The Slim Shady LP

My Name Is

Eminem

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

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[Chorus: Eminem]

Hi, my name is, what? My name is, who?

My name is, chka-chka,^✦ Slim Shady^✦

Hi, my name is, huh? My name is, what?

My name is, chka-chka,^✦ Slim Shady^✦

Hi, my name is, what? My name is, who?

My name is, chka-chka,^✦ Slim Shady^✦

Hi, my name is, huh? My name is, what?

My name is, chka-chka,^✦ Slim Shady^✦

[Verse 2: Eminem]

My English teacher wanted^✦ to flunk me in junior high (Shh)

Thanks a lot, next semester I'll be thirty-five

I smacked him in his face with an eraser^✦

Chased^✦ him with a stapler and stapled his nuts to a stack of paper^✦ (Ow)

Walked^✦ in the strip club, had my jacket^✦ zipped^✦ up

Flashed the bartender, then stuck my dick in the tip cup

Extraterrestrial, running over^✦ pedestrians

In a spaceship while they're screaming at me, "Let's just be friends"

Ninety-nine percent of my life, I was lied to

I just found out my mom does more dope than I do (Damn)

I told her I'd grow up to be a famous rapper^✦

Make a record about^✦ doin' drugs and name it after^✦ her

(Oh, thank you)

You know you blew up when the women^✦ rush your stands

And try to touch your hands like some screamin'^✦ Usher^✦ fans

(Ahh, ahh, ahh)

This guy at White Castle asked^✦ for my autograph^✦ (Dude, can I get your autograph?)^✦

So I signed^✦ it, "Dear Dave, thanks for the support, asshole"

[Chorus: Eminem]

Hi, my name is, huh? My name is, who?

My name is, chka-chka,^✦ Slim Shady^✦

Hi, my name is, what? My name is, who?

My name is, chka-chka,^✦ Slim Shady^✦

Hi, my name is, huh? My name is, who?

My name is, chka-chka,^✦ Slim Shady^✦

Hi, my name is, what? My name is, who?

My name is, chka-chka,^✦ Slim Shady^✦

[Verse 3: Eminem]

Stop the tape, this kid needs to be locked^✦ away^✦ (Get him)

Dr. Dre, don't just stand there, operate

I'm not ready^✦ to leave, it's too scary^✦ to die (Fuck that)

I'll have to be carried inside^✦ the cemetery and buried^✦ alive^✦

(Huh, yup)

Am I comin'^✦ or goin'? I can barely^✦ decide^✦

I just drank a fifth of vodka,^✦ dare me to drive? (Go ahead)^✦

All my life I was very^✦ deprived

I ain't had a woman^✦ in years and my palms are too hairy^✦ to hide (Whoops)

Clothes ripped^✦ like the Incredible Hulk

I spit when I talk, I'll fuck anything that walks (Come here)

When I was little, I used^✦ to get so hungry^✦ I would throw fits

How you gonna^✦ breastfeed me, Mom? You ain't got no tits

I lay awake^✦ and strap myself^✦ in the bed

With a bulletproof vest on and shoot myself^✦ in the head (Bang)

'Cause I'm steamin'^✦ mad (Grr), and by the way, when you see my dad (Yeah?)

Tell him that I slit his throat in this dream I had

[Chorus: Eminem]

Hi, my name is, what? My name is, who?

My name is, chka-chka,^✦ Slim Shady^✦

Hi, my name is, huh? My name is, what?

My name is, chka-chka,^✦ Slim Shady^✦

Hi, my name is, who? My name is, huh?

My name is, chka-chka,^✦ Slim Shady^✦

Hi, my name is, huh? My name is, who?

My name is, chka-chka,^✦ Slim Shady^✦

Technical Breakdown

8.4

Multisyllabic Rhymes8.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres7.5

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm8.5

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity6.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control9.0

Performance and control

Computed Score8.36

Production

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Critic Analysis

RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

The verse functions as a masterclass in aggressive, comedic narrative delivery, utilizing shock-value cadence and internal rhyme density to establish the Slim Shady persona.

8.5

Multisyllabic

9.5

Internal Rhymes

8.5

Cadence / Flow

Vocabulary

7.5

Wordplay

Delivery

Multisyllabic assonanceInternal rhymingShock-value narrativeSonic mimicryAggressive prosody

Rhyme Architecture: Dense internal rhyming with a focus on multisyllabic clusters (e.g., 'teacher/junior/semester/eraser') anchored by punchy, sharp end-rhymes.

Verified Doubles & Entendres

"stapled his nuts to a stack of paper"

① A literal act of extreme school violence.② A hyperbolic subversion of the 'teacher's pet' or 'staying in school' academic trope by literally binding himself to the paper.

"Make a record about doin' drugs and name it after her"

① Naming an album as a tribute to her.② A biting meta-commentary where the album title itself acts as an indictment of the mother's drug addiction.

Exceptional rhythmic elasticity

High-impact narrative flow

Distinctive vocal characterization

Seamless integration of internal rhyme chains

Reliance on juvenile shock value for humor

Linear narrative structure lacks complex thematic layering

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