My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
All of the Lights
Kanye West
Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis
42
End
245
Internal
56
Multi
196
Slant
16
Chain
Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
All of the lights (all of the lights)
(Lights, lights) All of the lights
Turn up the lights in here, baby✦
Extra✦ bright, I want y'all to see this
Turn up the lights in here, baby✦
You know what I need, want you to see everything✦
Want you to see all of the lights
Fast cars, shooting stars
All of the lights, all of the lights
Until it's Vegas✦ everywhere we are (all of the lights)
If you want it, you can get it for the rest of your life
If you want it, you can get it for the rest of your life
Somethin' wrong, I hold my head
MJ gone, our nigga✦ dead
I slapped my girl, she called✦ the feds
I did that time and spent that bread
I'm heading home, I'm almost there
I'm on my way, headed✦ up the stairs
To my surprise, a nigga✦ replacing me
I had to take him to that ghetto✦ university✦
Lights
Cop lights, flashlights,✦ spotlights✦
Strobe lights, street lights
(All of the lights, all of the lights)
Fast life, drug life, thug life
Rock life every✦ night (all of the lights)
Turn up the lights in here, baby✦
Extra✦ bright, I want y'all to see this
Turn up the lights in here, baby✦
You know what I need, want you to see everything✦
Want you to see all of the lights
Restraining order,✦ can't see my daughter
Her mother,✦ brother,✦ grandmother✦ hate me in that order✦
Public visitation,✦ we met at Borders
Told her she take me back, I'll be more supportive
I made mistakes, I bumped✦ my head
Them courts sucked✦ me dry, I spent that bread
She need her daddy,✦ baby,✦ please
Can't let her grow up in that ghetto✦ university✦
Lights
Cop lights, flashlights,✦ spotlights✦
Strobe lights, street lights
(All of the lights, all of the lights)
Fast life, drug life, thug life
Rock life every✦ night (all of the lights)
Turn up the lights in here, baby✦
Extra✦ bright, I want y'all to see this
Turn up the lights in here, baby✦
You know what I need, want you to see everything✦
Want you to see all of the lights
I'm gettin'✦ mine, baby✦
Gotta✦ let these niggas✦ know, yeah
Gettin'✦ right, babe
You should go and get your own
I'm gettin'✦ mine, baby✦
Gotta✦ let these niggas✦ know, yeah
Gettin'✦ right, babe
You should go and get your own
Unemployment line, credit card declined
Did I not mention✦ I was about✦ to lose my mind? (My mind, my mind, my mind)
And also✦ was about✦ to do that line (line, line, line)
'Kay, okay,✦ you know we going all the way this time (time)
We going all the way this time
We going all the way this time
We going all the way this time
We going all the way this time
Turn up the lights in here, baby✦
Extra✦ bright, I want y'all to see this
Turn up the lights in here, baby✦
You know what I need, want you to see everything✦
Want you to see all of the lights
Whoa, whoa, oh
(I tried to tell you, but all I could say was, oh)
Whoa, whoa, oh
(I tried to tell you, but all I could say was, oh)
Whoa, whoa, oh
(I tried to tell you, but all I could say was, oh)
Whoa, whoa, oh
(I tried to tell you, but all I could say)
Technical Breakdown
8.2
Multisyllabic Rhymes7.5
Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)
Internal Rhymes9.5
Rhymes within a line (data-driven)
Wordplay / Double Entendres4.5
Clever language, metaphors, punchlines
Cadence / Rhythm10.0
Flow variation and timing (data-driven)
Vocabulary Complexity5.0
Range and depth of words used (data-driven)
Delivery / Breath Control8.5
Performance and control
Computed Score8.23
Production
— Kanye West, Jeff BhaskerBe the first to rate the production
Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™
Kanye utilizes rhythmic minimalism and staccato cadence to mirror the erratic, disorienting nature of a 'flashbulb' public life, prioritizing sonic atmosphere over dense lyrical complexity.
A
7.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
10
Cadence / Flow
5
Vocabulary
4.5
Wordplay
8.5
Delivery
Staccato cadenceRepetitive motif anchoringDirect narrative progressionDynamic vocal projection
Rhyme Architecture: Employs an AAAA block-rhyme scheme (head, dead, feds, bread) that builds intense rhythmic tension, followed by a transition into a more fluid internal cadence for the narrative segment.
Verified Doubles & Entendres
"take him to that ghetto university"
① Physical confrontation in an urban setting② A hyperbolic metaphor for teaching the rival a harsh, street-level lesson
"spent that bread"
① Literal expenditure of money on legal fees② Slang for using up resources or time in the context of being incarcerated
Exceptional rhythmic integration with production
Effective use of narrative pacing
Strong emotional delivery that anchors the chaotic production
Limited lexical complexity
Relies on straightforward rhyme structures
Lack of sustained double entendres