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"The Rhyme"
"The Rhyme"
Single by Keith Murray
from the album Enigma
B-side	"Yeah"
Released	October 12, 1996
Recorded	1996
Genre	Hip hop
Length	3:37
Label	Jive
Songwriter(s)	Keith Murray; Erick Sermon; Frankie Beverly;
Producer(s)	Erick Sermon
Keith Murray singles chronology
Music video
	"The Rhyme" on YouTube

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

"The Rhyme" is a song by American rapper Keith Murray. It was released on October 21, 1996 through Jive Records as the only single from Murray's second studio album Enigma. The original version was again produced by Erick Sermon, who utilized samples from Maze's "Before I Let Go" and Run-DMC's "Sucker M.C.'s", with the remix produced by Jay Dee. The official music video for the song was directed by Brian Luvar.

The single peaked at number 59 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, number 12 on the Hot Rap Songs and number 3 on the Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales charts in the United States.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Rhyme" (LP Version)	Keith Murray Erick Sermon Frankie Beverly	3:37
2.	"The Rhyme" (Instrumental)	Murray Sermon Beverly	3:38
3.	"The Rhyme" (The Slum Village Instrumental)	Murray Sermon Beverly	4:01
4.	"The Rhyme" (The Slum Village Street Remix)	Murray Sermon Beverly	4:01
5.	"Yeah" (featuring Busta Rhymes, Redman, Erick Sermon and Jamal)	Murray Sermon Reginald Noble Jamal Phillips Trevor Smith	4:52

Charts

Charts (1996)	Peak position
UK Singles (OCC)^[2]	59
UK Dance (OCC)^[3]	4
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)^[4]	12
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[5]	59
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)^[6]	12
US Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales (Billboard)^[7]	3