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‘Rap God’ is 6th best Eminem song with two-word title

| Mar 12, 2016 03:50 AM EST

"Rap God" rapper Eminem was born Marshall Bruce Mathers III in St. Joseph, Missouri on Oct. 17, 1972.

Among the chart-topping songs of Eminem as the main artist with a two-word title are "Lose Yourself," "The Monster" and "Rap God."

1.  "Lose Yourself"

Released on Sept. 17, 2002, "Lose Yourself" was written solely by Eminem. It became the rapper's first song without a featured artist to ranked number 1 on Billboard Hot 100 on Nov. 9, 2002.

"Lose Yourself" is from the soundtrack to the 2002 movie "8 Mile," which starred Eminem opposite Kim Basinger and the late Brittany Murphy. In 2003, the song became the first ever rap song to have won the Academy Award for Best Original Song.  

2. "The Monster" featuring Rihanna

Released on Oct. 29, 2013, "The Monster" is Eminem's first song to rank number one on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.

"The Monster" is from Eminem's eighth studio album "The Marshall Mathers LP 2," which was released on Nov. 5, 2013. The song ranked number 1 on Billboard Hot 100 on Dec. 31, 2013.

3. "Not Afraid"

Eminem wrote "Not Afraid" with Luis Resto, Matthew Samuels, Matthew Burnett and Jordan Evans. It ranked number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on May 22, 2010.

"Not Afraid" is from Eminem's seventh studio album "Recovery," which was released on June 21, 2010. The music video of the song directed by Rich Lee was criticized over the product placement by Beats by Dr. Dre headphone and Nike shoes.

4. "Without Me"

Released on May 14, 2002, "Without Me" number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on June 19, 2002. The song is from Eminem's fourth studio album "The Eminem Show," which was released by Interscope Records, Shady Records and Aftermath Records on May 21, 2002.

5. "Shake That" featuring Nate Dogg

"Shake That" peaked at number 6 on Billboard Hot 100 on Feb. 25, 2006. It was from Eminem's first compilation album titled "Curtain Call: The Hits," which was released on Dec. 6, 2005.

6. "Rap God"

With 1,560 words in its lyrics, "Rap God" entered the Guinness World Records as the hit single with the most words. From Eminem's "The Marshall Mathers LP 2" album, the song peaked at number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on Nov. 2, 2013.

7. "No Love" featuring Lil Wayne

"No Love" peaked at number 23 on Billboard Hot 100 on July 10, 2010. It is from Eminem's seventh studio album "Recovery," which was released on June 21, 2010.

8. "Music Box"

"Music Box" peaked at number 82 on Billboard Hot 100 on Jan. 9, 2010. It was featured on Eminem's 2009 album "Relapse: Refill."

9. "Beautiful Pain"

"Beautiful Pain" peaked at number 99 on Billboard Hot 100 on Nov. 23, 2013. The song was from "The Marshall Mathers LP 2."

Watch the "Family Guy" version of "Rap God" by Mikey Bolts here:  

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