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Infinite

Eminem

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[Chorus]

You heard of Hell, well, I was sent from it

I went to it, servin'^✦ a sentence^✦ for murderin'^✦ instruments^✦

Now I'm tryna^✦ repent^✦ from it, but when I hear the beat

I'm tempted^✦ to make another^✦ attempt^✦ at it

I'm infinite^✦

[Verse 2]

Bust it

I let the beat commence^✦ so I can beat the sense in your elite^✦ defense

I got some meat to mince, a crew to stomp, and then two feet to rinse

I greet the gents and ladies,^✦ I spoil loyal fans

I foil plans and leave fluids leakin'^✦ like oil pans

My coiled^✦ hands around^✦ this microphone are lethal^✦

One thought in my cerebral is deeper^✦ than a Jeep full of people

MCs are feeble, I came to cause some pandemonium

Battle a band of phony^✦ MCs and stand the lonely^✦ one

Imitator^✦ intimidator,^✦ stimulator^✦

Simulator^✦ of data,^✦ eliminator^✦

There's^✦ never^✦ been a greater since the burial^✦ of Jesus^✦

Fuck around^✦ and catch all the venereal diseases^✦

My thesis'll smash a stereo^✦ to pieces^✦

My acappella releases^✦ classic masterpieces through telekinesis

It eases^✦ you mentally,^✦ gently^✦

Sentimentally,^✦ instrumentally^✦

With entity,^✦ dementedly meant to be infinite^✦

[Chorus]

You heard of Hell, well, I was sent from it

I went to it, servin'^✦ a sentence^✦ for murderin'^✦ instruments^✦

Now I'm tryna^✦ repent^✦ from it, but when I hear the beat

I'm tempted^✦ to make another^✦ attempt^✦ at it

I'm infinite^✦

[Verse 3]

Man, I got evidence,^✦ I'm never^✦ dense and I've been clever^✦ ever^✦ since

My residence^✦ was hesitant to do some shit that represents the MO

So I'm assumin' all responsibility

'Cause there's^✦ a monster will in me that always wants to kill MCs

Mic nestler,^✦ slammin' like a wrestler^✦

Here to make a mess of a lyric-smugglin' embezzler

No one is specialer, my skill is intergalactical^✦

I get cynical,^✦ act a fool then I send a crew back to school

I never^✦ packed^✦ a tool or acted^✦ cool, it wasn't practical^✦

I'd rather^✦ let a tactical,^✦ tactful track tickle your fancy^✦

In fact, I can't see, or can't imagine

A man who ain't a lover^✦ of beats or a fan of scratchin'

So this is for my family,^✦ the kid who had a cameo^✦

On my last jam plus the man who never^✦ had a plan B

Be all you can be ‘cause once you make an instant hit

I'm tensed^✦ a bit and tempted^✦ when I see the sins my friends commit^✦

I'm infinite^✦

[Chorus]

You heard of Hell, well, I was sent from it

I went to it, servin'^✦ a sentence^✦ for murderin'^✦ instruments^✦

Now I'm tryna^✦ repent^✦ from it, but when I hear the beat

I'm tempted^✦ to make another^✦ attempt^✦ at it

I'm infinite^✦

You heard of Hell, well, I was sent from it

I went to it, servin'^✦ a sentence^✦ for murderin'^✦ instruments^✦

Now I'm tryna^✦ repent^✦ from it, but when I hear the beat

I'm tempted^✦ to make another^✦ attempt^✦ at it

I'm infinite^✦

[Outro: Mr. Porter]

'95 ('95), '96 ('96)

And on, and on, and on, and on (And on)

Technical Breakdown

8.1

Multisyllabic Rhymes9.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres7.5

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm7.5

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity8.5

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control8.0

Performance and control

Computed Score8.14

Production

— Denaun Porter, Slim

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Critic Analysis

RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

The verse demonstrates a technical obsession with multisyllabic density and phonetic stacking that was highly advanced for the 1996 mid-90s boom-bap era, prioritizing linguistic gymnastics over complex thematic storytelling.

9.5

Multisyllabic

9.5

Internal Rhymes

7.5

Cadence / Flow

8.5

Vocabulary

7.5

Wordplay

Delivery

Multisyllabic internal rhymingPhonetic chainingComplex cadence shiftsAssonance-heavy polysyllabic strings

Rhyme Architecture: Dense AAAA rhyme structures utilizing long vowel chains, specifically leveraging feminine rhymes that lock across multiple beats to create a relentless forward momentum.

Verified Doubles & Entendres

"I was sent from it / I went to it, servin' a sentence for murderin' instruments"

① The literal sense of being 'sent from' hell to serve a jail sentence.② The metaphorical sense of being sent from the depths of creative frustration to 'murder' or dominate the musical instruments/production.

"One thought in my cerebral is deeper than a Jeep full of people"

① An observation of intellectual density.② A clever physical metaphor equating mental weight to the literal mass/capacity of a crowded vehicle.

"My acappella releases classic masterpieces through telekinesis"

① Describing the act of rapping without instrumentation.② Suggesting his lyrical power is so great it transcends physical action, influencing the audience mentally like a telepathic force.

Unmatched multisyllabic density for the era

Exceptional rhythmic consistency

High-level internal rhyme placement

Strong command of breath control through cadence variation

Subject matter relies on battle-rap tropes of the time

Lyrical complexity occasionally borders on list-like phonetic accumulation

Emotional nuance is secondary to technical display

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