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10 songs that feel like Marshall Mathers

Matched to Marshall Mathers 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.

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intense 61/100 intensity 95 BPM
Kick in the Door — The Notorious B.I.G. intense 95 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same aggressive pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

Shallow Be Thy Game — Red Hot Chili Peppers intense 96 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (62/100). Same layered texture.

Long Live Rock — The Who intense 120 BPM

Keeps the same aggressive pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Measured 93% alike.

Lemonade — Beyoncé intense 95 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (61/100). Same layered texture.

gnx — Kendrick Lamar intense 95 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same confident pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (61/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

Jamba — Tyler, The Creator intense 85 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (61/100). Same layered texture.

Through Being Cool — Devo moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same aggressive pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Measured 92% alike.

SMUCKERS — Tyler, the Creator intense 90 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (61/100). Same layered texture.

Thought I Was Dead — Tyler, the Creator intense 88 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same confident pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (61/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (88 BPM).

Hey Now — Kendrick Lamar intense 95 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (61/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Summer Sixteen by Drake
Summer Sixteen — Drake moderate 108 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 48/100, down from 61.

Through Being Cool — Devo moderate 120 BPM

It eases off just enough to take the edge off, so it lands at 60/100 — the pull without the edge.

Wanksta — 50 Cent moderate 85 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 8. Reads 46/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

99 Problems — Jay Z moderate 97 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. 47/100, versus the original's 61. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Mercury in Retrograde by Sturgill Simpson
Mercury in Retrograde — Sturgill Simpson moderate 110 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it eases off just enough to take the edge off. Intensity 59/100, down from 61.

Stayin' Alive — Bee Gees moderate 103 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 48/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

What's Love Got to Do with It by Tina Turner
What's Love Got to Do with It — Tina Turner moderate 105 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 8. Reads 40/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Push Ups by Drake
Push Ups — Drake moderate 146 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. 51/100, versus the original's 61.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Marshall Mathers” by Eminem?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Kick in the Door” by The Notorious B.I.G., “Shallow Be Thy Game” by Red Hot Chili Peppers, “Long Live Rock” by The Who — the top match scores 96% 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 “Marshall Mathers” but calmer?

“Summer Sixteen” by Drake, “Through Being Cool” by Devo, “Wanksta” by 50 Cent keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Marshall Mathers”?

It measures 61/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, moderate sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 95 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 81% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 61/100 comes from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, moderate 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 81% 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
Focus3/10
Workout4/10
Dinner6/10
Party / hype5/10

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

2000 in context

The 306 songs we’ve measured from 2000 average a dynamic range of 6.7/10. At 8/10, 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

Intensity61
Dynamics78
Tempo31
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load13

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

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