It only lasts for a duration of 31 seconds, and Eminem manages to pack in a staggering 224 words, equaling a total of 330 syllables. That works out to an average of 10.65 syllables per second, or 7.23 words per second.
How fast can Eminem rap? Eminem is one of the fastest rappers in the world, and his iconic track “Rap God” has him rapping at a breakneck speed. He clocks in at an impressive 9.6 words per second, making him one of the few artists to rap that quickly. In comparison, the average rapper speaks at 6 to 7 words per second.
“Rap God” (2013)
Not only does Eminem include a blisteringly fast verse in “Rap God”, with the quickest section clocking in at 9.6 syllables per second, but this track also holds the Guinness World Record for “Most Words in a Hit Single”. It packs 1,560 words into a 6 minutes and 10 seconds.
Guinness World Record
Brown rapped at a clip of 14.1 syllables per second, beating the previous 12.5 syllable-a-second record set in 1998 by Chicago rapper Rebel XD. NoClue's since beaten record is recorded in Guinness World Records 2006, released in August 2005.
On the track “100 Miles and Running,” the listener is graced with an adrenaline rush. Logic pumps out 69 words in under nine seconds — that's faster than the fastest verse of Eminem's “Rap God.”
“Godzilla” also far exceeds his famously speedy “Rap God,” where he spits 157 syllables in 16.3 seconds, or 9.6 syllables per second.
Eminem is only able to rap so fast because of his many years of practice. Growing up in the Detroit slums he would write wraps daily and perfected, over time he's literally trained his tongue and mouth to move at lightning speed, while still retaining full pronunciation of all the syllables.
Eminem's third verse on the track holds the record for his fastest rap verse, rapping 11 syllables per second, or 222 words in 30 seconds.
Godzilla's expletive-laced verse is comprised of a whopping 330 total syllables, meaning the world-renowned musician has beaten his own record and is able to rap 10.65 syllables per second, or 7.23 words per second, as reported by Genius.
In an industry where speed is often revered and rappers are constantly vying for the title of fastest, it's essential to look at the metrics. According to the Guinness World Records, the title of the world's fastest rapper - with a hit single - belongs to none other than Eminem.
In the third verse of Eminem's (USA, b. Marshall Mathers III) No. 1 single “Godzilla”, the rapper squeezes 225 words into one 30-second segment – that's a rapid 7.5 words per second!
Rap began in 1971, in the Bronx, with Kool Herc, who was from Jamaica. At block parties, Kool Herc would play two turntables by hand and manipulate the sound to create an entirely new sound, while he rapped the lyrics from the song he was playing.
Many rappers claim the title of 'quickest'
That's because at different times, and according to different measurements, various artists have been awarded the coveted title. There's Eminem, who was credited with a Guinness World Record in 2020 for rapping a staggering 7.5 words per second in one verse in Godzilla.
The rapper took the title over Lil Wayne, Jay-Z and Kanye West.
Rebel XD - 20.3 syllables per second
Rebel XD is a US rapper and recording artist known for holding the Guinness Book of World Records title of World's Fastest Rapper three times. The rapper clocked 20.29 syllables per second in his song Record Breaker.
Rap God packs 1,560 words into six minutes and three seconds, an average of just under 4.3 words a second. It also includes a 15-second passage in which he manages 97 words, at just under 6.5 words a second, which is really quite fast.
Question: What singer holds the world record for most words in a hit single? Answer: Eminem. Detroit-native, Eminem, set the Guinness world record with the song "Rap God" clocking in 1,560 words in six minutes. Eminem rapped an average of 4.28 words per second in the track.
Eminem Set a New World Record Spitting 229 Words In 30 Seconds On “Godzilla” Eminem hit an all time high. Again. He set a record with Godzilla track where the fastest rapper ever spits 339 syllables in 30 seconds.
Including the section of verse 3 from the line “Trigger happy, pack heat, but it's black ink” (from 2 min 45 sec), Eminem spits out 284 words in 42 seconds for an average of 6.76 words per second – faster than “Majesty” and “Rap God”.
Eminem's fastest rap performance at number one. is actually Godzilla, where he's rapping at 10.6 syllables per second. super impressive. dealing with the venom.
Eminem's New Track 'Godzilla' Just Broke the World Record for Fastest Rap Verse. The controversial artist spits bars at 10.65 syllables per second on the track's third verse.
↑ Jump up to: 4.0 4.1 The Official GODZILLA Movie Fact Book states that Godzilla's top speed is only 300 miles per hour.
Eminem made music history when he rapped 1,560 words in “Rap God,” which clocks in at six minutes and four seconds. Guinness World Records recognized this for most words in a hit single. UKF reports that this record has been broken by UK rapper Harry Shotta.