The Marshall Mathers LP

Amityville

Eminem

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

18

End

113

Internal

89

Multi

144

Slant

7

Chain

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[Verse 2: Bizarre & Eminem]
Fucked✦ my cousin✦ in his asshole, slit my mother's throat (No; hehe)
Guess who Slim Shady✦ just signed✦ to Interscope
My little sister's birthday, she'll remember me
For a gift I had ten of my boys take her virginity✦
And bitches know me as a horny-ass freak
Their mother✦ wasn't raped,✦ I ate her pussy✦ while she was sleep
Pissy-drunk, throwin' up in the urinal
(You fuckin'✦ homo)✦ That's what I said at my dad's funeral
[Chorus: Eminem]
(He's) Mentally✦ ill from Amityville✦
(He'll) Accidentally✦ kill your family✦ still
Thinkin'✦ he won't, goddammit,✦ he will
(He's) Mentally✦ ill from Amityville✦
(He's) Mentally✦ ill from Amityville✦
(He'll) Accidentally✦ kill your family✦ still
Thinkin'✦ he won't, goddammit,✦ he will
(He's) Mentally✦ ill from Amityville✦
[Verse 3: Eminem]
That's why the city✦ is filled✦ with a bunch of fuckin'✦ idiots still (Still)
That's why the first motherfucker poppin'✦ some shit, he gets killed✦ (Killed)✦
That's why we don't call it Detroit,✦ we call it Amityville✦ (Ville)
You can get capped✦ after✦ just havin'✦ a cavity✦ filled✦ (Ah-hahahahaha)
That's why we're crowned the murder✦ capital still (Still)
This ain't Detroit,✦ this is motherfuckin' Hamburger Hill (Hill)
We don't do drive-bys, we park in front of houses✦ and shoot (Shoo)
And when the police✦ come we fuckin'✦ shoot it out with 'em too (Too)
That's the mentality✦ here (Here), that's the reality✦ here (Here)
Did I just hear somebody say they wanna✦ challenge me here? (Huh?)
While I'm holdin'✦ a pistol with this many✦ calibers here? (Here?)
Plus a registration✦ that just made this shit valid✦ this year? (Year?)
'Cause once I snap, I can't be held accountable for my actions
That's when accidents happen✦ (Happen),✦ when a thousand bullets come at your house
And collapse the foundation✦ around✦ you and they found you
And your family✦ in it (Ah), goddammit,✦ he meant it when he told you
[Chorus: Eminem]
(He's) Mentally✦ ill from Amityville✦
(He'll) Accidentally✦ kill your family✦ still
Thinkin'✦ he won't, goddammit,✦ he will
(He's) Mentally✦ ill from Amityville✦
(He's) Mentally✦ ill from Amityville✦
(He'll) Accidentally✦ kill your family✦ still
Thinkin'✦ he won't, goddammit,✦ he will
(He's) Mentally✦ ill from Amityville✦
[Outro: Eminem]
Dum, ta-dum,✦ ta-da-da✦
Dum, ta-dum,✦ ta-da-da✦
Dum, ta-dum,✦ ta-da-da✦
Dum, ta-dum,✦ ta-da-da✦
Dum, ta-dum,✦ ta-da-da✦
Dum, ta-dum,✦ ta-da-da✦
Dum, ta-dum,✦ ta-da-da✦
Dum, ta-dum,✦ ta-da-da✦
Dum (Wah)

Technical Breakdown

7.9
Multisyllabic Rhymes9.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres6.5

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm7.5

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity7.5

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control8.0

Performance and control

Computed Score7.93

Production

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

The verse relies on shock value and dense multis to mask a lack of thematic depth, utilizing a aggressive, frantic delivery to sell the horrorcore aesthetic of the era.

B+
9.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
7.5
Cadence / Flow
7.5
Vocabulary
6.5
Wordplay
8
Delivery
Multisyllabic rhymingInternal rhyme stackingHorrorcore hyperbolePhonetic mirroring
Rhyme Architecture: Highly consistent AAAA(A) scheme throughout Verse 3, utilizing heavy feminine rhyme endings on 'ill/illed/ille' to maintain rhythmic momentum and aggressive cadence.
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"You can get capped after just havin' a cavity filled"

① Receiving a medical procedure at the dentist.② Being shot (capped) immediately following a mundane activity to contrast the triviality of the setup with the violence of the outcome.

Exceptional rhythmic precision

Aggressive and manic vocal delivery

Technically tight multi-rhyme structures

Reliance on gratuitous shock value over lyrical substance

Lack of complex metaphors

Repetitive thematic content

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