The Marshall Mathers LP
Marshall Mathers
Eminem
Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis
10
End
171
Internal
74
Multi
203
Slant
2
Chain
Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
[Chorus]
'Cause I'm just Marshall✦ Mathers✦ (Marshall✦ Mathers)✦
I'm not a wrestler guy, I'll knock you out if you talk about✦ me (Talk about✦ me)
Come and see me on the streets alone✦ if you assholes✦ doubt me (Assholes✦ doubt me)
And if you wanna✦ run your mouth, then come take your best shot at me (Best shot at me)
[Verse 2]
Is it because✦ you love me that y'all expect so much of me?
You little groupie bitch, get off me, go fuck Puffy✦
Now because✦ of this blonde mop that's on top
Of this fucked✦ up head that I've got, I've gone pop?
The underground just spunned around and did a three-sixty
Now these kids diss me and act like some big sissies
"Oh, he just did some shit with Missy✦
So now he thinks he's too big to do some shit with MC Get-Bizzy"
My fuckin'✦ bitch mom's sued me for ten-million✦
She must want a dollar for every✦ pill I've been stealin'
Shit, where the fuck you think I picked✦ up the habit?✦
All I had to do was go in her room and lift up her mattress
Which is it, bitch: Mrs. Briggs or Ms. Mathers?✦
It doesn't matter,✦ [your attorney Fred Gibson’s a] faggot✦
Talkin'✦ about✦ I fabricated✦ my past
He's just aggravated✦ I won't ejaculate in his ass (Ugh!)
So tell me, what the hell is a fella✦ to do?
For every✦ million✦ I make, another✦ relative sues
Family✦ fightin' and fussin'✦ over✦ who wants to invite✦ me to supper✦
All of a sudden,✦ I got ninety-some cousins (Hey, it's me!)
A half-brother✦ and sister✦ who never✦ seen me
Or even✦ bothered to call me until they saw me on TV
Now everybody's so happy✦ and proud
I'm finally allowed to step foot in my girlfriend's house (Hey!)
And then to top it off I walked✦ to the newsstand
To buy this cheap-ass little magazine✦ with a food stamp
Skipped✦ to the last page, flipped✦ right fast
And what do I see? A picture of my big white ass
Okay,✦ let me give you motherfuckers some help (Uh, here!)
"XXL! XXL!"
Now your magazine✦ shouldn't have so much trouble to sell
Aw, fuck it, I'll even✦ buy a couple myself
[Chorus]
'Cause I'm just Marshall✦ Mathers✦ (Marshall✦ Mathers)✦
I'm just a regular✦ guy, I don't know why all the fuss about✦ me (Fuss about✦ me)
Nobody✦ ever✦ gave a fuck before,✦ all they did was doubt me (Did was doubt me)
Now everybody✦ wanna✦ run they mouth and try to take shots at me (Take shots at me)
Because✦ I'm just Marshall✦ Mathers✦ (Marshall✦ Mathers)✦
I'm just a regular✦ guy, I don't know why all the fuss about✦ me (Fuss about✦ me)
Nobody✦ ever✦ gave a fuck before,✦ all they did was doubt me (Did was doubt me)
Now everybody✦ wanna✦ run they mouth and try to take shots at me (Take shots at me)
[Instrumental]
Technical Breakdown
7.4
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 / Rhythm5.5
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 Score7.41
Production
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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™
Eminem utilizes aggressive, high-density multisyllabic rhyme schemes to bridge personal grievance with a critique of his industry perception in 2000.
B+
9.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
5.5
Cadence / Flow
8
Vocabulary
7.5
Wordplay
8
Delivery
Multisyllabic internal rhyme chainsDirect address / Breaking the fourth wallAggressive conversational toneEnjambment
Rhyme Architecture: Dense, polysyllabic end-rhymes (e.g., 'expect so much of me' / 'go fuck Puffy') integrated with rapid-fire internal rhyming to maintain momentum across bars.
Verified Doubles & Entendres
"The underground just spunned around and did a three-sixty"
① Physical rotation; a literal change in direction of the underground hip-hop scene's attitude toward him.② Mathematical irony; a 360-degree turn results in the same orientation, suggesting the underground never actually changed their obsession with him.
"She must want a dollar for every pill I've been stealin'"
① A demand for financial compensation for damages.② A biting meta-commentary on his mother's role as the source of his addiction, framing her lawsuit as a greedy tax on the trauma she facilitated.
Exceptional command of rhythmic pocket
High intensity delivery that matches the lyrical bitterness
Technical complexity in multi-syllabic linkage
Reliance on shock-value content that can overshadow technical nuance
Narrow thematic range focusing heavily on personal feuds