"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.

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.