The Slim Shady LP
Bitch
Eminem
Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis
37
End
207
Internal
102
Multi
272
Slant
15
Chain
Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
[Verse 2: Snoop Dogg & Eminem]
Somehow, some way
Hello,✦ nigga✦
You know about✦ Dogg-ay✦ (Snoop Dogg)
And let me cut these niggas up and show 'em where the fuck I'm comin'✦ from
I get the party✦ crackin' from the shit that I be spittin', son (Yeah)
Hit-and-run, get it done, get the funds, split and run (Watch out)
Got about✦ fifty✦ guns and I love
All of 'em the same, bang-bang (Word up)
Damn, baby✦ girl, what's your name? (What's your name?)
I forgot,✦ what'd you say it was? Damn, a nigga✦ buzzed✦ (Fucked✦ up)
Hangin'✦ in the club with my nephew Eminem (What's up, Slim?) What up, Cuz? (What up, Snoop?)
The Great White American Hope (Uh-huh)
Done hooked✦ up with the king of the motherfuckin' West Coast, baby✦
[Chorus: Nate Dogg & Snoop Dogg]
And you don't really✦ wanna✦ fuck with me
Only✦ nigga✦ that I trust is me
Fuck around✦ and make me bust this heat
That's the devil,✦ they always✦ wanna✦ dance
[Verse 3: Xzibit]
I'm the Head Nigga✦ In Charge, I'm watchin' you move
You're found dead in your garage✦ with ten o'clock news coverage
Gotta✦ love it 'cause I expose✦ the façade
Your little lungs is too small to hotbox with God
All jokes✦ aside,✦ come bounce with us
Standin' over✦ you with a 12 gauge about✦ to bust
It's like ashes✦ to ashes✦ and dust to dust
I might leave in a bodybag, but never✦ in cuffs
So who do you trust? They just not rugged✦ enough✦
When things get rough, I'm in the club shootin' with Puff
Bitch, please, you must have a mental disease
Assume✦ the position and get back down on your knees
Come on
[Chorus: Nate Dogg & Snoop Dogg]
And you don't really✦ wanna✦ fuck with me
Only✦ nigga✦ that I trust is me
Fuck around✦ and make me bust this heat
That's the devil,✦ they always✦ wanna✦ dance
And you don't really✦ wanna✦ fuck with me
Only✦ nigga✦ that I trust is me
Fuck around✦ and make me bust this heat
That's the devil,✦ they always✦ wanna✦ dance
[Interlude: Eminem & Snoop Dogg]
Aw, naw, Big Slim Dogg
Eighty-pound balls (What?), dick six-inch long (Mm)
Back up in the heezy,✦ baby✦
He's Shady✦ (He's so crazy)✦ (Hahaha)✦
[Verse 4: Eminem & Snoop Dogg]
Give me the mic, let me recite✦ 'til Timothy White
Pickets outside the Interscope offices every✦ night
What if he's right? I'm just a criminal makin'✦ a livin'✦ off of the world's misery✦
What in the world gives✦ me the right to say what I like
And walk around✦ flippin' the bird?
Livin'✦ the urban✦ life like a white kid from the burbs
Dreamin'✦ at night of screamin'✦ at Mom, schemin' to leave
Run away✦ from home and grow to be as evil✦ as me
I just want you all to notice✦ me, and people to see
That somewhere✦ deep down, there's✦ a decent✦ human✦ being in me
It just can't be found, so the reason✦ you've been seeing this me
Is 'cause this is me now, the recent✦ dude who's being this mean
So when you see me dressin' up like a nerd on TV
Or heard the CD usin'✦ the fag word so freely✦
It's just me bein' me; here, want me to tone it down?
Suck my fuckin'✦ dick, you faggot,✦ you happy✦ now?
Look here:
I start some trouble everywhere✦ that I go (That I go)
Ask the bouncers in the club 'cause they know ('Cause they know)
I start some shit, they throw me out the back door (The back door)
Come back and shoot the club up with a .44 (A .44)
[Chorus: Nate Dogg & Snoop Dogg]
And you don't really✦ wanna✦ fuck with me
Only✦ nigga✦ that I trust is me
Fuck around✦ and make me bust this heat
That's the devil,✦ they always✦ wanna✦ dance
And you don't really✦ wanna✦ fuck with me
Only✦ nigga✦ that I trust is me
Fuck around✦ and make me bust this heat
That's the devil,✦ they always✦ wanna✦ dance
[Outro: Xzibit]
2001 and forever
Slim Shady,✦ Dr. Dre
Snoop Dogg, X to the Z
Nate Dogg, come on, yeah
Technical Breakdown
8.3
Multisyllabic Rhymes9.5
Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)
Internal Rhymes9.5
Rhymes within a line (data-driven)
Wordplay / Double Entendres6.0
Clever language, metaphors, punchlines
Cadence / Rhythm10.0
Flow variation and timing (data-driven)
Vocabulary Complexity6.0
Range and depth of words used (data-driven)
Delivery / Breath Control7.0
Performance and control
Computed Score8.34
Production
— Dr. Dre, Mel-ManBe the first to rate the production
Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™
The verse relies heavily on high-octane technical rhyme density and aggressive delivery to maintain a West Coast/Shady collaborative energy, favoring rhythmic impact and punch over intricate, layered lyrical complexity.
A
9.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
10
Cadence / Flow
6
Vocabulary
6
Wordplay
7
Delivery
Multisyllabic chainingInternal rhyme clustersCall-and-response dynamicsRhythmic cadence shifts
Rhyme Architecture: The verse utilizes rapid-fire internal rhyme strings, particularly in the sequences 'hit-and-run/get it done/get the funds/split and run', demonstrating highly dense multi-syllabic and end-rhyme lock-in consistent with the era's technical standards.
Verified Doubles & Entendres
"Your little lungs is too small to hotbox with God"
① Physical confrontation: The opponent lacks the capacity to withstand the intensity of Xzibit's performance level.② Drug culture metaphor: The opponent cannot handle the intensity of the 'smoke' or pressure created by Xzibit, presented here as an omnipotent deity.
Exceptional rhythmic pocket and flow management
Strong collaborative chemistry between Snoop Dogg and Eminem
High-energy delivery that effectively translates technical rhyme structures into performance
Reliance on genre-typical braggadocio tropes
Lower lexical variation compared to modern standards
Limited usage of complex metaphorical layering