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| Single by Eminem | ||||
| from the album The Marshall Mathers LP 2 | ||||
| Released | October 15, 2013 | |||
| Recorded | 2012–2013 | |||
| Studio | Markaz Records, Ferndale, Michigan | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 6:04 (album version) 6:06 (instrumental version) | |||
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| "Rap God" on YouTube | ||||
"Rap God" is a song by American rapper Eminem. The song premiered via YouTube on October 14, 2013, and was released in the United States on October 15, 2013, as the third single from Eminem's eighth studio album, The Marshall Mathers LP 2 (2013). It contains references to previous conflicts in Eminem's career, as well as to other rappers' conduct.
With 1,560 words, the song entered the Guinness World Records as the hit single that contains the most words.[1] The song was also nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance but lost to "I" by Kendrick Lamar.[2]
The song also reintroduced Slim Shady,[1] Eminem's well-known alter ego.
- ^ "Most words in a hit single". Guinness World Records. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
- ^ "57th Grammy Nominees". Los Angeles Times. February 9, 2015. Retrieved April 1, 2016.