one did it better

English teachers finding the "deeper" meaning of literally any word in a book

Eminem is a genius, I bet he could win a spelling bee for knowing a lot of words.

Very well thought out, really shed light on one thing that makes good rap good.

Blaw is an onomatopoeia

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We need more rap analysis

I recently listened to "Legacy" (off of Eminem's newest album), and I noticed that Eminem literally used the same rhyme scheme throughout that entire song. 0_0 I was impressed; I didn't think that that was possible. I've never heard any other rappers who have used the same exact rhyme scheme throughout an entire song, but considering all of the insanely lyrical rappers who came before Eminem, I feel like the incorporation of the same exact rhyme scheme throughout an entire song has been done before "Legacy". Out of curiosity, does anybody know any other rap songs that have achieved that feat?

In Love Sosa, Chief Keef constantly ryhmes "boy" with "boy."

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Us OG rap fans know Rakim was the first to do this. His lyricism was at a level that was so ahead of his time. If you listen to his song The 18th Letter which was made in 1996 it was absolutely insane. He connected words and put together so many internal rhymes. His flow was literally perfect at the time. he was just a king MC that would be looked up as a legend even today if he made the same kind of music nowadays.

This video is incredible!! And to anyone who thinks this is about glorifying Eminem... I think it is more about showing the thought that goes in to modern rhymes. This analyst could have examined other songs like "8 Iz Enuff" by Big L or "Juicy" by Biggie Smalls and found plenty of internal and mosaic rhymes, but he chose to do an Eminem song. Get over it. The video was great :)

That Lose Yourself example is amazing, but also the puns and wordplay in his most recent works are amazing and you need to listen to them many many times before getting the wordplay. Take the songs Vegas, Don't Front, the entire mid-end of MMLP2, Best Friend, and Psychopath Killer.

3:07 "Now you might wanna take a minute and go listen to the song" Haha dude, the whole reason I came here was cuz I read the name Eminem. How could it be that I wouldn't be swaying to that Oscar winning song in my head when you say that song's name? xD

Exactly, he can also rhyme orange with banana. Boooooornana

Jesus fuck I love Eminem but I never knew he was that fucking good

hey guys, which pixel was your favorite?

oldschool eminem isnt just rhyme, he had emotions in his songs

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eminem's rhyming talent is like 11/10. he reads the dictionary to have an arsenal of words and is able to come up with rhymes on a whim as seen in his freestyles. so it's like his brain is a more powerful rhyming tool than any rhyme generator than takes all words into account and can create multi-syllable rhymes.

Eminem is a fucking lyrical beast. just a simple line like "his gift is a curse like a fuck you for christmas" shows eminem is a god. cause its a gift (as in talent) is a curse (as in a spell thats bad) but then you look deeper into it and see that the message is his present is a swear, like a fuck you for christmas.

I've always really liked the ending to 8 mile. He goes for his dream and he makes a huge splash but at the end of it all he has to get back to work. Why? Because that's life, sometimes there's no success story

ive been trying to improve my songwriting and this is exactly the idea i was just approaching so your vid really helped thanks my dude

Thank you for this well informed video! Learnt a lot about songwriting :)

What about orange and banana

Good to see someone appreciating just how talented Marshal Mathers really is! he's a lyrical genius and the best rapper by far with the largest vocabulary of any other rapper out there.

I used to think I was a marxist now i go to less marches It's not that I don't want to start shit But I don't want to start shit Unless it's where my heart sits i don't keep a knife under my seat to join the revolution and spill blood in the street I'd rather have a discussion over a bottle of bud or a puff on a blunt and then get something to eat I used to ask strangers if they believed in a God to see if we were peas in a pod and if they didn't agree with me then i'd argue and try to be smarter thinking I'd hear people applaud But I'm getting older And I'm getting dummer Or least I know less than I did when I was younger I used to profess, now I'm more pro-wonder I used to fear death, now I'm set to go under No, fuck it, I still fear This life is too top tear and it's like we just got here we're more than an oozie on a navy plane or lazy susan cruising on the gravy train we're the tingle up your neck when you see the sunset filter through the dust as it settles on the waves of grain yes, the waves of grain on the stolen land theft is as American as a Cola can yeah, it was sold to Sam tell it to the mother of a little girl on the trail of tears as she holds her hand dammit, this was built on something ugly But with all my heart, man I believe in this country The beauty of our constitution have you read it lately? I swear It's really pretty lovely It's really splendid It's like our forefathers penned it inspired, some early eminem shit It's like they meant it it's like they dreamt that all the fences that divide us would eventually be mended or rather torn down so I don't think it's un-American at all for us to ask for even more now Let's talk it over over more rounds What do you say?

