Long Live the Kane
I'll Take You There
Big Daddy Kane
Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis
21
End
138
Internal
64
Multi
222
Slant
7
Chain
Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
Hear ye, hear ye, from far and near
The one they call the Big Daddy✦ Kane is here
To deliver a message✦ to everyone✦ everywhere✦
So listen✦ up party✦ people cause this you should hear
It's a story✦ of a far-away atmosphere✦
That you will find very✦ rare and far beyond compare✦
All is sincere✦ and rather✦ debonair
So let's all gather✦ around,✦ because✦
Off to a place you thought was unreal✦
Where people of the world do know how to chill
Everything✦ remains cool and calm where you are
And if you ask about crime, they all'll say huh
They wouldn't even✦ know what you mean
Cause it's a different program, y'all know the routine
Where people work hard for a decent buck
And you can wear truck jewelry without✦ being stuck
Never✦ wondering whether your house is all right
So go leave your VCR on the porch overnight
And as for the people they all stand proud
Senior✦ citizens party✦ with the hip-hop crowd
You can hang at a jam till the break of dawn
And leave without✦ your Bally✦ shoes getting stepped on
Everyone✦ walks around✦ in their right mind and all
Because✦ crack ain't nothing✦ but a hole in the wall
So those who wish to live with glare and flair
There's✦ a place that this can be done, and yo
What I discovered may just only✦ seem
As something that you find in your wildest dream
But, on the real tip, you will see
I'm not playing, what I'm saying is reality
There is a place people live with joy
That the next man cannot come along and destroy
No one faces✦ problems, no one says sorry✦
And war ain't nothing✦ but a game on Atari✦
This message✦ also✦ applies to other✦ nations✦
Like Africa for instance, where there's✦ starvation✦
But if you come with me, you're sure to see
Ethiopians can eat in Red Lobster for free
And people that you saw before✦ that were poor
Will never✦ ever✦ see the situation✦ no more
'Cause in this world everyone's✦ a millionaire
Are you sick?
And what the hell is welfare?✦
Fashions✦ are smashing for all to flaunt
And we can get anything✦ that we want
So don't think you can't afford expensive✦ design
Because✦ fresh Gucci✦ wear is only✦ $5.99
So come ye all and attend this affair✦
As we journey to the promised land, and
Since I'm the type of guy that laughs and jokes✦
This may sound funny,✦ but seriously folks
It's a shame that people today✦ must live
In a world that's operating oh so negative✦
But I found a place designed especially for you
Where peace and harmony is everyone's✦ culture
So let's all gather✦ around✦ before✦ this world corrupts
And we don't even✦ need Scotty✦ to beam us up
Because✦
Technical Breakdown
7.7
Multisyllabic Rhymes8.5
Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)
Internal Rhymes9.5
Rhymes within a line (data-driven)
Wordplay / Double Entendres6.0
Clever language, metaphors, punchlines
Cadence / Rhythm7.5
Flow variation and timing (data-driven)
Vocabulary Complexity8.0
Range and depth of words used (data-driven)
Delivery / Breath Control7.5
Performance and control
Computed Score7.71
Production
— Marley MarlBe the first to rate the production
Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™
Big Daddy Kane utilizes a rigid AAAA rhyme scheme to anchor a socially conscious narrative, leveraging his iconic rhythmic precision to contrast the gritty reality of late-80s urban decay with a utopian vision.
B+
8.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
7.5
Cadence / Flow
8
Vocabulary
6
Wordplay
7.5
Delivery
Monorhyme dominanceSocial juxtapositionInternal rhyme clustersConversational cadence
Rhyme Architecture: Predominantly monorhyme (ending in -ere/air) during the setup, shifting into tightly locked AABB couplets for the descriptive world-building segment.
Verified Doubles & Entendres
"crack ain't nothing but a hole in the wall"
① A literal reference to physical structural damage in an abandoned or decaying building.② A metaphor for the crack cocaine epidemic, positioning the drug itself as a destructive, hollow, and superficial void in the community.
"wear truck jewelry without being stuck"
① Wearing expensive gold chains or 'truck' sized medallions safely.② The state of being safe from being 'stuck up' (robbed) in a neighborhood where violent crime is non-existent.
Exceptional rhythmic consistency
Clear, vivid storytelling
Strong social commentary for the era
Commanding presence through assertive delivery
Repetitive rhyme vowel sound in the intro
Slightly predictable scheme architecture
Some forced line endings to satisfy the monorhyme