This is the review, I have been waiting to do. I was going to talk about Rap God on the MMLP 2 review; however, I had more than more paragraph to talk about it. Plus that review was close to being to long. Rap God is all the talk for Eminem's new album. After the first two singles did not impress to many people, Rap God flipped the script and raised a few eyebrows.

Now researching for this review, I stumbled across two groups of people. One group are the same protestors that Eminem always has because of his lyrical content. The other group are overly sensitive Christians because of his use of the word god. I am a devout Catholic. In fact, my first featured blog was about God, but there is no reason to be upset that Eminem uses the word god. First of all, the way he uses god is the same as saying king, expect he is trying to tell the world he is above the rappers that call themselves kings.

Now, if you're still upset he uses god, here are my takes on the subject. God is not even the most Holy of God's names. YHWH is the true name God gave us and should never be used in vain (or at all). Second, what about the Greek and Roman gods? We still call Zeus the god of skies/lighting/etc. If Eminem used any other word that means god, we probably would not have a problem. He could of used Immortal, Deity, or etc. which practically means the same thing.

Moving on, I would like to talk about the music video. Eminem uses a theme that feels like you're going back in time. He incorporates old TVs and retro video games. It's pretty cool that a rapper is a huge nerd (pretty inspiring in fact). Eminem starts the Music Video with a whacky background that pushes that old time feel. The video is simple yet unique.

Right out the bat, Eminem samples a comic book recording of "Captain American and Falcon" and "And a Phoenix shall rise". This samples are cleverly put together to describe the return of Eminem to his god-like status.

The first verse starts with a edited version of what will be the hook. Eminem describes the way he works on his raps like a robot. The first verse then is used to quickly throw punch lines and witty sayings. This reminds me of his old style of tongue-and-cheek. That is great about Eminem when you hear the song the first time, you may miss some of the jokes and references he uses(replay value).

The hook of this song is great. Eminem switches up the hook; however, most people say it's just a part of the verse. It is one of the few hooks Eminem does myself on the entire album.

The second verse is more fast pace jokes and references. This track is probably more enjoyed by older people because he brings up many older references. One thing that I think stands out is that annoying pew sound. It just ruins the flow for that second.

The second thing about this song is that it's six minutes long. Bad Guy was longer but at least his all of his material was up to par. A few parts should of been cut especially the Looking Boy part. Looking Boy was a 2007 song by Hotstylz. Why did he choose this song to make fun of? First off, Hotstylz isn't really competition to Eminem and second the song isn't that good. Instead, he takes that concept and finishes the second verse with it.

Now, the third verse has it's own part that just doesn't feel right. Eminem rambles about a fight between Ray J and Fab. Maybe, Eminem is using this story to explain how he took and still takes small things to far. Basically, the whole fight started when Fab tweeted about Ray J playing piano on HBO at a party. All Fab only said it was funny, but Ray J took it too far and threaten Fab's life over it.

Now, the part of the song that made everyone jump out of their seats. Eminem makes a JJ Fad reference to their song supersonic. JJ Fab was an American rap group in the mid 80s to early 90s. He continues this reference with "Uh, summa-lumma, dooma-lumma". These were lyrics to supersonic. Then, Eminem does a fast paced section of the song that had everyone freak out. Now, Eminem spits 96 words in 14 seconds. Yes, this is impressive, but not the fastest people ever did. That should not downplay the verse because faster does not equal better. Also changing tempo mid song is classic Eminem. He reacts to the beat and tone of his lyrics and does not make it sound boring like newer artists.

Most speed rappers often have bad verses and use their speed to hide their weaknesses such as flow or lyrical content. Most mainstream rappers are not speed rappers because it is less popular. Eminem uses his speed to show other big rap stars that in fact he is the best. Eminem uses many puns and jokes in this small 14 seconds. My favorite is his elevating music/elevator music line. Elevating is clever because not only does it imply to his material getting better but it also implies that his verses are getting longer and longer in this song.

Eminem brings us a line about a couple words that were censored from the explicit version of a song on the MMLP called I'm Back. Here he tells us that he went to far yet censoring him is actually an achievement. He is basically saying I take things so far that the FCC wouldn't let him say the things he wants on the explicit version. Eminem says that if he doesn't get censored this time around maybe he did become less popular. Many think that he is talking about the words Kids and Columbine that were censored on I'm Back. However, I have my own personal theory. On the song astronomy (really the other song that starts with an A), Eminem talks about the shootings at the Batman screening. This may be the actual lines he thinks the FCC should censor because it is a more recent tragedy. Either way, neither set of lyrics got censor so I guess Eminem isn't as big as he once was. This is true considering the MMLP is certificated diamond and MMLP2 is Platinum (one level below diamond of certifications).

This song had a lot more interesting lines by either I had to little to say about them or I didn't want this review just being me explaining the lyrics. Either way, give the song a listen and try to point out other things and talk about them here.

This song is great but misunderstood. Many believe it is good because of the fast part but this song utilizes puns, similes, and references to show why Eminem is the rap god. So in the name of Marshall, and Eminem and Slim Shady, have a good day.