Biggest lyrics platform Genius celebrates 50th anniversary of hip hop with a series of articles of the most influential and impactful song year by year. 2013 is Eminem’s year.
Back than he released the song that defined the era and wich lyrics remain one of the most popular on the platform. Dropped as the first single off “The Marshall Mathers LP2”, “Rap God” won commercial success and hearts of the audience.
The Genius published an article that carefully analyses the track, providing also Eminem’s testimonies from the interviews of that time and some background information.
Than the platform introduces its full list of the Top Hip-Hop Songs of 2013. Which, by the way, includes two Em’s songs: “Rap God” as a topper and “The Monster”, recoded with Rihanna, at No.5:
1. “Rap God” by Eminem
2. “Holy Grail” by JAY-Z ft. Justin Timberlake
3. “Hold On, We’re Going Home” by Drake
4. “Control” by Big Sean
5. “The Monster” by Eminem
6. “Bound 2” by Kanye West
7. “All Me” by Drake
8. “Power Trip” by J. Cole
9. “From Time” by Drake
10. “Bad” by Wale
But what other song could be there on top if not “Rap God”? By Genius’ calculations, “Rap God” remains the second most popular song on the platform ever — across all genres, regardless of time. It has survived enormous peaks of popularity of global hits that’s come and gone. But “Rap God” is still here: fascinating, overwhelming, captivating. With over 940,000 Spotify streams, 1.3 billion YouTube views, and 18.5 million Genius views.
Read the article in full on Genius and listen to “Rap God” below:
