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Rain Man

Eminem

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[Chorus: Eminem]

'Cause I ain't got no legs

Or no brain

Nice to meet you

Hi, my name is—

I forgot^✦ my name

My aim was not to become^✦ what I became^✦ with this level^✦ of fame

My soul is possessed^✦ by this devil^✦

My new name is... Rain Man

[Verse 2: Eminem & Dr. Dre]

Now in the Bible, it says:

"Thou shalt not watch two lesbians in bed

Have homosexual^✦ sex

Unless, of course, you were given^✦ the consent to join in

Then, of course, it's intercourse, and it's bisexual^✦ sex

Which isn't as bad, long as you show some remorse for your actions

Either^✦ before,^✦ during,^✦ or after^✦ performing the act of that which

Is normally referred to as such more commonly known phrases

That are more used^✦ by today's^✦ kids in a more derogatory way

But who's to say what's fair to say and what not to say?"

Let's ask Dr. Dre—Dr. Dre? (What up?)

I got a question, if I may (Yeah)

Is it gay to play putt-putt golf with a friend? (Yeah)

And watch his butt-butt when he tees off? (Yeah)

But, —ut, I ain't done yet

In football, the quarterback yells out, "Hut-hut"^✦

While he reaches in another grown man's ass

Grabs on his nuts, but, just, what if

It was never^✦ meant—it was just an accident

But he tripped,^✦ fell, slipped,^✦ and his penis^✦ went in—

His teeny-tiny, little, round heinie, and he didn't mean it

But his little weenie flinched just a little bit?

And I don't need to go into^✦ any^✦ more details, but—

What if he pictured it as a female's butt? Is that gay?

I just need to clear things up

'Til then, I'll just walk around^✦ with a manly^✦ strut, because

[Chorus: Eminem]

'Cause I ain't got no legs

Or no brain

Nice to meet you

Hi, my name is

I forgot^✦ my name

My aim was not to become^✦ what I became^✦

With this level^✦ of fame

My soul is possessed^✦ by this devil^✦

My new name is... Rain Man

[Verse 3: Eminem & Dr. Dre]

You find me offensive,^✦ I find you offensive—^✦

Shit, this is the same verse, I just did this

When am I gonna^✦ come to my good senses?^✦

Probably the day Bush comes^✦ to my defenses

My spider^✦ sense is telling me Spider-Man is nearby^✦

And my plan is to get him next and open^✦ up a whip-ass canister

God damn it, Dre, where's^✦ the goddamn^✦ beat? (Yeah)

Anyway,^✦ anyway,^✦ I don't know how else to put it

This is the only^✦ thing that I'm good at

I am the bad guy, kryptonite, the green chronic

Demonic—yup, yup, don't worry,^✦ I'm on it

I got it, high-five^✦ Nick Lachey^✦

Stuck a pin in Jessica's head and walked^✦ away^✦ (*Pfffffff*)

And as she flew around^✦ the room like a balloon

I grabbed the last can of chicken-tuna^✦ out the trash can, and zoom

I headed^✦ straight back to the Neverland Ranch

With a peanut^✦ butter–jelly-chicken-tuna^✦ sandwich

And I ain't even^✦ gotta^✦ make no goddamn^✦ sense

I just did a whole song, and I didn't say shit

[Chorus: Eminem]

'Cause I ain't got no legs

Or no brain

Nice to meet you

Hi, my name is

I forgot^✦ my name

My aim was not to become^✦ what I became^✦

With this level^✦ of fame

My soul is possessed^✦ by this devil^✦

My new name is... Rain Man

[Outro: Eminem & Dr. Dre]

'Cause ah, uh, ah, eh, ugh...

Yup

Rain Man

Definitely,^✦ definitely^✦ Dr. Dre

Super-dope beatmaker

2000 and 1000, four-hundred-and-eighty-seven-million-nine-hundred-and-se—seventy-three-thousand-four-hundred-and-sixty-three...

And seventy

Yeah

Technical Breakdown

8.0

Multisyllabic Rhymes7.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes8.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres5.0

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm9.0

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity8.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control8.0

Performance and control

Computed Score8.03

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Critic Analysis

RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

The verse prioritizes rhythmic gymnastics and meta-commentary over dense lyrical depth, utilizing high-velocity internal rhyme chains to sustain engagement despite the absurdist, stream-of-consciousness content.

7.5

Multisyllabic

8.5

Internal Rhymes

Cadence / Flow

Vocabulary

Wordplay

Delivery

Polysyllabic internal rhymingConversational call-and-responseEnjambment for rhythmic tensionSatirical subversion of moral authority

Rhyme Architecture: Complex multi-syllabic chains spanning the length of the verse, featuring heavy reliance on internal assonance and slant rhymes that bleed across sentence breaks.

Verified Doubles & Entendres

"butt-putt golf / watch his butt-butt"

① A literal question regarding the social connotations of playing golf with a friend.② A juvenile double entendre designed to force a humorous confirmation from Dr. Dre about homosexual subtext.

Technical mastery of breath control and cadence

Effective use of conversational dialogue to maintain narrative momentum

High-energy performance that keeps the listener hooked despite the nonsense subject matter

Low semantic density compared to the technical proficiency of the flow

Reliance on shock value rather than intricate wordplay

Lack of sustained metaphorical depth

Rain Man

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