The Slim Shady LP

Role Model

Eminem

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

15

End

107

Internal

42

Multi

167

Slant

5

Chain

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[Chorus]
Now follow✦ me and do exactly what you see
Don't you wanna✦ grow up to be just like me?
I slap women✦ and eat shrooms, then OD
Now don't you want to grow up to be just like me?
[Verse 2]
Me and Marcus Allen✦ went over✦ to see Nicole✦
When we heard a knock at the door, must've been Ron Gold
Jumped✦ behind✦ the door, put the orgy✦ on hold
Killed✦ them both, then smeared blood on the white Bronco✦ (We did it)
My mind won't work if my spine don't jerk
I slapped Garth Brooks out of his rhinestone✦ shirt
I'm not a player, just an ill rhyme sayer
That'll spray an aerosol can up at the ozone✦ layer
My rap style's✦ warped,✦ I'm runnin'✦ out the morgue
With your dead grandmother's corpse to throw it on your porch
Jumped✦ in a Chickenhawk cartoon with a cape on
And beat up Foghorn Leghorn with an acorn
I'm 'bout as normal as Norman✦ Bates✦ with deformative traits
A premature birth that was four minutes late
Mother,✦ are you there? I love you
I never✦ meant to hit you over✦ the head with that shovel✦ (That shovel)✦
Will someone✦ please explain to my brain
That I just severed the main vein with a chainsaw and I'm in pain?
I take a breather and sigh, either✦ I'm high or I'm nuts
'Cause if you ain't tiltin'✦ this room, neither am I
So when you see your mom with a thermometer shoved✦ in her ass
Then it probably✦ is obvious I got it on with her
'Cause when I drop this solo✦ shit, it's over✦ with
I bought Cage's✦ tape, opened✦ it and dubbed✦ over✦ it
[Chorus]
I came to the club drunk with a fake ID
Don't you wanna✦ grow up to be just like me?
I've been with ten women✦ who got HIV
Now don't you wanna✦ grow up to be just like me?
I got genital warts and it burns when I pee
Don't you wanna✦ grow up to be just like me?
I tie a rope around my penis✦ and jump from a tree
You probably✦ wanna✦ grow up to be just like me

Technical Breakdown

7.7
Multisyllabic Rhymes8.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres7.0

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm7.0

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity7.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control8.0

Performance and control

Computed Score7.66

Production

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

Eminem utilizes the Persona-driven narrative to juxtapose shocking, taboo imagery with rhythmic precision, showcasing his mid-career mastery of the multi-syllabic rhyme scheme while maintaining a consistent character voice.

B+
8.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
7
Cadence / Flow
7
Vocabulary
7
Wordplay
8
Delivery
Multisyllabic internal rhyme chainsCharacter-driven hyperbolePop-culture referential humorAssonant vowel stretching
Rhyme Architecture: The verse relies on dense, multisyllabic end-rhymes (e.g., 'morgue/porch', 'deformative traits/four minutes late') interwoven with complex internal rhyme strings that stabilize the chaotic subject matter.
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"I'm not a player, just an ill rhyme sayer"

① A negation of the 'player' archetype in 90s/00s hip-hop culture (someone chasing status/women).② A literal definition of his role, emphasizing the mechanical act of rapping over the persona.

"I'm 'bout as normal as Norman Bates"

① A comparison indicating his behavior is decidedly abnormal.② An ironic assertion of normalcy by referencing a character defined entirely by psychopathy and lack of normalcy.

Commanding rhythmic pocket control

High density of internal rhyming

Distinct character-driven flow

Heavy reliance on shock-value imagery over substantive metaphor

Occasional narrative fragmentation

Some punchlines serve thematic disruption rather than linguistic depth

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