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Hootie Hoo

Outkast

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

24

End

162

Internal

70

Multi

174

Slant

8

Chain

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[Verse 2: André 3000]
Now, playing these bitches is my favorite sport
But ain't no game when they be calling✦ your name in the court
Oh, it's Saturday night, I guess that makes✦ it alright
Got an obese✦ twenty✦ sack, fully✦ packed,✦ it's so tight
That it's busting out the seams, yes sir, I'm set
Oh, but let me tuck the .380 before✦ I jet
Hops off in the 'Lac with Big Gipp, you got a light? (Hootie-hoo)✦
Communication device✦ done went off twice
Should I answer✦ the call? Yes, we macking 'em all
We met 'em up in the mall, recall✦ "Player's Ball?"
Well, it's, "Player's Ball 2," so I guess I'll call you
Later✦ on, and then your whole crew can fall through
Now later✦ on done got here
I takes✦ a peek, now let me see, what do we got here?
Drawers falling✦ down like niggas✦ in a drive-by
I got up in them hoes, then I told her, "Bye-bye"
About✦ two weeks later,✦ she called✦ me with some bullshit✦
Talking 'bout her period✦ late, guess what I did?
Click, nah, it couldn't be me, not me
[Chorus]
Hootie-hoo✦
Big Boi on my left, Andre's✦ on my right
Tight like hallways,✦ smoked✦ out always✦ (Hootie-hoo)✦
Hootie-hoo✦
Big Boi on my left, Andre's✦ on my right
Tight like hallways,✦ smoked✦ out always✦ (Hootie-hoo)✦
[Verse 3: Big Boi]
Well, you know we getting blizzard✦
'Cause we got that chicken gizzard✦
In the dungeon and scope
But some of you niggas✦ can't cope with it
So, Opie, hip-hop,✦ to the front, to the back, it don't stop
From the streets of ATL to the slums of College Park
So God Almighty know, it's Outkast for the '94 era✦
You heard the player's call, we takin'✦ it to another level
So 'lujah,✦ Halle, let me get a swallow of that Martell
And you may go to Hell
[Verse 4: André 3000]
Set sail with a nigga✦ from ATL, Southwest, that is
It's that Southern sess in your chest, that is
One more 'gain for my friend who don't take
No bullshit✦ from no bitch who is stank
I ain't the sugar daddy✦ nigga✦ who will pay you
Silly✦ of you to think that I would, but I will lay you
Down like some vocals, you can quote those
Head 'til I'm dead, yes, it's down your throat holes✦
Don't get me wrong, to disrespect is not my shit
But if you fall in this category, then you's a bitch (Hootie-hoo)✦
[Chorus]
Hootie-hoo✦
Big Boi's on my left, Andre's✦ on my right
Tight like hallways,✦ smoked✦ out always✦ (Hootie-hoo)✦
Hootie-hoo✦
Big Boi's on my left, Andre's✦ on my right
Tight like hallways,✦ smoked✦ out always✦ (Hootie-hoo)✦
Hootie-hoo✦
Big Boi's on my left, Andre's✦ on that right
Tight like hallways,✦ smoked✦ out always✦ (Hootie-hoo)✦
Hootie-hoo✦
Big Boi's on my left, big Dre's on that right
Tight like hallways,✦ smoked✦ out always✦ (Hootie-hoo)✦

Technical Breakdown

8.4
Multisyllabic Rhymes9.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres6.5

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm9.0

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity6.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control8.5

Performance and control

Computed Score8.41

Production

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

André 3000 displays an early mastery of conversational, narrative-driven rhythmic syncopation, using his flow to mimic the urgency of a player navigating street encounters and social fallout.

A
9.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
9
Cadence / Flow
6
Vocabulary
6.5
Wordplay
8.5
Delivery
Conversational cadenceMultisyllabic internal rhymingNarrative framingRhythmic break-points
Rhyme Architecture: The verse relies on highly fluid AABB and AAAA stanzas with extensive internal multisyllabic rhyming, often chaining three to four rhymes within a single line (e.g., 'sport' / 'court' / 'alright' / 'tight').
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"playing these bitches is my favorite sport / But ain't no game when they be calling your name in the court"

① The literal 'sport' of pursuit and seduction② The legal 'court' where child support or paternity suits appear, turning the game into a life-altering legal reality

"Drawers falling down like niggas in a drive-by"

① Physical state of clothing being removed or falling during sexual encounters② The visual association between sagging pants/falling bodies in the context of the violent imagery of the era's 'drive-by' motif

Exceptional rhythmic pocket and breath control

Seamless narrative progression

Authentic, colloquial phrasing that feels lived-in rather than written

Effective use of the 'Hootie-hoo' call-and-response as a rhythmic stabilizer

Some dated misogynistic tropes

The narrative resolution is somewhat predictable based on 90s player archetypes

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