Firas Durri

I recently read someone say that Tupac’s first verse on Bomb First has more multies than anything Eminem’s ever done. That seemed silly to me right out the gate; here are examples of Eminem’s internal rhyme and polysyllabic rhyme:

• I let the beat commence so I can beat the sense in your elite defense
  I got some meat to mince, a crew to stomp, and then two feet to rinse.

• Nine millimeter heater stashed in two seaters with meatcleavers.

• Now the parents are suing cause little Darren is screwing
  Karen and Susan … Now it’s all ruined.

• He’s ready for war, I’m ready for war,
  I got machetes and swords for any ****** that said he was raw
  My uzi’s heavy as yours, yeah you met me before
  I just didn’t have as large an arsenal of weapons before
  Marshall will step in the door, I’ll lay your head on the floor.

So I recalled my high school skillz, and highlighted a full Eminem verse:

Picture me sitting in a jail cell rotting
Or barricaded in a motel with twelve shotguns
So when the cops come knocking each hand’s got one
Cocked, ready to dump slugs heavy as shotputs

One man army, guns can’t harm me
Young and ornery, worse than my Uncle Ronnie
Ever since I got my first gun pulled on me
I can’t stop airing out my dirty laundry

Middle fingers flipped at censorship
Your friends just flipped over the swift penmanship
Ever since I spit some shit on “Infinite”
I been giving it, a hundred and ten percent

Cause when I vent, most of my energy’s spent on enemies
Eighty percent of what I invent is Hennessey
Twenty percent is from being hungry as sin
Ten is because I love being under your skin

Yeah shit can happen, so stick to rappin
Quit the yappin or I’ma lift the mac and
That can lead to another mishap happenin
Skip the crap get the can of whoop-ass crackin!

Proves the point, I think. And when we consider actually astonishing Eminem verses (e.g. from ‘Stay Wide Awake’), comparing Tupac’s multies is just embarrassing.

Related posts:

1. Canibus disses Eminem
            Seven years later? What a waste. Almost like when...
   
2. “That’s the last thing you told Tupac—we ain’t seen him since”
           Proof: I’m like, man, that’s fuckin’ Suge Knight. I’m not...
   
3. Royce da 5’9″ on meeting Eminem
           This is for my family, the kid who had a...
   
4. Nas did “N.Y. State..” first verse in one take
           Oh you went platinum? Yeah that’s nice! Now let me...