Eminem has once again reminded the world why he considers himself a “Rap God".
With a career spanning more than two decades, 15 Grammy Awards, and induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Eminem has long been celebrated as one of the greatest lyricists in hip-hop history.
Beyond his chart-topping albums and cultural influence, the Detroit rapper’s technical mastery of language continues to set him apart.
Eminem is known for pushing the limits of wordplay by bending sounds and syllables until they fit his intricate rhyme schemes.
In a now-famous interview with Anderson Cooper, he demonstrated that skill by rhyming the word orange, a linguistic nightmare for most, with anything.
He explained to the interviewer that while nothing rhymes with the color/fruit if you take it “at face value,” you can change the rules by breaking the word down.
“The word orange doesn’t rhyme with anything, and it kind of p****s me off because I can think of a lot of things that rhyme with orange,” he said. “If you enunciate it and make it more than one syllable - or-ange - you can say, like, I put my or-ange, four inch, door hinge in stor-age and ate porr-idge with Geo-rge.”
Many fans were left stunned by his lyrical genius and took to the comment section to praise him.
"This is why he's the master," one user said, while another chimed in: "This man has extremely high-level skill with the English language and absolutely no degree or anything. Tremendous."
A third shared: "Yet one example of thousands of how amazing this guy is at writing lyrics."
The award-winning rapper, whose real name is Marshall Bruce Mathers III, has applied that technique to other so-called “unrhymable” words, like silver.
This week, hip-hop platform Rock The Bells challenged him to respond to the viral claim that nothing rhymes with it.
Within 24 hours, the 52-year-old fired back with a freestyle pairing silver with everything he could think of to fit his intricate rhyme scheme.
"Silver pilfer kill fer Gilbert's still hurts steel shirts Bill Burr milf word off kilter no filter chill brrrr feel burn still slur will stir Trent dilfer Val kilmer Still third shield her he'll squirt Steven Spielberg Lil twerp Wilshire She'll purr Kill birds milk curd feel worth Real nerd Stans documentary I liked your film sir," he penned in a post shared on X.
The 'Not Afraid' lyricist recently released a documentary titled Stans, which provides an intimate look at his career through the eyes of his supporters. The film also features personal interviews, archival footage, and previously unseen material, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Using the story of "Stan" - a fictional account of an obsessive fan - as its anchor, the film contrasts the dangerous devotion depicted in the song with the genuine loyalty and admiration of real-life followers who have been with the rapper throughout the years.
After its limited theatrical run, the Marshall Mathers-produced documentary, directed by Steven Leckart, will premiere on Paramount+ in the US, Canada, Latin America, and Brazil on Tuesday, August 26.