The Marshall Mathers LP
Bitch Please II
Eminem
Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis
41
End
250
Internal
124
Multi
308
Slant
19
Chain
Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
[Chorus: Nate Dogg + Snoop Dogg]
And you don't really✦ wanna✦ fuck, with me
Only✦ nigga✦ that I trust is me
Fuck around✦ and make me bust this heat
That's the devil,✦ they always✦ wanna✦ dance
[Verse 2: Xzibit]
I'm the Head Nigga✦ In Charge, I'm watchin' you move
You're found dead in your garage✦ with ten o'clock news coverage
Gotta✦ love it 'cause I expose✦ the façade
Your little lungs is too small to hotbox with God
All jokes✦ aside,✦ come bounce with us
Standin' over✦ you with a 12 gauge about✦ to bust
It's like ashes✦ to ashes✦ and dust to dust
I might leave in a bodybag, but never✦ in cuffs
So who do you trust? They just not rugged✦ enough✦
When things get rough, I'm in the club shootin' with Puff
Bitch, please! You must have a mental disease
Assume✦ the position and get back down on your knees, come on
[Chorus: Nate Dogg + Snoop Dogg]
And you don't really✦ wanna✦ fuck, with me
Only✦ nigga✦ that I trust is me
Fuck around✦ and make me bust this heat
That's the devil,✦ they always✦ wanna✦ dance
[Verse 3: Ja Rule (from "Get Da Money")]
E-dub,✦ get a nigga✦ involved, let me spit a few bars of murderous✦ material✦
Niggas✦ venirial✦ are diseases to me
And it's startin' to burn when I piss on emcees✦
Niggas✦ want it with me, who I be?
The one that got you ready✦ to run
The one with rhyme or reason✦ to bust my gun, what's the outcome?
Another✦ nigga✦ gettin'✦ smoked?✦
Another✦ nigga✦ found slain with a tongue out his throat? Son it's no joke
I pump lead like bad dope
And leave niggas✦ nodding out, with no hope
I'ma✦ spit various✦ flows, and fuck various✦ hoes
Rule, E-Dub,✦ and Short Dog it shows
That the niggas✦ with the money✦ get the bitches✦ bitches✦
Rolled✦ up on dubs, deep dishes✦ dishes✦
Niggas✦ don't want it with me
J to A to R-U-L-E
[Verse 4: 2Pac (from "Homeboyz")]
Now, everytime I see you cats is rollin'✦ in packs
For the life of me I cannot✦ see why you don't know how to act
Love to clown when you deep
But when you on that solo✦ creep
Out on the streets you don't hear a peep
Nigga,✦ it's a goddamn shame, somebody explain
Why they sent a Bad Boy to play a grown man's game?
Tear that ass out the frame, how long will it last?
Nigga,✦ don't ask, just be first to blast
Outlaw✦ on the mash, tryin' to be the first to see some cash
My shit's classic, like my nigga✦ Nate
Go get the tape, we keep the nation✦ anticipatin' until✦ we break
Money✦ made me evil,✦ court cases✦ got me stressed
Niggas✦ aimin'✦ at my head, but I still wear my vest
[Chorus: Nate Dogg + Snoop Dogg (x2)]
And you don't really✦ wanna✦ fuck, with me
Only✦ nigga✦ that I trust is me
Fuck around✦ and make me bust this heat
That's the devil,✦ they always✦ wanna✦ dance
[Verse 5: Eminem]
Aw, naw, big Slim Dogg
Eighty✦ pound balls (What?), dick six-inch long (Mm)
Back up in the heezy,✦ baby✦ (Baby!)✦
He's Shady✦ (He's so crazy!),✦ hahaha✦
Give me the mic, let me recite✦ 'til Timothy White
Pickets outside the Interscope offices every✦ night
What if he's right? I'm just a criminal makin'✦ a livin'✦ off of the world's misery✦
What in the world gives✦ me the right to say what I like
And walk around✦ flippin' the bird?
Livin'✦ the urban✦ life like a white kid from the burbs
Dreamin'✦ at night of screamin'✦ at Mom, schemin' to leave
Run away✦ from home and grow to be as evil✦ as me
I just want you all to notice✦ me and people to see
That, somewhere✦ deep down, there's✦ a decent✦ human✦ being in me
It just can't be found, so the reason✦ you've been seeing this me
Is 'cause this is me now, the recent✦ dude who's being this mean
So when you see me dressin' up like a nerd on TV
Or heard the CD usin'✦ the "fag" word so freely✦
It's just me bein' me; here, want me to tone it down?
Suck my fuckin'✦ dick, you faggot!✦ You happy✦ now? Look here...
I start some trouble everywhere✦ that I go (That I go)
Ask the bouncers in the club 'cause they know ('Cause they know)
I start some shit, they throw me out the back door (The back door)
Come back and shoot the club up with a .44 (A .44)
[Chorus: Nate Dogg + Snoop Dogg (x2)]
And you don't really✦ wanna✦ fuck, with me
Only✦ nigga✦ that I trust is me
Fuck around✦ and make me bust this heat
That's the devil,✦ they always✦ wanna✦ dance
[Outro: Xzibit + (Ja Rule)]
2001 and forever
Slim Shady,✦ Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, X to the Z, Nate Dogg
C'mon, yeah!!
(Murder✦ INC shit...)
Technical Breakdown
8.7
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 / Rhythm10.0
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 Score8.73
Production
— Dr. Dre, Mel-ManBe the first to rate the production
Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™
Xzibit delivers a textbook example of late-90s/early-2000s West Coast aggressive flow, prioritizing sonic impact and rhythmic pockets over dense lyricism, while effectively utilizing high-contrast imagery.
A
9.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
10
Cadence / Flow
7
Vocabulary
6.5
Wordplay
8
Delivery
Aggressive percussive deliveryInternal rhyme chainingMultisyllabic enjambmentThematic contrast
Rhyme Architecture: Xzibit employs a heavy multisyllabic focus, centering on 'o-u-e' sounds across the end-rhymes (move/coverage/facade/God), transitioning into a staccato 'u-st' rhyme chain (dust/cuffs/rugged/Puff).
Verified Doubles & Entendres
"Your little lungs is too small to hotbox with God"
① Physical inability to compete with Xzibit's lyrical potency (the 'God' of the rap game).② A theological metaphor implying the opponent is too insignificant to stand in the presence of divine or overwhelming power.
"I might leave in a bodybag, but never in cuffs"
① A promise of fatal violence where the subject is killed rather than apprehended by police.② A statement of 'street' integrity, refusing to be arrested or subject to the authority of the law.
Commanding vocal presence
Exceptional rhythmic placement
Cohesive aggressive tone
Strong structural pacing
Vocabulary relies on genre tropes
Lacks deep metaphorical layering
Surface-level thematic focus