That’s an awfully hot coffee pot

You missed the "on" rhyme in this bar: "there's vomit ON his sweater already". It goes in the palms category

And that's why he won an oscar.

OMG. Eminem never ceases to amaze me with how much of a genius he is. He really is a genius.

I swear ppl can never just look at a damn video without going off topic and arguing. Comments these days are just chilish n pointless, fuck my generation sucks....

Lol, people still asking him to analyze songs, when the channel this video is on is not the creator's channel, the video is years old, and the creator is in jail for child pornography. Don't know if he is out or not, but still! Took me one look in the description of the video, and a click on the link about the original creator of this video to figure this out. Why can't people see what's right in front of them?

"Raise up out ya sear, Dre's about to speak, blaze a pound of weed, six days about the week"-Eminem on the track Encore. One of my favorite rhyme schemes ever, Em is a genius.

This guy got 100% in English didn't he

my favorite Eminem song of all time is "role model"....that's the rawest I've ever heard him.

people that think rap is easy.. it because now day we consider "designer" a rapper but really he just makes mumble music. it's not bad but it's not rap music. mumble music is easy to make you just get a beat that the mainstream likes with some base drop and throw some lyrics in and boom your on the radio and people think your amazing

If only the other 99% of rappers could write meaningful lyrics instead of writing about partying, drugs, asses, and constant use of the word "nigga".

"Blow" is a gun shot effect..

The second verse of Eminem fine line is the best use of internal rhyming

true eminem is a true legend

Internal rhymes came from Rakim in the late 80s and also rapping over the beat lines

3:36 "and then from here its just rapid fire"

He fucking rhymed ORANGE in brain damage

Amazing video. Eminem isn't the only rapper who does this kind of super intricate rhyming, in fact it was very common throughout the 90's and really defined the era. That's why rap music is appealing to me. I prefer the intricate rhyme schemes & flows these rappers pull off with syllables, which you can't find a lot of in other genres. Heck, many rappers can improvise more complex lyrics than most genres in their freestyles.

Blow is an onomatopoeia

so Em is a rap scholar? No he's a rap God

I've noticed this a ton in mf doom songs, man is a lyrical god

Dope explanation.

"I woke up early on my born day, I'm 20, it's a blessing, the essence of adolescence leaves my body now I'm fresh" "And, my physical frame is celebrated 'cause I made it, one quarter through life, some Godly-like thing created" Make a video about Nas and his lyrics please! 👐

Why is youtube recommending this to everyone now?

am i the only one that started nodding my head as he was saying the lyrics?

Kendrick Lamar's verse in tHat Part

He can make an orange rhyme with banana *BORNANA*

Future need to see this video

Shows what earned Eminem the GOAT title and made him one of the top 10 rappers of all time and in a lot of people's lists he's easily top 5

Nice breakdown... Syllables are also so so so important to fresh vernacular word play , either way and now-a-days, to stay king of spades you must match rhymes over lines at times and also speed it and slow it down to make sure the lines are proportionate and make sense at the same time to iniolate the enemy while you rapture your audiences minds

I sit back-A On this pack-A Of zig-zags-A And this bag-A Of this weed-B That gives me-B The shit needed to be-B The Most Meanest MC-B On this earth-C And since birth-C I've been cursed-C With this curse to just curse-C And just blurt this berzerk-D And bizarre shit that works-D And it sells-F And it helps-F

i didnt know that he rhymed like this... makes me appreciate rap loads more! A real art

You can actually learn about all these rhyming techniques and more by analyzing Eminem's lyrics. The amount of times I have been very very impressed with the way he rhymes things that don't seem like they should rhyme but somehow do. It's very impressive the skill that guy has at rhyming. Very smart, well written, very clever lyrics. Honestly for anyone who wants to study how to rhyme things try to mimic Eminem style. The guy has a genius when it comes to words and rhyming. Impresses me time and time again. I don't think you will find a better rhymer on the planet than Eminem.

Would love to see a follow up of this with Tech N9ne.

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This guy should analyse a Nas verse. Would be epic