Rhymes With Oranges

I listened back to The Eminem Show (2002) last night, and found the stanza in "Business" where Eminem rhymes “oranges,” with “hinges,” “syringes” and “I’m inches.” He places the accent on the second syllable of "oranges" for a cleaner rhyme. And if that’s not enough, he says each word as the first word in each line instead of the last word, though the last word rhymes, too, but with “plums” instead of "oranges."

Oh God, Saddam’s got his own Laden
With his own private plane, his own pilot
Set to blow college dorm room doors off their hinges
Oranges, peach, pears, plums
Syringes, [chainsaw sound] yeah here I come
I’m inches, away from you dear fear none
Hip-hop is in a state of 911

You can also interpret the “oranges” rhymes as one line of verse, alternating with longer lines rhyming with “plums.” That would be written like this:

Oranges
Peach Pear Plums
Syringes
Yeah, here I come

However, when rapped, these lines are unbroken, so neither transcription is accurate. Notice, too, how the first set of rhymes— “God," "Saddam," Laden,” “private,” “pilot” and “college”—share their first vowel sound rather than their last. It's not as evident when written, but it's obvious when heard. My god, this man is a monster!