The New Danger

Sex, Love & Money

Yasiin Bey (Mos Def)

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

31

End

99

Internal

95

Multi

101

Slant

10

Chain

Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
[Hook]
I wanna✦ show you in my ghetto✦ miss I'm a star
I wanna✦ show you love, I just can't help myself✦
I wanna✦ show you in my ghetto✦ miss I'm a star
I wanna✦ show you love, I just can't help myself✦
Whoooa...whaaa✦ ohh whaaa
Freaky,✦ freaky,✦ freaky,✦ freaky✦ black
Freaky,✦ freaky,✦ freaky,✦ freaky✦ black
Freaky✦ freaky✦ black, freaky✦ freaky✦ black
Sex love and money,✦ fun
Brooklyn,✦ Sex love and money✦ --come
Fun-- temperature's✦ risin'✦
[Verse 2]
Freaky✦ black beauty✦ pretty✦ purse and blouse
The way you twerk it out got me leanin'✦ --bam
I hit the streets easy✦ in my seat
Lighting on my feet breezy✦ like the evening --bam
I'm on the lunch pack feel the warm blast
Boogie Bohn Shaft cocked✦ back and loaded✦ --bam
Top and bottom, body✦ awesome
Is the way that you come that got me goin' --bam
I'm on the back roads rollin',✦ rollin'✦
I'm playin back all the magic moments, don't front
She know I got'cha,✦ know I got'cha✦
You sneaky✦ freaky,✦ but I know about'cha,✦ know about'cha✦
You goog hurricane, go without'cha,✦ go without'cha✦
Lay back and relax you mind
I'm bout to, double the doses in half the time, huh
Master✦ physical, mastermind
You play it quiet but in private a-ha✦ a-ha,✦ huh
We body✦ rockin✦ the last of time
And then we, we body✦ rockin✦ the last of time
And then we, we body✦ rockin✦ the last of time
And then we, the body✦ rockin✦ huh, the body✦ rockin✦ huh
The body✦ rockin✦ huh, the body✦ rockin✦ huh, the body✦ rockin✦ huh
The body✦ rockin✦ says, DON'T STOP THE BODY✦ ROCK
[Hook]
I wanna✦ show you in my ghetto✦ miss I'm a star
I wanna✦ show you love, I just can't help myself✦
I wanna✦ show you in my ghetto✦ miss I'm a star
I wanna✦ show you love, I just can't help myself✦
Whoooa...whaaa✦ ohh whaaa
Freaky,✦ freaky,✦ freaky,✦ freaky✦ black
Freaky,✦ freaky,✦ freaky,✦ freaky✦ black
Freaky✦ freaky✦ black, freaky✦ freaky✦ black
Sex love and money,✦ fun
Brooklyn,✦ Sex love and money✦ --come
Fun-- temperature's✦ risin'✦
DANGER✦
Ain't gotta✦ say no more

Technical Breakdown

8.0
Multisyllabic Rhymes9.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres6.0

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm9.0

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity4.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control8.0

Performance and control

Computed Score8.03

Production

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

Mos Def utilizes high-energy rhythmic syncopation and internal cadence to elevate a straightforward lyrical theme, emphasizing performance dynamics over dense linguistic complexity.

A
9.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
9
Cadence / Flow
4
Vocabulary
6
Wordplay
8
Delivery
internal rhymingrhythmic syncopationrepetitive percussive cadencesthematic anchoring
Rhyme Architecture: The verse relies on heavy internal rhyming schemes using AAAA-type structures with a hard 'bam' terminal punctuation that serves as a rhythmic anchor at the end of each quad-bar cycle.
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"Boogie Bohn Shaft cocked back and loaded"

① A reference to the blaxploitation cultural icon 'Shaft', implying toughness and confidence.② A sexualized metaphor involving the arousal and preparation for intimate activity, maintaining the song's 'sex and love' theme.

"I hit the streets easy in my seat"

① Physical description of driving through a neighborhood with relaxed posture.② A display of social status and comfort within his 'ghetto' environment, projecting an image of mastery over his surroundings.

exceptional rhythmic pocket control

effective use of vocal dynamics to mimic percussive hits

cohesive structural flow that maintains momentum

low vocabulary density

limited metaphorical complexity compared to his other work

reliance on repetitive lyrical tropes common to the era's club-oriented hip-hop

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