Prince of Darkness
Ooh, Weh, Baby
Big Daddy Kane
Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis
20
End
174
Internal
68
Multi
215
Slant
9
Chain
Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
{Chorus:✦ Teyana✦ Taylor}✦
Everything✦ worth my heart and soul
I would give it up and let it go
Momma✦ said it feels really✦ close
Then it'll come back to me
All in my heart like nova✦ note
But I won't give it up unless✦ you go
And if my heart is really✦ yours
Then, boy, you'll come back to me
Ooh, ooh, no
{Verse 2: Rick Ross & Teyana✦ Taylor}✦
Niggas✦ know I'm a war hog
'Till they know you want a Warhol✦ (Ooh, ooh)
Autograph by Warhol✦ (Ah, ah, ah, ooh)
Never go to war with a cornball (Ooh)
They wouldn't swayed in the rain (Ooh, ooh)
While we spread like a spade, gettin'✦ paid for the name (Ooh)
Kanye created his own cartoon
Straight G, Givenchy with the costume (Ooh)
SL, matte red, so fair (Ooh)
Terrell Owens, no tax, straight bread (Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh,✦ uh)
{Verse 3: Kanye West & Teyana✦ Taylor}✦
Uh
Tell so and so we're right there (Ohh)
It's nothin'✦ in the world when we dead
I know niggas✦ paid a hundred G's for abortion✦ (As bad as this hurts, I need to say this)
Tell me that ain't some type of fuckin'✦ distortion✦ ()
And tell me that's personified, be there (This is way too hard)
Case of money,✦ man, them girls that don't be there (I'll let it go)
Be fam, but all my niggas✦ with their second✦ pieces✦ (Love is too good to be delivered, forever)
More than than-a-than-a,get a second✦ leases✦ (Just to be sure I really✦ don't go)
Bad bitch photobomb (So I really✦ know)
My Batiste is on the countertop (And if it's all real)
With the than-a,✦ with the second✦ leases✦ (I d believe you'll come back to me)
I fuck around✦ and get some extra✦ kids (Come, come back to me)
I could fuck around✦ and cop an extra✦ crib (Come, come back to me)
She don't wanna✦ sign up for the extra✦ lid (Come, come back to me)
You gon' fuck around✦ and get an extra✦ beard, yeah (Baby✦ come back, baby✦ come back to me)
They wanna✦ sign up for all that (Baby✦ come back to me, no)
{Chorus:✦ Teyana✦ Taylor✦ & Kanye West}
Everything✦ worth my heart and soul (They prolly✦ schemin' on your stacks, behind✦ my back)
I would give it up and let it go (Prolly✦ givin'✦ more backs, behind✦ plaques)
Momma✦ said it feels really✦ close (Only✦ when I'm on, ah, know where I'm at)
Then it'll come back to me (So where we goin', where we goin', hah)
All in my heart like nova✦ note (And we on, we on, yeah)
But I won't give it up unless✦ you go
And if my heart is really✦ yours (Sometimes you got to let it go)
Then, boy, you'll come back to me (Said you'll come back to me)
Ooh, ooh, no (Gotta,✦ gotta✦ let it go, feel it come back to me), ooh, no, no
{Outro:✦ Kanye West & Teyana✦ Taylor}✦
Yeah, yeah
Pay attention✦
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh,✦ ooh
Technical Breakdown
7.6
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 / Rhythm8.5
Flow variation and timing (data-driven)
Vocabulary Complexity6.0
Range and depth of words used (data-driven)
Delivery / Breath Control6.0
Performance and control
Computed Score7.63
Production
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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™
The verse relies heavily on brand-name dropping and associative phonetic rhyming typical of the era, prioritizing aesthetic swagger over deep lyrical subtext.
B+
9.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
8.5
Cadence / Flow
6
Vocabulary
6.5
Wordplay
6
Delivery
AssonanceInternal multi-syllabic rhymingBrand associationPhonetic play
Rhyme Architecture: Dense, AAAA rhyming structure centered on the 'or-all/aw-hall/all' sounds, transitioning into internal 'ay/aid' sound clusters.
Verified Doubles & Entendres
"Niggas know I'm a war hog / 'Till they know you want a Warhol"
① The artist is an aggressive force in the industry (war hog).② The desire for high-end luxury items/status symbols (Warhol art) serves as the catalyst for the conflict.
"Terrell Owens, no tax, straight bread"
① Reference to the NFL player T.O. known for being a star receiver/being paid.② Slang for currency ('bread'), emphasizing a tax-free or high-profit lifestyle.
High density of internal rhyming
Cohesive phonetic consistency across the verse
Effective use of proper nouns to ground the aesthetic
Lacks narrative progression
Over-reliance on brand-name check-ins as a substitute for metaphor
Some phrasing feels forced to accommodate the rhyme scheme