The New Danger

Gimmesome

Yasiin Bey (Mos Def)

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

21

End

136

Internal

49

Multi

154

Slant

8

Chain

Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
[Chorus: Nate Dogg]
Oh no
Look at who they let in the back do'
From Long Beach to Brooklyn,✦ they know
We rock from the East to West Coast
Queens, salute✦ to Pharoahe✦
Step away✦ from the mic, they too cold
The funk might fracture✦ your nose
[Verse 2: Pharoahe Monch]
Very✦ contagious✦ raps should be trapped in cages✦
Through stages✦ of wackness, Pharoahe's✦ raps are blazin'✦
And it amazes✦ me how you claim thug
But go two-ways without Skytel pagers
I'm intellectual, pass more essays✦
Than motorcade police✦ parades through East L.A.
More beef then delis, thus, what I vent is just (Uh)
What you lust to vent, it's irrele'✦
Huh, hallelujah,Pharoahe✦ Monch'll do ya
Maintain the same frame of mind, screw ya
Get the picture,✦ sit ya, seat ya, greet ya with scriptures
I'm equipped to rip ya, reach ya
Pharoahe✦ and Mos is verbal osmosis✦
Coast to coast, we boast to be the most explosive here
Ferocious,✦ the lyrical prognosis✦
The dosage✦ is leavin'✦ you mentally unfocused here
MCs just come on 'round
You're the next contestants on Catch a Beat Down
Don't be hesitant, sound cracks the sediment
It's evident we medicine for your whole town
Sky's the limit,✦ game's✦ infinite when I'm in it
All windows is tinted,✦ how you seein' me when I'm in it?
Rap, we got it on lock, man, stop that
Put that mic back down, boy, drop that
Pharoahe's✦ flows blows shows like Afros✦
We hate y'all though, that's why Nate Dogg go
[Chorus: Nate Dogg]
Oh no
Niggas✦ ain't scared✦ to hustle
It's been seven✦ days, the same clothes✦
Ask them originals✦ 'cause they know
Mos Def, Nate Dogg and Pharoahe✦
Step away✦ from the mic, they too cold
The funk might fracture✦ your nose
Oh no
Niggas✦ ain't scared✦ to hustle
It's been seven✦ days, the same clothes✦
Ask them originals✦ 'cause they know
Mos Def, Nate Dogg and Pharoahe✦
Step away✦ from the mic, they too cold
The funk might fracture✦ your nose
[Outro]
Oh no
Look at who they let in the back do'
From Long Beach to Brooklyn,✦ they know
We rock from the East to West Coast
Queens, salute✦ to Pharoahe✦
Step away✦ from the mic, they too cold
The funk might fracture✦ your nose

Technical Breakdown

8.7
Multisyllabic Rhymes8.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres8.5

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm8.5

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity8.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control9.0

Performance and control

Computed Score8.67

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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

Pharoahe Monch demonstrates elite technical control, utilizing aggressive, rapid-fire internal rhyming to establish a 'verbal osmosis' theme where the density of the rhymes themselves mimics the lyrical explosion described.

A
8.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
8.5
Cadence / Flow
8
Vocabulary
8.5
Wordplay
9
Delivery
Internal Rhyme SaturationAssonance ChainsMulti-syllabic StackingRapid-fire Cadence
Rhyme Architecture: Monch employs a highly dense, interlocking scheme. He utilizes AABB-style couplets reinforced by heavy internal syllable matching (cages/stages/blazin/amazes/pagers/essays/parades), creating a pressurized flow that never loses momentum.
Verified Doubles & Entendres

"go two-ways without Skytel pagers"

① Refers to the slang 'two-way' or 'swinging both ways' implying hidden bisexuality or lack of masculine authenticity.② A literal tech-reference to the popular 90s 'two-way' paging devices, mocking rappers who lack the tech or the status to afford modern communication tools.

"More beef then delis"

① Having more conflict/rivalries than a delicatessen.② A literal play on the high volume of meat products stored and sold in a traditional New York deli.

"verbal osmosis"

① A scientific process of diffusion through a semi-permeable membrane.② A metaphor for the absorption of lyricism; suggesting his skill is so potent and prevalent that it permeates the listener's environment automatically.

Unmatched rhythmic density for the era

Exceptional command of multis

Aggressive, high-energy delivery that matches the lyrical content

Cohesive thematic integration of 'osmosis'

Some internal rhymes border on phonetic repetition rather than semantic depth

The density occasionally prioritizes phonetic satisfaction over narrative continuity

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