Taste of Chocolate
It's Hard Being the Kane
Big Daddy Kane
Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis
28
End
183
Internal
63
Multi
259
Slant
15
Chain
Rhyme Groups — hover to spotlight
Give it to me! C'mon!
C'mon! Uhh!
Give it to me! Give it here!
Give it to me! Yeah..
This is the proper✦ way man should use ink
But you're at your brink and your rhymes✦ are extinct
Just like a dinosaur, but you never✦ find a more
Cause mine'll keep sellin✦ on wax like some kind of whore
Let me inject✦ this, flow of electric currency
For all the party✦ people preferrin me
And spectatin like a tourist, cause you never✦
Saw this style of rap kickin✦ like Chuck Norris
But this ain't Kung-Fu,✦ no I just brung you
A style, that phony✦ MC's were too young to
Digest,✦ when I manifest,✦ you adolescent
So sit back, relax,✦ be glad you had a lesson✦
And this one's✦ for your listenin pleasure✦
Somethin for all the bitin✦ MC's to treasure✦
Just like a diary,✦ for you to admire✦ me
Before✦ you're put in the Dead Poet's Society
Cool as a draft, droppin math in a paragraph
I laugh as the wrath break in half, your whole staff
But many✦ MC's were able to retreat✦
Runnin✦ like an athlete, but I got bad feet
So I don't chase ya, nor do I wait to face ya
Nah it ain't in my nature✦
I just rip shop, flip-top, and watch MC's get dropped
As I manifest✦ in hip-hop✦
Rhymes✦ I construct are tough like a Tonka✦ truck
And just like lightnin they struck
Down on all the toy MC's that annoy✦
That's how I build and destroy
The poetic printer, rough rhyme inventor
With a groove so smooth you can't help but get into✦
So I'm advisin competition✦ to flee
Cause I can bake an MC like Chef Boyardee
Holdin✦ my own on the microphone
Cause I break bones✦ just like sticks and stones✦
So let it rain let it rain as I put em in pain
God damn, it's hard bein the Kane!
Give it to me! Get up!
Come on! Uhh!
Give it to me! Come on!
Give it to me! Yeahhh
Put in a pause, because here's✦ the holocaust
Above✦ all laws, in effect✦ and all yours
Cause I came to blaze a taste of bass of grace
A replace, erase✦ the waste without a trace
My vocabulary✦ will just have you very✦
Dazed✦ and amazed✦ so I fear no adversary✦ --
That means competition✦
They can't even✦ touch this, even✦ with ammunition✦
Break out the gauge and go into✦ an outrage✦
And I'mma✦ still blow up the stage
Cause this is a death threat, but don't let your sweat get
In the way of your vision✦ don't be missin✦ when I get set
To go on a rampage,✦ start a one man rage
Total destruction✦ as I rip up the damn stage
And leave it in ruins from the damage✦ that I'm doin
To prepare the atmosphere, as I put you in
The mood for the Smooth Operator to start this flow
And so..
I crushed✦ and crushed✦ and stomped the comp that tried
To get fly and face the ace I put em in place
Proceed em, retreat✦ em, defeat✦ em, delete✦ em, and feed em, and eat em
And all the rest of that good stuff, cause I don't need em
Only✦ one survivor can remain✦
And god damn, it's got to be the Kane!
Get up! Give it to me!
Give it here! C'mon!
C'mon! Give it to me!
Uhh! Put your weight on it
Technical Breakdown
8.9
Multisyllabic Rhymes7.5
Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)
Internal Rhymes9.5
Rhymes within a line (data-driven)
Wordplay / Double Entendres7.5
Clever language, metaphors, punchlines
Cadence / Rhythm10.0
Flow variation and timing (data-driven)
Vocabulary Complexity7.0
Range and depth of words used (data-driven)
Delivery / Breath Control9.0
Performance and control
Computed Score8.88
Production
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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™
Big Daddy Kane demonstrates a masterclass in rhythmic precision and internal rhyme density, utilizing a 'staccato-swing' delivery style that defined late 80s rap technicality.
A+
7.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
10
Cadence / Flow
7
Vocabulary
7.5
Wordplay
9
Delivery
internal rhyme chainmultisyllabic end-rhyme stringsrhythmic syncopationpersona-based braggadocio
Rhyme Architecture: Extremely high density of internal rhyme clusters paired with long-string multisyllabic end-rhyme chains, specifically utilizing the '-ore', '-est', and '-aff' vowel sounds to create a propulsion effect.
Verified Doubles & Entendres
"mine'll keep sellin on wax like some kind of whore"
① The record (wax) is highly sought after and sold frequently to a broad audience.② A provocative comparison to a sex worker who is constantly 'sold' or transactional, emphasizing the commercial dominance of his product.
"Dead Poet's Society"
① A reference to the 1989 film regarding literature and education.② A metaphor for the 'death' of his competitors' careers, implying their lyrical skills are so diminished they belong in an organization for deceased poets.
"droppin math in a paragraph"
① Providing deep lyrical knowledge or 'God Mathematics' common in Five-Percent hip-hop culture.② The literal act of constructing complex, calculated rhyme structures within the medium of a written verse.
Exceptional rhythmic cadence and pocket control
High internal rhyme density that bridges multiple lines
Authoritative, charismatic vocal presence
Sophisticated use of multi-syllabic end-rhymes (e.g., 'adolescent' / 'had a lesson')
Occasional reliance on standard battle-rap tropes
The 'bad feet' punchline acts as an anti-climax that breaks the aggressive tension built in the preceding lines