Life After Death

Kick in the Door

The Notorious B.I.G.

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

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Biggie

This goes out to you

This goes out to you, and you, and you, and you

This goes out to you

This goes out to you, and you, and you

Uhh, your reign on the top was short like leprechauns

As I crush so-called willies,^✦ thugs, and rapper-dons

Get in that ass quick, fast like Ramadan

It's that rap phenomenon Don Dada,^✦ fuck Poppa^✦

You got to call me Francis M.H

White, intake^✦ light tokes,^✦ tote iron^✦

Was told in shootouts, stay low and keep firin'

Keep extra^✦ clips for extra^✦ shit, who's next to

Flip on that cat with that grip on rap?

The most shady,^✦ (Tell 'em!) Frankie baby^✦

Ain't no telling where

I may be, may see me in D.C

At Howard^✦ Homecoming with my man Capone,^✦ dumbing

Fucking^✦ something, you should know my steelo^✦

Went from ten Gs for blow to 30 Gs a show

To orgies^✦ with hoes I never^✦ seen before^✦

So, Jesus, get off the Notorious'^✦

Penis before^✦ I squeeze and bust

If the beef between us, we can settle it with the chrome

And metal^✦ shit, I make it hot like a kettle get

You're delicate, you better^✦ get - who sent ya?

You still pedal^✦ shit, I got more rides^✦ than Great Adventure

Biggie (How are you gonna^✦ do it?)

Kick in the door, waving^✦ the four-four^✦

All you heard was Poppa^✦ don't hit me no more

Kick in the door, waving^✦ the four-four^✦

All you heard was Poppa^✦ don't hit me no more

Kick in the door, waving^✦ the four-four^✦

All you heard was Poppa^✦ don't hit me no more (Biggie)

Kick in the door, waving^✦ the four-four^✦ (Uh-huh)^✦

All you heard was Poppa^✦ don't hit me no more

On ya mark, get set, when I spark, ya wet

Look how dark it get when you're marked^✦ for death

Should I start your breath or should I let you die

In fear you start to cry, ask why, lyrically

I'm worshiped, don't front, the word sick

You cursed^✦ it, but rehearsed it

I drop unexpectedly like bird shit, you herbs get

Stuck quickly for royalties^✦ and show money^✦

Don't forget^✦ the publishing, I punish 'em, I'm done with them

Son, I'm surprised you run with them, I think they got

Cum in them 'cause they nothing^✦ but dicks

Trying to blow up like nitro^✦ and dynamite sticks

Mad I smoke hydro,^✦ rock diamonds that's sick

Got paid off my flow, rhyme with my own clique

Take trips to Cairo,^✦ laying with your bitch

I know you praying you was rich, fucking^✦ prick, when I see ya I'ma^✦

Kick in the door, waving^✦ the four-four^✦ (Uh-huh)^✦

All you heard was Poppa^✦ don't hit me no more (Uh, uh, uh)

Kick in the door, waving^✦ the four-four^✦

All you heard was Poppa^✦ don't hit me no more

Kick in the door, waving^✦ the four-four^✦

All you heard was Poppa^✦ don't hit me no more (Biggie)

Kick in the door, waving^✦ the four-four^✦

All you heard was Poppa^✦ don't hit me no more

This goes out for those that choose to use

Disrespectful views on the King of N-Y

Fuck that, why try, throw bleach in your eye

Now ya brailling it, snatch that light shit, I'm scaling it

Conscious^✦ of ya nonsense, in '88

Sold more powder^✦ than Johnson^✦ and Johnson^✦

Tote steel like Bronson, Vigilante

You wanna^✦ get on son, you need to ask me

Ain't no other^✦ kings in this rap thing, they siblings

Nothing^✦ but my children, one shot they disappearing

It's ill when MCs used^✦ to be on cruddy^✦ shit

Took home Ready^✦ to Die, listened, studied shit

Now they on some money^✦ shit, successful out the blue

They light weight, fragili, my nine milli

Make the whites^✦ shake, that's why my money^✦ never^✦ funny^✦

And you still recouping, stupid,^✦ stupid,^✦ stupid,^✦ stupid,^✦ stupid^✦

Technical Breakdown

9.8

Multisyllabic Rhymes9.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.6

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres9.5

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm9.8

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity9.2

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control9.9

Performance and control

Computed Score9.80

Production

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Notes

Biggie's most technically ferocious track. The battle rap energy is at 100%