We're a little late on this, but have you heard the Eminem-led Shady 2.0 BET Cypher, shown at the BET Awards on Oct. 11? If not, quickly press "play" on the video below. For rap purists, it's six straight verses of rhyming bliss over a minimalistic beat from Gang Starr's DJ Premier, featuring Eminem and his roster of Shady Records artists. Stealing the show is Slaughterhouse's Joe Budden, whose deft bars included lines such as these: "If they teachin' how to Dougie, I'm condonin' droppin' out," "I ain't Watchin' the Throne, I'm sabotagin' it," "You Super Mario thugs is in the wrong room, gotta figure here you won't get bigger if you on shrooms," and "I done took the wine outta Amy's house."

Budden's Slaughterhouse comrades - Joell Ortiz, Royce Da 5’9 and Crooked I - are all impressive as well, especially Royce Da 5'9, whose salutations to Rihanna had the crowd laughing. And Alabama's Yelawolf starts things off with a bang, bringing the energy with his fast flow and packing as many syllables into each bar as he can. But, of course, it's Eminem who provides the exclamation point at the end, showing everyone that even though his last couple of albums were disappointing, he still may be the greatest line-for-line rapper of all time. Try to follow the line about Posdnuos (of De La Soul) and a prostitute - I couldn't.

As Budden said in his rap, "I know hip hop's alive and well; if it dies, you other crews wouldn't survive the smell."