Prince of Darkness
Come on Down
Big Daddy Kane
Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis
29
End
173
Internal
69
Multi
201
Slant
10
Chain
Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
[Hook: Q-Tip (Busta Rhymes)]
Come on down, come on down, come on down, come on down
(Well, here I come)
Come on down, come on down, come on down, come on down
(Q-Tip, just give 'em some!!!)
[Verse 2: Q-Tip]
I'm a native✦ New Yorker,✦ I pitch a lot of porker✦
When I get my ride, I be the grill squawker
Tip's a smooth talker,✦ I love Alice✦ Walker✦
So get off the dillz and step back you little hawker✦
Better✦ yet, you hooker,✦ you wanna✦ show I book ya
The highest way I took ya, is you's a good looker✦
Queens is residential, I make the presidentials
Over✦ instrumentals,✦ I utilize the mentals✦
First saw Big Daddy✦ at the place called✦ Union✦ Square-a
If you went in by yourself it was a terror✦
See, I could do that cause my crew is kinda✦ phat
Outside we had the toolies, out West, you call em gats
It's that, oh thanks, chat, well let me drop some more shit
Bring your bats and balls and please don't forfeit
Cause you won't get away,✦ your status✦ will be stank
You can ride with me G I'm goin to the bank
To meet up with Kane, up on Dollar✦ Lane
You get the idea,✦ cause page times✦ is near
So rappers see they bug cause they really✦ can't handle
Position for the rapping, cause some of them be slackin'✦
Not in this corner,✦ for we block out the devil
The three different✦ flavors,✦ you know we on the level✦
[Hook: Busta Rhymes (Big Daddy Kane)]
Come on down, come on down, come on down, come on down
(Uh, here I come)
Come on down, come on down, come on down, come on down
(Busta✦ Rhymes,✦ won't you give 'em some)
[Verse 3: Busta Rhymes]
Check it out, ugh, as I come down and get dumb
This roughneck swingin' all over✦ the drum
Swimmin' in the track, retaliatin' thorough is how I react
Busta✦ Rhymes✦ will attack✦
As you feel the pain, bass kick impacts to the brain
Got a mega,✦ mega✦ migraine
What up to the Big Daddy✦ and Tip
My trip, flip the rhyme, then I dip
Hey, hip hop, rude, bust a interlude
Wack be up on the stage gettin'✦ booed
This structure it takes,✦ bust the angle of three different✦ flavors✦
On a young raider✦ choc, well, that's my vocal fader✦
Keep my volume✦ on extra✦ boom
All the vains in my neck symbolizes that I want room
Word up, uh, here I am, damn
Dragon✦ slayer stackin'✦ layer after✦ layer
This jam will be ran while the record✦ flim flam
Wiggle your front pram to the runnin'✦ man, Sam
Busta✦ Rhyme comin'✦ on time
L.O.N.S. D rip a new design
Flavor✦ one, taste the unborn baby✦
Flip before✦ you move or catch a bad one, baby✦
Chiggy✦ change chump, the over✦ sized✦ puff
Busta✦ pump you and the love and then I rump
Emotional stare point for the wild
Busta✦ buckwild musically direct✦ from Strong Isle
Unload,✦ catch you like smell later✦
Dig on your taste of the third flavor,✦ rah-rah!
Direct✦ from the lungs of the dragon,✦ ugh
Technical Breakdown
7.9
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 / Rhythm9.0
Flow variation and timing (data-driven)
Vocabulary Complexity6.0
Range and depth of words used (data-driven)
Delivery / Breath Control7.0
Performance and control
Computed Score7.89
Production
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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™
Q-Tip utilizes a rhythmic, conversational flow that prioritizes internal rhyme density over dense metaphorical complexity, characteristic of his early 90s style.
B+
8.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
9
Cadence / Flow
6
Vocabulary
6
Wordplay
7
Delivery
Multisyllabic rhyme chainsInternal rhyme saturationConversational cadenceAssonance-driven flow
Rhyme Architecture: The verse relies on heavy AABB or AAAA couplets within the lines, utilizing consistent end-rhyme sounds ('-alker', '-ookah', '-entials') to build momentum.
Verified Doubles & Entendres
"I make the presidentials / Over instrumentals"
① Generating money (presidential bills/currency) through rap performance.② Exercising authority or control over the musical production.
"Bring your bats and balls and please don't forfeit"
① A literal reference to a game or competition.② A metaphor for coming prepared to rap battle or compete in the studio.
Exceptional internal rhyme density
Consistent rhythmic pocket and groove
Fluid transition between complex rhyme structures and conversational asides
Some forced rhyming for the sake of the scheme (e.g., 'grill squawker')
Relatively low vocabulary complexity compared to the era's elite lyricists
Lack of sustained thematic depth