Rap God – English Lyrics

• By: Eminem
• Album: The Marshall Mathers LP 2

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the complex wordplay and rapid-fire delivery of Eminem's iconic track, "Rap God." This song showcases Eminem's lyrical genius and provides a deep dive into his evolution as an artist, his impact on hip-hop culture, and his mastery of the English language through intricate rhyme schemes and cultural references.

[English]

So, first things first. I know, I know!

Before somebody makes a comment, I know my hair is disgustingly long.

It's literally never been this long before.

So please don't leave the comment, "Dear Ryan, can you cut your hair?

It looks like a dirty mop!"

Actually, you know what? That's kinda funny.

Go ahead and leave that comment.

But it just goes to show you that I'm so secure with how I Iook

that I don't even have to hide the fact that my hair--

Hey, guys! So just because people have been asking, a quick update

from my addiction video. I've been doing good!

I've literally cut down to about one Redbull a day.

In fact, one of the days I didn't even have a Redbull.

Now, it wasn't today, but one of those days.

But anyways, before I get more off topic--

Like I said in the addiction video, I'm still gonna be doing a lot of skits

and stuff, like I did last year. But I'm also gonna be doing

a lot more of these free style Vlogs.

So basically, I grabbed a bunch of Dear Ryans from you guys

and we're just gonna see what happens.

So...let's get started?

It's so gross!

Dear Ryan, how many straws can you stuff in your mouth?

That kinda just sounds like you just want me to look stupid,

so I'm just gonna go ahead and skip that one and--

(voice is muffled)

66! Ugh, I almost threw up.

Still going to use these. I mean, it's my spit.

Dear Ryan, can you sing your abc's backwards?

A-B-C-D-E-F-G-H-I-J-K-L-M- N-O-P-Q-R-S-T-U-V-W-X-Y and Z.

Od ot ysae os s'taht.

That's so easy to do.

(sing abc's backwards)

I spent way to much time on that. Look at that--the sun went down!

I guess I'm just dipust--Stupid.

Dear Ryan, do you pick your nose with your left index finger

or your right?

Huh. What do I use, actually? My left...or my right?

I'm not sure. Maybe I use my--

Where is that coming from?!

Dear Ryan, can you sing opera?

Operaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

(panting) Light headed.

Honestly, that's what I thought opera was when I was a little kid last week.

Dear Ryan, can you not?

I can "knot"!

Dear Ryan, can you even?

I can "even".

Dear Ryan, can you prank call someone?

I can..."not"!

Okay, that was one "too" many puns, "even" for me.

Dear Ryan, do you watch your own videos?

I guess a serious answer this time. No.

I'm not that conceited. I don't just sit and watch my own videos

and pat myself on the back or something, you know?

That would just be weird and conceited..so, noo

-I don't do that, -<i>so...no.</i>

<i>...I don't do that.</i>

What a good answer to that Dear Ryan!

Dear Ryan, how many licks does it take to get to the Tootsie Roll

center of a Tootsie Pop?

Well, isn't that crazy 'cause I just so happen to have--

Naw, I went to go pick this up real quick.

A-one! A-two-hoo! A-three!

Ow, what the?! That's nothing like the commercial!

(neighing)

That's 100 so far. It's not even close.

600, almost there!

You can see the brown coming out-- that sounded wrong,

but then again, this whole Dear Ryan is pretty wrong.

97...98...99...700! About 700, and now we know

how much free time I have.

I can't believe I just did that.

I thought it was gonna be a lot quicker. I didn't--

(sighs) I better not get flagged for this.

(slurp)

Dear Ryan, can you tell us how do you feel when you read negative comments.

I mean, what do you really feel? Seriously?

I'll just find a negative comment and show you what happens.

From Billy Jones:

Wow. You're a f*cking [bleep],

you piece of Asian sh*t.

You're a [bleep]ing squinty-eyed f*ggot

and your videos are sh*t.

Go back to doing something like Maths, you pathetic Asian f*ggot.

You're a pathetic excuse for a human being.

Go eat some rice and get the f*ck off YouTube.

Your videos make me wish every Asian was f*cking dead.

You're a [bleep]ing [bleep], you f*ggot.

Are you so squinty eyed that you can't even see...

(sniffs) you can't even how sh*t your videos are?

F*cking kill yourself.

See, it's not...

(sobbing)

Um, yeah. Comments like that just make me want to cut...

you know, more onions. Because to me, you know,

negative comments are just so uninteresting.

(breaks into laughter)

Sorry, that was so bad.

But, yes, that was a real comment. See?

Basically, my real answer is that I don't really get affected

by negative comments anymore.

Come on guys. I've been doing this for eight years,

I'm pretty sure I've seen everything. Seriously.

Your hair looks weird!

(sobbing)

Because it's long!

(sobbing)

Ugh! Oh, dude! Oh, in my eye.

That's good. Alright...(sobbing)

Dear Ryan, can you rap like Eminem?

In my opinion, I think that Eminem is one of--if not the best rapper--

not that I know anything about rap, but ever since I was young

he was always my favorite.

And I guess the answer is simple: No, I cannot rap like that.

I don't think anyone can. Just because I can talk fast

doesn't mean that I can rap. That's two completely different things.

Dear Ryan, can you make a rap song about lamps?

Yeah, sure. I'll even do it to an Eminem song.

Tee hee!

What? What a bad answer to that Dear Ryan.

It's so unrealistic.

(giggling from under table)

Thank you guys so much for watching. If you want to see the previous video,

click the one on the left. If you want to see the last Dear Ryan video,

click the one on the right. If you want to see a hippopotamus

tickling a giraffe while riding on top of a magical rainbow

while on top of a horse, click the one on the bottom!

And...that's it. (laughs)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
rap /ræp/ A2	noun - a style of music with rhyming lyrics recited to a beat verb - to perform rap music
secure /sɪˈkjʊr/ B1	adjective - confident and not worried about something
addiction /əˈdɪkʃən/ B1	noun - a strong and harmful need to regularly have something
freestyle /ˈfriːstaɪl/ B2	noun - a style of performance without preparation
conceited /kənˈsiːtɪd/ B2	adjective - excessively proud of oneself
negative /ˈnɛɡətɪv/ A2	adjective - expressing criticism or disagreement
uninteresting /ˌʌnˈɪntrəstɪŋ/ B1	adjective - not interesting or engaging
opera /ˈɒpərə/ A2	noun - a dramatic art form with music and singing
prank /præŋk/ A2	noun - a trick played on someone for fun
punk /pʌŋk/ B1	noun - a person with a rebellious or unconventional attitude
skit /skɪt/ B1	noun - a short humorous performance or sketch
update /ˈʌpdeɪt/ A2	noun - the latest information about a situation verb - to provide the latest information
Vlog /vlɒɡ/ B1	noun - a personal video blog
weird /wɪərd/ A2	adjective - strange or unusual
flag /flæɡ/ A1	noun - a piece of cloth with a distinctive design used as a symbol
lamp /læmp/ A1	noun - a device that produces light