We have all heard the saying that NOTHING rhymes with orange. While that might have been true for quite some time, we have someone who came prepared to defy the saying. It’s none other than Eminem. One of the best-selling hip-hop artists, he is known for his wide vocabulary and mega-hits. Throughout his career, he has managed to stay relevant and break records left and right. He has once again set the record straight by proving that he can rhyme literally ANYTHING.
Eminem, Marshall Mathers, or Slim Shady, is often seen showing off his skills. He has sold over 220 million albums worldwide, with more than 50 platinum album certifications. In one of his old interviews, Eminem explains how it pisses him off when people say that nothing rhymes with the word ‘Orange’. In a conversation with Anderson Cooper on 60 Minutes, he explains how it’s easy to rhyme several words with orange. The ‘Godzilla’ rapper explains that nothing rhymes with the word if it is taken at its face value. However, many options are available after changing the enunciation.
Eminem proves his skills by rhyming words with ‘Orange’
Eminem starts explaining, “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.” The rapper then breaks down the process of rhyming the word. He continues, “If you’re taking the word at face value, and you just say ‘orange’, nothing is going to rhyme with it exactly. 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.”
Eminem has talked about his struggling school days a lot in his songs. He has stated that he was bullied and is a dropout. However, the rapper explains that he was always good at English if not in any subject. Eminem says, “No matter how bad I was at school and no matter how low my grades were sometimes, I was always good at English.” Moreover, the rapper apparently read Dictionary. He says, “I want to be able to have these words at my disposal, in my vocabulary at all times whenever I need to pull them out.”
Of course, people are still in awe of his skills. One user said:
It was the day we got to see a creative artist explain his skills. He’s amazing and a legend!
What a genius.
I can see the gears turning in his head as he has a great idea for a rap about eating oranges or porridge with a fellow named George.
People will mock it but this way of rhyming expanded hip hop. Even if you’re a purist you can’t dismiss it. Rakim did this and was a revolutionary. Without thinking like this rap would just be nursery rhymes.
It’s the rap artistry for me. The ability to hear what he says when he raps, but it would take me ages to finally try to do it how he does it.
Eminem has a unique style. His delivery set him apart from other rappers in the industry. “Everybody has goals, aspirations or whatever, and everybody has been at a point in their life where nobody believed in them.” – Eminem
