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10 songs that feel like Rap God

Matched to Rap God by Eminem on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Rap God
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Rap God
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intense 89/100 intensity 148 BPM
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Thunderstruck — AC/DC intense 132 BPM

A 97% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (88/100).

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How You Like That — BLACKPINK intense 130 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (87/100). Same complex texture.

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Voodoo Child (Slight Return) — Jimi Hendrix intense 150 BPM

Keeps the same transcendent pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (93/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (150 BPM).

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Sicko Mode — Travis Scott intense 155 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (86/100). Same complex texture.

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Crystalline — Björk intense 126 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (87/100).

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Go Do — Jónsi intense 140 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (84/100). Same complex texture.

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Ludens — Bring Me the Horizon intense 135 BPM

Keeps the same transcendent pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (84/100). Measured 95% alike.

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Ojalá — Banda MS intense 135 BPM

Measures 97% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (88/100). Same complex texture.

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A Minha Menina — Os Mutantes intense 130 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (84/100).

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Rattlesnake — King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard intense 130 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (84/100). Same complex texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Rap God is more than you want right now.

Hallogallo by Neu!
Hallogallo — Neu! moderate 138 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 9. Intensity 38/100, down from 89. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Polynomial-C by Aphex Twin
Polynomial-C — Aphex Twin moderate 152 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 56/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Chocolate Chip Trip — Tool moderate 140 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 9. Reads 45/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Nico and the Niners by Twenty One Pilots
Nico and the Niners — Twenty One Pilots moderate 140 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. 61/100, versus the original's 89. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Butterfly Effect by Travis Scott
Butterfly Effect — Travis Scott moderate 150 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. Intensity 44/100, down from 89. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Emerald Rush — Jon Hopkins moderate 120 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9, so it lands at 43/100 — the pull without the edge.

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Incident at Neshabur — Carlos Santana moderate 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. Reads 43/100.

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New Lands — Justice moderate 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. 43/100, versus the original's 89.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Rap God” by Eminem?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Thunderstruck” by AC/DC, “How You Like That” by BLACKPINK, “Voodoo Child (Slight Return)” by Jimi Hendrix — the top match scores 97% alike. Matching is by how the songs actually move (intensity, dynamic range, texture, tempo, predictability, vocal force), not by genre tag or popularity.

What songs are like “Rap God” but calmer?

“Hallogallo” by Neu!, “Polynomial-C” by Aphex Twin, “Chocolate Chip Trip” by Tool keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Rap God”?

It measures 89/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 9/10, complex texture, frequent sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 148 BPM.

How do you decide which songs are similar?

Every song in our catalog is measured on 8 dimensions — intensity, dynamic range, tempo, sudden changes, texture, predictability, vocal force and fine sound detail. Similarity is the distance between two songs across those measurements, so matches cross genres and eras. Shared mood tags break ties.

By the numbers: how this song compares

Computed from this song’s place among the 19,209 songs we’ve measured.

Where it sits in 19,000 songs

This is one of the more intense things in our library — more energetic than 98% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 89/100 comes from a dynamic range of 9/10, complex texture, frequent shifts, and dynamic vocals. Relatively few songs occupy this exact corner of the spectrum.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is blazing intensity: more extreme on that axis than 98% of everything we've measured. At the far opposite end of the library sit the songs built on near-total stillness — steady volume, no surprises, a slow and unhurried pulse — the kind of track this one is the counterpoint to.

Feels almost identical to

Closest matches by feel across all 19,209 measured songs — not by genre or artist, by how they actually move.

What it’s good for

Sleep0/10
Focus0/10
Workout9/10
Dinner3/10
Party / hype9/10

Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.

2013 in context

The 408 songs we’ve measured from 2013 average a dynamic range of 6.5/10. At 9/10, this track is louder and more dynamic than its year.

Mixes smoothly with

Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.

The fingerprint

Intensity89
Dynamics89
Tempo60
Surprise75
Density60
Predictability100
Vocal force75
Trigger load0

The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.

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