The New Danger

Blue Black Jack

Yasiin Bey (Mos Def)

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

39

End

66

Internal

74

Multi

71

Slant

11

Chain

Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
[Chorus]
Black Jack
Was a fighting✦ man
Black Jack
Was a mighty✦ man
You stand them up
He knock them out
Yeah-yeah✦
That's the real
You stand them up
He knock them down
Yeah-yeah✦
That's the deal
[Post-Chorus]
Now sing them high
Hey-hey-hey-hey
Up in the sky
Whoa-oh-whoa✦
Break it down low
Whoa-whoa✦
Break it off slow
Whoa-whoa✦
Then shout it out
Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah✦
Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah✦ (Ow, huh)
[Verse]
Who that boogie man
There that boogie man
Tackidy✦ Tackidy✦ Tap Tap Tap
Holding bread in hand
Go head work that bag
Go head work it say
Talking✦ the talk and walking✦ the walk
Is what daddy✦ do they say
Wear them pretty✦ clothes
Drive them pretty✦ cars
You a super✦ hero✦
You a super✦ star
You a super✦ man
Go head fly yo cape
Blowing in the wind
Let it touch the hand
Stand and fight and win
Snatch the crown again✦
Wit' yo mighty✦ swing
And yo flashy✦ smile
Let them see the light (Ow)
You so black and bright
You so bright you black
Shining✦ and rhyming✦ and fighting✦ them back
Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah✦ (Shining✦ and rhyming✦ and fighting,✦ Shining✦ and rhyming✦ and fighting✦ them back)
Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah✦ (Shining✦ and rhyming✦ and fighting,✦ Shining✦ and rhyming✦ and fighting✦ them back, Black)
(Go on big bro)
[Guitar Solo]
[Outro]
Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah✦
Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah✦
Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah✦
Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah✦ (Ha)
Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah✦ (Woo)
Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah✦ (Ha)
Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah✦
Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah✦ (Woo-hoo)✦
Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah✦ (Woo-hoo)✦
Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah✦ (Woo-hoo,✦ ow)
Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah✦
Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah✦ (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah✦ (Ow, yeah)
Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah✦ (Woo-hoo)✦
Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah✦ (Woo-hoo)✦
Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah✦ (Woo-hoo)✦
Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah✦ (Woo-hoo)✦
Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah✦ (Woo-hoo)✦
Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah✦ (Woo-hoo)✦
Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah✦ (Woo-hoo,✦ oh no, yeah-yeah)✦
Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah✦ (Yeah, yeah)
Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah✦ (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah✦

Technical Breakdown

6.8
Multisyllabic Rhymes8.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes7.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres3.0

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm8.8

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity3.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control6.0

Performance and control

Computed Score6.75

Production

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

The verse relies on rhythmic simplicity and blues-inflected cadence rather than complex lyricism, serving as a functional, repetitive rhythmic framework.

B
8.5
Multisyllabic
7.5
Internal Rhymes
8.8
Cadence / Flow
3
Vocabulary
3
Wordplay
6
Delivery
call and responserhythmic repetitionblues vocal pacingsyncopated phrasing
Rhyme Architecture: A simplistic, repetitive AABB pattern emphasizing strong end-rhymes (man/man, out/down - near rhyme) designed for vocal chanting and melodic cadence rather than dense multi-syllabic construction.
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"You stand them up / He knock them down"

① The physical act of boxing or fighting an opponent.② A gambling or transactional metaphor referencing a card game (Black Jack) where one sets up the opponent to lose.

Effective use of minimalist rhythm to create a 'fighting' motif

Strong command of cadence that aligns perfectly with the beat

Effective interplay between the vocal performance and the rhythmic structure

Low vocabulary density

Lack of complex wordplay or metaphor

Highly repetitive structure that prioritizes performance over lyrical depth

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