Rap God

• By: Eminem
• Album: MMLP2

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
feel /fiːl/ A1	verb - to experience an emotion or sensation
think /θɪŋk/ A1	verb - to have a particular belief or idea
rap /ræp/ A2	verb - to perform rap music noun - a type of popular music with words that are spoken rather than sung
call /kɔːl/ A1	verb - to give someone or something a name
pocket /ˈpɒkɪt/ A2	noun - a small bag sewn into or onto a garment for carrying small articles
kill /kɪl/ B1	verb - to cause the death of (a person, animal, or plant)
break /breɪk/ A2	verb - to separate into pieces as a result of a blow, shock, or strain
attack /əˈtæk/ B1	noun - an aggressive and violent action against a person or place verb - take aggressive military action against (a place or enemy forces) with weapons or armed force
secret /ˈsiːkrət/ B1	noun - something kept hidden or unexplained
rage /reɪdʒ/ B2	noun - violent uncontrollable anger
school /skuːl/ A1	noun - an institution for educating children
flames /fleɪmz/ B1	noun - a hot glowing gas that is burning
lyrics /ˈlɪrɪks/ B2	noun - the words of a song
speed /spiːd/ A2	noun - the rate at which someone or something moves or operates
jealous /ˈdʒeləs/ B1	adjective - feeling or showing envy of someone or their achievements
sacrifice /ˈsækrɪfaɪs/ C1	verb - give up (something valued) for the sake of other considerations
discrimination /dɪˌskrɪmɪˈneɪʃən/ C1	noun - the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people or things, especially on the grounds of race, age, or sex.
immortal /ɪˈmɔːrtl/ C1	adjective - living forever; never dying or decaying.

Grammar:

• I was gonna go easy on you

  ➔ 'gonna' (going to) - informal future tense

  ➔ 'Gonna' is a colloquial contraction of "going to", used for expressing future intentions or plans. Here, it means "I intended to go easy on you."

• Now who thinks their arms are long enough To slap box, slap box?

  ➔ Interrogative sentence with relative clause (who thinks), infinitive of purpose (to slap box)

  ➔ The sentence asks a question using "who" and includes a relative clause "who thinks their arms are long enough". The infinitive phrase "to slap box" explains the purpose of having long arms.

• But for me to rap like a computer must be in my genes

  ➔ Infinitive phrase as subject (for me to rap), modal verb (must)

  ➔ "For me to rap like a computer" is an infinitive phrase acting as the subject of the sentence. "Must" expresses a strong degree of certainty or logical conclusion.

• Ever since Bill Clinton was still in office With Monica Lewinsky feeling on his nut-sack

  ➔ Time clause with "ever since", present participle (feeling)

  ➔ "Ever since Bill Clinton was still in office" indicates a period of time from the past until now. "Feeling" is used as a present participle describing Monica Lewinsky's action.

• I'll still be able to break a motherfuckin' table Over the back of a couple of faggots And crack it in half

  ➔ Future continuous with "will be able to", prepositional phrase ("Over the back of")

  ➔ "Will be able to" expresses future ability. The prepositional phrase "Over the back of" indicates the location where the table will be broken.

• Let me show you maintainin' this shit Ain't that hard, that hard

  ➔ Imperative verb (Let), contraction "Ain't" (is not)

  ➔ "Let me show you" is an imperative sentence used to make a request or offer. "Ain't" is a non-standard contraction for "is not" or "are not", common in informal speech.

• But I still rap like I'm on my Pharoahe Monch grind

  ➔ Simile (like I'm), subjunctive mood (if I were)

  ➔ The phrase "like I'm on my Pharoahe Monch grind" is a simile, comparing the speaker's rapping style to Pharoahe Monch's. Although not explicitly present, the subjunctive mood is implied as it describes a hypothetical situation.